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mx. _ SEPTEMBER 26, 1918. No. 51
gii' . COL. DE BREMOND, 33D
i+ F A.WAS A RANCH OWNER
New Mexican Battery Highly Com-~
g mended—Brought War Doll From
| f\‘ Alsace for His. Daughtgr. o
¢ Msny readers recall the credit
. #ivel the New Mexico Field Artile.
“dory In the border trouble of two
{ A8 Bgo. The commander of this
fPatiery, Lieut. Col. Charles M. de
& premond, is now in charge of the
° 834 feld Artillery in Camp Meade.
i COl. de Bremond recelved his pro-
L MOOn from the majority -after re-
Muring from duty at ghe French
’} : o new ground for him, thi
s_'? IBiee-Lorraine battlefield, He hb‘
£ Deßl OVer much of it many years ago
/i DEOr® he came to this country as he
FHAas been living in Switzerland., His
[ §BIMLY, of course, is French, and he
“#peßks with a very strong accent.
. Coming to this country the colonel
"Wesit to live in New Mexico. There he
.~ BOUght a flne ranch, which he operat
-94 & great many years. He was in
”l fatted In fine horses, and the New
Mexican gttlonul Guard came in for
BBS of his time and thought, espe-
FOIIY In the way of keeping its
'73% ine equipment right up to stand
-32 had European ideas about mill
<L ‘and some of these found
A SOLDIER'S MOTHER
'“_PRAYED AND WON BACK BOY
b Ty 2 - - .
*.| Just “Mack.”
IBy Bist. 5. X. Woods, o, ¥, 634 Tat,
o Xhe following Ilittle incldew_ is
Zounde: 0!1 facts, Havre, Montana
48 Beven miles from Fort Assiniboine,
1€ was on & Sunday evenin', :
. Not so many years ago,
" "Mack” an’ I went down to Havre
5 . Wer to see a vaudeville show.
= 'The moon lit up the landscape g
. An’ made everything look grand,
S ”%‘N us both a feelin'
. © That we couldn’t understand. - ‘
. w clumps of cactus,
.w’li% The coyote’'s mournful yelp, - :
© An' the.rabbit, caught by rattlesnake,
§ With its last sad wall for help, ;
" The towerin' Storm-scarred mountains,
"., Their shadows darkly throwed
i,% the great, wide prairie,
" _4As along the trail we rode.
must sure be a Creator; .
¢ An’ the' thought filled us with awe,
. Of Him who'made this big, bright world,
" Without a single flaw.
" WWe remched the little’ town at last :
B o ' feelin’s kind-a queer,
& Ax’ 1 guess we'd lost our longin’ .
. Fer our usual glass of beer. '
7% we jumps off of our horses "~ -,
’ge-h\&! ‘em to the rack, = - A
’*lfl 1 %lnto my-old bunkie: g
“*’*’ Now, it, tell me, Mack, - _°
:’Ww goin’ to do this evenin'? Ay
| Alw't we'goln’ to havé.a drink? .
_%*t!‘uld.ne oot Bly, . . .. .
# . Just.& minute, let me think, - :
" What was 1t tiy mother taught me? .
. ' Though it's.been long yeats ago, .-
" “Do te ofhiers,’ now I've got it, -
. 7 *As you'd have them do to you.' :
. We'll go to that little churchhouse .
3 v A ¥
2 . Kwee standin’ over there, .
~ -~ Aw’ we'll listen to the muslc,
;"fi_“ _ Hear the preacher pray a prayer.”
_ The usher man he took us in
En“m us where to sit, T
.+ But'the way them folks all eyed us "
.~ | Nearly give us both a fit. = ~ Ee
. Soon_the organ feller played a tune, o
SGo & ” .
" <= The preacher prayed a prayer, - *
" _An’ .then the congregation, - s
7 Altoghther, sung this air: . .
g 5. %Coming homé, coming home, -
" - Never more to roam. = - -
¢ . Open wide Thine arms of love,
b 2 ,” I'm comng home.’, . - T
e i e they sung, a choky feelin’ g
g, < riz- up in my throat, - -
~ Ku’ ‘home. memories, -long forgotten, :
+ aiWould befere. my. vision float,~ :
- L coulk my _dear old mother, ° ¢
- .3 Now. gone to her reward, - -
-~ A4 F knel WN! rocker,
.z =W % eof her Lord, - - - .
..~ How s Tovin® strength ag’ mercy
*’;} e’d_ha ..
7 iaAs’ when in the ‘l'ut.u_:htflo s FLpil
o tomely -sentry beas, ** - .
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St misinter Brog, =" :
N TEOINY. U 6 M _PUIRIE, -e
N Tl -e cel e s
4 % ) = ‘k\‘,‘v-\:-, oy
@he Fvering - Shas.
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expression in his conduct of the Bat
. tery of which he was put in charge
in his adopted state. When the border
mobilization took place it was soon
discovered that his artillery was the
best of'-gy in the whole National
Guard body. His horses were the very
finest, both as to color, size and .gen
eral training. 3
After going to France, -he was placed
at the head of a battalion and given
the rank of major. His work was
commended, and when Gen. Pershing
;ru selecting officers to be sent back
ome to train the new troops he was
one of the first chosen. :
Col. de Bremond is new to. Meade,
having arriyed only last Tursday, but
he has afready made many friends.
His regiment is -fast- roundlr:‘g into
shape, and it is wunderstoo that
nearly every battery will be com
manded by a man who has been over
seas, .
When he arrived in this country,
friends of the colonel discovered that
he had brought with him an Alsatian
doll,. He was asked to explain this
curious article in his military pasra
phernalia, and he said: :
“I'have two daughters. One of them
shall have the doll as a memento of
the big war.” ;
e e R L
An’ T sat with close attention,
8o that every word I'd hear.
He told us of the love & man . .
- Should bear to her, his mate,
A rietnred them all through this life
. Of sin, temptation, hate.
" Of the love they bore their children;
Of the mh! had run wild,
An’ the a superhuman love
. The mother bore this child,
Of the n‘oe{ he caused her /
* By his evil, reckless way, % !
An‘fv loit i.her “"tl;dh;e Je:us. o y
hich promp r to pra
- * That He'g watch o’er her mflc boy, -
An’' when the time had come
To cleanse him of his sinful life,
. _ And bring him safely home,
- I turned, as Mack got to his feet,
: And to the alter went,
And dww on his bended knees ’
-e this prayer he sent:
‘‘Oh, God, be merciful to me, :
I come to Thee,’”” he cried,
“That I in Jesus’ blood be cleansed,
He that was crucified
To show to sinners that bright path
Which leads to Thine own throne;
Oh, Jesus, intercede for me,
An’ God, Thy will be done.
. “Let me walk with Thee, O Father, 3
Never from Thy side to roam, .
An’ just tell my dear old mother
That her boy is safely home.'’
g He 2 was utexhkllled in action,
An’ before I\reached his side,
His soul had left it’s mortal home
7~ With Jesus to abide.
~ A leok of sweet ‘contentment
“On his pallid features rest, :
. An’ I know he's gone to/join the band
. That God so richly blest.
> T 8N R 5, AR AP I PE IS
* { Flashes From Headquarters., |
-§ . Secretary Leonard—The New §
- York party, with Mme. Hortense
- § D'Arblay, soprano; Miss Nicola :
. § Thomas, -violinist, and Clair § -
Rivers, accompanist, next week
will be a big attraé¢tion in all
the Y huts. - - g ¥
. Intercompany foot ball .cham- -
' pionships -must be colmpleted,
according to the atnletic board’'s .
plain, by -November 1, says Sec
-retary Sweet." M
- Prof. Comba shas.many classes
. among officers .and - - men in }.
_French. Any_one ,wlfl‘\lng to
'%;‘),ln should see him at fhe main
: -or talk ‘'with. the educitiontl: §.
3 .;djrectqr.— One may enter at any §°.
< time, .o > e gy i e e
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- “The ~ Russian” Show,” - said
~ §'Secretary Demberg, “will be a§ -
. § knockout. It will takeé -place { -
tomorrow - (F_‘_fldfi), night. “Im- }§ .
,_post’_edventeljtainé wid take Part. §
.-} and” Russian soldiers will -sing § :
their- native songs. All will be y
welcomed.” . - ; . vk
Ԥ The base hospital Y hut.was }.
~ §-dpened last gicht'!gl.}':gp%'fist&' =
Clair in charge.. n.. Gaston
i Bl i
. § express -his apprec : g
- 3 ‘_'_ l”'zso.“.fl M
=% “the assoclation.” Showp are & >
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Printed Weekly for the Y. M. C. A. by Courtesy of
Editin for CAMP MEADE Admiral, Md.
Leader of “Development” Band
“Develops” New Method of Di
recting His Players,
Camp Meade has a whigtling band
leader!
That is to say, he directs his musi
clans by the aid of his whistling tune
“fulness; he makes a very definite tone
or suggestion for a tone which cannot
be misunderstood. There's a place for
doubt in following the wave of &
baton; in hearing a whistle one can
tell exactly what is wanted. o
Now, this leader's name is Sergt.
Rauchut, and he got a band ready for
work with the Development Battalion
within the_short space of three days.
This, in itself, is a record which few
bandmasters can surpass.
Maj. Deering “Dee-lighted.” -
Maj. Deering has nothing but praise
for the work of Sergt. Rauchut, and
he is not an easy man to please. The
major is a mighty likable fellow, but
he d?es demand the best obtainablé in
a military way, and he gererally gets
it,-sooner or later.
Rauchut’s new plan of whlatllns to
his players was discovered in the Pol
ish entertainment of Friday night, on
which occasion he felt very much at
home, as he is of Polish descent.
There are three things that he uses to
" advantage—his whistle, his baton and
his engaging smile. : :
" Only Three Days Rehearsing.
‘When the sergeant marched his band
out on the drill field a short time ago,
thirty-five pieces strong, not count
ing the snare drummniers, it was with
amazement that Maj. Deering learned
that he was prepared to m guard
tflWmuslc that very aft on. It
had been but three days since the in
struments had arrived. The effect
was good, and it has been getting
better every daa.v :
Levine, who twirls the baton when
olzparndg. is a fellow who comes in
for a lot of credit in connection with
~ the work of this band. H?.ll a Jew,
and his race is proud of him. SQr%t.‘
Rauchut acknowledges that when he
is not present.the band is in good
hands when Levine stands at the heéad.
Major’s Little Joke.
A few days ago Maj. Deering said of
Levine that the latter was a mighty
clever boy, but that he was not sup
posed to ‘do any “fancy” -stuff with
the baton. He said he saw Levine
marching down the ‘road with the
band, on an informal occasion, how
ever, when the drum major was toss
ing the stick high in the air and
gx;.téhlng it without the slightest trou
e. ,
.“The crowd was cheering,” sdid the
major, “and I could not resist the
temptation to cast an admiring eye at
him from the recess of my barracks
Window.” :
FOR THE BOYS “OVER THERE”.
Service Flag Displayed by Men
, . Who Want to Go. .
~ Several officers of the Depot Brigade
who have had a deaf ear turned to
. thelr request for transfer t 6 coma’
batant units have “reconciled” thems
selves to the following extent: -
. A captain fn.one of the companies,
noticed a crudely made’~’se_rv£co flag
hanging from a small flagpole, " *
. “What is that?” he asked a member
of hig cadre. <~ . . - :
“Well, sir, you see that's 3 service
flag for the boys who have -left the
brigdde- and have gone over,”” was
the reply. -. B ey P
. ““Well, T'll be d——, :what do . you
think this' is, a Boston tea party?”
‘he :said ‘as -he strolled away with a
zhalf smile. : Needless to_say, the flag
- i 8" not there any. more; but that’'s the
way most of the “steady” brigaders
feel Bbont It ... .o Cpoe ¥
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... The -athletic board of the cainp has
discovered 4 very decided interest in
. soccer, as well as .the old-fashioned
m‘?.::'.‘.- .. -~ s .. 7',‘."'.
. .Begm —e ry Sweet said_yesterday that
the ‘ board had spent several hundred
_‘%hrr'bn equipment for: foot.ball and :
i twmnh Played by a great
WAI Se, T i B
“Maj. Hobbw', Hidridg are hoping tiat he-
N R Ae e s
“FLU" CAUSES QUARANTINE OF
Division Surgcon Takes Action When More”
Than 500 Cases Develop—" Liberty™ 1
. Main "Y" Closed Indefinitely,
Gen. Carter, acting on the advice of
the diviston surgeon, has closed the
Liberty Theater, the main “Y” audi<s
torlum, E hut, CC hut and CC tent
for an indefinite period, and the entire
depot brigade has been placed ftun
quarantine because of the prevalenoce .
-of Spanish influenza within certain
parts of the cantonment. -
Thus far more than 6500 cases have
been reported, most of which -have.
come from the 71st Infantry. Some
nurses at the base hospital have con
tracted the disease by 'coming in con
tact with the si¢k sdldiers. All those
treating the patients in the hospital
wear masks to prevent the spreading
of the germs within the hospital.
“The- situation is not alarming,”
said the general, ‘“and wé have
adopted the severe measures simply
as a precautionary matter.”
‘An element of humor was injected.
into the solemn situation when the
general learned that the people of
Spain were incensed with the Ger
mans for calling the disease “Spamish
flu,”” where as it is claimed the germs
-were spread deliberately in this
country by German agents who land
éd from . submarines on American
shores, ’ ; :
“If the Spaniards and Germans get
to fighting over it,” he said, “we shall
not complain.”
The cases here have not been of the
severe type, and thus far no deaths
have been reported. The chief danger
is from pneumonia, which sometimes
follows the “flu.” S
Soldiers have been warned to take
treatment whenever they show the
sughtoat symptoms, such as bad.colds,
Knows Horses Like “Bufalo Bill””
; and Throws a Larvia® :
.
One of the ciever.eat horsemen in
camp is John Dey, 27th Company,
154th Depot Brigade. And what he
doesn’t know about a horse isn’t
worth mentioning. He'd rather throw
a wild animal or break one to the sad
dle than get a five-day pass or take a
geat in the front row at Ziegfeld's
Follies, But how can he help it? %
Dey was brought up on a ranch in
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keep his.foot in a stirrup was on 'a
horse’s back. Then- as soon as he -
could throw-a lariat, put’a’ saddle on
.alone dnd round .up a bunch he began
to_take an interest in breaking rough
“ri@ers. it w g s ra -
-~ W/ith ‘his father he forged to the
front in this.line, but whén ‘Uncle Sam”
started to strafghten things out “over
- thére”-the “game was up” and Johnny
. hied himself tg camp. .- . .. - . .
. v Just at-présent :h:els orderly tz ‘B‘:l’
. Gans, 7th Battalion, 154th Depo -
“gade, and frfifin; himself ‘wery much.
on - the 7 job.” - His - png’ppm' pet
‘among - the horses of the “7th Battpl
‘jon_outfit is ‘Foxie.'’- . This beautiful -
S ,llli,.'h they call -
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- ARMY NEWS
. FOR ARMY MEN
e AND
THEIR HOME FOLKS
by
sore throats and aches anywhere 2
the body as in grip. &hoy will fia g
protect their fellows ffom attack., -
Camp Devens has beén hit ha
than any other, the surgeons there
having to conto?d with nearly 11, e
cases. Camp Leé is also hard hit. £ig
Dr. Willilam H. Welch of the John§
Hopkins Hongltal, Baltimore, a lfll& 24
%nthologllt. as been asked to visit\
evens and help combat the opldomlc‘ &
pggg }ha& 28.00)0l cases have gun 1? e
n the varfous cam n
112 _deaths have resulted, ”'~ - t
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Orators and Singers Celebrate With
.. Italian Soldiers the “Fall =
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gl of Rome.” N
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A great deal of ‘hurrahing fo#
“sunny Ital-ie” and cheering the name
of Garibaldl markeqd the outward
aspects of the celebration of “The 3
Fall of Rome” at the Liberty Theater.
Friday by Maj. Deering and his boys °
of the Development Battalion; but
deep down undernedth all this was
the feeling that Italy.and America
were drawn measurably closer toe
gethér by ‘the festival, ' 5
That’'s what Col. Hatch said in his
oponing address, and he said for him~
self .that he “was proud of havin
Italy for an ally,” and he did noE ;
overstate the case when he a -.
that all American soldiers felt the
same way about it, . e
Tells of Caesar. -
“Your ~gncestors under the gréat :
Julius Caesar,” sald ‘the colonel,
“drove back the Goths, the Visi odn: ;
and the Huns from the gates of !to "
and - lately our ¥talian allles have °
proved that they are- made of the '
same, rtut!.“ Ao
Itallan Consul Giovanni Schiaffino
of Baltimore spoke to the Italian sol=
diers in their nautive language and
told them that their duty was to work
hard for the success of the war as
good American soldiers; that by so. %
oing they would best help their com=
rades and brothers who were fighting
under the flag of Victor Emmanuel.
; 'rha,baoudl cation of Italian states
was ably described by Bignor Plaeldo
Milio, & banker of Baltimore, who in
dramatic language told of the suffere
ing of his people before the unificas
tion took - plaece and the resulting
benefit to -all when the ideal of so
many years was made an established.
fact. Signor Milio was accompanied
by Signor Di Giorgio, chairgman of
the ‘Roman Legion of America. o
Papania Sings Superbly. - °
One of thie mogt delightful features
was the singing of Prof. Ignazio .
Papania, whose beautiful tenor voice
filled the large auditorium. Signorina *
Mary Paraino, a dancer, and Signor T,
Milio dnd Signor Dopo La §.nu.
planists, also gave very pleasing pers
formances{ 5 S 5 e LR
.Not to be depenedent upon outside
talent in their celebration, the sols
diers were-called upon by Maj.: Deer=
ing to furnish a Bortlon of tbo'\‘y
amusement. Private omet_flco,—Clgolg 2
la, ‘l2th Company, Developmént Bate:
talion, recited in-approved fashith a
paem,. entitled “Sammy,” in ItdMan. =
This set forth the greeting of the
Italians to the American soldier. Gorp. .
Tobin, well known dancer, helped to
arrange the program, L . A
-~ Local Talént There, Too. .
. Ben Platt and Bert Cavalazzi, well’ °
known préfessional comedians, them -
ve their skit, which included a hox=
!':?.-_ bout. ‘with many "funny twists -
and turns, not to, say falls. They.
'won muach,. applause. e
- Phe following made up.a .banjo ™
and. mandolin ° quartft. “ which ‘W £
much epjoyed: ~ Carmine ‘Romagnoll, *5
‘l9th Company, Gth l?‘“%};’,'u '~4 g
‘pe Sanpona, D'?mn co- zzi and -
&m’ifi‘i.. Zuniba, all of the 19¢h.
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