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GOVERNOR HONORS
COLONEL WIHIAMS
Ammunition Train Reviewed.
Chaplain Bassler and Old
13th Regiment Band
Attached.
Tho 103rd Ammunition Train was hon
ored on Friday by a visit from Governor
Brumbaugh and his staff from Pennsyl
vania. Generaj Beary, the newly ap
pointed Adjutant General of Pennsyl
vania, Brigadier General Stillwell, and
Brigadier General O'Neill, accompanied
the Governor. Colonel Williams, in com
mand of the ammunition train, was form
erly on the staff of Governor Brummaugh,
as Chief of Artillery. His regiment was
the only one excepting the 112th, which
the Governor reviewed during his stay
in camp.
Captain Bassler, formerly of the old
Eighth Pennsylvania Infantry, and one of
the foremost chaplains in the division,
has been attached to the Ammunition
Train. Services are held regularly at 9
a. m. Sundays.
The old 13th Regiment Band, formerly
attached to Brigadier General Stillwell’s
command, always known as one of the
three best, bands of the division, has been
attached to the Ammunition Train. Con
certs may be expected on.. Wednesdays,
Fridays and Sundays.
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THESE FRENCH PLACES?
BY PROF. I. L. FOSTER,
Pennsylvania State College, Army Y. M.
C. A. Secretary.
One of the difficult features of the world
conflict lies in the fact that most of the
important battles of which we have heard
have occurred in France. This brings
with it the need cf pronouncing the names
of cities, towns, mountains and rivers
connected with each combat. They have
received various sounds from the inform
ed, as well a? the ignorant, most of which
you would scatcely recognize. Below will
be found written phonetically the French
words which nave been referred to most
freqvcnt’y in reports from the army or
in newspapers. In these words the letter
a is pronounced usually as "a in father”
and the e as "c in hen:*’
Aisne (en>
AJsacc (aizass)
Argonne (argawn)
Arras (aras)
Artois (ertwa)
Banaume ’.
Belfort (beloi)
Bethune (buyteen)
Calais (kalei
Chalons (shaking)
Champagne (shahugpanyuht
Craonne (kran)
Dunkerque (dongkerk)
Flandre (fiahngdr)
Haun (lahr.g)
Bens (lahngs)
Lilte (lee'.}
Metz (mess)
Mevse (murz)
Neuve Chapelle (nurv shape))
Nancy (ithngsee)
Normandie (nawrmahngdee)
Oise (was)
Pas de Calais (pah duh kale)
Peronn.j (payrawn)
Picardie (peekardtt)
Rheirr.s (tangs)
Rouen (n.oahr.g)
Saint Quetin (sarg kakrgtani)
Seine (sen)
Soissons (twasawn)
Somme (sawm)
Verdun (xsiinleen)
Vosages (vezh)
Ypres (eept)
DON'TWOGMPH
WITHOUT PERMIT
Civilians Forbidden to Take
Photographs in Camp With
out Permit Signed By Officer.
A memorandum from Headquarters has
been posted forbidding the taking of pho
tographs in camp by any civilian without
a permit signed by the division intelli
gence officer.
Commissioned officers, or enlisted men
may take photographs by permission of
the division commander, and under the
, condition that all photographs are sub
mitted to the division intelligence officer
for approval. Photographs are to be sub
mitted in triplicate; one copy to be re
turned to the owner, approved or disap
proved; the others to be retained by the
United States Signal Corps and the Com
mittee of Public Information.
If some are inclined to consider this a
hardship, let them remember that it will
be still more difficult for any but the of
ficial photographer to take military pho
tographs abroad. Newspaper men and
photographers are not permitted to live
in camp here, nor to accompany the
troops outside of the United States.
The necessity for making triplicate
copies and securing the approval of the
proper authorities adds greatly to the ex
pense of amateur photography for the
soldier boys, and probably many mothers
and sweethearts in Pennslyvania will be
deprived of a considerable number of pic
tures which would otherwise grace the
family album, reposing peacefully on the
tidy r on the marble top center table in the
old parlor.
OGLETHORPE SECRETARY HERE.
W. W. Edwards, one of the building
seertaries at Fort Oglethorpe, has been
in Augusta for several days, assisting the
Augusta district in planning for the $35,-
000,000 campaign, which began on Sun
day all over the United States. Mr. Ed
wards has been in Camp Hancock on sev
eral occasions and is a live organizer.
The Augusta district has been apportioned
$50,000 of the state’s $500,000, and with
Mr. Edwards’ aggressive leadership, back
ed by the Army Y. M. C. A. force and
some of the Augusta citizens, a big pub
licity campaign was started in all the
churches of the district on Sunday.
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SIDELIGHTS ON BOYS FROM PENNSYLVANIA
TRENCH AND CAMP
SAND SHOTS FROM
112THREGIMENT
Election Furnished Plenty of
Excitement. Quick Work on
Returns. Second Battalion
Field Inspection.
.Election day, November 6th, went
into the pages of Camp Hancock’!
eventful history as a quiet but eventful
day—an occasion when the political
side of the soldier boy had full play,
when votes were solicited and, char
acteristically, when speed has an es
sential element in arriving at the final
result. The polls opened at shortly af
ter 7 o’clock, the voting reached the
climax about 11 and by 2 o’clock every
did not pack up his guidon. In disgust,
poll in the 112th regiment was closed.
First figures came from the Venango
County booth No. 1, F street at 3:15
and every five minutes thereafter some
polling place announced its result. By
4:15 practically every book was proper
ly written up and the full tally shown,
and on its way home to the papers
"back there?’ Under the arrangements
supervised by Frank E. Lemcke, statd
commissioner, and Colonel Richards’
co-operation, everything went smooth
ly. Each polling place had its own
local interest, and there were many
workers in evidence. The blank bal
lot that was used made stickers a pop
ularity, and many voters were se
cured in this manner.
The second battalion of the 112th reg
iment was given a thorough inspection
by Colonel Rickards, Lieut.-Col. Gam
ble and the others commanding Com
panies E. F. and H, on Saturday morn
ing. This was among the most thor
ough inspections of any battalion since
the work in southern stands began. .
More than S4OO, representing the pay
of some soldiers of the day before,
changed hands on Saturday, when M
company defeated I at football in one
of the most exciting gridiron games of
the week, 13 to 6.
Friday was pay day for most of the
companies in the regiment, and more
than $995,429 was paid ou to the 3,934
men in the organization. This did not
include the vouchers for the 160 offi
cers now connected with the 112th regi
ment. These figures seem enormous,
when it is taken into consideration that
during the border days a year ago there
were .only 1,200 men on the pay roll.
The installment of a new flagpole,
the transplanting of a finely formed
southern pine, and the introduction of
a number of plants that bring back
memories of border days have made
the entrance to regimental headquar
ters most attractive. They carry the
decorative idea introduced wherever
the boys of the old 16th go into camp.
The grass of F Company’s officers’ is
thriving and so are the plants of Cap
tain Phelps, who has a real camp
Stewart-looking approaching to his
quarters.
One of the selections played by the
band on Sunday afternoon, at its
usually well attended concert, was the
“112th Infantry Band,” a composition
written by its leader, Chief Musician
Roy Miller. The band, by the way, is
to give a concert neai - the Confederate
Monument on Friday of this week.
The bayonet work during the past
week approached its most interesting
stage under the direction of the lieu
tenants who have been at Division
Headquarters, taking special instruc
tion. Nearly every afternoon one bat
talion after another w’ent “over the top”
with the “ee-ee-yow-ow!" the Indian
rebel yell that has been evolved to ter
rorize the Huns when the national
guard youngsters cross over to the
other side.
Along bath house row today the work
of installing the hot water heaters has
been almost completed. The additions
to the bath houses, with their two pan
eled windows, give a cottage appear
ance to shower bath row and encourage
that comfortable feeling, not quite
possible with such chilling water as
the boys have been “enjoying” since
they hit southern sands.
It is evident that Thursday of each
week is going to be a day of field man
euvering, patrol work and hikes. The
schedule for this week provides for
night work, and it is the expectation
of officers of the command that as the
training schedule advances the men
will become as familiar with operations
in the dark and without lights as dur
ing the day time. The fact that only
fifteen men dropped out on the all-day
20-mile hike encircling the camp last
Thursday has given hopes that more
long marches may be participaetd in
with a minimum of "temporary losses.”
No longer is it possible for soldier
boys and officers to send their washing
down town by giving it to colored men
and women who have been frequenting
the camp for the past few weeks. The
ruling went into effect this week. In
each company now individual laundries
are springing up, and the most pro
ficient have a clientele that pays them
well, especially when pay day rolls
around.
Many a soldier boy knows how ’to
make money while in the army, but few
know the game better than Victor
Kohlman, of the Headquarters Com
pany. In addition to being one of the
most popular barbers in the camp, he
is in line for all kinds of medals as a
money lender. When pay day rolled
around Friday Kohlman collected $l5O
in outstanding debts—with a nice
profit to himself. Vic is right there
when it comes to lending money—and
is right there, too, to collect the same
money and the interest when pay day
comes around.
Many a punchboard has been punch
ed too often, and money that has gone
into some speculator’s pocket right
well have gone home in an allotment
or toward the purchase of a Liberty-
Loan bond. And speaking of Liberty
Loan bonds, reminds us that some of
the fellows who, through patriotic in
stincts, invested heavily in them, felt
the pinch of pay shortage this past
week. Getting $lO or sls instead of
S3O each month hit some of the fellows
a little hard, but it means that much
of a saving to them.
CHAPLAIN STARTS
BIBLE CLASS
Educational Class for Foreign
ers to be Conducted in 109th.
Infant Baptized.
Since the greater part of the reorganiza
tion is completed, the 109th Infantry has
once more settled down to its work of in
tensive training for service abroad.
An account of many of the new men of
the regiment being of foreign birth, with
a very limited knowledge of the English
language, a class in English is to be ar
ranged for by Chaplain Futcher, who, for
more than twenty years has worked in
the Americanization of foreign speaking
peoples.
The basket ball court will be ready and
in operation within twenty-four hours It
is regarded as one of the finest in the
division.
Work is being done on bookcases for the
library, which is expected at any time.
It will contain upwards of 1,090 volumes
of fine fiction, etc., which will be well
patronized by the men of the regiment.
A Mem’s Organized Bible Class is being
formed through the efforts of Chaplain
Futcher. The only men’s organized Bible
class holding a charter in the United
States Army was organized by Chaplain
Futcher when the First Pennsylvania In
fantry was on the border. The chaplain is
now organizing a similar class in the
109th Infantry. Through the courtesy of
Major Leonard B. Frescoin, the mess hall
of the regimental infantry will be used
for its sessions on Monday evenings.
Smoker, which is to be held next Thurs
day evening. The last smoker was held
on Hallowe’en night and proved a great
success.
We wish to express our appreciation of
the Y. M. C. A., which are furnishing
us with feature films which are increas
ing in interest. There is a very large
attendance at all of these shows.
Boxing bouts are furnishing great en
tertainment.
Chaplain Futcher conducted a <model
service last Sunday morning. It was one
of the most interesting ever held in the
regiment. In the presence of nearly 2 000
men, the Chaplain batized the infant son
of Lieutenant and Mrs. William A. Pun
pie.
A consignment of Rugby footballs is
expected to arrive at any time through
the kindness of the “Soldiers’ Leisure
Hour Fund Committee of Philadelphia.
They were shipped several days ago.
The sympathy of the entire regiment is
extended to Lieutenant and Mrs. Ruther
ford McA. Warren in the sudden death
of their only child.
HOBSONTn AUGUSTA
ON FRIDAY NIGHT
A large audience is expected at St.
John’s Methodist church Friday eve
ning at 8 o’clock when Richmond Pear
son Hobson speaks on "America in the
War.” He speaks under the auspices
of the Anti-Saloon League, which is
working for national prohibition.
When Captain Richmond Pearson
Hobson, in the harbor of Santiago, per
formed the heroic feat that made him
famous, he did what, after all, was not
the most important deed he has
wrought for humanity. He led his val
orous comrades in that deed of hero
ism and with them faced the volleys of
lead pouring alike from Spanish fort
ress and fleet. He was brave, he was
persistent, he was very much in earn
est. Then he came home and with the
same bravery, persistence and earnest
ness he served his country as congress
man from Alabama, his native state.
CAMPTiBARIANARRIVES
Robert P. Bliss, of Harrisburg, Pa., in
charge of traveling libraries and exten
sion library work for the State of Pennsyl
vania, has arrived at Camp Hancock to
establish the general library for this camp
under the auspices of the American Li
brary Association.
Mr. Bliss and Mr. Thomas Lynch Mont
gomery, State Librarian of Pennsylvania,
have both very liberally assisted the
Young Men’s Christian Association, not
only at this camp, but at Gettysburg, Mt.
Gretna, Petersburg, etc. Dozens of boxes
of books collected from the libraries of
Pennsylvania have already been snet to
these camps. Mr. Bliss will make pro
vision, not only for the Y. M. C .A., but
for the Knights of Columbus and other
organizations located here.
By the way, Mr. Bliss is a resident of
Chester, Pa„ and a brother of General
Tasker H. Bliss, now one of the War
Commissioners of the United States to
Great Britain.
Nov. 14, 1917.
TALKS TO MEN
BY DR. ALEXANDER
Former Moderator of Presby
terian General Assembly with
Army Y. M. C. A. for Week. *
Dr. Maitland Alexander, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh,
Pa., and former moderator of General
Assembly of the Presbyterian church of
U. S. A., is at Camp Hancock for one
week’s work with the Army Y. M. C. A.
His schedule is as follows
Tonight at No. 77.
Tomorrow night at No. 76, General Lo
gan’s Brigade.
Friday Night at No. 79, end of Wrights
boro road.
Saturday night at No. 75, Artillery Brig
ade.
Monday night at No. 78, near the 110th
Infantry.
It is understood that Dr. Alexander, in
addition to these engagements, will speak
to several regiments en masse. He has
been eminently successful as a pastor and
has ben high jn the counsels of his
church. Those who know him and his
work are not surprised that he has been
warmly received by the officers and men
of the various army camps which he has
visited. He is a man with a man's mes
sage.
HIKEOFTHE
56TH BRIGADE
Personally Conducted Trip By
“One of Them.” Men Sing
and Whistle All the Way.
BUILDING NO. 75.
The hike of the 56th Brigade started at
8 a. m. on Thursday. The last of the
procession returned to camp about 10 p.
m.
Those taking part in it were the old
16th and 18th Infantry Regiments, a regi
ment- of engineers, several machine gun
comies. and Ambulance Companies 109,
110 and 112, probably 8,000 men in all.
There were several hundred mule-drawn
supply combat, transport, water and
kitchen wagons in line. These canvas
toppecl wagons reminded one of a train
of “prairie schoons” crossing the plains.
It was a regularly planned military ex
pedition with an advance guard, main
body and rear guard. The engineers fol
lowed the advance guard and built four
bridges over creeks. The rest of the
brigade cheered the engineers heartily as
each bridg was crossed.
Ambulance Companies 110 and 112 had
gone out earlier in the morning and put
up two field dressing stations at two
convenient places along the route. Here
these two companies stayed all day.
Ambulance Company No. 109 of Pitts
burg. brought up the rear. The infantry
had a lot of sport calling the men of this
company “lodine Girls,” “Pill Rollers,”
etc., the first few miles out. but they
had to eat their words before the bike
was over. I counted forty “dough boys”
whom we picked up before darkness fell.
Many of these were mere boys who
should have been home with their moth
ers. One of these youngsters murmured
in a half tearful voice as he was put in
an ambulance, “Who said we had it soft
in America?”
The diagnosis tags pinned on those who
fell by the wayside read, “Exhaustion”
in most cases. Others complained of
sprained ankles, blistered feet, cramps,
heart trouble and wfcat not.
At 1 o’clock, being quite a distance in
the country, we halted and had dinner.
Each company brought its own mess wag
on along. Puppy tents were pitched and
feet examined. One crowd of fellows
found a store (?) after an hour’s search,
and tried to purchase some food. The
old woman who tended it explained: “We
aint got nuthin’ fer sale today. The old
man’s soon goin’ to town to git sumthin’
to sell.” ■ Upon asking one of the natives
where we were, we got this answer:
“Guess we’re in Columbia County sorne
whars.” To prevent drinking of possible
typhoid germ-infected water, guards were
placed at the nearby wells.
After a long rest we struck our tents
and started again. Some thought we were
going to turn around here, but they were
disappointed, as we went straight ahead.
The route followed described a great half
circle.
From twenty-five to thirty miles were
covered, but some fellows, judging by
how tired they felt, swore it was fifty.
We halted again at 7 o’clock and had
supper. It was dark by that time and
much cooler. We started again at 8
o'clock.
Some tried to take a short cut home,
but lost their way in the darkness and
reached camp hours later than the rest.
Afew got cold feet before we were five
miles on our way out and left the ranks
and sneaked back.
The men were in the best of spirits the
whole trip, singing and whistling the
whole way. “We Won’t Get Home ’Til
Morning” was a favorite song.
Ambulance Company No. 109 sang a
new song, to the tune of “The Old Gray
Mare.” It went. “The Ambulance is filled
with infantry, filled with infantry, etc.,
ever since two miles out.” It got the
“dough boys’ ” goat all right. This same
company did the last ten miles without a
rest. Part of this distance was made at
double time. Everybody tried to let on
he w’asn’t tired after camp was reached,
but no one was deceived.
There was a greater number than usu
al absent from reveille the next morning.
By "One of Them.”
SECRETARYFBACTURES ARM.
Business Secretary R. P. Zeblcy met
with an unfortunate accident last Tues
day morning. Mr. Zebley was in the act
of cranking a car near the administra
tion building, when the pesky little thing
kicked him on the arm. near the wrist,
giving him a most painful fracture. He
went to the base hospital, where the in
jured member was set by Lieutenant
Hegler and the X-ray examination showed
that the reduction was perfect. Mr. Zeb
ley is on the job as usual, with his in
jured wing in a sling, but his smile is
none the less expansive because of his
disastrous affray with "Henry.”