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R e l a t i o n s of Officers a n d M e n — S e c r e t a r y B a k e r 6 B r i g . - G e n . R o b e r t E . L . M i c h i e , a br ie f b i o g r a p h y 6 F i r e ! A n i l l u s t r a t i o n by P v t . W i l l i a m B r e c k , 107th Inf. 7 T h e Ideas of E t h e l b u r t J e l l y b a c k , by P v t . C h a r l e s D i v i n e ,

A m b u l a n c e Co . 108 8 N e w s f r o m D i v i s i o n U n i t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 C o m p a n y M T a k e s a B a t h , by P v t . W i l l i a m A . D a v e n p o r t ,

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K e n n e d y , 102nd S u p p l y T r a i n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 T h e H o b - N a i l Shoes , a poem, by P v t . C h a r l e s D i v i n e , A m b .

Co. 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 I l l u s t r a t i o n by P v t . L a u r e n S t o u t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 N e w s of the Y . M . C A . . . 14 R e s u l t s of the P o e t r y C o n t e s t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 C a m p Spor t s , ed i ted b y P v t . F r e d J . A s h l e y , H e a d q u a r t e r s

T r o o p 16 T h e M a n W h o C o u g h e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 S t a r s of a G e n e r a l i n E v e r y K n a p s a c k , b y G e n . P e r s h i n g 21 E v e r - S h i f t i n g S l a n g , a n a r t i c l e on t r e n c h d i c t i o n 24 T h e W o r l d s ' Ser i es , i n w h i c h B e r l i n L o s e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 W o r l d B r e v i t i e s , ed i ted by J . S. K i n g s l e y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 B o x i n g T a k e s C a m p by S t o r m , by P v t . F r e d J . A s h l e y , H e a d ­

quar ters T r o o p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 T h e S u n a n d T h e Gas A t t a c k . . . 31

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"DON'T SALUTE! I'M JUST FRANK MORAN Camp's New Boxing Instructor Gets on the Job With a Remarkable

Baa-Baa Benny and the Redoubtable Mary Ann

A b i g m a n strode down E a s t M a i n street. Peop le stopped to s tare at h i m as he pass­

ed, the m e n to envy, the g i r l s to admire . H e r a n m o s t l y to broad shoulders and bushy blonde eye brows. A n d lie wore such a coat! S p a r t a n b u r g bou levard iers have never a i m e d an as ton ished eye at such a toga! It was a super B a a - B a a B e n n y , w i t h a w i d e c o l l a r of grey fur f r o m the r a r e A n d a l u s i a n camel . It was belted. A n d i t fitted h i s mass ive chest, and spread of shoulders w i t h o u t a w r i n k l e . On h i s legs were leather puttees ; on h i s head, w h i c h he he ld h i g h , was a wide Stetson. N o wonder the p r i ­vates he passed drew themselves up w i t h a snap and u n c o r k e d a salute that made t h e i r bones crack .

'• ' N e v e r M i n d the S a l u t e . " Sa lute after salute were snapped at the

b i g m a n . H e acknowledged each i n a v e r y u n u s u a l m a n n e r . H e nodded, g r i n n e d and w i n k e d at the sa luters . T h e y cont inued on t h e i r severa l ways , pop-eyed w i t h s u r p r i s e that th i s off icer—a genera l at the v e r y least — s h o u l d so far depart f r o m m i l i t a r y usage.

Sudden ly , as one p r i v a t e sa luted , the b i g m a n shot out a h a n d , grasped the amazed so ld ier by h i s coat a n d sa id , " N e v e r m i n d the salute , I 'm not a n officer. I 'm just F r a n k M o r a n . "

J u s t F r a n k M o r a n ! F r a n k M o r a n , the w a r r i o r ! F r a n k M o r a n who took every ­t h i n g the g i a n t W i l l a r d h a d a n d came back w i t h some t h u m p s that made the cowboy colossus w i s h he were back p u n c h i n g cows instead of F r a n k . F r a n k M o r a n w h o d i d v a l i a n t batt le w i t h the d u s k y G o l i a t h , J a c k Johnson, i n G a y Paree , and who accompl i sh ­ed what Jef fr ies f a i l e d to do by lasting-twenty h a r d rounds , and k e e p i n g the b u r l y bronze boy busy a l l the t ime . F r a n k M o r a n , sole p ropr i e to r of " M a r y A n n , " p u n c h of punches , w h i c h is first c o u s i n to the k i c k of an a r t i l l e r y mule , a n d s i s ter - in - law of a f:olt of l i g h t n i n g . F r a n k M o r a n , A m e r i c a n c i t i zen , who Is down here to teach the 27th D i v i s i o n how to bounce i m i t a t i o n M a r y A n n oi l T e u t o n domes. J u s t F r a n k M o r a n !

F r a n k M o r a n ' s P l a t t s b u r g . F r a n k has s tar ted a y o u n g P l a t t s b u r g i n

our mids t . H e is t r a i n i n g some of our n i m b l e y o u n g men to t r a i n the rest of us to b r a n d i s h our elbows, present our m i t t s , a n d poke a n d p u m m e l In the m a n n e r ap ­proved by h i s Grace of Queensbnry .

E v e r y Wednesday a n d S a t u r d a y a f ternoon out on the parade g r o u n d near D i v i s i o n H e a d q u a r t e r s , y o u can see F r a n k a n d h i s p u g i l i s t i c P l a t t s b u r g de fy ing the c h i l l Caro ­l i n a breezes a n d w a l l o p i n g the d a y l i g h t s out

of the other. F r a n k is t each ing t h e m the fundamenta l s of firsticuffs.

These m e n , w h e n they have graduated , w i l l be i n s t r u c t o r s . T h e y w i l l teach the m e n i n t h e i r o w n companies . A m a n is de ta i l ed f r o m each o r g a n i z a t i o n for t h i s school . T h e p u p i l s i n c l u d e m a n y pros a n d semi-pros a n d amateurs of note. T h e y are a l l a n x i o u s to l e a r n .

" I a m go ing to t each t h e m a l l I k n o w about the game," F r a n k s a i d the other n i g h t , as he taxed a c h a i r i n T H E G A S A T ­T A C K office w i t h h i s two h u n d r e d - o d d pounds of muscle . " I n four weeks t h e y ' l l know e v e r y t h i n g I do. Of course, I don ' t say t h e y ' l l be able to do e v e r y t h i n g . T h a t takes pract i ce a n d t r a i n i n g . B u t t h e y ' l l k n o w the p r i n c i p l e s . "

A P e r s o n a l i t y . T h e o ld idea that a pro fess iona l boxer is

necessar i ly a l o w - b r o w w i t h a scant e ighth i n c h of neck, a n d even that m u c h of the sandpaper sort , who disses a n d dats a n d is o rnamented w i t h caul i f l ower ears, fades w h e n one t a l k s to F r a n k . H e has a g e n i a l , w a r m smi l e , a n d l a u g h i n g I r i s h blue eyes, that t w i n k l e under y o u n g beards of eye brows. H i s face is c lean cut. There ' s some­t h i n g c lass ic about i t . H e uses 'better E n g ­l i s h t h a n m a n y college men . H e speaks F r e n c h , too. F r o m h i s stay i n F r a n c e he has acqu i red the courteous m a n n e r of the F r e n c h . A n d he is a personality.

H e was more in teres ted i n d i s c u s s i n g the a r t i s t i c qua l i t i e s of the p i c ture s h o w n on the. cover of t h i s week 's G A S A T T A C K t h a n he was i n t a l k i n g about h imse l f .

B o x i n g and B a y o n e t t i n g . H e t a l k e d about the r e l a t i o n between box­

i n g a n d the use of the bayonet. "Of course i t helps a m a n w i t h h i s bay­

onet d r i l l i f he is a good boxer. It g ives h i m confidence, qu i ckness , s t r ength . T h e E n g l i s h a n d C a n a d i a n s who have gone over the top a n d have done some hot bayonet fighting t e l l me that i t is just l i k e a fist fight b e h i n d the shower baths w h e n you r u n up aga ins t some L o o i e or H e i n i e i n a t r e n c h . ' Y o u w a t c h ' i s b loom i n ' heyes a n d y o u let ' i m 'ave ' i t . ' "

F r a n k ' s C o c k n e y accent is the k i t t e n ' s overa l l s .

H e has s tarted a series of bouts to be h e l d r e g u l a r l y on S a t u r d a y n i g h t s i n the b ig tent and i n v a r i o u s mess shacks to decide jus t who are the r e a l champs at the v a r i o u s weights i n the 27th D i v i s i o n .

A Chance for E v e r y M a n . " I ' m not a t t e m p t i n g to m a k e the m e n of

the D i v i s i o n pro fess ionals , " sa id F r a n k . " B u t -I t h i n k I can help m a k e t h e m better fighters. I 've got some s p l e n d i d m a t e r i a l . I 'm not g o i n g to develop the few good ones at the expense of the m a n y o r d i n a r y ones. E v e r y m a n In camp is g o i n g to get a chance to develop s k i l l w i t h h i s fists. . ."

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W h a t l i a s 1 9 1 8 u p i t s s l e e v e ? F r o m w h e r e w e s t a n d , i t l o o k s a s i f t h e m e n i n t h e 2 7 t h D i v i s i o n w e r e i n f o r a b i g a n d w o n d e r f u l y e a r . T h e y e a r w i l l p r o b a b l y see u s m a k i n g h i s t o r y o n s o m e field i n N o r t h e r n F r a n c e . I f t h e b r e a k s a r e w i t h u s i t m a y see u s s a m p l i n g t h e K u l m b a c h e r a l o n g U n t e r d e n L i n d e n . I t m a y see u s s w i m m i n g i n t h e b l u e D a n u b e . I t m a y see u s b a c k a t o u r o l d j o b s . W h o k n o w s ? N o b o d y ! .

B u t o f t h i s w e c a n b e r e a s o n a b l y s u r e : i f w e s t i c k a t o u r t r a i n i n g a n d p r e p a r e f o r t h e w o r s t , i t w o n ' t be v e r y b a d i f i t c o m e s . T h e m e n w h o a r e g o i n g t o s u f f e r m o s t o n t h e o t h e r s i d e a r e t h e m e n w h o a r e s l a c k i n g n o w .

T a k e t h i s e x a m p l e . S u p p o s e y o u , y o u y o u r s e l f , h a d t o l i c k F r a n k M o r a n s i x w e e k s f r o m t o - d a y . T h e j o b h a d t o b e d o n e , l e t u s s a y , a n d y o u a g r e e d t o d o i t . Y o u w e r e a n x i o u s t o d o i t . B u t y o u w e r e o n l y a n i n d i f f e r e n t s o r t o f b o x e r , w h o h a d d u b b e d a r o u n d a b i t i n a n a m a t e u r w a y ; y o u w e r e , t o q u o t e a f a m o u s p h r a s e , " i n t h e p u n k o f c o n d i t i o n , " w i t h s o f t m u s c l e s a n d o n l y a d i m i d e a h o w y o u w e r e g o i n g t o a v o i d F r a n k ' s f a m o u s p u n c h a n d l a n d o n e o f y o u r o w n . W h a t w o u l d y o u d o f W o u l d y o u t r a i n o n w h e a t c a k e s a n d b u n k - f a t i g u e , o r w o u l d y o u g e t o u t a n d d o a l i t t l e r o a d w o r k a n d s h a d o w b o x i n g . N e v e r m i n d a n s w e r i n g .

Y o u r s i t u a t i o n i s j u s t t h e s a m e n o w , e x c e p t t h a t y o u a r e g o i n g u p a g a i n s t s e v e r a l m i l l i o n m e n w h o s e b u l l e t s a n d b a y o n e t s a r e m o r e d e a d l y e v e n t h a n M o r a n ' s p u n c h e s . N o w i s t h e t i m e t o h a r d e n y o u r m u s c l e s a n d g e t r e a d y t o l a n d o n H a n s . L a t e r i n 1 9 1 8 i t m a y b e t o o l a t e .

Y o u n e e d n ' t w o r r y a b o u t w h a t 1 9 1 8 h a s u p i t s s l e e v e . I t m a y b e a b o u q u e t . I t m a y b e a b l a c k j a c k . B e r e a d y , a n y h o w . C o m e o n , 1 9 1 8 . ( I t c o m e s ) . R . E . C .

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G i v e a d o g a b a d n a m e a n d h a n g h i m . G i v e a w o r d a b a d m e a n i n g , a n d m u r d e r i t . E f f i c i e n c y , t h e t h i n g i t s e l f t h a t i s , i s g r e a t s t u f f . B u t t h e w o r d h a s c o m e t o b e a s s o ­c i a t e d w i t h G e r m a n s a n d c o l d - b l o o d e d c r a n k s , so t h e o r d i n a r y r e d - c o r p u s e l e d m a n b r i s t l e s w h e n h e h e a r s i t . C a l l " e f f i c i e n c y " c 6 d e l i v e r i n g t h e g o o d s " a n d h e i s f o r i t .

T h e s a m e t h i n g i s t r u e o f t h e w o r d " d i s c i p l i n e . " I n o u r y o u n g e r d a y s w e c a m e t o a s s o c i a t e ' ' d i s c i p l i n e ' ' w i t h u n p l e a s a n t c h a s t i s e m e n t o n a t e n d e r a n d s e n s i t i v e p a r t . " D i s c i p l i n e " g o t f i l e d i n o u r m e n t a l c a b i n e t u n d e r t h e h e a d o f " p u n i s h m e n t . " W h e n o u r t e a c h e r o r s t e r n p a r e n t s a i d w e m u s t b e ' ' d i s c i p l i n e d , ' ' i t g e n e r a l l y m e a n t t h a t s o m e b o d y w a s g o i n g t o w h a l e t h e s t u f f i n g o u t o f u s .

N o w d i s c i p l i n e m e a n s n o t h i n g o f t h e s o r t . I t m e a n s m e n t a l , m o r a l o r p h y s i c a l t r a i n i n g ; e d u c a t i o n ; s o m e t h i n g t h a t i s g o o d f o r u s , n o t s o m e t h i n g t h a t w o u l d m a k e u s e a t o f f t h e m a n t e l - p i e c e .

O f c o u r s e , i f w e d o n o t d o w h a t w e a r e t r a i n e d a n d t a u g h t t o d o , w e g e t K . P . B u t b e i n g p u t o n K . P . i s n o t " d i s c i p l i n e . " I t i s t h e r e s u l t o f o u r l a c k o f i t .

" D i s c i p l i n e " s h o u l d b e g i v e n a n e w m e a n i n g i n t h e m i n d s o f m o s t o f u s . I t s h o u l d m e a n t o u s " t e a m - w o r k . " I t s h o u l d m e a n " g e t t i n g t h e r e . "

L i s t e n t o t h i s . W e o n c e s a w a l i t t l e c o l l e g e f o o t b a l l t e a m p l a y a h u s k y s e m i - p r o e l e v e n o f b o i l e r m a k e r s . T h e b o i l e r m a k e r s w e r e a l l b u i l t l i k e b o x - c a r s . T h e y o u t ­w e i g h e d t h e o t h e r t e a m t h i r t y p o u n d s t o a m a n , a n d t h e y w e r e p i g - i r o n r o u g h .

K i c k - o f f ! B i n g o ! O n e o f t h e b o i l e r m a k e r s g o t t h e b a l l a n d s t a r t e d d o w n t h e f i e l d , b o w l i n g o v e r t h e c o l l e g i a n s . T h e y finally f l o p p e d h i m . I n t h e n e x t c o u p l e o f p l a y s , t h e b i g g e r m e n c r a s h e d t h r o u g h a n d w e r e w i t h i n f ive -y a r d s o f t h e g o a l .

T h e n t h e y s t a r t e d t o g o t o p i e c e s . T h e y q u a r r e l e d a m o n g t h e m s e l v e s as t o w h o s h o u l d c a r r y t h e b a l l . T h e f e w s i g n a l s t h e y h a d , t h e y f o r g o t . T h e y w o u l d n ' t o b e y t h e i r c a p t a i n . T h e c o l l e g e t e a m w a s w e l l t r a i n e d a n d d r i l l e d . W h a t i t d i d t o t h a t d i s o r g a n i z e d b u n c h i s p a i n f u l t o t e l l . A f t e r t h e first f e w r u s h e s , t h e b o i l e r m a k e r s w e r e l i c k e d t o a f r a z z l e .

W h a t d i d i t ? T e a m - w o r k ! D i s c i p l i n e ! O n a n o t h e r p a g e w e p r i n t S e c r e t a r y o f W a r B a k e r ' s

c l e a r - s i g h t e d l e t t e r o n t h e r e l a t i o n b e t w e e n o f f i c e r s a n d e n l i s t e d m e n , a n d h o w i t e f f e c t s d i s c i p l i n e . R e a d i t . Y o u ' 1 1 see t h a t S e c r e t a r y B a k e r u n d e r s t a n d s t h e r e a l m e a n i n g o f d i s c i p l i n e .

T h e 2 7 t h D i v i s i o n i s l u c k y t o h a v e a t i t s h e a d a n o t h e r m a n w h o u n d e r s t a n d s c l e a r l y j u s t w h a t t r u e d i s c i p l i n e i s . T h e r e a s o n w e , t h e 2 7 t h D i v i s i o n , a r e g o i n g t o b e a h i g h l y e f f i c i e n t , a n d p r o b a b l y f a m o u s f a c t o r w h e n w e h i t t h e H i n d e n b u r g l i n e , i s t h a t M a j o r G e n e r a l O ' R y a n i s a n e x p e r t i n t h e s c i e n c e o f d i s c i p l i n e . H e k n o w s t h a t d i s ­c i p l i n e d o e s n ' t m e a n p u t t i n g m e n i n t h e g u a r d - h o u s e w h e n t h e y a r e n a u g h t y . H e k n o w s t h a t i t m e a n s t e a m w o r k , c o - o p e r a t i o n , t r a i n i n g .

H e i s t h e h e a d o f a v a s t m a c h i n e . W e a r e p a r t s o f i t . W e m u s t d o o u r w o r k s m o o t h l y , p r o m p t l y a n d w e l l , w h e n w e a r e t o l d t o . W e c a n ' t s t o p t o a r g u e . W e c a n ' t s t o p t o t e l l M a j o r G e n e r a l 0 ' R y a n a f e w o f o u r o w n b r i l l i a n t t h o u g h t s . I f w e d o , t h e m a c h i n e w i l l b r e a k d o w n . Y o u k n o w w h a t w o u l d h a p p e n i f t h e c a r b u r e t o r o f y o u r R o l l s -R o y c e g o t a r g u i n g w i t h y o u r s t e e r i n g g e a r .

D i s c i p l i n e , a f t e r a l l , i s j u s t c o m m o n s e n s e a p p l i e d t o t h e b i g j o b o u r a r m y h a s t o d o . W i t h o u t i t , w e w i l l b e l i k e t h e b o i l e r m a k e r f o o t b a l l e l e v e n , a m o b . W i t h i t , w e w i l l h a v e a p u n c h t h a t w i l l s h a k e B e r l i n f r o m i t s h i g h e s t r o o f t o i t s w i n e - c e l l a r s . R . E . C .

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A SOLDIER'S L E T T E R TO HIS S W E E T H E A R T . No. VI .

M o n Beaucoup M a b l e : T h a t beaucoup I put i n f ront of y o u r name ,

M a b l e , a i n ' t n o t h i n g to s h y at. Y o u cou ld e v e n let y o u r m o t h e r r e a d i t . T h o u g h as a g e n e r a l p r o p o s i t i o n I don ' t f avor l e t t i n ' the m a t e r n a l parents cast a w i c k e d eye over a s o l d i e r ' s love l e t ters . I w r o t e the beaucoup r i g h t off q u i c k , a n d so f a r I 've o n l y been to three or four of these F r e n c h c lasses . W e get some l i v e v a u d e v i l l e here , M a b l e . B u t about t h a t beaucoup, the beau means p r e t t y , a n d coup means a lot of i t . So beaucoup means " some c h i c k e n . " A n d y o u ' r e i t . I a l w a y s t o ld y o u y o u was , M a b l e . T h a t ' s me a l l over .

W e l l , C h r i s t m a s has come a n d gone. A n d so has m y a r m y pay . A n d I w o u l d h a v e wro te sooner but I h a d to a n s w e r a couple of l e t ters f r o m some s t range w o m e n w h o keep w r i t i n g to me w a n t i n g to adopt me. I a i n ' t accepted t h e i r offers yet , o n account o f y o u , but I w r o t e f or t h e i r photographs .

T h a n k s for the C h r i s t m a s box, M a b l e . J u s t because I w r o t e a n d t o l d y o u I w a s g o i n g to send y o u a present t h a t cost me f our e ighty - seven C$4.87) I hope y o u d i d n ' t t h i n k y o u h a d to send me a n y presents . I w o u l d n ' t have w a n t e d t h a t to h a p p e n for the w o r l d . T h a n k s f o r the C a m e l s , but w h a t I w a n t e d was c igare t tes . B u t I guess y o u don ' t u n d e r s t a n d those t h i n g s . G i v e y o u r m o t h e r m y t h a n k s for the s t o c k i n g t h a t y o u w e a r on y o u r head . It came jus t i n the n i c k of t i m e , ' cause one of m y squad b u r n e d a n o t h e r ho le i n the tent a n d i f the s t o c k i n g h a d n ' t been h a n d y we w o u l d n ' t have h a d a n y t h i n g to stuff i n the ho le a n d keep the w i n d out.

I got a n a w f u l care less squad about t h e i r s p a r k s , M a b l e . O u r tent has got so m a n y holes b u r n e d i n i t n o w that i t l ooks l i k e one of those peekaboo w a i s t s y o u used to w e a r las t s u m m e r w h e n we w e n t d o w n to C o n e y I s l a n d o n the boat a n d I was the l i f e of the p a r t y . R e m e m b e r , M a b l e ?

W e l l , I got some bad news to b r e a k to you . I have been k e e p i n g i t to the las t , the w a y our supp ly sergeant d i d our w o o l e n u n i f o r m s . B u t I got ta t e l l y o u some t i m e . It ' s t h i s , M a b l e — I ' v e been r e d u c e d !

O u i , o u i , M a b l e , as the F r e n c h say. It m e a n s yes , yes . B u t w h y they s h o u l d say i t t w i c e , I don ' t k n o w . Once is enough for me. O u i , I 've been reduced . I was a cor­p o r a l , r e m e m b e r ? N o w , b e i n g reduced i n t h e a r m y a i n ' t l i k e b e i n g reduced at a bar ­g a i n counter , the w a y y o u got that p i n k dress at G i m b e l ' s las t s u m m e r . It means I 've lost m y s t r i p e s — t h o u g h y o u lost yours , too, w h e n

you got the p i n k dress w a s h e d a n d i t faded. H a , h a ! T h e r e I go c r a c k i n g j okes a g a i n even i n the m i d s t of m y a d v e r s i t y . T h a t ' s me a l l over . A l w a y s l o o k i n g on the s u n n side of t h i n g s . T h o u g h I 've qui t l o o k i n g for i t here i n the S o u t h .

It happened l i k e t h i s . One day one f e l ­l o w i n m y squad chopped some w o o d i n s i d e the tent a n d a couple of ch ips flew u n d e r m y cot. H o w was I to k n o w they was there? A n y w a y , the c a p t a i n saw ' em at i n s p e c t i o n a n d gave me the d e v i l . H e put me b a c k as a p r i v a t e a g a i n , a n d n o w they c a l l our squad the s l oppy squad .

T h i n g s have to be a w f u l neat on inspec ­t i o n m o r n i n g , M a b l e . I n s p e c t i o n i s the t i m e w h e n we s tand up i n our tents a n d the officers come i n a n d look a r o u n d to see i f e v e r y t h i n g i s c l e a n a n d n i ce . " W h e r e ' s y o u r other w o o l e n s h i r t ? " a s k s the c a p t a i n . " A i n ' t got . none, s i r , " says I, s p e a k i n g up o n the a ler t . " M a k e a note of t h a t , " says the c a p t a i n , t u r n i n g to the s u p p l y sergeant , a n d the s u p p l y sergeant w r i t e s d o w n some­t h i n g i n a l i t t l e book. T h a t happens e v e r y S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g . " M a k e a note of i t , " says the c a p t a i n , a n d the s u p p l y sergeant m a k e s m a r k s i n the l i t t l e book. B u t I s t i l l got o n l y one s h i r t o n m y back , M a b l e . I sus­pect the capta in ' s got a n i n t e r e s t i n the firm t h a t m a k e s the l e a d penc i l s .

B u t I s h o u l d w o r r y . If I h a d a n o t h e r s h i r t i t w o u l d be o n l y one more s h i r t to w a s h every m o n t h . I l e t the l a u n d r y h a n ­dle m y stuff r e g u l a r l y . I send i t i n every three or four weeks a n d r e g u l a r l y t h e y lose i t the f o l l o w i n g F r i d a y .

A s I s a i d to one of the l i e u t e n a n t s the o ther day, " a s h i r t o n the b a c k i s w o r t h s ix i n the l a u n d r y . " B u t he was b u s y t h i n k i n g about s o m e t h i n g else, I guess , ' cause he w a l k e d a w a y w i t h o u t p a y i n g a n y a t t e n t i o n to me . B u t most of the f e l l ows l i s t e n w h e n I s ta r t t a l k i n g . T h e y k n o w t h a t w h e n I say a n y t h i n g I u s u a l l y say a m o u t h f u l . T h a t ' s me a l l over . A n d I can ' t say a n y t h i n g n i c e r to y o u r i g h t now, M a b l e , t h a n to extend to y o u the greet ings of the N e w Y e a r . A n d s p e a k i n g of the n e w year , t h a t r e m i n d s me about that flash-light I w r o t e to y o u about . I d i d n ' t find i t i n y o u r C h r i s t m a s box. M a y b e you ' re w a i t i n g to send i t to me for a N e w Y e a r ' s present . N o w , I don ' t w a n t y o u to go a n d get me one i f y o u h a v e n ' t done so a l r e a d y . I don ' t w a n t to put y o u at a n y expense on m y account , t h o u g h y o u r m o t h e r is a l w a y s g lad to get m o s t a n y t h i n g for y o u y o u w a n t . G i v e her m y love , too, a n d l e t her r e a d m y l e t t e r i f y o u t h i n k she 'd en joy i t . I don ' t m i n d .

Y o u r s t i l l the ice c r a c k s i n the w a t e r p a i l , B I L L .

A S W E S A Y IT IN T H E A R M Y -S C R A P P Y N E W Y E A R !

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T w o sooty nat ives of these co t ton (or is it snow? ) covered fields w e r e t a l k i n g .

" W h a t c o m p a n y are y o u ' a l l g o i n ' to j ine , R u f e ? "

" C o m p a n y B . " " W h u t c o m p a n y i s t h a t ? " " I t ' s the c o m p a n y t h a t w i l l be here w h e n

y o u ' a l l go a n d t h a t w i l l be here w h e n y o u ' a l l get b a c k ! "

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In the South Is it hot? It is not.

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paper H e a d l i n e . D e a t h , w h e r e i s t h y s t i n g ?

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A r e p o r t comes f r o m the 47th t h a t a c a p t a i n b a w l e d out a p r i v a t e the o t h e r day. T h a t ' s not so u n u s u a l as w h a t passed be­t w e e n t h e m l a t e r i n the d a y w h e n the p r i ­va te f a i l e d to sa lute h i s c o m m a n d i n g officer.

" W h y d i d n ' t y o u sa lute m e ? " a s k e d the c a p t a i n .

" W h y , C a p t a i n , I thought y o u w e r e m a d at m e . "

* * * POEM.

O n the Proposed Shortening of Women's Skirts As A n Economical Measure.

The shorter they are The longer they look.

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w i l l exchange for s l i g h t l y s o i l e d h a t cord , box of s a r d i n e s , or some k i n d l i n g w o o d . "

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W e h a v e d i s m o u n t e d c a v a l r y a n d m o u n t e d i n f a n t r y . W h y not g r o u n d a v i a t o r s , i n l a n d s u b m a r i n e capta ins , a n d p r i v a t e m a j o r s .

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W e a l l can ' t j o i n the O v e r T h e r e C l u b , but a l l of us c a n get in to the U n d e r W e a r C l u b . ( B u s . of i t ch ing . )

" I can ' t u n d e r s t a n d some of y o u r A m e r i ­c a n i s m s , " one of the F r e n c h officers at C a m p W a d s w o r t h s a i d , as he showed a c o m p a n y how to m a k e some H u n s u n h a p p y . " Y o u say, T h e m a n was u n h o r s e d , a n d t h e n he w a s c o w e d ! N o w h o w c a n t h a t be? I t i s v e r y odd, i s i t no t? Do y o u pursue m e ? "

6 T H E W A D S W O R T H GAS A T T A C K A N D RIO G R A N D E R A T T L E R

R e l a t i o n o f O f f i c e r s a n d M e n

S e c r e t a r y B a k e r S a y s R e a s o n f o r S o c i a l D i s t i n c t i o n i s M a t t e r o f D i s c i p l i n e

a n d N o t C a s t e F e e l i n g .

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O F F I C E R S W A N T E D .

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la t i ons B e Stated .

In response to a senate r e s o l u t i o n a s k i n g w h e t h e r there are w a r d e p a r t m e n t ru les a n d r e g u l a t i o n s to p revent s o c i a l i n t e r c o u r s e be­t w e e n officers a n d m e n of the a r m y , Secre ­t a r y B a k e r w r o t e V i c e - P r e s i d e n t M a r s h a l l t h a t d i s t i n c t i o n s of r a n k i n the a r m y i m p l y no s o c i a l d i s t i n c t i o n a n d are so l e ly i n the in teres t of m i l i t a r y d i s c i p l i n e .

M r . B a k e r ' s L e t t e r . "I have the honor to a c k n o w l e d g e r e ce ip t

of a r e s o l u t i o n i n the senate of the U n i t e d States under date of D e c e m b e r 11, 1917, d i ­r e c t i n g me to i n f o r m the U n i t e d States sen­ate ' w h a t , i f any , r u l e s or r e g u l a t i o n s there are of the w a r d e p a r t m e n t w h i c h p r e v e n t officers f r o m h a v i n g i n t e r c o u r s e w i t h p r i ­vates a n d m i n g l i n g w i t h t h e m i n s o c i a l i n ­tercourse , or w h i c h tend to caste d i s t i n c ­t i o n b e t w e e n en l i s t ed m e n a n d c o m m i s s i o n e d officers w h e n they are off duty . '

" I n response thereto I s u b m i t for the i n f o r m a t i o n of the senate of the U n i t e d States , the f o l l o w i n g p a r a g r a p h of a r m y r e g u l a t i o n s i n r e g a r d to the r e l a t i o n s h i p be tween officers a n d e n l i s t e d m e n as the o n l y r u l e or r e g u l a t i o n n o w e x i s t i n g r e l a ­t i v e to th i s m a t t e r :

" ' S u p e r i o r s are f o r b i d d e n to i n j u r e those u n d e r t h e i r a u t h o r i t y by t y r a n n i c a l or ca­p r i c i o u s conduct or b y a b u s i v e language . W h i l e m a i n t a i n i n g d i s c i p l i n e a n d the thor ­ough a n d p r o m p t p e r f o r m a n c e of m i l i t a r y duty , a l l officers, d e a l i n g w i t h e n l i s t e d m e n , w i l l bear i n m i n d the abso lute necess i ty of so t r e a t i n g t h e m as to p reserve t h e i r self-respect . Officers w i l l keep i n as c lose t o u c h as poss ib le w i t h the m e n u n d e r t h e i r com­m a n d , w i l l s t r i v e to b u i l d up s u c h r e l a t i o n s of confidence a n d s y m p a t h y as w i l l i n s u r e the free a p p r o a c h of t h e i r m e n to t h e m for c ounse l a n d ass i s tance . T h i s r e l a t i o n s h i p m a y be ga ined a n d m a i n t a i n e d w i t h o u t re­l a x a t i o n of the bonds of d i s c i p l i n e a n d w i t h great benefit to the se rv i ce as a whole . '

Co-operation Des ired .

" I n t h i s p a r a g r a p h w i l l be seen a n en­deavor to a r r i v e at t r u e balance i n the prop ­er r e l a t i o n s h i p between officers a n d en­l i s t e d m e n ; on the one h a n d to encourage a n exchange of conf idence a n d co -operat ion be­t w e e n the officer a n d the so ld ier , a n d on

the o ther to a v o i d p e r s o n a l i n t i m a c i e s be­t w e e n a n officer a n d a n y p a r t i c u l a r so ld i e r or so ld iers , w h i c h m i g h t have a t e n d e n c y to l ead to f a v o r i t i s m or the s u s p i c i o n of f a v o r i t i s m i n a s s i g n m e n t s for dut ies , or cause d i s content on the p a r t of those not se lected for s p e c i a l i n t i m a c y by the officer i n quest ion . A l l officers are expected to so exerc i se t h e i r j u d g m e n t u n d e r th i s regu ­l a t i o n as at a l l t i m e s to enjoy the s y m p a t h y , conf idence a n d respect of the so ld iers a n d i t has a l w a y s been a p a r t of the i n s t r u c t i o n s g i v e n y o u n g officers by t h e i r super i o r s to exert themse lves to p r o m o t e th i s r e l a t i o n ­sh ip .

F o r M i l i t a r y D i s c i p l i n e . ' ' D i s t i n c t i o n s of r a n k i n the a r m y are sole­

l y i n the interest of m i l i t a r y d isc ip l ine . T h e y i m p l y no soc ia l d i s t i n c t i o n ; indeed, i n a coun­t r y l i k e ours the advantage of educat ion and cul ture w i l l v e r y f requent ly be f ound i n f a v o r of the so ld ier ; a n d yet i t is necessary t h a t the soldier should acquire b y continuous and u n v a r y i n g prac t i ce the h a b i t of ins tant obedi­ence to h is superior. T h i s is as true of offi­cers as i t is of men.

" I n the emergency of ba t t l e , w h e n e v e r cond i t i ons t end to d i s t r a c t men 's a t t e n t i o n a n d p e r i l is o n every s ide , sa fe ty for a c om­m a n d f r e q u e n t l y l i es o n l y i n i t s o r g a n i z e d a n d coord inated a c t i v i t y . T h i s c a n proceed f r o m one i n s p i r a t i o n a l o n e — t h e i n s t a n t , u n ­q u e s t i o n i n g c o m p l i a n c e by a l l w i t h the vo i ce of a u t h o r i t y . T h e r e is no t i m e to debate ; no o p p o r t u n i t y to c o n s i d e r ; the m e n m u s t have a c q u i r e d t h e i r r u l e of a c t i o n — a t t e n t i o n a n d obedience to c o m m a n d . T h i s h a b i t c a n not be c reated i n emergency a n d f o rgo t ten u n d e r o ther c i r c u m s t a n c e s ; but m u s t r e s u l t f r o m p r a c t i c e w h i c h to lerates no excep t i on e i ther of persons or occas ions .

" T h i s r e l a t i o n s h i p be tween officers a n d m e n , there fore , m u s t be so a r r a n g e d as to lead to t h i s ind i spensab le r e s u l t ; but t h i s is e n t i r e l y cons i s tent w i t h respect , s y m p a t h y a n d m u t u a l c o n s i d e r a t i o n , a n d the best offi­cers are those who h a v e most c o m p l e t e l y w o n the a f fect ion of t h e i r m e n . M i l i t a r y a n n a l s are filled w i t h s p l e n d i d s tor ies of m e n i m p e r i l i n g t h e i r l i v e s outs ide of the necess i ­t ies of m i l i t a r y a c t i o n i n o rder to save the l i f e of a be loved c a p t a i n .

W a n t C o r d i a l Fee l ings . " T h e war depar tment , there fore , has en­

deavored a n d is e n d e a v o r i n g by every means w i t h i n i ts power to i m p r e s s u p o n officers the m i l i t a r y v a l u e of t h i s c o r d i a l r e l a t i o n s h i p — to have t h e m u n d e r s t a n d t h a t as is the officer so i s the c o m m a n d ; that t h e i r s p i r i t a n d t h e i r ac t i ons const i tute the example u p o n w h i c h the s p i r i t e d ac t ions of the m e n are m o u l d e d . W h i l e here a n d there i n ­stances u n d o u b t e d l y occur of thought less and i n c o n s i d e r a t e conduct on the par t of officers a n d of r e a s o n i n g c o m p l a i n t on the p a r t of the m e n w h o have f a i l e d to under -

B R I G . G E N . R O B E R T E . L . M I C H I E .

B r i g . Gen . R o b e r t E . L . M i c h i e , w h o is a l r e a d y here at C a m p W a d s w o r t h i n r e a d i ­ness for the dra f t ed m e n he w i l l c o m m a n d la ter on, has h a d a n a r m y career of v a r i e d dut ies for 36 years .

I n 1881 he was graduated f r o m W e s t P o i n t . T h a t is w h e r e h i s a r m y record be­g ins . A n official l i s t of w h a t he has done s ince then reads l i k e a catalogue of t i t l e s a n d deeds—the k i n d of deeds that m a k e a good genera l . One of these came e a r l y i n h i s m i l i t a r y career a n d fits h i m for the t r a i n i n g of men of the N a t i o n a l A r m y w h o w i l l soon be c h a s i n g G e r m a n s . I t is announced i n t h i s m a n n e r by the a r m y ' s " s u c c i n c t account o f s e r v i c e s " :

" C o m m e n d e d , w h i l e o n duty at S a n Car los , A r i z . , i n a D e p a r t m e n t le t ter by B r i g a d i e r G e n e r a l N e l s o n A . M i l e s , c o m m a n d ­i n g the D e p a r t m e n t of A r i z o n a , for energet ic p u r s u i t of hos t i l e A p a c h e I n d i a n s . "

P r i o r to t h i s G e n . M i c h i e was A d j u t a n t U . S. C a v a l r y . H e served i n N e w Mexico, . A r i z o n a , a n d K a n s a s . I n 1899 we, h i s s canty b iographers , find h i m Judge A d v o c a t e of the D e p a r t m e n t of the P r o v i n c e of H a v a n a , a n d P i n a r de l R i o . Subsequent dut ies took h i m to M i s s o u r i , Texas , a n d the P h i l i p p i n e Is­lands .

F r o m 1903 to 1907 he was deta i l ed i n the G e n e r a l Staff Corps .

I n 1908 he was i n G e r m a n y ! A s a m e m ­ber of the m i s s i o n of a r m y officers des ignated to w i t n e s s the G e r m a n I m p e r i a l • A u t u m n M a n e u v e r s ! F r o m then on he commanded v a r i o u s c a v a l r y u n i t s . I n 1911 he was o n enough "detached s e r v i c e " m i s s i o n s to m a k e up n e a r l y 500 words i n the " succ inc t ac ­count of serv i ces , " g o i n g to the P h i l i p p i n e I s lands , C a l i f o r n i a , A r i z o n a , Texas , a n d K a n s a s .

T h e n e x t year he commanded a squadron on the M e x i c a n border , a n d i n 1914 he w a s on d u t y as aide to the C h i e f of Staff, a t t e n d ­i n g conferences w i t h G e n e r a l V i l l a a n d other M e x i c a n officials at Naco , A r i z o n a . I n M a y ®f t h i s year he • accompanied the C h i e f of Staff as A i d e w i t h the U . S. C o m m i s s i o n to R u s s i a , a n d h i s r a n k of B r i g a d i e r G e n e r a l dates f r o m A u g u s t , 1917.

Heaven—A Place Where There Are No Bugles.

Hell—A Place Where Everybody is a Top-Sergeant-—but YOU.

s tand the jus t o b l i g a t i o n of th i s d i s c i p l i n a r y r e l a t i o n s h i p . I a m s t i l l persuaded t h a t i n the great a r m y we now h a v e i n the field a n d i n t r a i n i n g there is a g r o w i n g r e a l i z a ­t i o n that i t is bo th poss ib le and use fu l to be f a i t h f u l to m i l i t a r y d i s c i p l i n e and at the same t i m e to the democra t i c ideals of our c o u n t r y . "

T H E W A D S W O R T H G A S A T T A C K a n d R I O G R A N D E R A T T L E R

E I R E ! The remarkable coolness of the soldier in an emergency is best shown when a. tent blazes up. In the sketch shown above

the gentleman in the lower right hand corner of the picture is calling the occupants' attention to the fact that their abode is afire, while the others are coping in a masterful manner with the situation.

8 T H E W A D S W O R T H GAS A T T A C K A N D RIO G R A N D E R A T T L E R

T H E IDEAS OF E T H E L B U R T J E L L Y B A C K .

I V . S o c i e t y a n d t h e M o u s t a c h e D r i l l .

U n f o r t u n a t e l y , the s o c i a l . s tatus w h i c h was m i n e at home has no c o r r e s p o n d i n g p r o m i n e n c e here . It i s n ' t r e cogn ized , i t i s n ' t even k n o w n . I n F i f t h A v e n u e m y face was f a m i l i a r to a l l of our set a n d to m a n y others who k n e w of me by hearsay a n d the society co lumns of the newspapers .

B u t here i n S p a r t a n b u r g , w h e r e E a s t M a i n street is the c i ty ' s F i f t h A v e n u e , so to speak, I s t r o l l b lock a f ter block, passing-scores of p r e t t y g i r l s f r o m Converse Col lege a n d other genera l e n v i r o n s , a n d not a one to bow to m e or say me good-day or " H o w do y o u do, E t h e l b u r t ? W o n ' t y o u r u n up for a b i t of tea a n d cake t h i s a f t e r n o o n ? "

It i s v e x i n g , to say the least .

A L e t t e r f r o m Irene. O n th i s top ic I r e c e i v e d a s y m p a t h e t i c

l e t t e r f r o m Irene Cole , w i t h w h o m I a m fre ­q u e n t l y seen at h o m e :

" W h y , E t h e l b u r t , m y v e r y flesh throbs w i t h f u r y w h e n I t h i n k h o w u n a p p r e c i a t i v e they are at t h a t o ld camp. M r s . H a t t o n -H i g g i n s herse l f t o ld me a f ter y o u le f t t h a t she s i m p l y dreaded the thought of under -•taking a n y t h i n g i n a s o c i a l l i n e t h i s year w i t h o u t y o u r suggest ions for favors a n d f igures . "

Of course, there are dances at the Cleve­l a n d f o r en l i s ted m e n . B u t somehow, I never seem to get on. P e r h a p s m y n a t u r e is too d i f f ident—no, I s h o u l d n ' t say di f f ident ; r a t h e r , e x c l u s i v e l y ref ined. I a m a t a loss to u n d e r s t a n d w h y the g i r l s at these dances don ' t apprec iate m y n a t u r e . T h e y never s u r r o u n d me as the g i r l s back home are w o n t to d o — a n d t h i s even w h e n I a m u n ­u s u a l l y met i cu l ous about m y neat appear ­ance. W h e n e v e r I find t h a t the heat of the dance has w r o u g h t some l i t t l e havoc w i t h m y l i n e n co l lar , I a m c a r e f u l at once to r e p a i r to m y r o o m — I m a i n t a i n a r o o m at the C l e v e l a n d , y o u k n o w — a n d there I re ­move the w i l t e d c o l l a r a n d ad jus t i n i t s place a f resh one. B u t even t h i s s c r u p u ­lousness i n a t t i r e f a i l s somehow to w i n me a t t e n t i o n . I u n d e r s t a n d there is g o i n g to be a n order i ssued aga ins t i t — n o t aga ins t w i n n i n g me a t t e n t i o n , but a g a i n s t the wear ­i n g of l i n e n co l lars by us pr iva tes . W e l l , as one of m y r o u g h tent -mates says, I s h o u l d m a n i f e s t p e r t u r b a t i o n .

T h e t roub le is t h a t I can ' t b r i n g m y s e l f to i n d u l g e i n some of the amusements w h i c h the other m e n seek. F o r example , t h a t game w h i c h u n r e s o u r c e f u l persons a n d d a r k i e s p l a y w i t h a couple s i l l y cubes n u m b e r e d f r o m one to s i x .

A L o w , S q u a t t i n g Game. I be l i eve t h a t " S e v e n , come e l e v e n ! " is

the b a t t l e - c r y of the p layers , who u s u a l l y t h r o w themselves i n t o u n g a i n l y s q u a t t i n g pos i t i ons u p o n the g r o u n d w h e n r e l e a s i n g

f r o m t h e i r cupped h a n d s the cubes w h i c h const i tute the m a t e r i a l factors of the game. T h e deluded p l a y e r s are accustomed to h o l d beseeching conversat ions w i t h the cubes, such a s : " C o m e on, seven! I 'm w a i t i n g for you . Come on, t h e r e ! " j u s t as i f a n y t h i n g they s a i d to the l i t t l e t h i n g s w o u l d have an inf luence on such i n a n i m a t e objects. N o n ­sense!

Some of the so ld iers h a v e squat ted on the g r o u n d h o u r af ter h o u r , engrossed i n the game. R i d i c u l o u s , i s n ' t i t ? A n d they often m i s s mess. Of course, I don't b lame t h e m for t h a t some days.

B u t i t ' s the p r i n c i p l e of the s i l l y past-t ime . I cou ld never u n d e r s t a n d w h y the p layers cou ldn ' t s i t decorous ly i n c h a i r s a n d toss the cubes upon a table n e a t l y prepared for the purpose, j u s t as I rene a n d I used to do whenever we gave w a y to J a c k s t r a w s . P e r h a p s such c h a i r s a n d tables a r e n ' t a gov ern m en t issue. I never t h o u g h t of that . Or perhaps the government l a cks the equip­ment . I daresay i t w o u l d n ' t be the first t ime .

A Moustache D r i l l . I t h o u g h t t h a t i t w o u l d be a good t h i n g

to do a w a y w i t h t h i s game i n camp. So I wen t to the C a p t a i n a n d t o ld h i m m y latest i d e a : h o w the m e n m i g h t better employ so m u c h i d l e t i m e i n a new d r i l l w h i c h I con­ceived, ca l l ed the moustache d r i l l . Bes ides , I w a n t e d the C a p t a i n to k n o w that I a m ever v i g i l a n t to i m p r o v e the b r a n c h of the serv­ice to w h i c h I have g i v e n m y he lp t owards w o r l d democracy .

Of course, the m a n u a l of a r m s a n d the bayonet m a n u a l a n d a l l those r e g u l a t i o n t h i n g s are use fu l . B u t w h a t a n i m p r o v e ­ment i n the appearance of the troops could be achieved by moustache t r a i n i n g ! T h e d r i l l I des igned is for r ook i e m o u s t a c h e s — not l i k e m i n e , w h i c h is c a r e f u l l y cared for a n d has been i n the serv ice more t h a n s ix m o n t h s — b u t for those t h a t are s t i l l i n the stage of first g r o w t h !

The D r i l l i s i n F o u r Counts. One, y o u b r i n g the r i g h t h a n d s m a r t l y up

to the upper l i p . T h e t h u m b a n d forefinger are extended at r i g h t angles to each other. Two, the h a n d i s moved to the r i g h t h o r i ­z o n t a l l y across the l i p , the i n s i d e of the foref inger b r u s h i n g the moustache . Three, the h a n d i s reversed a n d b r o u g h t back to the left , the back of the foref inger s trok­i n g the moustache on the le ft s ide o f the l i p . Four, y o u b r i n g the h a n d s m a r t l y down to the p o s i t i o n of a t t e n t i o n a g a i n .

S i m p l e , i s n ' t i t ? T h a t ' s w h a t I s a i d w h e n I e x p l a i n e d i t to the C a p t a i n . A n d that , s t range ly enough, is w h a t he s a i d i n rep ly .

B u t he d i d n ' t adopt m y idea . N o , a n d I not i ced t h a t some of the so ld iers s t i l l wen t on p l a y i n g the game w i t h the two l i t t l e cubes n u m b e r e d f r o m one to s ix . A group of t h e m p layed i n m y tent a n d sat a l l over m y cot j u s t a t a t i m e w h e n I w a n t e d to g ive m y s e l f up to so l i tude , to compose a poem, one of those d a i n t y l i t t l e l ove - lyr i c s w h i c h m a k e such a s t i r i n o u r set a t home.

E t h e l b u r t Wagers . One of the p layers , J i m , grew boas t fu l of

h i s c o n t r o l over the cubes. H e offered to wager me five do l l a r s that I could t h r o w the l i t t l e t h i n g s down any w a y a n d he, w i t h o u t loo K i n g , cou ld t e l l me the t o t a l of the spots on the upper a n d under sides of the cubes. I fe l t confident he cou ldn ' t a n d so to take h i m down a peg I accepted the wager. I gave the cubes a flick f r o m m y h a n d .

" F o u r t e e n , " he announced p r o m p t l y . I counted the dots on the upper a n d under­

sides of the cubes, a n d , do y o u k n o w , they to ta l l ed exac t ly fourteen? I thought i t the l u c k i e s t b i t of chance. H e offered to wager me a g a i n . W i t h m y u s u a l courage I s a i d : " Y o u s h a l l not m a k e me back down . I a c ­cept the renewed c h a l l e n g e ! "

A n d , do y o u k n o w , I c on t inued at t h a t con­test for h a l f a n h o u r , a n d each t i m e he guessed fourteen a n d was correct . I lost n i n e t y - s i x do l l a r s a n d h a d to w i r e home for more . It w a s n ' t the l o s i n g of the m o n e y I m i n d e d , so m u c h as the p r i n c i p l e of the t h i n g . T h a t ' s w h y I protested to the C a p ­t a i n . A n d he put a stop to i t . So t h a t I a m assured t h a t m y ideas have c o n s i d e r a b l e we ight w i t h m y commander a f ter a l l .

— E T H E L B U R T J E L L Y B A C K . ( C . D. )

12 N e w R e a r A d m i r a l s . Secretary Danie l s has announced the pro ­

mot ion of 186 officers of the n a v y . I n the l i s t are twe lve captains who w i l l become rear admira ls . T h e y are :

Thomas W . K i n k a i d , commanding the E n g i ­neer ing E x p e r i m e n t a l S t a t i o n at A n n a p o l i s .

W i l l i a m Strother Smithy on duty i n the N a v y Department w i t h the N a v a l C o n s u l t i n g B o a r d .

Spencer S. Wood , commanding a ba t t l e sh ip . Joseph L e e J a y n e , commanding a bat t le ­

ship. H e was f o rmer ly Super intendent of the N a v a l Observatory .

Charles W . Dyson , i n charge of the des ign­i n g room of the B u r e a u of Steam E n g i n e e r ­i n g .

Clarence S tewar t W i l l i a m s , Ch ie f of Sta f f to the commander of the first force, battle-fleet.

J o h n D a n i e l M c D o n a l d , commanding a b a t ­t leship. H e was f o r m e r l y Ch ie f of Staff t o the commander o f the A t l a n t i c fleet.

H i l a r y P . Jones, commanding a d i v i s i o n of the cruiser force. H e was f o r m e r l y Comman­dant of the W a s h i n g t o n N a v a l Y a r d .

W i l l i a m R. Shoemaker , member of the G e n ­eral B o a r d , N a v y Department . H i s last com­m a n d was the U t a h .

Joseph Straus , former Ch ie f of the B u r e a u of Ordnance. H e is at present i n command of a bat t leship .

E d w a r d W . E b e r t e , Superintendent of the U n i t e d States N a v a l Academy . H e was f o r m ­er ly i n command of the destroyer force of the A t l a n t i c fleet, and was at one t ime comman­dant of the W a s h i n g t o n N a v y Y a r d .

Robert E . Soontz, commandant of the P u -get Sound N a v y Y a r d , Bremerton , W a s h . H e f o r m e r l y commanded the Georgia .

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I News From. Divis ion Uaits. CO. M GETS B A T H .

W a r r i o r s o f 1 0 7 t h a r e S o a p e d a n d S c r u b b e d b y t h e M e m b e r s .

C o m p a n y M , 107th I n f a n t r y , sa l l i e s f o r t h u p o n the for tunes of 1918 bathed w i t h i n a n i n c h of i t s l i f e .

In the Y . M . C. A . b u i l d i n g i n S p a r t a n -h u r g last week , each m a n r e c e i v e d one hot b a t h a n d a p lunge . L i e u t e n a n t s C r a m e r , Stout a n d H a g a n l ed the w a y over the n i ce , m u d d y roads f r o m c a m p to the t o w n a n d u p M a i n street to the Y . M . C. A .

T h e Y . M . C. A . h a d j u s t been swept out a n d s c rubbed . A W o f f o r d Co l l ege M a j o r o r two , i n f u l l u n i f o r m , w e r e p o l i s h i n g the w i n ­dows a n d the s e c r e t a r y stood i n t h e door s m i l i n g l i k e a m a n who suspects no i m p e n d ­i n g c a l a m i t y .

H e w a t c h e d the a p p r o a c h i n g c o l u m n w i t h vast in teres t . H i s in te res t deepened w h e n the boys came to h a l t i n f r o n t of the b u i l d ­i n g .

" P r e p a r e to S c r u b ! S c r u b ! " L i e u t e n a n t C r a m e r , h a v i n g hobb led the

brave lads a n d p a r k e d t h e m w h e r e the e l e c t r i c cars a n d t h e automob i l es c o u l d not h i t t h e m , addressed the b e a m i n g secre tary . S a i d the l a t t e r :

" G o o d m o r n i n g , s i r . B e a u t i f u l m o r n i n g , :sir. F i n e l o o k i n g c o m p a n y m e n , s i r . C a n I be of s e rv i ce to you , s i r ? "

" W e have come, " dec la red L i e u t e n a n t C r a m e r , " to t a k e a b a t h . "

" A l l of y o u ? " quer i ed the super in tendent . T h e s m i l e was s t i l l there .

" W e r a t h e r p l a n n e d a g e n e r a l a f fa i r of s o m e sor t , " r e p l i e d the L i e u t e n a n t .

" H - m - m - m - m , " re f lected the sec re tary , r a i s i n g the w i n d o w s .

T h u s encouraged , L i e u t e n a n t C r a m e r m a r c h e d the c o m p a n y in to the b u i l d i n g — the f o u r t h p la toon first.

It took a n h o u r to ba the t h e m . O n e of the lads , h a v i n g a r h e u m a t i c a r m , e n l i s t e d the ass i s tance of h i s t entmates . T h e y b a c k e d h i m beneath the s h o w e r a n d scrub­bed h i m by the n u m b e r s . A f t e r t e n m i n u t e s of earnest endeavor t h e y c a m e u p o n a w e l l -w o r n cot ton coat. T h e y redoub led t h e i r ef­forts a n d d i s covered a p a i r of canvass leg -g ins a n d a su i t of B . V . D / s

The M i s s i n g B a t h M y s t e r y . T h e c r o w d was so congested t h a t P r i v a t e

R o b i n s o n d i s c o v e r e d t h a t he h a d devoted the h o u r to g i v i n g P r i v a t e M c M a n u s a b a t h a n d h a d e n t i r e l y m i s s e d h i m s e l f . P r i v a t e S u t h e r l a n d a n n o u n c e d t h a t he h a d f ound the sweater he c o u l d not locate a f ter h i s r e t u r n f r o m N e w Y o r k two w e e k s ago.

C o r p o r a l R o g e r S m i t h d i s covered t h a t h i s -O. D. 's fitted h i m at las t . P r i v a t e C o s t e r s l i p p e d u n d e r t h e s h o w e r amongs t the first.

" H e y , Goo fus , " d e m a n d e d L i e u t e n a n t H a g a n , " a r e n ' t y o u go ing to r e m o v e y o u r c l o t h e s ? "

" I have , s i r , " r e p l i e d the O. D . Goofus . " O h , so y o u h a v e , " s a i d the L i e u t e n a n t ,

l o o k i n g c loser . " H a v e y o u t a k e n a b a t h ? " L i e u t e n a n t

Stout a s k e d Sergeant P e l h a m . "Is there one m i s s i n g ? " a s k e d the ser­

geant. L o o k i n g less l i k e the M e x i c a n r u r a l e s

a n d more l i k e the b r i g h t , energet i c l ads they are , the 250 w a s h e d w a r r i o r s w e r e r e t u r n e d to camp a l m o s t as able -bodied as w h e n they left . W . A . D .

C O M P A N Y B , 102D E N G I N E E R S . O u r b r a n d n e w T o p Sergeant , F r e d B u c k -

ho l tz , has s tar ted on a fifteen day f u r l o u g h . Y o u are a good m a t h e m a t i c i a n , F r e d , so be sure to size up the figures w h i l e i n the Big-C i t y . I n other words , " l o o k 'em o v e r " — b u t don't " o v e r l ook ' e m . "

C o r p o r a l George I n t e r m a n is d o i n g h i s best to s i n g l o u d enough to d r o w n the me­lod ious voices of a l l o ther members of the " S m a l l p o x Q u a r t e t t e . " H i s a i m m u s t be to beat J o h n M c C o r m a c k , as he i s c o n t i n u a l l y b r e a k i n g out. W h e n he burs ts in to song w i t h h i s w e l l - k n o w n tenor , i t affects those w i t h i n h e a r i n g i n such a m a n n e r t h a t they are compel led to leave at once.

P r i v a t e B i l l E 'mlock , of the 5th Squad , k n o w s of a fine l a u n d r y out at W h i t n e y , but he won ' t put us " h e p " as to where " S h e " i s . If She co l lars y o u B i l l , beware of the t ie that b inds .

P r i v a t e s A r t M e r r y a n d C e c i l C r a i g w e r e seen recent ly h e a d i n g d o w n M a i n St . T h e y were spruced up j u s t l i k e S p i c k a n d Span . D i d she keep the date boys? Or were y o u out of l u c k ?

C o m p a n y " B , " 102d E n g i n e e r s , w o n the g r a n d c a p i t a l p r i z e i n the road race on Sat­u r d a y , December 15th, a l o n g the V a n d e r b i l t road w h e n n i n e out o f ten contestants fin­i shed amongst the first t h i r t y m e n .

W e are g r a t e f u l to P r i v a t e s R . F i s h e r , M a c L a y , C a l d w e l l , F l y n n , P o w e l l , D a v i e s , Sh i f t ­m a n , H o g a n a n d B o w e r s for " c o m i n g t h r o u g h " i n the road race.

W e are sure t h a t Sergeant W i l s o n A i r y cou ld use a force of va le ts to care for h i s u n i f o r m s . L e t us hope nobody put h i m " h e p " to B e a u B r u m m e l l .

T h e o ld b r i c k s f r o m the i n c i n e r a t o r are be ing c a r e f u l l y preserved for " M o t h e r " B r a d y ' s next p a r t y .

B e s t w i shes are extended to Sergeant B e r c h , G r a u , a n d B u c k h o l z . W e hope t h a t they m a y q u a l i f y a t the n e x t Officers' T r a i n ­i n g C a m p .

P R E S E N T F O R C O L . H O W L E T T .

' 'Contr ibuted b y a M e m b e r of the 14th.) T h e en l i s t ed m e n of the 14th R e g i m e n t

recent ly presented C o l o n e l H o w l e t t w i t h a gi ft of a p a i r of field g lasses a n d a d i s p a t c h case.

T h e m e n feel t h a t there i s no w a y for t h e m to express t h e i r esteem for C o l . H o w ­lett . T h e y a d m i r e a n d love h i m most , be­cause he i s a m a n i n every sense of the w o r d , a n d they a l l w o u l d c h e e r f u l l y go to h e l l f or h i m .

T h e m e n f e l l i n l i n e w i t h the band i n the l ead , a n d m a r c h e d over to headquar ­ters , w h e r e the p r e s e n t a t i o n speech w a s made b y C a p t a i n B o s t i c k .

Co l one l H o w l e t t is most popu lar a n d w h e n ­ever he favors h i s c o m m a n d w i t h one of h i s exce l lent addresses he i s a l w a y s r o u n d l y cheered.

S E C O N D C A I S S O N C O M P A N Y , 1 0 2 N D

A M M U N I T I O N T R A I N .

The mys te ry deepens as to who is collect­ing the interest on the eight dol lars that i c p 0 p > > saved on our meals d u r i n g the last s ix months.

A n o t h e r unexp la ined m y s t e r y is t h i s : A few nights since we f ound some harness on our mess k i t s ; w h i l e l a b o r i n g to slice i t up, we were a l l wonder ing where the caisson was left .

Cook J o h n n y B u t c h believes i n represent­i n g his n a t i ve l and . H e has been serv ing some v e r y del ic ious M o c h a of la te .

Quite a number of the boys are s t i l l qua l i ­f y i n g as b i rds . I t takes a cuckoo to w a l k away w i t h a t rans fer i n i t s b i l l .

P r i v a t e I l i g g i n s has returned f r o m his f u r ­lough, a f ter a most enjoyable t ime b l i n k i n g at the " b r i g h t l i g h t s . ? 7

P r i v a t e Igoe was obl iged to submit 'to a n innocu lat ion a f ew weeks ago. H e t r i e d to duck the next deck b y t h r o w i n g a fit. H e started to shout : 1 1 T h e Ange l s A r e C a l l i n g M e . " I t f a i l e d to w o r k , however, and when his name was ca l led he whispered to his budd ie : " I W i l l A r i s e A n d G o . "

Since B u c k P r i v a t e B o n n e r took three str ipes, he has d r a w n a b r a n d new cover ing for his thought dome.

The boys w o u l d appreciate Sergeant Grot le r e fus ing to l end his whis t l e to Ser­geant Bonner , as i t has a tendency to awaken our cooks.

The r a r e s t t h i n g yet seen is a f u l l squad of a c t ing Corporals , w i t h Corpora l Joseph H . I Iearn as r ingmaster .

A s a Mess Sergeant, " P o p " w o u l d make a good lumber d i s t r ibutor .

— N . F . a

1 0 T H E W A D S W O R T H G A S A T T A C K A N D R I O G R A N D E R A T T L E R

" C " C O M P A N Y . 1 0 7 T H TJ. S. I N F A N T R Y .

N e x t to the 1 1 Christmas D a y 7 7 ce lebrat ion held i n the mess shack, the Company dinner was the most important affair .

The affair was arranged b y P r i v a t e M a h e r and Bettes . The famous ' 1 J a z z B a n d , 7 7

led by B u g l e r Sommers, p layed . Sunday we spent a few hours i n the Camp

trenches, and i f you should ask anybody they w i l l t e l l you how much they enjoyed the i r v i s i t . The mercury was hover ing around the bottom of the thermometer, and the boys were bundled up l i k e E s k i m o s .

There were many humorous events that oc­cur ed dur ing our stay, especial ly our good f r i e n d Corp. I n galls h a l t i n g two or three trees; ' ' H a l t , 7 7 c r ied our Corp. Inga l l s , but not a sound d is turbed the st i l lness of the n ight . ' ' Come out f r o m beh ind those t r e e s , 7 7

but there was no one there and i f there were our Corp. wou ld surely have h a d them.

One of the observers approached a cer ta in man about nine o 'clock Sunday m o r n i n g and po l i t e l y inquired i f he could have a l oan of his gun. Our br ight f r i e n d rep l i ed that i f anybody got his gun, i t w o u l d be the sharp end of the bayonette .

P v t . Dele hunt has been appear ing on Thursday mornings w i t h a f ew bruises. H e is a p u p i l , a very apt one at that , of F r a n k M o r a n , who is endeavor ing to teach the art of self-defense to our boys.

W e enjoyed our h ike i n the snow last F r i d a y , and discovered also that we have a f ew pitchers who are w a s t i n g the i r a b i l i t y t h r o w i n g snowballs instead of baseballs .

1 *' S n o w b i r d 7 7 Sehaumberg seemed to be the target for the bunch and the f u n n y par t of i t is , he did not seem to m i n d i t , except oc­cas ional ly when somebody ace i dent l y con­fused the mud w i t h the snow.

The " l u c k y 2 4 , ' 7 that is about the most appropriate t i t l e for them, are busy ' ' do l l ­i n g u p 7 ' for the t r i p home.

The ' 1 O l d man of the Woods , 7 7 whom we a l l know, had e v e r y t h i n g ready for the t r i p , but when he discovered that he had not been elected a member of the ' ' 24, 7 7 he came and to ld us conf idential ly that he was not v e r y anxious to go anyway .

W e a l l wish to extend our congratulat ions to Sergeants H a r n i s f eager, P r i m lie, Rh ine -hard , and a l l the rest of the boys home on furloughs.

A r t h u r met H a y n e r and P ier ce i n town, last week, w Tith two dames and he says that he t r i e d as h a r d as he could to " h o r n i n . 7 7

A c c o r d i n g to A r t t i e , H a y n e r was deaf, dumb and b l i n d to everyth ing .

I f S m i t h doesn 't h u r r y and get w e l l soon, the boys w i l l be sending h i m flowers. Our mus i ca l ta lent usua l ly gather about nine o 'clock i n the ' ' cook 's tent 7 , 7 to rehearse their famous 1 i A l l e y b a n d . 7 7

Strong and Corp. J a c k Lee have a grouch on these last f ew days. Guess those usual fine p i n k envelopes a r e n 7 t appear ing i n the m a i l . —J. S. M . , J r .

4 7 T H I N F A N T R Y .

Wednesday evening, December 19th, was ' i s t u n t 7 7 n ight for the boys of the 47th. The stunts were staged i n the Y . M . C. A . b u i l d ­i n g number 96. C a p t a i n C. L . T u c k e r of M Company, acted as master of ceremonies, that be ing his last n ight w i t h his company, as his res ignat ion had been accepted dur ing the afternoon. The whole affair was most in te r ­esting. The R e g i m e n t a l B a n d rendered the opening number, w h i c h was fo l lowed b y songs, rec i tat ions , and bouts. The b u i l d i n g was crowded w i t h an apprec iat ive audience, and the consensus of op inion was that the f ight ing 47th could f ro l i c w i t h the best of them.

There was one d isappointment , w h i c h those present keenly regretted . Top Ser­geant A lexander , of Co. I , and Top Sergeant K l e i n , of Co. M , had d r a w n up the neces­sary papers to appear before the bunch and show the boys that a l l the fighters had not become camp instructor , but two, at least, were s t i l l i n the r i n g — r e a d y to do or die. W h e n the ir names were cal led they were seen behind the stove argu ing about whether they should shake hands before the bout started . I t sounded somewhat l i k e a J e w i s h J a z z B a n d p l a y i n g a stolen march . W h e n last heard of they were s t i l l 1 ' t a l k i n g i t over . 7 7 L e t us hope that i n the near future the two " T o p s 7 7

w i l l be matched aga in . A s Top Sergeants they are at bottom of a l l the trouble in their companies, and the boys would re l i sh seeing them s h a k i n g the ir fists at each other, instead of w a g g i n g their tongues.

Sergeant Tucker , of the R e g i m e n t a l B a n d , is responsible for the f o l l o w i n g :

N a t i v e of R i c h m o n d (g lanc ing at the Ser­geant, and the rest of B a n d ) : " W h a t out­fit is th is , }3lease? 7 7

Sergeant (showing every s ign of self-e l a t i o n ) : " T h i s , s ir , is the famous 47th of B r o o k l y n . 7 7

N a t i v e : " I s this a l l there is of i t ? 7 7

Sergeant : " N o , S i r , we are recrui ted up to f u l l war s t r eng th . 7 7

N a t i v e : 1 ' Where are they? • 7

Sergeant : ' 1 They are doing guard duty i n four different s t a t e s . 7 7

N a t i v e : " A r e you sure there are not any of them i n B r o o k l y n ? 7 7

Sergeant : 1 i Quite sure, s i r . 7 7

N a t i v e : " I n that case I t h i n k I w i l l move there—because I w r i l l be s a f e . 7 7

1 0 8 T H I N F A N T R Y .

The f o l l o w i n g have received furloughs to v i s i t the ir homes dur ing the past week f r om the M a c h i n e Gun Company : P r i v a t e D a n i e l F l a n i g a n , to Spr ingf ie ld , M a s s . ; P r i v a t e Charles L e i b e r t , to Buf fa lo , N . Y . ; Corpora l P e r k i n s , to Rochester, N . Y . ; P r i v a t e A . E d ­wards, to Buf fa lo , X . Y . ; P r i v a t e " B u d 7 7

Cudahy , to C leve land , O h i o ; Cook J . R y a n , to Buf fa lo . — D . F .

S e n d T h e Gas A t t a c k to the f o lks back home. T h e y l i k e i t .

. C O M P A N Y " C . " 1 0 8 T H I N F A N T R Y .

Sergeant H o s k i n s and Corpora l M i c h l e s proved themselves to be " l i v e w i r e s 7 7 w h i l e i n s t a l l i n g the telephones at the 108th Ri f le Range. The result is that H a p p y and M i k e have been held over here, attached to the S i g n a l Corp.

M a j o r Couchman feels m i g h t y proud of the " B u n g o - C a b i n 7 7 erected for h i m b y the boys. The cab in , w i t h i ts cozy in ter i o r has made the M a j o r 7s stay i n the mountains wor th whi le .

L i e u t . Shaw, of Company C, is k n o w n to the men as " S n a p s h o t J i m m y — b u t not when he is w i t h i n hear ing . H e has taken more pictures of the Ri f le Range E x p e d i t i o n than Doc. Cook took of the N o r t h Po le .

A f t e r h i k i n g the 32 miles l i k e a " y o u n g one , 7 7 C a p t a i n F a r m e r , of Co. C, was forced to surrender to a v e r y severe cold, and re­turned to Camp W a d s worth .

M o u n t a i n L i o n s Scarce. P r i v a t e M a b i e , wh i l e w a l k i n g post about

two a. m. Thursday had his a t tent ion a t t rac t ­ed by a dark object. M a b i e at once fixed his bayonet , and advanced upon the enemy. A r r i v i n g , he assumed the pos i t ion of " o n g u a r d , 7 7 and commanded 1 L o n g T h r u s t . 7 7

H e rea l ized the point of the joke whi le p u l l ­i n g his bayonet f r om the tree.

Corporals L o n k e y , Goodr ich and M e Cook had a r a b b i t feast a f ter a l i t t l e h u n t i n g p a r t y . B u t we regret to say that they t r i e d cooking i t on a S ib l ey stove. The next m o r n ­i n g M c C o o k and Goodr i ch answered s ick ca l l . L o n k e y would have responded t o o — i f he had eaten any of the " R a b b i t a l a S i b ­ley. 7 7

L i e u t . Don 1 in returned f r om N e w Y o r k after en joy ing a fur lough . L i t t l e d i d he ex­pect what he was r e t u r n i n g to u n t i l he h i t Glassy Rock , " T h e Ri f le R a n g e . 7 7

Some traps are made for the express p u r ­pose of catch ing animals . L i eu tenants Shaw and Tiebo ldt spent much va luable t ime i n b u i l d i n g one i n order to catch, what? I r i s h rabbi ts? W e t h i n k so, as the bate used is a, large piece of potato.

Corporals H o g a n , Goodr ich , and M e y e r found a f a r m house where a delicious ch i cken dinner is served for fifty cents. M o s t every night now they duck for their ch icken. The meal is not the only a t t rac t i on , however, as the young l a d y of the house is just as mag­netic i n d r a w i n g them to that v i c i n i t y . I f anybody has been f a v o r e d w i t h a smile as yet, f r om that quarter he has f a i l e d to men­t ion i t .

M . P . ' S P L A Y P O O L .

T h e P o o l T o u r n a m e n t that is be ing he ld i n O s c a r H e i l m a n ' s B i l l i a r d R o o m on the B l a c k s t o c k R o a d for the c h a m p i o n s h i p of the M . P. 's is go ing m e r r i l y a l o n g w i t h p r i ­vate S p a n g l e a d i n g w i t h three w i n s to h i s c red i t . T h e w i n n e r a n d runner -up of th i s t o u r n a m e n t w i l l p l a y two m e n f r o m the Sup­p l y and two f r o m the A m m u n i t i o n T r a i n for the pool c h a m p i o n s h i p of the 102nd Tra ins , a n d M i l i t a r y Po l i c e .

T H E W A D S W O R T H GAS A T T A C K A N D RIO G R A N D E R A T T L E R

F I R S T C A I S S O N , 1 0 2 N D A M M U N I T I O N T R A I N .

B e l o w we give a l i s t of the famous s ix th squad, 3rd section, noted for the clever w a y they have of do ing absolutely no th ing , and do ing i t w i t h the greatest enthusiasm. T h e i r sleeping powers are immense, but they d o n ' t seem to be awake to the fact . T h e y are the last on l ine at Reve i l l e , but a lways head the l i n e of march to the mess h a l l . W h e n fa t igue blows, they are too b lame fa t i gued tc answer. Here is the l i s t . D u t y Sergeant please note : P e r r y Ivor pie, D i i m y K e n n e d y , P r i v a t e B a r t l e t t , D i c k F o l g , Teddy D e L a u n e , J a c k K e l l e r , H e r b e r t M c G o w a n , K i d K o s t e r .

F i r s t Sergeant M a y e r was asked the other d a y his recipe for t r a i n i n g hear t -break ing dimples. The Sergeant has not answered yet .

One day last week Serg. J i m M c G r a t h was seen wi thout his side arms. N o wonder i t snowed.

Mess Sergeant Cul l s ton gave us stew for a change F r i d a y . W e k n o w i t was stew as severa l of the boys exh ib i ted some meat.

R e g i m e n t a l Supp ly Sergeant H o y l e was seen s m i l i n g M o n d a y . T h a t g i r l i n Spar tan ­b u r g must have let h im escort her home f rom church Sunday .

Since F r a n k L e e became assistant to the S u p p l y Sergeant, i t has been necessary to raise the roof of the first tent . W e t h i n k i f F r a n k f e l l down h e ' d be h a l f w a y home.

A s the result of the recent order that no enl i s ted m a n wear leather " p u t s " Sergeant N i l e s has answered s i c k - c a l l four times i n the last five days.

Corpora l Chad don says he is go ing to take his annua l b a t h soon. T h a t accounts for the s i c k l y pa l lor he has had of late .

" R o c k y " O ' B r i e n , our star p u g i l i s t , and P u r ah R i v e r s , of S ta ten I s l a n d fame, are to enter the three-legged race at the next a t h ­le t i c tournament.

" S t e v e " GafTney reported at reve i l le last T h u r s d a y . The next day the thermometer dropped.

Sergt. J e w e t t recent ly spent twe lve days overhau l ing the C o m p a n y ' s • O v e r l a n d . I t h a s n ' t r u n since.

O n l y two things can separate F r a n k S c h m i t t and his c a t — " e a t s " and m a i l . F r a n k is now at the Base H o s p i t a l . N o doubt m a n y changes w i l l take place i n that i n s t i ­tu t i on after his stay.

Corpora l E . J . B r e n n a n kept quiet the other n ight for two hours. N o wonder he appeared on l ine the next m o r n i n g w i thout leggins. Someth ing was bound to happen.

The tenth squad f i t t i n g l y welcomed the r e t u r n of Corpora l E c k e s last Tuesday. " E c k " has been home on fur l ough l o o k i n g a f ter po l i t i cs i n B r o o k l y n . S h o u l d n ' t be sur­pr ised i f our popular corporal should some day sit i n the W h i t e House.

P o p G lenn on of the " D i z z y " squad, has his hands f u l l keep ing his y o u t h f u l protege, F o r d Gaffney, f r o m d u c k i n g dr i l l s .

Sergeant H a r r y T w y says " i t takes a m a n to raise a m u s t a c h e . ' ' Wonder w h y the ' ' sarge ?s ' ' doesn't show more d i s t i n c t l y ?

Cook Broomf ie ld is at the Base H o s p i t a l , suf fer ing f r om pleur isy . Our w o r t h y chef m a y

be absent but his w o r k goes on. W e s t i l l have his hash and O. O. hamburg .

H o t water boi lers have been ins ta l l ed i n the showers. One m a y have a hot shower i f he br ings his own heat w i t h h i m .

Joe B e c k d i d guard last week. H u r r a h ! The country is safe.

F i r s t - c lass P r i v a t e G r a n v i l l e B . B o o t h can see no reason w h y he shou ldn ' t be an officer. " R e v . " B o o t h must have terr ib le eyesight.

Charles T. Deake has had a touch of rheumat ism. I t is surpr i s ing how much his vocabulary has increased the past f o r t n i g h t .

P r i v a t e Leo K i e b s , a Jersey C i t y boy, has advised the W a r Department to f u r n i s h us w i t h O. D . pajamas. H e says his get ter­r i b l y d i r t y f r o m the b lankets .

The company laments the loss b y t rans fer of Sergeant Char l i e M e y e r , who has gone to D i v i s i o n a l Headquarters . Good l u c k , Sarge.

Great was the welcome g i v e n to the t h i r t y men who returned, to the company after a three-weeks ' s tay i n the lumber camp at Grover , N . C. The boys are enthusiast ic i n their praise of the place and a l l h a d a fine t ime. A m o n g the d e t a i l welcomed most cord­i a l l y were Sergt . M c G l o w i n and Corp. M o n a -han and, oh, yes, A l M a s o n . W e hear A l had a pi le of p ic tures t a k e n w h i l e at the camp. The boys who have been ge t t ing fa t igue so often w i l l welcome the r e t u r n w i t h the de ta i l of P r i v a t e s George Green, M e G i l l , and Drane . — E . J . L .

A M B U L A N C E C O . 108.

F i r s t Sergeant D o y l e a n d M e s s Sergeant T i e r n e y are b a c k i n the c o m p a n y street a f ter h a v i n g f u r l o u g h e d on the b o u l e v a r d -l i g h t e d streets of B i n g h a m t o n . W e l c o m e home, M i k e . A n d say, E d , h o w about a l i t t l e o a t m e a l for b r e a k f a s t .

L i e u t . J . E . M e e k e r has a lso r e t u r n e d f r o m a b r i e f l eave of absence . L i e u t s . Jones a n d B a g l e y have s t a r t e d o n s i m i l a r secret m i s s i o n s .

P r i v a t e J o h n B . W i n e ' s b a r b e r shop has a n e w schedule of h o u r s — n o W e d n e s d a y , S a t u r d a y , or S u n d a y a f ternoons . U n l e s s B u r t decides he needs some m o r e m o n e y ! H i s shop has g a i n e d a l l the a t m o s p h e r e of a r e g u l a r t o n s o r i a l e m p o r i u m , w h i c h means that y o u c a n h e a r a l l the gossip of the c a m p there . E h , B u r t ? T h e p r o p r i e t o r ought to k n o w , for he has b e e n i n these p a r t s be­fore : " W h e n we w e r e i n G r e e n v i l l e i n n ine ty - e ight . . ."

C o m p a n y C l e r k " P h i l " C l e m e n t s came b a c k f r o m f u r l o u g h , a n d D e p u t y C l e r k E v e r ­ett G a l e r r e l i e v e d h i m .

W o o l e n su i t s are b e i n g i s s u e d l i t t l e b y l i t t l e — a n d that ' s the w a y some of t h e m fit.

P r i v a t e C h a r l e s F . S a v e r c o o l , of J o h n s o n C i t y , r e c e i v e d a box of fudge f r o m home t h i s week . Say , S a v v y , w h o was i t got t h a t p a v i n g b l o c k contrac t i n J o h n s o n C i t y i n n i n e t y - t w o ?

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AV.C

ON THE ROAD TO SPARTANBURG

D I V I S I O N H E A D Q U A R T E R S T R O O P .

L i e u t e n a n t Cameron is back w i t h the troop a f ter a twenty -day honeymoon. H i s br ide is now res id ing i n Spar tanburg .

One of the recent ly appointed first-class pr iva tes has been b u r n i n g things up so much l a t e l y that he even attempted to collect the insurance on the troop auto i n f r ont of the C leve land . Somebody says S t a r k is t a k i n g orders f r om a r i v a l automobile concern.

H a m p t o n Anderson , who hangs his hat i n the D i v i s i o n Inte l l igence Office, is r a p i d l y l o s ing a l l his respect for the members of the press. E v e r y m o r n i n g one of the scribes i s sure to ask h i m , 1 ' H a v e you any Inte l l igence th is m o r n i n g ? 7 7

Smi ley , the D i v i s i o n m a i l custodian, is l i v i n g up to his name. E v e n the recent b l i z ­zard f a i l e d to change his beaming counte­nance.

Cornel ius Y a n d e r b i l t , J r . , is now on his w a y to N e w Y r ork on a fur lough . H e is m a k i n g the t r i p b y auto. H i s only companion is a pet racoon, whose h a n d i w o r k is w e l l k n o w n to v i s i tors at the C leve land .

Tr ie baa-baa benny coats are gone, but we s t i l l have the s q u i r r e l h u n t e r caps.

W E L L B E H A V E D .

Reports gleaned' f rom over the entire country indicate that Uncle Sam's army on leave is an orderly, well-behaved, gentlemanly one. " T e l l me what you do when not I n the l ine of duty 5

and I w i l l t e l l you the k i n d of fighter y o u ' l l make , " stands the test of gentlemanliness w i t h the olive drab soldiery.

H C O M P A N Y , 1 0 7 T H I N F A N T R Y , B R I E F S .

Of course the y o u n g b l i z z a r d h i t H street a n d for a few days our row of tents r e sem­bled a row of v a n i l l a ice c ream cones.

It gets the first sergeant 's " goa t " to hear anyone a l lude to the " S u n n y S o u t h , " and one can h a r d l y b lame h i m , for p lus h i s r e g u ­l a r dut ies , he now has snow s h o v e l l i n g de­t a i l s to w o r r y about.

T h e company uni tes i n e x t e n d i n g a hear ty welcome to L i e u t . E d w a r d M . B u r t i s , w h o has jus t j o ined our h a p p y f a m i l y , h a v i n g been t r a n s f e r r e d f r o m the 10th N . Y . I n f a n ­t r y .

E r w i n S. P o t t e r has been made a co rpora l a n d P r i v a t e s B e l l m a n , Johannes , K i n g , K o w a n , J . C. M c C a b e , M a s t e r son, P a y n e , S h e r m a n , S t e w a r t a n d Susse have been pro­moted to pr iva tes first class.

T h e un favorab le weather has not h i n d e r ­ed our t r a i n i n g to any extent, a n d w i t h d r i l l s , h i k e s , bomb t h r o w i n g , a n d prac t i ce "in the use of the gas m a s k , the past week was far f r o m wasted .

H o w e v e r , i t m u s t be a d m i t t e d , t h a t our d r i l l field was v e r y m u c h l i k e V a n C o r t l a n d t P a r k s k a t i n g r i n k , a n d everyone h a d to w a t c h t h e i r step. I f such cond i t i ons con­t inue , w h y not a n i ssue of O. D . i n skates a n d such c o m m a n d s as " O n skate in to l i n e ! " ?

— " T . " K .

T h e first c a l l h a d j u s t been b l o w n . T h e S i g n a l Corps was w a k i n g up. S u d d e n l y a voice boomed out, " B a t t e r i e s for to -day 's game : R e d Sea l a n d E v e r e a d y ! " — - A n d a few days l a te r they h e l d a m i l i t a r y f u n e r a l .

N E W A S S I G N M E N T S F O R C H A P L A I N S

I N C A M P .

N e w ass ignments for r e g i m e n t a l chapla ins , are announced as f o l l o w s :

F i r s t L i e u t . Pe te r E . Hoey , c h a p l a i n t o the 106th m a c h i n e g u n b a t t a l i o n , a n d i n a d ­d i t i o n to h i s other dut ies w i l l c ont inue his . t e m p o r a r y d u t y w i t h the 107th i n f a n t r y .

F i r s t L i e u t . F r a n c i s A . K e l l y , c h a p l a i n to; the 104th m a c h i n e g u n b a t t a l i o n .

F i r s t L i e u t . J o h n C. W a r d , c h a p l a i n to the 105th m a c h i n e g u n b a t t a l i o n .

F i r s t . L i e u t . E d w i n F . K e e v e r , c h a p l a i n , i s p e r m a n e n t l y ass igned to the 27th d i v i s i o n , a n d w i l l report to the c o m m a n d i n g officer, headquarters t r a i n s a n d m i l i t a r y pol ice, f o r t e m p o r a r y duty .

A n O. D . Tab le d ' H o t e . T h e y ' r e t a l k i n g about food tab le ts a g a i n —

th i s t i m e for the a r m y . A n o r g a n i z a t i o n of p r i v a t e s has been f o r m e d to prevent the s p r e a d i n g of t h i s idea to the m i n d s of mess sergeants . If the p l a n bore f r u i t — n o , not f r u i t — w h a t we m e a n to say i s , i f the p l a n were per fec ted t h e y ' d p r o b a b l y g ive us one food tab le t for b r e a k f a s t a n d one a n d a ha l f for d i n n e r a n d one a n d three po int seven a n d two one- thousandths for supper . T h e w o r s t of i t is t h a t we w o u l d n ' t be able to t e l l the di f ference be tween a food tab le t a n d a n O. D . p i l l u n t i l i t was too late . A n d , maybe , t h e y ' l l get to i n o c u l a t i n g us f o r C h r i s t m a s d i n n e r s .

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T H E H O B - N A I L S H O E S .

B y P v t . Charles D i v i n e , A m b u l a n c e Co. 108.

O h , y o u can take the h i g h road , a n d others t a k e the l ow,

A n d y o u w i l l be i n S c o t l a n d , P r a n c e , or any­where y o u go

Oh , m a n y moons afore 'em, l a d s ; the roads w i l l c r u m b l e fast—•

O r y o u can s a i l y o u r shoes as sh ips , a n d y o u can be the mast .

A n a r m y t r a v e l s on i ts f e e t — N a p o l e o n was w r o n g ;

T h e hob-nai ls w o u l d have cut the r o a d f r o m M o s c o w ha l f as l ong ,

F o r w h e n you s t r i k e a r u t t y p l a i n , as dough­boys somet imes must ,

Y o u ' l l l eave b e h i n d m a c a d a m w h e r e y o u pounded t h r o u g h the dust .

So p l a n t y o u r feet w i t h t h u n d e r a n d a p h i l o s o p h i c t r u s t

T h a t w h e n y o u l i f t your shoes a g a i n y o u r legs won ' t c r a c k or bust .

A n u g l y l u m p o' l ea ther , over h i l l y w a y s y o u ' l l p l od ,

So put y o u r feet i n hob -na i l shoes a n d p lace y o u r f a i t h i n God .

A n d w h e n y o u leap across the top, t h r o u g h bat t l e - smoke or haze ,

T h e B o c h e w i l l see a n a r m o r e d t a n k u p o n each foot y o u r a i s e .

T h e y ' l l r u n i n f e a r — a n d those w h o stay, the s t u n n e d a m o n g y o u r foes,

T h e y ' l l lose t h e i r guns a n d g u m p t i o n i f y o u step u p o n t h e i r toes.

O h , t h i r t y - s e v e n hob-nai ls i n the sole of every shoe.

O h , t h i r t y - s e v e n hob-nai ls , boys—or is i t f o r t y - t w o ?

A ' s t a m p i n g s tars for f oo tpr in ts i n the roads that y o u pass by,

A n d some day y o u w i l l s t a m p the s t a r s — w e l l , maybe , on the s k y !

C A M O U F L A G E . Of late the scene painter 's a r t—techni ca l ly

known as camouflage—has raised the conceal­ment of batteries and their observation posts to the realm of the uncanny. According to M a j o r Wagstaffe, you can now disguise anybody as anything . F o r instance, you can make up a battery of s ix- inch guns to look l ike a flock of sheep, and herd them into action browsing. Or you can dispatch a scouting par ty across N o Man ' s L a n d dressed1 up as pill-boxes, so that the deluded H u n , instead of opening fire w i t h a machine gun, w i l l merely post letters i n them •—valuable letters, containing m i l i t a r y secrets. L a s t l y , and more important s t i l l , you can dis­guise yourself to look l ike nothing at a l l , and i n these days of intensified a r t i l l e r y fire i t is very seldom that nothing at a l l is h i t .

'HOW IT SOUNDS AT 6:15 A. M.':

B E W A R E ! T h e f o l l o w i n g l e t ter f r o m the w a r depart ­

ment to the d i v i s i o n c o m m a n d e r is p u b l i s h ­ed for the i n f o r m a t i o n of a l l c o n c e r n e d :

" I t has been brought to the a t t e n t i o n of the w a r d e p a r t m e n t that cons iderab le i n ­f o r m a t i o n of m i l i t a r y Importance becomes pub l i c , due to the fact t h a t officers a n d m e n send out a great dea l i n l e t ters a n d o n postcards to r e l a t i v e s a n d f r i ends b y w h o m it is made p u b l i c .

" T o a v o i d the l e a k i n g out of m i l i t a r y i n ­f o r m a t i o n , i n s t r u c t i o n s r e g a r d i n g secret i n ­f o r m a t i o n were i ssued i n genera l orders N o . 94, w a r depar tment , 1917, but c ons iderab le i n f o r m a t i o n cont inues to become p u b l i c .

" T h e se c re tary of w a r d i rec ts t h a t a l l officers a n d en l i s t ed m e n of y o u r c o m m a n d be d i r e c t e d to exerc ise the greatest amount of care to p revent a l l m i l i t a r y I n f o r m a t i o n f r o m l e a k i n g out a n d to r e f r a i n f r o m dis­c u s s i n g i n p u b l i c or f r o m m e n t i o n i n g i n p r i ­vate l e t ters a n y t h i n g w h a t e v e r w h i c h m i g h t be of m i l i t a r y va lue to the enemy. C o n s i d ­erable of i m p o r t a n c e becomes p u b l i c t h r o u g h p u b l i c a t i o n of l e t t e r s ; the p u b l i c a t i o n of let­ters is g e n e r a l l y ob jec t ionable because v e r y f r e q u e n t l y they c a r r y i n f o r m a t i o n h a r m l e s s i n i tse l f , but s e r i o u s l y h a r m f u l w h e n con­nected w i t h o ther i t ems of a p p a r e n t l y h a r m ­less mat ter .

H A V E Y O U S E E N J A N E ?

She Came F r o m B r o o k l y n to the Camp, and N o w She is M i s s i n g .

J a n e came f r o m B r o o k l y n . She was y o u n g a n d unsoph is t i ca ted . A l l the m e n i n C o m ­pany I, 106th I n f a n t r y , f e l l i n love w i t h her . B u t now she i s gone. She has , perhaps , eloped w i t h some w i c k e d c i t y chap f r o m S p a r t a n b u r g . C o m p a n y I is inconsolable .

B u t most inconso lab le is L t . I r a I. Hodes , who brought J a n e down f r o m B r o o k l y n . L t . Hodes w a n t s to find Jane . H e w i l l be mos t g l a d to get a n y i n f o r m a t i o n about her .

She has b r o w n legs, a n d a b l a c k body. She has a r e g u l a t i o n t a i l , 1 a n d 5-16th Inches', l ong . She has a s l i g h t l i m p i n her off h i n d leg. She has a v e r y i n t e l l i g e n t b la ck a n d b r o w n face, a n d a w i n n i n g smi l e . She is, two a n d a h a l f m o n t h s o ld and is a f u l l -blooded A i r e d a l e pup. If y o u see J a n e , l e t L t . Hodes k n o w .

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News of the Y . M . C. A , E D I T E D B Y E R N E S T W . L E S L I E .

ISPS ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ III 1 ^ B P

WILLIAM J. DAVISON Camp Y. M. C. A. Secretary.

W i l l i a m J . D a v i s o n , C a m p E x e c u t i v e Sec­r e t a r y of the A r m y Y . M . C. A . at C a m p W a d s w o r t h , was born i n A l b a n y , N . Y . H e was the son of a C i v i l W a r v e t e r a n a n d s tar ted i n the Y . M . C. A . w o r k i n his home c i t y as a p h y s i c a l d i rec tor .

•Later on he was c a l l e d e l sewhere a n d served the Y . M . C. A . for s i x t e e n years . A t the end of that t i m e he was c a l l e d back to A l b a n y as p h y s i c a l d i rec tor , s e r v i n g four years i n that c a p a c i t y a n d t h e n b e i n g pro­moted to genera l sec re tary , the p o s i t i o n he now holds . V e r y few m e n i n the Y . M . C. A . ' s e c r e t a r y s h i p m a k e good i n t h e i r home c i ty , but M r . D a v i s o n is a n except i on to th is r u l e , as he stands v e r y h i g h i n h i s of f ic ial as w e l l as h is p e r s o n a l p o s i t i o n i n the com­m u n i t y and the A l b a n y A s s o c i a t i o n stands as one. of the l e a d i n g i n s t i t u t i o n s i n the c i ty .

M r . D a v i s o n is a n a t u r a l b o r n ath le te a n d leader of men . H e has had most u n u s u a l success as a n i n s t r u c t o r and coach of w r e s t l i n g a n d f oo tba l l and is k n o w n throughout the Y . M . C. A . field as a n ex­pert on m a s k e d c a l i s t h e n i c s , g y m n a s t i c d a n c i n g a n d pageantry . H e is the a u t h o r of s e v e r a l books on these subjects .

One of h i s hobbies is that of k e e p i n g h i m ­sel f In fine p h y s i c a l c ond i t i on , a n d he en-

jo\s n o t h i n g better t h a n a good w o r k o u t w i t h a c o m p a n y or b a t t a l i o n of W a d s w o r t h so ld iers . F o r some weeks past he has been g i v i n g exerc ises to the officers of the san i ­ta ry t r a i n a n d the c a m p dent i s t s . M r . D a v i ­son was one of the p ioneer secre tar ies at C a m p W a d s w o r t h , c o m i n g to the c a m p as p h y s i c a l d i r e c t o r a n d u p o n M r . C. W . D i e ­t r i c h ' s c a l l to F r a n c e his co -workers were u n a n i m o u s In t h e i r des ire of h a v i n g M r . D a v i s o n act as t h e i r leader .

N E W S O F T H E U N I T S . U n i t 92.

T h i s u n i t has h a d a good w e e k i n the l i n e of a c t i v i t i e s , the m o v i e shows b e i n g espe­c i a l l y good. W e w e r e f o r tunate i n h a v i n g w i t h us th i s w e e k two noted speakers , D r . C h a r l e s E . Je f ferson , of the B r o a d w a y T a b e r ­nac le , N e w Y o r k , w h o spoke o n W e d n e s d a y even ing , a n d D r . Seer ley , of S p r i n g f i e l d , M a s s . , w h o spoke F r i d a y e v e n i n g on the sub­ject, " S e x a n d M a n h o o d . " T h e 74th R e g i ­ment o r c h e s t r a f a v o r e d us w i t h a fine con­cert on M o n d a y even ing , a n d we are h o p i n g they w i l l see t h e i r w a y c l ear to come to the b u i l d i n g often.

U n i t 93. T h e baby u n i t of the camp, N o . 93, is m a k ­

i n g th ings h u m w i t h a c t i v i t i e s . T h e s tunt n i g h t on W e d n e s d a y was one of the best we have h a d to date , a n d the mov ies t h i s week were p a r t i c u l a r l y good. W e cons ider ourse lves f o r tunate i n h a v i n g h a d two fa ­mous l e c t u r e r s v i s i t the b u i l d i n g a n d speak to the m e n t h i s week , D r . F . N . Seer l ey s p e a k i n g i n the b u i l d i n g on T h u r s d a y a n d D r . C h a r l e s E . Je f f erson on F r i d a y .

U n i t 98. T h e u s u a l c rowds have been on h a n d

every n i g h t at t h i s u n i t . D r . Seer l ey and D r . Je f ferson , b o t h noted speakers , have been at C a m p W a d s w o r t h th i s w e e k a n d have v i s i t e d our u n i t a n d s p o k e n to the boys. B o t h speakers w e r e w e l l r e ce ived a n d were honored by r e c o r d - b r e a k i n g c rowds . T h e band concer t b y the 71st R e g i m e n t band under the d i r e c t i o n of Sergt . J . H . M o d e , was p a r t i c u l a r l y good. O n S u n d a y was h e l d a u n i o n c o m m u n i o n se rv i ce at w h i c h there were present some four h u n ­d r e d m e n . W e hope to repeat th i s serv i ce aga in . E d u c a t i o n a l c lasses are b o o m i n g at U n i t N o . 96 a n d are now m e e t i n g three t imes a week i n new c lass -rooms. T h e m o v i e shows cont inue to p lease a n d d r a w b i g c rowds .

U n i t 95. T h e b i g event of the week was the dedi ­

c a t i o n of the b u i l d i n g las t W e d n e s d a y even­i n g . C a m p S e c r e t a r y W . J . D a v i s o n pre­s ided a n d t a l k s were g i v e n by G e n e r a l M i c h i e , C o l o n e l A n d r e w s a n d M a j o r Roose­vel t . T h e 10th R e g i m e n t b a n d a n d i t s ge­n i a l conductor p r o v i d e d the m u s i c for the

occas ion , a l o n g w i t h a solo by S e c r e t a r y J o h n L . N e l s o n . C h a p l a i n K e l l y a n d Secre ­t a r y D r y s d a l e offered the ded i ca tory p r a y e r and bened i c t i on . T h e secre tar ies i n charge of the b u i l d i n g f o l l o w : B u i l d i n g Secre tary , L . K . L e w i s ; R e l i g i o u s W o r k S e c r e t a r y , R . J . D r y s d a l e ; S o c i a l S e c r e t a r y , J . L . N e l s o n ; E d u c a t i o n a l S e c r e t a r y , A . E . J e n n y ; A t h l e t i c S e c r e t a r y , H . B . O r t n e r .

T h e use of a fine P o w e r s m o v i n g p i c t u r e m a c h i n e has been g i v e n to the u n i t b y C o l . A n d r e w s , of the 105th I n f a n t r y .

U n i t 97. M a j o r B e l l ' s A m m u n i t i o n T r a i n aggrega­

t i o n once more favored the m e n of th i s sec t ion las t F r i d a y n i g h t w i t h one of t h e i r exce l lent e n t e r t a i n m e n t s . It w o u l d be a n i m p o s s i b i l i t y to p i c k out w h i c h n u m b e r was the best. M e n t i o n i n g i n d i v i d u a l s , Sergt . W . A . D o w n e r , of the 106th F i e l d A r t i l l e r y , was c e r t a i n l y there w i t h the l i ' l o ld v i o l i n , a n d Joe W h i t e a n d J i m m i e F o g a r t y , of the Sup­p l y T r a i n c a n s i n g some. It was a n enter ­t a i n m e n t w o r t h y of the best aud ience a n d was t h o r o u g h l y apprec ia ted .

A new face is seen b e h i n d the counter w h i c h belongs to E . S. F i t z , who comes f r o m B a l t i m o r e to he lp i n the w o r k . A n exper t accountant , M r . F i t z has a l r e a d y made h i m ­sel f i n v a l u a b l e i n s y s t e m a t i z i n g the b u s i ­ness of the un i t .

Capt . F i a l a ' s l e c ture on " F i g h t i n g the P o l a r I ce " is a c o r k e r a n d the best p a r t of i t is that i t is a l l first h a n d i n f o r m a t i o n , as the c a p t a i n was w i t h C o m m o d o r e P e a r y on h i s h i s t o r i c a l t r i p to the N o r t h P o l e . T h e u n i t was f a v o r e d w i t h the l e c ture l as t W e d n e s d a y n ight .

D r . Seer ley c e r t a i n l y made h i m s e l f s t r o n g w i t h the m e n las t T u e s d a y n i g h t , as w e l l as s e c u r i n g m a n y r e c r u i t s for the " M a n h o o d L e a g u e . " T h e doctor has a s t rong , p l easant w a y of p u t t i n g th ings , s p e a k i n g s t r a i g h t f r o m the shoulder , b a c k e d b y a v i r i l e per­s o n a l i t y a n d a n engag ing s m i l e .

Interest increases i n the " s i n g s " l ed b y M r . C l a r k , o n W e d n e s d a y n i g h t s . T h e song s l ides used are a l l f avor i tes a n d are s u n g l u s t i l y .

T h e re l i g i ous serv ices are w e l l a t tended a n d m u c h i n t e r e s t is m a n i f e s t e d . T h e n u m ­ber of T e s t a m e n t s a s k e d for increases a n d m a n y s i g n i f y t h e i r des ire to be he lped i n l e a d i n g l i ves acceptab le to God . D r . Jef fer ­son brought a s t r o n g message las t S u n d a y and D r . J o r d a n was w e l l r e c e i v e d a f ew n ights ago.

O w i n g to the m o v i n g of v a r i o u s m i l i t a r y un i t s new teachers have been secured for most of the c lasses . B u t the w o r k s t i l l goes on w i t h unabated in teres t .

M r . B o n k has left, us , g o i n g to the new u n i t t e m p o r a r i l y e s tab l i shed i n a tent n e a r the R e m o u n t S t a t i o n a n d Q u a r t e r m a s t e r

(Cont inued on page 20)

T H E W A D S W O R T H G A S A T T A C K A N D R I O G R A N D E R A T T L E R

C A M P W A D S W O R T H .

I . I n the R a i n .

A s teady d o w n p o u r f r o m skies of grey C o m p a n y streets and di tches o'erfiow.

W e s i t i n our tents and t r y to be gay B u t " h o m e s i c k n e s s " a l l too p l a i n l y we

show. F o r i t ' s M u d ! M u d ! ! M u d ! ! !

A n d red as the sunset g low. It 's s t i c k y , i t ' s s l i m y , i t ' s wet, i t ' s red A n d d i s c o u r a g i n g — w e w i s h we were dead. W e s l ip , we s l ide , we g loom, we g lance , A n d get C a r o l i n a m u d on our c l ean a r m y

pants . | W e can ' t keep neat , but get " j u g g e d " for |

our pa ins — I t i s ever thus w h e n i t r a i n s .

I I . I n the Sun . A copper s u n i n a steel -blue s k y V e g e t a t i o n w i t h e r s a n d s tar ts to die . T h e p a r c h e d e a r t h gasps a n d c r a c k s for r a i n 1

B u t day a f ter day i t ' s jus t the same. T h e heat waves c r i n k l e , the H e a v e n s b o i l N o t a vest ige of m o i s t u r e i n the sun-baked

s o i l . ! D u s t shows on faces l i n e d w i t h care I O h ! for one b r e a t h of N e w Y o r k a i r . B u t the dust r o l l s up w i t h c h o k i n g speed | A s w e f e r v e n t l y p r a y for the r a i n that we

need. Y e t the m o l t e n s u n sneers i n i t s ce les t ia l I

r u n . i •—It is ever thus i n the sun .

— P V T . W A L T E R C. R O B E R T S . A r a b . Co . N o . 108, 102nd S a n i t a r y T r a i n . (

" W H E N W E W E R E O N T H E B O R D E R . " ' 1 W h e n we were on the Border — | Sure m y m i n d is i n disorder, j F r o m the constant repet i t ion of that song; F r o m first c a l l i n the morn ing . The whole day long i t ' s horning , 1 ' W h e n we were on the B o r d e r " a l l n ight |

long.

W i t h a m ix t u re of some Spanish , A n d ( ' I '11 say s o , " i t 's out landish , F o r I ' l l t e l l the w o r l d t h e y ' r e hearties every

one; T h e y w i l l t e l l you of the ir t rave ls , W h e r e the R i o Grande ravels , T h r o u g h the cac t i covered p la ins into the sun.

Y o u are a lways sure to meet a B u n c h f r om P h a r r , L a g u n a S i ca , S ter l ings R a n c h or l i t t l e B r o w n s v i l l e b y the

sea: M i s s i o n has i ts tale of wonder,. O l d M e A l l e n , and b y thunder. Corpus C h r i s t i was a jump for you and me.

I f i t ' s tales of crime you ' r e after , Tales of women, wine , and laughter , Y o u can get 'em f rom ' ' The B o r d e r " every­

where ; W h y t h e y ' l l almost freeze your l i v e r , W i t h the ir fights along the " R i v e r , " Y e s , the ' ' On the B o r d e r ' ' boys are surely

there.

W h i l e there ' s f ew that can ontcheat 'em, Sure there ' s nobody can beat 'em, A t a faro game or b r e a k i n g up a f ight ; B u t we envy them their pleasure, F o r the ir tales take L o n d o n ' s measure, A n d the ' ' On the B o r d e r " boys are our

d e l i g h t . ' ' — P v t . J . H . W a l l , 74th I n f .

POETRY CONTEST DECIDED. W e present on this page another garden

of verses—picked f rom among the m a n y contr ibut ions submit ted i n the contest for the best poem b y a soldier i n camp.

The winner of the contest and the first pr ize of five dol lars is P r i v a t e W a l t e r C. Roberts , Ambulance Co. 108, whose poem, Camp W a d s w o r t h : i n the R a i n ; i n the Sun, appears to the le f t . The second best poem was adjudged to be December M o r n , by P r i v a t e H o w a r d A . H e r t y , Co. A , M . P . , w h i c h was publ ished last week.

So many poems were submit ted that i f we p r i n t e d them a l l , at the rate of a page- fu l l an issue, w e ' d s t i l l be p r i n t i n g the last of them eleven months f r om now. B u t many of them were e l iminated be­cause they f a i l e d to f o l l ow the rules. Some came f rom other camps, some f rom c i v i l ­ians. These were barred .

There is one t h i n g about our contest t h a t ' s unique. I n a d d i t i o n to the first prize of five dol lars the judges decided to give, out of the l i b e r a l i t y of the i r sp i r i t , 25 other awards. These awards are of Honorable M e n t i o n .

The poems we p r i n t on this page and its cont inuat ion were selected f rom among the contestants ' works because they were deemed w o r t h y the perusal of our readers for one reason or another. T a k e your choice of reasons. I t is strange, but true, that a number of the poems were " w r i t t e n whi l e i n bed at the base h o s p i t a l , " as their authors admit ted .

The names of the w Tinners of the H o n ­orable M e n t i o n laurels , w i t h the t i t les of the ir poems,, f o l l o w :

P v t . George Delaney , Co. I), 14th Inf . . 6 ' X o More H a m or G r a p e f r u i t ; " P v t . S i d -nev A . .Marks, Co. A , 106th Inf . , " T o ­gether One and A l l — " Sgt . J . H . W a l l , 74th Inf.. " W h e n W e Were On the B o r ­der, Ano ther ' I f , ' One P l a c e I t N e v e r R a i n s ; " Corp Orlence D . Or v is , H q t s . Co., 107th Inf., " T h e S w a n Song of an Op­t i m i s t ; " P v t . George R. T r a c y , Co. I , 106th Inf., " W h e n the Sun Goes D o w n i n D i x i e ; " Regt. Supp ly Sgt. W m . B . L o v e , 10?th F . A .J " T h e F i e l d A r t i l l e r y ; " Sgt , F . F . K a t z , Co. M , 47th Inf . , " A Roast to the K a i s e r ; " Corp. F r a n k S. Y o r k , Co. B, 106th M . G. B a t t l n , , " G i v e U s B a c k Our H o r s e s ; " P v t . W a l t e r C. Roberts , A m b . Co. 108. " C a m p W a d s w o r t h , i n the R a i n , i n the S u n ; " Corp. I I . V a n D e n V o n v e r , H q t s . Co., 108th Inf . , " T h e A n s w e r i n g C h o r u s ; " P v t . Joseph S. O ' B r i e n , Co. H , 106th Inf . , ' i The B i v o u a c of Chr is tmas-t i d e ; " P v t . J a c k T r u m b u l l , 1st Co., 102nd Supp lv T r a i n , " -— • ; " P v t . J o h n F . R a n k i n , 1st Co., 102nd Sup­p l y T r a i n , " T h e R a w R e c r u i t ; " P v t . H o w ­a r d A . H e r t y , Co. A , M . P . , " D e c e m b e r M o r n ; " Corp. L a w r e n c e E . W a r r i c k , Q. M . C , " T o the N e w R e c r u i t ; " P v t . I r v i n g Stern , B a t t e r y A , 106th F . A . , " A Regular G u y ; " P v t . Russe l l C. S ing leton . ?nd Co., A m m u n i t i o n T r a i n , " W a r d 16; " Sgt . V . L . L l o y d , Co. C, 105th M . G. B n . , " T h e Supp ly S e r g e a n t ; " Sgt. G. W . W a l s h , 1st Co., 102nd S u p p l y T r a i n , " A Comrade, The G u a r d , The Nuisance T w o ; ' ' Sgt . II . I I . R o l l i n s , Supp ly Co., 106th F . A . , " T h e S k i n n e r ; " P v t . Robert F e r r i s , Co. E , 102nd Engineers , " A Y a n k e e ' s D r e a m ; ' ' P v t . Jos . H a g a n , Co. B , 10th Inf . , " L i t t l e P a l and I ; " P v t . —. — . Schenenga, Co. D , 104th JVI. G. B n . , " B a s e Hosp . W a r d 2 0 ; " P v t . A r t h u r N e v i l l e , Co. B , 105th M . G. B n . , " A m e r i c a i n the S p i r i t of W a r ; " H . W . D . , H q t s . Co., 106th F . A . , " T h e P i c k e t G u a r d ; " P v t . W . G.. H q t s . Co., 105th Inf . , " F i r s t C a l l i n the M o r n i n g . ' '

A M E R I C A I N T H E S P I R I T O F W A R . ( E d i t o r ' s N o t e : The contest, in w h i c h th is

poem was submitted , s tarted out as a contest i n humorous verse, but was forced to change its purpose to a contest i n any old k i n d of verse. The f o l l o w i n g is perhaps the blood­iest among the var ious poems s u b m i t t e d ) :

I . On the bloody fields of bat t le A r e the guns i n s h r i e k i n g ra t t l e . See the pools of human blood A s they l a y d y i n g on the sod. The t ime has come to make a dash A s the minutes quick fly fast . A whist le gives the t e l l i n g b low, F o r ' t is w e l l they k n o w T h a t they must l i v e or d i e — To conquer A n d look for greater fame.

I I . See those great bombs b u r s t i n g To get those H u n s , They sure are t h i r s t i n g , See those poison gases come, See the coward, sneaking H u n s . W i l l our men retreat i n batt le? N o , never. W e w i l l fight i f i t takes forever . W e know w e ' r e here for God and r i g h t , A n d so we '11 fight w i t h a l l our might ,

I I I . R i g h t into the t h i c k of bat t le H e a r the shrieks and angry ra t t l e , V i c t o r y i n the ir blood just bo i ls , F o r every trench they '11 take w i t h t o i l . The batt le w i l l soon be over A n d w e ' l l count the spoils of war .

I V . A t last the day is d a w n i n g W i t h but l i t t l e gr ie f and mourn ing . A t last the H u n is q u i v e r i n g A n d the cowards look for peace, A n d are these words not t rue : W h a t does i t profit a man To ga in the whole w o r l d A n d have his soul damned into hel l?

V . A n d mi l l i ons of l ives have been lost F o r the w i sh of a crazy damn foo l , A n d yet what of those mi l l i ons butchered, They can not come back to earth F o r a l l the wealth this w o r l d is wor th . T h a n k God there is a nat i on ;

True Who w i l l not let those H u n s

Cross the border of the I R e d , W h i t e , and B l u e .

V I . A n d when the war is over A n d peace reigns throughout the l a n d . A n d these nations stand u n d i v i d e d : Glorious F r a n c e , E n g l a n d , and I t a l y ,

A n d a l l our other A l l i e s W i t h A m e r i c a the ir leader,

A n d we sha l l hear the words of C h r i s t A s we stand beneath

The Stars and Str ipes Peace on earth , good w i l l t o w a r d men.

— A r t h u r N e v i l l e , Co. B , 105th M . G. B n .

G I V E U S B A C K O U R H O R S E S . Y o u can have your M . G. d r i l l i n g , on your

feet i t ' s near ly k i l l i n g , A n d your heavy pack to carry on your

back, B u t g ive me " B o o t s and S a d d l e s " and the

nag a trooper straddles, C u r r y combs and brushes and a good old

gunny sack.

A s for automatic rifles, whi le y o u ' d h a r d l y ca l l them t r i f l e s —

T h e y ' r e quite handy in a bat t l e , I 'II agree, B u t , for me the grand old fee l ing , of a horse

beneath me ree l ing , A n d a sabre s lashing, crashing , t h a t ' s the

only l i f e for me. (Cont inued on page 18)

T H E W A D S W O R T H GAS A T T A C K A N D RIO G R A N D E R A T T L E R

M P S P O R T S E D I T E D B Y F . J . A S H L E Y

B A R N E Y W I L L I A M S .

Corpora l , B a t t e r y E , 105th F i e l d A r t i l l e r y , Featherwe ight Champion , A r m y a n d

N a v y .

B a r n e y is the toughest l i t t l e scrapper i n the 27th D i v i s i o n . H e has met and defeated the best of the professionals i n a r i n g career extending over nine years and i n c l u d i n g 162 regular fights and about 6,756 e x h i b i t i o n bouts for soldiers. H e has t r a i n e d a flock of champions, i n c l u d i n g K i d W i l l i a m s , J o h n ­nie Coulon, W i l l i e R i c h i e , F r e d d y W e l s h and A d Wolgast , and the present l i g h t w e i g h t champion, " L i e u t e n a n t ? ? B e n n y L e o n a r d . H e is shown ready to shoot over his celebrated one-two punch that has made m a n y a doughty bat t l e r hear the b ird ies s ing. H e is w ear i ng a bel t emblematic of the a r m y and n a v y championship. B a r n e y is w i l l i n g to meet J o h n n y K i l b a n e i n a bout for the benefit of the R e d Cross or for the camp ath le t i c f u n d .

B O X I N G .

B y B a r n e y W i l l i a m s , 104th F i e l d A r t i l l e r y , F e a t h e r w e i g h t C h a m p i o n of the

A r m y and N a v y .

B o x i n g has been adopted b y the W a r De­p a r t m e n t for the deve lopment of i t s fight­

ers, bo th at home a n d abroad . T h a t C a m p W a d s w o r t h w i l l be a m o n g the l e a d i n g can­tonments i n the p u g i l i s t i c l i s t is a c e r t a i n ­ty , now that H a r v e y C o h n , the h u s t l i n g P h y ­s i c a l D i r e c t o r of the D i v i s i o n , has succeeded i n s e c u r i n g F r a n k M o r a n , the noted heavy ­we ight , to ass i s t h i m here . K i d M c C o y h a d been scheduled to i n s t r u c t the 27th, but at the las t m i n u t e he announced h i s i n a b i l i t y to he lp M r . C o h n .

T h e r e a l r eason for t e a c h i n g the m e n box­i n g was to develop t h e i r m i n d s a n d bodies to act at second's not i ce . It has been p r o v e n i n F r a n c e t h a t p u g i l i s t i c a n d a th ­l e t i c a b i l i t y are a b i g a i d i n g a i n i n g for the A l l i e s t h e i r s u p e r i o r i t y over the enemy i n bayonet w o r k a n d c lose fighting. I n a d d i ­t i o n i t he lps the m e n of the t renches to overcome the o ther r i g o r s of m o d e r n w a r ­fare .

I have been a p r o f e s s i o n a l boxer for the past n ine years a n d d u r i n g the las t seven have h e l d the f e a t h e r w e i g h t c h a m p i o n s h i p of b o t h the A r m y a n d N a v y . I n that t i m e I have n o t i c e d h o w b i g a n a i d b o x i n g has p r o v e n i n d e v e l o p i n g s i m u l t a n e o u s a c t i o n by the eyes, musc les a n d b r a i n . D u r i n g m y three years s e rv i ce i n M C o m p a n y , of the 12th U . S. I n f a n t r y , I f ound that the most success fu l m e n i n bayonet exerc ises w e r e those w h o h a d a l i t t l e k n o w l e d g e of the fistic sc ience .

In a c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h H a r v e y C o h n , the D i v i s i o n A t h l e t i c D i r e c t o r , he t o ld me that each m a n a n d every m a n w i l l have to u n ­dergo a n a t h l e t i c e x a m i n a t i o n . H e w i l l be made to box a fixed n u m b e r or rounds , to r u n two d i s tances u n d e r a c e r t a i n t i m e l i m i t , a n d to show h i s a b i l i t y at bo th b r o a d a n d h i g h j u m p i n g . B e f o r e t a k i n g the tests , the m e n w i l l a l l get suff ic ient t r a i n i n g a n d those w h o appear s l ow at a c q u i r i n g the needed p e r f e c t i o n w i l l be g i v e n at l east a n h o u r a n d a h a l f e v e r y day to get up to the m a r k .

I n m y e s t i m a t i o n , b o x i n g w i l l be the best l i k e d sport o n the c a l e n d a r , e spec ia l l y s ince the c a m p d i r e c t o r s are p r e p a r i n g to get the best m e n together i n bouts , d i v i d i n g t h e m into t h e i r r e spec t i ve c lasses . P r i z e s w i l l be a w a r d e d a n d a f ter the r e g i m e n t a l c h a m ­p ionsh ips have been dec ided the best m e n w i l l be chosen to r epresent C a m p W a d s ­w o r t h i n c o m p e t i t i o n w i t h the o ther can­tonments .

A n o t h e r r e a s o n t h a t s h o u l d i n t e r e s t every one i n the b o x i n g game, i s the fac t the t r a i n i n g w i l l be counted as p a r t of the regu ­l a r d r i l l s chedule . U n c l e S a m w a n t s every one of y o u to enter the b i g r i n g " o v e r t h e r e " in the p i n k of c o n d i t i o n a n d i t ' s up to y o u to he lp h i m out.

If i t is a d v e r t i s e d i n the Gas A t t a c k i t is w o r t h b u y i n g .

T H E WORLD OF SPORT. F r a n k Go ten, r e t i r e d h e a v y w e i g h t c h a m ­

p i o n w r e s t l e r of the w o r l d , d i ed at h i s home i n H o m b o l d t , Iowa, d u r i n g the past week. A l t h o u g h he has not appeared i n compet i ­t i o n s ince h i s easy v i c t o r y over M u n r o e i n 1911, G o t c h is conceded to h a v e been f a r super ior to a n y of the l a t e r c l a i m a n t s to the mat l a u r e l s . H e was o n l y t h i r t y - n i n e y e a r s o ld .

G o t c h began h is p r o f e s s i o n a l w r e s t l i n g career i n 1899. L a t e r i n the same y e a r the mat m a r v e l lost to M c L e o d a n d F a r m e r B u r n s , but h i s w o r k a g a i n s t the l a t t e r was of s u c h a h i g h n a t u r e t h a t he was i m m e ­d i a t e l y engaged to m a k e a t r i p to K l o n d i k e , where a n u n b r o k e n s t r i n g of v i c t o r i e s s tar t ­ed h i m on h i s w a y to the h ighes t spot i n h i s game. B y h i s defeat of J e n k i n s i n 1904 he c i n c h e d h i s c l a i m s to the h e a v y w e i g h t t i t l e .

T h e r e c o r d of the deceased c h a m p shows 140 p r o f e s s i o n a l matches , of w h i c h he w o n 132. H i s best s h o w i n g was aga ins t Z y s z k o at Ch i cago i n 1910, w h e n he w o n i n 6 1-2 seconds. H a n k e n s c h m i d t , h i s l a s t s t r o n g r i v a l f or the i n t e r n a t i o n a l honors , was e a s i l y outpo inted i n the same year .

B i g Leagues H i t b y U n c l e Sam. A l m o s t every n i n e i n the m a j o r leagues

w i l l be m i n u s s e v e r a l of i t s best p l a y e r s i n the s p r i n g because of the i n r o a d s m a d e b y U n c l e S a m ' s r e c r u i t i n g agents .

A b i g l eague b a t t e r y i s at C a m p G o r d o n . Joe J e n k i n s , the W h i t e Sox catcher , r e p o r t e d i m m e d i a t e l y a f ter the W o r l d Ser i es , w h i l e S her r o d S m i t h , the B r o o k l y n t w i r l e r , is a m o n g h i s c a m p m a t e s . I n a d d i t i o n three more Dodger p i t c h e r s have deser ted to the a r m y scouts . T h e y a r e Pfe f fer , C a d o r e a n d M i l jus .

T h e B o s t o n R e d Sox have a lso been h a r d h i t by the e n l i s t m e n t of M a n a g e r B a r r y , a n d J a n v r i n , w h o is n o w a p r i v a t e i n the 301st S i g n a l C o r p s at C a m p D e v e n , M a s s a c h u ­setts .

T h e C a r d i n a l s have lost Dots M i l l e r , t h e i r c a p t a i n , who is n o w at the M a r i n e T r a i n i n g C a m p at P o r t R o y a l .

Some of the o ther famous d i a m o n d s tars who are now i n serv i ce are Co lor - sergeant G o w d y , L i e u t e n a n t s E d d i e G r a n t a n d " M o o s e " M c C o r m i c k , L e s l i e M c M a h o n , R a y F i s h e r , of the Y a n k s , a n d Stuffy M a g i n n i s , whose a m b i t i o n s l e a d h i m to the n a v y . C a p ­t a i n H o u s t o n , the Y a n k e e magnate , is n o w a m a j o r i n the E n g i n e e r s a n d is n o w l o o k i n g for fu ture s tars a m o n g the grenade t h r o w ­ers i n the F r e n c h t renches .

M i l l r o s e A . A . to Stage M i l i t a r y C a r n i v a l . T h e ent i re p r o g r a m of events for the b i g

a t h l e t i c meet to be h e l d by the M i l l r o s e A t h l e t i c A s s o c i a t i o n at M a d i s o n S q u a r e G a r ­den on J a n u a r y 23d have been t u r n e d over to a r m y a n d n a v y compet i t o rs . T h e pro -

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COMPANY I, 10TH INFANTRY, W i n n e r s of the S T R E E T C H A M P I O N S H I P compr is ing teams from, the 10th, 105th and

106th I n f a n t r y . Company I won a l l i ts games, de feat ing the Headquarters of the 105th i n the final game 7 to 0. Company I is noted for i ts star athletes. T h e i r basebal l team de­feated teams f r om a l l parts of the camp and may be du ly cal led camp champions. They have a team entered i n the S T R E E T B a s k e t - b a l l league and i n t e n d to w i n another cham­pionship .

Top row, l e f t to r i g h t : L e w i s , L . H . B a c k ; B l a c k , E . I I . B a c k ; F o u n t a i n , L . G u a r d ; Corp. Bowe , F . B a c k ; M u n d a , E . G u a r d ; Sergt . M . C. L e o d , L . E n d , ( C a p t . ) ; F i e l d , E , T a c k l e ; Eunge , Q, B a c k ;

B o t t o m r o w : Sergt , Dooley , R. E n d ; B a r r y , Center ; Corp. F r i t z , Q. B a c k ; Sergt . Don -court, F . B a c k ; Peters , L . Tack le .

ceeds are to be donated to the W a r D e p a r t ­m e n t ' s T r a i n i n g C a m p C o m m i s s i o n for fur ­t h e r i n g a t h l e t i c p ropaganda i n the canton­m e n t s .

A l t h o u g h most of the entr ies w i l l proba­b ly come f r o m C a m p s D i x , U p t o n a n d Dev-ens, those neares t G o t h a m , H a r v e y C o l i n , the W a d s w o r t h P h y s i c a l D i r e c t o r , has been i n v i t e d to send a t e a m to represent the 27th D i v i s i o n . H e contemplates h o l d i n g a n e l i m i n a t i o n r u n for the purpose of s e l e c t i n g m e n for the t r i p , a n d i t is more t h a n l i k e l y that a f our -mi le a n d one-mile quartet w i l l go b a c k home to compete . I n d i v i d u a l en­t rants are a lso b e i n g cons idered for the o ther e l even events w h i c h m a k e up the pro­g r a m .

T h a t the C a m p W a d s w o r t h r u n n e r s i n the o n e - m i l e event w i l l have to go some is ev i ­dent f r o m the entr ies of the o ther camps . D e v e n s w i l l be represented by f our of the best q u a r t e r m i l e r s i n the s p o r t i n g w o r l d . T h e y are F i r s t L i e u t . E d d i e T e s c h n e r , for­m e r c a p t a i n of the H a r v a r d t r a c k t e a m ; Second L i e u t . W i l l i a m B a r r o n , ano ther for­m e r c r i m s o n l e a d e r ; Second L i e u t . H e n r y W . M i n o t a n d P r i v a t e W i l l i a m M e a n i x . In a d d i t i o n F o r t H a m i l t o n is a lso a f ter the m i l e event. O n i ts t e a m are K i v i a t , who jus t j o i n e d the F o u r t e e n t h Coast A r t i l l e r y ; S i d L e s l i e , J i m P l a n t a n d Gene M c Q u i r e .

Goul le t E n l i s t s . I m m e d i a t e l y a f ter h i s v i c t o r y i n the s ix-

day c y c l e race at N e w Y o r k G o u l l e t j o i n e d the forces of U n c l e S a m . H e is a p r i v a t e i n the eng ineers . H e was b o r n i n N e w Zea ­l a n d , but has l i v e d i n N e w a r k , N . J . , f or . severa l years .

F o o t b a l l Schedule Starts . T h e first r o u n d of the i n t e r - r e g i m e n t a l

g r i d i r o n schedule p r o v e d a d i s a p p o i n t m e n t . O n l y one game was p layed , the 71st t a k i n g the 14th in to camp by the score of 6 to 0. T w o other games were on the l i s t but i n one case the 74th c l a i m e d v i c t o r y w h e n the s t r o n g t e a m of the 10th f a i l e d to put i n appearance , w h i l e the 12th a lso m a n a g e d to score b y a s i m i l a r absence on the p a r t of the 1st I n f a n t r y . S n o w has caused a post­ponement of the o ther rounds a n d i t w i l l be some t i m e late next m o n t h before the final c a n be dec ided .

Gate Rece ipts to H e l p Sport . H a r v e y C o n n announces the a p p o i n t m e n t

of L i e u t e n a n t L o e s e r , 107th I n f a n t r y , as offi­c i a l c u s t o d i a n of a l l money t a k e n i n as a d m i s s i o n s at a t h l e t i c a n d b o x i n g gather ­ings . A t first i t was proposed to c h a r g e no fees of a n y sort but w i t h u n i f o r m s a n d ap­p a r a t u s needed by s e v e r a l un i t s i t was de­c ided to m a k e a n o m i n a l p r i c e of a d m i s s i o n w h i c h w i l l be r e t u r n e d to the m e n i n out­fits. L i e u t . L o e s e r w i l l s u p e r i n t e n d a l l these finances.

B e sure a n d get the next n u m b e r of T h e Gas A t t a c k . It w i l l c o n t a i n cartoons a n d i l l u s t r a t i o n s ap lenty . O u r a r t ed i tor , D i c k J . K e n n e d y , has been g o i n g a r o u n d w i t h his s leeves r o l l e d up f or a week.

A N E R R O R .

J a c k B r y m a n W a s N o t Bested i n Recent B o x ­i n g B o u t .

E r r o s w i l l happen , even i n T H E G A S A T ­T A C K . One happened i n the C h r i s t m a s n u m ­ber (be sure to get one a n d send i t h o m e ) , w h i c h we hasten to correct .

O u r s tar s p o r t i n g reporter i n d u l g e d i n a d i n n e r of Bevo a n d beans, w h i c h b l u r r e d h i s v i s i o n to such a n extent that he wrote that J a c k C o l l i n s of the 106th M . G. B a t t . defeat­ed B i l l y B r y m a n , 102d E n g i n e e r s , i n one of F r a n k M o r a n ' s bouts h e l d i n the K . of C. C l u b house. S u c h was not the case. I t was J a c k B r y m a n , not B i l l y , w h o m i n g l e d w i t h C o l l i n s , a n d J a c k was not defeated, but box­ed a good r a w . So our first s tory was o n l y 99 per cent w r o n g .

F r a n k M o r a n assures us t h a t J a c k B r y ­m a n is a t h u m p e r of cons iderable ta lent . W e hope our s p o r t i n g ed i tor is out w h e n J a c k comes over to find out who made the m i s t a k e about h i s bout.

N e w Y . M . C. A . A t h l e t i c D i r e c t o r . U n i t 96 of the Y . M . C. A . has been as­

s igned a new p h y s i c a l mentor . H e i s H e r ­m a n J . S t e g m a n , who g r a d u a t e d f r o m the U n i v e r s i t y of C h i c a g o a f ter h a v i n g p l a y e d v a r s i t y f o o tba l l a n d b a s k e t - b a l l f o r three years . I n a d d i t i o n he was one of the best t r a c k m e n on the M a r o o n t eam. H e was A l l - W e s t e r n , end i n 1913. H i s w o r k o n the c inder t r a c k was conf ined to the m i d d l e d is ­

tances . H e appeared i n both the quar ter a n d h a l f - m i l e races at the P e n n C a r n i v a l for two years a n d i n 1915 w o n the 880-yard J u n i o r C h a m p i o n s h i p at the S a n F r a n c i s c o E x p o s i t i o n . S t e g m a n has been A t h l e t i c In ­s t r u c t o r at M o n m o u t h Co l lege , M i n n e s o t a , for the past three years .

D E E P S T U F F . H e : " I wonder w h y you g ir ls wear such

short s k i r t s . " She : i i O h — f o r two reasons. -''

— W i d o w .

Tobacco is a d i r t y weed, I l i k e i t .

I t satisfies no normal need, I l i k e i t .

I t makes you t h i n , i t makes you lean, I t takes the h a i r r i g h t off your bean, I t ' s the worst darn stuff I ' v e ever seen.

I l i k e i t . — F r o t h .

N i f f : 1 1 She wears too t h i n s k i r t s , d o n ' t you t h i n k ? "

B i f f : " N o , only o n e . " — C h a p p a r r a l .

P a t r i o t i c O l d L a d y (to youth who is m i l k ­i n g c o w ) : " Y o u n g man , w h y a r e n ; t you at the f r o n t ? "

" B e c a u s e the m i l k is at this end, ma ' a m . ' ' — W i d o w .

M o n e y t a l k s . L e t yours speak to the ad­vertisers i n the Gas A t t a c k .

i8 T H E W A D S W O R T H GAS A T T A C K A N D RIO G R A N D E R A T T L E R

Men t ne 27th Division

C T h i s enterprise was launched by reason of your coming to camp here, and its success de­pends in a large measure on your patronage.

d W e h a v e m a d e an earnest effort to serve you to the best of our ability, handicapped as we have been by the help situation as it ex­ists in Spartanburg to­day. C We appreciate the liberal patronage you have given us and be­speak for ourselves a c o n t i n u a t i o n of the same.

I Soldiers' Accessories

Shoe Brushes, Daubers and Griffin's Polish. Leather and Leggin Laces Collar Ornaments. Coat Buttons. Flashlights and Batteries. Rifle and Revolver Cases. Wrap Leggins and Regula-lation Leggins. Chevrons. Overshoes, Rubber Boots and many other necessities too numerous to mention.

Globe Sample Co. 109 W. Main Street. ^

C A M P P O E T S . (Cont inued f r o m page 15)

T h e y say that you 're a bother, but old hoss, I ' d good deal rather ,

B i d e your bent and boney back to h e l l and gone,

When " m o u n t up 's• " the order g iven , and the H u n s are to be d r i v e n ,

Y o u - and I w i l l go t o g e t h e r — f i g h t i n g — fighting ' t i l we 're gone.

J u s t g ive us back our horses, and the d e v i l take our losses,

A s the l ine goes f o r w a r d r i d i n g hard and fast .

We m a y not get the K a i s e r , but old F r i t z 11 be much wiser

So g ive us back our horses and we '11 fight 'em ' t i l the last .

— C o r p . F r a n k S. Y o r k , Co. B , 106th M . G. B a t t a l i o n .

4 7 T H I N F A N T R Y . A t r i b u t e to the 47th N . Y . I n f a n t r y ,

n i c k n a m e d " R o u g h a n d R e a d y . "

I.

W e ' v e t rave l ed far a n d wide , T h r o u g h o u t the country-s ide , O u r dut ies have been h a r d

A n d v e r y steady. W e le f t N e w Y o r k i n t i m e , F o r V i r g i n i a ' s s u n n y c l i m e , T h e y ca l l ed us r o u g h , but f ound us

A l w a y s ready .

I I .

A n d now that we are here , We 've b u c k l e d d o w n w i t h cheer, T o dut ies jus t as h a r d ,

A n d j u s t as s teady . . T h e y k n o w we 're tough a n d r o u g h , B u t they k n o w we've got the stuff, T h e y n i c k n a m e d 47th

" R o u g h a n d R e a d y . "

I I I .

W e g l o ry i n our name, A n d w e ' l l b r i n g i t honored fame, O n the f i r i n g l i n e , t h e y ' l l find,

W e ' r e j u s t as steady. A n d w h e n h i s t ' r y m a r k s events, Of brave ac compl i shments , Y o u ' l l find t h e y ' l l c h a l k a few, for,

" R o u g h a n d R e a d y . " A L S U S S M A N ,

Co. A , 47th N . Y . Inf .

" T H E B E L O V E D C A P T A I N . " T h e other n i g h t at the d e d i c a t i o n of a

Y . M . C. A . b u i l d i n g , w h e n one of the offi­cers was announced to say a w o r d , the boys got up a n d cheered . T h a t k i n d of officer m a k e s a n a r m y t h a t w i l l go any­where . S u c h a m a n is desc r ibed i n " T h e B e l o v e d C a p t a i n , " a c h a p t e r f r o m D o n a l d H a n k e y ' s r e m a r k a b l e book, " A S tudent i n A r m s . " T h e Y . M . C. A . i s s e n d i n g a copy w i t h i t s c o m p l i m e n t s to every officer i n the d i v i s i o n . It is w o r t h r e a d i n g .

M o n e y t a l k s . L e t yours speak to the ad­v e r t i s e r s i n the Gas A t t a c k .

T H E S U P P L Y S E R G E A N T . I f he glances your w a y w i t h a scowl on his

face ; I f he growls when you get anywhere near his

p lace ; I f he wears the best clothes to be had i n the

C a m p ; A n d wi thout say ing a word can make you fee l

l i k e a scamp; L i k e as not he 's the man.

L i k e as not he 's the man whom they ca l l the Q. M .

The one man on earth you 're a f r a i d to offend, Because i f you do he '11 be after your i 1 g o a t ' ' Whenever you need a new hat or a coat—

Yes , and get i t he can.

I t is easy enough to sit in your tent A n d p l a n how y o u ' l l t e l l h i m your breeches

are rent ; P l a n to look at h i m sternly and demand a

new p a i r A n d go m a r c h i n g h a u g h t i l y away f rom his

l a i r — B u t somehow you f lunk.

Y o u sort of lose " p e p " 'bout the last step or t w o ;

Y o u slow up a l i t t l e and wonder i f you H a d not better have w a i t e d ' t i l r i g h t after-

Mess A n d the first t h i n g you k n o w you 're s tar t l ed

w i t h " Y e s ? " ' ' W h a t do you want ? ' '

H i s tone 's l i k e a rasp—his face is sheer r o c k ; A n d just w h y you ever came down, y o u ' v e

forgot ; Y o n stammer a few h a l t i n g words 'bout a

tear A n d t i m i d l y ask " M a y I have a new pa ir? " ' "

H i s curt answer is ' ' N o p e . ' '

Y o u feel l i k e he 's ye l led w i t h much u n c a l l e d -for noise

A n d you look around sideways to see i f the boys

H a v e seen you turned d o w n — a n d w i t h a l o w hanging head

Y o u s l ink back to your tent for your needle and thread

To sew the tear up.

I f I only could prove he is ye l l ow a l l through 'Twould, be 'bout the happiest t h i n g I could

do So I l o l l i n the lap of m y luxur ious cot A n d t h i n k of the things that he '11 do, l i k e

as not, W h e n the fighting is on.

I p i c ture h i m there, h i d i n g deep 'neath the ground,

Whi te - faced and s h i v e r i n g at the least l i t t l e sound,

W i t h a s ign at his dugout : " N o t h i n g issued, to you

" U n t i l I ' m quite sure the bombardment is. through ;

' ' The S u p p l y Sergeant ' s G O N E . ' ' — S g t . V . L . L l o y d ,

Co. C, 105th M . G. B a t t a l i o n .

B I K E S F O R C O U R I E R S . U n c l e S a m has bought 10,000 b icyc les to

be used by a r m y messengers a n d cour iers . E a c h " w h e e l " is to be equipped w i t h a n a t tachment i n w h i c h the k h a k i - c l a d r i d e r m a y c a r r y a r i f le . T h e m a c h i n e s are de­s igned to c a r r y 200 pounds of r i d e r a n d 50 pounds of equipment .

L o o k before y o u spend. T h e best m e r ­chants a d v e r t i s e i n the Gas A t t a c k .

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T H E M A N W H O C O U G H E D . L y i n g i n N o M a n ' s L a n d , ready to ambush

a German pat ro l , an A m e r i c a n force awa i ted the approach of the enemy.

N o t a sound was heard. Then f a i n t foot­fa l l s broke the silence. I n s t i n c t i v e l y the A m e r i c a n s made ready, be ing care fu l not to betray the ir presence.

The enemy came nearer and nearer. The t ime was almost at hand to fire the first shot.

A n d then an A m e r i c a n soldier coughed! I n a moment machine gun fire was t ra ined

on the spot f r om where the sound of the cough came.

The Amer i cans were forced to ret ire . There were other men besides the one who

coughed, that were v i c t i m s of colds. B u t they had learned the art of se l f -control . I n his zeaiousness to do his par t the one who coughed had u n w i t t i n g l y betrayed the pres­ence of his comrades. Perhaps he was not much to blame. Perhaps the excitement of his impend ing bapt i sm of fire overcame h i m . B u t the ambuscade f a i l e d .

W h a t sha l l the man say as he reads this of the i r k somen ess of d isc ip l ine? The Tittle t h i n g that must not be done and the l i t t l e t h i n g that must be done—either of w h i c h seems t r i v i a l and i r k s o m e — t a k e on a new i m ­portance i n the face of the enemy.

The man i n the ranks m a y reason that he is only a v e r y smal l fac tor and that i t w i l l not make much difference i f he is not perfect­l y d r i l l e d and per f e c t l y d i s c ip l ined . B u t here is a concrete example.

The purpose of d r i l l is to make the m a n In the ranks subordinate h imse l f so completely that lie become a par t of a great machine. The purpose of d isc ip l ine is to make the great machine move easi ly and achieve the desired result w i t h the least expenditure of effort.

The i n d i v i d u a l is impor tant because i f he f a i l s to catch the sp i r i t of d i sc ip l ine he may clog the great machine.

D r i l l is a part of the large scheme of dis­c ip l ine , and d isc ip l ine teaches absolute self-contro l .

I t m a y take months of weary t r a i n i n g to come to that point where the soldier can even restra in a cough. B u t the d isc ip l ine must approach that state of per fec t ion where the cough w i l l be res t ra ined—or the troops m a y be compelled to r e t i r e . — F r o m Trench and Camp.

N I C K N A M E S .

The commanding officers of the new army might be designated as fo l lows:

General Rumor , Br igadier -Genera l Asyouwere. Colonel Onetwothreefour. M a j o r Squadsright. Capta in Presentandaccountedfor. L ieutenant Ten shun.

I We Have Enlarged our Plant at a Cost of $30 ,000 ,00

I T o cater to the boys ' b u s i n e s s of the 27th d iv is ion .

I O u r p lant has the a p p r o v a l of y o u r S a n i t a r y a u -

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I O u r q u a l i t y a n d service is of the highest s tandard ,

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Chevrons all Ranks Sheepskin coats, rubber boots

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Mi l i tary books for all branches

Officers Insignia With Numerals B e d R o l l s , W e b B e l t s , F o l d i n g T a b l e s a n d C o t s , N o N a m e H a t s .

Largest Stock of Leather Leg­gings in Spartanburg.

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T H E ROYAL R E S T A U R A N T 132 North Church St.

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Buy a Camera and keep a photographic diary of your experiences. When the war is over, this pic­ture-story of your trip will be worth a thousand times its cost. Leave your films here for developing and print­ing. We give a posi­tive 24 hour service and Expert Work.

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Corps . O u r regrets are t i n c t u r e d w i t h con- team, takes up the P h y s i c a l D i r e c t o r s h i p , g r a t u l a t i o n s and best w i shes for h is success and R a l p h P . M a c h e n z i e , a n a t t o r n e y of i n the new w o r k . j L i m a , Oh io , and a graduate of Y a l e a n d

T h e F i r e s i d e Group on S u n d a y m o r n i n g s , ! M i c h i g a n , takes up the e d u c a t i o n a l w o r k at under the l e a d e r s h i p of C. H . L . F o r d , Sec- ; that un i t . r e t a r y of R e l i g i o u s W o r k , increases i n num-j bers a n d interes t . T h e fire c e r t a i n l y feelsj A F T E R A L L A R E A L C H R I S T M A S . good these co ld m o r n i n g s and the d i s cuss i on ; . , _ . , J ; , , \ C h r i s t m a s E v e was c o m p a n y n ight , a n d is as w a r m and h e a l t h y as the fire. ,, . ,

there were C h r i s t m a s doings m every com­pany street . C h r i s t m a s trees a n d ever­greens gave a fes t ive appearance to t h e

A N O T H E R Y . M . C. A . U N I T . T h e r e has been a pers i s t ent d e m a n d upon

the Y . M . C. A . for some t i m e past to put up a b u i l d i n g or at least a tent i n the r e a r end of the camp i n the d i r e c t i o n of the F i e l d ! B a k e r y a n d R e m o u n t S t a t i o n . T h e Y . M.j C. A . a u t h o r i t i e s are t r y i n g h a r d to have 1

the b u i l d i n g a u t h o r i z e d for th i s sec t ion , but i n the m e a n t i m e have erected a large tent; w h i c h i t is p l a n n e d to put i n opera t i on the las t of t h i s week, at w h i c h t i m e D r . F . N . Seer ley , of S p r i n g f i e l d , M a s s . , w i l l t a l k to the m e n o n Sex P r o b l e m s . M r . H . O

mess shacks a n d i n a l m o s t every one there were e n t e r t a i n m e n t s or some s p e c i a l go ings on. H o m e f o lks a n d f r i ends of the boys saw that no one was over l ooked . I M i d n i g h t masses were celebrated i n Y . M . C. A . B u i l d i n g N o . 95 by C h a p l a i n K e l l y , o f the 10th, a n d at the K . of C. B u i l d i n g by C h a p l a i n H o e y , of the 12th. C h a p l a i n Joynes , of the 108th, ce lebrated the H o l y C o m m u n i o n at m i d n i g h t i n Y . M . C. A . B u i l d i n g N o . 96. I n the serv i ce that pre -

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secre tary , who has been s e r v i n g as s o c i a l secre tary i n U n i t s 92 a n d 93, has been trans- ; f e r red to a r m y a s s o c i a t i o n w o r k at C a m p U p t o n , Y a p h a n k , L . I. "We are s o r ry to see J o h n go.

the 47th R e g i m e n t b a n d p l a y e d , a n d solos w e r e s u n g by L . C. B a r e h a m .

A s p e c i a l p r o g r a m was put o n i n a l l Y . M . C. A . b u i l d i n g s on C h r i s t m a s n ight . G e n e r a l 0 " R y a n v i s i t e d every b u i l d i n g a n d gave a w o r d of C h r i s t m a s gree t ing . H e was ac ­c o m p a n i e d b y h i s aide a n d some of h i s staff, and by D r . S t r a y e r , C a m p R e l i g i o u s D . M . D a v i s , p h y s i c a l d i r e c to r at U n i t N o . V V T —, , , , ,

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I D i r e c t o r cause of the death of h i s bro ther . M r . D a v i s j has o u r s incere s y m p a t h y i n h is present sor­row , a n d i t i s needless to say that he is m i s s e d at U n i t N o . 93.

F . J . K n a p p , who has been s e r v i n g as re l i g i ous w o r k d i r e c t o r for U n i t N o . 92 for s e v e r a l m o n t h s past , has been ass igned as b u i l d i n g se c re tary of th i s same un i t . W e congratu la te M r . K n a p p u p o n h i s new ap­p o i n t m e n t a n d w i s h h i m every success.

T w o n e w m e n have a r r i v e d at C a m p W a d s w o r t h for A r m y Y . M . C. A . w o r k a n d b o t h have been ass igned to U n i t N o . 96. H e r m a n S tegeman , a t h l e t i c d i r e c t o r of

L I E U T . P A R I S ' S B O O K P R A I S E D . i i Decorat ive Elements i n A r c h i t e c t u r e ; , i s

the t i t l e of a book just publ i shed by the J o h n L a n e Company of L o n d o n . I ts author is L i e u t . W i l l i a m F r a n c k l y n P a r i s , L . H . D . ? of :he 102(1 T r a i n s and M i l i t a r y Po l i ce . I t is reviewed and h i g h l y commended i n the N e w Y o r k Times of December 2d, w h i c h places i t among the notable books of the season.

A d v e r t i s e r s i n the Gas A t t a c k k n o w y o u r wants .

T H E W A D S W O R T H G A S A T T A C K A N D R I O G R A N D E R A T T L E R

STARS OF A G E N E R A L IN E V E R Y KNAPSACK.

General Pershing Provides for Quick Promotion from the Ranks.

E v e r y en l i s ted m a n i n the A m e r i c a n a r m y n o w c a r r i e s the s tars of a genera l i n h i s k n a p s a c k . Orders j u s t issued by G e n e r a l P e r s h i n g a n d a p l a n announced so prov ide for p r o m o t i o n f r o m the r a n k s t h a t a n y p r i ­vate m a y w i n a c o m m i s s i o n , a n d h a v i n g w o n i t , m a y c l i m b r a p i d l y up t h r o u g h suc­cessive grades.

T h e l a t t e r feature is made possible by a sect ion of the genera l orders , w h i c h says t h a t hereaf ter a l l t e m p o r a r y appo in tments a n d p romot i ons i n the A m e r i c a n exped i t i on ­a r y force w i l l be on a select ive p l a n as i n the B r i t i s h a r m y . R e c o m m e n d a t i o n for a p ­p o i n t m e n t s a n d promot ions m u s t be based so le ly on demonstrated fitness a n d capac i ty of the m a n . T h e sys tem of t e m p o r a r y ap­p o i n t m e n t s is one w h i c h the A m e r i c a n a r m y has not h a d p r e v i o u s l y .

W o r t h y M e n W i l l R i se . U n d e r i t a f i rst l i e u t e n a n t w h o has demon­

s t r a t e d spec ia l qua l i t i e s a n d fitness m a y find h i m s e l f a t e m p o r a r y c a p t a i n or even a tem­p o r a r y ma jor . H e w o u l d h o l d t h a t p o s i t i o n u n t i l he h a d proved h i m s e l f w o r t h y of the n e w r a n k w h e n the a p p o i n t m e n t m a y be made permanent . T h e B r i t i s h have f ound th i s m e t h o d exce l lent , a n d by i t have secured a. great n u m b e r of officers.

It i s announced also t h a t r e g u l a r reports on the fitness of a l l officers of a l l r a n k s are to be made for gu idance i n t r a n s f e r and p r o m o t i o n , thus m a k i n g sure t h a t the sol ­d iers a re under competent leaders.

T h e orders m a k e a l l non-commiss ioned officers e l i g ib l e for a school w h i c h i s be ing es tab l i shed at a large t r a i n i n g center for the i n s t r u c t i o n of candidates for commiss ions . P r i v a t e s w h o desire to become officers m u s t f i rs t demonstrate t h e i r efficiency by e a r n i n g a p p o i n t m e n t as non-commiss ioned officers.

Chance for Non-Coms. T h e n o n - c o m m i s s i o n e d officers w i l l be sent

to the t r a i n i n g school on r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of t h e i r super iors . Be fore s u b m i t t i n g such re commendat i ons the officers charged w i t h t h i s d u t y are i n s t r u c t e d by G e n e r a l P e r ­sh ing ' s orders to g ive the most c a r e f u l c o n s i d e r a t i o n to the record of those recom­mended .

W h e n candidates a t t e n d i n g the t ra in ing -school have been found to be prof i c ient they w i l l be ass igned to vacancies as second l i e u ­tenants of rep lacement d i v i s i o n s . Thence they w i l l go to fill vacanc ies occasioned by casualt ies a n d other causes i n combat d i ­v i s i o n s . T h e r e w i l l be no l i m i t to the n u m ­ber of second l i eutenants i n the rep lacement d i v i s i o n s . O n the c o n t r a r y , i t i s r e c o m ­mended that there be at least three t imes as m a n y i n a g i v e n o r g a n i z a t i o n as i n a c o r r e s p o n d i n g combat d i v i s i o n .

W i t h i n the combat u n i t s vacanc ies to the extent of o n e - t h i r d of the t o t a l w i l l be filled

i n t h i s m a n n e r a n d t w o - t h i r d s by p r o m o t i o n w i t h i n the combat u n i t i tse l f .

I n the rep lacement d i v i s i o n s vacancies f r o m the grade of first l i e u t e n a n t to co lonel w i l l be filled b y officers r e c o v e r i n g f r o m wounds a n d officers who have rece ived no ass ignments . Those f u l l y r e c o v e r i n g f r o m wounds w i l l be ass igned to the combat u n i t s . A r r i v i n g depot ba t ta l i ons hereaf ter w i l l be cons idered p a r t of the rep lacement d i v i s i o n s .

S E E C A N V A S M A S T E R .

I n the M i d d l e W e s t there i s a so ld ier so fat t h a t a l l h i s f r i ends wonder h o w he ever passed the surgeon , but he pr ides h i m s e l f on the fact he is as h a r d as n a i l s a n d says t h a t no m e d i c a l board cou ld ever find fau l t w i t h h i m . S e v e r a l weeks ago he sent a cot­ton u n i f o r m to the l a u n d r y . I t came back w i t h the c u r t c o m m e n t : " W e do not l a u n d e r tents . "

M E D I C O S P U Z Z L E D .

T h e r e i s another s to ry of a fat so ld ier . H e was suf fer ing f r o m a p p e n d i c i t i s — o r thought he w a s — a n d presented h i m s e l f to a surgeon at s i c k c a l l . T h e surgeon h a d be­come v e r y t i r e d of see ing m e n who were t r y i n g to evade d r i l l s , • a n d , c a l l i n g over to h i s M a j o r , he s a i d , i n l o u d tones : " F a t m a n t h i n k s he's got a p p e n d i c i t i s . S h a l l we op­erate or b l a s t ? " T h e so ld ier sudden ly was cured , or reported t h a t he was , a n d d i d h i s d r i l l u n c o m p l a i n i n g l y .

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Creighton Clothing Co. • THE ARMY STORE

The men comprising Camp Wadsworth will find a hearty welcome at this popular man's store.

We have made provision for the soldier's wants, and it will be a pleasure to have the men call while over here and look our stock over.

WE HAVE EVERYTHING FOR THE SOLDIER'S < COMFORT IN CAMP LIFE

Officers' Overcoats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$40.00 to $50.00 Sleeveless Sweaters, to be worn under shirt, at $3.50 and $5.00 0. D. Woolen Uniforms $30.00 0. D. Woolen Uniforms , , $35.00 High Grade Serges $35.00 to $50.00 0. D. Serge and Cotton Odd Breeches . . . . . . . . . $3.50 to $10.00 Stetson and Schoble Regulation Hats. . . . . . . . . . $5.00 to $6.00

All Insignia for all branches, including regimental number. Sheep-lined C o a t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15.00 and $18.50 0. D. Regulation Wool Sweaters $6.50 and $7.50

We make Uniforms and alterations on Suits

Helmets of Wool, Wool Hosiery, Gloves and Cooper's Spring Needle Union and Two-Piece Underwear, Bed Rolls, Lockers, and everything for the soldier's comfort in camp life.

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^ f D D R U G C O . it Has Been A Pleasure To U s To Serve A n d Be Of Ser­vice To The Soldiers Of Camp Wadsworth. Our Pleasant Relations M a k e Us Doubly Sincere In Saying

A Happy New Year To The Soldiers.

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T O A I D R E D C R O S S .

H i s Sole C o n d i t i o n Is T h a t A l l of the Receipts F r o m the B o u t Go to the

R e d Cross.

Jess W i l l a r d , the champion heavy weight prize fighter, announced that he would re­enter the pr ize r i n g for the benefit of the E e d Cross. H e declared he wou ld defend his t i t l e against any person anywhere and any t ime, the sole prov i s i on be ing that a l l of the receipts should go to the E e d Cross.

W i l l a r d said he pre ferred that a match be made for next S p r i n g , so that i t could be held i n the open a i r . H e also declared he would manage his end of the arrangements h imsel f i n order that no part of the proceeds could be d iver ted f rom the purpose for w h i c h he p lan ­ned.

The champion w i l l leave for W a s h i n g t o n at once, he said , to confer w i t h officials of the Department of Jus t i ce to l earn i f there was any w a y i n w h i c h m o v i n g pictures of the match could be shown lega l ly , the receipts f rom the pictures also be ing pledged to the E e d Cross.

B u y of the m e r c h a n t s who a d v e r t i s e i n the Gas A t t a c k .

T H E M O O N L I G H T S C R U B B E R S . Far down the vistaed, tent l ined street, F r o m Blue Eidge Mounta ins pours the sweet, N i g h t kissed bouquet of oak and pine That stings the head l ike potent wine. Here soldiers s i t bent over tubs And' wash their clothes w i t h rhythmic rubs. Through leaves, white tipped, each open space, Floods moonl ight ; patterned songs and lace ; A silver hush on moon sprayed ground Breathes music sweeter than a sound. Where beauty is, are loves, desires, N ight ' s vague and v ibrant softness fires; Adventures brighten i n the South Where romance calls from fu l l - l ipped m o u t h — A n d see! the l i f ted arms hang s t i l l , A moment's doubt that guns can k i l l . Then scrubbing hands forget the n i g h t : "Who 's got the soap? The grease sticks t i g h t ! "

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I 'm s o r r y that I went to w a r , Cause seven m e n i n m y squad snore.

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A n y I n q u i s i t i v e P e r s o n to A n y E n l i s t e d M a n :

" H o w m a n y c igarettes do y o u smoke a d a y ? "

A n y E n l i s t e d M a n to A n y I n q u i s i t i v e P e r s o n :

" A n y g i v e n n u m b e r ! "

T a k e a Gas A t t a c k home to supper .

T H E D R E A M B E F O R E R E V E I L L E .

B a c k i n the dear o ld P e k i n I 'm d a n c i n g a g a i n t o - n i g h t

W i t h F l o a n d Joe and H e l e n -A r i d w i n e to m y heart ' s de l ight .

T h e w a i t e r ' s b r i n g i n g c o c k t a i l s ! T h e r e g u l a r stuff, I swear,

A n d there is F r i s k y F l o s s i e W i t h n o t h i n g but ve i l s to wear .

W h i r l i n g home i n a t a x i , Gee w h i z , i t ' s h a l f past f o u r !

I wonder w h y the gosh d a r n k e y W o n ' t fit the gosh d a r n door?

S n u g i n bed, w i t h sheets so w h i t e , N o bugle c a l l s to bother me ;

Taps , re treat , are a l l gone by, A n d never a thought of r eve i l l e .

" W h e e ! " the topper 's w h i s t l e b lows, Outs ide , I don't care how.

"Jones , remember , you 're not i n N e w Y o r k , Y o u ' r e s t i l l i n the a r m y n o w . "

PRIVATE C H A R L E S H . M U L L E R , 104th F i e l d A r t i l l e r y .

V I S U A L S I G N A L L I N G .

T h e ques t i on is b e i n g a s k e d to w h a t ex­tent, i f at a l l , does the F r e n c h A r m y use the w i g - w a g a n d semaphore w i t h flags as we are b e i n g t a u g h t ?

V i s u a l s tat ions h a v e a n i m p o r t a n t p a r t i n the opera t i on of the F r e n c h A r m y to-day, not o n l y i n e s tab l i shed pos i t i ons i n the t renches , but as v i t a l to every assau l t a n d f o r w a r d movement . F r o n t s ta t ions , near B r i g a d e a n d B a t t a l i o n C o m m a n d e r s , operate by flag w h e n e v e r they c a n o b t a i n conceal ­ment f r o m the enemy d i r e c t l y i n f r o n t ; a n d rear s tat ions rece ive cons tant ly , a n d r e p l y w h e n they too are concea led f r o m G e r m a n observat i on . A t the b e g i n n i n g of the w a r the F r e n c h S i g n a l Corps ( S e r v i c e T e l e -graphique ) was so s m a l l as to be w h o l l y incapab le of m e e t i n g m o d e r n demands u p o n i t ; a n d t i m e cou ld not be spared to t r a i n the thousands of n e w m e n ass igned to the serv­ice , i n a n y t h i n g more t h a n the meres t f u n ­damenta l s . A p r a c t i c e s p r a n g up a n d to some extent s t i l l ob ta ins of s e n d i n g G e n e r a l S e r v i c e code w i t h o u t flags, by r a i s i n g the a r m s h o r i z o n t a l l y f r o m the s i d e ; one (e i ther semaphore B . or F. ) for a dot, a n d b o t h ( semaphore R.) f or a dash . T h u s , the l e a r n ­i n g of the separate semaphore code was avo ided , at the expense of a l i t t l e more t i m e i n s e n d i n g the l e t ters . — G . I.

C A N N O T F O R C E A N O P E R A T I O N . Washington. -—A soldier can not be compel­

led to undergo a surg i ca l operation unless the m i l i t a r y surgeon i n charge furnishes him w i t h a certif icate showing that his l i f e w i l l not be put i n jeopardy, the judge advocate general has ru led , i n the case of P r i v a t e B r a d y E . Cross, 150th I n f a n t r y , Camp Shelby, H a t t i e s -burg , M i s s . The soldier refused to be oper­ated upon for removal of a d i s a b i l i t y and was sentenced b y a c o u r t m a r t i a l to three m o n t h s 7 imprisonment for disobedience to or­ders. The sentence is d isapproved.

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T H E R I G H T S O R T O F S A L U T E .

F r a n k M o r a n s e r v e d f o u r y e a r s i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s n a v y . H e w a s a g o o d s a i l o r , t o o . F r a n k h a s a fine i d e a a b o u t s a l u t i n g ' . I t i s w o r t h , r e m e m b e r i n g , n e x t t i m e y o u s a l u t e .

" T h e m a n w h o s a y s s a l u t i n g i s s e r v i l e i s a l l w r o n g , " s a i d t h e c a m p b o x i n g i n s t r u c t o r r e c e n t l y . " T o m e a s a l u t e m e a n s t h i s — i t m e a n s t h a t w h e n y o u c o m e t o a t t e n ­t i o n a n d b r i n g y o u r h a n d u p w i t h a s n a p y o u a r e s a y i n g t o t h e o f f i c e r , ' H e r e I a m , s i r . R e a d y f o r d u t y . Y o u c a n c o u n t o n m e ! ' " R . E . C .

B A S K E T - B A L L L E A G U E S FORMED I N C A M P .

C a m p W a d s w o r t h m e n w i l l see some great b a s k e t - b a l l games th i s w i n t e r . T w o leagues are a l r e a d y o rgan ized , one a r e g i ­m e n t a l league c o n s i s t i n g of e ight teams, w h i c h w i l l p l a y i ts games on W e d n e s d a y s a n d S a t u r d a y evenings , the o ther a com­p a n y league c o n s i s t i n g of t w e l v e companies f r o m the 10th N . Y . a n d the 105th I n f a n t r y , who w i l l compete o n S a t u r d a y a f ternoon . A l l the contests w i l l be s taged at the S p a r ­t a n b u r g Y . M . C. A .

T h e C o m p a n y schedule be tween the 10th a n d 105th promises to prov ide some r e a l fast w o r k , as m a n y of the m e n h a v e p l a y e d pro­f e s s i o n a l games i n the N e w Y o r k State league. A m o n g t h e m D u v a l a n d O ' N e i l , of the famous o ld T r o y t eam, Co le of the C a t s -k i l l , a n d s e v e r a l o ther teams. Co . I, of the 10th N . Y . , the camp b a s e b a l l c h a m p i o n s a n d the w i n n e r s of the street f o o tba l l t i t l e , are out to m a k e i t three c h a m p i o n s h i p s , a n d b e n d i n g every effort t o w a r d t h a t end. T h e f o l l o w i n g teams are entered i n th i s l eague : M a c h . G u n , 10th ; H e a d q u a r t e r s , 10th ; Co. B , 10th ; Co . D , 10th ; Co. E , 10th ; Co. I, 10th ; Sup . Co., 105th; H e a d q u a r t e r s , 105th; M a c h . G u n , 105th; Co . B , 105th; Co. K , 105th; Co. M , 105th.

T h e f i rs t set of these games w i l l be p lay ­ed S a t u r d a y a f ternoon .

T O M M I E AND S A M M I E . ( F r o m the Detro i t Saturday N i g h t ) .

' E ' d rawther 'ave 'is coffee than ' is beer, ' E cawn't tyke any pleasure d r i n k i n ' tea,

\E calls t h ' Lunnon Times, i n langwidge queer, Official organ—of a cemetery,

' E speaks i n such a bloomin ' funny wye — ' E ta lks of buddies, side-kicks, mutts and

geeks, B u t 'e can 'old ' is end up any dye,

A n d every b l inker listens when 'e speaks.

So 'ere's to you, Sammie Wammie , i f you ' l l let me ca l l you so.

I t seems j o l l y strange to 'ear you ca l l a k ippy b l ink a bo,

B u t no matter wot yer langwidge, and no mat­ter wot you do,

H i daresay we 'ave some fa i l in ' s wot seem bloomin 5 strange to you.

T H I M M I C K Y M c F I N N S . 'Twas a brave I r i s h laddy , named M i c k y M c -

F i n n , T h a t c lung to the flag be the s tr i fe a n ' the

d in , The Frenchman was bomb i n 7 the D u t c h f rom

the a i r — Y e can bet your swate l i f e l i t t l e M i c k y was

there, To wanst came the order, ' ' G i t over the

t o p ! " W h e n M i c k y got shtarted no shtep d i d he

slit op, H e was a im i n ' to fo ight a l l the w a y to B e r ­

l i n — Th is brave I r i s h l addy , named M i c k y M c -

F i n n .

Ye'11 f o i n d I r i s h laddies named M i c k y M c -F i n n

Be the mud i v ould F l a n d e r s a s c r i p p i n 7 l i k e s in ,

T h e y ' r e fo ight i n ' w i d H a i g be the Passhendle l ine ,

A n ' n a w t h i n ' can kape t h i m f r o m r e a c h i n ' the l i h i n e .

T h e y ' r e t h i c k be the batt les around ould Tree-est—

I n Eoosha a n ' Palesteen do i n ' the ir best, They '11 help knock th e kaiser clear a if i v his

pins , W i l l t h i m brave I r i s h l a d d i e s — t h i m M i c k y

M c F i n n s .

A n 7 sure, ' t is t h i m I r i s h named M i c k y M c -F i n n ,

T h a t ' s s w a r m i n ' the camps i v our G i n ' r a l Per s h i n ' ,

T h e y ' r e t r a i n i n ' to f o ight w h i n the order goes out

F o r "Uncle S a m ' s boys to put W i l h e l m to rout.

'T i s a chin ' they are for to pa int IJ . S. A . B e the mug i v the kaiser a n ' stow h i m away. A n ' so w h i n the Sammies march into B e r l i n , ' T w i l l be w i d the I r i s h named M i c k y M c F i n n .

— L a r r y O ' G a r y , i n Chicago H e r a l d .

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Got Pads, Blankets, Pil­lows, Sheets, Towels and Pillow Gases.

Leather, Spiral and Can­vas Puttees.

Chevrons, Hat Cords and I n s i g n i a .

Sheep Lined Goats, O. D. Sleeve and Sleeveless Sweat­ers.

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W a r B r i n g s I n t o U s e M a n y Q u e e r , N e w W o r d s .

S l a n g , even peace s lang , is a s l i p p e r y , s l ip ­p i n g , t r i c k y , e v e r - t r a n s f o r m i n g t h i n g , a n d that is w h y the d i c t i o n a r y w r i t e r s a l w a y s m a k e so poor a fist of r e c o r d i n g i t . E a c h new book out of the trenches b r i n g s i t s batch of f r e s h i n v e n t i o n s . P r o b a b l y by the t i m e the i n k is d r y on t h e i r pages t h e i r vocabu­l a r y w o u l d be d i s t i n c t l y bad f o r m i n the best " W i p e r s " dugouts .

A conspicuous example of a steady s h i f t is recorded i n the t i t l e of a new w a r book, " C r u m p s , " a n unpre tent i ous but v e r y ad­m i r a b l e l i t t l e vo lume f r o m the pen of a y o u n g C a n a d i a n a r t i s t , C a p t a i n L o u i s Keene . A c r u m p is a h i g h explos ive s h e l l , he ex­p l a i n s . F i r s t they w e r e . " b l a c k M a r i a s , " t h e n " J a c k J o h n s t o n s , " t h e n " c o a l boxes" f a l l r e f e r r i n g to the b lack smoke they g ive f o r t h ) , a n d now, f ina l l y , " c r u m p s , " on ac­count of the sound they m a k e , a sort of cru-ump, as they explode. O n l y as c r u m p has n o w been c o m i n g across for some t i m e i t is probab ly a l r e a d y d r o p p i n g out for a fresher subst i tu te at the f ront .

C a p t a i n K e e n e p i c tures the process, w i t h i ts m i l i t a r y consequences, i n t h i s p a r a g r a p h :

" S l a n g or t r e n c h language i s used u n i ­v e r s a l l y . M y o w n g e n e r a l t a l k s about ' W i p ­e r s / the T o m m y ' s p r o n u n c i a t i o n of Y p r e s , a n d I have seen a re ference to ' G r a n n y ' ( the 15-inch h o w i t z e r ) i n orders . ' M o t h e r ' is the n a m e g i v e n to the 12-inch h o w i t z e r T h e t r e n c h language is c h a n g i n g so q u i c k l y t h a t I t h i n k the staff i n the rear are u n ­able to keep up to date, because they have recent ly i ssued a n order to the effect t h a t s l a n g m u s t not be used i n official corres­pondence. N o w , ins tead of r e p o r t i n g t h a t a ' d u d M i n n i e ' a r r i v e d over back of ' M u d L a n e , ' i t i s necessary to p u t : 'I have the honor to report t h a t a pro jec t i l e f r o m a G e r m a n M i n n e n w e r f e r l anded i n rear of T r e n c h F-26, a n d f a i l e d to explode . "

W e s h o u l d l i k e to hear more f r o m Cap­t a i n K e e n e of t h a t d e l i g h t f u l verb " to w a n ­g l e " w h i c h he uses a n d w h i c h seems to be genera l l y c o m i n g to the fore. Is i t o ld stuff revamped? T h e r e is s u r e l y a n echo of L e w i s C a r r o l l or E d w a r d L e a r about i t . Its p r e ­cise s h a d i n g shows i n t h i s passage, w h e n C a p t a i n K e e n e ( then a p r i v a t e ) was i n camp on S a l i s b u r y P l a i n a n d t r y i n g to get up to L o n d o n :

" W e a l l get three days ' l eave a n d are t r y ­i n g by every means poss ib le to w a n g l e an ­other day or two. M a n y men have to see dent ists , a n d lots of m e n , h a v e g r a n d p a r e n t s i n S c o t l a n d w h o d i s p l a y s igns of d y i n g sud­d e n l y . "

A n o t h e r late example i s i n " P u n c h . " T h e p i c t u r e shows " O u r Y o u n g V e t e r a n s , " G r a n d ­father a n d G r a n n y . T h e f o r m e r s a y s : "TTust h a d a t o p p i n g b i t of news, o ld dear. Gera ld ' s w a n g l e d the D . S. O." To t h i s G r a n n y re­p l i e s : " A b s o l u t e l y pr ice less , o ld t h i n g . A l ­ways t h o u g h t t h a t c h i l d was some n i b . " A f ­ter that can a n y one quest ion t h a t a l l E n g ­

l a n d is i n the w a r ! N o doubt we, too, s h a l l l e a r n to wang le w h e n once we are r e a l l y i n the w a r . B u t m u s t we w a i t ? Is not w a n g l e good enough nonsense to enter a n y vocabu­l a r y at o n c e ? — N . Y . T r i b u n e .

' H O W L E R S . '

Class ic " B o n e s ' ? C u l l e d f r o m E x a m Papers .

The correct statements f ound in an exami ­nat ion paper are of no value to the teacher, but he can l e a r n something f r o m the mis ­takes. F o r that reason the schoolboy ' 1 h o w l e r s ' ' — t o use a Br i t i c i sm—-shou ld be t a k e n seriously. I n l o o k i n g over a l i s t of humorist i c answers recent ly g iven i n the Re­gents ? examinat i on of the State of N e w Y o r k I find that they can be r e a d i l y re ferred to a few simple forms of misunderstandings The m a j o r i t y come f r o m the use of a wrong w o r d s i m i l a r i n sounds such, for instance, as the f o l l o w i n g :

A b l i z z a r d is the inside of a hen. W h e n Cicero de l ivered his orat ion he was

a prefix. S i x t y gallons make one hedgehog. W h e n the B r i t i s h got up i n the m o r n i n g

and saw the A m e r i c a n s on the opposite h i l l they threw up the ir b reak fas t (breastworks ) .

A permanent set of teeth consists of eight canines, eight cuspids, two molars and eight cuspidors.

C l imate is caused b y the emotion of the earth around the sun.

P o m p e i i was destroyed by an erupt ion of s a l i v a f r o m the V a t i c a n .

The Government of E n g l a n d is a l i m i t e d mockery .

Georg ia was founded b y people who had been executed.

Geometry teaches us how to bisect angels. A c h i l l e s was dipped i n the r i v e r S t y x to

make h i m i m m o r a l . A vacuum is a large empty space where

the Pope l ives . The a l i m e n t a r y canal is located i n the

northern part of I n d i a n a . The rosetta stone was a miss ionary to T u r ­

key . A mounta in pass is a pass g iven b y the

r a i l r o a d to i t s employees so t h a t they can spend the i r vaca t i on i n the mountains .

The skeleton is what i s l e f t a f ter the i n -sides have been t a k e n out and the outsides have been t a k e n off.

A c irc le is a round s t ra ight l ine w i t h a hole i n the middle .

G r a v i t a t i o n is that i f there were none we should fly away .

A mounta in range is a large cook stove. The quali f ications of a voter at a school

meet ing are that he must be the fa ther of a ch i ld f o r eight weeks.

The first Governor of Massachusetts was M r . Salem W i t c h c r a f t .

The stomach is just south of the r ibs .

W A N T E D T O P U R C H A S E . One p a i r of boots, h e a v y soles, s ize 6 to

§y2, C or D . C o m m u n i c a t e w i t h the office of W a d s w o r t h Gas A t t a c k .

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T H E WORLD'S SERIES Berlin G r a y S o x L o s e in, t h e Ninth

I n n i n g .

B a t t e r i e s : F o r the H u n s — G e r m a n y a n d A u s t r i a .

F o r the A l l i e s — E n g l a n d a n d F r a n c e . T h e H u n s opened up i n the f i rst i n n i n g

w i t h a s m a s h i n g a t tack in tended to g ive t h e m a n o v e r w h e l m i n g lead. O w i n g — a s i t developed l a t e r — t o h a v i n g s to len the s ig ­n a l s , G e r m a n y h i t safe ly , w i t h a heavy b low good for three bases. A n x i o u s to s t r e t c h i t in to a homer , he s p i k e d B e l g i u m , w h o was p l a y i n g t h i r d , but E n g l a n d , back­i n g up B e l g i u m , recovered the b a l l a n d laced i t to F r a n c e . G e r m a n y then t r i e d to re t reat to t h i r d , but was caught between bases a n d forced out.

B e l g i u m , t h o u g h b l e e d i n g pro fuse ly , p l u c k i l y c ont inued i n the game.

T h e next two H u n s went out on f o u l flies, but w h e n the A l l i e s came to bat they l i k e ­wise subs ided i n one-three order .

T h e H u n s scored once i n the second i n ­n i n g o n a n e r r o r by E n g l a n d , once i n the f o u r t h on a bee-l iner that bowled over S e r ­b i a , a n d once i n the f i f th upon col lapse of R u s s i a , w h o let two grounders i n succession t h r o u g h h i s f ingers.

S o m e w h a t u n n e r v e d , R u s s i a was ready to r e t i r e to the s ide l ines but was persuaded to s t i ck , a n d the A l l i e s offered fervent pray ­ers t h a t the H u n s w o u l d place no more h i t s i n h i s t e r r i t o r y . T h e rest of the in f i e ld st i f fened to a s t o n e w a l l defense w h i c h , a f ter the f i f th i n n i n g , the heavy h i t t i n g H u n s were unab le to penetrate .

E n g l a n d , p i t c h i n g for the A l l i e s , was s low i n w a r m i n g up, but by the s i x t h i n n i n g , h i s d e l i v e r y was a i r - t i g h t a n d i n the seventh a n d e i g h t h i n n i n g s he r e t i r e d the H u n s on s t r i k e - o u t s a n d pop flies.

A l l i e s H a v e B a t t i n g R a l l y . A f t e r the A l l i e s succeeded i n g e t t i n g t h e i r

b a t t i n g eyes opened they f a i r l y m u r d e r e d G e r m a n y ' s of ferings, bu t the defense of the H u n s was equa l ly i m p r e g n a b l e a n d the A l ­l i es could not score. W h a t e v e r G e r m a n y heaved up, they took to k i n d l y , but w h e r ­ever the b a l l l a n d e d the H u n s h a d a m a n there to receive i t . T h e A l l i e s p layed i n h a r d luck , for i n every i n n i n g a f ter the f o u r t h they h a d f r o m one to three m e n left o n bases.

W h e n at the b e g i n n i n g of the n i n t h the H u n s came to bat, the score was s t i l l 3 to 0 i n t h e i r favor .

T u r k e y w e n t out «on a n easy fly to E n g ­l a n d ; A u s t r i a waf ted aloft a h i g h one, but w a i t i n g I t a l y we lcomed i t w i t h open hands , a n d G e r m a n y h e a r d the u m p i r e c a l l three s t r i k e s .

T h e A l l i e s went to bat to do or die. R u s ­s i a , however , ca l l ed f o r t h groans f r o m the g r a n d s t a n d by f a n n i n g out, but E n g l a n d a l ­mos t i m m e d i a t e l y rapped out a Texas leaguer . F r a n c e f o l l owed w i t h a sacri f ice h i t w h i c h advanced E n g l a n d to second, but

made two out. C a n a d a then came to the rescue w i t h a g rounder hot off the g r i l l . G e r m a n y dropped i t , but made a q u i c k re­covery a n d h e l d E n g l a n d on second t h o u g h C a n a d a was safe on f irst . T h e n I t a l y brought the stands to t h e i r feet w i t h a l ine -d r i v e t h a t f i l l ed the bases.

W i t h three m e n on a n d two m e n out, a l l hear ts were p a r a l y z e d w h e n U n c l e S a m was seen i n w h i s p e r e d c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h the A l ­l ies W a r C o u n c i l . H e h a d s igned up w i t h the A l l i e s so late i n the season t h a t he h a d not p a r t i c i p a t e d i n the W o r l d s ' Ser ies .

U n c l e S a m at B a t . W h e n U n c l e S a m p i c k e d up a bat a n d

strode f o r w a r d t o w a r d the plate , a m i g h t y r oar w e n t up f r o m the bleechers, for i t was soon seen t h a t he was g o i n g i n as a p i n c h h i t t e r .

T h e s t i l lness was death- l ike as G e r m a n y w o u n d up, u n w o u n d , a n d t r i e d to cut the corners of the plate . U n c l e S a m s w u n g , a n d w i t h a r e s o u n d i n g w h a c k h i s bat con­nected w i t h the sphere, a n d l i f t e d i t t o w a r d the le ft f ie ld fence.

A s T u r k e y r a c e d m a d l y a f ter i t , E n g ­l a n d crossed the plate w i t h F r a n c e a n d C a n a d a close on h i s heels.

U n c l e S a m touched f i rst , second a n d t h i r d , a n d j u s t as T u r k e y p i c k e d up the b a l l , raced for home plate . T h e c r o w d went w i l d w h e n the Y a n k e e w h i r l w i n d completed the c i r c u i t of the bases w i t h the b a l l s t i l l i n m i d - a i r .

S c o r e — A l l i e s , 4; H u n s , 8. A f t e r the game the C r o w n P r i n c e was

caught t r y i n g to c r a w l t h r o u g h a k n o t hole i n the fence, w h i l e the K a i s e r was seen i n a corner b i t i n g h i s finger n a i l s a n d c u r s i n g Bernsto f f for h a v i n g assured h i m that U n ­cle, S a m cou ldn ' t bat over 150 on a bet.

B y t h i s t i m e the rooters for the H u n s were a r a g i n g mob, s h o u t i n g , " G e t a new m a n a g e r , " w i t h so m u c h menace i n t h e i r voices that the who le t h i n g ended by the K a i s e r a p p e a l i n g to the A l l i e s to lock h i m up i n a n ice safe j a i l somewhere u n t i l the s t o r m b l e w o v e r . — N . Y . E v e n i n g T e l e g r a m .

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w o n a t t h e b a y o n e t ' s p o i n t r e f u s i n g t o r e ­t u r n t h e a r t i l l e r y f i r e o f t h e e n e m y i n o r d e r t o p r e s e r v e t h e H o l y C i t y .

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N o t G e r m a n M e a s l e s , W e H o p e .

S u r g e o n G e n e r a l G o r g a s i s i n s p e c t i n g t h e v a r i o u s c a m p s o f t h e c o u n t r y a n d r e p o r t s t h e c o n d i t i o n s h e f i n d s t o S e c r e t a r y B a k e r . I n C a m p B o w i e t h e r e h a v e b e e n 2,900 c a s e s o f m e a s l e s . I n G r e e n v i l l e t h e r e h a v e b e e n 2,000 c a s e s o f m e a s l e s . T h e S u r g e o n G e n ­e r a l i s s u g g e s t i n g m e a n s b y w h i c h c o n d i ­t i o n s c a n b e m a d e b e t t e r .

S e e A m e r i c a F i r s t .

B o t h t h e S e n a t e a n d t h e H o u s e o f R e p r e ­s e n t a t i v e s h a v e p a s s e d b y t h e n e c e s s a r y t w o -t h i r d s v o t e a b i l l o f a n a m e n d m e n t w h i c h w o u l d m a k e p r o h i b i t i o n n a t i o n - w i d e b y c o n ­s t i t u t i o n a l l a w . B e f o r e i t b e c o m e s a p a r t o f t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n i t i s n e c e s s a r y t h a t i t b e p a s s e d b y t h e l e g i s l a t u r e s o f t h r e e - f o u r t h s o f t h e S t a t e s .

G o e t h a l s , Q . M . G e n e r a l .

G e n e r a l G o e t h a l s h a s b e e n r e c a l l e d i n t o a c t i v e s e r v i c e a n d n a m e d a s a c t i n g q u a r ­t e r m a s t e r g e n e r a l o f t h e a r m y .

G e t s T i m e f o r S l e e p i n g o n W a t c h .

A s a i l o r w h o f a i l e d t o o b e y o r d e r s a n d s l e p t o n w a t c h w a s s e n t e n c e d b y J u d g e M o r ­t o n i n F e d e r a l C o u r t t o f o u r m o n t h s i n j a i l . H e w a s o n a t r a n s - A t l a n t i c l i n e r a n d e n ­d a n g e r e d i t b y g o i n g t o s l e e p w h i l e o n d u t y .

S w i s s i n t h e D a r k .

S c o r e s o f c i t i e s i n S w i t z e r l a n d a r e n o t l i g h t e d a t n i g h t o w i n g t o l a c k o f c o a l . A l a r g e n u m b e r o f f a c t o r i e s a r e a l s o c l o s e d f o r t h e s a m e r e a s o n .

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B r i g . G e n e r a l C h a r l e s B . W h e e l e r h a s b e e n d e s i g n a t e d a s c h i e f o f o r d n a n c e t o r e ­l i e v e G e n e r a l C r o z i e r , w h o t a k e s a s e a t i n t h e W a r C o u n c i l i n t h e W a r D e p a r t m e n t . M a j . G e n e r a l A r a s n m s W e a v e r Is a l s o a s s i g n ­e d t o t h e W a r C o u n c i l a n d B r i g . G e n e r a l J o h n B a r r e t t e i s d e s i g n a t e d a s a c t i n g c h i e f o f c o a s t a r t i l l e r y .

L e t ' E m A l l V o t e B u t S i x !

N e x t m o n t h t h e H o u s e o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s w i l l c o n s i d e r t h e g r a n t i n g o f n a t i o n - w i d e s u f f r a g e t o w o m e n u n d e r a u t h o r i t y o f t h e n a t i o n a l c o n s t i t u t i o n .

M o r e H u n C h i c a n e r y .

R e p o r t c o n i e s f r o m H o n o l u l u t h a t t h e G e r ­m a n c r u i s e r i n t e r n e d t h e r e r e p e a t e d r a d i o m e s s a g e s f r o m s p i e s i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s t o J a p a n , t h e o b j e c t o f w h i c h w a s t o g e t J a p a n t o l a n d f o r c e s i n M e x i c o w h i l e t h e G e r m a n s h o p e d t o i n v a d e C a n a d a . T h e r a d i o a p p a r a ­t u s h a d b e e n s e a l e d b y t h e A m e r i c a n g o v ­e r n m e n t b u t w a s b r o k e n o p e n b y t h e G e r ­m a n o f f i c e r o n t h e i n t e r n e d s h i p . W h i l e t h e m e s s a g e w a s b e i n g r e p e a t e d a b a n d w a s p l a y i n g t o d r o w n t h e s o u n d .

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T h e e d i t o r o f t h e C o p e n h a g e n P o l i t i k s a y s

t h a t B e r l i n i s a g l o o m y p l a c e . T h e r e a r e

f e w l i g h t s a n d f i r e s . S u g a r a n d f a t s a r e

v e r y s c a r c e . R u b b e r i s so s c a r c e t h a t f e w

a u t o m o b i l e s a r e s e e n a n d f e w h o r s e s e n t e r

a n d t h e h o r s e s a r e v e r y t h i n . B r e a k f a s t c o n ­

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T H E W A D S W O R T H G A S A T T A C K a n d RIO G R A N D E R A T T L E R 27 D r o p P o i s o n Bombs .

T h e w i f e of a n A m e r i c a n a r t i s t w h o was r e s i d i n g i n V e n i c e reports that the G e r m a n s have been d r o p p i n g poisoned bombs upon V e n i c e , one of w h i c h s t r u c k t h e i r house a n d n e a r l y k i l l e d a l l the occupants .

C o l . House H o p e f u l . C o l . H o u s e , the spec ia l representat ive of

P r e s i d e n t W i l s o n , r e t u r n i n g f r o m h i s v i s i t to E u r o p e , reports t h a t he is c e r t a i n t h a t the A l l i e s w i l l w i n the w a r but he also feels sure t h a t i t w i l l on ly be done by force of a r m s . H e says t h a t w h i l e the C e n t r a l P o w ­ers are i n a bad w a y , e conomica l ly , yet they are not near the b r e a k i n g po in t w h i c h can o n l y be b r o u g h t about by a r m s .

L o n d o n A i r R a i d . L o n d o n has a g a i n been bombarded by a i r

r a i d e r s . I t i s repor ted that a score or more were v i c t i m s of the r a i d .

F o o d for Thought . T h e F o o d C o m m i s s i o n has decided that a l l

r e t a i l dealers m u s t obey the r u l e s of the c o m m i s s i o n , even t h o u g h they have not ap­p l i e d for l icenses. F o o d i n most cases w i l l be labeled to show k i n d , grade, a m o u n t a n d pr ice .

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abroad to E u r o p e 500 " K n i g h t s " to a i d a n d

comfort the so ld iers there . I n order to meet th i s expense a s u m a m o u n t i n g to $3,000,000 is b e i n g ra i sed .

Great L a k e s to B e r l i n . A motor t r u c k fleet on the w a y f r o m D e ­

t r o i t to a n A t l a n t i c port , consists of 30 three ton P a c k a r d t r u c k s . T h e r e are two t a n k cars a n d one k i t c h e n car. T h e y t r a v e l at the rate of ten m i l e s per h o u r t h r o u g h m u d a n d snow. These t r u c k s - w i l l go to P e r s h i n g i n F r a n c e . T h e s e t r u c k s have s treamers , " D o n ' t back up u n t i l we get over t h e r e , " " G r e a t L a k e s to B e r l i n , " " P a c k a r d for P e r s h i n g . "

S a n i t a r y Contro l . A despatch f r o m "Washington stated re­

cent ly that the U n i t e d States P u b l i c H e a l t h Serv ice had completed arrangements to take over the s a n i t a r y contro l of the c i v i l zones around twenty - s ix of the a r m y cantonments and m o b i l i z a t i o n camps. I n protec t ing the soldiers i n camps, p r e l i m i n a r y reports f r om the officials state that the most important obstacles met w i t h are the " absence of knowledge on the part of the communi ty as to the necessity for r i g i d c o n t r o l / ' and the ' ' l a x quarantine methods of the p a s t . , '

Sh ip Output for 1918. The S h i p p i n g B o a r d estimates that A m o r

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First Games.

The first round of games i n the inter -com­pany basket -ba l l league, organized b y the 105th and 10th N e w Y o r k Regiments , were staged at the S p a r t a n b u r g Y . iVI. C. A . last Sa turday . I n the opener the S u p p l y men of the 105th completely a n n i h i l a t e d the m a ­chine gunners of the 10th b y a 25 to .13 score, wh i l e the i r mates f r om K Company took s i m i ­la r de l ight i n h u m b l i n g the 10th b y t a k i n g a w h a c k at B Company. The winners of the late eont st took the l ong end of a 25 to 16 t a l l y .

There was never any doubt about the out­come of the first game. The Supp ly men got down to business r i g h t away , p i l i n g up a subs tant ia l lead . The r a p i d fire experts f a i l ­ed to l i v e up to the i r name for a l though they had several i n d i v i d u a l stars they never showed a semblance of machine w rork. T h e y braced a l i t t l e i n the second ha l f , h o l d i n g the v i c tors 10 to 7.

I n the second contest the tale was jus t the opposite. A f t e r h a v i n g t r a i l e d i n the first h a l f 11 to 8, K braced and a ided b y the clever shooting of M o r r i s , managed to ho ld i ts leaders to 5 points ga ther ing 17 i t se l f .

B o t h games were c leanly fought . M e l v i n , the former H u d s o n R i v e r League star, offici­ated. I t is p lanned to p l a y the second round N e w Y e a r ?s D a y .

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Goals f r om f o u l — M o r r i s , 1; L i n e y , 1; M i l ­let , 1; B e d e l l , 1; K r e i s c h n e r , 1.

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Goals f r o m f o u l — F . P u t t s , 3; L a s a r d , 2; Rob inson , 1, and De l i s l e , 1.

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D r u b b e d o n t h e d o m e . B a m m e d o n t h e b e a n . T a p p e d o n t h e c o n k . B u m p e d o n t h e b e e z e r . B i f f e d o n t h e c o c o . B u s t e d o n t h e c r a n i u m . W h i f f e d ' o n t h e s k u l l . C r a c k e d o n t h e n u t . N a i l e d o n t h e k n o b . S l u g g e d i n t h e b e l f r y . L a m m e d o n t h e p e a k . D i n g e d o n t h e b r a i n - b o x .

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" T h e i r w e e k l y p a p e r d o w n a t S p a r t a n b u r g h a s a r e g u l a r g o s h a w f u l fighting n a m e . I t h a s t w o . I t ' s d o u b l e b a r r e l l e d , s u g g e s t i n g a n O . D . j o u r n a l i s t i c m e r g e r .

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" T h e W . G . A . & R. G . R. m a k e s i t s m o n a -k e r g o o d . I t p l a y s t h e p a r t , b o t h p a r t s . T h i s d o e s n ' t m e a n t h a t i t a s p h y x i a t e s t h e c a m p o r s t i n g s i t s s u b s c r i b e r s w i t h p o i s o n , m e r e l y t h a t i t s p a g e s m i r r o r a g r e a t h u s k y m u l t i t u d e o f a s s o r t e d h e - m e n , h e a l t h y a n d c h e e r f u l , g e t t i n g o n fine t o g e t h e r , c o l l e c t i v e l y l o o k i n g f o r fight a n d h o p e f u l o f finding i t p r o n t o — t h e m o r e p r o n t o t h e b e t t e r .

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" T h e y h a v e i t , a n d t h e y g e t i t w h e r e t h e y g e t s o m a n y o t h e r g o o d t h i n g s , n a m e l y , f r o m t h e C a m p W a d s w o r t h Y o u n g M e n ' s C h r i s t i a n A s s o c i a t i o n . T h e Y . M . C . A . d i r e c t s a n d t a k e s p a r t i n t h e e n t e r p r i s e .

" D o n ' t o n t h e s t r e n g t h o f t h a t j u m p a t w r o n g c o n c l u s i o n s . W e a r e b e i n g p r e t t y w e l l c u r e d t h e s e d a y s o f s o m e o f o u r p r e ­v i o u s c o n c e p t i o n s o f t h e C h r i s t i a n A s s o c i a ­t i o n ; p e r h a p s i t m i g h t b e s a i d t o t h e A s s o ­c i a t i o n ' s g l o r y t h a t s o m e o f i t s l e a d i n g s p i r i t s h a v e r e v i s e d t h e i r o w n a s w e l l . T h e W a d s ­w o r t h G a s A t t a c k , & c . , i s Y . M . C . A . i n t h e b e s t s e n s e t h a t i s , W o r l d W a r Y . M . C . A . I n n o l i m i t e d S u n d a y n i g h t s o n g s e r v i c e s e n s e i s i t Y . M . C . A . o n e b i t .

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final s t a g e o f t h e i r p r e p a r a t i o n f o r t h e i r s i z e a b l e s h a r e o f T h e J o b , w h o find o n t h e w h o l e t h a t t h e y r a t h e r e n j o y i t — d e p r i v a ­t i o n s , h a r d s h i p s a n d t h e p r o s p e c t o f g o i n g a c r o s s , e v e n t h e n o t m u c h r e m o t e r p r o s p e c t o f g o i n g O v e r t h e T o p t o r e a s o n w i t h F r i t z a t t h e b a y o n e t ' s p o i n t .

" T h e r e i s n o t h i n g s o l e m n a n d s o m b r e , n o t h i n g s e n t i m e n t a l , n o t h i n g a s o b s q u a d w r i t e r c o u l d s e i z e o n t o s h e d a p a r t i n g t e a r o f p r i n t e r ' s i n k . H e a v e n k n o w s i f t h e r e w e r e i t w o u l d b e w i l d l y o u t o f p l a c e . B u t t h e n t h e r e s o e a s i l y m i g h t b e . A n d t h e r e i s n ' t .

" A t a g l a n c e d o w n t h e s t a f f r o s t e r y o u r e c o g n i z e a t l e a s t o n e P a r k R o w n e w s p a p e r n a m e , t h a t o f P r i v a t e C h i c k D e v i n e , w h o , i n c i d e n t a l l y , w r o t e t h e b e s t v e r s e s i n t h e T h a n k s g i v i n g n u m b e r b e f o r e y o u .

" B u t t o s i n g l e o u t f a m i l i a r n a m e s i s u n ­f a i r t o a l l t h e o t h e r s . T h e w h o l e t o n e o f t h e G a s A t t a c k i s t h a t o f A l n e w s p a p e r w o r k , a n d t h e m e n w h o d i d t h e w o r k c o u l d h a r d l y h a v e d o n e b e t t e r o n f u l l t i m e a s s i g n ­m e n t s a n d s a l a r i e s .

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" ' T h e T w e n t y - s e v e n t h D i v i s i o n h a s a n e x ­c e e d i n g l y c l e a n r e c o r d . T a l k a b o u t v i c e i n t h i s d i v i s i o n i s n o n s e n s e . M o r a l l y S p a r t a n ­b u r g i s o n e o f t h e c l e a n e s t t o w n s i n t h e c o u n t r y . F u r t h e r m o r e , t h e p e r s o n n e l o f t h i s d i v i s i o n a n d t h e i r a b s o r p t i o n i n s e r i o u s t r a i n i n g h a v e c u t d i s s i p a t i o n o f a n y c h a r a c ­t e r t o a n e g l i g i b l e m i n i m u m . A c h o c o l a t e s o d a a n d a K e y s t o n e c o m e d y a r e t h e a v e r a g e s o l d i e r ' s i d e a o f a h o t t i m e i n t h e o l d t o w n t h e s e d a y s . '

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15,000,000 V O L U N T E E R S Y o u are wanted. Y O U ! Y o u are wanted now. Y o u are wanted i n an army that is do ing i m ­

mense practical service to our country and our country's soldiers.

Y o u may be above the draft age, or below it . Y o u may be a man , woman or ch i ld . N o matter. Y o u can enlist. Y o u r enlistment w i l l not take you away f rom home. It w i l l not cost you your business, nor w i l l it mean hard ­ships. It w i l l cost but One Do l la r . ' It w i l l be the B I G G E S T D O L L A R Y O U E V E R S P E N T .

Y o u are invited to become a member of the A m e r i c a n R e d Cross. T h e dues are O N E D o l l a r a year. T h a t is a l l . T h e r e are no further obl iga­tions.

J u s t t h i n k w h a t Y O U R dollar w i l l do !

15,000,000 members are wanted by Chr i s t ­mas. A b ig Christmas membership drive is on. Y o u should be i n it . Already about one-th i rd of the 15,000,000 members have joined. A n d the clues they paid are he lp ing keep some soldiers w a r m and happy.

D o this. If you are already a R e d Cross member, present some soldier w i th a m e m ­bership for Christmas. O r write to half a dozen friends and tell them that you have en­rolled them i n the R e d Cross.

N o dollar that you spend this Christmas or any other Christmas w i l l buy so m u c h as the dollar you spend to become a member of the A m e r i c a n R e d Cross.

It may save the life of someone you k n o w and love. It is sure to be put to i m m e d i ­ate practical use for some soldier. Every p e n n y p a i d i n b y ———— — members is used for m u c h needed things— bandages, comfort kits, sox, helmets, etc., w h i c h are given to the soldiers of our country.

M e n who are enlisted i n the army may e n ­list i n the R e d Cross army, too. T h e dollar they invest w i l l bear them b ig interest.

T H E S E R V I C E F L A G T h r e e e x t r a crosses have been added to the flag s h o w n above

to i n d i c a t e t h a t f o u r persons i n the household are R e d Cross members. T h e crosses are red on a w h i t e field, a n d the border i s b lue.

E v e r y home i n w h i c h there is a t least one member of the R e d Cross i s e n t i t l e d to d i s p l a y the R e d Cross Service F l a g b e a r i n g the large red cross. A d d i t i o n a l s m a l l crosses mean a d d i ­t i o n a l members i n the home.

Y o u ' l l be proud to show the R e d Cross membership flag i n your window. It is second only to a serv­ice flag.

T h i s R e d Cross F l a g is shown on this page. One should be i n every home. Every home can afford one. It shows that you are standing behind your men. Every cross means one member. Jun ior memberships for chi ldren are 25c.

E n r o l l today. E n r o l l at the Spartanburg County R e d Cross Headquarters, M a g n o l i a Street, Spartanburg, S. C , or at your local R e d Cross Headquarters.

There ' s a R e d Cross Chapter i n n e a r l y every county and town i n the country.

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