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Page 2 TRENCH AND SIMP CAMP HANCOCK, Augusta, Ga. EDITION, 10 f GEO. B. LANDIS, Editor-in-Chief. J. EDGAR PROBYN, Editor Published gratis by THE HERALD PUBLISHING CO., Augusta, Ga. ISSUED EVERY WEDNESDZ / VOL. I—Oct 10, 1917 NO. 1. f Application has been made for TRENCH and CAMP for entry as Mail Matter of the Second Clasp at the Augusta, Ga., Pos* office. NOTICE. Thia edition of TRENCH AND CAMP is limited to 10,000 copies. An effort will be made to place one or more copies in every tent. If parties are desirous of other copies, application should be made to the nearest V. M. C. A. BUILDING, Where they will be gladly furnished ar. long as they last. As the edition is limited to 10,000 copies, please do not throw your copy away, when you are through with it. Pass it on to some other fellow. News Items, personals, programs, meetings, announcements, etc., from alt the units in the camp will be wel comed by TENCH AND CAMP and printed as far as space permits. These communications can be left with Secretaries at any of the Y. M. C. A. Buildings and will be turned over to the editors. All copy should be turned in as early as possible- No copy can be handled later than Mon day noon, preceding date of Issue. TRENCH AND CAMP will be issued every Wednesday by THE AUGUSTA HERALD, Publishers of the Camp Hancock Edi tion of TRENCH AND CAMP. PLAYING THE GAME One day lasi week, two football teams battled for supremacy on the drill grounds of The Third Brigade. The war was hard fought and ended with neither side scor ing. During the playing and after the game, the pigskin warriors and their regi mental supporters gave abundant evidence of the enthusiasm and spirit characteris tic of red-blooded American men engaged in athletic contests. The team spirit was evidenced in every play. With this issue of Trench and Camp, the Twenty-eighth Division becomes the Seventh. Officers and men who have been associated together for many years have come to the parting of the ways. Regiments which have made names for themselves in Pennsylvania’s military his tory have been obliterated. Identity has been lust. Ju the making of the Key stone state’s splendid military machine to conform to European standards, some regiments have been disbanded and merged with others. The Fourth. Sixth, Eighth, Thirteenth and Eighteenth regi ments are now but memories. Now is the time when the great Amer ican football spirit is needed. A regi ment cannot be efficient without it. The esprit de corps of the old organization can be carried into the- new formations and every soldier should do his utmost to ward this end. Personal feeling, disap pointment and resentment will be forgot ten when it is realized that in this great fight against autocracy, the individual must make many sacrifices to defeat the enemy. Play the game! Willingly, obediently, resolutely! Patriotism demands it. When the line forms over there in France, the American football spirit will take us over the top and through the German lines. Forward! March! “PROUD OF YOOOYS !” At a Y. M. C. A. tent a few nights ago, one of the Augusta ministers stopped in his patriotic utterances and said: •'We’re proud of you, boys! You're a lot better than we expected!” This is but one of hundreds of similar expressions heard in the camp and throughout the city. Os course, it is grat ifying. There never lived a man who didn’t like a little praise but the most gratifying thing is that the Augusta peo ple have discovered that Pennsylvanians can be soldiers and gentlemen at the same time. . Our Southern friends should remember that the same call of country, the same -devotion to the flag, that has drawn forth their finest young men, has moved the patriots of the North. In the Pennsyl vania division will be found the flower of the state —young men of whom the folks at*home are proud. Not all are perfect. The number of saints in Penn sylvania is proportionately no greater than in Georgia, but the spirit of chivalry, of sacrifice, of love for home and country, of gentlemanly ideals—will be found per meating every man who responded to nfeht the kaiser. And may be add that the spirit of Southern hospitality so generously extend ed to the soldiers pf Camp Hancock by the kind people of Augusta is playing no small part in preserving the ideals formed at home. AN APPRECTATrON The Army Y. M, C. A. at Camp Han cock is deeply appreciative of the many courtesies received from the folks at home. We wish to express our earnest thanks to the newspapers of the state for their generosity in keeping the men informed of the news back home. The many individuals and church societies who have supplied us with magazines and periodicals have done excellent service for the boys from Pennsylvania. A num ber of Victrola records have been re ceived, for which hearty thanks is due. Libraries have come to the rescue and we have a limited supply of books cir culating among the men. for which we praise the donors. In this connection, the churches and church societies of Au gusta have done nobly and we are fully mindful of their unselfish efforts. TRENCH AND CAMP ARMY “Y” DIRECTORS ADMINISTRATION BUILDING Corner Wheless and Wrightsboro Roads. Camp Secretary—E. Tomlinson, Wilmerding, Pa. Camp Religious Work Director—To be appointed. Camp Educational Work Director—George R. Landis, Harrisburg, Pa. Camp Physical Director—George R. Fleming, Williams port, Pa. Camp Business Secretary—James A. Ralston, Wilmer ding, Pa. Camp French Instructor—l. L. Foster, State College,Pa. Camp Business Assistant Harry P. Lunt, Wiliams port, Pa. Stenographer—F. W. Shriver, Omaha, Neb. Motion Picture Operator—George Magarin, New York City. Assistant —Herbert N. Landis, Dayton, O. Hospital Secretary—Paul H. Gaither, Greensburg, Pa. RECENT ENTERTAINMENTS Magennis Sisters. As an itroduction tn the series of en tertainments furnished by the War Work Council, the 'Magennis Sisters of New York City made a tour of the various units in the camp and their services were appreciated. The two sisters have charm ing personalities, both singing contralto. With the aid of piano and cello, a nicely varied program was given. ‘‘The Rosary” and "Ltrve’s Old Sweet Song” proved great favorites. Miss Magennis, the cellist, aroused the enthusiasm of the men with some community singing war songs, such as “Over There." Orpehus Four. The Orpheus Four of Los Angeles made quite a hit with their concert work, the voices of the men blending perfectly. They furnished an example of genuine quartet singing with a finish and deli cacy that kept the soldiers interested to the last moment. “It’s a Long, Long Trail,” with a wartime parody stirred the audience to prolonged applause. The Orpheus Four have made some records recently for the Pa the Gornpany and an nouncement was made that all royalties from the sale of these records will be given to the War Work Council of the Y. M. C. A. Saxaphone Singing Band. Probably the most enjoyable number offered so far by the War Work Council was the program given by the Saxaphone Singing Band. This is arr*excellent or ganization and the soldiers were enthu siastic in their appreciation of the com pany’s efforts. The first number, with the sonorous instrumentation of the six saxaphones, caught the fanqy of tire crowd and every number was given a hearty recall. The members of the com pany have a dash in their work that stamps them as entertainers of much ex perience. Their instrumental work, part singing, solos and comedy bits, were all of high order. Readings varied the pro gram and the impersonator aided in sus taining the interest ’ of. the hundreds of soldiers who gathered in and about the tents. 10,000 MEN I N~y7~M cTa. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. The following is the report of recre ational activities as conducted by the Army Y. M. C. A. physical directors for the two weeks ending Oct. 7th: Spec „ , No. Men. tators. Setting up exercises.. 23 3352 600 Baseball -71 1276 5800 Volley ball 183 2073 2075 Football 12 720 1800 Soccer 12 735 1350 Basket bail 32 414 655 Boxing . !> is 60 Quoits 27 114 .... Playground baseball.. 1 12 .... Recreation periods... 11 1750 .... Totals 381 10364 11740 Talks 5 200 .... Leagues—Baseball, 16 teams: volley ball, 6 teams. CLASSES IN FRENCH. Irving L. Foster, Professor of Ro mance Languages at State College, Pennsylvania, has, in ponjunction with the Educational Secretaries of the Y. M. C. A., organized the following class es in elementary French: Among the officers of the engineers of the Third, Fourth, Sixth and Eighth Infantries of the First Cavalry, and of the Motor Truck Engineers, have three hundred and sixty men in sixteen classes; and the Motor Truck Corps have one hundred and twenty-five men in three groups. Others are being or ganized and the Y. M. C. A. is in great need of men teachers of Erench will ing to give two evenings a week to classes of enlisted men. Any officer or enlisted man willing to render this important service will please notify the secretary of any Y. M. C. A. build ing. The French booklet of the National Security League is used at the begin ning, and "First Aid in French” will follow. Learn to Speak French. Enroll at nearest Y. M. C. A. If you wish to familiarize yourself with the French language before cross ing the pond, leave your name, com pany and regiment with the Y, M. C. A. nearest to you. Classes will be formed among the enlisted men all over the camp. This work is being organized by Prof. I. L. Foster, professor of ro mance languages at Pennsylvania State College. Several classes have been started among the officers and 300 enlisted men in the First Engineers have applied for the instruction. En roll at once. “COMMONG VOO PORTY VOO?” They speak French in France. Will you be prepared to reply? What will you say when the French soldier—the poilu—asks you “Commons voo porty voo?” The Y. M. C. A. will help you. ENGINEERS SHOW THE WAY. The “Engineers got the jump on the rest ofethc regiments in the eamp and started in French among the officers, which has the distinction of being the first on the ground. In this, as in other forms of attack, the engineer prepares the way for the infantry. There may be an explanation of this to be found in the fact that Major An drews is a French student of long standing. It is useless to state that the class is enthusiastic, and great progress is expected. It is understood that the chaplain will have the stu dents observe “study hours.” Company F, First Regiment Engin eers furnished an entertaining pro gram at St. James Church last Thurs day night. FATH-E# LALLOU HERE. Father William J. Lallou, Camp Chaplain for the Knights of Colum bus, is in the camp and has been min istering the spiritual needs of the Catholic soldiers. The Knights of Columbus building is rearing comple tion and will prove a popular place when ready. DIS APPOINTMENT ATSPA RT AN - BURG. Four regiments of Nov. York troops at Spartanburg—The 12th, 14th, 71st and 74th—have been disbanded and merged with other regiments and the order for reorganization has given great disappointment to the soldiers from the EmpLs State. TO A FRIEND IN OLD PENNSYLVANIA. Far away in the Southland, In the land of cotton and pine, Where the banjos ring and darkies sing, I'm thinking of a friend of mine. You remember the day we parted, In the state we love so true And when the sun goes down in Dixie, My thoughts go back to you. Corp. George. F. Fiury, Co. D, Bth Inf. PREPARING FOR WINTER WEATHER. Wooden floors are being laid in each of the 8,000 tents of the division and the sides are being boarded, giving the homes of the soldiers a more comfort able appearance and aiding material ly n -keping the men warm these cold nights. Many of the officers have in stalled wooden floors and sides at their own expense. ROADS MAY BE PAVED. Major G. B. Strickler and the county commissioners have been conferring over the proposition to pave thq Whe less and Wrightsboro roads in Camp Hancock, provided the government as sumes 50 per cent, of the cost, which will amount to $75,060. The county will furnish the labor if the government provides the materials. POST OFFICE NEWS FOR TRENCH AND CAMP. Perishable or fragile matter should be packed in strong containers (not ordinary pasteboard boxes) as such matter is subjected to rough handling on railroads. ADDRESS ALL MAIL TO COMPANY AND REGIMENT. Hundreds of letters, cards and pack ages are either delayed or fail en tirely in delivery on account of in complete address. Write your home folks to address your mail to your company, regiment and particular branch of the service. MAILS. Outgoing mails are closed at the camp post office at 12, noon and 11:30 p. m.. Two dispatches daily, including Sunday. Incoming mails are delivered to orderlies 8:30 a. n-. and 5 p. m., daily, except Sunday. Sunday only, 10 a. m. No win dows are open on Sunday. Mails are frequently delayed en route which causes the delivery to be very light at times. THE GOOD TIME COMING. “The electric griddle makes toast in stantly; the fireless cooker”— “1 know. A few more inventions and we can get along without cooks.” — Pittsburgh Post. Oct. 10, 191® THE MOST IMPRESSIVE SIGHT. Some one asked me the other day, “What is the most impressive thing you have seen since you' have been at Camp Hancock?” A number «f in cidents came to mind. The always in spiring sight at “Retreat” when a regiment stand at "Attention.” the band plays the "Star Spangled Ban ner,” and Old Glory rests for the night. A regimental service on a Sunday morning, as the -men march to "church,” singing with a volume of sound and a heartiness that dis penses with the need of a choir, and give the chaplain a hearing that would turn the average minister green with envy. Or the Catholic mass, with its throng of kneeling men. The order and dispatch with which big tasks are accomplished—these and other mat ters on the regular program are all of them impressive. But on a certain Sunday, as the din ing room of one of the Augusta ho tels was filled with hungry people, the sound ®f a military band drifted in the open windows. It was no or dinary .music, such as starts feet to keeping time, but the slow, measured beat of a funeral march. Instinctively men stood up. Dinner was forgotten. A gun carriage, bearing the coffin wherein were the mortal remains of a young soldier killed a couple of days before, by an accident, not connected with either bullets or shells, was pro ceeding to the railroad station. The American flag draped the coffin. The street was lined with people. Hundreds of men, soldiers and civili ans, stood with hats off. Men and officers of his company followed the carriage. Only a private! A stranger to nearly all in that great crowd. He had died not on the firing line, "Some where in France,” but here, in Camp Hancock, before ever his preliminary training was completed. But he died for his country. The silent reverence of the throng attested this. No hasty burial, wrapped up in a blanket, in lieu of a coffin, a little wooden cross to mark his grave, such as has been the fate—no, the glory, of many a good fellow killed in the trenches, or in "No Man’s Land.” But tor this ’ young American was shown that at tention that all deserve who offer up life for country. "Greater love hath no man than this.” And that simple funeral procession is the most impres sive sight that I have seen at Camp Hancock. w. V. B. somethingYbouFfrance (By I. L. Foster, Professor of Romance Languages, State College, Pa., Army Y. M. C. A. Secretary, Camp Hancock.) It may be of interest to note “some thing about France” for the benefit of those who may soon be "somewhere in France.” There should be in us Amer icans enough of sympathy for our "only ally” in the stormy days of the Revolu tion to prompt us to learn a bit about her before we accept her hospitality. It is worth while to know what France is and what she has stood for, as we stand, by her side to make "the world safe for democracy.” France is situated in the northwestern part of Europe and has a long and hon orable history dating from the days of Julius Caesar. She has now 207.054 square miles of area, having lost 3,367 square miles in 1870 through the surren der of Alsace-Lorraine. The population is about 40,000,000, or approximately 200 to a square mile. From this it will be seen that France in area and population is about live times as large as Pennsyl vania. The shape of the country is prac tically hexagonal with a frontier of 3,250 miles of which 1,760 miles is seacoast. We find great variations in the topo graphy of the country. It is rugged and mountainous on the north, while along the Riviera in the south the exact opposite prevails. There are four great river sys tems—the Loire, Seine, Garonne and Rhone. It was along the Seine and its tributaries, the Aisne, Marne, Oise and Tonne, that the fiercest fighting has taken place during the present war. Around the Marne occurred the decisive conflict which stopped the triumphant onward march of the Germans to Paris and which marked the beginning of the final over throw of imperial Germany. The climate is varied, as within the boundaries of this nation can be found all extremes of heat and cold. In gene ral, however, the ocean currents affect the temperature in such away as to mod ify its severity greatly. For this reason we find much dampness with the mild temperature, except in the high moun tain regions. In spite of the fact that the number or rainy days is very large, reaching 150 or 160 in some parts of the country, the average rainfall is very low. The fine mist that prevails is blinding and penetrating, but apparently low in moisture content. As is to be expected, this excessive dampness intensifies the cold, and heavy wraps are often neces sary m order to keep the person dry and thus warm. This is especially the case in the northern section, where the ground »s so ’afkely covered by bodies of water, w ith all this the climate is fairly uniform and not at all unpleasant the greater part of the year. The industries of France are largely connected with agriculture. The raising of cereals and small fruits furnishes oc cupation for the larger number of the inhabitants. The labors connected with cattle-raising , and caring for the products of the herd also employ many. In some tfle & ra Pe with its kindred industries is the principal ac- Sn in manufac ture of silk, wood and cotton goods are found in many places. Owing to the long seacoast, the fishery trade has as sumed large proportions in seaport towns. In the north, minerals abound, as that region is rich in iron, coal, copper and zinc. At present Germany controls the IO P a ss cf this district and thereby robs France of much-needed mineral sup plies. France has a large commerce both* in a coast trade and through ocean-going vessels and her southern port. Marseilles is regarded as one of the most compute in the world, with a magnificent harJor and full equipment to expedite the h ad ling of merchandise. Politically speaking, France is a re public, but not a republic like the United States. It is rather a happy combination of the governments of England and our country, as the president is aided in the affairs of state by a ministry raihci than a cabinet. This ministiy may be < I anged by an adverse vote of the assembly and a new one ushered in during a crisis which will entirely change the complexion of the policy of the nation. The presi dent is elected for seven years and can not succeed himself. The congress is made up of a senate, partly appointed and partly elected, and a chamber of deputies selected by popular suffrage.