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TRENCH AND CAMP
Published weekly at the National canton
ments for th# soldiers of the United States.
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tional War Work Council of the Y. M. C. A.
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National cantonments.
SALUTES IMPERATIVE
With so many thousands of men
unfamiliar with military ceremonies
and courtesies now in the service,
the question of salutes has been dis
cussed probably more of late than at
any other time in the country's his
tory.
A miscA* M ??ptlon of the purpose and
vaJue o? the exchange of salutes be
tween officers and men may be par
doned in the cases of civilians, but a
sin*** sJay’s military training should
eouvliMe the recruit that recognizing
his superior officer and being rec
ognized by the latter constitutes one
of the cardinal principles of "good
soldiering.”
Every soldier in the regular army,
Nations,! Guard, National Army and
Reseipa Corps should take a pride
in saluting offleere, who are required
by reflations to return the salutes.
There have been many Instances in
which soldiers have actually bragged
abefot having passed an officer with
out saluting him, whereas the best
military authorities agree that it is
something of which to be ashamed.
To omit the prescribed salute is not
only to disregard regulations but to
operiy manifest a disrespect for the
uniform and insignia of authority.
And there are just about as many
kinds of salutes as there are men.
The manner in which one officer sa
lutes another, or an enlisted man sa
lutes an officer, indicates more clearly
than anything else could just what
kind of a soldier the saluter is. If
his salute is smart, snappy, clean-cut
and buslilees-like, you won’t be far
wrong in estimating him to be a good
soldier. By the same token, if the
salute is "sloppy," slow and begrud
gingly or perfunctorily given, the
man who makes it is pretty apt to be
that kind of a soldier.
A man in elvil life always exchan
ges a "How do you do?" “Good morn
ing," or something of that kind with
the proprietor of the store, foreman
of the shop, or superintendent of
the business establishment in which
he works. Then why not the same
greeting by a movement of the hand
between soldier and officer?
The'e isn’t any excuse for the
failure of an officer to salute his
superior or Jot an enlisted man to fail
to salute officer. It is either care
lessness or insubordination. neither
of whi<i majees for a winning army.
Officer!! should insist upon the rigid
enforcement of the salute regulation
and every man should be eager to
comply with its provision.
The matter of salutes would seem
to be a small affair, but it is not. If
a soldier has not learned to salute
his superior officers he has not
learned the A B C of soldiering..
One of the busiest men in the
world today, General Pershing, re
garded the matter of salutes of such
importance as to cable the following
from France to the War Department:
"Salutes should be rendered by
both officers and men with special
emphasis upon the rigid position of
soldiers when saluting and when at
attention. A prompt military salute
is often misunderstood by our people,
but it simply means and emphasizes
an aggressive attitude of body and
mind that nfibs the true soldier.
1 RENCH AND CAMP
The loyalty, readiness and alertness
indicated by the strictest adherence
to this principle will immensely in
crease the pride and the fighting
spirit of our troops. The slovenly,
unmilitary, careless habits that have
grown up (n peace times in/our army
are seriously detrimental to the ag
gressive attitude that must prevail
from the highest to the lowest in our
forces. The strict methods used at
West Point in training new cadets in
these elementary principles have giv
en the Academy its superior excel
lence. These methods should be ap
plied rigorously and completely to
the forces we are now training.”
What Do You Do
When Bands Play
National Anthem?
WAR DEPARTMENT CALLS
ATTENTION OF OFFICERS
AND MEN TO FORMS OF
RESPECT TO BE PAID.
“For the information and guidance
of all concerned,” to employ the
chaste and classic language of Gen
eral Orders, an announcement re
cently issued by the War Department
regarding the custom to be observed
by officers and men when the na
tional anthem is played, follows:
“Attention has been called to in
stances of misunderstanding with re
gard to the form of respect to be paid
by army men to the national anthem,
when played in theatres and other
public places. The War Department
calls attention to the regulation
which provides that during the play
ing of the national anthem, officers
and enlisted men in uniform, when
uncovered, stand at attention with
out saluting.”
The army regulations of August
10 last deal with the subject in this
language:
“Whenever the national anthem is
played at any place when persons
belonging to the military service are
present, all officers and enlisted men
not in uniform shall stand at atten
tion facing toward the music (except
at retreat, when they shall face the
flag). If in uniform, covered, they
shall salute at the first note of the
anthem, retaining the position of sa
lute until the last note of the anthem.
If not in uniform and covered, they
shall uncover at the first note of the
anthem, holding the headdress op
posite the left shoulder, and so re
main until its close, except that in in
clement weather the headdress may
be held slightly raised.
“The same rules apply when ‘to
the color’ or ‘to the standard’ is
sounded as when the national anthem
is played.
’“When played by an army band,
the national anthem shall be played
through without repetition of any
part not required to make it com
plete.
“The same marks of respect pre
scribed for observance during the
playing of the national anthem of the
United States shall be shown toward
the national anthem of any other
country when played upon official oc
casions.”
Overseas Forces Ready
For Command “Forward”
News of the participation of Amer
ican fighting men in battles along
the western front would not be sur
prising any day, now that Secretary
Baker has officially announced that
Uncle Sam’s troops in France “are
in splendid physical condition and
efficient fighting trim.”
When the boys in khaki get that
way all they need is the word “For
ward ! ”
The whole world has been waiting
to learn how the American soldiers
acquit themselves in their initial en
gagement against the Germans. It
goes without saying that the splendid
troops sent “Over There” in the first
expeditionary force have been thor
oughly trained to beat the Boche at
his own game and will make France
and Belgium entirely too unhealthy
for Teutons.
That there will be no let-up in the
Allies’ battering against the German
forces during the winter months and
that the American troops will partici
pate in the cold weather fighting was
indicated by Secretary Baker when
he said: "It is not anticipated that
the Allies will go into winter quar
ters this year.”
SPEED NECESSARY
“Do you think the time is coming
when tho government will com
mandeer all privately owned auto
mobiles?”
“I don’t know," replied the melan
choly motorist, “but If the govern
ment wants to beat the sheriff to
mine it will have to hurry,”
CANTONMENT TYPES
THAT SPINELESS 8008
HE is the quiet chap you might overlook, if you’re not seeking him. He
sits in unobstrusive corners of the Y. M. C. A. hut, reading and smok
ing thoughtfully. Or you’ll find him within easy ear range of the Vic
trola, drinking isi eagerly the strains of music, especially those that have re
finement of melody and perfection of nuance. This rookie loves music, but
never offers himself as an entertainer.
He talks seldom, and when he does it is with a shy self-effacement.
He dislikes attention and shuns prominence. In fact, his"reticence is such
that at mess he never jostles, and accepts the food issued to him without,
even a growl of discontent.
Perhaps you’ve pitied him. and wondered how such a spineless boob
can ever be made into a soldier. Don’t be too hasty in judging this fellow,
though. Lead him into a conversation. He’ll easily hold up his end of it,
after he’s started. He may teach you something, strange and impossible
as it may seem!
And if you get a chance, watch him drill. Notice his vigorously careful
execution of orders. Observe how thoroughly he performs each movement.
His mind isn’t following the sirens of melody now. It is on his work, all
of it, every segment of it concentrated.
When drill is ovei he rememoers the lessons, but forgets any petty
unpleasantness which might have arisen. He is silent when the little group
in his barracks is panning every one and everything in the camp.
Occasionally he flashes fire, though, and comes out flat-footed for
some issue such as cleaner speech or cleaner conduct. He doesn’t mince
nor mutter. He talks tip, when he does talk, like a man and a soldier. And
he can hit harder and straighter in a boxing bout than any man in his
company.
Look around for him and get acquainted. He is the quiet chap you
might overlook if you're not seeking him.
The Peacemakers
Met Ezry Beggs today—l guess
It must be two years, more or less,
Sence Ez an’ me fell out. By jing,
Sometimes a little, dur i fool thing
Jist aggervates a feller so
He gits het up an’ mad. I know
It ain’t all Ezry’s faulili —an’ he
Don’t low to blame it all on me.
But Ez is stubborn v.hen he’s hot,
An’—well, I guess I’m sort o’ sot
When I git riled; I know I says,
Says I, when we fell oit, to Ez:
“Jist pass me by, an’ don’t you see
Me when you look.” An’ Ez, says he,,
“Yut bet I will,” jist like some kid.
An’ kep’ his word—you bet he did.
Well, it must be two years ago
That was—an’ .sometimes I’d walk
slow
A-goin’ into church—not het
Up like I was—l hoped he’d get
Down off his big high hoss an’ come,
Half-way with me; but no, by gum,
He jist walked by with that v darn
stare
Os his, as if I wasn’t there.
An’ then I’d git het up again
When Ez ’ud pass me hy; an’ when
He’d walk by slow sometimes, I
knowed
He’d like to stop ’longside the road
An’ holler “Howdy"; but I says
To me, says I: “No, Mister Ez
Jist have it out, OF Stuhborness,
I’ll stand it long as you, I guess.”
Well, you know things is changin’
fast
Sence we’re in war times, first an’
last;
Lem Hawkins’ boy ain’t in th’ store,
A-clerkin’ for his dad no more;
Th’ barber's gone, an’ that pert clerk
From Milledgeville, that used to work
In Emery Botts’ hotel, that’s daft
On Emery’s girl—he’s in the draft.
An’ Jim—my boy—well, that’s all
right;
As long as some boys have to fight,
I’m sort o’ glad Jim’s one—although,
By jing, I hate to see him go—
His mother takes on so. An’ when
I see Ez Beggs today, right tlien,
I thought of Tom—his boy—an’ him
A-goin’ off to war with Jim.
So I says: “Hello, Ez,” says I;
An’ he says to me: “Hello, Si.”
An’ then he says: “Tom’s gone,’’ says
he,
A-puttin’ out his hand to me.
An’ I says: “So’s Jim, too,” says I,
A-wipin’ somethin’ from my eye,
Jist wipin’ like I see him do,
An’ he says. “Two fine boys, them
two.”
An’ he put out his hand again,
An’ I did mine, an’ squeezed his then.
An’ held on hard; and he says: “Si,”
A wipin’ somethin’ from his eye,
“I’m proud of Jim an’ Tom,” says he,
“They ain’t durn fools like you an’
me.”
An' I says: “Yep,” an’ nods my head,
An’ well, —I guess that’s all 1 said.
JAMES W. FOLEY.
SOME SHOES
Among the items of expenditure
to the government in connection with
the conduct of the war may be men
tioned that of shoes. The War De
partment recently let a contract for
7,000,000 pairs for the American
soldiers. The cost will be $4.C5 a
pair, or just $32,550,000 for the
whole lot.
LITTLE BENNY’S NOTE BOOK
By Lee I’ape
We had to rjte a composition about
soldiers for homework today, this being
mine.
Soldiers
Soldiers are regular men with uni
forms on. They can martch all day
without getting tired, but they wood
rather not.
Jest one soldier martching alone is
only a soldier, but a hole lot of soldiers
martching together is a perrade. If you
see a soldier that you know martching
past in a perrade, you yell Hello at him,
and if he looks at you and shows he
knows you, the other fellows think you
are grate, and so do you. But if he
don't look at you the other fellows all
say you jest yelled to make bcl’ecve you
knew one.
The gcrls all like to be saw out wawk
ing with a soldier, meny of them
even liking to be saw out wawking with
2. If a soldier comes to take your sister
out, you think its sumthing to brag
about, even if its a sailor. One diffrents
between a soldier and a sailor is the bot
tom of their pants. A soldier hasent got
as mutch chance to sink a submereen as
wot a sailor has, but he also hasent got
as much chance to be sinked by one, thus
making it even. It is safer to be hit by
a bullit than by a submereen, but not
mutch more fun.
Wen soldiers are drilling they haff to
do i.vackly wat their officer ses, so its a
good thing they can understand wat he
ses. wich nobody elts can.
The following is a pome about
soldiers.
A soldier lecds a bizsy life
Weather the weathers dry or wet,
But wen hes not doing anything cits
Iles smoaking a cigarette.
Once Again
November 15
IS THE CLOSING DATE
of ,
That Cartoon Contest
By noon that day all cartoons
and sketches of soldier life in the
army camps and cantonments
must be in the hands of the edi
tor, Room 504, World Building,
New York City, to be eligible for
the wrist watch competition.
If you have not drawn a car
toon or sketch do so today. If
you have drawn one and sent it
in, draw another, as there is
no limit on the number each sol
dier may submit.
The soldier who draws the car
toon or sketch judged to be the
best will receive a valuable and
serviceable wrist watch. The
foremost cartoonists and sketch
artists in this country will pass
judgment on the drawings.
Trench and Camp will publish
the watch-winning cartoon or
sketch and as many others as
space will permit.
Get busy and send in a draw
ing.