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1 L V CI tv V I * \ e; 1/1 It |i it Hl I CS33 TRENCH ANO GAMP CAMP HANCOCK, Augusta, Ga. EDITION, 10,700 GEO. B. LANDIS and J. EDGAR PROBYN, Editors. Published gratis by THE HERALD PUBLISHING CO., Augusta, Ga. ISSUED EVERY WEDNESD// 4 VOL. 2—-Oct. 24, 1917.—-No. 3 Application has been made for TRENCH and CAMP for entry as Mail Matter of the Second Class at the Augusta, Ga., Postoffice. NOTICE. This 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 Y. M. C. A. building, where they wilhbe gladly furnished as 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 all the units in the camp will be welcomed by Trench and Camp and printed as far as space per mits. 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 hand led later than Monday noon, pre ceding date of issue. Trench and Camp will be issued every Wed nesday by THE AUGUSTA HERALD, Publishers of the Camp Hancock Edition of Trench and Camp. Half the gossip of society would perish if the books that are truly worth reading were but read. —Dawson. America never was very strong on standing armies. But when it comes to fighting armies—that’s something differ ent again. It would be well merited punishment to pick out the coldest cells in the farth est north penitentiary for convicted coal hogs. Not a few congressmen are wondering how the government machinery is run ning so smoothly while they are off the job. FRENCHMONEY.' By Prof. I. L. Foster, Army Y. M. C. A. One of the first things a foreigner should do before starting for France is to familiarize himself with French coins and their values. It is absolute ly essential to have sufficient money in the coin of the country through which you are to travel before you make any purchases. It is a good idea to get some money changed even before leaving this country in order to take advantage of the knowledge of the language. If this is impossible, seek a reliable bank, or money changer’s office, immediately upon arrival abroad. In addition to this, watch carefully the money given in exchange for the American money and ascer tain for yourself the exactness of the amount of French money given. You cannot be too careful on this point. The comparative value of French money to American money is one to five. That is you will get for your money current in the United States five times its value expressed in units of French coinage. Otherwise if you have $5 to exchange into French mon etary units you will get 25 francs. Per haps also you will receive a few cen times more, according to the exchange value of the foreign currency. The French standard unit of money value is a franc which is worth approxi mately 20 cents in our money. At the present time its value is around 18 cents. Each franc is divided into one hundred parts called centimes each of which is therefore wort twenty-one hundredths of a cent, or about one fifth of a cent. There is also another coin even more common than the sen time, which they call the sou and which has the value of five cetimes, or one cent. The principal French coins are, therefore, franc, worth about *0.20; sou, worth about SO.OI and sentime, worth about SO,OOI-5. The ordinary ab breviation for franc is fro, i. e., 4 for .50. In reckoning money values remem ber to multiply by five if you are changing into French money and divide by five if you are changing into our own coinage. French money it writ ten after the form of our money with a period between francs and sentimes, i. e., 3 frs, .25, or Frs. 3-25, the figures after the period being centimes. Now, suppose you should go into a French restaurant and order a dinner, the bill for which amounted to 4 frs. .25, you would divide by five to get the value in our money, and would find that the meal had cost $0.85. On the other hand,, if you should be in a store in a French town and see the price 6 fra .25 marked on a pair of gloves and would like to know the equivalent value in our coinage you would divide by five and find the cost to be $1.25. Or, if you wished to pay $2.50 for a hat Page 4 TRENCH AND CAMP in Paris, you would look for omßtnark ed 12 fr. .50. Gold, silver and copper are used ii the making of French coins. In gol< we find 10 frs, end 20 frs. ($2.00 an< $4.00) ;pieces worth 5 fr. 40 fr. 50 fr, 8' fr., 100 fr., are found, but are very rare In silver are coins worth 50 centimes 1 fr., 2 fr., and 5 fr., (SO.IO, $0.20, $0.40 $1.00). In copper are coins worth I centimes and 10 centimes (SO.OI ant $0 02). There is one nickel piece ir French money worth 25 centimes ($0.05), and coins in this metal fron Germany, Switzerland, Belgium anc Austria are in circulation in some parts of France. It is well to refuse to ac cept coins that are not French whil< in France, as there are many which ar< absolutely worthless. Silver coins worth 50 centimes ($0.10) or more fron Belgium, Switzerland and Greece, as well as the 5 lire ($1.00) piece fron Italy, are the only silver coins that arc accepted at all on the market. Paper money, or bank notes, is Ir circulation in the denominations o! Frs. 1,000, 500, 200, SIOO and 50 ($2Ol SIOO, S4O, S2O, $10). These notes wbicl are issued by the Bank of France, ars not binding as legal tender and may b< refused, but this is not often done. person may insist on receiving goldoi silver rather than paper if he desires Although bank bills are njore conve nient to Carry, the uncertainty of theii circulation in all channels makes then unpopular and they are seldom seer except in large business deals. Foi this reason travelers usually provide themselves with travelers’ checks, let ters of credit or express orders pay able in all countries upon identifica tion. This relieves them of the neces sity of carrying large amounts of heavj bullion with consequent possibility ol loss through theft or insecure pockets During the present financial crisis paper money has become more common than gold and it appears in denomina tions as small as 5 frs. ($1.00). Cer tain local Chambers of Commerce have put out paper money in their region, but it is valueless in other sections of the country and should be carefully watched. MEN FACING GOD. Mel Trotter of Grand Rapids, Mich., and his famous Quartette of singers is here. Everyone knows something about this practical, sane minded evangelist, and mission worker, but whffl one comes into contact with his wonderful personality, so sincere, deep and appealingly enthusiastic, one really begins to feel the import of his message. The quartette is excellent. Better blended voices could not be found. Their method of procedure is unique and it gets the boys. Hymns are sung at first. A few popular songs of the day follow, and then. the stirring, heart-felt hymns are used. This has already stirred the audi ence and prepared them for the ulti mum of Mr. Trotter’s talk. His ex perienced method of approach to the soldiers, with his strong conviction back of it, and so free from any over wrought emotionalism is what appeals to the men and makes them see the reality of it all and long for the Christian life. Mr. Trotter’s method of aiding the men to reach a decision is most suc cessful. While the quartette is sing ing the men who desire interviews are asked to retire to a small roon, and in the quiet, many make the de cision. So deeply moved are the men that numbers of them follow Mr. Trotter the next night to the meetings. TRIBUTETO ARMY Y. M. C. A. Rt. Hon. Winston Churchill said: "Our troops roam far and wide but they do not outstrip the Y. M. C. A., and the universal testimony is that services of the highest value are be ing performed by the Association.’’ "The Y. M. C. A. dra-ws the men away from the temptation “to go on the booze,” says Lieutenant General Sir Robert Baden-Powell. When the men are in the Y. M. C. A. buildings, they are not only provided with healthy recreation, but their environ ments draw out the good points in them. It is an important thing not only to administer to the material wants of the men, but to give them moral tone, the fibre, the feeling of honor and loyalty, which are every thing to the man when he goes into the fighting line.” Mrs. Lloyd-George, in writing about "Our Most Deadly Enemy, 1 * said, of the Y. M. C. A. "We all know what a splendid result has been achieved by the Y. M. C. A. with its huts and canteens for the benefit and use of the soldiers at the front, and in the home camp with regard to leading men to leave alcohol alone and choose something more sound and beneficial.” Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, who is now leading in the big drive against the German line, was one of the first to give the Y. M. C. A. the opportunity of extending its work from the base camps to the army area. Os the Y. M. C. A. he says': “No one can be long in this country without realizing the immense value of the Y. M. C. A.; and the constant extension of its activities itself tes tifies to the high regard to which it is held by our soldiers.” Major General John F. O’Ryan of the New York National Guard, in pay ing tribute to the military service rendered by the Army Y. M. C. A., said: “Military morale is difficult to define, because so many factors en ter into its make-up. It means more than zeal and enthusiasm. In a sub stantial manner it is dependent upon confidence, and confidence in turn can exist only where efficiency and dependability obtain. Dependability is very largely dependent upon moral character, and so we find that in war the standard of moral character of an army plays an important part in the attainment of success. In this field the Army Y. M. C. A. has contribut ed very materially in raising the standards and assisting the military authorities in their work in more than I think are generally appreciated. The Army Y. M. C. A. is already an im portant part of the Army.” THE KID HAS GONE TO THE COLORS. (By W. M. Herschel], in the Indianapolis News.) The Kid has gone to the Colors And we don’t know what to say; The Kid we have loved and cuddled Stepped out for the Flag today? We thought him a child, a baby, With never a care at all. But His country called him man-size And the Kid has heard the call. He paused to watch the recruiting, Where, fired by the fife and drum, He bowed his head to Old Glory And thought that it whispered: ‘Cornel’ The Kid, not being a slacker, Stood forth with patriot joy To add his name to the roster And God, we’re proud of the boy! The Kid has gone to the Colors It seems but a little while Since he drilled a schoolboy army In a truly martial style. But now he’s a man ,a soldier, And we lend him listening ear. For his heart is a heart all loyal. Unscouraged by the curs of fear. His dad, when he told him. shuddered, His mother—God bless her!—cried; Yet, blest, with a mother-nature, She wept with a mother pride. But he whose old shoulders straightened Was Granddad—for merory ran To years when he, too, a youngster, Was changed by the Flag to man! Discipline Not Gained By Harsh Treatment The following sage advice to offi cers is posted at the 28th division head quarters and has excited much interest by those who have read it: “The discipline which makes the sol diers of a free country reliable in battle is not to be gained by harsh or tyran nical treatment. On the contrary, such treatment is far more likely to destroy than to make an army. It is possible to impart instructions and to give commands in such a manner and in such tone of voice as to inspire in the soldier no feeling but an intense desire to obey, while the opposite manner and tone of voice cannot fail to excite strong resentment and a desire to dis obey. “The one mode or the other of deal ing with subordinates springs from a corresponding spirit in the breast of the commander. He who feels the re spect which is due to others cannot fail to inspire in them regard for him self, while he who feels and hense man ifests disrespect toward others, espe cially his inferiors, cannot fail to in spire hatred against himself.” —Address of Major General John M. Schofield, U. S. Corps of Cadets, Au gust 11, 1879. WE’LL BE AFTER YOU, JACK PERSHING By WILLIAM FRANCIS MANNIX. (Mr. Mannix is a student from Los Gatos at the United States training Camp at the Presidio, California. The poem has been personally acknowledged by General Pershing in a letter to the author.) He has one far o’er the briny To the land of Fleur-de-lis, And most watchfully he’s waiting For the boys in home khaki; But the days will not be many Or the waiting be in vain, For from Golden Gate to Sandy Hook, From city, hill and plain, Is the “Hep, hep, hep!” And the “Rat-tat-tat!” Os the Army’s new refrain: We’ll be after you, Jack Pershing, In just a little while! The Yankee hosts are moving now In column, mile on mile! We’ll be ready for your orders. Jack — We love that good old smile— So look for us. Jack Pershing, In just a little while!” He has gone to lead the Yankees On the far-flung line of fire, And he’s sure to place Old Glory In God’s blue a little higher! And the Boys will be there with him — Human freedom to sustain!—• For from Putret Sound to Texas, Over city, hill and plain, Is the “Hep, hep, hep!” And the “Rat-tat-fat!” Os the Army’s new refrain: We'll be after you, Jack Pershing, In just a little while! Democracy is marching now In column, mile on mile! We’ll be ready for your orders, Jack —■ We love that good old smile— So look for us, Jack Pershing, Tn just a little while!” Oct. 24,1917. ADVANTAGES OF THE SMUTTY STORY (By permission of Nashville Com mercial Club) It advertises a man’s ignorance. It displays a lack of a sense of pro priety. It indicates an undesirable state of inner character. It reveals the nature of the fibre of the soul. It shows that the man’s better self is not in control. It illustrates the sordidness of soul when unrestrained. It means meagerness of resources of entertainment. It proclaims coarseness of one’s idea of humor. It is the poorest sort of excuse for fun. It reveals a fissure in character which, when widened, cracks. It suggests the possibility of greater defilement. It proves a disappointment to every right thinking friend. It stultifies the testimony of other good friends. It soils the inner life of every hearer. It hangs pictures in the chamber of imagination. It provokes men who prefer purity in word as well as deed. It disgusts men who dwell on the wholesome Side of life. It nauseates men who are fighting for right and hate dirt. It makes no friends but loses many. It sounds the note of possible personal unworthiness. It accomplishes nothing more surely than one’s own undoing. It convinces none that you are a good man to do b ue i ness with. It dishonors parents and wife and children and friends and land and country and business and home and God. I “THE POET OF A GREAT LOAN. Here is a poem written in May, 1861, when the people of the Northern States were being urged to subscribe for a government loan: TAKE THE LOAN. By Edward Everett Hale. Come, freeman of the land, Come meet the great demand, True heart and open hand, Take the loan. For the hopes the prophet taw, For the swords your brothers draw’. For liberty and law, Take the lean. Ye ladies of the land, As ye love the gallant band. Who have drawn a soldier’s brand, Take the loan. Who would bring them what she could, Who would give the soldier food, ■Who would stanch her brother’s blood. Take the loan. All who saw our hosts pass by, All who joined the parting cry, All who bade them do or die, Take the loan. All ye wished their triumph then, As ye hope to meet again, And to meet their gaze like men, Take the loan- Who would press the great appeal, Os our ranks of serried steel, Put your shoulder to the wheel, Take the loan. That our prayers in truth may rise, Which we press with streaming eyes, On the Lord of earth and skies, Take the loan. What was true in 1861 is true is 1917. Buy a LIBERTY BOND.