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TRENCH AND CAMP.
Published weekly at the National can
tonmenta tor the soldiers ot the United
States.
ADVISORY BOARD ®F CO-OPERATING
PUBLISHERS
JOHN STEWART BRIAN, Chairman.
H. C. Adler, Chattanooga Times.
C. H. Allen, Montgomery Advertiser.
W. T. Anderson, Macon Telegraph.
F. S. Baker, Tacoma Tribune.
W. W. Ball, Columbia State.
John Stewart Bryan, Richmond News-
Leader.
Harry Chandler, Loe Angles Times.
Amon C. Carter, Fort Worth Star Tele
gram.
Elmer E. Clarke, Little Rock, Arkansas,
Democrat.
Gardner Cowles, Des Moines Register.
R. A. Crothcrs, San Francisco Bulletin.
Chas. S. Diehl, San Antonio Light.
E. K. Gaylord. Oklahoma City Oklaho
man.
F. P. Glass. Birmlnghm News.
Bruce ■ Haldeman, Louisville Courier-
Journal.
Clark Howell, Atlanta Constitution.
James Kearney. Trenton Times.
Robert Latham, Charleston News and
Courier.
Victor F. Lawson, The Chicago Dally
News.
Charles E. Marsh. Waco Morning News.
Frank P. MacLennan, Topeka State Jour
nal.
A. L. Mlllej - , Battle Creek Enquirer-
News,
I>. D. Moore, New Orlem" Times-Pica
yune.
Frank B. Noyes, Washington Star.
G. J. Palmer, Houston Post.
Bowdre Phinlzy, Augusta Herald.
Don C. Seitz, New York World.
H. D. Slater, El Paso Herald.
W. P. Sullivan, Charlotte Observer.
Chas. 11. Tnylor, Jr., 80-ton Globe.
James M. Thompson, New Orleans Item.
Published under the auspices of the Na
tional War Work Council of the Y. M. C. A.
of the United States with the co-operation
of the papers above named.
Distributed flee to the soldiers in the
National cantonmen’s.
TOUCHING SHOULDERS
ACROSS THE CONTINENT
Six hundred and eighty-seven
thousand men are training under the
American flag.
These men, if standing side by
side, would make a line that wouid
stretch to the ncrthernm-.st point in
Maine to the Fou«-’*wpm-'St tip of
Florida, and then ’.-.w encv.pb o«er
to reach very nearly >uTu r <T e v Y-ls
to Chicago.
The same line would reach from
St. Vincent, Minnesota, to Browns
ville, Texas, and leave enough over
to put a solid line acr'-.s t’-e north
ern bordsr of Pennsylvania.
Or, these men w>vk' form a solid
wall around the states of Colorado
and New Mexico, and then leave
some men for drill duty.
That is what it means to stand
shoulder to shoulder in the firs# draft
of the United States Army, and
these men will carry to their duties
thj knowledge, the skill, and the'
efficiency of every pait of the coun
try.
There will be troops from Michi
gan and Wisconsin camped at Waco,
Texas.
Troops fromJNevadi and Montana*
will be camped at San Diego, and
to the frozen North these trocos
will t~ke back memories of the
warmth, verdure and fertility of the
South.
National Guard troops from North
and Couth Dakota and from Min
nesota will be assembled at Camp
Cody, Deming, New Mexico, and
the troops from Pennsylvania will
no to Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga.;
Troops from Indiana will cantp at
Hattiesburg, Miss, and Spartan
burg, S. C., will be filled to overflow
ing with troops from New York.
It was a common menace that
welded France and Belgium into an
invincible alliance, but it will be a
common ideal that will moke Ameri
ca furnished troops from every sec
tion of this land, animated by the
same purpose, speaking the "same
tongue, trained by the same officers,
and inflexibly determined upon the
same purpose.
It is small wonder that Germany
has not yet understood how deeply
America feels, for America herself
has not grasped the depth of the mo
tive power behind this enormous un
dertaking, and as America learns
Germany will learn; as America
comes to* a realization of the ter
rific impact of 103,030 030 people,
who are fighting for nothing but jus
tice and freedom, Germany will be
gin to appreciate how serious a
thing, it is to bring down upon the
head cf a nation the just resentment
of another nation united by a com
mon purpose and inspired by a com
mon ideal. America is rich in re
sources, but richer still in the spirit
and devotion cf her people.
If Germany learns in time, the
world may be spared much suffer
ing from unnecessary war, but Ger
many may not learn by any process
save that of defeat, and if Germany
so wills it, that nation shall learn in
the fullest measure what it means to
be opposed by a people whose citi
zen-soldiers touch shoulders across
the continent.
TRENCH AND CAMP
Double-Barrelled Patriotism Manifested
By Soldiers Who Purchase Liberty Bonds
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National Guardsmen and Selective Service Men in Camps Line Up Strong Behind Uncle
Sam in a Financial Way, While Training to Fight His Battles Overseas.
Big Demonstration Scheduled for October 24.
All the indications point to a full
realization of the United States
government’s expectations that the
men in the various branches of the
army and navy will buy $20,000,000
worth of the Second Liberty Loan
Bonds.
The alacrity with which the men
in uniform have agreed to purchase
bonds has been as surprising as
gratifying. The results probably
will exceed the expectations.
In one national army camp the
new soldiers subscribed to $75,000
worth of bonds in one day and re
peated the performance the next.
Numerous instances were reported
in which the entire membership of
companies subscribed, each man ta
king one or more Second Liberty
Loan Bonds.
The two special demonstrations
in the cantonm’ents, at which men
of state and national prominence
spoke, brought forth wonderful re
sults, and “Liberty Loan Day”—
October 24—is expected to wind up
the campaign in the camps with a
whirlwind finish.
On October 24 the Second Liberty
Loan Bond demonstration will ba
featured by music field day sports
and other holiday exercises. “Lib
erty Loan Day” is expected to set
a new high-water mark in double
t's rrel'.ed patriotism among the sol-
and be an altogether enjoy
able and memorable occasion.
Good for Soldiers, Too
If Liberty Bonds are a good in
vestment for the civilian, they are a
good investment for the soldier.
Convinced of this fact, the War
Department instituted an active
campaign to enable every man un
der arms, whether in this country
or abroad, to invest in the Second
Liberty Loan. Secretary of War
Baker signed General Order No.
129, which put in motion the entire
military machinery of the govern
ment so that “every officer, enlisted
JAPAN WITH UNCLE SAM
One of the unexpected results of
the United States entering the war
-ds the sudden clearing up of strained
relations with Japan, which are
known to have caused grave anxiety
in recent years. Today, however,
the forces of Japan are standing
shoulder to shoulder with Uncle
Sam’s army and navy in a full part
nership, a full determination to
crush the common enemy of man
kind, and preserve Civilization to
the world. This should be a mat
ter of gratification to every man
serving under the Stars and Stripes,
whether in training camps here or
with the fleet, or already in France.
■When Viscount Ishii, accom
panied by a special Mission of Jap
anese statesmen, admirals and gen
erals, recently arrived in this coun
try, he spoke of himself as one com
ing from a small island ten thou
sand miles away.
“But,” he added, “every little
helps,, and little Japan is here to
help. We are here to say that Japan
will make herself as unpleasant to
the enemy as her physical make-up
will peimit or her ingenuity con
ceive.”
He further declared that the
only way to end the war is by the
complete, utter defeat and humil
iation of Germany.
Viscount Ishii not only solemnly
pledged the active co-operation of
Japan to the full extent of her re
sources, but in so many words drew
an unqualified indictment of the
German Government for deliber
ately planting agents in both Japan
and the United States for the ex
press purpose of fomenting suspi
cion leading to racial hatred, with
the purpose of "bringing on war be
tween them. It is only since our
own country entered upon hostil
ities against the kaiser that this in
trigue has been proved, and proved
beyond question.
man, and civilian employee, includ
ing also the members of the Marine
Corps or other United States force
attached to the Army, will be
reached and his services utilized in
this patriotic movement.”
To accomplish this object both
the War and Treasury Departments
actively co-operated and Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo communi
cated with the officers of the twelve
Federal Reserve districts asking the
co-operation of their local Liberty
Bond Committees. These commit
tees and the military officers in
charge of the various camps, posts
and cantonments worked together
in the arrangement of the special
programs in the camps.
The order which formally
launched the Liberty Loan Cam
paign in the Army directed Division
Commanders to assemble their bri
gade, regimental, and separate bat
talion commanders and give them a
complete outline of the plan and
policy to be carried out in obtaining
subscriptions.
"At this time the commissioned,
enlisted and civilian personnel of
the Army should have impressed on
them not only the importance of
safeguarding the interest of them
selves and their dependents by in
vestment in Liberty Bonds,” read
the Order, “but the greater impor
tance of showing the people of the
United States and the warring na
tions of the world, both our Allies
and our adversaries, how unreserv
edly the personnel of the American
Army thus support the principles of
democracy. In turn the company
commanders will be assembled by
their immediate commanding offi
cers and ip each instance will be in
structed how to carry out the plan
and policy herein outlined.”
An officer was designated for duty
in connection with the Liberty Loan
at each department headquarters,
and in each tactical division, coast
artillery district, and separate bri
gade and for the personnel of each
War Department bureau in Wash
ington. At recruiting stations, de
pots, and arsenals, the commanding
officer designated suitable officers,
enlisted men, or civilian employees
for the duty.
Campaign Clocks Tell Results
To stimulate friendly competition
between the various units of the
GOOD WISHES FROM CARDINAL GIBBONS
Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, sends the following
words of good wishes to Trench and Camp:
“Mr. John Stewart Dry an,
The News Leader,
Richmond, Va.
“My Dear Mr. Bryan—lt vzas a most happy idea of yours to pre
pare a paper for the special benefit of our soldiers and I sincerely hope
the noble enterprise will meet with the widest success.
“The need of such a paper is evident. It will give our soldiers
just the news they want and will also afford them appropriate and re
fining intellectual entertainment and strengthen their moral and re
ligious feeling without starting the bitterness of controversy or the
discord of proselytism. I most heartily wish it God-speed.
“Very sincerely yours,
J. CARDINAL GIBBONS,
“Archbishop of Baltimore.”
A SOLDIER’S LIFE
(Written for Trench and Camp)
By
Edgar A. Guest
It’s not all uniform an’ pomp, it’s
not all dress parade;
It’s far more drillin’ in the sun
than restin’ in the shade;
It’s dirty work, an’ greasy work,
an’ jobs you dread to do,
But though a soldier’s tasks are
tough he always sees them
through.
It’s not for you to pick an’
choose, you get your orders
plain,
<it isn’t very pleasant standin’
guard out in the rain;
But some one has to do the job,
an’ it’s a soldier’s way
To do his duty, fair or foul, with
out a word to say.
Oh any sort o’ man at all can do
the work he likes,
A coward can be cheerful when
he’s takin’ pleasure hikes,
But the test of every soldier that
is fightin’ for the States
Is the way he does his duty when
he sees it with his mates.
Oct. 24, 1917.
Army, the “Campaign Clock’’ sys
tem for recording the progress of
Liberty Bond sales was inaugurated
in each tactical division within the
continental limits of the United
States. The clocks were displayed
outside division headquarters and
changed immediately after break
fast each day to show the total sub
scriptions up to midnight of the day
before. Division Commanders were
instructed to forward a daily tele
graphic report to the Adjutant-
General of the Army showing the
total subscriptions of their divisions,
and they also furnished each regi
mental and,separate battalion com
mandery a list showing the total
daily subscriptions of each regiment
and separate battalion in tfie divi
sion.
Immediately before dismissal of
companies at retreat roll call each
day the total subscriptions, com
pany by company, were read aloud
in such manner that each enlisted
man might know the standing of his
company as compared with other
companies in his battalion and reg
iment. At the same time, the total
subscriptions of each regiment of
the division were read to the en
listed men.
Lieut.-Col. H. M. Lord of the
Quartermaster’s Corps was, by or
der of Secretary Baker, placed in
charge of the Army Liberty Loan
Campaign, in which work he has
been assisted by Major Thomas L.
Smith, U. S. A., and Mr. R. G.
Cholmeley-Jones, of the American
Review of Reviews, New York City,
Secretary Baker in a statement
made public to Colonel Lord gave
his personal endorsement to the Lib
erty Loan Campaign in the Army in
the following words:
“I am glad that it has been pos
sible to arrange matters so that
these splendid men who constitute
our military forces, whether at
home or abroad, may have ample
opportunities of nurchasing the Sec
ond Liberty Loan Bonds. It is a
magnificent tribute to the fine spirit
of our fight’ng forces when they not
only choose to lend their minds and
bodies in support of their environ
ment and Rs principles of democ
racy, but are actually helping to fi
nance their own campaign and that
of their allies oy the purchasing of
these bonds.” '
PETAIN AT CLOSE RANGE
Those of Uncle Sam’s boys already
“Over There” find endless interest
in comparing officers and men of the
French army.with those who wear
the U. S. A. label. General Petain,
for instance, successor to’ the great
Joffre, is described as a man of tre
mendous energy, but one who is
never hurried—in this resembling
General Leonard Wood.
Furthermore, Petain hasn't a par
ticle of “military consciousness,”
according to Charles H. Grasty, w’
has closely observed him. While
General Pershing stands like a stat
ue, General'Petain is just an ordi
narily erect, middle-aged man, wear
ing the plainest kind of a uniform,
and with a good, wholesome face
which is much plumper than his
pictures indicate. Nevertheless, he
has an expression which gives notice
to all that no liberties may be taken
—a tingle glance tells that.
A PATRIOTIC GIRL
Said the pretty girl
To her sweetheart, "Son,
For goodness’ sake
Dan t call me II uu.”