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SEND THIS PAPER HOME 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.” No. 5 I. ii-im .iiiiii 11 1 ipwi- ad |Ji I® /KJ LJwgjSk VW I I * \* V V X i * U KO