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Vol. 1 CAMP W A D S W O R T H , S P A R T A N B U R G , S. C , MarcK 2, 1918 No. 15

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He'll Lick Loliypops or Germans, i l l u s t r a t i o n by P v t . E d . N e a l , Co. M ,

106th I n f a n t r y C o v e r

Signs of Spring, i l l u s t r a t i o n by P v t . B i l l B r e c k , Co . B , 107th Inf . . 2

On the Jump at the Training School, by P v t . W a l t e r A . D a v e n p o r t , O. T . S. . . . 3

E d i t o r i a l s : Carry On, Smartly! a n d What We Want, by P v t . C h a r l e s D i v i n e , H d q t r s . S a n i t a r y S q u a d N o . 1 4

T h e I n c i n e r a t o r : A Soldier's Letter to His Sweetheart, by L i e u t . E d w a r d

Streeter , 52d F . A . B r i g a d e H d q t r s . 5

No Mexican Medals for N. Y . Guard, a l e t te r , w i t h c o m m e n t b y J . S. K 6

The ideas of Ethelburt Jellyback, Private, by C. D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

I l l u s t r a t e d by P v t . E l m e r L a u t e n , S a n i t a r y D e t a c h m e n t 108th Inf . . . . . . . . . 7

Our Almanac, by C. D 8

With the Camoufleurs of Camp, by P v t . B i l l B r e c k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

I l l u s t r a t e d w i t h photographs f r o m t h e Camouf lage S c h o o l .

Seventy-two Hours in the Trenches, by C o r p . L e s R o w l a n d , Co . L , 107th I n f . . . 10

Verses to a Mule, a poem by C. D 10

Over the Top, i l l u s t r a t i o n b y L a u t e n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

A Soldier's Diary by the Numbers, by D a n i e l J . M a h o n e y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

It Takes So Little, a poem by P v t . C o r n e l i u s V a n d e r b i l t , J r 11

On Furloughs and How to Get Them, by V . R. , Co . K , 107th Inf . . . . . . . . . . . 12

What the Signal Battalion Has Been Doing, b y L i e u t . G o r d e n I r e l a n d . . . . . . . . . . 13

Satisfaction, i l l u s t r a t i o n by L a u t e n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

News from Division Units, b e g i n n i n g o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

A Busy Day on the P. & N.f i l l u s t r a t i o n by W . E . S o u t h a l l , Co . I, 108th Inf . . 15 Saturday Morning Inspection, i n v e n t i o n by Co . F , 102nd E n g i n e e r s 16

The Daughter of His Regiment, i l l u s t r a t i o n b y P v t . D i c k J . K e n n e d y , 102nd

S u p p l y T r a i n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Illustration by K e n n e d y 18

News from the Y. M. C. A. 19

Camp Sports, ed i ted by P v t . F r e d J . A s h l e y , H d q t r s . T r o o p . 20

In Division S o c i e t y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Illustration by P v t . L a u r e n Stout , Co. E , 107th Inf . . . . 22

World Brevities, ed i ted by J . S. K . , b e g i n n i n g o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Machine Gunners Banging Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Letters to the Editor, c ont inued o n 34

"Why We Are at War," by R. E . C 34

FOOTE & DAV»ES CO., ATLANTA

GAS A T T A C K

B i l l B x e c k

S I G N S O F S P R I N G .

Again the street comes into its own as a parlor for shaving* and other niceties of the toilette. There is unlimited light and company. Clothes can be hung out on the line to dry without fear of their freezing solid. For the soldier who is wielding a razor there is unlimited advice shouted to him by his friends, together with hints on the gentle art of pulling the recalcitrant hair from one's haughty chin.

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O N T H E JUMP A T T H E TRAINING SCHOOL H o w the 0 . T. S. S t u d e n t s A r e S t r u g

g l i n g W i t h M a p s a n d M e t h o d s .

J u s t how m a n y times since your enl istment have y o u decided . that your officers were Neroesque mart inets concerned chiefly i n m a k i n g l i f e a j o l l y old Hades for pr ivates?

Y o u needn 7 t answer. I t ?s C h a r l i e S c h w a b ' s income against mine that we ; ve a l l indulged i n this m e r r y past ime w i t h more or less frequency.

A n d how many times d i d you reca l l J i m B l a n k or George Waf f us, both l ieutenants now, as pr ivates just l i k e you a r e ! A n d how m a n y times d i d you decide that i t was a l l wrong , a l l wrong . W h e r e i n d i d J i m have a n y t h i n g on you as a soldier? A n d who could deny that George was about as p u n k a rookie as ever made a shambles of squads r i g h t about?

W e l l , the next t ime your old p latoon sergeant conies over to the company to argue the supply sergeant out of a new p a i r of shoes or to get his m a i l or something, ask h i m about i t . T h i s , of course, t a k i n g i t f or granted that your o ld p latoon sergeant is a student i n the Officers ? T r a i n i n g School here i n Camp W a d s w o r t h .

I have no desire to make this an autobiography . F a r be i t f r o m me to in f l i c t upon any reader of The Gas Attack m y personal experiences. B u t i t is quite f a i r to assume that there is no profession w a r r a n t e d to make one more f a m i l i a r w i t h the business of seeing two sides to every story t h a n that of newspaper repor t ing . A n d I have chased elusive facts a l l over this glorious l a n d of ours and beyond.

Course is H a l f Over.

B u t you are a l l wrong about that officer business!

The course i n the 0 . T . S. is about h a l f completed. A l r e a d y some of the students have come to the conclusion that they l a c k a meter or so of the reach necessary to the g rabb ing of a commission. Some came upon the conclusion w i thout outside assistance. Others became acquainted w i t h the fac t second-hand.

B u t you m a y make permanent note of the fac t that about the easiest job that U n c l e Sam doles out to his able bodied nephews is that of p r i v a t e — b u c k or first c lass—under an efficient d i s c i p l i n a r i a n . O f course, you can ca l l this a l l d idac t i c b u n k and say a few more unc omplimen t a r y things about i t but t r y to take i t f r o m me ; the chap who gets his commission i n this school that M a j o r General O ' R y a n is superv is ing has accumulated something besides avoirdupois .

I n no sense because we are u l t r a proficient there in but rather because there are so m a n y

a d d i t i o n a l things on the schedule, we have passed the stage of d a i l y a l l opath ic doses of close order d r i l l .

Struggling With Maps.

W e are now s t rugg l ing w i t h m i l i t a r y maps, combat exercises, and correlated subjects. W e have learned w i t h no smal l struggle the d i f ference between enfilade and defi lade; between traverse and contour; between v e r t i ca l i n t e r v a l a n d , slope; between cover and security .

A n d we have discovered that there is just one job that is more d iscourag ing t h a n learni n g these absorb ing ly in teres t ing facts . I refer to the two-fisted job of i m p a r t i n g sa id facts . N o , you are a l l w r o n g about that officer business. I f those students i n this O. T . S. who receive commissions are ent i re ly honest w i t h themselves they are going to fare f o r t h u t t e r i n g prayers for more f e r t i l e cerebrums on w h i c h to w o r k t h a n those they presented to the officer-instructors i n Camp W a d s w o r t h .

W e have reached that stage i n the t r a i n i n g when each m a n should be able to t h i n k i n a m i l i t a r y manner. W i t h quite l og i ca l reasoni n g , the instructors have decided that i f we can not, b y th is t ime, w o r k out our own m i l i t a r y problems on the f oundat ion of I . D . R. and F . S. R . they have b u i l t beneath us, we never w i l l .

The instructors have v i r t u a l l y stepped aside. U p o n us rests our own sa lvat ion .

E n e m y Holds Spartanburg.

W e are to ld that the condit ions are thus and so—that the enemy, for instance , is i n possession of Greenv i l l e or S p a r t a n b u r g and that i t is up to us to rescue the captured towns and destroy the invaders .

Student Whooz i s is g iven command of the company. The enemy, either s t imulated or represented, has his outposts flung across the h i l l s adjacent to and border ing upon the N a t i o n a l H i g h w a y i n the direct ion of the t own he is l oo t ing . I t is Student W h o o z i s ?

business to so deploy and otherwise man ipu late his forces that the enemy's outposts w i l l be unable to per form their funct ions of securi t y and our a r m y w i l l be i n pos i t i on to occupy those heights and n a t u r a l strong points that command the captured town.

I t is then accepted as reasonable that our a r m y m a y dr ive the impudent invader back and into the sea or wherever i t m a y be convenient to place h i m .

Th is m a y or m a y not be in teres t ing to those fo lks who have no part i n the game. B u t cer ta in ly i t is f a s c i n a t i n g to those p a r t i c i p a t ing . And. i t goes to demonstrate just what the students are doing. . I t makes no difference whether , i n this or any other war , these tact ics are employed. I t is w h o l l y out of place to argue met iculous ly that th is is a war i n trenches and that open field a n d above ground man oeu vers p l a y no part there in .

A prob lem is a problem. The m a n who shows no promise of mas ter ing the simple problems g iven h i m i n the O. T . S. exhib i ts l i t t l e apt i tude for a successful mastery of the prodigious tasks that w i l l f a l l to his lot i n F r a n c e .

More Tests for Students .

W i t h i n the past two weeks we have been subjected to a second menta l research and been compelled to demonstrate that we are ent i re ly sound of w i n d , arm and leg. W e have been cal led before another psych ia t r i s t and asked numerous personal questions a l l of w h i c h tended to w r i n g f r o m us possible secrets r e g a r d i n g our menta l cohesion. W h a t was the extent of our academic education? Were we nervous? E x c i t a b l e ? I r r i t a b l e ? W h a t sort of w o r k produced our meals and cigarettes before we enlisted ? H a d i n s a n i t y occupied a prominent place i n our f a m i l y h is tory?

M o s t of us l e f t the neurologist quite conv inced that we h a d mani fes ted a sufficient number of m e n t a l abberations to w a r r a n t our immediate t rans fer to the M a t t e a w a n home guards. P e r s o n a l l y , I assured the doctor that I was not a b n o r m a l l y nervous. A t the same t ime I gnawed off a finger n a i l .

W e were then in fo rmed that each student must execute a r u n n i n g broad jump of fourteen feet, a h igh jump of four feet, a standi n g jump of seven feet s ix inches, the hundred yards dash i n fourteen seconds and a heave of the h a n d grenade of th i r ty - f i ve yards.

In Hobnailed Brogans!

D i d you ever t r y to jump fourteen feet i n hobnai led brogans and t i ght O. D . breeches? The rest of the efforts seemed easy enough. The w r i t e r of th is story was never considered seriously for a place on the O lympic teams. I never had just cause for annoyance therefor. B y Hercu lean effort I c leared the bar four feet f r o m the ground. I n a t o t a l l y unprecedented effort I hur led myse l f seven feet s ix inches through the a i r f rom a standi n g pos i t ion . B u t the fourteen feet were hard to negotiate.

There seemed to be something wrong . I r e ca l l m a k i n g a fur ious dive and l a n d i n g i n a fearsome heap f a r , f a r away. The m a r k e r announced w i t h a fine d i sp lay of scorn that m y w i l d flight amounted to ten feet two inches.

J u s t previous to this T i t a n i c effort, S t u dent B u r r e l l had cleared seventeen or t w e n t y feet w i t h o u t t a k i n g off his coat nor removi n g his hat . H e cal led me aside and to ld me that m y legs were a l l w r o n g ; that I should f o ld them up beneath me and then, when I fe l t myse l f descending, to shoot them out i n advance of m y body.

I rehearsed the f o r m u l a a f ew times and had another go at the fourteen feet. I made i t . I leaped as though bound for the hor i zon. I passed trees and m a n y tents i n m y f l ight east. M y impressions, upon l a n d i n g ,

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4 GAS A T T A C K

G A S A T T A C K

P u b l i s h e d w e e k l y by a n d f o r t h e m e n o f the T w e n t y - s e v e n t h D i v i s i o n , U . S. A . , a t C a m p Wadsworth, S p a r t a n b u r g , S. C , u n d e r the d i r e c t i o n of the C a m p W a d s w o r t h Y o u n g M e n ' s Christian Association.

Honorary Editors— Major General John F . O'Ryan. Brigadier General Charles L . Phillips. L t Colonel Franklin W. Ward. Ernest W. Leslie, Camp Y . M . C. A . Secretary.

Publication Committee— Dr. P a u l Moore Strayer. Chairman. J . S. Kingsley, Editor-in-Chief. E . W. Leslie,

Editor— Pvt. Richard E . Connell, Co. A , 102d Military Police.

Associate Editor— Pvt. Charles Divine, Headquarters Sanitary Squad No 1,

Art Editor—

Pvt. Richard J . Kennedy, 102d Supply Train .

Business Manager—

Theodore F . Elworth, Y. M . C. A .

Advertising Manager—

Regtl. Supply Sergt. Gay lord W. Elliott, 102d Ammunition Train .

Editorial Staff— Lieutenant Edward Streeter, 52d Brigade Headquarters. R a y F . J e n n e y , Y . M . C. A . Private W a l t e r A . Davenport, O. T. C. Private Fred J . Ashley, Headquarters Troop. Private Keppler A . Bisbee, 105th Field Artillery.

P R I C E , T E N C E N T S F O R T H I S I S S U E .

Address, GAS A T T A C K , Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. C.

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Contents of this Magazine Copyrighted, 1918.

C A R R Y O N ! S M A R T L Y ! Q u i t k n o c k i n g the d i v i s i o n because we h a v e n ' t got to

F r a n c e yet . Q u i t c o m p l a i n i n g because we a r e n ' t a l r e a d y on the b r i n y g o i n g t h r o u g h l i fe -boat d r i l l a n d c a s t i n g susp i c i ous glances to the offing. Q u i t p e s t e r i n g y o u r lo t w i t h f u t i l e e jacu la t i ons because y o u a r e n ' t d o i n g stand-to th i s m i n u t e i n a f ie ld i n F l a n d e r s .

T h e t ime w i l l come w h e n i t ' s good a n d r e a d y . M e a n w h i l e , be decent about i t .

D o n ' t be so u n i m a g i n a t i v e a n d f oo l i sh as the so ld ier we h e a r d the other day .

1 1 A w , we'11 never get a n y w h e r e , " he sa id . T h a t so ld ier doesn ' t k n o w quite as m u c h about r u n

n i n g th is w a r a n d th is d i v i s i o n as some of the m e n who are l o o k i n g a f ter it . ' l i e i s n ' t i n a pos i t i on , u n d o u b t e d l y , to k n o w a l l the l i t t l e deta i l s t h a t are l o c k e d u p i n the c a r d indices a n d m i n d s of the w a r chiefs at W a s h i n g t o n . M o s t p r o b a b l y there are a f e w i tems t h a t d o n ' t come to his k n o w l e d g e but w h i c h the A m e r i c a n leaders at the f r o n t e n t e r t a i n w i t h some g r a v i t y .

I t is even reasonable to suppose t h a t he i s n ' t as wise i n these matters as P r e s i d e n t W i l s o n , S e c r e t a r y B a k e r , G e n e r a l P e r s h i n g a n d some others w h o have f o l l o w e d the w a r r a t h e r c losely since the U n i t e d States w e n t i n . I t is not a w i l d f l ight of f a n c y to i m a g i n e that th i s p a r t i c u l a r so l d i e r h a s n ' t at his fingertips a l l the i n t r i c a t e d a t a on the s h i p p i n g a n d ships that w i l l c a r r y us across, a n d s i m i l a r necessary arrangements .

The desire to get to the other side is the p r o p e r l o n g i n g b y w h i c h to be a n i m a t e d . I t ' s a l l over camp, we hope, as u b i q u i t o u s as the m u d . W e ' d be a poor lot of A m e r i cans i f we d i d n ' t fee l tha t w a y about i t .

B u t here ' s the p o i n t : events are b e i n g shaped b y w i s e r men . J u s t as soon as the t ime i s r i p e f o r us to go over , w e ' l l get the w o r d to p a c k u p our k i t s a n d our sweetheart 's p i c t u r e , and we '11 go, s i n g i n g !

M e a n w h i l e , w e ' r e here. W h i l e we 're here, the t h i n g to do is to be a good so ld ier where we are. T h i s is our p e r i o d of t r i a l . The w a y to meet i t is b y p l u g g i n g ahead with , our t r a i n i n g w i t h j u s t as m u c h snap as i f we k n e w we were g o i n g to e n t r a i n t o m o r r o w .

A s a m a t t e r of fact , we are i n a p leasant place , here at C a m p W a d s w o r t h , A n d even t h o u g h we w o u l d r a t h e r be i n an unp leasant p lace over there , a n d be there, i n s t e a d of here, ye t the fa c t r emains t h a t where we are, there is more or less w a r m sunshine , there are tree-clad, h i l l s , w i n d i n g t r a n q u i l roads , a c h a r m i n g c i t y — m a n y t h i n g s to enjoy . So, l e t ' s t a k e i t as i t comes!

Y o u 're no better, t h a t y o u s h o u l d be a l r e a d y somewhere i n F r a n c e g e t t i n g a m e d a l p i n n e d on y o u b y the essembled entente generals , t h a n any of the rest of us . W e ' v e got a chest of sufficient expanse to s u p p o r t a m e d a l , too.

O u r t ime w i l l come. — C . D .

W H A T W E W A N T . W e d o n ' t k n o w h o w others m a y fee l about i t , b u t f o r

ourselves we are g e t t i n g t i r e d of ' ' c h e e r u p " le t ters . W e are g r o w i n g i n f i n i t e l y w e a r y of r e c e i v i n g let ters i n w h i c h the w r i t e r s s a y : " C h e e r u p , ladd ies . T h e w a r w i l l soon be over a n d you'11 come m a r c h i n g b a c k . "

W e d o n ' t w a n t to be cheered u p t h a t w a y . W e d o n ' t w a n t the w a r to end u n t i l the K a i s e r has been k n o c k e d out, a n d a g igant i c w r e n c h f lung in to the G e r m a n m i l i t a r y m a c h i n e r y , a n d the w o r l d made a hab i tab l e p lace f o r democrat i c f o l k to m a k e m e r r y i n .

To d i s t r a c t a t t e n t i o n f r o m the a l l - i m p o r t a n t necessity of p u t t i n g t h r o u g h these wholesome re forms , is a h a r m f u l act. T o t e l l us to cheer u p , the w a r w i l l soon be over , is not o n l y a piece of false p h i l o s o p h y but i t i s b a d b u s i ness ! N o t h i n g s h o u l d be a l l o w e d to v i t i a t e o u r efforts i n that great outdoor sport , i n w h i c h a l l good nat ions are p a r t i c i p a t i n g , c a l l e d : w a l l o p i n g the K a i s e r .

A n d so, as we sa id , we d o n ' t w a n t to be cheered u p that w a y . W e d o n ' t need i t . I t w o n ' t do a n y good to t r y to cheer us u p , because we are cheered u p . W e have suffered no r e a l h a r d s h i p s i n camp. T h e people back home have been b e n d i n g beneath the burdens of heatless, wheat ! ess, meatless, l i ght less , n ight l ess careers, but we, here i n camp, have thus f a r not been touched b y the cruelt ies of w a r . K i t c h e n pol i ce , f orsooth , is not a f o r m of entert a i n m e n t , b u t i t never w i p e d out a company of so ld iers yet . A s a m a t t e r of fact , i f we fe l t any more c h i p p e r w e ' d be s p e n d i n g our evenings f o x - t r o t t i n g across the d r i l l g rounds s i n g i n g " T h i s is the l i f e ! ' '

H e l l is p a v e d w i t h good intent ions . B u t we a r e n ' t t a k i n g t h a t r o a d to -day . U n d o u b t e d l y the f o l k s who i n sist u p o n cheer ing us u p w i t h promises of a n ear ly endi n g of the w a r are w e l l in tent i oned . B u t t h e i r v i s i o n c o u l d be i m p r o v e d . — C . D .

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A S O L D I E R ' S L E T T E R T O H I S S W E E T H E A R T .

Dere M a b l e : H o w was I to k n o w that B r o g g i n s was a

d o g ! I t takes a woman, M a b l e , to get th ings a l l

ba l l ed up. I a in t ago in to say much about this though cause the j oke was mos t ly on you . I f o rg ive y o u a n d I wont ho ld n o t h i n against you . Y o u can t e l l your fa ther a n d mother r i g h t a w a y sos they wont w o r r y any more. I hope they wont blame y o u too much for m a k i n a l l this trouble . A n that i t kasnt t h r o w n off your fathers l i v e r . Hes bad enough already.

So now when the wars over we can get m a r r i e d aga in just l i k e we was goin to. I l l have more t ime then. I guess thats a l l I w i l l have but we dont need much money cause I dont care much for luxur ies anyways . S i m ple, thats me a l l over, M a b l e .

Y o u can send back a l l your stuff that I returned an you can make me more i f you want to. I wont have much use for them now w i t h the hot weather comin on but i t m ight be a comfort to you to make em. A n you can put the p i c ture of me point i n to the flag back on the mant le piece. I guess you d idnt b u r n i t up l i k e I t o ld you to, eh M a b l e f

W e l l , M a b l e , what do you t h i n k I v e done now. Ive gone back into the a r t i l l e r y . The C a p t a i n hated to let me go. H e sa id the a r t i l l e r y Colonel was a f r i e n d of his . I guess thats w h y he finally sa id a l l r i g h t . I t wasnt that I was scared of the i n f a n t r y . I guess you k n o w that I a in t scared of a n y t h i n g that w a l k s on two legs except the measles. The a r t i l l e r y s r e a l l y more dangerous than the i n f a n t r y cause you stand i n one place so they can get a good l ine on you whi l e i n the i n f a n t r y your r u n n i n g round a l l the t ime.

Seem the C a p t a i n was so jealous of me I thought a fe l lo w i t h bra ins w o u l d have more chance over here. I t r i e d to t rans fer as an officer but the C a p t a i n sa id I better go over as a p r i v a t e and as soon as they saw w h a t k i n d of a fe l lo I was t h e y d fix me a l l r i g h t . H e seemed to wake up a l i t t l e when he saw I was goin . I m go in to put in. m y app l i ca t i on for an officer as soon as I get a chance.

I d idn ? t go b a c k to the same b a t t e r y I was i n before cause y o u l l remember that the C a p t a i n and I d idnt get a long v e r y w e l l . Couldnt seem to agree on no th in . I thought i t w o u l d be pleasanter for me an h i m to i f I went to another ba t te ry .

I t almost seemed l i k e they was w a i t i n for me cause the day a f ter I came over they h i t ched up the horses and drove the cannons out to the range. I t s k i n d of h a r d to exp la in to a g i r l l i k e you what a range is . The only

w a y I can exp la in i t is that i t a i n t no th in l i k e a range. There a i n t n o t h i n here but mountains and m o u n t a i n ears. W e can fire a l l we w a n t w i t h o u t h i t t i n n o t h i n but the mountains and once i n a wh i l e maybe one of the m o u n t a i n ears. B u t they say there so tough they dont m i n d i t a b i t . Thats a f u n n y t h i n g about a r t i l l e r y , M a b l e . The object seems to be not to h i t no th in . The day we got out here I heard the C a p t a i n say 1 ' W e l l I m g l a d were w a y out i n a place l i k e th is where we dont r u n no danger of h i t t i n n o t h i n . " A l l I sa id was " I l i k e to see a f e l l o care fu l C a p t a i n , but i f thats a l l your w o r r y i n about y o u needent have t a k e n so much t r o u b l e . " The longer I k n o w Capta ins the less I understand them.

T h i s is the r a i n y seson. The south is a wonder fu l country for wether cause everyt h i n g is d i v i d e d off so w e l l . There is three seasons. The cold seson, the hot seson and the r a i n y seson. Thats w h a t makes the place so good. A fe l lo gets a change once i n a wh i l e . I t w o u l d be a w f u l t iresome i f y o u was a lways f reez in to death, or a lways soaked or a lways b a k i n . N o w you get four months of each. I t makes a change for a fe l lo .

Theyve put me on the spec ia l de ta i l . The special de ta i l , M a b l e , is a bunch of fe l los what knows more t h a n a n y one else i n the camp. I s it on a h i l l a l l day w i t h a l i t t l e telephone i n a lunch box and take messages. T h e y got an a w f u l system of sending messages i n the a r t i l l e r y . I l l be sit t i n there t h i n k i n o f you an w a i t i n for l u n c h and somebody says " H e l l o " an I says " H e l l o " just l i k e a regular fone. A n d then they say ' ' Heres a message f r om m m m m m m m m m m . ' 1

Its a lways the same fe l lo . I dont k n o w who he is . A n d then they say " T e l l C a p t a i n m m m m m m m m m to m m m m m m m m m at once. Please r e p e a t . ; ' A n d then I repeat and whoever i t is says " N o , n o " a n d you dont here any more. I guess i ts some k i n d of a code they have. I dont bel ieve the C a p t a i n is on to i t cause y o u ought to have heard what he said the other day. I guess he was t a l k i n about the fe l lo on the other end. I never heard your fa ther do better .

I ts a w f u l dangerous w o r k cause where I sit a in t more t h a n h a l f a mi l e f r o m the shells. I f they ever put a curve on one of them i ts good n ight W i l l i e . I a in t scared of course. I just men shun ed i t sos you wouldnt w o r r y . I l l t e l l y o u more about the telephone next t ime. I m a y k n o w more about i t then mysel f .

Y o u r s t i l l they curve one B I L L .

( E . S.)

Newspaper headline Crossed t h e Dvina . ' '

And double-crossed the Russians!

The Germans Have

1 ' W h a t ' s the f irst t h i n g that turns green i n the S p r i n g ? "

1 ' Chr i s tmas j e w e l r y . ' '

" E l l a Wheeler W i l c o x Goes to the F r e n c h F r o n t ' ; — n e w s p a p e r headl ine.

Get ready, boys, f or another ba t ch of poems.

The motto on the s tat ionery of the Clevel a n d H o t e l i s : 1 ' S l e e p i n S a f e t y . ' '

H o w about a bed?

' A P P L I C A T I O N S O F W E L L - K N O W N

P L A Y S .

The Snake E o a d — T h e Gypsy T r a i l . S p a r t a n b u r g R e n t s — G o i n g U p . C leve land H o t e l — B o u g h t and P a i d F o r . Converse Co l l ege—Oh, B o y ! G o i n g to the C a p t a i n w i t h o u t the first ser

geant's permiss i on—Over the Top.

E S S A Y O N T H E J O Y A N D B E A U T Y OF

R E V E I L L E .

Chapter I.

Chapter II,.

Chapter I I I .

End o f Essay.

6 GAS A T T A C K

NO MEXICAN MEDALS FOR N. Y. GUARD Veteran of the Border Service Points Out the Injustice of

the Awarding—Letters to the Editor

E d i t o r G a s A t t a c k :

T h e most we l come news to the so ld ie rs of th is d i v i s i o n t h a t has appeared i n the c o l u m n s of the Gas A t t a c k s ince i t s i n i t i a l i ssue, was t h a t h e r a l d e d by the h e a d l i n e s of the a r t i c l e on page s ix of the l a s t n u m ber, w h i c h read , " D e c o r a t i o n for m e n w h o s e r v e d on the border . " A l l over th i s camp ve terans of the d i v i s i o n w h o w e n t t h r o u g h the t r y i n g months of t r o p i c a l heat, h u r r i canes, sand s torms a n d cold n o r t h e r s a l o n g the R i o G r a n d e , se t t l ed d o w n o n t h e i r cots to r e a d the deta i l s of the news thus h e r a l d e d a n d to c o m m e n d the W a r D e p a r t m e n t i n finally r e c o g n i z i n g th i s serv i ce .

Imag ine the d i s a p p o i n t m e n t a n d d isgust of y o u r readers , however , w h e n they found, u p o n r e a d i n g the a r t i c l e , that i t i n no way j u s t i f i e d the head l ines .

A s u p e r f i c i a l r e a d i n g of the a r t i c l e c o n t a i n i n g the W a r D e p a r t m e n t o rder showed t h a t i t s camouf laged verb iage a p p a r e n t l y made p r o v i s i o n for a l l those e n t i t l e d to r e c ogn i t i on , but c l oser a n a l y s i s showed that the d e c o r a t i o n i s N O T to be a w a r d e d to g u a r d troops . T h i s c o n c l u s i o n i s based u p o n the phraseo l ogy of the f our s u b - d i v i s i o n s of the first p a r a g r a p h of the o rder quoted, w h i c h define the condi t ions to be met before the decorat i ons c a n be a w a r d e d . T h e s e sub p a r a g r a p h s are as f o l l o w s :

" ( A ) I n M e x i c o , afloat or ashore , as m e m bers of the V e r a C r u z E x p e d i t i o n , be tween A p r i l 24, 1916, a n d F e b r u a r y 7, 1917."

T h i s means r e g u l a r s on ly , as no g u a r d troops p a r t i c i p a t e d i n the V e r a C r u z E x ped i t i on .

" ( B ) I n M e x i c o as m e m b e r s of the P u n i t i ve or o ther a u t h o r i z e d exped i t i ons be tween M a r c h 14, 1916, a n d F e b r u a r y 7, 1917."

T h i s means the same t h i n g f o r the same reason .

" ( C ) T h o s e who were a c t u a l l y present a n d p a r t i c i p a t e d i n a n engagement aga ins t M e x i c a n s be tween A p r i l 12th, 1911, a n d F e b r u a r y 7th, 1917, i n w h i c h there were cas ua l t i e s on the side of the United States troops."

It is not k n o w n w h a t u n i t s or de tachments th i s lets i n . U n d o u b t e d l y i t recognizes a n d r e w a r d s the defenders of C o l u m b u s , N . M . O n the o ther h a n d , i t is g e n e r a l l y k n o w n t h a t w h e n our d i v i s i o n a r r i v e d at M c A l l e n , T e x a s , a n d that v i c i n i t y , r e l a t i o n s be tween t h e T e x a n s a n d the M e x i c a n s i n our sector w e r e s t r a i n e d to the l i m i t . T o have s tarted " a n engagement i n w h i c h there were cas ua l t i e s on the side of the U n i t e d States t r o o p s " w o u l d have been a " c i n c h , " except for the fact that the d i v i s i o n c o m m a n d e r ,

u n f o r t u n a t e l y for us, e v i d e n t l y c ons t rued h is orders i n s u c h a w a y to c a r r y out t h e i r s p i r i t a n d avo ided a r m e d contact a n d casua l t i e s a m o n g h i s o w n m e n . T h e r e f o r e , h a n d i n h a n d w i t h the most r i gorous t r a i n i n g , i n c l u d i n g a h u n d r e d m i l e p r a c t i c e m a r c h a n d other d i v i s i o n a l exerc ises , there were e s tab l i shed s u c h r e l a t i o n s w i t h the C o n s t i t u t i o n a l forces opposi te us that the M e x i c a n forces became f r i e n d l y to s u c h a n extent that they w o u l d l i n e the b a n k to a d m i r e our so ld iers i n m a n e u v e r s , a n d they even r e t u r n e d cat t le that h a d been s t o l en s i x months before as a de l i ca te m a r k of t h e i r conf idence a n d good w i l l . A c c o r d i n g l y , i t w o u l d seem that because w e h a d not let loose at t h e m a n d i n r e t u r n suffered useless casualt ies , we are b a r r e d u n d e r the p r o v i s ions of t h i s p a r a g r a p h " C " f r o m r e c e i v i n g the d e c o r a t i o n for our se rv i ce .

A n i n t e r e s t i n g s i d e l i g h t a f fec t ing the ap p l i c a t i o n of th i s p a r a g r a p h "C" is that i f our d i v i s i o n c o m m a n d e r h a d f o u n d i t neces s a r y a n d jus t i f i ab le to have engaged a de t a c h m e n t of the M e x i c a n forces oppos ing us a n d h a d done the job i n so effective a m a n n e r that the oppos ing force was w i p e d out I comple te ly , w i t h o u t a c a s u a l t y o n our o w n side, even t h e n we w o u l d be b a r r e d f r o m the d e c o r a t i o n under the language of p a r a g r a p h " C , " because our g e n e r a l h a d not been suf f i c ient ly astute to have h a d one or more of h i s o w n m e n k i l l e d or w o u n d e d .

T h e las t s u b - p a r a g r a p h , n a m e l y " D , " p r o v ides for " those w h o were present as m e m bers of the M e x i c a n B o r d e r P a t r o l , be tween A p r i l 12, 1911, a n d F e b r u a r y 7, 1917, i n p r o x i m i t y to a n engagement be tween M e x i c a n s w h i c h r e s u l t e d i n casua l t i es a m o n g t h e i r o w n company , troop, b a t t e r y or de tachment . " It is not k n o w n w h a t forces or detachments this p a r a g r a p h covers . T a k e n i n connec t i on w i t h the p r e c e d i n g s u b - p a r a g r a p h w h i c h r e w a r d s those w h o h a d casua l t i e s w h e t h e r they were due to neglect o r not, i t w i l l be seen t h a t s u b - p a r a g r a p h " D " prov ides for the on lookers . F o r example , i f two d e t a c h ments of o u r o w n troops h a d been s ta t i oned to p revent c o n t e s t i n g M e x i c a n forces f r o m t r e s p a s s i n g or firing u p o n our t e r r i t o r y u n d e r orders to t a k e cover a n d a v o i d u n necessary casua l t i e s w h i l e p e r f o r m i n g such duty , a n d one d e t a c h m e n t h a d obeyed i t s orders a n d h a d no casua l t i es , w h i l e the o ther p e r m i t t e d t h e i r c u r i o s i t y to see the scrap to get the bet ter of t h e i r d i s c i p l i n e , the f o r m e r w o u l d not be e n t i t l e d to the decora t i o n w h i l e the l a c k of d i s c i p l i n e of the l a t ter w o u l d have w o n the d e c o r a t i o n for i t

V e r y r e s p e c t f u l l y , A V E T E R A N O F T H E M E X I C A N S E R V I C E .

T h e fac t i s that i n J u n e , 1916, the c o n d i t ions a l o n g the M e x i c a n B o r d e r w e r e c o m p l e t e l y out of h a n d . O u r border was c o n -t i n o u s l y r a i d e d by M e x i c a n b a n d i t t i . Col u m b u s a n d o ther p laces h a d been r a i d e d , A m e r i c a n s k i l l e d a n d proper ty destroyed, i n spite of the troops o n h a n d to prevent s u c h outrages .

It was u n d e r these c i r c u m s t a n c e s that the g u a r d troops of the c o u n t r y w e r e r u s h e d to the border , a n d f r o m the date of t h e i r a r r i v a l u n t i l the date of t h e i r depar ture quietness a n d peace p r e v a i l e d a l o n g the border f r o m one end to the other . It shou ld be r e m e m b e r e d t h a t i t was t h e n the a n nounced p o l i c y of our g o v e r n m e n t to a v o i d conf l ict w i t h M e x i c o . It w o u l d have been v e r y easy for troops to have c o m m i t t e d overt acts w h i c h w o u l d h a v e b r o u g h t o n w a r , i f they h a d l a c k e d d i s c i p l i n e a n d l o y a l t y to t h e i r government ' s po l i cy . T h e g u a r d troops m e a s u r e d up i n h a n d s o m e f a s h i o n to th i s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y a n d i t i s to be r e m e m b e r e d t h a t t h i s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y was f u l f i l l e d b y troops t h a t w e r e s t r a i n i n g a t the l e a s h to cross the border a n d p a c i f y the u n r u l y e lements of our n e i g h b o r i n g c o u n t r y on the S o u t h .

T h e r e a l , b i g a c c o m p l i s h m e n t to be re cog n i z e d a n d r e w a r d e d i n connec t i on w i t h the M e x i c a n d i s t u r b a n c e w a s the read iness and efficiency w i t h w h i c h the g u a r d troops r e sponded to the nat ion ' s c a l l ; not the sporad i c b u s h r o w s on e i ther s ide of the r i v e r , r e q u i r i n g s p e c i a l d e f i n i t i o n a n d v e r b i a g e to c lass i f y .

A n d t h i s has been the p o l i c y of o ther governments a n d of our o w n g o v e r n m e n t i n the past. F o r e x a m p l e : the C i v i l W a r C a m p a i g n Badge i s a w a r d e d by the government " f o r service i n the r e g u l a r or vo lunteer a r m y or i n the m i l i t i a i n the serv ice of the U n i t e d States d u r i n g the C i v i l W a r b e t w e e n A p r i l 15, 1861 a n d A p r i l 19, 1865." M a n y of the so ld iers w h o w o n a n d w o r e the C i v i l W a r C a m p a i g n B a d g e w e r e so ld ie rs for but 30 days , a n d r e c e i v e d l i t t l e o r no t r a i n i n g a n d h a d n e v e r fired a shot , even i n prac t i c e .

T h e g u a r d troops , o n the other h a n d , w h o served on the M e x i c a n border , h a d been t r a n s p o r t e d , i n most cases, f r o m v e r y d i s tant s tat ions a n d h a d p a t r o l l e d a n d h i k e d a n d h a d been t r a i n e d for m a n y w e a r y months a m i d cactus a n d desert l a n d of the R i o G r a n d e V a l l e y . T h i s was r e a l l y c a m p a i g n i n g , c a m p a i g n i n g t h a t r e s u l t e d i n the d e a t h of a n u m b e r of the m e n of th i s a n d other d i v i s i o n s of g u a r d troops . A g a i n , a se rv i ce badge w i t h r i b b o n is i s sued to officers a n d en l i s ted m e n of the r e g u l a r a r m y who v i s i t ed C u b a w i t h the A r m y of C u b a n P a c i f i c a t i o n be tween October , 1906, a n d A p r i l , 1909, d u r i n g w h i c h p e r i o d there was no fighting. W h o w o u l d not have p r e f e r r e d l i f e i n H a v a n a or o ther C u b a n c i t i es to the desolate wastes a n d terr i f i c heat of the R i o G r a n d e ?

( C o n t i n u e d on page 34)

GAS A T T A C K 7

T H E I D E A S OF E T H E L B U R T J E L L Y B A C K , P R I V A T E

XIII. On Taking Jim Mugrums to Dinner and a French

Lesson, Too

O n m y c lassi f icat ion card , f or occupation I wrote 1 1 leader of the younger society set of N e w Y o r k . " F o r sa lary , crude question that i t was, I set down this answer : " I have an independent i n c o m e . ' '

B u t , despite these evidences of a superior pos i t ion i n m y ante-bel lum days, no c a l l has yet come for me to d irect impor tant w o r k i n camp except the t e n d i n g of the inc inerator . Consequently , I have f a l l e n back on m y own devices. One of them, begun i n a s p i r i t of a l t r u i s m , has been to t r y to improve the m i n d and manners of J i m M u g r u m s , that somewhat crude f e l l ow who used to be m y corporal u n t i l he got reduced because he carr i ed me a n d m y cot out into the street one b i t t e r cold n ight .

I forgave h i m . I n v i e w of m y miss ion to u p l i f t the uncouth and smudgy-faced f e l l ow , I t r i e d to put aside a l l personal inconveniences.

I I M u g r u m s , ' ' I sa id the other evening, " I a m go ing to i n v i t e you to take d inner w i t h me t o - n i g h t . ' '

" G o ahead. I n v i t e me. See i f I care . 7 -

They Start for Dinner. So I i n v i t e d h i m to w a l k over to the Host

ess House, at the edge of camp. I to ld h i m that he should make his appearance as neat as i t was possible to influence such vague uncerta int ies .

i ' Hostess H o u s e , ' 7 I expla ined , as we w a l k e d along, " i s a b u i l d i n g erected as a meet ing place for soldiers and the ir mothers and sweethearts who come to camp to see them. I t is a d e l i g h t f u l p lace ; you should enjoy this evening immensely . W a i t a m i n ute, M u g r u m s ! D o n ' t forget to wipe the mud off your shoes. T a k e off your hat , M u g r u m s . A n d now your coat. H a n g i t here. N o w f o l l ow m e . "

I led the w a y into the eat ing room, w i t h a counter f r o m w h i c h you select the food, and many tables and chairs , p a i n t e d i n a del ic ious blue.

' ' T h i s is the c a f e t e r i a , " I expla ined . " T a k e one of these t rays and fo l l ow me to the counter. The negro w i l l hand y o u what ever food you select. M u g r u m s , you forgot a n a p k i n . T a k e one, t h e r e ! "

L o o k i n g a b i t bewi ldered , M u g r u m s d i d as I said .

They Order Eatables. " I w i l l have a b o w l of soup and two cheese

s a n d w i c h e s , " I t o ld the negro beh ind the counter.

I I G imme two o ' them barrels o ' soup, ' ' sa id M u g r u m s , " a n d about four o ' them there sandwiches w h a t E t h e l b u r t 's got his meat-hooks i n t o . "

" S t e a d y , M u g r u m s . Y o u r language is becoming sl ipshod aga in . There are other things to eat besides soup and s a n d w i c h e s . "

" Y e s , bu t I a i n ' t t a k i n ' any chances. A n ' say, Bones, put the rol lers under a couple o ' pieces of that pie a n ' s l ip 'em to me quick . Them is pies, a i n ' t they? D o n ' t go to sleep on post, e ither. Shake a leg , or I ' l l bounce this t r a y f u l o ' eats off'n your d o m e . ' '

" Y a s , suh, boss! D o n ' t s t r ike me, I ' s e a h u r r y i n ' . ' '

" M u g r u m s , " I protested, " w h e r e are your manners? T h i s is not a b u i l d i n g used to stable mules i n . F o l l o w me at o n c e . "

H e d i d as I bade, c a r r y i n g on h is t r a y enough edibles to feed a regiment in bar racks .

" L e t us s it at th is table b y the w i n d o w , near the p r e t t y cretonne c u r t a i n s . ' '

" Y o u can ' t eat the c u r t a i n s . " " A n d now, M u g r u m s , wh i l e we are d i n i n g ,

I w i l l take the oppor tun i ty to g ive you an other F r e n c h l e s s o n . "

" D o n ' t bother on m y a c c o u n t . ' ' " N o trouble at a l l , M u g r u m s . F r e n c h is

spoken i n three w a y s : w i t h the tongue, w i t h the eyes, and w i t h the shou lders . ' '

" I getcha. E i g h t shoulder—French!

Mugrums and His Soup. " N o , no, M u g r u m s . D o n ' t i n t e r r u p t me.

A n d please d o n ' t make so much noise w i t h your soup. Y o u are a t t r a c t i n g a t tent ion . F r e n c h is spoken i n three ways , as I have po inted out. B u t i n th i s lesson we w i l l only take up the first method : b y the tongue. The others are for mademoiselles over seventeen. Remove the spoon f r o m out your coffee cup. I t should a lways recl ine i n the saucer when not i n ac t ive s e r v i c e . ' '

" A w , what is th is , inspect ion m o r n i n g ? " " T h e w o r d i n F r e n c h that stands for ' I '

is ' j e . ' It is pronounced l i k e ' j u ' i n j u g , on ly w i thout the ' g . ' As i n the phrase, the l i t t l e b r o w n j u g . "

" T h e y d o n ' t use 'em any more, i c e p t i n K e n t u c k y . ' '

" T h e w o r d for y o u is i v o u s . ' I t is pronounced c v o o . ' D o n ' t put your k n i f e i n your mouth , M u g r u m s . T h a t i s n ' t be ing d o n e . "

" B u t I just done i t . F o o l e d you , E t h e l bur t , that t i m e . ' '

" T h e w o r d ' t o l o v e ' i n F r e n c h is 1 a i m e r , ' but th is is the i n f i n i t i v e f o r m of the verb and is not h a l f so impor tant as the present i n d i c a t i v e , first person s i n g u l a r . ' '

" I d i d n ' t get none o ' that on m y t r a y . ' ' More Food, and French.

" I n the first person s ingular of the present i n d i c a t i v e , you say ' j ' a i m e ' when you want to say ' I l o v e . ' "

" H o w d ' y a say.: ' I w a n t a 'nother piece o ' p i e ? ' "

" I n case you should w a n t to spec i fy the p a r t i c u l a r t h i n g or person y o u love, as sometimes happens, you place the w o r d f o r that person or t h i n g between the pronoun a n d the verb . Such a sentence w o u l d be construed, a s — M u g r u m s ! y o u ' v e k n o c k e d over the water . H o w could y ou be so c lumsy ? ' '

" T h a t comes f r o m e a t i n ' at the officers' mess so m u c h . I ' l l be more care fu l , E t h e l b u r t . "


W H A T J O N E S H A D D O N E . Presiding Genius: What is the charge

aga ins t Private Jones? Sergeant—If yer plaze, 'e's been drunk,

an' 'e's been breakin' things, an' 'e won't obey no orders. In fact, 'e's been behavin' g i n ' r a l l y as though 'e w u z the bloomin' colonel himself!-—Southern Woman's Magazine.

F O R C E O F H A B I T . Corp. L e v i : H a l t ! Who goes there? Voice in the dark—Ordnance officer. Corp.: Advance and give the discount! —

Medical Pickwick.

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M e d i c a l N o t e : ' W h e n y o u get u p i n the m o r n i n g w i t h a headache, go back to bed. F o r a cough, c o u g h u p a d o l l a r f o r our remedy . F o r a b a d cough, c ough u p t w o do l lars .

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v a r i o u s a i lments , u n t i l I h e a r d of y o u r w o n d e r f u l r e m edy. She suffers no more . G o d bless y o u !

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f r e s h , v e r y f r e s h ! 4 t h t o 9 t h , V a r i a b l e P e r i o d — S u d d e n

c h a n g e s i n w e a t h e r : s u n s h i n y , c l o u d y , f a i r , r a i n y , w i n d y , c a l m , s l e e t y , r o t t e n .

1 0 t h t o 1 9 t h , V a r i a b l e P e r i o d — S u d d e n c h a n g e s i n w e a t h e r . S u d d e n c h a n g e s i n u n d e r w e a r . B o t h u n c o m f o r t a b l e .

1 9 t h t o 3 1 s t — E p i d e m i c i n c a m p o f s t r a n g e d i s e a s e , d a n g e r o u s b e c a u s e p h y s i c i a n s a r e u n a b l e t o i s o l a t e t h e g e r m s . T h e r e a r e so m a n y o f t h e m t h a t p h y s i c i a n s c a n ' t g e t o n e a l o n e f o r a m i n u t e . D i s e a s e i n d i c a t e d b y f o l l o w i n g s y m p t o m s : t i r e d f e e l i n g , i r r i t a t i o n o f t h e i m a g i n a t i o n , l o s s o f a m b i t i o n , d i s t r e s s w h i l e w o r k i n g , e n l a r g e d d e s i r e t o l i e d o w n a n d d r e a m .

N o t e — L a s t m o n t h t h e c o m p i l e r o f t h i s a l m a n a c p r e d i c t e d b l i z z a r d s a n d s n o w . T h e w e a t h e r w a s w a r m a n d p l e a s a n t . T h e c o m p i l e r t a k e s c r e d i t f o r t h i s , f o r i f h e h a d p r o p h e s i e d p l e a s a n t w e a t h e r , t h e r e w o u l d h a v e b e e n b l i z z a r d s a n d s n o w . T h e c o m p i l e r k n o w s h o w to m a n a g e t h e s e t h i n g s .

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i n t e r e s t o n s e c u r i t y o f g o o d s d e p o s i t e d . V i o l e t s b l o o m i n t h e s p r i n g , t r a , l a . I n 1890 t h e p o p u l a t i o n o f T a n g i p a h o a . . L a . ,

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" o v e r s t o c k e d . " So ld ie r a t C a m p W a d s w o r t h protests a g a i n s t h a v i n g Wednesday a f t e r n o o n off. Same so ld ier i n Base H o s p i t a l . S p a r t a n b u r g u n d e r t a k e r s w r a n g l i n g . G e r m a n y dec lares w a r on P o r t u g a l , '16. '18 , K a i s e r h u m i l i a t e d , no c o u n t r y l e f t

to dec lare w a r on. St . L o u i s c lubhouse fire, 1914. O u r l i v e r remedy w o u l d have saved i t . 4 t h S u n d a y i n L e n t . N o t observed by K i t c h e n P o l i c e . 1st L o n d o n D a i l y , 1702. I n c i n e r a t o r i n v e n t e d , 1842. G u s t a v u s dethroned , .1809. T a m m a n y i n . A l l n i g h t l icenses g ranted . I n v e n t o r of i n c i n e r a t o r a s p h y x i a t e d by smoke, 1842. P o p u l a c e makes m e r r y . C o r s i c a so ld to F r a n c e , 1733. T o - d a y ' s proverb : I s a i a h 2 :17. T h e Ides of M a r c h . J u l i u s Caesar k i l l e d l e a v i n g the Senate , 44 B. C. Congress s t i l l d e b a t i n g cause of Caesar ' s dea th , 1918. J e w i s h f a s t day . N o t a J e w i s h h o l i d a y . Saloons c losed. S t r a i g h t l ines i n parade . Nero takes u p v i o l i n lessons, 91 A . D . R o m a n m e r c h a n t s take out i n s u r a n c e . C a r d i n a l G o t t i d ied , 1916. N a p l e s c a p i t u l a t e d , 1821. T u t , t u t ! S p r i n g begins. W o o l e n u n i f o r m s reach camp. (See wea. S t u d e n t officers look up d a t a on cost of u n i f o r m s . B a t t l e s h i p O k l a h o m a l a u n c h e d , N . J . , 1916. L e t t h i s he P a l m S u n d a y . P r o v e r b : J o b 1 :14. 1732, beg in t e a r i n g up B r o a d w a y , N e w Y o r k . 1917, s t i l l t e a r i n g up B r o a d w a y . C h i l a p a , M e x i c o , destroyed by ear thquake , 1908. Gen. H u l l t r i e d , 1814. H e t r i e d our remedies , Good F r i d a y . Good m o r n i n g , good a f t e rnoon , Q u i e t day i n camp. O n l y 2,137 new r u m o r s repor ted E a s t e r S-unday. _A11 day l o n g !

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Have Been Disguising* the Landscape.

( B y P v t . B i l l B r e c k , Co. B , 107th I n f a n t r y . )

T h i s v e r y m o d e r n w a r has been m a d e i n t r i c a t e a n d c o m p l i c a t e d by i n v e n t i v e m i n d s and ingen ious c ont r ivances . T h e s p y i n g a e r o p l a n e a n d ever-attendant camera have m a d e the s l i ghtes t m o v e m e n t of troops , the d i s p o s a l of the m i n u t e s t p a r t i c les o f ear th , the l o c a t i n g of every gun, a p r o b l e m o f p e r p e t u a l c oncea lment .

F r o m t r e n c h w a r f a r e has been b o r n the m o d e r n l i s t e n i n g a n d s n i p e r s ' posts , w i t h t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e p r o b l e m s . E v e r y w h e r e — i n " n o m a n ' s l a n d , " i n the t renches t h e m selves , and e s p e c i a l l y i n the t e r r i t o r y " t o the r e a r " — t h e r e is a p e r p e t u a l s t rugg l e to c o n c e a l a n d h ide f r o m the enemy a l l opera t ions a n d a c t i v i t i e s . I n fact , th i s bus iness has t a k e n on s u c h g i g a n t i c propor t i ons that i t has become n e c e s s a r y to t r a i n m e n espec i a l l y f o r th i s w o r k , a n d for every d i v i s i o n t o have m e n s k i l l e d i n the a r t of c o n c e a l ment a n d camouflage.

H e n c e the camouf lage c ompan ies a n d bat ta l i ons .

Been Schoo l ing f o r F i v e Weeks . F o r the past five w e e k s there has been a

school of camouflage at W a d s w o r t h , where seventy or e ighty m e n of the 27th D i v i s i o n have been g e t t i n g p r a c t i c a l exper ience i n t h e i r l a tes t b r a n c h of " l i n e " endeavor .

D e a d Horse for Sniper's Post.

U n d e r the f o r m a l d i r e c t i o n of Capt . A . W . P a l m e r , 102d E n g i n e e r s , the c lass f r o m the b e g i n n i n g has wasted no t i m e on theory a n d t h e o r e t i c a l camouf lage . A f t e r a b r i e f p r e l i m i n a r y t a l k on co lor a n d p h o t o g r a p h y ( o f w h i c h more l a t e r ) , Capt . P a l m e r i n t i m a t e d that the m e n "get busy a n d do somet h i n g . "

A n d " d o i n g s o m e t h i n g " i n t h i s case m e a n t d e s i g n i n g a n d execut ing l i s t e n i n g posts a n d

' s n i p e r s ' sh ie lds , a n d p l a c i n g the same i n p r a c t i c a l pos i t i ons b y our w e l l - k n o w n t renches .

One of the ear l i e s t mode ls w a s the s tump . T h o s e b u i l t of wood a n d w i r e a n d p l a s t e r w i t h r e a l b a r k o n the outs ide , w e r e h o l l o w a n d jus t l a rge enough f o r a man ' s head and shou lders . T h e rest of h i m r e p o s i n g i n a r o u g h " d u g - o u t " be l ow g r o u n d . I n ac tua l w a r f a r e the camouf lage s t u m p w o u l d be subs t i tu ted at n i g h t for a r e a l one as n e a r l y l i k e i t as poss ib le , a n d m o r n i n g w o u l d find the p a t i e n t w a t c h e r i n h i s p r e c a r i o u s s h e l ter n e a r enough to the enemy ' s l ines to c a t c h a w o r d n o w a n d t h e n , or s t r a y b i ts of i n f o r m a t i o n w h i c h , w h e n n i g h t c a m e he cou ld convey b a c k to h i s l ines .

T h e y Foo led the Observers. A h o l l o w stone, b u i l t of w i r e a n d paper ,

or a p l a s t e r horse , m a d e to look as dead as o n l y a dead horse c a n look, m i g h t be the she l t e r . se lected . T h e m e n of the schoo l have m a d e these t h i n g s a n d others j of a s i m i l a r n a t u r e . A l s o t h e y h a v e c a m o u - j flaged the b la tent b l a c k openings i n t o the m a c h i n e g u n emplacements , a n d t h e y have camouf laged t h e m so w e l l t h a t " o b s e r v e r s , " m o v i n g about the t renches , h a v e put t h e i r feet t h r o u g h b u r l a p a n d w i r e . W h e t h e r t h e i r r e m a r k s w e r e c o m p l i m e n t a r y or not to the s tudents a n d t h e i r w o r k , i s not on re co rd . T h e y have b u i l t field pieces f r o m stovepipe a n d beaver b o a r d a n d camouflaged the s p l e n d i d mode ls so w e l l that they defy de tec t i on u n t i l y o u s t u m b l e a n d b u m p y o u r nose o n t h e i r s h a r p edges.

I n Sergeant L . P . A m e s , Capt . P a l m e r has h a d a n i n v a l u a b l e ass i s tant . W i t h a s p l e n d i d c o l l e c t i o n of p i c t u r e s a n d p r i n t s p e r t a i n i n g to camouf lage a n d a t h o r o u g h k n o w l e d g e of i t s t e chn ique , the sergeant has eng ineered the b u i l d i n g a n d camouf lag i n g of these field p ieces a n d the b u i l d i n g a n d c a m o u f l a g i n g o f a " l i f e s ize t a n k . " A l s o , i t ' s u n f o r t u n a t e t h a t the 27th D i v i s i o n doesn ' t boast of a n aerop lane , f o r t h o u g h the " t a n k " i s s t r i c t l y i n v i s i b l e a t a shor t d i s tance a w a y i t w o u l d be a s a t i s f a c t i o n to find out h o w s u c c e s s f u l l y i t camouf laged to escape de tec t i on f r o m a n " e n e m y c a m e r a " w h e n snapped f r o m above.

B u i l d i n g K i t e s f or Cameras. H o w e v e r , a t the present w r i t i n g c a m e r a -

b e a r i n g k i t e s are b e i n g c o n s t r u c t e d at the s choo l w h i c h , by a n ingen ious c l o c k - w o r k a r r a n g e m e n t , w i l l be able to t a k e a e r i a l photographs , a n d t h u s the m e n w i l l be able to o b t a i n p i c t u r e s s i m i l a r to those t a k e n f r o m a p lane .

A n d i t is a g a i n s t t h i s a e r i a l pho tography t h a t the camouf lage m e n are w o r k i n g c o n t i n u a l l y . T h e a e r i a l c a m e r a i s p r o v i d e d w i t h s p e c i a l r a y f i l ters t h a t e l i m i n a t e ce r t a i n co lors , l e a v i n g o n the negat ive b r i l l i a n t t e l l t a l e spots of w h i t e o r b l a c k as the case m a y be.

One s c r e e n m a y e l i m i n a t e b lue , a n d s h o u l d the roof of the camouf laged t a n k , for ins tance , h a v e a p r e d o m i n a n c e of t h i s color , the n e g a t i v e w i l l show a susp i c i ous spot of w h i t e w h e r e the l u m i n o r i t y s c reen has ex t rac ted a l l b lue . O t h e r screens take

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out the reds, others the ye l l ows . There fo re i t c a n be p l a i n l y seen that w h e r e co lors have been used i n i n d i s c r e t e propor t i ons , the r e s u l t w i l l be u n f o r t u n a t e , for the enemy 's c a m e r a w i l l r e g i s t e r l i g h t o r d a r k spots w h e r e no spots s h o u l d be a n d the i n q u i s i t i v e c a m e r a w i l l probe the t e r r i t o r y w i t h d i sas t rous r e su l t s .

A fieldpiece or a m m u n i t i o n w a g o n , w h i c h to the eye has been " p a i n t e d ou t " of the landscape most success fu l ly , c a n o f ten be " p i c k e d u p " by the c a m e r a m a n above a n d i ts l o c a t i o n passed o n to the enemy w i t h u n h a p p y resu l t s to the piece or t r a i n . S h o u l d the first negat ive have a susp i c i ous spot on i ts sur face the enemy w i l l be b a c k i n a n i n c r e d i t a b l y shor t t i m e f o r another " s n a p " at the quest ioned s p o t — a n o t h e r p lane w i t h o ther cameras f i tted w i t h screens w h i c h w i l l e l i m i n a t e o ther co lors a n d l o cate f r esh por t i ons .

So a l w a y s i t i s the endeavor of the camouflage m a n to so p a i n t that w h i c h he has to s h i e l d that no large , susp i c i ous spots m a y appear o n the negat ives . It c a n e a s i l y be seen that there are depths a n d i n t r i c a c i e s to the game that c a l l out a m a n ' s most


io GAS A T T A C K

S E V E N T Y - T W O H O U R S I N T H E T R E N C H E S Thunder a n d Lightning" a n d R a i n F o r

the T h i r d B a t t a l i o n of t h e 107th.

T o the m a n w h o w r i t e s w h a t we r e a d every m o r n i n g over our l i b r a r y paste a n d coffee, the n u m b e r "30 " means q u i t t i n g t i m e — p r e s s c lub t ime . T o the m a n i n the t h i r d b a t t a l i o n of the 107th I n f a n t r y whose n a m e was not o n the s i c k r epor t the m o r n i n g of L i n c o l n ' s b i r t h d a y , the n u m b e r " 7 2 " means a lot of t h i n g s no n i ce p u b l i c a t i o n w o u l d p r i n t .

F o r the t h i r d b a t t a l i o n s h i v e r e d , s h u d dered a n d s h r i e k e d t h r o u g h 72 w e a r y hours i n the t r e n c h e s — y e p , three l ong , l o n g days a n d three l ong , l o n g n i g h t s . A n d the e le ments f o regathered a n d dec ided to g ive the boys a generous taste of a b u s y d a y a n y w h e r e i n F l a n d e r s .

It was g lo r i ous . W h a t with , p a t r o l l i n g , s t a n d i n g g u a r d a n d

" s t a n d i n g to , " the y o u n g m e n h a d quite enough to keep t h e m b u s y ; l i t t l e to do but keep t r a i n e d E n g l i s h officers f r o m c l i p p i n g b a r b e i - w i r e en tang lements a n d r u s h i n g in to the t renches , p r e v e n t i n g h e a v y eyes f r o m c l o s ing , b r i n g i n g up food for g a p i n g mouths , g o u g i n g out m u c k f r o m g r i m y bo l ts a n d b a r r e l s , w i d e n i n g defi les, l o w e r i n g parapets , p i c k i n g a n d s h o v e l l i n g out dugouts , r e p a i r i n g damage caused b y r a i n , k e e p i n g heads be l ow the top of the t renches , l o c a t i n g p laces to sleep, a d j u s t i n g m a s k s for f ake gas a t t a c k s , s t u m b l i n g t h r o u g h N o M a n ' s l a n d for reasons u n k n o w n to the m e n , a n d s q u e l c h i n g g r u m b l e r s .

D u r i n g the n i g h t the m e n w o r k e d l i k e T r o j a n s , c e r t a i n t h a t the t h e o r e t i c a l e n e m y w o u l d be u n a b l e to observe w h a t i m p r o v e ments a n d a l t e r a t i o n s w e r e b e i n g made . D u r i n g the d a y the m e n w e r e p r i v i l e g e d to s leep, but p r e f e r r e d to a m b l e f r o m bay to b a y to exchange y a r n s . T h e o n l y t i m e the m e n f e l l as leep w a s w h e n someone a t t e m p t e d to prove the v a l u e of s u c h t r a i n i n g .

The Setting-Up Exerc i ses . S e t t i n g up exerc ises cons i s ted of a d j u s t i n g

a n d r e m o v i n g gas m a s k s at t i m e s w h i c h seemed most i n a p p r o p r i a t e . A s l e e p or a w a k e , i d l e or busy , m e n m o m e n t a r i l y expected the gongs a n d c r i e s w h i c h meant a l l eged gas was on i ts w a y over the fields.

One c l e v e r y o u t h , s t r e t c h e d a l o n g a fire step, h i s h e a d covered w i t h a b l a n k e t , p a i d no heed to the gas a l a r m . W h e n h i s corp o r a l i n q u i r e d w h y he h a d not put o n h is m a s k the so ld i e r r e p l i e d :

" I cover m y h e a d w i t ' de b l a n k e t — s a m e t ' i n g , same t ' i n g . "

It was l i k e S u n d a y on the f a r m u n t i l T h u r s d a y even ing , w h e n a h a l f a dozen v i o lent e l e c t r i c a l s t o rms w e r e b l o w n up f r o m as m a n y d i rec t i ons to a po in t i n the heavens d i r e c t l y over the heads of the w a r r i n g forces. It seemed a n e te rn i ty , d i d the d u r a t i o n of that a e r i a l siege.

W h a n g ! W h a n g ! went a c lap of t h u n d e r . T h e n

came to a s m a l l force of s o l d i e r s - i n - t h e -m a k i n g the r e a l i z a t i o n of w h a t the i n a u g u r a t i o n of a E u r o p e a n confl ict i s l i k e . L i g h t n i n g f lashed, snapped, sput tered a n d z ipped across those h i l l s , e x p o s i n g to b o t h our troops a n d the enemy the dep lorab le c o n d i t i ons of the fields a n d t renches .

H u d d l e d i n those b a r r e n s l i t s i n the ear th , a l r e a d y t r a n s f o r m e d in to r o a r i n g s t reams , were f o rms that r e s e m b l e d m e n . Oceans of co ld r a i n f e l l upon a n d r o l l e d off t h e i r water- logged hats and t h e i r ponchos. N o t a m a n dared move a m u s c l e lest he shou ld p e r m i t the r a i n to get beneath h i s r u b b e r pro tec t i on .

A l l about t h e m huge r o c k s s l i p p e d f r o m t h e i r sockets i n the e a r t h a n d c r u n c h e d d o w n in to the t renches . Y / a l l s , fire p i t s , a n d a m m u n i t i o n n i ches , unab le to w i t h s t a n d the t o r rents , c r u m b l e d a n d f e l l . D r a i n a g e d i t ches overf lowed, a l l o w i n g vas t quant i t i es of w a t e r to cut new paths over the g r o u n d a n d t u m b l e over the tops of the w a l l s in to the bays o c cup ied by the m e n . Dugouts were made untenab le .

B - z - z - z - z - z — z i p ! came a flash f r o m the ominous s k y .

Somebody became about as p o p u l a r as w a r by a t t e m p t i n g to t e l l a f u n n y s tory .

C l a n g ! C l a n g ! C l a n g ! C l a n g , c l a n g , c l a n g , — a n d the m e n k n e w

a gas a t t a c k h a d been l a u n c h e d . It was u n a n i m o u s l y dec ided that that was no t i m e for a gas a t tack . B u t every m a s k was s l i p ped on i n 5 flat. A n d i t w a s observed that those m a s k s w e r e i n a n u m b e r of cases put on over s m i l i n g faces . N o s e c l ips w e r e i n some ins tances s l i p p e d in to mouths , but that m a t t e r e d n o t — t h e m a s k s w e r e on.

T h e s t o r m i n c r e a s e d i n f e roc i ty . T h e r e was n o t h i n g to do but s t a n d a n d t h i n k — no use q u o t i n g t h o u g h t s ; th i s i s for p u b l i c a t i o n . T h e n the s t o r m abated .

A n d a body of m e n w h o m u s t h a v e h a d u m b r e l l a s began to i m i t a t e the s t o r m by open ing fire f r o m a t r e n c h across the brook , w h i c h b y t h i s t i m e h a d qua l i f i ed as one of the G r e a t L a k e s .

P a m , p a m , p a m , a n d the bat t le was on. Forces i n the f r ont l i n e r e t u r n e d the fire w i t h a c l i c k , c l i c k , c l i c k . R e i n f o r c e m e n t s f r o m the reserve t renches donned t h e i r water w i n g s a n d s w a m in to the a i d of the first l i n e . Of course, the t h i r d b a t t a l i o n t r i u m p h e d . ( E d i t o r ' s N o t e : T h e Inte l l i gence Officer te l l s us, however , t h a t the T h i r d B a t t a l i o n was most dec idedly outmanoeuver -ed by the opposit ion. )

A busy n i g h t was T h u r s d a y n ight . B u t at d a w n the s k y c l eared a n d the s u n came f o r t h i n a l l i t s g l o r y to h e a l the i l l s of a m i s e r a b l e lot of m e n .

C O R P O R A L L E S R O W L A N D , Co. L , 107th Inf.

V E R S E S T O A M U L E .

I 'd l i k e to s i n g the v i r t u e s of a mule , b r o w n , b la ck , or g r a y ;

T o p a i n t h i s p e r s o n a l i t y i n qui te a p l e a s i n g w a y ,

B u t J i m dec lares a mule ' s b e n e a t h s u c h eloquent respect ,

A n d , s a y i n g w h i c h , h i s d i c t i on ' s m o r e e m p h a t i c t h a n correct .

A m u l e - s k i n n e r is J i m , a n d o h ! y o u ought to see h i m d r i v e :

T h e whee l e r s b a l k a n d , s t a t u e - l i k e , they s c a r c e l y seem a l i v e ;

T h e l eaders s e m i - c i r c l e ' t i l they prance at J i m m y ' s feet,

A n d J i m m y leaps p o l i t e l y up to t ender t h e m h i s seat.

A m u l e is n o t h i n g b e a u t i f u l ; no h y m n or w o r k of a r t .

It's J i m ' s be l ie f he's o n l y ears a n d hoofs, w i t h o u t a hear t ,

U n k e m p t , a shaggy a n i m a l , w h o shies at e v e r y shack ,

W h o a l w a y s w a i t s h i s chance a n d k i c k s y o u jus t be l ow the back .

N o w , o n l y beasts c a n sweat , they say, f or g e n t l e m e n persp i re ,

B u t b less the t u g g i n g m u l e s t h a t p u l l y o u r auto f r o m the m i r e .

' T i s t rue , b y consc ience t h e y object to b a c k i n g w h e r e they s t a n d —

That ' s no t a v i c i o u s h a b i t i n a m i l i t a r y l a n d .

O h , he's the brute w h o lugs y o u r heavy r a t ions to the door,

T h e brute w h o labors , h a u l i n g , f r o m the q u a r t e r m a s t e r ' s store ,

T h e one w h o s tumbles t h r o u g h the m u d and a l w a y s finds h i s feet,

W i t h loads of h a y a n d wood a n d coa l and c l o t h i n g , bread , a n d meat .

H e l ooks at y o u as i f h i s sou l l a y s l e e p i n g i n h i s eyes,

H e p lods the roads as i f the w o r l d for h i m h e l d no s u r p r i s e ,

H e p u l l s the combat wagons over ru t s as h i g h as trees ,

H e w a l l o w s w h e r e the o thers s h r i n k a n d d i r t i e s up h is knees .

So t a l k to h i m more gent ly , J i m , th i s h o m e l y beast of t o i l ,

F o r he's the o n l y one can s w i m t h r o u g h C a r o l i n a s o i l ;

A n d t u c k h i m safe i n bed at n ight and k i s s h i m on the c h e e k —

A n d maybe , t h e n , h e ' l i never k i c k y o u more t h a n once a week .

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A S O L D I E R ' S D I A R Y B Y T H E N U M B E R S .

A s t o n i s h i n g S t a t i s t i c s R e v e a l e d I n T h i s Interest ing 1 a n d I n t i m a t e

R e c o r d .

On March 25, 1918, we will be in the service 31.536,000 seconds, during which time we have wandered so far that we are now 1,-631,817 steps in quick time, from New York, and 1,359,848 steps in double time.

While on furloughs I have spent in train fare $69.42, and in street car fare, $1.75, besides a nickel which they overlooked.

I received exactly 421 epistles, containing 46,310 words, and in these words 277,863 letters, while I have sent out 763 letters containing 231,892 words m a k i n g 1,855,136 letters, using eleven bottles of ink or 7,712 drops.

I received from the tobacco club 61 packs of Bull Durham. Each pack containing more or less, 90,031 particles of tobacco, thereby receiving 5,491,891 particles in all, of which I wasted 3,263,432 grains by roUing my own, also blistering my fingers in the process.

I have listened to 450,863 notes from bugle calls, of which, 321.632 were unnecessary, being either drill, fatigue or first calls.

Have used up 43,206 beans of coffee in consuming 1,081 cups, enough to fill a tank 54 inches in perimeter shaped like an irregular icosahedronparalellopipeddodeeahedromazate-

raleinorthodizaxtrous, and pretty deep. The ashes from my pipe for like period, i f

used on Ash Wednesday, would cover a spot about the size of 50 mils at 15 inches, on 256,843 foreheads.

Have covered 72 miles walking back and forth to the showers and to other nearby points.

Helped carry from the trains 3,600 black i r o n cots which should have been painted white, so as to be lighter.

Have spread no rumors, but hear that the war is not going to end this week.

Have seen myself in the mirror 2,421 times, enough to craze an ordinary observer.

Never turned down an offer to be a lieutenant.

Brushing m y clothes, I have worn two inches from a whistbroom containing 321 straws, thereby consuming 624 inches of :Straw, not counting the 84 inches used to clean my pipe nor the twelve inches from •my tooth brush.

Have eaten eight dollars' worth of eggs, for breakfast, about thirty eggs in all.

I have often tried to count the stars while on guard, but before I ever got to 400, the disturbing relief came around.

Have seven sweethearts and passed the sanity test twice.

Listened to " C a l l to Quarters'' now for the 212th time, and will fall asleep. Perhaps in the morning I will let you in on the secret of how many atoms of air, fresh and foul, "that I breathe during my slumber.

Yours in waste, D A N I E L J . M A H O N E Y .

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I t takes so l i t t l e to m a k e us g l a d , J u s t a cheer ing c lasp of a f r i e n d l y h a n d ,

• J u s t a w o r d f r o m one w h o can u n d e r s t a n d ; A n d we finish the task we l o n g h a d p l a n n e d ,

A n d we lose the doubt , a n d the f e a r we h a d — So l i t t l e i t takes to m a k e us g l a d .

— C o r n e l i u s V a n d e r b i l t , J r . , 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 .

1 2 GAS A T T A C K

On Furloughs and How to Get Them A n Exeges i s B y A n E x p e r t , W h o Re

veals the Secret Techn ique ,

W h y are s o m a n y m e n g r u m b l i n g over t h e i r h a r d l u c k i n not g e t t i n g f u r l o u g h s ? J u s t as t h o u g h f u r l o u g h s were i m p o s s i b l e t h i n g s to o b t a i n ! O n l y y e s t e r d a y four m e n came u p to me at d i f ferent t i m e s a n d each s a i d p r a c t i c a l l y the same t h i n g .

" W h a t do y o u k n o w about t h a t ? " " A b o u t w h a t ? " i a s k e d p o l i t e l y each t i m e . " W h y , T o m , D i c k a n d H a r r y w e n t off l a s t

n i g h t on t en -day f u r l o u g h s ! I 'm w i l l i n g to bet one p ie a n d a b a g of doughnuts t h a t none of t h e m h a d a respec tab le excuse. Y e guns a n d l i t t l e p i s t o l s ! I w i s h I h a d the n e r v e those f e l l ows h a d . W h y , i f I don ' t deserve a f u r l o u g h m o r e t h a n t h a t w h o l e b u n c h put together , 111 eat m y i s s u e d u n d e r s h i r t ! "

P o o r f e l l ows . It is f o r t h e i r benefit a n d the benefit of a l l m e n l i k e t h e m t h a t I w r i t e th i s a r t i c l e .

E a s y — W h e n Y o u K n o w H o w . T h e s i m p l e s t t h i n g i n the w o r l d is to get

a f u r l o u g h . T h e r e are a h u n d r e d a n d one reasons w h y y o u shou ld , a n d ought, to h a v e a f u r l o u g h ; i t i s jus t a q u e s t i o n of d e c i d i n g w h i c h r e a s o n y o u w a n t to g ive a n d t h e n k n o w i n g h o w to g ive i t .

S i c k parents a n d d y i n g w i v e s are a b i t d r a s t i c a n d s h o u l d be h e l d i n reserve but how about th i s i f y o u are a b a c h e l o r ? :

C a m p W a d s w o r t h , S. C. F e b r u a r y 23rd, 1918.

F r o m : P v t . K a n I. B e a t i t . T o : C. O. Co. X , 1048th U . S. Inf. S u b j e c t : A p p l i c a t i o n for F u r l o u g h . 1. I request a t e n - d a y f u r l o u g h f r o m

J a n . 1st, 1920, ( a l w a y s a p p l y w e l l i n advance i n o r d e r to a l l o w the A d j u t a n t a n d C o l o n e l p l e n t y of t i m e i n w h i c h to m a k e out a n d s i g n y o u r papers ) to J a n . 9th , 1920, bo th days i n c l u s i v e , to v i s i t N e w Y o r k .

2. M y reasons for m a k i n g t h i s request i s to enab le me to m a k e a h i t w i t h a n aged g r a n d m o t h e r about to m a k e h e r l as t w i l l a n d tes tament .

3. M y aunt l i v e s i n H a r l e m , poor t h i n g ! 4. I a m s e r v i n g i n m y first, a n d I hope,

last e n l i s t m e n t . 5. M y a u n t i s p a s s i o n a t e l y f o n d of on i on

a n d cheese s a l a d . 6. I have suff ic ient funds to enable me

to r e a c h N e w Y o r k , w h e r e I k n o w some one w h o w i l l l e n d me e n o u g h to get b a c k on .

7. A n y t h i n g I can do for y o u i n the Big-C i t y ?

K A N I. B E A T I T .

M a k e out t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n i n t r i p l i c a t e a n d h a n d i t to y o u r T o p Sergeant . T h e n prepare f o r a h a s t y depar ture . )

F o r m for M a r r i e d M e n . F o r m a r r i e d m e n I w o u l d suggest the f o l

l o w i n g , f our teen copies of w h i c h s h o u l d be made out a n d passed a r o u n d to the C o l o n e l a n d h i s staff :

C a m p W a d s w o r t h , S. C. F e b r u a r y 23rd, 1918.

F r o m : C p l . W i l l U . K o m a c r o s s . T o : C. O. Co. G , 1048 XL S. Inf. S u b j e c t : F u r l o u g h . 1. I request a t e n - d a y f u r l o u g h f r o m J u n e

11 t h to J u n e 20th, both days i n c l u s i v e , w i t h p e r m i s s i o n to v i s i t the H o t e l M a n h a t t a n , J a c k ' s , C h u r c h i l l ' s a n d R e i s e n w e b e r ' s .

2. M y reasons for m a k i n g th i s request is to enable me to t r a n s a c t exceed ing ly i m p o r tant bus iness w i t h m y wi fe ' s f a ther , w h o is too o ld to m a k e the t r i p S o u t h .

3. M a r y i s a per fec t queen. She used to be t h i r d f r o m the end i n " M i s s 1948."

4. I hope to b r i n g M a r y b a c k w i t h me a n d w i l l i n t r o d u c e y o u to h e r t h e n — i f y o u w i l l l end me fifty d o l l a r s .

5. I have n e v e r a s k e d y o u for m o n e y be fore.

6. M a r y w r i t e s t h a t she t h i n k s y o u m u s t be a per fect dear .

H o p i n g t h a t y o u are , I a m , W I L L U . K O M A C R O S S .

It i s a l l v e r y s i m p l e , i s n ' t i t ? T h e r e i s , h o w e v e r , a n o t h e r qui te d i f ferent

w a y of o b t a i n i n g a f u r l o u g h , but i t n e c e s s i tates c o n s i d e r a b l e t e chn ique a n d s h o u l d be used s p a r i n g l y .

H e r e is the s t o r y of w h a t happened the first t i m e I s a w i t w o r k e d .

The Fox B i t t e n D u m m y . T h e r e w a s a m a n i n our c o m p a n y who

h a d a co ld . One day he became s u d d e n l y speechless . H e r e p o r t e d at S i c k C a l l a n d was r u s h e d to the i n f i r m a r y . H e r e he was e x a m i n e d but the doctors cou ld find n o t h i n g w r o n g w i t h h i s t h r o a t o r s p e a k i n g a p p a r a tus . T h e f o l l o w i n g day the m a n was s t i l l speechless .

S i x doctors took the m a t t e r up i n a ser ious way . T h e y m a d e a n o t h e r e x a m i n a t i o n , filed 43 repor ts of 26 pages each w i t h the S u r g e o n G e n e r a l a n d r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t the m a n p a i n t h i s feet w i t h i od ine . S t i l l there a p peared no change i n the man ' s c o n d i t i o n .

T h e n e x t d a y t e n doctors at the Base - H o s p i t a l h e l d a c o n s u l t a t i o n , made out 51 1-2 repor ts i n t r i p l i c a t e a n d r e c o m m e n d e d O. D . p i l l s .

E v e n a l l of t h i s w a s of no he lp . T h e m a n c o u l d not be m a d e to speak. H e became w o r r i e d . H e l o o k e d s cared . T h e fo l lowing-day, w h i l e b e i n g e x a m i n e d b y a n o t h e r board , he s n a t c h e d a p iece of paper , n e r v o u s l y took a p e n c i l a n d w r o t e t h i s pa the t i c a p p e a l :

" F o r God 's sake , send m e to a s p e c i a l i s t . "

T h e Doctors Gasped. T h e m e d i c i n e m e n gasped. T h e y l o o k e d

a t each o ther i n a m a z e m e n t . A n d t h e n i n a chorus they a n s w e r e d :

" W e never thought o f t h a : . T h e v e r y t h i n g . "

So they i s sued the m a n a t h i r t y - d a y f u r l o u g h to go to N e w Y o r k a n d be t r e a t e d by a spec ia l i s t .

I w e n t as f a r as the S p a r t a n b u r g s ta t i on w i t h the poor f e l l o w to get h i s t i c k e t f o r h i m a n d see h i m sa fe ly o n the t r a i n .

J u s t before he got o n the t r a i n , a y o u n g a n d c h a r m i n g g i r l s tepped in to the car he was to occupy.

H e nudged me, j u m p e d onto the p l a t f o r m a n d jus t as the t r a i n was p u l l i n g out of the s ta t i on , l o o k e d b a c k a n d d i s t i n c t l y s t a t e d :

" G e e ! W h a t a p e a c h ! " — V . R .

Co. K , 107th Inf.

F O R T H E W E L F A R E O F N E W Y O R K E R S ,

Gov. Whitman Appoints Board of Officers to Help Men in Service.

Gov. W h i t m a n has appo in ted a board of officers c o n s i s t i n g of L t . C o l . C. J . A h e r n , L t . C o l . G . W . B u r l e i g h , M a j o r J . N . C o n n o l l y , C a p t a i n R o b e r t S a u n d e r s , C a p t a i n G e r a l d S t r a t t o n , M a j o r E d w i n W . M o o r e , officer i n charge , f or the purpose of d o i n g e v e r y t h i n g poss ib le for the w e l f a r e o f ' the m e n f r o m the State of N e w Y o r k i n F e d e r a l m i l i t a r y serv i ce .

T h r o u g h the c o u r t e s y of C o l o n e l J . H o l l i s W e l l s , c o m m a n d i n g S e v e n t y - f i r s t R e g i m e n t , N . Y . G. , t h i s board has secured quarters i n the 71st R e g i m e n t A r m o r y , 33d s treet a n d P a r k avenue , a n d w i l l be ac corded every as s i s tance b y br igade a n d r e g i m e n t a l officers at t h a t post. T h e b o a r d is des i rous of h a v i n g i t k n o w n to a l l so ld iers of the 27th D i v i s i o n t h a t w h e n e v e r t h e y a r e i n N e w Y o r k C i t y t h e y w i l l be w e l c o m e d at the board 's headquar ters at the above address a n d a n y ass i s tance or he lp w h i c h m a y be r e q u i r e d w i l l be f u r n i s h e d u p o n a p p l i c a t i o n .

It i s the purpose of t h i s b o a r d to do e v e r y t h i n g w i t h i n i t s p o w e r to f u r t h e r the best in te res t s of the officers a n d m e n of the 27th D i v i s i o n , a n d i t i s hoped t h a t i t s s e rv i ces m a y be of use a n d benefit to t h e m .

T h e b o a r d is a n x i o u s to r e c e i v e suggest ions as to a n y t h i n g t h a t c a n be done f o r the w e l f a r e of those at C a m p W a d s w o r t h .

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102nd F i e l d S i g n a l B a t t a l i o n . Our h i s t o r y has been m o v i n g r a p i d l y i n

the last s i x weeks . Capt . H e r b e r t L . W a t s o n w a s deta i led on J a n u a r y 4 th as s tudent i n T e c h n i c a l L i a i s o n at the S i g n a l Schoo l at C a m p S a m u e l F . B . M o r s e , L e o n . S p r i n g s , T e x a s , a n d h a v i n g finished the course, r e t u r n e d on F e b r u a r y 4th , to leave at once for the ten days w h i c h he dec lared was cust o m a r y a f ter every school . W e h e a r d l i t t l e of L i a i s o n f r o m h i m , but m u c h about the p leasant a r r a n g e m e n t as to leave. A l t h o u g h a bachelor , he r e m a r k s i n the t e l e g r a m req u e s t i n g the u s u a l five days ' extens ion .

" M o r e f a m i l y i n two new a p a r t m e n t s . " W e are a w a i t i n g f u r t h e r news a n d h i s r e t u r n w i t h u n u s u a l a n x i e t y . S h o u l d the T e l e g r a p h Co. t e l l us " m o r e " s h o u l d be " m o v e / 9 a n d " t w o " read " t o , " we w i l l be s tar t l ed .

On J a n u a r y 6th , 1st L i e u t s . Jerome D . S u l l i v a n , L e w i s H . D e B a u n a n d F r e d e r i c k M . Steeves left for H o b o k e n u n d e r orders to be prepared for "p ro l onged field serv i ce . " A t e l e g r a m a n n o u n c i n g mother ' s death on T u e s d a y a n d s igned Sudes i s the o n l y w o r d we have h a d of t h e m s i n c e ; but t h a t shows the good resu l t s of code a n d c ipher w o r k i n our o w n mids t .

A t T r a i n i n g School .

M . 8. E . R o n a l d , S. W i s h a r t a n d 1st Class Sergeants W i l b u r D . A n d r e w s , V e r n o n G. C l u t e , J o h n B . F o w l e r , Otto C. H a l l , W i l l i a m B . T e r r y , C larence T u n a a n d C h a r l e s H . W i l s h u s e n were de ta i l ed to the S i g n a l Officers ' T r a i n i n g C a m p at L e o n S p r i n g s , a n d after severa l weeks w o r k w r i t e t h a t the hours are l ong , food same as everywhere , a n d weather r e m i n i s c e n t of November , 1916. W e w i s h t h e m , as w e l l as our 27th D i v i s i o n O. T . C. d e t a i l , s i l v e r bars at l e a s t T h i s last group consisted of 1st C lass Sergeants P a u l Z. B u r r e l l , E'. E . D e W o l f , Sergeant George L . E'agle, Corpora l s C h a r l e s E . L a n c h a n t i n a n d W i l l i a m J . T h o m p s o n . S ince they changed t h e i r hat cords they 've not been a r o u n d even for pay d a y ; w h i c h w o u l d seem to suggest some l i t t l e a c t i v i t y beneath t h e i r s n o w y canvas.

T h e y a l l chose the A r t i l l e r y , out of comp l i m e n t to our ne ighbors to the w e s t w a r d — a n d f requent ly w i n d w a r d — i n our present locat ion , M . S. E , F r a n k C. D a v e r n sent to l e a r n more about r a d i o at C a m p Meade , a n d C o r p o r a l C e c i l H . J o h n s o n l e a r n i n g photogr a p h y (by w a y of K . P . w h e n last h e a r d f r om) at F t . S i l l , O k l a h o m a , complete our Detached Serv i ce l i s t , for the moment .

2nd L i e u t . S h e r m a n A . Geer , promoted on J a n u a r y 17th, 1913, f r o m Sergeant i n t h i s

B a t t a l i o n , has h a p p i l y been ass igned to us for duty . H e i s the first of h i s r a n k the B a t t a l i o n has ever h a d ; a n d we l i k e the sample , as m u c h s ince h i s step up as before.

R a d i o Service i n A r t i l l e r y .

T h e B a t t a l i o n s ince F e b r u a r y 6th has m a i n t a i n e d r a d i o serv ice for the A r t i l l e r y by three s tat ions at the T a r g e t R a n g e , Campobe l lo a n d t h i s C a m p ; a n d despite occas i ona l i n q u i r i e s for some one's leave or goat or w h a t not, a n d not too i n f r e q u e n t j a m m i n g s by the w e l l - m e a n t but m i s d i r e c t ed efforts of the r a d i o students of our L i a i s o n Schools , r e cent ly t u r n e d loose on the u n s u s p e c t i n g a i r , c o m m u n i c a t i o n has been ex t reme ly sa t i s fac tory a n d serviceable . A s i n Texas , the o ld wire less does come i n h a n d y w h e n roads , t r a i n s a n d w i r e s a l l f a i l .

Mess Sergeant A l b e r t B . B r u s h a b e r a n d P r i v a t e Stanley EL H u b b a r d have been t r a n s ferred as P r i v a t e s to the Q. M . Corps , N a t i o n a l A r m y ; a n d are , we hope, r e a l i z i n g a l l the good they a n t i c i p a t e d , for themselves and the service . P v t . W i l l i a m C o l l i n s was

t r a n s f e r r e d on F e b r u a r y 10th to the S u p p l i e s D i v i s i o n , A r m y T r a n s p o r t Serv i ce , a n d left at once for N e w Y o r k , " o n the G o v t , " as ordered. H e seemed pre t ty m u c h at sea as to h i s new dut ies , but under took the first j o u r n e y w i t h commendable r e s i g n a t i o n .

T h e Second Sess ion of the L i a i s o n Depar t ment , 27th D i v i s i o n Schoo l of the L i n e , closed on F e b r u a r y 15th, a n d the b e t t i n g is even on a t h i r d session, or some a t tent i on to our own m u c h neglected companies . T e n S i g n a l Classes , under the i n s t r u c t i o n of our first graduates , but w i t h schedules w e e k l y f r o m the D i r e c t o r , L i a i s o n School , were organ ized under G. 0 . N o . 6, J a n u a r y 10, 1918, a n d have been v i s i t e d by L i e u t , S m i t h , F . A . M . , S g t G r a n d , F . A . M . , and B a t t a l i o n Officers, so t h a t they are p r o g r e s s i n g most earnest ly . Recent S u n d a y newspaper pic tures a n d l i t t l e i t ems i n the d a i l y w a r news tend to b r i n g more a n d more in to c o m m o n knowledge the i m p o r t a n c e of the abso lute ly unbreakab le s i g n a l l i n g a b i l i t y w h i c h the


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ews From Division Units D I V I S I O N H E A D Q U A R T E R S TROOP.

T h r e e promot i ons were announced d u r i n g the past week. C o r p o r a l E d d i e Cobb is now S u p p l y Sergeant i n place of T o m C r a w f o r d , who has been t r a n s f e r r e d to the 40th E n g i neers ; E r n e s t P a i n t e r has been appo inted c o rpora l a n d put i n charge of the automobi le m e n , w h i l e Bob W h i t e rece ived h i s two s tr ipes a n d is now a c t i n g as troop bayonet i n s t r u c t o r .

P r i v a t e C r u g e r is s t i l l a d v i s i n g the boys j u s t w h e r e they w i l l be nex t week. H i s m e r i t s have been noted a n d he is now a char ter member of the Stable P o l i c e R i d i n g C l u b .

H o w a r d S t a r k is a c t i n g c o rpora l of h i s tent . W i t h M a t t h e w P i v o r o t t o , one of our latest r i v a l s on one s ide , a n d George S t e r n -berger on the other , he i s w e l l s u p p l i e d w i t h a l l the essent ials of a perfect to i le t . A h , there , H o w a r d ! W a t c h y o u r step.

A u g i e Scarboro , one of " D a r i n g D i s p a t c h R i d e r s , " i s k e e p i n g the m a i l o r d e r l y busy these days w i t h m i s s i v e s f r o m Rosebank , S ta ten I s l a n d . T h e personne l office w i l l k i n d l y secure a good secre tary for h i m .

P r i v a t e M e y e r was amazed to hear f r o m C h a r l i e W a r d t h a t J o h n B u n n y is n o w w i t h B a r n u m a n d B a i l e y . W a k e up, M e y e r , or they w i l l be i n c l u d i n g y o u i n t h e i r p a r t y , too.

L e s t e r H u n t has been r e h e a r s i n g i n h i s tent h i s p a r t i n the d i v i s i o n show. H e i s expected to m a k e a b i g h i t as the S l e e p i n g B e a u t y .

W a l t e r B e t t k e r has j o i n e d the r a n k s of the compulsory a l l o ters . M a y o r H y l a n p l a y e d the nas ty t r i c k on h i m i n a shor t but danger ous l i t t l e ceremony w h i l e our W a l t e r w a s N o r t h on f u r l o u g h . Is i t t rue , W a l t e r , t h a t she bel ieved y o u was a g reat b i g , s t r o n g f i reman?

O F F I C E R S ' D U T I E S .

F i r s t L i e u t . C h a r l e s P . Loeser , 107th I n f a n t r y , has been de ta i l ed to d u t y i n connec t i o n w i t h s e c u r i n g a lease of l a n d f o r a camp s i te for a c o m p a n y i n i n f a n t r y , near G o w a n s v i l l e .

P r i v a t e R o l l i n C. W i l c o x , C o m p a n y B , 105th M a c h i n e G u n B a t t a l i o n , i s de ta i l ed to s p e c i a l d u t y i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h the c o n s t r u c t i o n of a b u i l d i n g for t r e n c h m o r t a r i n s t r u c t i o n .

M a j o r s L . F . S h e r r y a n d W a l t e r L . B e l l , 102nd A m m u n i t i o n T r a i n , a re r e l i e v e d f r o m duty i n the office of the d i v i s i o n inspector .

In a d d i t i o n to t h e i r o ther dut ies , L i e u t . C o l . J a m e s C. M c L e e r a n d Capt . J a m e s C. M a c l i n , 102nd A m m u n i t i o n T r a i n , are det a i l e d to duty i n the office of the d i v i s i o n inspec tor , and w i l l be des ignated to inspec t p r o p e r t y h a v i n g i n v i e w i ts c o n d e m n a t i o n .

H D Q R T S CO. 105TH F I E L D A R T I L L E R Y .

H a v i n g bat t l ed w i t h hos t i l e e lements for two m o n t h s at the a r t i l l e r y range , up i n D a r k Corners , we r e t u r n e d to C a m p W a d s w o r t h for a p e r i o d of rest .

Some of us left for the h i l l s e a r l y last November , a n d the changes i n the camp r a t h e r confounded us. W e v i e w e d w i t h not a l i t t l e apprehens ion , such comforts as elect r i c l i g h t s , tent floors, w a l l s , a n d , most w e l come of a l l , ho t water shower baths .

F l e t c h e r , self -confessed ex- jockey , pers is ts i n d e n y i n g t h a t he was t h r o w n by a horse t h a t w a s s t a n d i n g per fec t ly s t i l l at the t ime .

F r a n k D a v i s w a i l s , " W h o ever h e a r d of H e a d q u a r t e r s C o m p a n y d o i n g R e g i m e n t a l G u a r d ? " P o o r F r a n k has h a d two tours i n five days , a n d hopeless ly v i ews the u n p r o m i s i n g prospects of more soon to f o l l ow .

Red - thatched J a c k F r a n k e i s a c t i n g Topper w h i l e R a y M i l l a r i s s o j o u r n i n g at the O. T . C.

A v e l S i l v e r m a n , a l i a s H o g a n , has been the r e c i p i e n t of a series of te legrams. What , i s i t , M a c , another f u r l o u g h ?

W o n d e r i f M a x S t i c k e r ' s g i r l , J e a n , s t i l l uses Y. M . C. A . paper to convey to M a x her e n d e a r i n g phrases?

T w o M a z d a l a m p s f a i l e d to a n s w e r r o l l c a l l i n E d d i e O ' B r i e n ' s tent the other n i g h t . H a v i n g notched t h e m for i d e n t i f i c a t i o n , the doughty E d w a r d fe lt q u i t e confident t h a t he cou ld recover the bulbs . H e finally d i d succeed i n m a k i n g the Sergeants d isgorge one. Oby is sure that they are c o n c e a l i n g the o ther one. W h a t w o u l d y o u g ive , E d d i e , for our knowledge on the subject?

O u r b a l l tossers are p r a c t i c i n g every day. T h e y chal lenge a n y company , or r e g i m e n t a l t eam to cross bats w i t h t h e m .

A l l h a i l to our band . Once the bane of our existence, we n o w p o i n t to t h e m w i t h pr ide .

C o r p o r a l S. E . C h a s i n .

SPRING- G A R D E N I N G .

T h e 102cl E n g i n e e r s have spaded a n d r a k e d the p a r k w a y be tween the officers' tents a n d the r e g i m e n t a l street . T h e r e g i m e n t a l g a r d e n e r has s o w n oats i n the space. H e says t h e y w i l l m a k e a p r e t t y spring-l a w n , a n d a f ter the g r a i n is cut the l a n d m a y be s o w n i n r e g u l a r l a w n grass .

Officers of the h o s p i t a l t r a i n , be tween the eng ineers ' camp a n d the base h o s p i t a l , s owed oats i n f ront of t h e i r tents las t f a l l , a n d i t is s h o w i n g up v e r y p r e t t y now.

T h e engineers a n d the h o s p i t a l officers l ed i n landscape g a r d e n i n g las t s u m m e r a n d f a l l , a n d they are t a k i n g a n e a r l y s tart for th i s year .

C O M P A N Y A , 102ND S U P P L Y T R A I N .

It i s be l ieved by a l l t h a t " H u m p t y -D u m p t y " L o n g l a y has got to r i d h i m s e l f of the r h e u m a t i s m before he can cons ider h i m self capable of b e a t i n g " O l d M a n " M a c -Go w a n i n the 100 y a r d s .

O u r handsome Sgt . M a j o r " C u p i e , " f o r m e r l y of t h i s company , was at Converse C o l lege T u e s d a y even ing , a n d not k n o w i n g w h a t to do w i t h h i s hat , w h i l e the S t a r Spang led B a n n e r was b e i n g p layed , he h u n g i t on h i s h i p . L o n g l a y , w h o was there , too, was i n the same fix, so he p u t h i s i n h i s pocket, a n d stood at a t t e n t i o n .

Our Sgt., " B a b y H i p p o " S m i t h , has r e t u r n e d f r o m f u r l o u g h , r a t h e r w e a k i n the knees, but s t i l l game, a f ter v i s i t i n g N e w Y o r k , Connec t i cut , a n d las t but not least, D a n v i l l e , P a . H e c l a i m s t h a t the D e l a y , L i n g e r a n d W a i t R . R . , i s a d isappoint ing-l i n e , as the conductor took, up a l l h i s mi leage t i c k e t , m a i n t a i n i n g he took up two seats. B e t t e r reduce or g ive up t r a v e l i n g , J i m .

Corp . T o m S h a r k e y , after v i s i t i n g L o n g I s l a n d C a m p s , decided to be t r a n s f e r r e d to the N a t i o n a l A r m y , as a M a j o r . W e t h i n k t h a t the new s t r ipes a n d the cute l i t t l e des i g n has demented h i m . I f the boss is to g ive y o u a n y money , T o m , a n d y o u can ' t use i t a l l , j u s t c a l l on the squad De L u x e , they are good.

E n g i n e e r O ' B r i e n , w h i l e at d r i l l the other m o r n i n g , got h i s a r m caught a r o u n d h i s neck (the c o m m a n d was r i g h t shoulder a r m s ) a n d i t i s s a i d t h a t he w o u l d have choked to death were i t not for the t i m e l y a r r i v a l of " H u m p t y - D u m p t y " L o n g l a y .

C o r p . Pe ters , who h a d to go on g u a r d , was sent to the k i t c h e n to chop wood for the cook. H e s a i d t h a t they d i d n ' t do i t t h a t w a y d o w n on the B o r d e r .

" B e n n y " N ies l o s s , our a s p i r a n t y o u n g officer, has decided that a c o m m i s s i o n i n the g r o u n d forces w o u l d not g ive enough chance to r i se , so he expects to t r y for the S i g n a l Corps , as a n a v i a t o r . Go easy, B e n n y , y o u m u s t w a l k before y o u can fly.

C A V A L R Y M E N A G A I N .

Capt . G r a h a m Y o u n g s , of the 105th M a ch ine G u n B a t t a l i o n ; Capt . H o w a r d C o w -p e r t h w a i t e , a d j u t a n t of the t r a i n s a n d m i l i t a r y po l i ce , a n d Capt . R i d g e l e y N i c h o l a s , of Co. B , m i l i t a r y po l i ce , have been t r a n s f e r r e d to a new n a t i o n a l a r m y r e g i m e n t of c a v a l r y that is b e i n g o r g a n i z e d at Doug las , A r i z . T h e y left c a m p las t week.

T h e s e cap ta ins were f o r m e r l y officers i n o ld S q u a d r o n A , N e w Y o r k c a v a l r y , a n d they are d e l i g h t e d to get b a c k in to that b r a n c h of the serv i ce , a l t h o u g h they r e gre t ted v e r y m u c h to be separated from, t h e i r m a n y f r i ends here .

GAS A T T A C K I S

A B U S Y D A Y O N T H E P. & N .

1 0 5 T H F I E L D A R T I L L E R Y . B a t t e r y " A . "

T h e r e is a disease (or aff l iction) i n our r a n k s , k n o w n as " R e v e i l l e feet." H o w about t h i s , B i l l i e B.? S h a l l we get y o u a r o l l i n g •chair or crutches? Or , do y o u need both?

C o r p o r a l Cadduo believes i n " r e s t for the w e a r y , " a n d i f anyone were to ask us, he i s some "cot p u n i s h e r . " H e is also p a r t i c u l a r as to who m a k e s use of same i n h i s ab sence. D i d someone say the C o r p o r a l was exempt f r o m g u a r d d u t y ?

P r i v a t e D i a c k was re cent ly on K . P . , a n d we u n d e r s t a n d he ate h i s w a y out of the k i t c h e n , a n d rece ived h i s d i p l o m a as a dis penser of a r m y food. C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s , D i a c k .

B a t t e r y ' ' B . "

Mess Sgt. W i n t e r l i n g , o therwise k n o w n as the B e a n a n d H o m i n y k i n g , is s t i l l on the job. W e hope beans a n d h o m i n y are soon scratched off the l i s t .

T h e g u n crews of B B a t t e r y , as u s u a l , have equaled t h e i r h i g h s t a n d a r d of effic iency , at the recent prac t i ce at the range. These boys are to be c ongra tu la ted on t h e i r s p l e n d i d s h o w i n g .

T h e greatest de l ight t h a t our m e c h a n i c K u s t n e r gets, is t a k i n g o u r " t i n l i z z i e " apart . B u t , we m u s t h a n d i t to you , George, y o u are there. I f y o u don't bel ieve i t , ask the C a p t a i n .

Battery " C . "

T h e boys are g lad to get down in to the T o r r i d zone once more, after be ing i n " c o l d s torage" for so l ong . Don ' t b lame y o u , fe l l ows , as we a l l feel t h a t w a y about i t .

P r i v a t e E d w a r d H u n t , p o p u l a r l y k n o w n as " M i s s , " i s on a ten -day f u r l o u g h to " l i t t l e o ld N e w Y o r k . " H a v e a good t ime , " M i s s , " but don ' t m a k e a n y " m i s s " steps.

P r i v a t e George E d w a r d s is once more back w i t h the " b u n c h , " a f ter b e i n g i n the Base H o s p i t a l for a m o n t h . We are indeed

g lad to have y o u w i t h us a g a i n , George, as we have missed y o u r s m i l i n g countenance.

P r i v a t e Mebus is confined to quarters w i t h a f r a c t u r e d a n k l e . W e w i s h h i m a speedy recovery , as he i s expected to p l a y a b i g p a r t i n c a p t u r i n g the K a i s e r . S n a p out of i t , H a r r y .

W h e n i t comes to p u t t i n g d o w n cement floors, C o r p o r a l " B i l l " has t h e m a l l beat. Consequent ly we have a b r a n d new k i t c h e n

| floor. W e are a tr i f le w o r r i e d , however , as j we are i n doubt as to w h e t h e r the C o r p o r a l I i s a member of the U n i o n . E n l i g h t e n us , | B i l l .

B a t t e r y " D . " P r i v a t e Gass s t i l l i n s i s t s on b e i n g t r a n s

f e r red to the M o u n t e d B a l l o o n Squad . Good l u c k to y o u , " B r i l l i a n c e . "

P r i v a t e Owens i s a m o n g the recent n e w l y -weds. H e l i k e s the a r m y l i f e , but w a n t s to get back to the B r o n x a n d " h o n " as soon as possible . W e feel s o r r y for y o u , Owens,

| a n d y o u have our s y m p a t h y , j F i r s t Sergeant W i l s o n i s s t i l l out i n the ' e a r l y m o r n i n g w i t h h i s t i n w h i s t l e , a n d h i s f a m i l i a r s a y i n g " Y o u ' r e out of l u c k . " B y the w a y , Sergeant , how about the A s h e v i l l e boots?

B a t t e r y D has a b r a n d new sher i f f i n P r i v a t e O l i v e r . T h e y say the K e y s t o n e people have a few jobs left , so go to i t , O l i v e r .

B a t t e r y " F . " P r i v a t e M u r p h y w o u l d l i k e to k n o w w h o

a p p r o p r i a t e d h i s shoes d o w n at the shower bath? I t was h i s first t r i p there i n three months , a n d therefore a g a l a event for h i m , but someone h a d to s p o i l h i s p a r t y .

G a l l a g h e r a n d R e d m o n d are s t i l l b e i n g pestered by* the " m o v i e " m e n . T h e r e i s no ge t t ing out of i t , f e l lows , gen ius i s recogn i z e d everywhere .

W h a t we w o u l d l i k e to k n o w is w h o stole O ' R e i l l y ' s p i c ture . W e are w o r k i n g o u r " t h i n k e r " r e a l h a r d . D o y o u suppose t h a t N o r a has i t ?

Sergeant L o u g h e e d , of M o n t e C a r l o fame, is broke t h i s m o n t h , the first t i m e s ince '98. D o n ' t gr ieve over i t , t h o u g h , as the o l d boat is j a m m e d w i t h passengers t h i s t r i p .

H a s anyone s o m e t h i n g to suggest that w o u l d get " S m i l i n g S a m " F i t z p a t r i c k out to reve i l l e ? I f y o u have , j u s t pass i t a l ong , as we w o u l d l i k e to solve t h i s m i g h t y prob lem.

S u p p l y Company.

W i l l the g e n t l e m a n w h o a p p r o p r i a t e d 15-j a r s of j a m f r o m o u r k i t c h e n one r a i n y

n i g h t las t week be k i n d enough to i n v i t e us to h i s p a r t y ? W e l i k e par t i es , a n d we also l i k e j a m , so be a good fe l l ow a n d come across w i t h a n i n v i t a t i o n .

" F u r l o u g h S e r g e a n t " V a l l e a u i s expected b a c k f r o m h i s f u r l o u g h i n the i m m e d i a t e fu ture . A s two t r a i n s are b e i n g r u n dai ly* we expect M c C a f f e r t y w i l l be on the o ther one.

W e are g l a d to note two new faces m our r a n k s at r eve i l l e , a n d w h i l e i t m a y a p pear a l i t t l e s t range for these two to greet the e a r l y m o r n i n g w i t h a s m i l e , they w i l l get accustomed to i t e v e n t u a l l y , we hope.

W e are k e e p i n g our eyes a n d ears open these days , a n d note t h a t the " m a i l t w i n s / ' B o r s t a n d B r a n d l e i n , are r e c e i v i n g t h e i r m a i l r e g u l a r l y . Some of us are g e t t i n g jealous, but we promise to do n o t h i n g r a s h .

Sergeant M c G u i r e announces the r e t u r n of cobbler D e S imone , w h i c h is l ooked for w a r d to w i t h a great dea l of p leasure b y Sergeant M c A r o n i . C o l . De S i m o n e w a s captured i n the m u d at D a r k C o r n e r s recent ly .

G A S A T T A C K

102D E N G I N E E R S , H D Q R T S . CO.

A f t e r a n absence of about t h i r t y days , D a n Gleason has once more j o i n e d the 5th squad, the c ream of the company.

B i l l G a r c i a , a f ter g e t t i n g a f u r l o u g h , borr o w e d a sergeant 's s h i r t to go home w i t h . B u t t h e r e ' l l be some w i l d p a r a d i n g home i n that s h i r t .

A f t e r su f fer ing a week, H o w a r d T u r n e r , a n i n m a t e of S q u a d N o . 1, k n o w n as the d i z z y squad , finally r e t u r n e d to h i s spec ia l d e t a i l . H e was affected w i t h ab d u l u n g a d a of the so lar p lexus .

D u r i n g the spare moments before a n d after the d a i l y ca l l s , a l m o s t h a l f the company can be f ound i n S q u a d N o . 5's tent l i s t e n i n g to T o m B r a c k e n ' s A e o l i n V o c a t i on . A f t e r r e t u r n i n g f r o m h i s f u r l o u g h , he brought some snappy songs w i t h h i m , most of w h i c h are the present h i t s i n the b i g c i ty , espec ia l ly the " S t a c k of B a r l e y . "

P . J . C a r d a r e l l i has once more s tar ted on h i s m u s i c a l detour. B i g p a r t y d o w n the t o w n a n d P e t i e d i d some p l a y i n g .

E 'x-squad leader F r a n c i s P . F i n n e g a n can often be seen d i v i n g up for seconds. God was l i b e r a l w h e n i t came h i s w a y i n don a t i n g feet—for he got a p o r t i o n of C a r d a -r e l l i ' s .

M c G i n t y is h o p i n g t h a t capta ins are once more changed, so he can gather h i m s e l f together a n d go up for seconds on the fur loughs .

W h e n e v e r y o u see Joe C a r e y t e l l h i m — " L a s t S u n d a y some one stole the c o n t r i b u t i o n b o x ; " he has never been the same since.

C h r i s N e w m a n , another one of the d izzy first, has lost 20 pounds s ince he r e t u r n e d f r o m h i s f u r l o u g h — w o r r y i n g about seconds.

102D T R E N C H M O R T A R B A T T E R Y .

A bat tery r u n n i n g c lub has been es tab l i sh ed a n d our able C o r p o r a l , George B e n n e t t , i s chie f i n s t r u c t o r , w i t h P e r s i m m o n E b b i n g -haus ass i s tant i n s t r u c t o r . E v e r y morning-a f ter r eve i l l e , Corp . B e n n e t t b lows the famous w h i s t l e , a n d the athletes f a l l i n , but a l l the response he gets to i t i s poor A l , w h o i s t r y i n g to reduce we ight .

P r i v a t e Joe M a l o n e i s g e t t i n g a l l r eady for h i s expected f u r l o u g h . H e has a l i s t of places a l l mapped out on a r e g u l a r schedule , w i t h N e w b u r g h i n the lead .

P r i v a t e A l f o n s u s B r o n z e r t expects a t r a n s fer to the canteen : he is s m o k i n g c igarettes , now, a n d figures l ie won ' t have to buy t h e m w h e n he gets the job.

P r i v a t e M i n n i c k is s p o r t i n g a new speci m e n of the w i l d s of S o u t h C a r o l i n a . W h i l e out on a wood d e t a i l , J o h n n y r a n across a tree l i z a r d . N o w he takes h i m to bed w i t h h i m at n i g h t , but to P r i v a t e B r a n d t ' s d i s comfort , the l i z a r d takes h i s m o r n i n g w a l k before reve i l l e b lows, a n d w a l k s a l l over B r a n d t ' s face. It w i l l d e l i g h t our hearts i f we • w a k e up. some. m o r n i n g , a n d find M r . L i z a r d A . W . O. L .

P r i v a t e T o m M a l o n e is . s t i l l w r i t i n g those 27-page l e t t e r s ; the on ly w a y we can figure is t h a t l ie w r i t e s . a b o u t the who le squad. -

' P r i v a t e M . B r a n d t .

S A T U R D A Y M O R N I N G I N S P E C T I O N or

A PRIVATE'S DREAM.

Devised and Patented by

" T H E NATIONAL COT-BENDERS'

SYNDICATE."

A t las t a l ong - f e l t w a n t has been s u p p l i e d , a n d no l onger does S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g h o l d a n y t e r r o r s . F o r the be la ted " b u c k " w h o took the 10 o ' c lock P . & N . t r a i n to c a m p o n F r i d a y n i g h t th i s i s a Godsend .

T h e equ ipment cons is ts of the f o l l o w i n g : 4 bal loons , 1 cap p i s t o l , 4 caps, 1 t on a n d a h a l f a n c h o r , 1,500 feet of h a u s e r rope (at least 3 inches t h i c k ) , 1 F o r d h o r n , 30 feet of e l e c t r i c w i r e , a flashlight ba t te ry , 1 r u d der, 3 s k y r o c k e t s (1 red , 1 w h i t e , a n d 1 b l u e ) , (Hurrah! ) , 1 box w i t h the fo l lowing-e q u i p m e n t : Ordnance , h a l f dozen h a n d grenades , 1 copy of the Gas Attack, 1 O. D . u m b r e l l a , a n d a pack of " C a m e l s . "

H o w to operate : O n F r i d a y n i g h t in f late the f our ba l loons to a pressure of 15 pounds w i t h a b i cy c l e p u m p , m a k i n g sure to drop the a n c h o r be forehand . P o s t not i ce f or those c o m i n g i n late not to s t u m b l e over anchors as they m i g h t d i s connect s a m e a n d find t h e i r f r i ends up by the c e i l i n g i n the m o r n i n g . B e sure to go over cot t h o r o u g h l y a n d see that a l l m a c h i n e r y is p r o p e r l y o i l ed a n d i n good w o r k i n g order .

A t first c a l l S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g , p u l l up a n c h o r ; the c o r p o r a l leads , a n d the rest t a k e t h e ; a i r a c c o r d i n g to t h e i r l e n g t h of serv i ce , n a v i g a t i n g the c o m p a n y street at least once. W h e n h o v e r i n g over h i s r i g h t spot, the g a l l a n t so ld i e r i m m e d i a t e l y d r a w s h i s cap p i s t o l a n d a f ter l o a d i n g same,- p r o ceeds to deflate the f our ba l loons b y s h e l l fire, a n d drops into p lace , a l r e a d y for r o l l c a l l , c a l i s t h e n i c s , i n s p e c t i o n , mess a n d w h a t ever o ther p u n i s h m e n t a c o u r t - m a r t i a l m a y decide.

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Its ef f ic iency does no t end here . W h y send a so ld i e r 35 m i l e s to a r i f l e range w h e n h i s m a r k s m a n s h i p can be developed r i g h t i n camp. E v e r y S a t u r d a y he gets four shots at the ba l l oon , w h i c h means 16 a m o n t h a n d about 100 i n s i x months . If he h i t s 75 out of a h u n d r e d , he i s d o i n g good a n d is e n t i t l e d to a m e d a l , as i t i s v e r y h a r d to h i t a n y t h i n g w i t h a cap p i s t o l .

E x t r a p r e c a u t i o n s : If by a n y chance the cot s h o u l d ascend to a n a l t i t u d e of 3,500 feet or more , w i t h d r a w ro cke t s a n d l i g h t t h e m , first the r e d , t h e n the w h i t e , a n d the blue,, s h o w i n g that a n A m e r i c a n is i n d i s t r e s s ; he w i l l t h e n rece ive a i d f r o m one of our S e r v i c e S ta t i ons , open d a y a n d n i g h t . If they don't see h i m , w e guarantee a d i s c h a r g e a n d a squad to c a r r y the r e m a i n s to N e w Y o r k .

C O . F , 102ND E N G I N E E R S .

A N Y B U C K P R I V A T E . A f e l l e r used ter p i k e a w a y , A f t e r l a b o r i n ' a l l the day , A n ' s t ragg le i n t e r Joe ' s Cafe T o r o l l der bones ter see w h o ' d pay.

A f e l l e r h a d no " b o s s ! "

It sure was l i f e w i t h o u t the g a l l T o W a l k the D o g a r o u n ' t h ' H a l l W i t ' L i z z i e , at t h ' M i l k m a n ' s B a l l , W e n w o r r y h a d no s h o w a ' t a l l .

A f e l l e r bore no c r o s s !

T h e n some g u y s tar ts th i s dog-gone w a r , A n ' n o w i t ' s peace we ' re fightin' for. N o t f r o m t h ' f ear of b lood a n ' g o r e — B u t ' cause the de ta i l s are a bore .

A f e l l e r ' s a t a l o s s !

F r o m r e v e i l l e to ole re t rea t , T h ' topper w a n d e r s d o w n t h ' street , W h i l e de ta i l ed m e n jus ' shake t h e i r feet, T h e i r hear ts c r y out w i d f e a r f u l beat :

" M y God! -—the A l b a t r o s s ! " B . E . B . ,

Co. D , 104th M ; . G. B ' n . -

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5 4 T H P I O N E E R I N F A N T R Y , H D Q R T S . CO.

O u r company street w o u l d be a g r a n d s ight i f fire c a l l was sounded about m i d n i g h t . T h e " p a j a m a c lub , " w i t h quarters i n the N . C. S. T e n t , affords a c ong lomerat i on of colors. D a n n y i n h i s " B a b y B l u e , " Stonew a l l i n h i s " H y a c i n t h , " a n d J o h n the J u n k m a n i n h i s O. D . , not f o r g e t t i n g " S t a t i s t i c a l " i n h i s d a s h i n g green.

W e are blessed w i t h a new cook. H e is a cook " w h a t a m . " K e e p up the good w o r k , J o h n . C h i e f Webs ter i s now the Horse ' s N e c k (Stab le ) Sergeant ; they k n e w somet h i n g w h e n they h a n d e d the job to the I n d i a n .

C o r p o r a l A d a r e a n d M u s i c i a n D a v i s are on f u r l o u g h . W e t r u s t they w i l l f o l l ow our a d v i ce a n d stay a w a y f r o m the m i n i s t e r .

A l k a l i Ike h a d sa l ty oatmeal for breakfast. M o t t o : Get on the mess - l ine w h e n the w h i s t l e b lows.

I say, E i t e l : T a k e y o u r h a t off i n the mess h a l l . W h e n are y o u g o i n g to have t h a t f i rs t horse -back r i d e ? Good l u c k to y o u , " B o o - H u n k . " H o p e they don ' t g ive y o u a m u l e .

W h a t are y o u l a u g h i n g at , " V e b b e r ; " no m o n k e y bus iness w i t h the cards . I lose v o n d o l l a r more , den I close up. N e v e r m i n d B a e h r , " P o p D i e t z " has M u r p h y h y p n o t i z e d , but he can ' t s l i p i t over on you . H o w about i t , E d d i e ? R i c k e t y — R a m — .

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s to Sergeant R o s e n t h a l better k n o w n as " R o s e y . " W e hope y o u keep up the good record set by y o u r predecessor. H o w about a new h a t c o r d , b lue , s ize 6%?

Sergeant M c C a h i l l , n o w " A c t i n g T o p p e r , " has ga ined p o p u l a r i t y w i t h the m e n . Go to i t , " J i m e s , " we are a l l w i t h y o u .

W e are honored w i t h the week-end v i s i t s of our w o r t h y comrades, Sgt. M a j o r G i n n a n d F i r s t Sergeant Cobbett , f r o m the O. T . C. W e are a l w a y s g l a d to welcome a n y f o rmer members of our company at a l l t imes .

N E W I N S T R U C T O R S .

T h e f o l l o w i n g have been d e t a i l e d as a s s i s t ant i n s t r u c t o r s i n bayonet fighting a n d p h y s i c a l t r a i n i n g , d i v i s i o n s choo l of the l i n e .

Second L i e u t . A . H . R e i n e r t , 106th I n f a n t r y .

Sergt . W i l l i a m M c C a r t h y , C o m p a n y H , 107th I n f a n t r y .

Sergt . C. B a l c h , 102d T r e n c h M o r t a r B a t tery .

Sergt . C. H o r s t m a n , H e a d q u a r t e r s C o m pany , 105th I n f a n t r y .

Sergt . J . Sabo , C o m p a n y I, 105th I n f a n t r y . C o r p . H . L i d d e l l , H e a d q u a r t e r s C o m p a n y ,

106th I n f a n t r y . Sergt . H . E . F r e d e r i c k s o n , C o m p a n y C,

106th I n f a n t r y . C o r p . H . L . F l y n n , C o m p a n y F , 107th I n

f a n t r y . C o r p . P . C a r e y , C o m p a n y I, 107th I n f a n

t r y . C o r p . G . N . D u P r e , B a t t e r y B , 104th F i e l d

A r t i l l e r y .

The Daughter of His Regiment.

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

N o t to be outdone by the other companies , we too, have a b rand -new F i r s t L i e u t e n a n t . O u r h e a r t i e s t c ongra tu la t i ons to . L i e u t . Kooschea , a n d we are a l l i n back of h i m to the drop of the h a t !

" P o p " F i s h e r a n d V o l k e o t s t r a y e d a w a y the las t n i g h t i n the trenches a n d were rounded up as pr i soners by the enemy. M a y b e the H u n s won ' t le t y o u off w i t h as l i g h t a sentence as wood a n d w a t e r d e t a i l , so l ook out w h e n we get " over t h e r e , " boys !

" T r a m " T h o m a s has a g a i n s tar ted the r o u n d of S p a r t a n b u r g society. T h e q u a r a n t i n e was p r e t t y h a r d on good- looking corpora ls , w a s n ' t i t " T r a m , " but w h a t w i l l the l i t t l e g i r l i n T u c s o n say?

F r e d B r o w n got h i s f u r l o u g h a n d a r r i v e d back at camp i n t i m e to enjoy our 72 h o u r s v i s i t to the trenches . L o t s d i f ferent t h a n those l i t t l e t r i p s to Poughkeeps ie t h a t we h e a r d about, n 'est ce pas, F r e d ?

S o m e t h i n g i s w r o n g w i t h o u r Topper , Sergeant F l o y d . A 48-hour pass for h i m is u n u s u a l , but he m u s t have deserved i t , w h e n we take i n t o c ons idera t i on the appearance of t h a t n ice n e w overcoat a f ter the t r e n c h es. I t ' s a l w a y s h a r d the first s i x years i n the A r m y , i s n ' t i t Sergt?

One t h i n g a f ter another . O u t of the trenches a n d up to the range . I t ' s a great l i f e .

O l d " E c k y " K i n h a d us peaved about gas i n the trenches , b u t we 're used to y o u r " g a s " now, o ld m a n .

O u r ath le tes are busy m e n these days t r y i n g the " h u n d r e d " i n 14 m i n u t e s a n d the broad j u m p s . Some do i t a n d some don ' t ; t r y i t before a S u n d a y d i n n e r nex t t i m e , M e r r i t t , a n d I guess y o u ' l l m a k e i t . B.

W I L L I N G T O E X P L A I N .

Staff C o l o n e l : Y o u r repor ts s h o u l d be w r i t t e n i n such m a n n e r t h a t even the most i g n o r a n t m a y u n d e r s t a n d t h e m .

S e r g e a n t — W e l l , s i r , w h a t p a r t i s i t t h a t y o u don ' t u n d e r s t a n d ? — C h r i s t i a n R e g i s t e r .

I T O P I O N E E R S A N D O T H E R S . ! ; m • :

I T h e G A S A T T A C K is the official magaz ine i ? of the T w e n t y - s e v e n t h D i v i s i o n . B u t i t s I I scope is w i d e r t h a n that . A n d as l o n g as § : « I the d i v i s i o n r e m a i n s here at C a m p W a d s - I • § I w o r t h , news w i l l be p r i n t e d of a l l u n i t s i n f • ® I camp, p ioneers a n d a l l . f I Notes f r o m the new outfits are welcome I S f I i n the office of t h i s magaz ine . ' f S e • :

53D P I O N E E R I N F . . , C O . L ,

H a i l ! h a i l ! Our Topper is back. H e bad i t -—had his fu r l ough , came . back around retreat M o n d a y evening, reported to C a p t a i n A . P . C l a r k , our Company Commander his r e turn , a n d the first question he asked was, does Sergt . M u l l e n wear his hat s t ra ight yet? H e then returned to his quarters to get ready to f o r m the company f o r retreat , he d i d f o r m said company i n th is manner ( w h i c h looks bad f or our F i r s t Sergeant just r e t u r n i n g f rom a f u r l o u g h ) . F a l l i n boys. O h , gee! W e w i l l have to get a c i v i l i a n to get i t , they won ' t se l l i t to us i n u n i f o r m , and then hesitated , thought of h imse l f and sighed. O h ! dear o ld B r o o k l y n . Sergeant M c G r a t h , ca l l the r o l l .

Sergt . Sharp gets a blue envelope near ly every day and w h e n he d o n ' t get i t he has the blues h imse l f a n d gets angry that everyone else doesn 't get the blues.

N o w to our b i g Scot , Sergt . M c D o n a l , of the C l a n M c D o n a l . H e was heard i n the tent the other n i g h t shout ing to Sergt . C l a r k , '' I f Sergt . C l e v e l a n d d o n ' t come back w i t h m y sweater I ' l l — . ' ' Sergt . C l a r k gave h i m the O. D . a n d sa id , " H e y ! M a c k , Sergt . Chambers (our mess sergt.) c laims t h a t three-bottles of lemon extract are miss ing and I t h i n k I k n o w where i t went . Y o u dummy you, get your sweater o n . " Si lence f rom the tent.

Corp . O ' N e i l wants to k n o w w h y Corp. M c C a r t h y d o n ' t have to go out on deta i l when he and P r i v a t e Sheenen has to. Corp. M c C a r t h y was m a r k e d l i g h t duty and d o n ' t have to go over to the 54th P ioneer I n f a n t r y to w o r k f o r them, and Corp. O ' N e i l was in fo rmed of the reason. L a t e on Tuesday evening Corp. O ' N e i l was heard to say to P r v t . L e h a n e , " Y o u h i t me on the l e g w i t h that b a t a n d I ' l l h i t you . W e w i l l duck this d e t a i l or go over w i t h Corp. Quig ley i n the Base H o s p i t a l . ' '

O n T h u r s d a y evening , F e b . 14th, at Y . M . C. A . U n i t N o . 96, they h a d a F a t h e r and Son n ight . M a j o r A l l e n L . Reagon, who has two sons here i n camp, gave an in teres t ing t a l k on { ' W h a t the service should do for the enl isted m a n ' s f u t u r e . ' '

O u r Company Commander, Capt . A r t h u r P . C l a r k , and his son, Sergt . Chas. J . C l a r k , gave an e x h i b i t i o n of B r i t i s h c a v a l r y sword and lance d r i l l and also some f o i l f enc ing . Capt . C l a r k was f o r m e r l y i n the R o y a l Scot ' s Greys , one of the o ld B r i t i s h c a v a l r y regiments.

— S . J . M .

i 8 G A S A T T A C K

104TH M A C H I N E G U N , C O M P A N Y A .

C h u c k Woodruf f , the g i a n t of the " V a l l e y , " p u l l e d a Buf fa lo B i l l s tunt the o ther day on one of our h i k e s . A n e n l i s t e d m a n f r o m the R e m o u n t was a t t e m p t i n g to r i d e a f rac t i ous mule , a n d h i s success was not to be compared w i t h Gen . Joffre 's . T h e m u l e unsea ted h i m , a n d he d i d a n e c k s p i n i n a foot of S o u t h e r n m u d . C h u c k h a n d e d h i m a r e a l f a r m giggle , a n d offered to show h i m w h a t i t took to r i d e the mule . H i s offer was accepted, a n d C h u c k p r o m p t l y t h r e w h is y o u n g l i m b over the saddle a n d s t u c k there l i k e a 90 -year -o ld c o w m a n . H e a n d the m u l e got r e a l p a l l y , a n d before € h u c k b l e w a w a y , he tossed a k i s s to the r e m o u n t aud ience , a n d t o l d t h e m to s p r e a d i t amongst t h e m .

W e were a l l c o r r a l l e d one a f ternoon t h i s w e e k i n our b u n k s , a n d the b las t of a w h i s t l e was the p r e l i m i n a r y c o m m a n d for a n a f ternoon 's t u i t i o n on the m a c h i n e g u n d r i l l . D u r i n g the course of t h i s d r i l l the orders come q u i c k a n d snappy . A d i f ferent o rder a second w a s c o m i n g f r o m the officer i n charge , a n d N a t M c G r a n e , the " h o o m a n " tent pole, s w u n g w i l d l y o n a lo t of t h e m . F i r s t i t w a s : " A l l correc t , s i r , " t h e n " N u m ber one, f a l l out , " t h e n " P o s t . " F i n a l l y N a t g a v e i t up e n t i r e l y , a n d s a i d : " M y goodness, L i e u t e n a n t , m a k e up y o u r m i n d . "

It took a w o r l d ' s w a r to m a k e a m a n out of the w r i s t w a t c h .

T h e cons i s tent w a r m w e a t h e r n e v e r f a i l s to t u r n the so ld ier ' s thoughts to b a s e b a l l . T h i s outfit p r o m i s e s to p u t o n the d i a m o n d a n i n e that w i l l m a k e o ther t eams h u s t l e f o r s u p r e m a c y . L a r r y L e o n a r d , C h a r l e y S m i t h , B r e a k a w a y P a u l y , B i l l R y a n , a n d a host of o thers are busy g e t t i n g the k i n k s out of t h e i r w i n g s , a n d i n a couple of weeks w i l l be s h o o t i n g the o ld o n i o n i n b i g league s t y l e .

V i c B r i n c k m a n is d r a w i n g the l o n g bow o n a h o m e made v i o l i n . I n two w e e k s he w i l l h a v e a shade o n K r i e s l e r . T h e i n s t r u m e n t was m a n u f a c t u r e d out of a n o i l - c a n .

T h e order e m a n a t i n g f r o m D i v i s i o n H e a d q u a r t e r s r e q u i r i n g each m a n to be a r e p l i c a of J o i e R a y , T e d M e r e d i t h a n d H o b e y B a k e r , b rought out u p o n the field a s w e l l g a n g of j u m p e r s , a n d one h u n d r e d y a r d e r s . L a s t W e d n e s d a y a n d T h u r s d a y were devoted to the m u c h - h e r a l d e d a t h l e t i c meet, a n d the day ' s proceed ings brought out some s t a r t l i n g surpr i ses . A n u m b e r of d a r k horses c a m e to l i g h t , a n d the resu l t s were b i g s u r pr i ses . F o l l o w i n g is a s u m m a r y of the events a n d w i n n e r s :

H i g h J u m p — W o n b y D i c k O ' N e i l l w i t h a b o u n d i n g leap of 2 f t . 5-16ths of a n i n c h . 2d . B o b T r i c k i e r , w h o r e g i s t e r e d a k a n g a r o o - l i k e hop of 2 ft . 1-2 i n . 3d. M i c k e y M o r a n , m a r k forgot ten .

R u n n i n g B r o a d — W o n b y T h r o w - h e r - d o w n M c C a u l e y , a n even 4 feet. 2d. M i k e S t e g -m a n , 3 ft. 11 i n . 3d. J o . F i s h b a u g h , 3 ft . 10 i n . T h i s was close c a l l i n g , a n d the exc i t e m e n t was intense throughout .

" I n w h a t w a y does G e r m a n y r e s e m b l e H o l l a n d ? "

" I t is a l ow , l y i n g c ountry , a n d d a m n e d a l l a r o u n d . "

O n e - H u n d r e d - Y a r d D a s h — W o n b y J o h n O l s e n , t i m e 2 days . H e got a good s tar t . 2d. D i c k O ' N e i l l , one d a y a n d a ha l f . 3d. Gu iseppe M i r r a , 14 hours , 14 m i n u t e s . T h e finish w a s v e r y c lose , a n d i t took 23 judges to dec ide the w i n n e r .

D i c k O ' N e i l l was the hero of the meet , a n d he stands r e a d y to box a n y 105-pounder i n the w o r l d .

S p e a k i n g of b a s e b a l l b r i n g s to m i n d a n u m b e r of famous b a t t e r i e s :

A l e x a n d e r a n d K i l l i f e r . M a t h e w s o n a n d M y e r s . C o r n beef a n d cabbage. H a m a n d eggs. H a i g a n d H a i g . R e v e i l l e a n d taps . M c l n t y r e a n d H e a t h . P u n c h a n d J u d y . C o m e " a n d " get i t . S t e w a n d beans. F r a n k i e a n d J o h n n i e . N i c k e l s a n d d imes . W e e p i n g a n d g n a s h i n g . D r . J e k y l l a n d M r . H y d e . B u t the greatest p i t c h e r of t h e m all i s

" P E R S H I N G , " the I r o n M a n of the L i b e r t y L e a g u e . R . J . B .

102D E N G I N E E R S , C O M P A N Y E .

Horseshoer B l a n v e l t and Corpora l James H a n l e y , J r . , are back f r o m the ir fur lough .

H o w is K i n n a r d and Skantze ? Sergt . F r a n k is go ing to s ing at the Y . M .

C. A . the next t ime the Engineers r u n a show.

P r v t . F r a n k H e a l e y is w e a r i n g whi te s i l k socks now.

Corp. F i e l d s and his squad got back f rom the wood c u t t i n g de ta i l .

Corp. Waters is ge t t ing so f a t his f r iends w o n ' t k n o w h i m when he gets back to N e w Y o r k .

Is Cook N e v i l l e go ing to make corn bread for the mounta in boys?

P r v t . M c W i l l i a m s is s t i l l l a y i n g around w i t h heart trouble .

A M B U L A N C E C O M P A N Y NO. 108.

I n our recent a t h l e t i c events P r i v a t e C l i f t on Oles seemed to r u n a w a y w i t h a l l the honors . I n a l l events he scored h ighes t except i n the s t a n d i n g broad j u m p . D e F o r -rest R o s s m a n w o n that , a l t h o u g h h a m p e r e d by i m m e n s e r u b b e r boots.

O u r Top Sergeant , M i c h a e l Doy le , showed : that he h a d not lost h i s o ld a t h l e t i c a b i l i t y . A f t e r m u c h persuas ion he managed to get the P i n e H i l l b u n c h to t r y out, a n d a l t h o u g h they showed u n u s u a l a b i l i t y , they cou ldn ' t come up to h i s record .

L i e u t e n a n t B u e l l , w h o has charge of a t h l e t i c s i n our company , d i s p l a y e d some of h i s o ld - t ime college f o r m . H e r a n P r i v a t e Oles a c lose second i n the r u n n i n g h i g h j u m p s .

W e are h a v i n g c a v a l r y a n d ambulance d r i l l n o w u n d e r the d i r e c t i o n of Sergeant D o y l e a n d our officers. E v e r y m o r n i n g our d r i l l field presents a spectacle t h a t is a sort of a cross between a W i l d W e s t show a n d the charge of the L i g h t B r i g a d e .

O u r S y m p h o n y O r c h e s t r a , under the d i r e c t i o n of Conductor P h i l i p C lements , a t t rac ts huge crowds every even ing . F o l l o w i n g is the personne l of the o r c h e s t r a : 1st cornet , P h i l C l e m e n t s ; 2nd cornet , J o h n a t h a n B e a n ; 1st, 2d a n d 3d v i o l i n s , R a y M c C a n n ; H a w a i i a n g u i t a r , J o h n R o c k w e l l ; d r u m s , P e r k i n s ; flute, piccolo , a n d m a n d o l i n , C o r p o r a l C o l l i n s ; c r i t i c , " M a j o r " K o r t r i g h t ; off icial bouncer , " R e d " F i n n . Conduc tor C lements announces t h a t they are now open for bookings .

M u l e S k i n n e r s have been d o i n g g u a r d d u t y ! ! ! W h a t next?

B o u g h t o n says he l i k e s h i s I n c i n e r a t o r pos i t i o n v e r y m u c h . R e d Cross nurses occ a s i o n a l l y pass by, a n d t a x i s , c o n t a i n i n g f a i r damsels , now a n d then get s tuck i n the m u d i n f r ont of the mess shack . B o u g h t o n says t h a t h a v i n g the female of the species so near has a v e r y r e f i n i n g inf luence upon h i m .

W . C. R .

B A T T E R Y E , 104TH F I E L D A R T I L L E R Y .

Joe O ' B r i e n i n s i s t s that Cook ' s T o u r s are shor t s t ro l l s a l ongs ide of the h i k e s we take .

F o l e y d idn ' t m i n d b e i n g on h a l f r a t i o n s u n t i l he h a d finished e a t i n g the dozen s a n d wi ches he h a d w i t h h i m .

B u g l e r Beebe rode w i t h h i s boots off. T h a t is off a n d o n the horse .

L o s t , s t r a y e d o r s t o l e n — B a r b e r M a r t i n . F i n d e r c a n keep h i m i f he p r o m i s e s to t reat h i m k i n d l y .

M e s s Sergeant C a r e y must be l o o k i n g for a cross , or d e c o r a t i o n of some k i n d , as he h a d a S u n d a y d i n n e r m e n u w o r k i n g throughout the m a r c h .

TO T H E 27TH DIVISION. G i v e a r u n , A n d j u m p o n the H u n , A n d show the d a r n K a i s e r W h a t y o u have done.

B y R E U B E N D O R S E Y , A g e 10. S p a r t a n b u r g , S. C.

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News of the Y. M. C. A . E D I T E D B Y R A Y F . J E N N E Y .

S P E A K E R S F R O M F R A N C E A N D R U S S I A

A R E I N C A M P T H I S W E E K .

T h e Rev . M i l f o r d H . L y o n , D . D . , of W i n o n a L a k e , Ind. , r e cent ly r e t u r n e d f r o m a three m o n t h s ' tour of the A m e r i c a n a r m y camps i n F r a n c e , spoke t h i s last week to large crowds i n a l l the Y . M . C. A . u n i t s at C a m p W a d s w o r t h . D r . L y o n has for m a n y years been c o n d u c t i n g u n i o n evange l i s t i c meet ings t h r o u g h o u t the c o u n t r y , but was asked by the W a r W o r k C o u n c i l to go to F r a n c e for a n evange l i s t i c t our a m o n g the exped i t i o n a r y forces. H e r e t u r n e d about a m o n t h ago a n d now i s v i s i t i n g the camps i n t h i s c ountry . P r e c e d i n g h i s gospel message each e v e n i n g he devotes some t i m e to a d e s c r i p t i o n of h i s exper iences i n F r a n c e . T h e y are p r o v i n g both i n t e r e s t i n g a n d i n s t r u c t i v e to the so ld iers who c r o w d the b u i l d i n g s n i g h t l y to hear h i m . H e spent s i x weeks last October a n d N o v e m b e r w i t h one reg i ment about f o r t y m i l e s f r o m where our troops are now i n the trenches .

D r . L y o n s a i d i n p a r t : " M y las t w o r k i n F r a n c e was w i t h a r e g i m e n t of U n i t e d States r e g u l a r s w h o h a d been i n the trenches . I noted two m a r k e d c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of these m e n whose comrades h a d been k i l l e d or wounded . F i r s t , a s h i r t of h a t r e d for the G e r m a n s , t h a t seemed to m a k e t h e m eager to get back i n t o the trenches a n d repay t h e m for the b r u t a l t r e a t m e n t of t h e i r comrades. Second, the first experiences of these m e n h a d produced i n t h e m a deep ser iousness that made t h e m responsive to a r e l i g i o u s appea l . "

D r . L y o n is accompanied i n h i s t our by a bar i tone soloist of i n t e r n a t i o n a l fame, E v e r ett R . N a f t z g e r .

C h a r l e s E d w a r d R u s s e l l , f o rmer newspaper m a n , a u t h o r and l e c turer a n d a m e m ber of the R o o t C o m m i s s i o n to R u s s i a , spoke at Y . M . C. A . N o . 96 on T u e s d a y e v e n i n g of las t week. H e was i n t r o d u c e d by C o l . F o s t e r , of the o ld 12th R e g i m e n t , now the 52nd P ioneers . M r . R u s s e l l ' s message was one of i n s p i r a t i o n a n d so impressed m a n y of the " b o y s " t h a t h e a r d h i m that they went in to S p a r t a n b u r g to hear h i m a g a i n at the court house, where he spoke more at l e n g t h la ter t h a t evening .

M r . R u s s e l l s a i d i n p a r t at N o . 96: " T h i s i s a s t rugg le to decide two great i d e a s — democracy a n d autocracy . One or the other i s g o i n g d o w n to defeat. T h e k i n g idea of a government i s the opposite of A m e r i c a ' s idea , for the k i n g i s not i n favor of a government for the people a n d by the people. If autocr a c y w i n s autocracy w i l l be the r u l i n g factor i n the w o r l d . E v e r y m a n i n the U n i t e d States is i n danger of b e i n g depr ived of h i s d e m o c r a c y — t h e r i g h t to cast a ba l l o t . "

" F A T H E R A N D S O N " N I G H T . A " Y . " secretary 's educat i on is never c o m

pleted a n d d u r i n g the past week a m o n g the m a n y new po inters g a i n e d by the secretar ies i n t h i s u n i t is the fact t h a t i t i s u n w i s e at t i m e s to ask the m e n at our meet ings to p i c k out t h e i r f avor i t e songs. O n S u n d a y a f ternoon two secretar ies were c o n d u c t i n g a service a t ' t h e stockade a n d to g ive the meeti n g a n atmosphere of " c o m a r a d e r i e " the secre tar i e s asked the m e n to p i c k out t h e i r f a v o r i t e song i n the R e d Serv i ce B o o k . W i t h a lmos t u n a n i m i t y the audience shouted "187." T h e secretar ies t u r n e d to 187 o n l y to find " I n the P r i s o n C e l l I S i t . " A g a i n at one of the e v e n i n g services i n the b u i l d i n g the r e l i g i o u s secretary asked for a n u m b e r of a song. J u s t a t t h i s m i n u t e severa l nurses f r o m the Base H o s p i t a l entered the rear door to a t tend the m e e t i n g , a dozen or more voices shouted out "202," w h i c h t u r n e d out to be " G o o d N i g h t ! L a d i e s ! "

A m o n g the i m p o r t a n t events of the week was the observance of A s h Wednesday . , A c o m m u n i o n service was h e l d at 6:30 i n the m o r n i n g a n d i n the a f ternoon a shor t p r a y e r service was conducted by C h a p l a i n E d r o p a n d C h a p l a i n Jaynes . A t 4:45 the a f ternoon services have been h e l d every day s ince.

O n Wednesday D r . T h o m a s gave a n i l l u s t r a t e d t a l k on " H a w a i i . " T h u r s d a y , the observance of " F a t h e r a n d S o n " day t h r o u g h out the c o u n t r y was h e l d a n d t h i s u n i t h a d a n espec ia l ly i n t e r e s t i n g e v e n i n g t h a t day. C o r p o r a l Jones , M a j o r R e a g i n a n d D r . B e a t t i s a l l gave t a l k s . Capt . C l a r k , a n d h i s son, Sergeant C l a r k , of the 53d P i o n e e r s , gave a f e n c i n g e x h i b i t i o n , a n d a l t h o u g h there was a s m a l l e r c r o w d t h a n u s u a l o n account of a b e a t i n g r a i n , i t proved to be one of the most enjoyable evenings i n a l o n g t i m e .

F r i d a y we h a d the u s u a l movies f o r w h i c h Corp . J a c k Trez i se , of H e a d q u a r t e r s Co. 53d f u r n i s h e d the m u s i c .

O n S a t u r d a y e v e n i n g we h a d a great band concert , rendered by the 53d P i o n e e r s ' I n f a n t r y B a n d . Sergeant T h o m a s T u c k e r , jus t back f r o m a f u r l o u g h , led the b a n d a n d added m u c h to the even ing w i t h h i s e x p l a n a tory t a l k s between select ions. H e m a k e s a band concert a r e g u l a r v a u d e v i l l e show.

O n S u n d a y the day was filled w i t h r e l i g i ous services . A c o m m u n i o n service at 8:30. A service for the L u t h e r a n m e n i n camp at 9:00. A r e g i m e n t a l service at 10:30 a n d the r e g u l a r Y serv ice i n the even ing . D r . P a u l Moore S t r a y e r made a f a r e w e l l t a l k at the l a t t e r service .

O n M o n d a y the b u i l d i n g was t u r n e d over to the G o v e r n m e n t i n the e v e n i n g for classes.

T u e s d a y e v e n i n g the G o v e r n m e n t showed some v e r y i n s t r u c t i v e movies . C h a r l e s E . R u s s e l l spoke on " T h e W a r , " a f ter w h i c h a five-reel p i c t u r e , " A Message to G a r c i a , " was

" C A T C H I N G U P W I T H T H E B A N D . " " T h e r e were n i n e of us i n the o ld b u n c h

back i n the b i g c i ty , that used to h a n g a r o u n d at a c e r t a i n corner every n i g h t . N i n e of us used to go home at the 'wee s m a l l hours ' of the m o r n i n g w i t h the c razy idea t h a t we h a d been l i v i n g 'the l i f e . ' Seven of the o l d b u n c h are i n the service now. S i x of us are d o w n here at C a m p W a d s w o r t h . F i v e of the o ld c r o w d are b u n -k i e s i n the same company. A t least tw i ce a week we get together at one of the ' Y ' shacks to t a l k t h i n g s over, to hear the latest w o r d f r o m the f o l k s back home. Often we forget to t a l k over our p lans , a n d hopes for the fu ture . Some speaker s tar ts gass in ' , a n d before we rea l i ze i t he has been g o i n g s t r o n g for somet ime. A ' Y ' m a n finishes by t e l l i n g us to be sure a n d come back to -morrow n i g h t for a peach of a mov ie , or maybe a h a l f a dozen or so scraps. D o y o u get the po int ? T h e y are a l l the t ime s p r i n g i n g some k i n d of a s u r p r i s e . W e don 't dare stay a w a y for more t h a n a couple of n i g h t s for fear we w i l l m i s s s o m e t h i n g good. A t first we m i s s e d the o ld t imes back i n the b i g c i ty , a n d used to g r o u c h a r o u n d t h i n k i n g about the s lackers back home, who were probab ly filling the same c h a i r s we used to camp on. I t don ' t seem so i m p o r t a n t now. T h e y c e r t a i n l y are m i s s i n g a n a w f u l l o t of the good t h i n g s t h a t are b e i n g h a n d e d out to us. T h e ' Y ' m e n used to t e l l us t h a t there w o u l d be s o m e t h i n g ' on ' w o r t h w h i l e — e v e r y n i g h t at the ' Y . ' W e k n o w t h a t i s t rue now. W e figure i t out t h a t we have missed a who le lot of good t imes s ince we came down here. So n o w we go over to the ' Y ' shack every chance we get. W e ' r e ' catchi n g up w i t h the b a n d . ' "

OUR F O R D C O M M A N D E E R E D B Y T H E U . S. A R M Y .

A f t e r p a t i e n t l y w a i t i n g for the r e t u r n f r o m a f u r l o u g h of the on ly F o r d b e l o n g i n g to " N i n e t y - s e v e n , " i t is now f ound t h a t the services of t h i s F o r d have been commandeer ed by the U . S. A . , a n d the a forenamed w i l l now be des ignated as L t . C h a r l e s H . F o r d , c h a p l a i n of the U . S. A r m y . W e congra tu la te R e v . F o r d on r e c e i v i n g h i s c o m m i s s i o n a n d at the same t i m e regret t h a t we m u s t lose h i m f r o m our u n i t . M r . F o r d has made an efficient Secre tary a n d made m a n y f r i ends w h i l e here i n camp. H e has a n episcopal pastorate i n C o r t l a n d , N . Y . H i s s i s ter is the first w o m a n commiss i oner to be elected i n the C i t y of B i n g h a m t o n , N . Y .

shown . T h e H e a d q u a r t e r s J a z z B a n d of the 53d P ioneers , composed of J a c k T r e z i s e , N i c k F u r i a t i , H e n r y Schandt , E u g e n e D r o e s c h , W i l l i a m D a m a r a t i n s , V i c t o r Wehe , a n d W i l l i a m Kesse lback , p layed for the movies .

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

M c E L G O T T W I N S H E A V Y W E I G H T L E A D E R S H I P .

P u t s Flooey J o h n s o n a n d F r e d McDer-mott In to D i s c a r d on Same

N i g h t ,

M c E I g o t t , Company B , 102nd Eng ineers , has won the heavyweight t i t l e of the camp af ter an u p h i l l fight that has won the a d m i r a t i o n of every r i n g f a n i n th is section. F o l l o w i n g up his earl ier v i c tor ies , he entered the last l ap of the race last M o n d a y n ight , and i n t w e n t y minutes had disposed of Johnson and M c D e r m o t t , his most impor tant r i v a l s . H e i d e had an oppor tuni ty to meet M a c , also, but every t ime they have been matched recent ly he has f ound some reason for not appear ing .

Johnson Gets Enough. Joe Johnson , who has been m a k i n g speech

a f ter speech about w h a t he was go ing to do w i t h the rest of the heavyweights , and M c EIgot t , of his own regiment , i n p a r t i c u l a r , proved an absolute d isappointment .

T h e y h a d not - been fighting two minutes when Johnson t h r e w up the sponge. H e c la imed that a horse had c r ipp led h i m i n the ear ly afternoon and that he could not go on, but i t is more l i k e l y t h a t the p h y s i c a l persuaders he rece ived f r o m M c E I g o t t had a lot to do w i t h his change of m i n d .

McDermott Enters the Lists. F r e d M c D e r m o t t , of the 106th F i e l d H o s

p i t a l , chal lenged M c E I g o t t as soon as he h a d sent Johnson to the j u n k heap. I n five m i n utes the two M a c s were at i t . There were yel ls of " G o to i t M a c ' ' f r o m every corner of the tent and the C l a n M a c responded w i t h a w i l l . There were no id le minutes . Science and art were forgot ten and the good old s lam-bang tac t i cs of t h e i r I r i s h sires ru led for a l l f our rounds.

M c E I g o t t w o n b y a b i g m a r g i n , t a k i n g every round. W a r m e d up b y his ear l ier scrapping , he sai led i n at the first b e l l and p lanted shot a f ter shot into M c D e r m o t t ' s stomach. H e had the medico ?s weak spot a n d made every punch t e l l . Occas iona l ly he surprised h i m w i t h a r i g h t j a b to the j a w .

McEIgott's Rushes Tell. M c D e r m o t t , who f o r m e r l y r a n k e d as one

of the best sparrers hereabouts, seemed dazed a n d showed a b i g l a c k of judgment i n g e t t i n g a w a y f r o m his opponent 's b a t t e r i n g r a m dr ives . H e was game to the core but made a b i g mis take w h e n he at tempted to meet the engineer a t his own game. H e l a c k e d the necessary steam i n his punches when i t came to in f i ght ing . N e a r the end of the round he was sent to the floor and took p l en ty of t ime i n resuming operations.

The second r o u n d was a repet i t i on o f the opener. The 102nd champ rushed i n w i t h a series of r ights and le f ts to the body and

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N I C K G I A N O K O P O L O U S , The Famous Greek Cross-Country Run

ner of the 106th Infantry.

sent M c D e r m o t t to the ropes. Occas ional ly the hosp i ta l m a n landed a good one to the face but he f a i l e d to f o l l ow them up and M c EIgot t made a quick recovery. M c D e r m o t t wal loped the ex-cowboy on the nose d r a w i n g first blood but rece ived a receipt i n k i n d a f ew seconds la ter . M c E I g o t t had two rounds already.

The E n g i n e e r L e a d s A l l the Way. M c D e r m o t t s tarted to ho ld i n the t h i r d .

D r i v e n to the ropes b y another w i l d rush he was too weak to escape and remained i n the corner accept ing fistic compliments f r o m every d irect ion . B o t h men were m i s s i n g but the A l b a n y boy was the worse offender.

Short snappy dr ives to the body featured McEIgott>s a t tack i n the last round. M c Dermot t seemed to find h imse l f f or a moment and boxed h imse l f out of danger but a f ter a good s lam to the w i n d he cast science to the w i n d once more and went w i l d . J u s t before the bell, M c E I g o t t sent h i m to the floor aga in a n d was us ing h i m for a mat when M o r a n stopped host i l i t i es .

A P A I R O F C H A L L E N G E S . The tlY,J baske t -ba l l team, composed of

the p h y s i c a l directors of the l o ca l un i t s , is l o o k i n g f o r games. Communicate w i t h M r . Ortner , U n i t 95.

A t the same t ime the officers of the 53rd Pioneers c l a i m to have the best basket -ba l l team i n camp. T h e i r defi is open to a l l commissioned nines i n the v i c i n i t y .

51ST P I O N E E R S W A L L O P A T B A S K E T - B A L L .

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All-Stars Also Have a Walkaway With 55th Pioneers.

Three fas t games of baske t -ba l l were p layed at the S p a r t a n b u r g Y . M . C. A . last F r i d a y n ight . Company I , 51st P ioneers , eas i ly defeated the representatives of Company M , 105th I n f a n t r y , 13 to 2. The 55th Pioneers were soft p i c k i n g s for the Wads w o r t h A l l - s t a r s who were re in forced b y the re turn of Tommie O ' N e i l l . I n the last contest a p i c k e d team bat t l ed the Y. M . C. A . secretaries, the R e d T r i a n g l e p u l l i n g out w i t h a one goal l ead , 20 to 18.

First Game. Co. I , 51st Co. M , 105th

Pioneers (13) I n f a n t r y (2) R i g h t F o r w a r d

Simmons . . M i l l e t t L e f t F o r w a r d

F r i t z . . . R i l e y Center

Rungs . . . . Caswel l R i g h t G u a r d

D incour t . M c G r a t h L e f t G u a r d

Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Case F i e l d goals : Simmons, 2; Rogers. 3; Case, 1. F o u l goals : F r i t z , 3.

Second Game. W a d s w o r t h 55th Pioneers

A l l - s t a r s (40) . (12) R i g h t F o r w a r d

B o n k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boyne L e f t F o r w a r d

Ortner , M o r r i s . . . . F r e n c h Center

D u v a l . . . Gordon R i g h t G u a r d

O ' N e i l l Rossi L e f t G u a r d

K e n d r i c k s Steffer F i e l d goals : Ortner , 6; B o n k , 3; D u v a l , 2;

M o r r i s , 2; O ' N e i l l , 2 ; K e n d r i c k s ; Boyne , 2 ; F r e n c h ; G o r d o n ; Ross i and Steffer.

F o u l goals : Ortner , 4; M o r r i s , 4. Third Game.

Y. M . C. A . P i c k e d Team Secretaries (20) (18)

R i g h t F o r w a r d Ortner M o r r i s

L e f t F o r w a r d W h i t e B o n k

Center Stef fman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ross i

R i g h t G u a r d R i chardson S i l t z e r

L e f t G u a r d Jen n ey . . . B l a c k

F i e l d goals : Ortner , 3; Jenney , 3; Stef fman, 2; R i chardson , 2; M o r r i s , 3: B o n k , 2; Rossi.. 2; S i l t z e r .

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M ' E L L I G O T T IS K N O C K E D O U T B Y M A R T I N .

H a t t i e s b u r g , M i s s . , F e b . 22 .—Sergeant B o b M a r t i n , of W e s t V i r g i n i a , a member of the C a m p She lby M i l i t a r y P o l i c e , k n o c k e d o u t T . P . M c E l l i g o t t , of N e w Y o r k , heavyw e i g h t c h a m p i o n of C a m p W a d s w o r t h , S. C , i n the f o u r t h r o u n d of t h e i r scheduled 10-round f ight at C a m p S h e l b y to-day.

B a r n e y W i l l i a m s , of C a m p W a d s w o r t h , ret a i n e d h i s t i t l e of f ea therwe ight c h a m p i o n of the A r m y a n d N a v y w h e n he w a s g i v e n the dec i s ion over B u d P e r r i l l , of C a m p She lby , at the end of a 10-round bout .

The bouts were p a r t of the W a s h i n g t o n ' s b i r t h d a y ce lebrat ion at the camp.

I N D O O R M E E T A T C O N V E R S E C O L L E G E .

M r . T . W . G a r v i n , who has been i n charge of the S p a r t a n b u r g C o m m u n i t y Serv ice a c t i v i t i es , has prepared a b i g treat f o r S t . P a t r i c k 's n ight . I t w i l l consist of an indoor meet at Converse College. E v e r y event that c a n poss ib ly be decided on a stage w i l l be on the program. F r a n k M o r a n i s booked to appear i n an e x h i b i t i o n bout . A l l y o u gentlemen who have been t e l l i n g the f a i r collegians of the h i t y o u made i n your own R a h -R a h days , are i n v i t e d to make good i n the competi t ions . N . B . — T h e r e w i l l be no coeducat iona l events. The proceeds w i l l be devoted to the Camp A t h l e t i c F u n d .

C A R R O L L ' S H A T I N T H E R I N G . S a i l o r C a r r o l l , the old-time heavyweight ,

now a member of the 102nd A m m u n i t i o n T r a i n , has decided to take a chance at grabb i n g the l o ca l t i t l e . H e w r i t e s : S p o r t i n g E d i t o r , Dear S i r :

There seem to be several c la imants for the l o c a l heavywe ight t i t l e . H a v i n g been l a i d up w i t h • a bad a r m , I was unable to dispute or defend m y c l a i m to the heavyweight t i t l e to w h i c h I consider myse l f ent i t l ed . I am now r o u n d i n g into shape and fee l that I a m as good as ever. I have boxed such men as B o e r Rode l , C a r l M o r r i s , B a t t L e v i n s k y and scores of others and deserve some recogni t ion i n the heavyweight class.

T h i s defi is open to a n y soldier i n Camp W a d s w o r t h ; first come, first served. I t w i l l decide, once and for a l l , the r i g h t f u l owner of the l o ca l crown.

S incere ly , P R I V A T E J A C K C A R R O L L ,

Co. G, 102nd A m . T r a i n . ( F o r m e r l y Sa i l o r C a r r o l l of C a l i f o r n i a . )

98 G E T S C R A C K A T H L E T I C O U A C H .

Doctor Robert M a c B r i d e S t r i m b l e , of N e w Y o r k C i t y , l ias been appointed P h y s i c a l D i rector at Y . M . C. A . U n i t 98. H e is a graduate of E x e t e r and P r i n c e t o n . W h i l e at the N e w Jersey U n i v e r s i t y , he was a member of the basebal l and basket -ba l l teams. H e t w i r l e d against Y a l e , H a r v a r d and the N e w Y o r k Giants , and has also had p l e n t y of experience i n coaching d iamond aggregations. I t is a safe bet that he w i l l make things h u m on A r t i l l e r y H i l l . ' Get to k n o w h i m .

M A T T Y GEIS, Captain of 106th Inf. Track Team, For

mer Captain of the Melrose A." C , New York.

C O M M I S S I O N P L E A S E D W I T H W A D S W O R T H .

W a r d W . P i c k a r d , personal representat ive of M r . F o s d i c k , head of the Commiss ion on T r a i n i n g Camp A c t i v i t i e s , p a i d us a v i s i t last week. H e was p a r t i c u l a r l y pleased at the good w o r k done b y H a r v e y Cohn and F r a n k M o r a n and stated that athlet ics here were more on a business p l a n t h a n at a n y camp he has inspected. M r . P i c k a r d also promises to have the commission erect a large aud i t o r ium and ath le t i c arena at Camp W a d s w o r t h i n the v e r y near fu ture .

C A P T A I N M I L L E R A R E A L F A N . C a p t a i n M i l l e r , Company B , 108th I n f a n t r y ,

has s tarted athlet ics i n his outfit w i t h a most generous donat ion of basebal l and b o x i n g parapherna l ia . H e staged his first d iamond contest between two teams, led b y Corporals H u t c h i n s o n and Dobmeir , v i c t o r y go ing to the former b y a score of 13 to 8. D a i l y b o x i n g dr i l l s have also been i n s t i t u t e d .

J O H N N I E L O R E D E F E A T S S E V I E R W E L T E R .

On the same n ight that F r a n k M o r a n held his l i t t l e p a r t y w i t h Sa i l o r Jones at Camp Sevier , J o h n n i e L o r e , Company C, 105th I n f a n t r y , accompanied h i m and had a l i t t l e set-to w i t h Cleve A t we l l , of the 118th I n f a n t r y .

L o r e was i n good shape. H e let the first round go even whi l e he sized up the Southerner, but the second and t h i r d were his b y b ig marg ins . D u r i n g the last f e w minutes of the bat t l e , A t w e l l fought w i t h a b a d l y bruised m i t t , a re l i c of J o h n n i e ' s w e l l c u l t i va ted dome.

Johnnie is t h i n k i n g about c l a i m i n g the wel terweight t i t l e of the l o ca l camp. H e has won four fights since coming here and is w i l l i n g to meet anybody , i n his class.

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

Gets Decision Over Kiddie Diamond in Four-Round Bout.

B a r n e y W i l l i a m s , the w e l t e r w e i g h t bat t ler of the 105th F i e l d A r t i l l e r y , w h o w o n the c h a m p i o n s h i p of the A r m y a n d N a v y i n T e x a s a y ear ago, w o n a f our - round batt le w i t h K i d d i e D i a m o n d of the 105th I n f a n t r y i n the las t of the e l i m i n a t i o n contests f o r h i s c lass l a s t F r i d a y . D i a m o n d , w h o h a d s h o w n h i m s e l f to be the s trongest contender for B a r n e y ' s t i t l e i n the e a r l i e r contests, took the first r o u n d . A f t e r t h a t the a r t i l l e r i s t forged in to the lead . W i t h second session even he took the t h i r d a n d f o u r t h .

D i a m o n d d i d most of the fighting i n the o p e n i n g m i n u t e s . A f t e r W i l l i a m s h a d led to h i s face, the doughboy s t a r t e d a tattoo on W i l l i a m s ' w i n d a n d seemed to have h i m confused. B a r n e y gave a l l h i s a t t e n t i o n to D i a m o n d ' s m a p a n d l a n d e d a few s t r a i g h t le f ts but K i d d i e h a d the better of the r o u n d .

A f t e r the first rest , W i l l i a m s seemed to find h i m s e l f . H e got h i s defense i n proper shape a n d made a few r a i d s w i t h h i s left on D i a m o n d ' s c h i n , f o r c i n g h i m to the ropes. T h e 105th ba t t l e r was p o u n d i n g on B a r n e y ' s r i b s . T h e r o u n d was even.

I n the t h i r d W i l l i a m s j u m p e d ahead. H e got h i s r i g h t a n d le f t w o r k i n g i n proper sequence a n d k e p t D i a m o n d b a c k i n g out of range . T h e l a t t e r was game a n d r e t u r n e d each salvo w i t h lunges to the body but B a r ney u s u a l l y let t h e m s l ide over h i s shoulder . T h e k i d began to m i s s h i s m a r k near the end of the r o u n d .

B a r n e y took the fight a n d the t r i p to H a t t i e s b u r g i n the l a s t r o u n d . H e sa i l ed i n t a k i n g p l e n t y of t i m e w i t h h i s punches a n d l a n d i n g at w i l l . Instead of c h a n g i n g h i s object ive , D i a m o n d s t i l l k e p t up a v a i n f u s i l l a d e i n the d i r e c t i o n of W i l l i a m s breadbasket . T w i c e i n the f o u r t h he was up a g a i n s t the ropes. W i l l i a m s was g i v e n the dec i s ion by the u n a n i m o u s vote of five officers chosen by F r a n k M o r a n .

I n the h e a v y w e i g h t bout of the even ing . M c K i n l e y , 53rd P i o n e e r s , m i x e d m a t t e r s w i t h M c E l l i g o t t of the 102nd E n g i n e e r s . T h e lat ter led a l l the w a y , g e t t i n g a l l f our rounds . M c K i n l e y w a s too s low a n d unable to escape the rushes of the w i l d I r i s h m a n f r o m the 102nd.

G L A K E N C K S T A R S A T 95. F i v e fas t bouts were pu l l ed off at U n i t 95

last M o n d a y n ight . I n the first. K i d T u c k e r out-classed T y r e l i n every round.

Despite his inoffensive name, Clarence, Headquarters Company, 105th I n f a n t r y , won the best bout of the evening. H i s v i c t i m was T o t t y H i c k s , of the 51st Pioneers . 4 The boys were at each other every minute ; - They are both there w i t h the punch and some good wal lops were exchanged. Clarence was faster and got more blows across.

O ' H a r a and M u l l i g a n closed the program w i t h three snappy rounds. ' . <• -A-d

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In Division Society M r s . Charles P. Loeser, Editor.

Mrs. J. W. Allen, Mrs. Walter Montgomery, Associate Editors.

W A S H I N G T O N ' S B I R T H D A Y C E L E

B R A T E D B Y B R I L L I A N T B A L L A T

T H E C L E V E L A N D H O T E L .

The b a l l g iven at the C leve land H o t e l on W a s h i n g t o n ' s b i r t h d a y for the benefit of the Base H o s p i t a l and E n l i s t e d M e n ?s Club was one of the most enjoyable events of the social season and a l a r g e l y attended af fair . A m o n g the patrons and patronesses were : Genera l and M r s . J o h n F . O ' R y a n , Genera l and M r s . P h i l l i p s , Genera l and M r s . M i c h i e , General and M r s . Sweetser, Genera l and M r s . G u y Car le ton , Genera l and M r s . L e s t e r , General 0 ? N e i l l and others prominent i n a r m y c i r cles. A number of d e l i g h t f u l d inner part ies preceded the b a l l .

M r s . d i s h i n g , w i f e of M a j o r D w i g h t Cush-i n g , of the Pioneer I n f a n t r y , enterta ined at a tea g i v e n for M r s . Sweetser, w i f e of General Sweetser, of the 2nd Pioneers , at her home on E a s t M a i n St . A number of the v i s i t i n g a r m y ladies were present.

B r i g . G e n l . and M r s . H . H . B a n h o l t z have l e f t S p a r t a n b u r g f o r Camp M c C l e l l a n at A n -niston , A l a . , where the General has been t rans ferred for duty . W h i l e i n the c i t y they stopped w i t h M a y o r a n d M r s . J o h n F l o y d .

' P u r l one, drop one The canteen i n the E n l i s t e d M e n ' s C l u b ,

opposite the Cleve land H o t e l , is becoming a popular rendezvous for the soldiers, as the food served is of the best. The a r m y ladies are keen ly interested i n the progress of the canteen and i ts success is due l a r g e l y to them. The canteen is a branch of R e d Cross w o r k and the object is to supply food to the soldiers who do not fee l ca l led upon to p a y the restaurant prices .

M r s . Stover , w i f e of Colonel W . W . Stover , of the 3rd P ioneer I n f a n t r y , is a recent arr i v a l at the F i n c h H o t e l .

C O P E L A N D - B A R R E T T .

M r . and M r s . A r t h u r Copeland, of W a s h ington , D . C , announce the marr iage of the i r daughter , M i l d r e d , to L i e u t . M y r o n K n o x B a r r e t t , of N e w Y o r k . The w e d d i n g took place at the home of M r . a n d M r s . Copeland i n C h e v y Chase, the R e v . Samuel H . Greene, of C a l v a r y B a p t i s t C h u r c h , off iciating. L i e u t . B a r r e t t is on d u t y at Camp W a d s w o r t h and l e f t im m ed ia t e ly w i t h his b r i d e for S p a r t a n burg .

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

U N I O N D I N N E R .

Capt . W . I I . Curt i ss , of the 105th I n f a n t r y , arranged a reunion dinner g i v e n at the S p a r t a n b u r g C o u n t r y Club to the a l u m n i of W i l l i a m s College, Massachusetts , who are on duty here. I t was a most enjoyable affair , there be ing twenty - two of the a l u m n i present.

M r s . Stoehr, w i f e of C a p t a i n Stoehr, of the Headquarters Supp ly Company, of the 3rd Pioneer I n f a n t r y , is a guest at the F i n c h H o t e l .

Capt . and M r s . A r t h u r P a l m e r l e f t S p a r t a n b u r g for J a c k s o n v i l l e where the former has been t rans ferred . M r s . P a l m e r w i l l be greatl y missed at the R e d Cross headquarters, where she d id valuable work .

Y . M . C. A . N E W S . W e welcome as P h y s i c a l D i r e c t o r of U n i t

97 M r . R o b e r t M a c B r i d e S t r u b l e , of N e w Y o r k C i t y , w h o repor ted for service W e d nesday, F e b r u a r y 13th. M r . S t r u b l e school ed at E x e t e r , P r i n c e t o n , a n d the A m e r i c a n Schoo l of Osteopathy at K i r k s v i l l e , M i s s o u r i . A t P r i n c e t o n he p i t ched on the baseb a l l t eam a g a i n s t such teams as Y a l e , H a r v a r d , a n d the N e w Y o r k G i a n t s . H e has coached basebal l a n d has h a d experience w i t h other games.

Classes i n E n g l i s h for f o r e i g n s p e a k i n g so ld iers have been o rgan ized u n d e r the d i r e c t i o n of C h a p l a i n W . F . F o r n e s , of the 106th F . A . , a n d E d u c a t i o n a l Secre tary Paf ford . F r o m seventy-f ive to one h u n d r e d are i n attendance each session, i n two classes.

C a p t a i n A n t h o n y F i a l a , of the 102nd A m m u n i t i o n T r a i n , gave a c h a l k t a l k on W e d nesday, F e b r u a r y 13th, w h i c h was m u c h enjoyed by the m e n present as w e l l as b e i n g v e r y h e l p f u l . Capt . F i a l a has been ordered to W a s h i n g t o n a n d h i s g o i n g w i l l be a d i s t i n c t loss to the 27th D i v i s i o n . H i s w o r t h as a g e n t l e m a n , so ld ier a n d l e c turer is w e l l k n o w n to the wearers of the red cords as w e l l as to m a n y others of the outfits served by "97 . "

T H E " C R A Z Y C A B A R E T " R E F O R M -

A N C E .

T h e t reat of the week for "Unit N o . 92, Y . M . C. A . , came i n the f o r m of a C r a z y Cabaret on T u e s d a y even ing , pronounced by P r i vate J . E . M o r e y , of the 107th A m b u l a n c e Co. T h e cabaret s tunt , a l t h o u g h put on w i t h o u t scenery was a s p l e n d i d one, a n d was t h o r o u g h l y enjoyed by every one.

T h e p r o g r a m was as f o l l o w s : P v t . J . E . M o r e y , 107th A m b . Co. , as " N a t

W i l l s . " P v t . M . H . H o l t o n , 106th A m b . Co., M o n o -

logist . Sgt. G . H . Moore , 102d S a n i t a r y T r a i n ;

P v t . J . O. M o r e y , V e t . D i v . Off., i n " V a n a n d S c h e n k . "

Corp . L e r o y , 107th A m b . Co . ; P v t . D i G u i l i o , 102d S a n i t a r y T r a i n , " C l a r k a n d V e r d i . "

P v t . M . Joyce , 107th A m b . Co., S t o r y T e l l e r . P v t . F . S h e r i d a n , 107th A m b . Co . ; P v t . B .

Keboe , 107th A m b Co., 3-round B o u t . C o r p . H o b b i n s , P v t . J . E . M o r e y , and P v t .

J . O. M o r e y , T r i o . A n n o u n c e r , Corp . H o b b i n s . P r o d u c e r , P v t . J . E . M o r e y , 107th A m b . Co. O r c h e s t r a , P r v t s . D u n n , M e l v i l l e , a n d

W e i s e r . T h e fight on the p r o g r a m was announced

as the finish of a l i t t l e a r g u m e n t t h a t h a d been g o i n g on some t ime . B o t h m e n s tar t ed i n t o i t w i t h a w h i r l i n the first r o u n d . Be fore the end of the r o u n d i t h a d t u r n e d into a fox t ro t , a horse race , a n d severa l other t h i n g s equa l ly as f u n n y . I t ended sudden ly i n the second r o u n d w h e n both m e n forgot t h e i r e n m i t y t o w a r d each other a n d j o ined together to chase the referee off the stage.

M o n d a y n i g h t U n i t N o . 92 was used f o r the G o v e r n m e n t movies . W e d n e s d a y n i g h t the b u i l d i n g was crowded to the l i m i t f or the movies .

Y. M . C. A . N O T E . T h e L i b r a r y has been moved in to room

N o . 1 at the northeast corner of the stage where the n i n e h u n d r e d or more vo lumes w i l l be better protected f r o m dust a n d where the boys can r e a d i l y scan the t i t l e s . M o r e shelves have been b u i l t a n d other books w i l l be added f r o m t i m e to t ime . M o r e t h a n h a l f of the books are now out i n the tents i n the hands of readers . T h e boys are b e i n g looked after i n t h i s r e g a r d by H . E'. G o r d o n , of Co. A S u p p l y T r a i n , a n d L . A . H a i l , T r u c k Co. D A m m u n i t i o n T r a i n , who a r e a c t i n g as l i b r a r i a n s .

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W O R L D BREVITIES K E E P Y O U R T I T L E .

J o h n G a l s w o r t h y on N e w Y e a r ?s D a y was offered kn ighthood as a r e w a r d for his l i t e r a r y product ions . H e refused i t because he had a lways advocated democracy a n d because K i p l i n g had never been k n i g h t e d .

G E T Y O U R B O A T S . The sh ipp ing problem is the greatest prob

lem of the war. A l t h o u g h the submarine has been f o i l e d yet i t s t i l l is a great menace. I t is now c la imed that the amount of sh ipp ing w i l l never aga in be so l o w as i t was F e b r u ary 1st. A l r e a d y several ships have been launched f r o m our A m e r i c a n shipyards and a thousand more are be ing made. The s t r ike among the ship carpenters has been settled and they have returned to w o r k ; the government lodgings for ship workers are under w a y and w i l l accommodate thousands of l a borers. Germany is l o s ing two submarines d a i l y and s i n k i n g a smaller number of merchant ships. Hundreds of A m e r i c a n destroyers armed w i t h deep sea bombs and several secret devices make existence to a submarine a n y t h i n g but a ho l iday . A n d yet w i t h a l l this good luck A m e r i c a must transport a m i l l i o n troops and b i l l i ons of tonnage of supplies and muni t i ons i n order to w i n the war . A l l Europe is ablaze and aga in the devastati n g forces are m o v i n g wes tward . C a n E n g l a n d , F r a n c e and I t a l y ho ld t i l l our men get to F r a n c e ! C a n we get to F r a n c e r a p i d l y enough to be effective? T h a t is the question.

F O U R T E E N D E M A N D S OF W I L S O N . 1. N o p r i v a t e i n t e r n a t i o n a l understand

i n g . 2. F r e e d o m of seas. 3. E q u a l i t y of trade among a l l peace

signers. 4. R e d u c t i o n of armaments . 5. A d j u s t m e n t of Co l on ia l c laims must

consider the subject people. 6. E v a c u a t i o n of a l l R u s s i a n T e r r i t o r y . 7. E v a c u a t i o n and restorat ion of B e l

g ium. 8. E v a c u a t i o n and restorat ion of F r e n c h

T e r r i t o r y . 9. F r o n t i e r s of I t a l y re-adjusted.

10. A u s t r i a - H u n g a r y to be se l f -governing . 11. E v a c u a t i o n of B a l k a n s and independ

ence of same. 12. S e c u r i t y for T u r k and peoples under

T u r k . 13. Independent P o l a n d . 14. League of nations.

C A N A D I A N BOYS. Canada is reported to have about 750,000

men i n the field, of w h i c h the P r o v i n c e of Ontar io has sent 400,000, or ha l f of a l l . O f a l l th is number two per cent, have returned home incapac i ta ted for service because of wounds of the graver sort. O n l y 101 had lost one arm, only one had lost both hands, only four were b l inded , only seventy-two of a l l th is number lost one eye, th i r teen one hand, twelve one foot, s ix both legs. N i n e t y

per cent, of a l l wounded were able to take up the i r jobs held before the war . I n F r a n c e , n i n e t y per cent, of the wounded r e t u r n to the ir former occupations. Secretary B a k e r , bas ing his estimate upon the experience of a l l the al l ies promises 14 out of 15 men a r e t u r n to A m e r i c a .

A l l i e d war is b a d enough yet i t is not so destruct ive as often est imated and not as destruct ive as m a n y i n d u s t r i a l occupations here i n A m e r i c a w h i c h never a t t rac t pub l i c a t tent ion .

COST OF WAR. I t is est imated that this w a r w i l l cost this

nat i on t w e n t y b i l l i ons of dol lars . Th i s is the value of the whole U n i t e d States at the end of the C i v i l W a r . The est imated value of the n a t i o n now is more t h a n two hundred mi l l i ons of dol lars . The cost of the C i v i l W a r was four b i l l i ons of dol lars , or t w e n t y per cent, of the value of the whole country . I f the cost of the present w a r is t w e n t y b i l l ions the cost w i l l be less t h a n ten per cent, of the value of the country . A n d yet t w e n t y b i l l i o n s equals the indebtedness of any three of the most indebted nat ions before the w a r . The average w e a l t h per i n d i v i d u a l i n A m e r i c a is $2,000. The debt w i l l be $200 apiece. Our annua l n a t i o n a l income is about f o r t y -five b i l l i ons per year . The debt wou ld be less than a h a l f year f s income.

T e u t o n Peace Delegates go to R u m a n i a . R u m a n i a a n d U k r a n i a are m a k i n g an A l l i a n c e a g a i n s t R u s s i a n B o l s h e v i k i .

G O I N G U P F A S T ,

M a n y B u i l d i n g P r o j e c t s A r e i n P r o g ress in Camp.

T h e F i s k e - C a r t e r C o m p a n y , c o n s t r u c t i o n contrac tors i n C a m p W a d s w o r t h , h a v e m a n y b u i l d i n g operat ions i n progress n o w a n d are a n t i c i p a t i n g orders f o r a great d e a l m o r e soon.

A t the base h o s p i t a l s e v e r a l l a r g e b u i l d ings are b e i n g erected to p r o v i d e a d d i t i o n a l s l e e p i n g quar ters for the h o s p i t a l staff a n d for the nurses . A n a d d i t i o n a l b u i l d i n g i s b e i n g erected for a n eye, ear a n d nose c l i n i c , a n d the w o r k of i n s t a l l i n g the hosp i ta l ' s sewerage s y s t e m a n d s team h e a t i n g equ ip ment is s t i l l i n progress . A l l t h i s r e q u i r e s a la rge force of w o r k m e n .

T h e f i r m is a lso o v e r h a u l i n g a l l the b u i l d ings i n the camps of the seven ske le ton ized r e g i m e n t s , a n d e n l a r g i n g some of the mess h a l l s so as to a c c o m m o d a t e the a d d i t i o n a l m e n expected to a r r i v e soon. S tab les are a lso b e i n g b u i l t i n these r e g i m e n t a l camps .

It is unders tood t h a t a n u m b e r of a d d i t i o n a l b u i l d i n g s are to be erected at the base h o s p i t a l at a n e a r l y date, but the o rders f o r these b u i l d i n g s have not yet been r e c e i v e d f r o m the w a r depar tment .

T h e r e w i l l a lso be a great dea l of a d d i t i o n a l c o n s t r u c t i o n as soon as the a d d i t i o n a l acreage is t a k e n over , a n d t h i s , w i t h the w o r k now i n h a n d , m a k e s i t appear cer t a i n that the F ' i s k e - C a r t e r C o m p a n y w i l l r e m a i n here f o r the r e m a i n d e r of the year .

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H A L T ! Poole's Barber Shop

A R E A L BARBER SHOP W I T H R E A L SERVICE.

T E N FIRST CLASS BARBERS NO WAITING.

TOOLS A N D TOWELS STERILIZED.

BATHS—HOT OR COLD. m

YOUR P A T R O N A G E A P P R E CIATED.

W E L C O M E VISITORS.

127 NORTH C H U R C H S T .

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES

South Carolina Light, fiwei1 & Railways Co. | i SPARTANBURG, S. C. T » : . • < • . • • • • <§>

&iZE F L A N D A E R S , H E H A V E N O T H E E N G O N Z I S . "

French Instructors Remark to Battery D of 105th F . A. , at Glassy Rock.

N o , we are not c a m p e d o n Ba f f in B a y , but at G l a s s y R o c k . W e be l i eve o u r F r e n c h i n s t r u c t o r . He s a y s : " Z e F l a n d a e r s , he have n o t h e e n g on z i s . Ze m u d , he m a k e v e r y fine s h o c l a ' p u d d i n ' . "

B i l l R y a n (our mess sergeant) c l a i m s t h a t i f the g rub does no t a r r i v e soon he w i l l h a v e to ac t o n t h i s suggest ion .

O u r " T o p p e r , " T y l e r W i l l s o n , put one over o n the S u p p l y C o m p a n y . He a n d h i s w h i s t l e m a d e a l o n g a n d tedious t r i p to A s h e v i l l e o n a 48-hour pass , a n d c o r r a l l e d 48 p a i r s of boots. One p a i r per hour . S t renuous w o r k , T y l e r . W e are g l a d he was ab le to find h i s w a y b a c k to G l a s s y R o c k , but i t i s too b a d the w h i s t l e came t a g g i n g a l o n g w i t h h i m .

" M i k e " D o y l e s u r p r i s e d us the o ther n i g h t w i t h h i s a b i l i t y as a boxer . Y o u n e v e r c a n t e l l m u c h about these " q u i e t " guys .

S p e a k i n g about the m a n l y a r t of se l f -defense, C o r p o r a l M e m m e r is s p o r t i n g a b l a c k eye a n d a spread-eag le nose. W h o d i d i t , H o w a r d ?

P r i v a t e P a t t e r s o n i s m a k i n g a r e c o r d as a n i n s u r a n c e agent . A n y one w h o c a n t a l k Sergeant W i l l s o n in to a 48-hour pass is good. T h i s is u n d o u b t e d l y w h y P a d d y got the i n s u r a n c e job.

C o r p o r a l J a c k M u r p h y is m a k i n g good as A c t i n g P r o v o s t Sergeant . It i s a h a r d a n d t h a n k l e s s job, J a c k . Y o u have our s y m pathy .

F i f t e e n of o u r m e n do not f ee l the need for tables a n d benches up here . L i e u t e n ant O r g i l l took t h e m for a b a r e b a c k r i d e to T i g e r s v i l l e yes te rday .

T h e s i x t h s e c t i o n is a g a i n i n t roub le . A set of harness is m i s s i n g . C o r p o r a l B a i n , w h e n a s k e d i f he expected to r e cover i t , r e p l i e d : " N o , they d i d n ' t even leave a t race . " T a k e h i m a w a y , sergeant , he 's a d i zzy .

P u d d i n g C a r r o l l is n o w a c t i n g S tab le S e r geant. A t l a s t . they got h i m . H e gets up at r e v e i l l e n o w a d a y s .

P o p E v e r e t t , S u p p l y Sergeant , i s nex t o n the l i s t for f u r l o u g h . B e t t e r a r r a n g e to be o n t h a t f u r l o u g h next p a y day, E d . W e don 't l i k e those deduct ions for C. & G . E .

H o w a r d Duf fy has at " l a s t " got h i s s t r ipes . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s , H o w a r d .

O u r mascot , " B u m , " is s p e n d i n g these b a l m y days i n the m i l l . T o o bad , B u m , y o u d idn ' t do i t .

Ve a re g e t t i n g s a l m o n i n d i sgu ise these days . U n d e r the able a n d m a s t e r l y l e a d e r sh ip of o u r M e s s Sergeant , Cooks S c h w e n k , L e p k e a n d M a r t i n m u s t have a t tended the " c a m o u f l a g e " s choo l , u n b e k n o w n to us. T h e o c c a s i o n a l b i s c u i t s are f u r t h e r proof of t h i s . T h e s i c k r e p o r t s t i l l goes m e r r i l y i n on the w i n d s of the d a w n . W e w o n d e r i f the cooks fee l that the m e d i c a l d e p a r t m e n t n e e d s - p r a c t i c e ?

S E C O N D A N T I - A I R C R A F T M A C H I N E

G U N B A T T A L I O N .

W i l l someone please t e l l us how our esteemed K . P . T r a c e y got that fur lough?

The canteen has been caus ing F i r s t Sergt . Mas terson m a n y sleepless nights of late , also the inc inerator i n B Street . W i l l the K . P . ' s please take notice?

W e are g e t t i n g about 600 new men i n the near fu ture . W h a t we w o u l d l i k e to k n o w is , how near is a f u t u r e !

P r v t . Tormey has finally f o u n d a haven of rest, and states that no amount of persuasion w i l l entice h i m a w a y f r o m his new f o u n d f r iends , w i t h the b i g ears down i n the corra l . Don ' t s tay there too long , K i d , or you m a y beg in to look l i k e one.

Our b a t t a l i o n seems to be undergo ing a thorough course i n a i r c r a f t gunnery and the boys a l l f e e l that they can look f o r w a r d to b a g g i n g any number of enemy a i r planes w i t h t h e i r hammers and two b y fours .

Sergt . M u r r a y has t a k e n up a Course i n C a r p e n t r y and expects his d ip loma upon comp le t i on of the skippers shack. W h i c h w a y is the door go ing to s w i n g , A l l

W e wonder w h a t a cer ta in f e w w i l l do now that the lumber d e t a i l down at the Q. M . has ended.

Sergt . C a l l is s t i l l w a i t i n g to be made a C. O. and w i l l then show us how a d a y ' s w o r k should be abbrev iated . H e is a former n a v y m a n and was f o n d l y k n o w n as Coffee C a l l — he never s tra ins himsel f . W h i l e you are resti n g Sergeant, y o u m a y b u i l d a few mess shacks.

Headquarters Co. have assembled and are now occupying a prominent spot down near the showers. H o w we w i l l miss that old f a m i l i a r sound that resembled come sev— but never m i n d .

— H . H .

C A N A D I A N S E R G E A N T H E R E .

Sergt . H e n d e r s o n , of the 104th C a n a d i a n M a c h i n e G u n B a t t a l i o n , has j u s t a r r i v e d i n C a m p W a d s w o r t h a n d w i l l be a m e m b e r of the B r i t i s h m i l i t a r y m i s s i o n . H e is a n exper t i n the use of m a c h i n e guns, a n d w i l l g ive h i s a t t e n t i o n to the i n s t r u c t i o n of the members of the m a c h i n e g u n u n i t s here .

Sergt . H e n d e r s o n has seen a c t i v e s e rv i ce i n F r a n c e s ince the o u t b r e a k of the w a r , a n d has been w o u n d e d three t imes . H e is f r e s h f r o m the bat t le fields.

Joe S h e a is l o o k i n g for a n o t h e r 48-hour pass. A s h e v i l l e is a p r e t t y n i c e t o w n , at that , i s n ' t i t , Joe? A t l eas t Sergeant M e s k e t h i n k s so. H e te l l s us there are no M . P. 's up there . B u t t h e n a g a i n , M . P. ' s m e a n n o t h i n g i n the l i v e s of l a w - a b i d i n g so ld iers . H o w about i t , D u t c h ?

A f t e r three months of eager ly a w a i t i n g even " r u m o r s " of the o p e n i n g of the c a n teen a n d s h o w e r baths , w e w e r e sudden ly s u r p r i s e d th i s m o r n i n g to h e a r f r o m someone w h o k n o w s somebody, t h a t b o t h of these e s t a b l i s h m e n t s w o u l d be • r e a d y for bus iness s h o r t l y . • O. I. M .

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P L A N T H E A T R E H E R E .

M a y E r e c t B i g Showhouse f o r Camp.

T h e w a r depar tment ' s c o m m i s s i o n o n t r a i n i n g c a m p a c t i v i t i e s p lans to b u i l d a theater f o r C a m p W a d s w o r t h . S. A . S p a r k s , r e p r e s e n t i n g the E . J . L y n c h company , w a s i n camp re cent ly , t a l k i n g w i t h s e v e r a l officers about the p o s s i b i l i t y of g e t t i n g p e r m i s s i o n to erect s u c h a b u i l d i n g .

If a n y b u i l d i n g of the k i n d is erected i n c a m p i t w i l l be a first-class b u i l d i n g , w i t h first-class equ ipment a n d adapted to first-c lass p r o d u c t i o n .

I n the m e a n t i m e the w o r k of r o u n d i n g up the v a u d e v i l l e a n d d r a m a t i c ta l ent i n the T w e n t y - s e v e n t h d i v i s i o n i s g o i n g r i g h t ahead a n d the d i v i s i o n t h e a t r i c a l a s s o c i a t i o n has about c o m p l e t e d i t s o r g a n i z a t i o n . A n u m ber of en te r ta iners of n a t i o n a l r e p u t a t i o n , w h o are m e m b e r s of the d i v i s i o n , have offered t h e i r serv i ces , a n d r e h e a r s a l s h a v e been s t a r t e d f o r the d i v i s i o n show.

C O M P A N Y H , 107TH I N F A N T R Y . The E i g h t h Company has cause f o r both

r e j o i c ing and great sorrow this week. Our glee is due to the r e t u r n of our ever -smi l ing F r e n c h chef, J i m Thornton , f r o m his fur lough to the O n l y T o w n . W e hope J i m , that there is s t i l l some of " I t ' ' l e f t i n spite of your ten d a y s ' of a c t i v i t y up yonder.

The sorrow comes because the lamented loss of our short - l ived pet, Corp. Saal f ie ld ?s goatee. W e watched i t grow f r o m a mere suggestion to "a t h i n g of beauty , a j o y f o r e v e r " and then, i n a moment of ruthlessness that s trongly resembles cer ta in H u n pastimes, the Corpora l s layed our pet w i t h one slash of the G i l l e t t e — o r was i t a sponge?

J o h n n y O ' D o n n e l l c laims that his idea of "a t h i n g of beauty , e t c . " ^ i s a pass read ing i i — u n t i l 1 a. m . J 9 H e commented thus ly to the scribe the other n ight just as " t a p s " was p r o b a b l y b l o w i n g out at camp and, as J o h n n y was p l a c i n g his order f or the t h i r d i { s t a c k s o ; w h e a t s " i n B u r n e t t ' s .

The tough breaks come i n bunches they say. Good fortune also r a r e l y comes single-handed. T o m K o r w a n rece ived a fur l ough last week and whi le a w a y en joy ing same he was made a corporal . I f l u c k keeps up, Tom, y o u ' l l be able to make three aces w i n a pot.

— A . H . V . Z.

T H E T H R I L L S O F Y O U T H . A f t e r a l l the joys of y o u t h are f a i r l y w e l l

d i s t r i b u t e d between the sexes a n d , w h i l e a g i r l does not k n o w the t h r i l l t h a t comes w h e n one gets i n t o one's first p a i r of l o n g pants , t h o u g h even t h a t m a y f a l l to h e r lot before l o n g now, on the other h a n d a boy doesn't k n o w w h a t i t i s to be a g i r l a n d w a l k a r o u n d t o w n w i t h a so ld ier i n u n i f o r m where the other g i r l s can see .—Ohio State J o u r n a l .

T R A N S F E R R E D . Capt . H e n r y P . Z i m m e r m a n , m e d i c a l r e

serve corps, i s t r a n s f e r r e d f r o m the 51st pioneer i n f a n t r y to the 3d a n t i - a i r c r a f t m a ch ine g u n b a t t a l i o n .

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THIS H O U S E has gained the recognition and support of military men because of its constant and thorough readi

ness to supply them with every detail of equipment.

The thing which the military men cannot get elsewhere is here—usual

ly a special Abercrombie & Fitch production, the result of observation at the front.

A n d it has the unqualified guarantee of the establishment. Every military article is made, not to meet a price, but to

meet the actual needs of war. This is the military outfitting establishment of America.

Officers' Exhibition An exhibition of Officers' Uni

form, Equipment and Personal Requirements has been arranged in the Log Cabin on the roof of the Abercrombie & Fitch building.

For travel, for camp, for trench life, for his bed, for his feet, for his clothing outfit—whatever the officer needs is here.

Abercrombie & Fitch • Military Specialties A v i a t i o n Su i t s—leather coat, w i t h de"

tachable fleece l i n i n g , a n d leather trousers w i t h latest fastenings, an outfit for w h i c h th i s house i s u n i v e r s a l l y regarded headquarters, $100.

Leather a v i a t i o n coats w i t h s t i t c h e d - i n l i n i n g , $45.

T h e w o r l d ' s best bedd ing r o l l s , c l o t h i n g r o l l s , A r m y flannel sh ir ts a n d a l l -w o o l A r m y blankets .

" N e v e r s i n k " l i fe -saver belts a n d vests.

Shod for War M o c c a s i n T r e n c h

Boots, here s h o w n — . the latest A b e r c r o m bie & F i t c h d e v e l o p ment of war footgear •—have a l ready w o n the esteem of m a n y exper ienced officers.

Officers' r i d i n g boots, field boots, en gineers' boots, a r m y s h o e s , c o r d o v a n a n d h i d e p u t t e e s , spurs a n d b i l l e t moccasins.

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W o r l d B r e v i t i e s E d i t e d b y J . S. K I N G S L E Y

W H A T H A S H A P P E N E D . P r e m i e r L l o y d George a n d P r e s i d e n t W i l s o n

f a v o r a Supreme W a r C o u n c i l to manage un i f i ed w a r c o n t r o l of a l l A l l i e s .

O u r r a i l r o a d s can not c a r r y food to the ocean ports fas t enough to f i l l sh ips a w a i t i n g there . G r e a t B r i t a i n uses a l l her sh ips to c a r r y food a n d m u n i t i o n s .

A G e r m a n P a t r o l t r i es to s u r p r i s e A m e r i c a n s a n d is r i d d l e d w i t h mach ine g u n fire by A m e r i cans.

Of n e a r l y 5,000 ships e n t e r i n g or l e a v i n g B r i t i s h h a r b o r s on ly 15 were sunk l a s t week.

D i s c o v e r y has been made t h a t the K a i s e r ' s gove r n m e n t sent money to S p a n i s h a n a r c h i s t s to des t roy p u b l i c h a r m o n y i n S p a i n a n d to take the l i f e of the K i n g .

The f i rs t L i b e r t y A e r o p l a n e s are on the w a y to F r a n c e .

D u r i n g the past m o n t h there were 19 A m e r i c a n s s l a i n a n d 66 s l i g h t l y wounded a t the sector he ld by A m e r i c a n s .

T h e A m e r i c a n A m b a s s a d o r is g r e a t l y i m p r e s s e d when he sees the A m e r i c a n A v i a t i o n C a m p i n P r a n c e where 4,500 A m e r i c a n s are l e a r n i n g to fly.

G o v e r n o r W h i t m a n urges use of N e w Y o r k B a r g e C a n a l a n d t h i s releases 18,000 cars each m o n t h a n d saves h a l f the f r e i g h t costs.

T h e second d r a f t i s expected between M a r c h a n d J u n e . A f t e r w h i c h 100,000 men a m o n t h w i l l be mustered .

C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y a n d B a r n a r d Col lege each receive a m i l l i o n d o l l a r s f r o m a will.

T h e nex t L i b e r t y B o n d s w i l l bear 4 1-2 per cent, in teres t .

T h e government has t a k e n over the H u d s o n Tubes in" N e w Y o r k .

T h e G e r m a n s renew w a r i n R u s s i a a n d capture R u s s i a n t e r r i t o r y , c i t i es , food, r a i l r o a d s , s a y i n g t h e y do i t f o r peace.

T h e s h i p c r i s i s is pas t now , the s h i p p i n g w i l l increase r a p i d l y .

B r i t i s h a i r m e n drop tons of bombs u p o n G e r m a n a i r d r o m e s a n d docks .

P e r s h i n g w i l l get mules f r o m S p a i n .

H o o v e r promises o n e - t h i r d of our food or s i x t r a i n loads d a i l y to the A l l i e s .

F o o d shortage most c r i t i c a l because f a r m e r s are h o l d i n g g r a i n suppl ies a n d r a i l r o a d s are inade quate to c a r r y the g r a i n sh ipped .

I n C o u n c i l of C o m m i s s a r i e s i n R u s s i a the vote was even f o r a n d a g a i n s t m a k i n g peace w i t h G e r m a n y b u t T r o t z k y dec ided i t by v o t i n g f o r i t .

T h e G e r m a n s c a p t u r e M i n s k w i t h 10,000 p r i s oners a lso 1,500 g u n s ; G e r m a n s capture t h o u sands of R u s s i a n m o t o r cars a n d h u n d r e d s of car loads of food.

T h e F r e n c h shoot 5,000 she l l s i n 15 m i n u t e s i n barrage fire a g a i n s t G e r m a n s .

W . L . H u t c h e s o n , head of the U n i t e d B r o t h e r hood of C a r p e n t e r s a n d J o i n e r s s t i l l ho lds out on s t r i k e d e m a n d i n g a c losed shop. L a t e r they dec l a r e s t r i k e off a n d a l l go to w o r k . T h e di f f i cult ies w i l l be a r b i t r a t e d .

A m e r i c a n b a n k e r s w i l l f u r n i s h $100,000,000 to C u b a to h a r v e s t the c o m i n g sugar crop .

A sudden G e r m a n a t t a c k i s expected by the A l l i e s w h i c h i s G e r m a n y ' s l a s t supreme effort.

R e p o r t comes t h a t G e n e r a l K a l e d i n e , the Cossack genera l , shot a n d k i l l e d h i m s e l f w h e n h i s government decided to accept the W o r k m e n ' s a n d S o l d ier ' s C o u n c i l .

E d w a r d L o n g h r a n a t t a c k e d by f o u r G e r m a n p lanes i s k i l l e d .

I n a n aerop lane c o l l i s i o n on L o n g I s l a n d three are k i l l e d .

G e r m a n y g ives Russia G e r m a n demands f o r peace.

G A R F I E L D S P E A K S . D r . H a r r y H . Gar f ie ld i n e x p l a i n i n g w h y

he had ordered fuelless days sa id that the i n d u s t r i a l output of A m e r i c a under the pressure of war so swamped the n a t i o n 7s trans por ta t i on f a c i l i t i e s that a suspension of i n dustry was necessary to permi t the ra i l roads to catch up.

A GOOD P O L I C Y . The a r m y i n F r a n c e n e a r l y to a m a n has

sought government insurance to the l i m i t . The last day to take out insurance was set for F e b r u a r y 12, bu t Pres ident W i l s o n has extended the c los ing date s i x t y days f r o m that date.

A N D S T I L L H E SINGS. Caruso pays an income t a x on his y e a r l y

sa lary as a singer and on his phonograph records. The t a x was $59,000 for th is year .

E A S T E R N M A Z E . B u l g a r i a resumes d ip lomat i c re lat ions w i t h

the B o l s h e v i k i w i t h whom Germ an y is commenc ing w a r f a r e . The B o l s h e v i k i are arresti n g the Germans i n R u s s i a b y the thousands, ho ld ing them as hostages. The A u s t r i a n for e ign m i n i s t e r says A u s t r i a w i l l not w a r against R u s s i a .

WAR, CROSSES. S i x A m e r i c a n boys, a l l members of the

M o t o r Convoy Serv i ce have been awarded F r e n c h w a r crosses for b r a v e r y and devot ion to duty .

M O R E E N E M I E S . The Germans have made P o l a n d an enemy

b y t a k i n g a par t of a P o l i s h prov ince and g i v i n g i t to the U k r a i n e .

GOOD W O R K . The P o l i c e B o m b Squad seized enough ex

plosives at 128th Street , N e w Y o r k , to wreck a c i t y b lock .

M A Y O R M I T C H E L . M a y o r J o h n P u r i f o y M i t c h e l , f o r m e r l y

N e w Y o r k 7s mayor , has gone to S a n Diego to t r a i n f or a v i a t i o n service.

G O I N G S O M E . A w o r l d ?s s k a t i n g record for h a l f mi le was

won at L a k e P l a c i d b y B o b b y M c L e a n , of Chicago. T ime , 1 minute , 16 1-5 seconds.

GOOD M A N , GOOD JOB. W i l l B . H a y e s , of I n d i a n a , is elected

cha i rman of the N a t i o n a l R e p u b l i c a n Committee .

General Joffre was unanimousa ly elected a member of the F r e n c h A c a d e m y f o r h a v i n g saved F r a n c e .

N E W J E R U S A L E M . A committee of A m e r i c a n Jews w i l l soon

go to Jerusa lem to start p l a n n i n g a modern Jerusa lem. I t w i l l be modernized i n a l l respects. There w i l l p r o b a b l y be four smal l states w i t h four cit ies as capitals . A n I n st i tute of A r t s and Cra f t s has a lready been founded.

T H E C R U E L T Y O F F A T E . T r o t z s k y and K e r e n s k y were born i n the

same town, the fathers of bo th were teachers. B o t h boys were social ists , but T r o t z s k y was the more r a d i c a l . The brother of T r o t z s k y was convicted for consp i r ing against the l i f e of the Czar . T r o t z s k y h imse l f was ex i led . H e changed his name and impersonated his j a i l e r , thus he escaped. K e r e n s k y became prominent as a democrat and social ist , he became a leader i n the D u m a . W h e n the Czar was deposed K e r e n s k y was the l og i ca l leader. T r o t z s k y was under arrest but K e r e n s k y secured h is freedom. K e r e n s k y had a great f r i e n d who was general and leader of the Cossaks, his name was Komi lo f f . K e r e n s k y began to meet opposit ion f r o m different parties who were w i l d f or a bloody revo lut i on but K e r e n s k y h a d resolved upon a bloodless revo lut i on . K e r e n s k y f ound more opposit ion and his f r i e n d , b e l i e v i n g i n us ing an i r o n hand , br ings his a r m y to . help K e r e n s k y . K e r e n s k y repudiates his f r i e n d ?s plans of force and offends his f r i e n d . F i n a l l y , K e r e n s k y is deposed and T r o t z s k y takes his place, offering a r e w a r d for K e r e n s k y , dead or a l i ve . K e r e n s k y goes to the Cossaks for an a r m y but is denied because he had refused i t when i t was offered.

B O O M E R A N G S A N D P A P E R B U L L E T S . The B o l s h e v i k i b y force have agreed to

most h u m i l i a t i n g terms of peace f r o m Germany . Russ ia has lost her honor as w e l l as her n a t i o n a l i t y , seaports and independence. A l l seems b r i g h t f or the v i c tor ious Germans, f or two m i l l i o n men w i l l be released to go to the western f ront and vast stretches of fert i l e lands are t h r o w n open to Germany . B u t there is another side f or the B o l s h e v i k i who are social ists and who do not bel ieve i n w a r find themselves i n v a d e d and oppressed w i t h out cause. T h i s deed w i l l r ise aga in but i t w i l l rise i n German so i l as a curse. The Ger man social ists are opening the ir eyes. Then the two m i l l i o n men i n R u s s i a filled w i t h the s p i r i t of f reedom w i l l not fight for German autocracy as they d i d of o ld . Germany has thrown a boomerang.

DOES N O T S E E K D I V O R C E . A f t e r the pass ing of the conscr ipt ion act

i n Canada there was much fear that Quebec w o u l d secede but at a recent representat ive meet ing only one man favored secession.

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53D P I O N E E R I N F A N T R Y , H D Q R T S . C O ,

Sergeant S. G. D i l l i g a n is on fur l ough . M u s t be some b i g a t t r a c t i o n i n P e n n s y l v a n i a f or S i .

Sergeant George W a s h i n g t o n K a i s e r is havi n g quite a struggle w i t h that Char l i e Chapl i n he is encouraging on his upper l i p . W e w o u l d recommend i 1 D a n d e r i n e ' , as a good h a i r tonic .

P r i v a t e A r t h u r H a r k i n , our fa t igue expert, deserves great praise for his efforts to keep our street clean.

Our F i r s t Sergeant, L . J . K r u m s i e k , must be superstit ious about numbers. W e hear h i m say ing "96" v e r y f requent ly . M u s t be a l u c k y number.

Corpora l C a r l E . G r a f m u l l e r , sometimes k n o w n as C u p i d , has become the proud owner of a p a i r of h ip boots.

Cook B o c k can not w o r k a n y more. Some one threw a w a y a l l the bay leaves. The comp a n y extends i ts thanks to the k i n d f r i e n d that d i d i t .

Sergeant F r a n k T i s chbe in is detai led to the S u p p l y Company and keeps us suppl ied w i t h the latest rumors , w i t h o u t r e q u i r i n g a requis i t i o n .

Corpora l J o h n M . Cope, our E n g l i s h comrade, s t i l l has both hands out for that commiss ion . L o t s of luck , J o h n .

Sergeants J o h n Bose and George H a w r e y , f a m i l i a r l y k n o w n as ' i M i c k y ; ' and ' ' D a n ny , , ' continue to make ei"D" street l i v e l y w i t h the i r I r i s h comedy.

Supp ly Sergeant H o b b y has had us p u t t i n g i n orders for c l o t h i n g since last Christmas and i s s t i l l a s k i n g for more. W h a t does he do w i t h a l l the paper he collects?

Sergeant Offerman, our over -worked sergeant, has been l o o k i n g rather gloomy la te ly . W e k n o w i t ' s a l ong w a y to W o o d w a r d and F l u s h i n g A v e n u e , but cheer up, another package of books w i l l soon be here.

P r i v a t e Joseph M a t t o x is l e a v i n g us this week, h a v i n g rece ived his discharge.

M e c h a n i c E d w a r d N u b el , our gasoline bug, has been w o r k i n g on the reg imenta l auto and now that i t is r u n n i n g , takes frequent t r ips to S p a r t a n b u r g , for parts . W h o is she, E d d i e ?

Sergeant James E . B r o w n who " f i x e s " our v i c t r o l a when he is not busy w r i t i n g poetry , submits the f o l l o w i n g :

W h i l e w a l k i n g through the camp, just the other day,

I heard a young soldier, to his comrade, t u r n and say,

i 1 Gee, J i m m y , let me t e l l you , I ? d be happy as a c iam

I f I on ly was the f e l l o w that m y mother t h i n k s I am.

' i Gee, she t h i n k s that I am a wonder, and she knows her l i t t l e l a d ,

Cou ld never m i x w i t h a n y t h i n g , t h a t ' s ug ly , mean or bad .

L o t s of t imes I sit and t h i n k , how happy I w o u l d be, Gee, w i z !

I f I only was the f e l l ow that m y mother t h i n k s I i s . "

105TH A M B U L A N C E O N T H E J U M P . E v e r y member of this company spends a

good share of his t ime on the d r i l l grounds of the S a n i t a r y T r a i n l i m b e r i n g up i n wise preparat i on for t r i a l s i n s tand ing and r u n n i n g broad jumps, r u n n i n g h igh jump and the 100-yard dash.

On T h u r s d a y afternoon Capt . M c K e m y and L i e u t . B a l l a n t y n e started to record the efforts of the men and b y noon Sunday the l ists were completed. W h e n the records were examined i t was f ound that P r i v a t e s F i r s t Class W i l l i s J . B e n t ley and D a v i d S. E a r l l , J r . , had set the highest marks i n the events. E v e n the company c lerks , C a r l R e a and B i l l Gate, turned out f o r the t r ia l s and ???

The b o x i n g gloves, that formed a part of the ath let i c m a t e r i a l recent ly received b y th is company, were g iven a thorough t r y out i n the mess h a l l last F r i d a y evening. Sergt. Chaske l , acted as manager, coach, t ra iner , and handy m a n .

A m o n g the l i gh twe ights that showed ' ' c l a s s ' ' were Corp l . M e n del l and. Wagoner Dave E a r l l . T h e y uncorked such a m i x t u r e of speed and cleverness that the i r three-round bout was considered the best of the evening. P r i v a t e s H o i comb and Short showed what l i t t l e chance any s tray Boche w o u l d have at close quarters w i t h either of them. H u s k y L e n Grabosky , unable to find any one of his size and weight , showed them a l l up by tak i n g on Sergts . Z i on , K e l l e r m a n and B r i g g s , and P r i v a t e s Jones and P a e t z n i e k for three rounds each. A l l of his opponents were b a d l y mussed up but L e n s t i l l wore the smile t h a t w o n ' t come off.

N o t to be outdone b y the enl isted men, Capta ins L a t t a and M c K e m y donned the gloves and pummel led each other for several rounds and L i e u t . B a l l a n t y n e and Sergt . Chaske l showed speed and cleverness as they i l l u s t r a t e d the different blows to the men.

The Soccer team brought back the scalp of the 105th F i e l d H o s p i t a l team after a h a r d fought game w i t h a score of 2 to 1. Clever pass w o r k b y Joe Co l l ins , Bede H u t c h i n s o n , " B e t s y " Moss and F r a n k H e n r y , w i t h good team w o r k gave us two goals ear ly i n the game. I n the second ha l f the H o s p i t a l team managed to secure the ir only goal.

C A M P H A R D S H I P S .

" H o w does y o u r son l i k e a r m y l i f e ? " " N o t v e r y w e l l . H e says he doesn't m i n d

m a r c h i n g w h e n the band is p l a y i n g , but he finds i t m i g h t y h a r d to get up a n y e n t h u s i a s m over c h o p p i n g wood or p e e l i n g po ta toes w i t h o u t m u s i c a l a c c o m p a n i m e n t . " — D e t r o i t F r e e P r e s s .

M y f r iends , be yours a l i f e of t o i l , or u n d i lu ted joy ,

Y o u s t i l l can l earn a lesson, f r om this smal l unlettered boy,

D o n ' t a i m to be an ear th ly saint , w i t h your eye fixed on a star,

J u s t t r y to be the fe l l ow that your mother t h i n k s you are.

— EL T. I I . Reporter for Company D .

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Officers and Soldiers Invited to Visit

-LAND OF THE SKY" in the "Heart of the Blue Ridge'

Three a n d a hal f hours from Camp Wadsworth by r a i l . Wonderful mountains and wooded val leys . • Splendid motor roads. Two hours into midst of Pisgah National Forest, crossing Mt. Pisgah mile high.

18 Hole All -Turf Golf, finest Course South Send y o u r fami l i es to A s h e v i l l e , where they w i l l have safety

and every comfort, can visit back and forth and tek phone at w i l l The ideal place to spend the winter, or make a nome,

K Hospitable people. Productive soils. Good schools and 4 churches. Water from 17,001) acre city owned watershed.

J . ^ Commission government. The city of homes.

f}||| % SPLENDID HOTELS: " ' VA~ Grove Park Inn, Battery Park, Manor,

Langren, Mar go Terrace, Swan-nanoa, Glen Rock. Lots of good

boarding houses. For folder of Ashevi l le ,

iews and data, write

102D S U P P L Y T R A I N , The new 38 hour schedule came through

M o n d a y — a l l were pleased! I ! Sergt . S w e t l a n d , of Headquarters , busted

into bur S a n c t u m Sanc torum toother evening a n d ch i rped the f o l l o w i n g :

' i I 7 v e just rented the only house l e f t i n t own w i t h hot water , b a t h , etc . 7 7

F r o m the w a y the Sergeant spoke you 7 d t h i n k there was two houses i n S p a r t a n b u r g w i t h a l l those things .

Our regulat ion poet, Sergt . 1st. CI. W a l s h , of Co. A . has w r i t t e n a w e r r y , w e r r y , p r e t t y poem. H e sa id you can s ing i t to the tune of " M a r y l a n d . 7 7 Here i t is men. W h a t 7s the verd i c t ?

S p a r t a n b u r g , Oh, S p a r t a n b u r g , what is this t a l k that I have heard?

They sa id that peaches grew on trees, B u t a l l I d id down here was freeze ;

S p a r t a n b u r g , Oh , S p a r t a n b u r g , i t a i n 7 t the t r u t h , that what I heard .

George K l i n gen ste in , who P r v t . F i r s t Classes for Co. F , sa id that guy " S p i n a l M a g i n n u s s . 7 7 who is keep ing a l l of us i n camp, must be one tough I r i s h m a n .

The condi t ion of the H a m and E g g T w i n s , of Co. F ; s muss committee, or mess committee—from latest returns , were i m p r o v i n g r a p i d l y . The tw ins are P r v t . F i r s t Class E d w a r d L . Gri f f in and Corpora l Charles E . P h i l l ips . The ins t iga tor of this l i t e ra ture prefers the first l ine trenches.

Sergt . James Strassburg , of " A l l Over Camp W a d s w o r t h / 7 is now a c t i n g r a t i o n - a l l y . F r o m the w a y he " d i s h e d o u t " the recent issue of coal he must be personal ly acquainted w i t h Hoover ,

Sergt . D i c k F r e y e r , the Meas le K i n g and Gas M a n , is one of the best l i k e d men i n camp. H e knows where to get money where they a i n 7 t none.

The soccer team won another game Wednesday. Great game, that soccer. I t s name must have or ig inated f r o m the w a y i t \s p layed . Y o u sock a guy on the dome and i f he shows signs of l i f e , sock another a l l over his map, and so f o r t h . I t 7 s great though—-lots of exercise and gives the doctors pract ice .

The shower baths are now showering, thanks to Sergt . James M o r t o n , of Co. E . K e e p up the good w o r k James, say we.

— K . P . F .

S H A L L W E D E C L A R E W A R ? Some are c r i t i c i s i n g our government for

not dec lar ing w a r against T u r k e y and B u l g a r i a , for not do ing w h i c h we a l low spies f r o m these nat ions to w o r k i n our country . W e also were l a x i n r e s t r i c t i n g women aliens the same as we d i d the men. W o m e n were a l lowed pr iv i leges t i l l l a t e l y w h i c h wou ld f u r n i s h i n f o r m a t i o n inva luab le to our enemies.

106TH I N F A N T R Y , C O M P A N Y D. " I t sha l l become a c a p i t a l offense f o r a n y

m a n to i m p a r t i n f o r m a t i o n as to troop movements of any k i n d , e i ther b y r a i l or transp o r t , " or words to that effect, b lurbs G. O. 67,999. B u t we do hope that M r . Cree l w i l l a l l ow us to say just this much , 1 1 T h a t D Comp a n y was t o rn asunder, and the inmates of the var ious tents a long the l ine were scattered w i t h the ir d ivers belongings to the f our corners o f the company street on last S u n day m o r n i n g . 7 7 Th i s is on ly the s ix teenth t ime that this has been perpetrated on the unsuspect ing Galahads of th is company since our a r r i v a l at th is garr ison . W e are minded of B e r n a r d G r a n v i l l e ' s s tory of the colored sentry do ing the m a n u a l : 1 1 Cap 'hi, ah wishes yo 7 d please make up yo 7 m i n d . 7 7

To say no th ing of the inconvenience caused H a r r y E h r c n b e r g . Poor H a r r y was v i r t u a l l y ' ' d r i v e n f r o m E d e n 7 7 by h a v i n g to move f r o m Tent N o . 1, to N o . 21, from, w h i c h stronghold he w i l l wave the scepter over the f our th platoon. E o b o l d was overwhelmed w i t h glee to the extent that he grabbed the broom, and before he rea l i zed what he was doing, swept out the first sergeant 7 s office for the second t ime i n s ixteen weeks of " I n tensive 7 7 t r a i n i n g . W h i l e Topper ' 1 L i t c h 7 7

smoked a campaign c igar , and so f t ly rec i ted , " P a r a d i s e F o u n d . 7 7

" D i n g b a t 7 7 A d a m s o n expects to leave on his fu r l ough most a n y day now. H e ' s t a k i n g his f r i e n d " T u c k 7 7 a l ong to be the best m a n . A n d s t i l l more " f u r l o d o p e : 7 7 B o c k m e y e r 7s back . A n d sworn affidavits have been u n earthed b y the Inte l l igence B u r e a u to the effect t h a t he purchased three t i ckets to W a s h i n g t o n on his r e t u r n .

A note of sadness s t ruck th is usua l ly cheerf u l street one week ago, w h e n Corpora l J a c k Y o u n t " p a s s e d o u t 7 7 at the Base H o s p i t a l , f r om dropsy. W e 7 re not go ing to indulge i n h igh-sounding phrases. A l l t h a t we sha l l say is , " T h a t J a c k was a good ole scout, and as square a corporal as ever put his feet into a p a i r o f shoes . 7 7 A n actor b y profess ion, J a c k was a member of the Green E o o m Club of N e w Y o r k , and the E l k s . M a n y soldiers of th i s d i v i s i o n w i l l r e c a l l the tremendous h i t that he and B a r n e y T o y made w i t h the ir ant ics at the H a r r i s Theatre Chr is tmas E v e . W e sent h i m to his old home i n Stockton, Gal . , i n charge of a non-commissioned officer.

" H i 7 7 M y e r s doesn 7 t accept respons ib i l i t y for th i s , bu t he 7s the one that we heard spr ing i t a n y w a y : " I r e l a n d must be a gymnas ium, for a l l the dumb bells came f r o m T h e r e . 7 7

A n d now they t e l l us that we 7 re to be here as l ong aga in as we 7 ve a l ready been here—

I t 7s camouflage. — H . D . T .

W H A T I S U K R A I N E ? The great province of U k r a i n e is i n South

ern E u s s i a and has a populat ion of 20,000,-000 people. I t has declared i t se l f independent of E u s s i a and has made a peace t r e a t y w i t h Germany . I t is opposed to r e d i s t r i b u t i on of i t s l a n d among the peasants w h i c h the B o l s h e v i k i demanded f or R u s s i a .

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F I E L D H O S P I T A L C O M P A N Y N O . 107. T h e boys w e r e j o y f u l l y s u r p r i s e d w h e n

they " s a w by the p a p e r s " t h a t L i e u t . C. H . R e a d e r , f o r m e r l y the c o m p a n y bugler , w a s l i s t e d a m o n g the s u r v i v o r s of the i l l - f a t e d T u s c a n i a .

W h e n a s k e d h o w soon he expected h i s a p p l i c a t i o n for f u r l o u g h to be f a v o r e d , C o -b u c c i r e p l i e d : " W e l l , o c c a s i o n a l l y s p e a k i n ' , jes ' n o w I a i n ' t got the m o s t s l i gh tes ' ideer , but i f some a c t i o n i s n ' t t a k i n ' p lace a t m e -d i a t e l y , t h e r e ' l l be s u m t h i n ' s t u r i n ' a r o u n d these p a r t s , I ' l l t e l l y e r ! "

D u r i n g the recent r a i n y s p e l l the j u n c t i o n of " C o l u m b u s A v e . " a n d one c o m p a n y street r e s e m b l e d a sea of m u d . " A l b a n y W i r e " H a n a h a n w a s seated i n the mess h a l l r e a d i n g " T h e A d v e n t u r e s of S i r W a l t e r R a l e i g h . " G l a n c i n g t o w a r d the r o a d w a y he n o t i c e d a y o u n g l a d y , m a r o o n e d o n a l og , h e s i t a t i n g before p l u n g i n g in to the m i r e . " O b e y i n g that i m p u l s e " he l a i d the book as ide a n d w a d i n g out to the l a d y i n d i s t ress , he v o l u n t e e r e d to c a r r y h e r across the d i t c h a n d h i s serv i ces w e r e accepted .

N . B . — H e has s ince been decorated w i t h the O r d e r of K n i g h t of the B a t h .

A too speedy change f r o m " t h i c k - u n s " to " t h i n - u n s " has caused " D o c " P i e r c e ' s C e l e b r a t e d C o u g h M i x t u r e to be i n great dem a n d .

W e l l K n o w n Say ings H e a r d i n the Company Street .

D a n M a r s h a l l : " A w , w a k e up a n d d ie r i g h t . "

" B r i t i s h " W o m e r s l e y : " O h , I s a y ! D i d y o u 'ear a n y n e w r u m o r s ? "

M u r p h y : i(l sure do l ove sweet m u s i c . " " D i b b y - D a b " C h u r c h : " A - a h ! C h u b b y

Noo t , w h e r e d'ye get that s tu f f ? " B r o p h y : " L e t ' s take a w a l k t h r o u g h the

P i n e W o o d s a n d stop at the H a u n t e d H o u s e ! "

E n t i r e C o m p a n y : " H e y , S e r g e a n t ! A n y m a i l f or m e ? "

S e r g e a n t : " W h a t do I look l i k e — a l e t ter c a r r i e r ? "

H e a r d at One of Our Lectures . " T w o - S h o t - A c e - o f - S p a d e s M o n t y " : " L i e u

tenant , w h a t ' s the n a m e of t h i s bump at the back of y o u r h e a d ? " ( Indicat ing . )

L i e u t e n a n t : " W h y that ' s the ' E x t e r n a l O c -c i p u t a l P r o t u b e r a n c e . ' "

" T . S. A c e of Spades M o n t y " ; "O-o -oh ! " Soc ie ty Notes .

Sgts . G . K i l l i a n , K i l b o u r n e a n d P o t t s , w h o w e r e " N e o p h y t e R a s p b e r r i a n s " ( a w a i t i n g deve lopments ) have at l a s t " C r o s s e d the T h r e s h o l d , " a n d h a v e been accepted in to the F i r s t Degree of the Soc i e ty o f the R a s p b e r r y .

M I L L O N .

U N O B T R U S I V E N E S S . Officer ( h a v i n g p u l l e d up r e c r u i t f o r not

s a l u t i n g ) : N o w then , m y m a n , don ' t they t a k e a n y not ice of officers i n y o u r b a t t a l i o n ?

R e c r u i t : W e l l , s i r , i t a i n ' t t h a t e x a c t l y ; but I've a l w a y s been one, as y o u m i g h t say, to keep mese l f to m e s e l f . — P u n c h .

B A S E H O S P I T A L N E W S . P r i v a t e F o l e y , W a r d 7, c la ims that mess

calls and concerts are a continuous annoyance to h i m .

Sergeant E p p s , Horseshoer B iggens and P r i v a t e A s h down say the nearest t h i n g to home is W a r d 14.

H u n g r y Campbe l l , W a r d 8, is t r y i n g to t rans fer to a w a r d not so f a r f r o m the k i t c h e n .

P r i v a t e B . F . B u r g a r d is l o o k i n g for a pinochle p layer . H e c laims the championship of W a r d 7 since F i n k l e s t e i n l e f t . Come on A r m s t r o n g .

Corp. M c M a n u s , the l i f e of W a r d 27, c laims that danc ing a n d sleep made h i m so good l ook ing . B o t h at the same t ime , Corp.?

Mess Sergeant L i n s m a i r , W a r d 5, is l earn i n g to make some new dishes f r o m the Hos p i t a l b i l l of fare .

P r i v a t e C. E . W i l s o n is some correspondent—one l i t t l e blue le t ter every day. W h o is she?

P r i v a t e Cobb, W a r d 4, is s t i l l w a i t i n g for a box of candy that was sent before C h r i s t mas. Perhaps i t ' s lost , T y .

P r i v a t e P i n z e l , W a r d 3, is t a l k i n g about ge t t ing a fur l ough as soon as he recovers.

— C . E . W .

105TH I N F A N T R Y , C O M P A N Y L . Corpora l W o o d w a r d has recent ly been

home on a f u r l o u g h . The other day he rece ived some photos of h imse l f t a k e n w h i l e away . O n his u n i f o r m he has three huge medals. I t was not iced that F r a n k had acquired a v e r y serious case of roundness of the shoulders caused b y the we ight of sa id medals. H o w do y o u get that w a y , F r a n k ?

Corpora l E d R a f t e r is at present f i l l i n g Corpora l R e l i h a n ' s pos i t ion as ' 1 r i g h t g u i d e " on the l ine for seconds at mess, Corpora l R e l i h a n b e i n g on a fur l ough . E d is b y no means a rookie at th is game.

P r i v a t e H a r r y Savage has been t e l l i n g us that he was expect ing a pos i t i on at our reg i menta l canteen. . W e guess he got i t , for on our b u l l e t i n board is a notice to the effect that the canteen w i l l handle a l l l a u n d r y leavi n g camp.

Company "~L" has just organized a baseb a l l team. Great results are expected as the team is now under the management of Joe (Dodo) Gardener , " T h e P r i d e of Pough -k e e p s i e . ' '

B i l l i e K n o t h ( W h i s p e r i n g W i l l i e , the boy wonder f r om W h i t e P l a i n s ) , is a p i t cher of fourteen y e a r s ' experience i n the b i g leagues.

P r i v a t e s Claude Gemmie l , J e n k i n s and A l o n z o D e a n A l l e n , w i l l act as p i n c h h i t ters . T h e y are a p a i r of rare b i rds .

Corpora l M a r k J . D u n n has just rece ived a p a i r of b a b y blue pajamas f r o m home. Corpora l D u n n wasted the best par t of last n ight sewing his chevrons on them.

J a c k L e o n a r d was promoted to the r a n k of Sergeant. H i s three stripes must have had some p o w e r f u l effect on his lungs. Gee! C a n ' t that boy ye l l ?

— T . J . K .

105TH I N F A N T R Y , C O M P A N Y C.

W e w i s h to t h a n k our most able Mess Sergeant for the d inner Sunday . W e had the honor of h a v i n g the Colonel as a guest and he made a v e r y fine speech w h i c h a l l the boys enjoyed.

The 1 i H e a l t h y F o u r t h S q u a d " d i d away w i t h the ir stove but now they are a i l w i s h i n g i t back aga in . P r i v a t e B i l l Casey says he '11 guarantee to tend i t i f we get i t back .

W e have quite a f e w expert bombers i n our company. Corp. The a l l wants to k n o w what is a bomb for?

The T h i r d Squad has the ' i Gimmies - ' somet h i n g t e r r ib l e .

Sergeant J . L o p e z wants to be a Y . M . C. A . man . " I f you keep i t up, J a c k , y o u ' l l be one s o o n . " H e h a s n ' t missed a movie so f a r .

— J . D . G .

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were that I had overest imated the distance and h a d passed Char leston and was i n the A t l a n t i c .

W h e n they fished me out of the m u d hole into w h i c h I had p lunged and stretched out the tape, they discovered that I had flown fourteen feet, one i n c h .

— W s - A » D .

S o l d i e r ' s R o s a r y M o s t appropr ia te g i f t to the boys g o i n g —

to the g i r l s who don ' t go, t o o — T o m T h u m b , a n exquis i te b i t of a. 10-inch r o s a r y (sterl i n g s i l v e r or r o l l e d gold) i n same-metal case of the size of a 25c. piece. I n p l a i n case, $4.25; engraved , $4.75. A s o l i d 10-k a r a t go ld , hand-made, so ldered- l ink rosary , i n ob long same-gold case, $25; 14-karat , $30; s t e r l i n g s i l v e r , $10; best ro l led-go ld . $12. Sent o n a p p r o v a l on receipt of p r i c e ; to be r e t u r n e d i f not w a n t e d .

W h e n a g o i n g m a n , or the g i r l l ie leaves b e h i n d h i m , gets such a g i f t — a n y one of ' e m — a l l are h a p p y over i t .

V A T T I R O S A R Y CO., 108 F u l t o n St. , N e w Y o r k .

E a s t e r R o s a r y T h e V a t t i n e w - " p e a r i " r o s a r y is as- fine

(to look at a n d for w e a r ) as r e a l p e a r l c os t ing thousands of do l l a r s . W h i t e , w i t h a g l eam of p i n k i n the " p e a r l . " It 's a wonder. Y o u can't i m a g i n e the beauty of i t . Its o n l y defect is i t s cheapness! R o l l e d go ld or s i l v e r , $10; s o l i d 10 k t . go ld , $25; 14 k t . go ld , $30. I t puts mother -o f -pear l to shame a n d is guaranteed a l i f e t i m e . T h e idea l E a s t e r , F i r s t C o m m u n i o n , G r a d u a t i o n or W e d d i n g g i f t .

Y o u can see i t by s e n d i n g the p r i c e ; to be r e t u r n e d i f not wanted .

V A T T I R O S A R Y Co., 108 F u l t o n St,,, N e w Y o r k .

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Y o r k town has lost a l l i ts a t t r a c t i o n , but , u n t i l n o w w e could not bel ieve i t . Corpora l S h i l l i t t o proved that i t is so b y r e t u r n i n g one d a y ahead of his fu r l ough .

Sergeant M a u l e has been appointed leader of the f o u r t h p latoon and the t a i l enders have shown the ir deep affection for h i m f r o m the v e r y first day. I n f a c t they a l l hope his wishes come true a n d his t rans fer to the Q. M . C. takes effect at the earl iest , or else he is go ing to miss the whis t le some day.

Corpora l S ca l l on has been t e l l i n g everybody f o r the last two months that he w i l l get a f u r l o u g h ' i next S a t u r d a y , s u r e . ? ' W h y not t r y to announce i t f o r some other d a y of the week, Corporal? I t m i g h t get the topper ba l l ed up and g ive you one b y mis take .

W e w i s h we could get a fur lough , too. W e are not p a r t i c u l a r whether i t is g i v e n to us b y m i s t a k e or otherwise .

L i e u t e n a n t Stevens appeared at retreat w i t h a new gold bar decorat ing each one of his shoulders. P r i v a t e S c h m i t t ' s observ ing glance not iced that , and he sa id a d m i r i n g l y , i ' Oh, look, L i e u t e n a n t Stevens has been promoted Second L i e u t e n a n t ! "

O U T R A N K E D I N T H E K I T C H E N . T h e son of the wel l - to -do f a m i l y h a d re

cent ly j o ined up as a p r i v a t e , a n d was spendi n g h i s leave at home.

R e t u r n i n g f r o m a w a l k , h i s m o t h e r esp ied a figure i n the k i t c h e n w i t h the h o u s e m a i d .

" C l a r e n c e , " she ca l l ed to h e r son, " M a r y ' s got some one i n the k i t c h e n . She k n o w s per fec t ly w e l l t h a t I don ' t a l l o w fo l lowers . I w i s h y o u ' d go a n d t e l l the m a n to leave the house at once."

C larence d u l y departed to the k i t c h e n , but r e t u r n e d i n about h a l f a m i n u t e .

" S o r r y , m o t h e r , but I can ' t t u r n h i m out . " " C a n ' t t u r n h i m out? W h y on e a r t h n o t ? " " H e ' s m y s e r g e a n t ! " — S a t u r d a y N i g h t .

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G A S A T T A C K : With the Chorus Girls of C a m p

ari a r t i c l e a b o u t t h e D i v i s i o n s h o w .

A Striking Cover Design— b y P v t . D o n E m e r y , S a n i t a r y D e t a c h m e n t , 1 0 7 t h I n f .

The Story of a Fighter— a n a c c o u n t o f t h e a m a z i n g w o r k o n e m a n is d o i n g a t t h e e d g e o f c a m p . B y R . E . C .

Speaking of Operations— a h u m o r o u s s k e t c h b y A l b e r t F . S m i t h , M e d i c a l D e t a c h m e n t , B a s e H o s p i t a l .

J A Full Page by Lauten— I a n d o t h e r i l l u s t r a t i o n s a b o u t I c a m p .

Echoes of Pay Day— a s t o r y p o s t p o n e d f r o m t h i s w e e k .

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Bill's Letter to Mable Poems, Pictures, and lots of news—

f r o m t h e v a r i o u s o u t f i t s , f r o m o n e e n d o f c a m p t o t h e o t h e r , f r o m t h e P i o n e e r s t o t h e R e m o u n t S t a t i o n .

P E R S O N A L C A M O U F L A G E . I suppose t h a t i n every c a m p there are

some m a k e - b e l i e v e so ld iers . M a y b e i t w o u l d n ' t t a k e a p s y c h o l o g i c a l expert to find a few i n C a m p W a d s w o r t h . M o s t of the m e n of the N e w Y o r k D i v i s i o n are r e a l s o l d iers a n d are p u s h i n g the game for a l l there is i n i t . B u t some don ' t seem to r e a l i z e that they are i n the a r m y .

" B u n k " m a y n ' t be i n the d i c t i o n a r y , but ask a n y so ld ier w h a t i t means . H e k n o w s . One hates to d i s i l l u s i o n the f o lk back home u n d e r whose p r o u d a n d p a t r i o t i c eyes t h i s m a y f a l l , but a m a n w h o is a l oa fer i n c i v i l l i f e i s n ' t a l w a y s made over w h e n he dons the o l ive drab . Somet imes , before h i s u n i f o r m loses i t s new appearance , the o ld hab i ts of s h i r k i n g a n d s p o n g i n g creep back. H e m a y n ' t r ea l i z e i t , for the so ld i e r who judges h i m s e l f u s u a l l y gets a l i g h t sentence . B u t i t w o u l d j o l t h i m to k n o w w h a t h i s supe r i o r s t h i n k .

T h a t the c i v i l i a n m a y f o l l ow o u r m e a n i n g , one offers e x h i b i t s : T h e l a z y s u p p l y s e r geant w i t h the o v e r - b u r d e n e d look a n d the n o t h i n g - d o i n g hab i t s . T h e s e n t i n e l w h o s t ro l l s h i s post and comes to l i f e o n l y w h e n some one is . w a t c h i n g h i m . T h e p a s s i n g so ld ie r s t u d y i n g the d i s t a n t h o r i z o n to save m u s c u l a r energy by not s a l u t i n g the a p p r o a c h i n g officer. T h e m e m b e r of the c o m p a n y w h o is w i l l i n g enough for o thers to do k i t c h e n po l i ce , but i sn ' t r e a d y to take h i s t u r n . T h e m a n who groans at fa t igue d u t y a n d at s t a n d i n g g u a r d , bu t w h o is a hero w h e n i t comes to b u n k fa t i gue or mess . A n d the so ld ie r who " s o l d i e r s " because he has f r i ends h i g h e r up. T h e r e aren ' t m a n y i n C a m p W a d s w o r t h , but some. .

It w i l l be di f ferent over there . M a j o r -G e n e r a l O ' R y a n says he saw so ld iers s t a n d i n g i n the t renches i n w a t e r up to t h e i r knees , h a l f f rozen , but w i t h o u t a m u r m u r . T h e A m e r i c a n so ld ier w i l l be jus t as good a sport w h e n he gets up a g a i n s t the r e a l t h i n g . M a n y a m a n w h o f lunks w h e n t h i n g s are easy st i f fens g l o r i o u s l y i n a c r i s i s . A n d t h i n g s are easy i n C a m p W a d s w o r t h , dead easy. M a n y of us h a v e gone in to the A d i r o n d a c k s or C a n a d a on a v a c a t i o n a n d w o r k e d h a r d e r a n d l i v e d h a r d e r three t i m e s over , j u s t for fun . M e n need the i r o n of necess i ty to b r i n g out t h e i r best . E v e r y m a n w i l l f ee l that good over there a n d r e spond to i t .

M e a n w h i l e w h y not get the h a b i t ? W h y not get i t in to y o u r head once a n d for a l l t h a t y o u are i n the a r m y a n d t h a t a r m y l i f e a n d c i v i l i a n l i f e a r e d i f ferent t h i n g s ? M e n do t h i n g s here i n camp for w h i c h t h e y w o u l d be stood a g a i n s t a w a l l over there . W h y do t h e m ? W h y not get used to f o l l o w i n g r e g u l a t i o n s ? Someone quoted to C a r r y l e a r a t h e r g r a n d r e m a r k of M a r g a r e t F u l l e r , " I accept the u n i v e r s e . " " G a d , she 'd be t ter , " was h i s r e p l y . T h e same w i t h the a r m y . It is y o u r u n i v e r s e , j u s t now. A c cept i t . G a d , you 'd b e t t e r ! Q u i t p r e t e n d i n g . C u t the cant . Do e v e r y t h i n g w i t h a snap, f r o m s a l u t i n g a n officer to s c r u b b i n g the mess shack . S n a p i t . T h a t ' s the game.

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a l l r aggy r a g t i n i e r s , have been p r o v i d e d syncopated melody for the N u r s e ' s H o m e on s e v e r a l evenings . T h e r e s u l t a n t " i n t e l l i gence" reported back to the boys a p p e r t a i n i n g to c e r t a i n y o u n g nurses a n d the prepossess ion thereof has p r e c i p i t a t e d a deluge of a p p l i c a t i o n s for the post of b a s s - d r u m m e r . T h e o r ches t ra has kept engagements w i t h s u c h q u a l i t y as the H e a d q u a r t e r s Troop , the K . of C , a n d the Y . M . C. A . here i n camp, a n d p layed for the C o u n t r y C l u b i n S p a r t a n b u r g . T u r r i a n , G a i l l o r d , C h r i s D u n n , a n d Sergeant B o l i n of the 107th, C lements a n d C o l l i n s of the 108th, G l o h n of the 105th, a n d H o u s e r of the 105th P . H . , comprise the a r t i s t i c group.

L i e u t e n a n t R u s s e l l has discovered a new outdoor sport w h i c h i s produc t ive of cons iderab le specu la t i on , a n d some remorse . One m i g h t go so f a r as to say also t h a t the new game causes a l a r m , p a r t i c u l a r l y to the S u p p l y Sergeant . T h i s up - to - the -minute w r i n k l e i s w a l l s c a l i n g , or , i n the words of w a r , a p r e p a r a t i o n for c h a s i n g the F r i t z i e s across the house-tops of B e r l i n . T h e first effort showed the m e n prof ic ient i n second-s tory w o r k , but i t also showed the m i s s i n g seats of ten good p a i r s of a r m y breeches, w h i c h h u n g about the b u i l d i n g i n m u c h the f a s h i o n of camouflage w h e n the r e c a l l was sounded.

R e a r r a n g e m e n t of the squad sys tem d i s possesses the C o r p o r a l s f r o m t h e i r roost i n N o . 11, a n d flings t h e m he l te r ske l t e r a l l over the street, each to h i s own tent squad. Gone are the m e r r y days of o ld , w h e n ensconced b e h i n d the p o r t a l of the exc lus ive home, a n d s t r o n g i n a perfect u n i t y , they p lo t ted a g a i n s t the hard -earned freed o m of the l o w l y p r i v a t e .

O u r f o r m e r Top C u t t e r , George Goodfe l low Moore , has gone to the M . P. 's w i t h our form e r C. O. C a p t a i n M a e d e r , a n d our m i s s i s huge.

Mess Sergeant B a r n father i s pers is tent unto vas t d imens ions . A n d t r i c k y , too. One m o r n i n g for break fas t we h a d a cereal no expert on such m a t t e r s cou ld diagnose. M o r e t h a n the m i r a c u l o u s twe lve baskets were left. F o r d i n n e r the same u n k n o w n m a s k e d a r t i c l e was served up i n the f o r m of p u d

d i n g . T h e K . P. 's carted most of i t back to the k i t c h e n . Desp i te a few r a i s i n s shot into i t w i t h a shotgun , the same taste was there . I n the even ing , a t t r a c t i v e b i s c u i t s were h a n d e d out l i b e r a l l y , a n d even w i t h that c lue, no one susp i c i oned the t r u t h . T h e t h i n g s were nameless , but they went w e l l , a n d i t wasn ' t u n t i l l a ter i n the e v e n i n g t h a t we d iscovered we h a d finally s towed a w a y the cereal of the m o r n i n g .

T h e new D i v i s i o n a l o rder ef fect ing the p a s s i n g of the presc r ibed a t h l e t i c test i s m e e t i n g w i t h a h e a r t y response i n t h i s company. A l l h ou rs of the day a n d n i g h t m e n are j u m p i n g , r u n n i n g , a n d firing h a n d gren ades i n a l l sorts of places.

T h e 107th D r a m a t i c A s s o c i a t i o n w i l l put on shows i n the K . of C. a n d Y . M . C. A . huts i n the near fu ture . P r i v a t e J i m M o r e y , actor , a r t i s t , a n d a m b i t i o u s , i s g u i d i n g the footsteps of the thespians .

1st L i e u t e n a n t M a r t i n de F o r r e s t S m i t h assumed c o m m a n d of t h i s company on the t r a n s f e r of C a p t a i n M a e d e r to the M i l i t a r y Po l i ce .

P r i v a t e T a n g e m a n n , the des ignated m o v i n g p i c t u r e operator of the camp, has a difficu l t t i m e w h e n the p i c tures he so ab ly presents bear a s tamp the v i n t a g e of 1900 or w h e n they p o r t r a y the l i f e h i s t o r y of bugs, canar ies , a n d a l a r m - c l o c k s . H e is endowed w i t h courage, for i t i s a brave m a n indeed who w i l l ree l off the u n i n t e r e s t i n g evo lut ions of a baby Goofus to a b u n c h t h i r s t i n g for romance , love, C h a r l i e C h a p l i n , a n d cabarets.

B i l l K e o g h has g r o w n ser ious . H e is now a m a r r i e d m a n w i t h r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . I n N e w Y o r k C i t y w h i l e on leave he took unto h i m s e l f a wi fe . T h e secret was discovered w h e n B i l l rece ived two let ters i n the same week. Some c l a i m e d he wrote t h e m h i m self.

H u g h R a m s a y was recent ly t r a n s f e r r e d to t h i s c o m m a n d f r o m M a c h i n e G u n B a t t a l i o n 105.

Sergeant J a m e s T r a c y has been promoted a n d t r a n s f e r r e d to the D i v i s i o n V e t e r i n a r y Corps , where he is F i r s t Sergeant .

P r i v a t e s B e n j a m i n , K e n t , a n d H a r t were t r a n s f e r r e d to t h i s c o m m a n d f r o m other out fits i n the D i v i s i o n . A l l are on spec ia l det a i l at the Base H o s p i t a l . G. F . B .

HIS E X C U S E F O R C A L L I N G . A member of the A m e r i c a n L a f a y e t t e

squadron h a d to m a k e a prec ip i ta te descent a n d was for tunate enough to come d o w n at a B r i t i s h aerodrome b e h i n d the l i n e s , not, however , w i t h o u t m i x i n g up t h i n g s a b i t . A f t e r r e s c u i n g h i m s e l f f r o m the tangle of w i r e he l i m p e d s l o w l y up to a " b r a s s h a t . "

" A r e y o u the b ig noise of th i s j o i n t ? " he asked .

" I a m the c o m m a n d i n g officer, i f that has a n y t h i n g to do w i t h i t , " was the r e p l y . "

" W e l l , " s a i d the A m e r i c a n , " I jus t l ooked in to t e l l y o u I have spread the gasol ine t a n k on y o u r f r o n t grass p l o t . " — L o n d o n T i t - B i t s .

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Machine Gunners Bang ing A w a y The Asheville

Laundries Offer Four Days' Service and

First Class Work

Leave Your Package at The Following Places

Sanitary Train Canteen

108th Infantry Post Exchange

(At Camp Wadsworth Station, P. and N . R. R.)

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C o m p a n y C, of the 106th, Wins Major McLeer's Prize.

F r o m F e b r u a r y 1st to the 9th , members of a l l M a c h i n e G u n Companies i n the D i v i s i o n have had the target pract i ce on the 1,000 i n c h Eange about one and one-half miles northeast of camp. The Col t Auto. Machine G u n , M o d e l of 1917 ( A r m y t y p e ) , was used throughout the w o r k and the firing was conducted by platoons under the var ious platoon officers.

E a c h platoon fired 1,000 rounds at a system of f our Squad B u l l ; s E y e Targets and a Landscape Target . The w o r k of each platoon was judged, ra ted , and c a r e f u l l y recorded i n the f o l l o w i n g manner and coveri n g the f o l l o w i n g points . Platoon Marksmanship—A score f o r the com

b ined w o r k of the P l a t o o n on the Bull 's E y e Targets . H ighes t possible score, 320.

Landscape Target—A r a t i n g of f i r i n g of P l a toon at a Landscape Targe t ( i n terms of E x c e l l e n t , V e r y Good, Good, F a i r , Poor and B a d ) .

Platoon Workmanship—A r a t i n g of the actu a l w o r k of the P l a t o o n . F i r e d i s c i p l ine , d r i l l , l oad ing , general prec is ion of the i r work .

Conduct of F i r e — T h e w o r k of the P l a t o o n Commanders. Orders and general handl i n g of the P l a t o o n .

Final Rat ing— A general r a t i n g of the P l a toon, t a k i n g a l l four of the above scores and ra t ings into account. I n terms of E x c e l l e n t , V e r y Good, Good, F a i r l y Good, F a i r , Poor and B a d .

G E N E R A L RATING- OF P L A T O O N S . Excellent.

1-—1st P l a t o o n , " D ? ; Company, G. B n . — L i e u t . B l a c k .

104th M .

2-—2nd P l a t o o n , "D" Company, G. B n . — L i e u t . Hancock .

104th M .

3-—1st P l a t o o n , " C ; ; Company, G. B n . — L i e u t . Sehe l l ing .

106th M .

4-—3rd P l a t o o n , " A ' ' Company, G. B n . — L i e u t . A n d r e w s .

104th M .

5-—1st P l a t o o n , "A" Company, G. B n . — L i e u t . B i g e l o w .

V e r y .Good,

105th M .

6-—3rd P l a t o o n , M . G. Company, f a n t r y — L i e u t . Sommer.

108th I n -

7—2nd P l a t o o n , " B " Company, 106th M . G. B n . — L i e u t . Cummings .

8— 2nd P l a t o o n , <<C" Company, 106th M . G. B n . - — L i e u t . W a l t o n .

9— 3rd P l a t o o n , " A " Company, 106th M . G . B n . — L i e u t . W e l l i n g t o n .

10— 1st P l a t o o n , "A" Company, 104th M . G. B n . — L i e u t . A d s i t .

11— -2nd P l a t o o n , "A" Company, 106th M . G. B n . - — L i e u t . B e a m i s h .

12— 2nd P l a t o o n , "A" Company, 105th M . G. B n . — L i e u t . Cooke.

1 3 — 3rd P l a t o o n , "C" Company, 105th M . G. B n . — L i e u t . F l a s h .

14— 1st P l a t o o n , " B ; J Company, 106th M . G. B n . — L i e u t . Badenhausen.

15— 2nd P l a t o o n , "A" Company, 104th M . G . B n . — L i e u t . M c C a h i l l .

16— 1st P l a t o o n , "A" Company, 106th M . G . B n . — L i e u t . Roberts .

17— 3rd P l a t o o n , Company, 106th M . G. B n . — Lieut . Deveraux .

18— 3rd P l a t o o n , M . G. Company, 107th I n f a n t r y — L i e u t . Gow.

19— 1st P l a t o o n , M . G . Company, 107th I n f a n t r y — L i e u t . H a r r y .

20— 2nd P l a t o o n , "C" Company, 104th M . G. B n . - — L i e u t . Cassion.

21— 1st P l a t o o n , llG" Company, 105th M . G. B n . — L i e u t . Leake.

22— 2nd P l a t o o n , M . G . Company, 107th I n f a n t r y — L i e u t . Judson .

23— 3rd P l a t o o n , M . G . Company, 106th I n f a n t r y — L i e u t . Curt i ss .

24— 3rd P l a t o o n , "I>" Company. 104th M . G . B n . — L i e u t . M e n z i e .

Good. 25— 1st P l a t o o n , " B " Company, 105th, M . G .

B n . — L i e u t . E v a n s . 26— 2nd P l a t o o n , M . G . Company, 108th I n

f a n t r y — L i e u t . But te r f i e ld . 27— 2nd P l a t o o n , " B " Company, 104th M . G.

B n . — L i e u t . W e l l s . 28— 3rd P l a t o o n , " B " Company, 104th M . G.

B n . — L i e u t . M c L e e r . 29— 2nd P l a t o o n , Company, 105th M . G .

B n . - — L i e u t . Vanderhoef . 30— 1st P l a t o o n , M . G. Company, 105th I n

f a n t r y — L i e u t . B i r d . 3 1 — 2nd P l a t o o n , M . G. Company, 105th I n

f a n t r y — L i e u t . Crewe. 32— 3rd P l a t o o n , "B" Company. 106th M . G .

B n . - — L i e u t . F r e e m a n . 3 3 — 3rd P l a t o o n , " B " Company, 105th M . ,G.

B n . — L i e u t . B a b cock. 34— 3rd P l a t o o n , M . G. Company, 105th I n

f a n t r y — L i e u t . H i g b i e . 35— 2nd P l a t o o n , M . G. Company, 106th I n

f a n t r y — L i e u t . Behrens. 36— 1st P l a t o o n , M . G. Company, • 106th I n

f a n t r y — L i e u t . S m i t h . F a i r l y Good.

37— 2nd P l a t o o n , i l B " Company. 105th M . G . B n . — L i e u t . M a t t h e w s .

38— 1st P l a t o o n , " B " Company, 104th M . G, B n . — - L i e u t . H a r b i n s o n .

Fair. 39— 3rd P l a t o o n , "A" Company, 105th M . G .

B n . — L i e u t . U p j o h n . 40— 1st P l a t o o n , M . G. Company, 108th I n

f a n t r y — L i e u t . M a c k a y . 41— 1st P l a t o o n , (iC" Company, 104th M . G.

B n . — L i e u t , Les ter . 42— 3rd P l a t o o n , " C ' ' Company, 104th M . G.

B n . — L i e u t . B r o d s k y . Bull's Eye Marksmanship Records By Com

pany, Platoon and Squad. Score B y Company (Possible 960).

F o r Company, P l a t o o n and Squad P r i z e s offered b y M a j o r E d w a r d M c L e e r , (104th M . G. B n . ) ; M a j o r W i l l i a m W r i g h t , (105th M . G. B n . ) , and M a j o r M o r t i m e r B . B r y a n t (106th M . G. B n . ) .

GAS A T T A C K 3 3

1— < < C 7 7 Company, 106th M . G. B n . . . , 879 ( W i n n e r M a j o r M c L e e r 7s pr ize )

2— " A 7 7 Company, 106th M . G . B n . . . . 878 3— "A" Company, 104th M . G . B n . . . . 874 4— " D 7 7 Company, 104th M . G. B n 863 5— M . G . Company, 108th I n f a n t r y . . . . 839 6— " B 7 7 Company, 106th M . G. B n 834 7— " A 7 7 Company, 105th M . G. B n . . . . 833 S—< < C 7 7 Company, 105th M . G . B n 817 9 — " B 7 7 Company, 104th M . G. B n 788

1 0 — M . G. Company, 107th I n f a n t r y 785 1 1 — " B " Company, 105th M . G. B n . . . . 771 12— M . G. Company, 105th I n f a n t r y . . . . 734 1 3 — Company, 104th M . G. B n . . . . 728 14— M . G. Company, 106th I n f a n t r y . . . . 684

Score B y P l a t o o n (Possible 320). 1— 1st P l a t o o n , " D ' ' Company, 104th

M . G. B n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .-. 318 ( W i n n e r M a j o r W r i g h t 7s pr ize)

2— 3rd P l a t o o n , M . G» Company, 108th I n f a n t r y 312

3— 2nd P l a t o o n , " D M Company, 104th M . G. B n . . . ' . 308

4— 2nd P l a t o o n , ( t B f t Company, 106th M . G. B n 308

5 — 2nd P l a t o o n , < < C 7 7 Company, 106th . M . G. B n 3 0 7

6— 1st P l a t o o n , " B 7 ^ Company, 105th M . G. B n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

7— 3rd P l a t o o n , ' ' A7 7 Company, 106th M . G. B n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

S—1st P l a t o o n , " C 7 7 Company, 106th M . G. B n , 300

9—1st P l a t o o n , "A" Company, 104th M . G . B n 300

10— -2nd P l a t o o n , "A" Company, 106th •M. G . B n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

1 1 — 3rd P l a t o o n , "A" Company, 104th M . G. B n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

12— 1st P l a t o o n , " A 7 7 Company, 105th M . G. B n . 293

13— 2nd P l a t o o n , " A 7 7 Company, 105th M . G. B n . 292

14— 3rd Platoon,- " C 7 7 Company, 105th M . G. B n . . 291

15— 2nd P l a t o o n , M . G. Company, 108th I n f a n t r y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

10—2nd P l a t o o n , " B 7 7 Company, 106th M . G. B n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

17—2nd P l a t o o n , " B 7 7 Company, 104th M . G. B n . 283

I S — 2 n d P l a t o o n , " A 7 7 Company, 104th M . G. B n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

19— 1st P l a t o o n , " A / 8 ^ Company, 106th M . G. B n . 276

20— 3rd P l a t o o n , ' • B 7 Company, 104th M . G. B n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

2 1 — 3rd P l a t o o n , " C ; ; Company, 106th M . G. B n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

22— 3rd P l a t o o n , M . G. Company, 107th I n f a n t r y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

23— 1st P l a t o o n , M . G . Company, 107th " I n f a n t r y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

24— 2nd P l a t o o n , " C 7 ' Company, 104th • M . G. B n 267

2 5 — 2nd P l a t o o n , " C " Company, 105th M . G. B n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

26— 1st P l a t o o n , " C 7 7 Company, 105th M . G. B n . . . . . 262


W H A T T H E S I G N A L B A T T A L I O N H A S B E E N D O I N G .

( C o n t i n u e d f r o m page 13)

L i a i s o n Schoo l has emphas ized f r o m the beg i n n i n g .

Communication in the Trenches. As on the f o r m e r occupat ion , a detachment

f r o m the B a t t a l i o n j o i n e d the first g a r r i s o n i n occupat ion of the D i v i s i o n a l T r e n c h e s on F e b r u a r y 12th a n d l a i d complete c o m m u n i cat ion l ines , t h i s t i m e by te lephone ; on w h i c h service was not i n t e r r u p t e d d u r i n g the 72 hours . T h e more c i v i l i z e d camp telephones w h i c h recent ly a r r i v e d a n d were t h i s t i m e put i n use, seemed to c h a r m a n d tempt the I n f a n t r y officers more seduc t ive ly t h a n our l i t t l e pets, the buzzers , employed before. A s before, the rest of the g a r r i s o n c h e e r f u l l y w i t h d r e w on account of weather condi t i ons , a n d le f t our d e t a i l to s w i m out on i t s o w n hook w h e n i t s h o u l d feel i n c l ined .

D u r i n g the shower on the e v e n i n g o f F e b r u a r y 14th, the operator i n one f o r w a r d dugout r e m a i n e d at the post u n t i l the water reached h i s w a i s t , then took out the telephone i n s t r u m e n t , made the l i n e ends secure aga ins t a " w a t e r shor t , " set up on the p a r a pet outs ide , a n d cont inued serv ice , s t a n d i n g i n water above h i s knees " u n t i l p r o p e r l y re l i e v e d . "

T h e B a t t a l i o n , l i k e everyone else in s ight , has r e cent ly been complete ly gassed by the b i t o' p l a i d . W e took i t most se r i ous ly , however , for none of us a p p a r e n t l y i s a c a n d idate for t h a t m a r t y r d o m proposed as a prev e n t i v e of worse d i saster on the other s i d e ; a n d the pract i ce stood the f i rs t t r e n c h d e t a i l i n good stead, for the fifteen ( fa lse) a l a r m s of the three days, showed r e m a r k a b l e speed i n t a k i n g cover, a n d n e a r l y as great a b i l i t y to speak i n t e l l i g i b l y over the telephone w i t h the m a s k s on as w i t h t h e m off.

P r a c t i c e a l a r m s at home, however , have not been so u n i f o r m l y success ful , for i t i s re ported t h a t one operator , busy at buzzer school , aroused by a sudden " G A S ! " was so upset that he put the connector j a c k plug-i n h i s m o u t h , one w i r e over h i s ear, the other a r o u n d h i s w a i s t , a n d t r i e d to use the t r a n s m i t t e r as a monocle , a l l w i t h i n 4% seconds. I t i s w e l l to remember the uses a n d l i m i t a t i o n s of the i n s t r u m e n t you are w o r k i n g w i t h ,

M a j o r W i l l i a m L . H a l l a h a n , C o m m a n d i n g the B a t t a l i o n , has been i l l for a week, at h i s t e m p o r a r y home i n S p a r t a n b u r g , w i t h a severe a t tack of the g r i p , s t a r t i n g i n the r e g u l a r co ld a n d cough a n d compl i ca ted by a considerable per i od of overwork .

L i e u t . G o r d e n I r e l a n d .

' 1 W e m a y p l a y at war and pay the cost-i n the t o l l of b lood, or we can make w a r w i t h courage, reso lut ion and inte l l igence and our r e w a r d s h a l l be f ewer of those pathet i c crosses on the w a y side of F r a n c e . 7 7 — George H a r v e y .

G E E A T T H O U G H T S OF G R E A T M E N . " W e are fighting i n F r a n c e because i t is

there we can s t r ike the enemy, but i f we are defeated i n F r a n c e we shal l be conquered i n A m e r i c a ; no longer sha l l we be freemen but the slaves of the most merci less and b r u t a l taskmaster the w o r l d has k n o w n . 7 7

—George H a r v e y .

" I n a l l h i s t o r y there has been n o t h i n g more superb t h a n the heroism of that ' contempt ib le l i t t l e B r i t i s h a r m y , 1 fighting w i t h bare hands against the on-rushing German legions armed w i t h machine guns and heavy a r t i l l e r y , who day a f ter d a y were forced back and fiercely contested every foot w i t h never a thought of surrender and then at last turned and defeated the enemy; or the F r e n c h f ight ing and f e i n t i n g u n t i l they were i n pos i t i on to stop K l u c k and save P a r i s f rom the b a r b a r i a n s ; or the I t a l i a n s inch b y inch s ca l ing the snow capped mounta ins ; or the Russians mowed down b y thousands, s t o l id ly w a i t i n g to take f r o m the dead a r i f le , i n the end to be be t rayed b y the i r l e a d e r s . 7 7 — Geirge H a r v e y .

" P e a c e , a perdurable peace, w i l l come only when the fangs of the m a d beast of Europe have been d r a w n , when the m i l i t a r y power of Germany is b r o k e n ; when the German people are under the harrow, sweat ing to pay the i n d e m n i t y that is the pr ice of the i r cr ime, i n the ir pover ty and suffering made to real ize the suffering they have brought to the w o r l d . 7 7 — G e o r g e H a r v e y .

' ' W e real ize i t was just those fourteen days of B e l g i a n resistance that saved A m e r i ca . 7 7 — M y r o n T . H e r r i c k .

" L e t i t be w r i t t e n t h a t K e r e n s k y f e l l because he had overest imated the inte l l igence and p a t r i o t i s m of his o w n people . 7 7 — B o r i s S hum an sky .

" T h e name of L e o n T r o t z s k y w i l l go down i n h i s t o ry as that of one of the biggest noise makers the w o r l d has ever k n o w n . 7 7 — - K . B e r c o v i c i .

" H a l f a m i l l i o n of P o l i s h women have had their l ives shattered b y the greatest t ragedy that can come to a woman . T h i r t y thousand young men have been hanged for r e fus ing to enlist i n the G e r m a n - A u s t r i a n armies . There are no ch i ldren under seven years of age i n P o l a n d . N e w - b o r n ch i ldren die a l most im m ed ia t e ly for the i r mothers have no th ing to g ive them but tears . 7 7 — P a d -erewski .

" W i l l , you co-operate or obs t ruc t ? 7 7—-Pres ident W i l s o n to the s t r i k i n g carpenters.

" I f we need automat ic guns to w h i p the K a i s e r we need automat ic sav ing to support our automat ic guns . 7 7 — H e r b e r t 1ST. F e l l .

G O A L L E S S D A Y S . M r . W . I I . M a n e s , i n d u s t r i a l agent of the

B a l t i m o r e and Ohio R a i l w a y , says that the eight coalless days saved 3,456,000 tons of coal, but he also est imated that the s a v i n g of th is amount of coal cost over $4,000,000,000 or $289 a ton.

34 GAS A T T A C K

Letters to the Editor There's No Gas About the Show at

T h e N e w

You see the best in pictures and you hear the best

in music.

"Where thai Real

Orchestra is9'

C. L. HENRY, Manager

( C o n t i n u e d f r o m page 6) F r o m the s t a n d p o i n t of the in teres t s of

the g o v e r n m e n t i t m u s t be ev ident t h a t there i s not a s ing le so ld i e r v e t e r a n of the M e x i c a n border serv i ce , now i n the a r m y , who w o u l d not r e n d e r be t ter a n d more c h e e r f u l s e rv i ce to h i s c o u n t r y f r o m now on a n d h a v e greater p r i d e i n h i m s e l f a n d i n h i s o r g a n i z a t i o n as a r e s u l t of r e c o g n i t i o n by h is g o v e r n m e n t of the va lue of h is s e r v ice to i t i n the s u m m e r a n d w i n t e r of 1916. A l l we can say to the w r i t e r of the f o re g o i n g l e t t e r i s t h a t we h a v e no k n o w l e d g e w h e t h e r a n y f u r t h e r a c t i o n is c o n t e m p l a t e d o n the p a r t of the w a r d e p a r t m e n t to ac k n o w l e d g e a n d r e w a r d i n the s i m p l e m a n n e r r e f e r r e d to, the serv i ces r e n d e r e d by the g u a r d troops on the M e x i c a n border . A p p a r e n t l y such r e c o g n i t i o n is not c o n t e m p l a t e d a n d the o n l y f a v o r a b l e out look w o u l d seem to l i e i n C o n g r e s s i o n a l a c t i o n , as was done b y the A c t of Congress , a p p r o v e d J u n e 29, 1906, f o r the r e g u l a r a r m y for serv i ce i n the P h i l i p p i n e s . J . S. K .

F R O M A W E L L - K N O W N A U T H O R E S S . 116 E . 63d St . , N e w Y o r k .

F e b r u a r y 9th, 1918. E d i t o r Gas A t t a c k :

I have j u s t finished r e a d i n g y o u r m a g a zine for D e c e m b e r 22nd, w h i c h f e l l in to m y hands by chance a n d I c a n not r e s i s t w r i t i n g y o u a n d c o n g r a t u l a t i n g y o u on the ext r e m e l y w i t t y a n d e n t e r t a i n i n g magaz ine , w h i c h y o u have t u r n e d out. A s a f a i r l y c o n s tant c o n t r i b u t o r to a l l the magaz ines , I m a y be supposed to k n o w s o m e t h i n g about t h e m , a n d i t g ives me great p l easure to assure y o u t h a t I h a v e never r e a d any one m a g a z i n e w h i c h m o v e d me bo t h to tears a n d l a u g h t e r i n a h a l f hour , w i t h the excep t i on of yours . I a m so m u c h i m p r e s s e d by i t s s i n c e r i t y a n d c l everness that I a m e n c l o s i n g $1.00 i n the hope that y o u w i l l be ab le to send me a complete file up- to -date of y o u r p u b l i c a t i o n a n d cont inue the s e r v i ce for as l o n g as the m o n e y ho lds out, i n c l u d i n g postage, a f ter w h i c h I s h a l l be p leased to r enew m y s u b s c r i p t i o n . .. M a y I e spec ia l l y m e n t i o n the verses en

t i t l e d " D i c k y D o w , U . S . R . , " w h i c h seemed to me to p r o m i s e as fine a c o l l e c t i o n of s e rv i ce verses as E n g l a n d has g i v e n us. I a m e n c l o s i n g w i t h th i s a short a r t i c l e of m y o w n w r i t t e n for the G i r l Scouts , w h i c h w i l l be used as a bas is for p r o p a g a n d a for the s choo l c h i l d r e n of the country , i n the hope that i t m a y in te res t the m e n i n the t renches to k n o w a l i t t l e of w h a t we are t r y i n g to do i n a p p r e c i a t i o n of t h e i r w o r k , a m o n g the y o u n g people.

W i t h every hope t h a t t h i s l i t t l e a r t i c l e m a y g ive to the edi tors of th i s m a g a z i n e a l i t t l e of the p l easure t h a t t h e i r m a g a z i n e gave me, be l i eve me ,

Y o u r s s incere ly , J O S E P H I N E DASKAM BACON,

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R e a d .

A v a l u a b l e c o n t r i b u t i o n to the l i t e r a t u r e of the w a r is a v i v i d p a r a b l e w r i t t e n by M r s . J o s e p h i n e D a s k a m B a c o n , the w e l l -k n o w n authoress , whose a i m is to i m p r e s s on the m i n d s of the nat ion ' s c h i l d r e n w h y t h e i r f a thers a n d b i g b ro thers are fighting. T h e parab le , " W h y W e A r e A t W a r " i s p r i n t e d i n the Rally, the N a t i o n a l G i r l Scouts ' M a g a z i n e , a n d every so ld ie r s h o u l d have h i s son or daughter or l i t t l e b r o t h e r a n d s i s t e r r e a d i t . S e n d for it to 527 F i f t h A v e n u e , N e w Y o r k C i t y .

B e l g i u m is p i c t u r e d as a p l a y g r o u n d near a schoo l . A g a n g of t o u g h B i g B o y s i n v a d e i t , k n o c k i n g d o w n the l i t t l e r boys, k i c k i n g a n d m i s t r e a t i n g the l i t t l e g i r l s , a n d h u r t i n g the c h i l d r e n w h o are o n t h e i r w a y to school . Of course , i t is obv ious that the B i g B o y s are the G e r m a n s . T h e U n i t e d States is r epresented as a S p e c i a l C l a s s , i n a s choo l on a h i l l w h e r e the B i g B o y s c a n not come. T h e y are ind i f f e rent at first to the b r u t a l i t y of the B i g B o y s , but at l a s t go to a i d of the l i t t l e r boys a n d girls.

M r s . B a c o n conc ludes h e r s t r i k i n g s to ry w i t h these w o r d s :

" W e are not i n t h i s great a n d t e r r i b l e w a r because of some l i t t l e pet ty l e g a l qu ib ble. W e are not i n i t because a sh ip c a r r y i n g A m e r i c a n s was b l o w n up. W e are not i n i t , because i f we h a d not got i n i t , we w o u l d have r u n the r i s k of b e i n g h u m i l i a t e d a n d f r i end less .

" N o ; we are i n i t , shou lder to shou lder w i t h d e t e r m i n e d . E n g l a n d a n d g lor ious F r a n c e , because we a l l i e s ; are d e t e r m i n e d that the w o r l d s h a l l not s l i p back, t h o u sands of years , in to c r u e l t y a n d b r u t a l i t y a n d oppress ion . W e are g o i n g to keep i t up to the idea ls i t has been c l i m b i n g to a l l these l o n g g e n e r a t i o n s ; a n d if . i n k e e p i n g i t , we m u s t die for these idea ls , w h y , w e Scouts have o u r motto to fit even th is l as t proof of our l o y a l t y ; ' B e P r e p a r e d / "

— R . E . C.

43 N E W S E C R E T A R I E S N E E D E D E V E R Y 24 H O U R S .

M o r e t h a n 1,200 Y . M . C. A . Sec re tar i e s of the A m e r i c a n A s s o c i a t i o n s are now on duty i n F r a n c e . One h u n d r e d a n d f o r t y - f o u r s a i l e d l as t week.

" I m p o s i n g as these figures sound,'* repor ts the Y . M . C. A . C a m p B u l l e t i n , " T h e y r e p resent but a par t of the needs of the A s s o c i a t i o n for m e n for w a r w o r k . It is e s t i m a t e d that d u r i n g the next f our m o n t h s the Y . M . C. A . m u s t add forty - three new secretar ies every t w e n t y - f o u r hours , i f i t is to m a n adequate ly i ts a r m y and n a v y centers and a d m i n i s t r a t i v e a n d o ther offices bo th here a n d a b r o a d . "

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ingen ious side a n d s h r i e k for a l l h is i n v e n t i v e b r a i n - c e l l s .

The W o r k A b r o a d . F o r some months the I ta l i ans have been

c a r r y i n g tons of a m m u n i t i o n a n d suppl ies a n d thousands of m e n over a camouf laged road a n d not one bomb or s h e l l has been dropped on or near i t s l o ca t i on . F o r one s t r e t c h of e ight m i l e s the r o a d w a y is cov ered a n d sh ie lded by screens of raffia, a n o ther s t r e t c h by a r t i f i c i a l trees , but i t is a t r i u m p h of camouflage, whatever the meth ods employed . T r a i n s , g rass - covered and pa in ted , have t r a v e r s e d the d is tances f r o m base to f ront i n F r a n c e a n d have escaped detec t i on for per iods of m a n y weeks . T h o u s a n d s of t a n k s have been cons t ruc ted u n d e r canopies of raff ia, u n c h e c k e d by m y r i a d s of enemy aeroplanes f l y i n g and j p h o t o g r a p h i n g f r o m above. M e n have l a i d c lose to the enemy's l ines for ent i re days and escaped detect ion, ensconced beh ind fa lse s h e l l c r a t e r s ides or w i t h i n ho l l ow s tumps . In fact , i n th i s w a r there is h a r d l y a step or movement where the camouflage man ' s h a n d i s not apparent . I n the dead of n ight , w o r k i n g more by sense of t o u c h t h a n s ight , he is ca l l ed u p o n to d isguise a m a c h i n e g u n opening , or cover a c o m m u n i c a t i o n t r e n c h . T h e safety of v a l u a b l e m e n m a y depend u p o n the a c c u r a c y of h is w o r k m a n s h i p , h is k n o w l e d g e of co lor or h is i n g e n u i t y .

W h e n Capt . P a l m e r or Sergeant A m e s have pounded the words , " G o ahead a n d m a k e i t " into the 70 or 80 m e n at the W a d s w o r t h school , i t shows they k n o w t h o r o u g h l y the great f u n d a m e n t a l p r i n c i p l e u n d e r l y i n g a l l camouflage. Y o u c a n m a k e sketches a n d theor ize forever on t h i s w o r k a n d get nowhere . W h a t you have to do is to go out and a c t u a l l y h ide—camouf lage f r o m the o b s e r v e r — w h o s o e v e r he m a y be, the g u n or t r e n c h or open ing i n quest ion .

Y o u have a c t u a l l y to k n o w h o w to m a k e a fa lse s t u m p or raffia s c reen or i m i t a t i o n

c r a t e r s ide . Y o u have to k n o w the t e c h nique of the bus iness , a n d y o u have to k n o w h o w to d i g w h e n i t ' s necessary. B u t w h a t y o u need above a l l e lse i s a n a c t i v e mess of g r a y m a t t e r i n y o u r u p p e r s tory , a n d y o u m u s t k n o w how to use t h a t mess . C o n d i t i o n s a l w a y s c h a n g i n g o n a ba t t l e f ront w i l l r e q u i r e new ideas . N o t a s t u m p or stone or a n y t h i n g you 've b u i l t before, but s o m e t h i n g new, a n d you 've got to be there " w i t h the goods."

A n d the great m a j o r i t y of the m e n have produced " t h e goods." A d v e r s e w e a t h e r cond i t i ons have made w o r k di f f icult u p o n some of the prob lems . B u t the ideas have been f o r t h c o m i n g a n d the first camouflage class at W a d s w o r t h has been s tar ted i n the r i g h t d i r e c t i o n t o w a r d camouflage success.

C O M P A N Y B, 104TH M A C H I N E G U N B A T T A L I O N .

I f L i e u t e n a n t H a l l o r a n had been present at the mess h a l l of Co. B , 104th M . G. B a t t a l ion on the n ight of F e b r u a r y 7, his long search for m a t e r i a l for his D i v i s i o n a l mus i ca l comedy w o u l d have ended. A l s o F r a n k M o r a n would have been surprised to learn that a l l of the exponents of the m a n l y art have not yet registered for his tournaments.

W i t h P a t H a r r o w e r , L o u Drummond, L e o Forres t and V e r e Clem ish ire, whose efforts at M c A l l e n contr ibuted la rge ly to the reputa t i on of the 1st N . Y . C a v a l r y for i t s enterta inments , he adding a program of music , the company 's first smoker since the reorgani z a t i o n was more than successful.

C u r r y , Clements and S u l l i v a n staged a burlesque gymnas ium act. N i c h o l s and M c -Donough s tart led their fe l lows w i t h some marvelous w o r k i n the art of legerdemain, and proved that the science of psycho-bug-no-ds is just coming into i ts own. A str inged orchestra consist ing of Messrs . DeBoer , N i c h ols, I l a c k e r t , S a w n , D r u m m o n d and H a r r o w er kept things l i v e l y dur ing the evening.

E , C. M .

C O M P A N Y E , 106TH I N F A N T R Y .

S p e a k i n g of showers. The c l i m a t i c condit ions at the 106th I n f a n t r y are v e r y except i o n a l , f o r no matter how fine the weather m a y be i n other parts of the camp, they a l ways have showers there every Tuesday, S a t u r d a y and Sunday .

Adequate f a c i l i t i e s for per f o rming one's ablut ions are prov ided three days a week, a matinee and evening performance be ing staged t r i - w e e k l y b y the entire company, and i t is a lways w o r t h go ing to, there be ing nothi n g d r y about i t .

The 106th was the first i n the field (not the d r i l l field) w i t h seven showers, and is j u s t l y proud of i t .

L i e u t e n a n t L e n n o x B r en n on, of Co. H , and Sergeant Oberle, of Co. E , recent ly graduated f r o m the bayonet school are superv is ing the showers, and, w h i l e both are much elated, they are quite modest about the ir sudden promot i on .

Sergeant Be lcher , of Company I , looks af ter the p l u m b i n g , and f r o m force of habi t a lways forgets to b r i n g his tools. The other day someone bought a package of pipe cleaners at the canteen and gave them to h im.

Homeyer and H e n d r i c k s on of Co. E . f o r m the Dutch -Swed ish boi ler team. They start s tok ing , and then have heated arguments as to who is the better fireman. Ne i ther of them can t e l l soft coal f r om hard wi thout f ee l ing i t . A few days ago Sergeant Oberle came i n and fixed the boi ler and then threatened to fire the two coal passers.

Sergeant Oberle has lots of f r iends now since he gained a contro l l ing interest i n the hot water , but he sometimes hands out a l i t t l e hot a ir instead.

L a s t week ex-Corporal . .Waite , pr ide of Co. E , had his O. I). \s g iven a d r y c leaning, and then came down to the showers for a wet c leaning himsel f . H e is not a rough neck, but , nevertheless, the rea l estate seems to s t i ck i n a r i n g about two inches below his ears. A f t e r his v i s i t to the steam room, however, a h i g h water m a r k of several years s tanding was almost ob l i terated .

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ble w i t h one of them. K e r n e l : W h a t ? P r i v i t : W h y , one of them ra i sed up on

h i s elbow a n d s a i d he wasn ' t dead, but then he was one of t h e m d d G e r m a n s , a n d you never can believe a n y t h i n g they say, so we b u r i e d h i m a n y w a y . — A w g w a n .

A L C O H O L I C S T A T E S . G i n n y s o t a . W h i s k y c o n s i n . Cognact i cut . S t i l l i n o i s . L o a d I s l a n d . B a r k a n s a s . Tennesspree . Souse C a r o l i n a . Souse D a k o t a . W a s h i n g t o n , D . T .

— L i f e .

O N T H E R A N G E . T h e r e c r u i t s weren ' t d o i n g v e r y w e l l at

ri f le pract ice . " L o o k h e r e ! " c r i e d the i n s t r u c t o r , " w h a t ' s

the m a t t e r w i t h you fe l l ows? T h e r e hasn ' t been a h i t s igna led i n the last ten m i n u t e s . "

" I t h i n k we m u s t have shot the m a r k e r , s i r , " r e p l i e d one of the m e n . — S a n F r a n c i s c o C h r o n i c l e .

( C o n t i n u e d f r o m page 7.) " A n d exercise a tri f le more po l i sh i n the

w a y you masticate the pastry , M u g r u m s . I t should never be used as a face wash. A c cord ing ly , i n F r e n c h , i f you w i s h to say ' 1 love y o u / the words are : < je vous a ime . 7

That is the F r e n c h of i t and " G e e ! I t ' s great stuff, a i n ' t i t ? M e l t s i n

your m o u t h . 7 7

" Y o u mean the F r e n c h language? ' 7

" N a w ! The p i e . 7 7

" N o w , M u g r u m s , you m u s t n ' t scrape the patterns off. the plate . T h a t noise is very d i s t u r b i n g . P u t down your f o r k and let us go. 7 7 W e went out.

" D i d you unders tand : ' je vous aime? 7 Say i t a f ter me . 7 7

i 4 C h a voo-same. 7 7

" E e p e a t i t f i f ty t imes, M u g r u m s , and the lesson is complete. H o w have you enjoyed t a k i n g dinner w i t h m e ? 7 1

' ' G r e a t ! E x c e p t f or one t h i n g . 7 7

" W h a t was t h a t ? 7 7

" T o o much conversation. A f t e r this I mess a l o n e . 7 7

E T H E L B U K T J E L L Y B A C K , P r i v a t e . (C. D.)

M A C H I N E G U N S C O R E S . ( C o n t i n u e d f r o m page 33.)

27— 1st P l a t o o n , M . G. Company, 105th I n f a n t r y 258

28— 2nd P l a t o o n , M . G. Company, 105th I n f a n t r y 250

29— 2nd P l a t o o n , M . G. Company, 107th I n f a n t r y . . . . 248

30— 3rd P l a t o o n , " A 7 7 Company, 105th M . G. B n . . . 248

3 1 — 3rd P l a t o o n , M . G . Company, 106th I n f a n t r y 242

32— 3rd P l a t o o n , " B 7 7 Company, 106th M . G. B n . . . . . . . . . . . 240

3 3 — 1st P l a t o o n , M . G. Company, 108th • I n f a n t r y . . 239

34— 3rd P l a t o o n , " D 7 7 Company, 104th M . G. B n . . . . 237

35— 3rd P l a t o o n , " B 7 7 Company, 105th M . G . B n 236

36— 1st P l a t o o n , " C 7 7 Company, 104th M . G. B n 235

37— 2nd P l a t o o n , " B 7 7 Company, 105th M . G. B n . . . 232

38— 1st P l a t o o n , " B 7 7 Company, 104th M . G. B n 229

39— 3rd P l a t o o n , M . G. Company, 105th I n f a n t r y 226

40— 3rd P l a t o o n , " C 7 7 Company, 104th M . G. B n . . 226

4 1 — 2nd P l a t o o n , M . G. Company, 106th I n f a n t r y 221

42— 1st P l a t o o n , M . G. Company, 106th I n f a n t r y . 221

The Following Squads Had a Perfect Score of 80.

Squad 2—1st P l a t o o n , " D 7 7 Company, 104th M . G. B n . — S g t . K l i a l a ,

( W i n n e r of M a j o r B r y a n t 7s pr ize )

' ' Gee! It melts in y o u r mouth. ' '

Squad 1—2nd P l a t o o n , " A 7 7 Company, 104th M . G. B n . — C o r p . D u n n .

Squad 1—1st P l a t o o n , " A 7 7 Company, 104th M . G. B n . — C o r p . Buseh .

Squad 2—3rd P l a t o o n , " A 7 7 Company, 104th M . G. B n . — A c t . Corp. S t o k u m .

Squad 4—2nd P l a t o o n , " C 7 7 Company, 104th M . G. B n . — C o r p . H o p k i n s .

Squad 1—1st P l a t o o n , " D 7 7 Company, 104th M . G. B n . — S g t . W i l s o n .

Squad 3—1st P l a t o o n , ' 1 D 7 7 Company, 104th M . G. B n . — S g t . H u t c h i n s o n .

Squad 1—2nd P l a t o o n . " D 7 7 Company, 104th M . G. B n . — A c t . Corp. W i l l i a m s .

Squad 2—2nd P l a t o o n , " D 7 7 Company, 104th M . G. B n . — C o r p . B o d e w a l d .

Squad 3—1st P l a t o o n , " B 7 7 Company, 105th M . G. B n . —

Squad 2—3rd P l a t o o n , " C 7 7 Company, 105th M . G. B n . — S g t . L l o y d .

Squad 2—2nd P l a t o o n , " A 7 7 Company, 106th M . G. B n . — C o r p . L a R e a u .

Squad 2—2nd P l a t o o n , " B 7 7 Company, 106th M . G . B n . — C o r p . Henzee.

Squad 1—1st P l a t o o n , " C 7 7 Company, 106th M . G. B n . — S g t . Ho lber .

Squad 4—1st P l a t o o n . " C 7 7 Company, 106th M . G. B n . — C o r p . Schumacher.

Squad 1—2nd P l a t o o n , " C 7 7 Company, 106th M . G. B n . — S g t , M e o r l i n .

Squad 3—2nd P l a t o o n , " C 7 7 Company, 106th M . G. B n . — S g t . M e o r l i n .

Squad 1—3rd P l a t o o n , M . G. Company, 108th I n f a n t r y — C o r p . Trowbr idge .

Squad 2—3rd P la toon , M . G. Company, 108th I n f a n t r y — C o r p . F r e d e r i c k .

W . Gresham A n d r e w s , 2nd L i e u t . , 104th M . G. B n . — R a n g e Officer.

A l b e r t W . P u t n a m , Capt . 105th M . G. B n . — Ass t . Range Officer.

George B r y a n t , Capt. 106th In f . M . G.—Range Officer.

K e n n e t h R. Gardener , Capt . 107th In f . M . G. — R a n g e Officer.

Robt , R. M o l y n e a u x , 1st L i e u t . 104th M . G . B n . — R a n g e Officer.

C a r l Loebs , 1st L i e u t , 106th M . G . B n . — R a n g e Officer.

V i c t o r Badenhausen, 1st L i e u t , 106th M . G. B n . — R a n g e Officer.

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