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TRENCH AND CAMP
Published Under Auspices
of
National War Work Council
Y.M.C.A. of the United States
Vol. 1.
GERMANS KILL AND
WOUND AMERICANS
Men Cut Off by Terrific Barrage—Fought Against Superior
Force—Hand-to-Hand Fighting. Comrades Anxious to Re
turn the Blow.
American troops have upheld the
glory of the nation and died fighting
bravely against superior forces in front
line trenches in France.
A small detachment of American in
fantrymen was attacked in the front
line trenches early Saturday morning
by a much superior force of German
shock troops. The Americans were
cut off from relief by the heavy bar
rage in their rear. They fought gal
lantly until overwhelmed, solely by
numbers.
The fighting in the trenches was
hand to hand. It was brief and fierce
in the extreme. As a result of the en
counter three Americans were killed
and four wounded. A sergeant and
corporal and ten men were taken pris
oner.
Two French soldiers who were in
the trenches also were killed. The
enemy lost some men but the number
is unknown, as their dead and wound
ed were carried off by the retiring
Germans.
From the beginning of the engage
ment until the end the Americans lived
up to all the traditions of the American
army, the records showing the bravery
of the detachment and of individual
members.
The German raid bn the American
trench was carried out against mem
bers of the second contingent enter
ing the trenches for training. These
men had only been in a few days. A
heavy artillery fire was directed so as
to cover all the adjacent territory, in
cluding the passage leading up to the
trenches, thereby forming a most ef
fective barrage in the rear as well as
in the front.
The young lieutenant in charge of
the detachment of Americans started
back to the communicating trenches to
his immediate superior for- orders. The
barrage knocked him down, but he
picked himself up and started off again.
A third time he was knocked down,
and badly shell-shocked and was put
out of action.
, Soon after that Germans to the num
ber, according to the report, of 210,
rushed through the breaches and wire
entanglements on each side of the sa
lient, their general objective barrage
in the forefield being lifted for a mo
ment. The Germans went into the
trenches at several points. They met
with stout resistance, pistols, grenades,
knives and bayonets were freely used.
In one section of the trench an Am
erican private engaged two Germans
with the bayonet. That was the last
seen of him until after the raid when a
dead American was found on the spot.
Another was by a blow on the
head with a rifle butt from above.
Some of the Americans apparently at
the beginning of the attack did not re
alize just what was going on.
The raid was evidently carefully
planned and American officers admit
that it was well executed. There is a
reason for believing that the Germans
were greatly surprised when they
found Americans ip the trenches in
stead of the French.
The French general in command of
the division expressed extreme satis
faction at the action of the Americans
for they fought bravely against a nu
merically superior enemy, the handful
of men fighting until they were smoth
ered.
The bodies of the American dead
were brought back to divisional head
quarters and buried with honors. The
wounded are at the base hospitals.
The whole American expeditionary
forces are thrilled by the fight put up
by their comrades and all are anxious
to get a chance to deal a blow.
Killed.
Private Thomas F. Enright, sister,
Mrs. Mary Irvin, Pittsburgh.
Private James B. Gresham, mother,
Mrs. Alice Doitd, Evansville, Ind.
HANCOCK==~
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
Edition for CAMP HANCOCK Augusta, Ga.
Private Merle D. Ray, f ther, Harvey
E*. Ray, Glidden, lowa.
Wounded.
Private John J. Smith, brother, F.
D. Smith, Ludington, Mich.
Private Charles J. Hopkins, brother,
James W. Hopkins, Stanton, Texas.
Private George L. Box, father,'James
L. Box, Altus, Okla.
Private Homer Givens, father, Wm.
F. Givens, Gloverdale. Ala.
Private Charles L. Orr, mother, Mrs,
Sarah Pegnell, Lyons, Kans.
Captured or Missing.
Sergeant Edgar M. Halyburton, fath
er, George. B. Halyburton Stoney Point,
N. C*.
Corporal Nicholas L. Mulhall, moth
er, Mrs. Bridget Mulhall. Jersey City.
Corporal Edwin H. -laines, motlier,
Mrs. Elizabeth Haines, Woodward,
Okla.
Private Herschel Godfrey, father,
Wm. C. Oberst, Chicago..
Private Vernon M. Kendall, father,
Sam Kendall, Holl, Okla.
Private Wm. P. Grigsby, mother, Mrs.
Lizzie Grigsby, Louisville.
Private Frank E. McDougal, father,
R. L. McDougal, Maryville, Mo.
Private Daniel B. Gallagher, father,
Neil Gallagher, Blocton, Ala.
Private John P. Lester, father, Wil
liam Lester, Tutwiler, Miss.
Private Harry Langhman, Ada B.
Langhman, Chicago.
Private Dewey D. Kern, mother, Mrs.
Eva Tilton, Coilins, lowa.
Private —— Reckon, cannot be iden
tified.
Girard College
Men, Attention!
On Friday evening. November 2d. a
meeting was held at Y. M C. A. Building
No. 79. It was attended by quite a few
men, but not enough in proportion to the
number of Girard College men in Camp
Hancock. Let's get busy and get more
men out to the next meeting, which will
be held at the Augusta Y. M. C. A. at 8
o’clock in the assembly room on •
night. Let’s get busy and see
something done. The Augusta Y. M. C.
A. is at Greene and Jackson Streets.
F. G. HENZLER. ’ls,
First Sergeant M. G. Co., 3d Pa. Inf.
REV. DR. ALEXANDER
COMING TO CAMP
The coming of Rev. Maitlaud Alexan
der, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyte
rian church of Pittsburgh, former mod
erator of the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian church, is looked forward tc
with great expectation by the men of the
division. In some of the regimental or
ganizations the commanding officers wil l
order their full organizations out to lister
to Dr. Alexander speak about the moral
phases of the war, his addresses being
substitutes for the lecture training for
the days on which he is to speak. This
will be the course followed in the 110th
111th and 112th and possibly other regi
ments.
The chaplains of the various regiments
are seeking to quicken interest in Dr
Alexander’s visit, for they are familiar
with his ability in interesting men. Ne
man who has visited Camp Hancock is
likely to have as large audiences of mer
to listen to him as Dr. Alexander. The
date of the doctor’s coining is November
7th and he will journey direct from For*
Oglethorpe, where he is at present arous.
Ing the men of that camp.
REMEMBER THESE DATES.
First-Presbyterian Church. Telfair and
Seventh Streets. Wednesdays, 8:00 p. m.:
November 14 —Captain R. .1. Sharp, Co.
E, 16th Infantry, “John Calvin, the Great
Reformer.”
November 21 —Chaplain Charles Schanl,
’iOth Infantry, “Why We Entered the
War.”
NOVEMBER, 7, 1917
GENERAL LOGAN
PRAISES Y. M. G. A.
Thanks God for Abolition of
Liquor and Expresses Grati
tude to Y. M. C. A. in Camp
at Conference of District
Chairmen in Genesta Hotel.
“To se e that building crowded and to
hear the wonderful singing of the men
was a sight tha twould make anybody
give,” was the ringing declaration of
Brigadier General Logan, commander of
the Fifty-sixth Brigade at Camp Han
cock, before a gathering of prominent
Georgians at the Hotel Genesta last Fri
day.
General Logan was referring to the
dedication of Y. M. C. A. Building No.
76, which serves the Fifty-sixth Bri
gade. He had delivered an address be
fore the men who thronged every corner
of the fine building and as he stood there,
looking into the faces of the lads from
Pennsylvania, and heard them singing
until the very building echoed with the
volume of sound, he received an inspira
tion.
Fifty or more men assembled at the
hotel for the first district conference in
the State of Georgia, at which plans
■were discussed for the’ coming $35,000,000
campaign of the Y. M. C. A. President
James M. Hull, Jr., of the Augusta Y. M.
C. A., presided at the meeting, which
followed an excellent luncheon. While
the dining was on, Rev. Dr. Howard
Cree detailed the plans and purposes of
the War Camp Community Recreation
Fund.
Venereal Disease Disables Men.
Upon the arrival of C. A. Rowland, of
Athens, who is director of the campaign
for the State of Georgia, Mr. Hull yielded
the chair to Mr. Rowland, who was given
a hearty reception.’ Mr. Rowland intro
duced Lawton B. Evans, superintendent
of schools, who gave in a most earnest
and convincing manner the impressions
lie had received at the conference in At
lanta a few days previously, at which
Mr. Virgo, field secretary of the British
Y. M. C. A., was the chief speaker. Some
wful conditions among the British and
French soldiers were related and one of
the significant statements was that more
men are incapacitated by venereal dis
ease in the British army than by the bul
lets of the Germans.
“Every man who hides his money is
a soldier who will not shoot his gun,” was
one of the striking utterances of Mr.
Evans. “Unless we give all we have, the
wives, daughters and children of Ameri
cans will suffer as the people of North
ern France, Belgium, Poland and Servja
have under the heel of Prussia nism? Ev
ery dollar I give is a bullet for the en
emy.”
General Expresses Gratitude.
General Logan said that the work of
the Y. M. C. A. on the Mexican border
had interested him greatly, and that he
had visited the buildings frequently, but
that the work at Camp Hancock was pal
atial in comparison and proved the ef
ficiency of the organization. “As a sol
dier I believe we owe a debt of grati
tude to the Y. M. C. A., for it gives
the best for the comfort and convenience
of the men.” In referring to moral con
ditions among the men at Camp Han
cock, General Logan said:
“Thank God for the abolition of liquor
in Georgia.” In concluding his remarks,
the General said: “The sooner you pay
out your money the sooner the war will
be ended.”
Fcrbes Presents Plans.
Rev. A. B. Curry, Jr., and J. Campbell
Brandon, two of the pathfinders who or
ganized the State for the $35,000,000 cam
paign, related their experiences and im
pressions and stated that the people of the
State were ready and waiting for the op
portunity to support the work of the Y.
M. C. A. Colonel Bru well, of Sparta, ex-
Speaker of the House, gave an enthus
aistic speech, as also did A. W. Evans,
of Sandersville. Prayer was offered by
Mr. Hollingsworth, and “America” was
sung, led by Probyn, following which
Walter Forbes, secretary of the Athens
Y. M. C, A., presented in detail the plans
for raising the State’s quota of $500,000.
Mr. Forbes had charge of the Liberty
Loan campaign in Athens and by follow
ing his methods, the city of Athens sub
ncribed the sum of $550,600. The forms
suggested by Mr. Forbes wilt be sent to
all campaign managers in the State.
HOLIDAY IN CAMP.
To permit the soldiers to vote, a holi
day was declared in Camp Hancock yes
terday and many of the men registered
their choice for their favorite candidates.
Keen interest was centered in the Pitts
burg ami Philadelphia fights.
ONE POSTAGE
ARMY NEWS
FOR ARMY MEN
ANO
THEIR HOME FOLKS
Y. fl C. A. PLANS .
TO RAISE A FUND
OF $35,000,000.00
“This campaign is not for the Y. M.
C. A., but for the enlisted men of the
American army and navy, for the men
of oUr allies and for the 6,000,000 pris
oners of war in Europe,” said Dr.
John R. Mott, chairman of the Inter
national War Work Council of the
Y. M. C. A., last night in speaking of
the movement to raise at least $35,-
000,000 in the United States for asso
ciation war work.
“The Y. M. C. A.,” said Dr. Mott,
‘‘is merely the agency through which
this vital service is rendered. . We
must present the case plainly to every
one. Families whose sons, brothers or
fathers have been called into the ser
vice will be quick to realize that this
fund is for these men—not for tha
Y. M. C. A.
Work to Improve Morale.
“When the war started the Y. M.
C. A. had the organization to do this
work. It was a service that some
agency had to undertake. So the Y.
M. C .A. has gone ahead.”
One of the most important phases
of the war work abroad Dr. Mott said,
was tha tof improving the morale of
the armies of Russia, France and
Italy. England, Canada and Austra
lia, he said, did their own Y. M. C. A.
work at all points.
The military authorities of Russia,
France and Italy have urged that Am
erica establish the Y. M. C. A. work in
their armies. In the case of Russia,
Dr. Mott said, the same treatment
given Russian Soldiers that American
enlisted men got, would so improve the
morale of the Russian army that it
could quickly be so heartened as to re
cover completely its fighting spirit-
It is to do these things, to actually
save the lives of millions of fighting
men and war prisoners and to shorten
the terrible conflict in Europe that the
Y. M. C. A. is asking the American
people to give this $35,000,000 or more.
Service President Expects.
“Very important and pressing,” said
Dr. Mott, “is the association’s oppor
tunity of serving our own American
troops at home and abroad—to afford
them wholesome recreation, substitutes
for home life, comforts and necessi
ties. This is service that President
Wilson looks to the association to ren
der.
“For every one of these men life
has been turned topsy-turvy. Old
habits, old friends, all they have been
accustomed to has been left behind.
Sociaßj-estraints have been removed.
Our duty is to rationalize their lives.
We must take to them some of the
steadying influences of home. The
T. M. C. A. goes with the men from the
time of their enlistment right into the
front line trenches—for they must die
clean or come back straight, if he
yearnitngs of hundreds of thousands
of American homes are to be realized-”
This appeal for our own enlisted
men, Dr. Mott said, might be strongest
with those whose men have gone out.
But the very vital need of putting new
heart into the wavering armies cf Rus
sia and the war-weary soldiers of
France and Italy, he said. Is a factor
upon which the duration and success
of the war might depend. To help out
allies, Dr. Mott said, would help our
own men and our own 'nation, for, he
said, the sho -tening of the war and its
successful termination were of as much
importance to America as to any or
all of her allies.
Help Others and Help Selves.
“By helping the others. w<. will help
ourselves,” said Dr. Mott. "That is
what must be kept in mind by every
one who is going to be asked fcr money
and by all who are helping raise the
fund. It is a great, necessary, pat
riotic fund.”
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