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Page 8 ! 1 110 11 II mi TRENCH AND CAMP Published weekly at the National canton ments for th# soldiers of the United States. ADVISORY BOARD OF CO-OPERATING PUBLISHERS » JOHN STEWART BRYAN, Chairman. H. C, Adler, Chattanooga Times. C. H. Allen, Montgomery Advertiser. W. T. Anderson, Macon Telegraph. F. S. Baker, Tacoma Tribune. W W. Bali, Columbia State. John Stewart Bryan, Richmond News- Leader. Harry Chandler, Los Angeles 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, Birmingham News. Bruce Haldeman, . Louisville Courier- Journal. Clark Howell, Atlanta Constitution. Janies Kerney, Trentsn Times. Victor F. Lawstn, Ths Chicago Daily News. Charles E. Marsh, Waco Morning News. —Frank P. MacLennan, Topeka State Jour nal. A. L Miller, Battle Creek Enquirer-News. D. D. Moore, New Orleans Times-Picayune. Frank B. Noyes, Washington Evening Star. Gough J. Palmer, Houston Post. Bowdre Phinlzy, Augusta Herald. Don C. Seitz, New York World. Rudolph C. Slegling, Charleston News and Courier. H. D. Slater, El Paso Herald. W. P. Sullivan, Charlotte Observer. Chas. H. Taylor, Jr., Boston Globe. James M. Thomson, 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 free to the soldiers In the 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.