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Page 4 at the Natlossl Canton- R 5 oB S RS, wiis the cosperstion of e leading . BeWspapers of the United States, named: as the e e Board, G ’ A P MEADE EDITION o Thureday at Mesds, R R LRS LW, HOWARD HAYNE5...............Rdite i WWetorial Staff: Robert D, Goodwin, M. .- TEURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1919, e e * When Will the War Department " a4 | Report on the “Y”¢ 1 T ~lt was December 26 last . ‘When this paper asked editorialy "Iy fof & federal investigation of “the charges of misconduct madd yaly "i the Y. M. C. A, At the @fi pnig ¢ tie D¢, John R. Mott res qyegted “fiecre_tar.y F, F, Keppel] .9 " Var Department to have L Cerigin, specific charges against v._tocnation confirmed or de ~.;§flg,.Kepfel himself informed ¢ thé feaders of this paper a few * weeks later that he had acted at " once dn the suggestion of Dr, Motk 4nd that Gen. Bréwster : w&, bt ic.{l_'dttx'eid tohmakie the i investigation, using the existing \' ry gf his office as in ' spector géneral of the American ‘Sxpeditionary forces, .As three months have elapsed since the request for the inquiry wvas mt(!l:: it is deefmed wise to | fepeat the prayer for a prompt %? b Ge‘:l grewster, pdoubt b less, has many things which de ‘his -dttention, but it is ‘thought that the people of the ‘country would like to know i aphat he thought of the work of the “Y” and the kind of expen- A which was made of the psople’s money. ’“‘ report on the “Y” te only kind which will satis %y the public. It would be idle : ‘the canteen charges svere fair and that only a few ecre! ries were found unfit for ‘ f The public wants ; ;& - what the educational acilities were ; what the athletic Pirectors did; what the movis ' fhows resulted in ; what the act -05 "and singers accomplished; ithat the hotels afforded; what flie rest resorts did to maintain | ”.v;: ile and morals; what the ictual amount of supplies given iWay was; what the “Y” really i ;2, the front lines; what the pirit of the “Y” men actually A 3;. what the French thotight of the “Y” service as oming from the people of the - Uni ‘States_; what the dough- POYS said when they wrote home "o their parents and sweethearts about “Y” men; what the par fits wrote back to the dough oys when they heard of what iie “Y” was doing: : ¢ Was the “Y” constantly try-- g to do things for the men in #he fighting areas and for the jen in the rest camps; was the jsociation active in seeing that j¢ commanding officers’ re ests for amusements were pomiptly complied with; was lhe association “stingy” or lib gral; was the result a credit to §e men who worked in the uni . i S Furthermore, were the men in 8. “Y” good fellows who drank d swore and: caroused with puien and said that thie‘ }Arx(:::; §s'B poor place to be in ' | these iné;l build up the tired Bidier’s nerves and make him § more like fighfing the next 2. Did they serve to re id e sen in the ranks that ¢ people “back home” were Iy looking out for their in ts and sending proper help -7= th peaple espécted to he- T 7 Pk .'“""' SR LR J WW‘;v* e@ ‘ ehtg oud enera vl‘ and gloris sly ylctoriou§ te gle ts whe, they declared z the “Y” wag a sort of “third brigade in the infantry divisions,” and that the morale of the men was largely kept up through its untiring ef forts? Or are the American people to have the War Department let stand uncontradicted the - widely circulated words qf sol diers who said that the “Y” was a place where a soldier would be “robbed” and that the only glace where “Y” workers could e seen was in the zones of safety; that nothing was given aw?y; that shows were “few and far between”; and that religion waz\‘,‘worked to death?” Will the War Department not say that the “Y” did present re ligion in § reasonable way and in its proper place and time, ac cording to the purposes of Chris " tian contributors to the associa tion; that the time devoted to religious work was really small in comparison with its many other activities§ and that sol diers who really wished spirit+ ual guidance were glad to find it there? ' G ———— D Have you ever stopped to reason, do you ever wonder why You're not a better man today? If so, my friend, just try, i 'fo do the things worth doing, commence yotp * life anew, And be the man you want to be—it isn't bard to do, This life is whit we make it, so forget the _past, old pard; Live only in the present and the future won't be hard, For life, tho' sweet, is very short, and life is - all to you, . : 8o live it as it should be lived—it fsn't hard to do, Success in life is all we meed to make this life worth -while; When failure stares you in the face, meet failure with a smile. The one who will admit defeat is yellow through and through; . Just fight and fight umtil you win—it isn't hard to do. e 8o brace up in this game of life and play it on the square, . ; ot “ For he who plays a crooked game must get the loser's share;: - Remember in this game of life you hold the ™. winning. card . _ : If you try your damndest to be good, and it fen’'t very hard, CAPT. HOWARD J. BOLXZ, 1018 U. 8, Infantry. AR A SRS HBTIIMII T 0 MOTHER. : . By PRIVATE JOBY A. SCINTO, B-45 Canteen. One day an infant were you all, A mother you had, but couldn’'t recall; You couldn’t talk, but surely did ecry, And got what you wanted—that's no lie. Mother was nurse, servant, washlady and all, And played with you like a girl with a doll; Always she’d have you near her breast, That place, to you, like & loving bird’s nest. 'Tflsht;er delight when your teeth came, one ~ one, And your n:lllhl filled her heart with fun; She waited anxiously for the day you'd walk And call her “mama’’—and learn to talk. Then her wishes came true. you were, per \ lur six, 5 At school with other boys you'd love to mix, Love for sports you had, which was only play,! It kept you late and made her worry each day. You knew who and what she then was to you; It you took sick she'd lfrlevo and be blue; smq lll.td\m awake till you were well and And n'botier nurse you couldn’t have had. At last she reared you to be a man, Then you marrfed—or will be—if you can. Whichever it be you're still her loved one— AWill always be, even when her work is done. You know her love for yol'l is very great, ° Be acent and right, or her heart will break. Rig l;:eyronx. you_'re right as long as lhe'_ll It w\tv:f. 'her heart may break, but she'll for ve. Sweet “l'l:'-eq. hugs and love she'll always If you leave her, or dle, she'll hate to live; Bo live a good life, for a mother's love, That she may meet you in God’s heaven above. e Qoo . s : MEMORIES. . By W. H. RAYNER, Bese Hospital. . There is a pleasure in our memories of the by, . < . e %’g’e‘nmm,ot us we find them if laok:.un;or'wnu has its pleasure, but the nicest Are the ‘pleasures that ha vanished da.n‘nl’ettbeh}nd." e hm ‘ > 3 % . e Skt e with, ot e “‘teacher’s’’ kindly rule; ey 3tm _u:m-:g.mcmotenmme ma"’%w-'t- sky above us." and with’ nothing to alarm. : There are days I went “anh"." and in . .The -‘u.’o:u""u-t I used to catch, fine memories to me, B : And t‘o‘uo‘v.c’ry other mortal, who as a little bing 3 Resd Ricaang ~ And tl:‘d:mol the forest ceems (o linger With -~ With the love of all “God's great outdor,” I eT T s :;g} A ~,. é_‘. Lieutenant Is Popular in “D, B.” Because He Gets Results; “Can’t Whisper, Therefore Can’t Woo.” Exciting as is the life of the movie star, jumping from steep cliffs, rid ing on runaway horses, passing Just fn front of limited trains, and hiking away with a fair j‘madem:uene"_ as the irate parent beats a threatening tattoo on the hall table, it has lost its charm for William 8. Hart—lieu tenant, if you please. Now the genial young officer, who, indeed, is dashing and just the sort for the wild career of his namesake of movie fame .s attached to the Army and wants to stay. A short time ago he was seriously thinking of returning to his work in the movies, but not now. Other things have developed. " For .Llli_stl.nce. he is now in the De ~ pot Brigade. His commanding offi cer is said to llke his style of work and will take an interest in his de velopment. Hart, who was in the demohlll:lejg 724 Infantry, belleves that the Depot Brigade has not been flvon a square deal in the Army, that t is erroneously believed to be & dumping ground for poor soldiers. Hart has started out to disprove that allegation and his superiors are said to like his methods. He gets re sults and that is what is needed to make @ real organization. For in stance; when his cooks said they had no uniforms and could not get them he went to the Cooks and Bakers Schoel and got the uniforms. Although he is not a ranking offi cer, Lieut, Hart speaks rather plainly somotlme§ to his superiors. He means well and they know it. Therefore, he gets results again. This reminds one of the story they tell of an oficer who once denounced President Roosevelt to his face and the next day was made a colonel of cavalry for his'‘audacity. Among other things, Lieut. Hart is said to be “proof”’ against -the fair sex, although he has a car. He says he can’t make love because he can't whisper. e e S o AT A very interesting open forum was held in G Hut Monday evening, March 10. The subject under discussion was “The League of Nations; Is It for the Best Interests of America?’ 'l‘he many who participated gave - evidence of thought and study and a group of interested auditors testified to the importance of the theme and the excellence of its treatment by marked attention and applause. " Corps. H. Y. Clark for the affirma tive and Amos J. Krebs for the nega tive, from the camp personnel office, led in the discussion. Secretary 1. W, Street of G Hut pre sided, and tactfully held the speak ers to time, and the speeches from waxing too vehement. ' At the close of the forum a vote was taken and the result was jn favor of the affirmative. It seemed to indi cate a general agreement on this point, i. e., that a league of nations was of vital necessity to the world, and that the one championed by Pres ident Wilson was the nearest approx. imation to the ideal that has yet been proposed. The Monday open forums are to continue. There was some question as to the subject for the next one. Many wish ed the Irish question discussed, but latent possibilities of flying fur devel oped and a safér one substituted; namely, “Prohibition.” The vote on the “League a la Wil . son” was 15 to 8; while thirty favor ed some sort of league, with eight voting against any kind. - Columbia’s Hymn of Faith. BY PVT. M. BOLLSTROM, Tank Corps. ._Fnltg hot the world is centered in thee, Colum oFo nim':uon n;; opprest turned to thee. dignity becoming ta valmd an age of full demotmrr:eyt.i“ Comrades, the th et m:'ol: and south, prevailed Onellthten':‘o‘:wuchwtthh-flon W 8 . Joined by adopted from out All m'dd&p“ u::.ty. our ::tl::'?’m' Valiants, you so in tice, Columbia ; That c&‘ heritage m’ma-tlrlou or‘yon. Freemen of ever{ land in than elation, -~ Thun@er thy hymn of faith from shore to . shore. m $ " ee e e 110 3 2O T g B SSO 7 LS G S : “Y” Eats. - | By arrangement of Embarka tion Secretary U. L. Amoss with : the Baltimore and Ohid Ralil -5 road Company the “Y™ will take : over a small building at Disney held by the.coempany. It will be converted into & ralilroad “Y,” . § ‘and green paint will identify it : The federzl manager of rail roads for the easiern depart -3 ment has approved the plan. .- One of the activities of Mr. : :§ rAmoss will be to provide a - § -of hot: coffee and a :nndw‘i:: . % ‘for every soldier eqnh:.hto‘ ¢ -camp. Best of all will the -DR - ors éao RSN OPON R LB A ; ] m ‘ | 2 ’ | Wit ) "~ H, L. Laubach to Be the New Lieu tenant Colonel—2d Battalion : : in the Race. One of the most interesting and suc cessful dances of the winter was held by the officers of the 17th Infantry Friday evening in the “Log Cabin,” near the headquarters of the old 71st Infantry. The guests of the officers, who came to enjoy the ‘dance, were from Baltimore and Washington, al though some of the women did not have so far to come, for they were some of the po’gnlar nurses from the base hospital. The building itself had been tastefully decorated for the oc casion, and nothing was spared to alve it a cozy and trim appearance. reen vines were effectively, placed along the walls of the bulldlr& while the real Navajo Indian blankets of varied colors and designs added greatly to the general pleasing ap pearance. The music was of the best and fur nished by musicians from the 17th. ~ Especially well received was the waltz, “A Little Birch Canoe and You,” while the one-steps and fox trots were frequently encored. The success of the dance was due in no small measure to the efforts of Capt. K. C. Bell, adjutant of the regi ment, who was chairman of the gen eral committee in charge of the af fair. The captain was ably assisted b{ Lieut. Richardson, who had charge of decorating the building, and Lieut. Ross, in charge of refreshments.. The officers are planning to have another dance very soon and will spare no pains to make it as enjoyable as the one held Friday. : Lieut. Col. Ward still is with the reslment, but expects to receive his orders to report for his new duties within a few days. . ; All the officers and men of the re%- ment are glad that Col. Charles . Noyes is back in charge of the regi ment after a week’s illness at th? base hospital. Maj. G. W. Polhemus of the Reg ular ArmY has been assigned to the 17th and Is expected to join the regi ment shortly. Maj. M. H. Quesen berrsr who was recently assigned to the 4 Battalion, has already reported for duty. It is authoritatively reported that Lieut. Col. H. L., Laubach is to suc ceed Lieut. Col. Ward and that the new officer will join the regiment in & short time. _ % For “pep” and efficiency the 2d Bat talion, under uqr F. C. Clemens, stands very high. The major recently _inaugurated the plan of awarding a silver loving cup to the company in his battalion which has the htt{“t rating during the week. To become the permtfient possession of a com pany the cup must be won by that company for five consecutive weeks. Ratlnf on the “efficiency” cup, as it is called, is based on cleanliness of men, conditions of barracks and gen eral military bearing of both men and officers during the week. Com pany H captured the coveted prize three weeks in succession, but this week Company F edged a point or two from Company H and now are dlsplaylng it in their orderly room. Capt. Radamer of Company F and his men are determined that it cannot re vert to any other company. The race - promises to be a close one. o e Fair Bingen on the Rhine. BY J. M, WOODS, ‘ Sergt. Major, 28nd Infantry Brigade. A soldier of the Legion got drunk down in Algiers, q His wa:e he left in Germany, so he fills up on TS, But a comrade stood beside him, as on the ground he lay, And looked on him with envy, for he’d had no beer that day. The drunken soldier gazed at him, then took that comrade’'s hand, - / And said: *“l’'l blay for beers no more, mit dot old Yerman band. ‘ Take dis message und dot token to some dis ‘ tant friends uf mine, | Tell dem yust to take mine timepiece, soak dot ‘Vatch upon der Rhine.’ ’ Mit der broceeds buy some schooners, und as dey drink up dot beer, ~ Yust remember dot old comrade, vot is lying ; half drunk here. Tell mine brudders und gompanions, ven dey meet to crowd around Dot leddle barrel uf lager, in der bleasant vineyard ftound. Dot I fought dis battle brafely, und dot ven de day vos ddne Yust many bottles uf goot beer had down mine | Und l‘-"l)l:: dose many es vot I == e s ""‘t'n “bytl Vo empty Vas som: t fairly o: der -RMM P, W Un@ yust take to mine old mudder dis vord | from her soldier man, Dot her odder son vill take mine blace, und ; for her ‘rush der can.’ Mine fadder he vas soldier, too, umd efen " live M bamentll dese DoBRINGE ven Gor Daste _ vould make him vild. . . : Uad;&:adhd_nfllenu I inherited his . Und fiit mineself mit la till I thoug ST I B s i veep , mit t : o : ears her For her hnd_éer is von- goot man to uphold her Und v:“:;'m' come rushing home she must not think it queer, . : . For den she'll know dose Yankee troops are i hlfi to dere rear. : - She yust - 'mm dem proudly, mit a calm For b::‘ { Ye!:n':' soldiers vill k ~ Dere’s von odder, frau, not sister, in dose days vot hafe mo by, You could tell by dot devilment vot Hn gered In her eye. She vould meet me at dot front door, mit a : Uflmlh:l:&utothrrlfit mine o PSS Bans crue sl der sky all 3?-:: stars, (5 o i Und dot is vy I left mine home, und vent off to der wam.” - : ¥ ’ .As among -Q.m for a full ome he e S Bpte Wbar. givs o A%t shews va-muay ethers of M seéureed e Skt P S e R SN, TR NS " TRENCH§ Baltimore War Camp Com ny Service has undertaken the ecoll of a number of graphophone sheet music, books and magi ~for the benefit of the man in unill | It is anticipated that a large ai of this most desirable material result from the strenuous ¢ Amy just instituted by W. C. C. 8. “* The leading laundries of Baltin are lending a hand with this w and in every bundle of laundry thi sent out during ‘the next sev: weeks will be an urgent m& dgnatlon'; along the line mentiof. above. he laundry wagon drivis incidentally, will make collectioni any donations, while distribution™ ¢ be made by the War Camp Comt nity Service. &1 The purpose of this drive for red ing matter _and music is to bri pleasure to the man in uniform; convalescent and the man who / } confined to his bed either through ’ Jury or sickness. Distribution w ’ largely among the agencies i in “he several camps in the vicinity Baltimore and to the clubs operatd under the auspices of the War Can Community Service. iy by ! The enlarged q{urterlj now oecupie i by the War Camp munity Servic clothing canteen and the militar’ wool shop, 618 North Charles stree Baltimore, are proving ample to car for the wants of the discharged 4 4 or the man about to be dist - Large savings in purchases o are reported by the large nuM i have taken advantage of thi The War Camp Community Se in Baltimore has recently distrib. among the moving picture } most pertinent sign and on should prove of the greatest int to service men who formerly residents of that city. This & sign asks the business man ?!4) | blank just what his intentions/ toward the soldier, sailor orfi, ¥y formerly in his employ. “Are going to give that man his hh} ¢ again, Mr. Businessman?”’ is the' den of these signs. It is belleved! p the interest of the empl'oxen' fa B may thus be aroused- an M J pressure brought to bear on the * ; question, 5 ‘ iy ;: TANK TINKERS. |B¢ 2 | The band. 1 It played on. ! i . A howling success. 1 It was a scream. ; Sl That first rehearsal. . A wall comes from the guardsy house. “Have mercy on us!" siy the i inmates. ST e By process of deduction, thef, one would say, what has the musiosl @iy rector done to be penalized toan ox. tent that even the prisoners sh from, though they are safely harbore: in another building? cagun Kl The Assuer of musical in r j is threatened with the same fate u# | the bugler or the top ~ ecially since some of mbryc) ¢ gund-men did endeavor to sneak AW} | from the nolse the other players Al made, and tried to tune up in TR S . barracks. : o e ot But the first six months are thy worst, and we had thém all cramumed a3 into the first two days. - .. "o, And you'll want to like it. - '} | Thirty-six instruments were securé& " from the large stock in governmeny '‘? warehouse in Meade. Three trunky full of music of every grade and ol et B, And the country is already asking: “What about the Tank Orchestra®™ | } The coloyed contingent attached fo§ . duty to the tanks stood in line 1% twenty minutes the other day b | cause some one in the music ha played retreat byway of practice. | “ And that reminds me, we have the bandroom (handroom said ,‘; Camp last week). which was ed. The band and orchestra reh Arse upstairs in barrack 51. The lower} floor is made a recreation room fori. the Tankers. Canteen Manager Ross| has a good ear for music.. JHe urged’ that we take the band out at once to ] drum up trade for the Tankers' can teen, just opened the same day the | instruments came. The band ries in {ts first booking. Ross knows, says" the band. L Roll call at reveille. Sergt.. Reft meyer calls one of those Snoogy. and gets no response, calls it again, = then again, rather angrily, and kg about for the absent soldier. As he is about to mark him AWOL, Tanker, the mascot, pushes open the door of one of the barracks,.just in fromt of ° the entire company, and utters a de- = risive, tantalizing yeacuwwwwww! Those were the sentiments of the com fiqny exactly, and the imitation of the uman voice was so perfect that SBergt. Reitmeyer quickly turns to see Who would so show disrespect for an i Off cer in the act of calling roll at reveille. And said sergeant-sees Tanker ust as he finishes a sweeping slargande. The company, headed by the top, lits erally eyploded. But Ivan was gonsy to his new duties at headquarters.’ | The game with Annapolls was play-/ ed as scheduled last Friday, at th main Y auditorium -in Meade. Some' claiim the referee was too particular,’ which lost the game to Annapells.. . The Tankers' coach and the- erenl with him are sure that the T can win there if they use the. teams work they are capable-of. -It ig'the} ! Tankers’ grest laek. - . -~ .. = Jued :In ; Dicli.-ug game with the s ng Signa orps team, where thg Tankers loaned them o:(’ man and the Motor Transport anotiier, "the Tankers won. 37 to 26, the losing aggregation being masters at teain work, the Tankers winning By Shees force of individuval ability. *° e g wibey : v- F’-,\t J'.'x o Sy Samon b encaett Bunl . shine" Hawks to speak in all the butf . _here next wéek. .... i f¥ { R § D 4SS S e R &5 m.’ LN Frog, BT __im. 1 ".-::w‘ ) in =a% 8" ,”s?,_,",‘&:_¢‘g~ ra SR R e “ L~ .R N