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Oct. 31, 1917. RAISING GEORGIA’S WAR WORK FUND Six Y. M. C. A. Men at Han cock Help by Touring Towns by Automobile. (By Probyn.) .When the call came for helpers to pro mote the Army Y. M. C. A. Fund Cam paign six Camp Hancock Association men were released from their duties and sent forth on a tour of Georgia—two men to a earn in automobile provided for their use. The towns of Georgia are being organized for a share of the $35,000,000, which the Army Y. M. C. A. must raise to continue its work up to July Ist, 1818. These men were Messrs. Tracy and Berg, Messrs. Brdndon and Lunt, Messrs. Curry and Probyn. This article deals with the ad ventures of the east team, recruited from Building 79. The Tour Begins. Ford cars are at a premium in Georgia and it was with great difficulty the teams were supplied with cars. Through the kindness of Mr. Lombard, of the Lombard Iron Works, Team 79 is now on tour in a. Ford runabout, with a box on behind, announcing the merits of the Lombard Iron Works. The combination of two Army Y. M. C. A. men in uniform chasing about the country in a Lombard Iron Works car is too much for the natives and we have been under more or less suspicion from the time the tour began. In fact, the cu riosity aroused by our presence in the small towns is pitiful, and whenever we engage in conversation with a citizen, a crowd invites itself to listen to the re marks. Some of the natives undoubtedly class us As deserters, and in one hotel, a keen, alert traveling man, with a scent for the sensational like Sherlock Holmes, said abruptly, and in stern tone: "What are you doing up here?” Naturally, we were cornered and we had to confess we were Just ordinary Y. M. C. A. mortals, at which his frigid and searching gaze re laxed into a gentle smile—and we were safe from the clutches of the law. Hearty Co-operation. Wherever we have gone, we have found the heartiest co-operation. Our first move is to locate the local ministers and inasmuch as the religious welfare of mid dle Georgia seems to be ip the hands of the Methodists and Baptists, we invari ably inquire for the’ home of these domies. These men of God have gone out of their way to assist the cause. They have set aside their own services, even though in the case of the Methodists the annual conference is only a few days off, and have done everything possible to assist us in securing the most representative lay man to act as chairman of the campaign in their town. Fine Men Enlisted. Sometimes, the man desired was too busy. In fact, that has been the plea of every man approached, but upon list ening to the needs\of the soldier bovs in the camps and hearing our plan of cam paign, many of them have consented. It has been our good fortune to enlist the services of the finest men in each com munity—men like Mr. Lazenby, president of a bank in Harlem; Col. Burwell, ex speaker of the house and one of Spar ta’s busiest men; E. D. Borders, manager of the cotton mill in Thomson, Tom Wat son’s town: H. T. Shaw, cashier of the Bank of Madison; A. B. Mobley, insur ance live wire and ex-mayor of Monroe: ‘ Dr. Rice, town booster and superintend ent of the Bell Telephone Co., at Greens boro; Prof. Swain, county school super intendent, of Warrenton: J. Ci. More, of Culverton, one of the biggest anr bus iest farmers, fruit growers and agricul tural experts in the state. Pasters Yield Services. At Monroe, Pastor Edmondson, of the Methodist church, gave his entire morning service to Curry, where the work of the Army Y. M| C. A. was presented to a large congregation. Dr. Key, of the Bap tist church, gave the writer permission to speak twice at the morning, service and three times in the Sunday school. Both Monroe and Madison were visited late on Saturday, but. despite this fact, the ministers at Madison—a beautiful owtn—decided to hold a union service Sunday night in the handsome Methodist church, and the church was filled. Cur ry and the writer addressed the congre gation, telling of the work at Camp Han cock and the needs of the War Wark Council, for its work among our own boys and abroad. Corporal Ruff, of the regu lar army, who is recruiting officer in Madison, and Private Boughton, of Camp Wheeler, were present and spoke of the helpfulness of the Y. M. C. A. So im pressive were the appeals, that Cashier Shaw, of the Bank of Madison, and Ben Thompson,- a leading business man, in sisted on raising money the next day. Mr. Shaw said to the .writer: “I can get you $2,000 if we go after it tomorrow,” proving the earnestness and willingness of the citizens to co-operate. 130 Miles From Camp. At Monroe, the two pathfinders were 130 miles from camp, with Athens as the objective. When this issue appears, we shall be in Athens and we shall join in the refrain of "Where Do We Go From Here, Boys?” As, a result of our visit to these towns of Middle Georgia, we are certain that Georgia's quota of $500,000 will be exceeded, for people are keenly interested in the life-saving work of the Y. M. C. A. All along the way we have experienced the most strenuous, organiz ing four and five towns every'day, we are glad of the opportunity to see Georgia and serve the men in the camps. BUSitJESS vs7 PLEASURE. On a recent visit to Camp Hancock, Fred S. Goodman of International Com mittee recalled the following incident of the Boer War: It is said that during the South African war, in its earlier stages, a number of officers of the English army gathered at Natal were neglecting the real business of military leadership for social functions and personal enjoyment. One morning the following notice appeared on the bul letin boards: “First steamer for England tomor row. First train for the Front this evening. Every officer in Natal will take the one or the other.” The reason was Kitchener had arrived. TRENCH AND CAMP CANNONEERS PRAISE ARMY Y. M. C. A. WORK You ask if we want the Y. M. C. A.? Yes; a thousand times, yes. No one but the man in uniform can ever really appreciate the wonderful work of this association. People in civil life do not imagine how lonesome a soldier can get. They think that such a thing is impossible, but let me say right here that at times the continuous as sociation with fellows dressed in the same O. D. and to go through the same routine day after day,, is at times enough to give a fellow the blues of the worst sort. He doesn’t know what to do with himself. Then through the night air he hears the sound of a piano and singing. He wanders over to the Y. M. C. A. and before long he is around the piano with the rest of the bunch. A good many of the fellows in both the army and navy have enlisted in the service of humanity and civiliza tion, some of them who were never away from the tender influence of their mothers, and only the fellow who has gone through it knows of the many temptations that beset the fellow in uniform, were it not for the work of the Y. M. C. A., a good many of us would surely forget our teachings at home and start to slide, but with the entertainments in these buildings, in termingled with the religious services, we don’t have to go anywhere else for fun and instruction. I, for one, hope and pray that this great work will never be forced to stop because it lacked the support of the men at home, who were too old to enlist in the service of their country, or had home ties which prevented their doing so. We hope that they will see their duty to the boys in the service and contribute freely to the 'world’s greatest organization—the Army and Navy Y. M. C. A. Sincerely yours, The Fourth Section Cannoneers, Bat tery B, 108th Field Artillery, Form erly the 3rd Pa. CHEERFUL LETTER FOR FOLKS BACK HOME Camp Hancock, Ga., Oct. 30, 1917. Dear Friend Harold: You ask about my impressions cn Army Y. M. C. A. work. To tell you the truth, I have been so busy I have not had time to take the advantage of the good things the Y. M. C. A. offers except when an unusually good number comes along. They certainly have some exceptionally fine entertainments, lec tures, concerts and movie shows, the only drawback being lack of room on account of the regiment being greatly enlarged. The Y. M. C. A. shacks are much larger and better than the ones used on the border. If the ones at home could only Ibok in some evening and see the boys writing letters, playing phonographs, piano, games or reading, 1 am sure they would feel amply repaid for anything they had done to contribute toward making this work a success. If there was no Y. M. C. A. to carry on this work the army authorities would be confronted with a problem of no mean proportion. There is no department in the army which could take its place and I am sure no men picked at random could replace the highly competent and con genial gentlemen who direct the work and place their entire faculties at the disposal of the men. It is wonderful how much patience they show in handling the many requests and in quiries of the boys, sometimes they are answering questions from two or three at the same time. Mr. Timmons, of New York City, is in charge of the shack at the 112th Infantry. He sure is the right man in the right place and no less can be said of his co-workers, who are always willing to do anything for anybody. One of the Y. M. C. A. Army men here recently returned from the western battle front, where he was engaged in social work at the German prison camps until he was incapacitat ed from duty through getting a few whiffs of “German Gas.” So you see, even Y. M. C. A. men are riot immune to casualties. At Division Headquarters the Army Y. M. C. A. runs what is known as the Red Triangle Tent, where first-class attractions are produced at the low cost of 15 cents. These shows are the same as are shown in the cities at any where from 50 cents to $2. The first three nights this week the original cast presenting “The Old Homestead,” holds the “boards.” I feel assured the work the Y. M. C. A. is doing to the soldiers will-greatly redound to the benefit of all local Y. M. C, A.’s when the war is over, for many will be impressed indelibly with this great institution and its wonderful work as they never were before. At Augusta the Y. M. C. A. Building greets the soldiers with the kindly sign: “Your Uniform Is Your Ticket,” which is in great contrast to conditions pre vailing some years ago when the uni form was a barrier to certain places of amusement, especially first-class ho tels. Let the good work go on. It’s just as necessary as ammunition for the guns. It surely goes a long way in keeping up the high moral of our army which is necessary first of all for suo» cess* Sincerely yours. SERGEANT FOWLER WRITES OF “Y” WORK Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga., Oct. 22. Dear Brother: Knowing of your interest in Y. M. C. A. work, I have been able, through the kindness of several of the earnest workers in this efficient organization, to procure a little information as to their many and.varied activities. The immense task of organizing Y. M. C. A.”s at the various contonments has been carried out in a remarkably successful manner, and it coudd only be accomplished by men whose hearts are in the work. The work done here at Camp Hancock is a miniature of what is being done in every camp in the country, and not only here in the Unit ed States, but even on the shell-scarred fields of France. Almost the first thing one strikes on entering the camp is the Y. M. C. A. administration build ing. In this building are located the headquarters of the General Secretary, Educational Secretary, Secretary of Religious Work, Physical Director and two business secretaries. This building is the mainspring of the local organiza tion, and from it the activities of the five other buildings, each one similar to the other, are governed. Each of these buildings has a Building Secre tary, and also directors having charge of religious work, physical training and educational work. However, the thing of most interest in connection with the Army Y. M. C. A.’s is the great number of activities in which they are engaged with the greatest enthusiasm and the success they attain with the various classes of men that are gathered together in a concentration. Athletic leagues are conducted in baseball and football, and the necessary articles are in a majority of cases provided by the Y. M. C. A. Setting up exercises are given, and everything that tends to increase the vigor and health of the men is foster ed. . Not only the body trained, but the mind is stimulated in an educational way by means of French classes for both officers and enlisted men, circulat ing libraries, lectures and entertain ments for which the best speakers and musicians available are procured. To many a man who has not had the ad vantage of an education, these features of the Y. M. C. A. work are a great boon, for they may, while serving their country, help prepare themselves to re sume their place in civil life. For the benefit of those who find it impossible or inconvenient to attend church in the city, the Y. M. C. A. conducts Bible classes, Sunday schools, distributes Testaments and holds semi-weekly meetings. The men are given the means for amusement and recreation through mo tion pictures, numerous entertainments, games, pianos, Victrolas, magazines, etc. Each building is open daily until taps, for the use of the men, for read ing and letter-writing. Stationery, ink and pens are provided for the conven ience of the men. A practical help is also afforded the men in the sending of money orders. On one occasion, during the three days following pay day, over $40,000 was transmitted through, this agency. Eery evening is taken up with some thing or other to aid the men in ban ishing whatever lonesomeness they may feel, and in making them stronger physically, morally and more efficient mentally, to the end that they may be better men and better soldiers, and may more nearly approach the high ideals and traditions to which our army is devoted. Each building is meant to serve 6,000 men, and this number is closely approximated in actual prac tice, so you may easily judge of the success of the organization. Everything done to make life more enjoyable for the soldier is sure to be appreciated, and I am sure all the men at Camp Hancock are united in their gratitude to the Y. M. C. A. and to the men engaged in that work for all they have done to make our tasks lighter. Hoping this has been of interest to you, I beg to remain, Your brother, HARRY W. FOWLER, First Sergeant, Ambulance Co. 112. THE RED TRIA NGLE~T ENT. Dr. Ussher and the Berkley Sextette. These attractions are to appear at the big Triangle Tent, on a Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Dr. Ussher has been in the war zone since the war began, and knows the situation as well as any man in Ameri ca. He has experienced its inspira tions, and also its horrors as he was a prisoner for some time. Dr. Ussher relates what he saw and experienced. More interesting is this than fiction be cause it is true to fife. His subject is “The Siege of Van.” The Berkley Sextette is composed of a group of talented young ladies, each one a finished musician. This com bination has attracted large crowds in other camps and the boys of Camp Hancock will surely want to hear them. Girard College Men Attention. On Friday evening next at Building 79, at 8 p. m., there will be a meeting of all boys who ever attended Girard College. The following are known to be in this division: Lieutenants Ehlers, Pfander, Long, Boyes; Sergeants Hil ler. Kimes, Kreisner: also, Butch Rorer, Billknap, Chick Frazier, Sam Nichols, Max Schaffer, Abe Martin. Don’t forget, Friday, November 2nd, at the Y. M. C. A. building 79, at the.end of the Wrightsboro Road at Bp. m. All out for Girard! KAISER USES BREWERS And Slanders Citizens of Ger man Descent —Can This Be True? All that the brewers have done to build up the German-American Alli ance has been in the furtherance of the most sinister and diabolical plot of modern times, and the brewers could not create it, finance it and run it, and not know just where it was to fit into the world-scheme if William Hohen zollern, and through the Prussian yoke. The archives of the British govern ment have yielded up the evidence con tained in a secret report of a speech of the Kaiser at a war council in Pots da min 1908. This document was given to the world last year in a book on “German Spies in England” by Wil liam Lee Quex. This report of the Kaiser’s speech had been long in the British archives but not made public. “The speech was made by the Kaiser to a secret council of high German military, naval, and other officials in Potsdam Palace in June, 1908. The Kaiser spoke of how seas would not be barriers, and of how he had arranged what we in America have come recent ly to understand as the abiding impe rial citizenship of German subjects whether naturalized in other lands or not. z On this point he said: " ‘I have pledged my word that ev ery German outside of the Fatherland in whatever part of the globe he might live, has a just claim to my imperial protection.’ Then, swinging to the climax of his speech, this alien autocrat brazenly said: “ ‘Of course, it is too early yet to fix the exact date when the blow shall be struck . . . “ ’Even now I rule supreme in the United States, where almost one-half of the population is of either German birth or German descent, and -where 3,000,000 voters do my bidding at the presidential election. No American ad ministration could remain in power against the will of the German voters who, through that admirable organiza tion, the German-American National League, control the destinies of the vast republic beyond the sea. If a man was ever worthy of a high decoration at my hands it was Herr Dr. Hexamer, the president of the league, who may be justly termed to be, by my grace, the acting ruler of all the Germans in the United States.’ “This is what the brewers of Amer ica have been taxing the consumer of beer to promote. This was the ul timate purpose of the German politi cal machine into which they have been pouring money for years.” REV. e.TmTllTrln camp Rev. E. G. Miller, of Columbia, Pa., a brother of W. J. Miller, a Religious Work Secretary, of Building No. 75, is spending a week in camp under the direction of the National War Council of the Y. M. C. A. He has already spoken at Building No. 79, conducted chaplains’ service at the Ambulance Corps, made addresses at the Field Hospital and Field Bakery, and preached the Sunday .sermon al No. 78. On Monday he addressed the boys at No. 76, and Tuesday at the Ammunition Train. Wednesday evening at 7:30 lie will lead the religious exercises at Building No. 77, and on Thursday- at Building No. 75. It is possible that the Rev. Mr. Mil ler will return to us during November. THE 110TH REVIEW. Up the road in the 110th regiment a live bunch are getting out a regimental newspaper. Puolished every Friday. The paper has already made a host of new friends besides tnose it had for merly won as the “Tenth Review,” down on the Mexican border. It had been in the minds of the publishers to issue the paper again at Camp Han- but this was deferred until after the re-organization, so thta the Re view might be a paper for the consoli dated regiment—the 110th. The second number, which appeared last Friday, does its editors credit. General news of Camp Hancock, to gether with some fine company notes make up the chief contents. The men responsible for this enterprise are John L. Becktel, managing editor; R. B. Rut etr, associate editor; Walter Adams, advertising manager; James Lewis, secretary and treasurer. Every success to them —and long life and to the “100 Tenth Re view.” QUARTERMASTER STORES THREATENED. Fire in Camp. While on guard at headquarters on Tuesday evening a fire was discovered by Paul Stroud who was the sentry on No. 4 post. His quickness and heroic actions probably averted a serious dis aster. Too much praise cannot be given him for the way he fought and directed the fighting of the other men who were present. Although burned and almost uncon scious from the dense smoke, he stuck to his post and proved himself to be the kind of a man that Uncle Sam needs for the fight that is to come. The boys also wish to thank the fire men of the city for the prompt way in which they answered the alarm and the wonderful way they fought to save the three milloin pounds of hay that were there at the time. Page 9 I n ' K jTQf fe i 9 I i.a 1 K 3