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I < pSwiji M J it fi j? f liß ■ "'M V i. b M| K ffl fi M t'Ew.'KO ■ MJM ; ■ ? i’MFit £* fcir IvS jft>fSvSj ■ ra & w al ■ sm !l!t 111 *i h *H 1 1 Hi' □co Page 16 Y. M. C. A. HUTS HEAR SONGS OF THE HOMELAND “Way Down Upon the Suwan nee River” to Hum of German Guns. The American Caihp in France, Nov. B.—Moonlight—"fiemeirliere in France. 1 ' - From far Away the low rumble of guns. Over there, beyond those dimly silhouet tcd hills and across valleys from this spot, invisible iron mouths are ; vomiting a deafening Niagara of death. Here, however," only that distant rum * hie hints of war. Had you nothing else to tell you of the origin of that sound, you mighFthmk It: the roar of a> long train, subdued by distance, the breaking «of waves on a rocky coast. Moonlight, and a straight white road, shining silver under twih rows of J.obi bardy poplars. Behind you sleeps, or seems to sleep, a tiny village, tiled or thatched and quiet; nothing could be more foreign, more un-American, more French. Ahead of you, in a field, a few steps off this road, a black bulk arises; a big v building with a peaked roof. Its door opens. It is amazingly full of men—men at tables, writing lette.rs, reading maga zines, playing checkers; Rembrandt men, whose faces are lighted by the yellow flicker of candles planted On rails along the walls; men in some sort of uniform, and. at the far end of the great hut, a group of them about an older man, who «ii;g«, not to lheTn, but with them. What is that fine? "le is "Way Pawn Upon the Suwanee ■ River”—in France. it’s the American army, or a bit of it, and a bit of the American Y. M. C .A. in France. It is Americrf in France. The evening progresses. In a quiet room at the back of the hut a Y. M. C. A. worker Is teaching French to a class of American sold ers, or telling them in the r own style of talk, the history of France and the issues of this war;' In one corner, behind a counter, another worker is serving ginger ale and crackers aid chocolate. Tomorrow afternoon, the bulletin board you, there will be a track meet or a" baseball game in the ile.’d outside; but tonight most of the men’are following, the admonition of a conspicuous sign that reads: ■ YUP PRGM-SV'D MOTHER A I.RTTER —V RITE JT NOW. A couple of soldiers have reMie arsed a sketch; they get upon the stage there at the far end and give it—exceeding.)' well. A "strong man" from the ranks twists horseshoes into bow knots. “The Her man Pincushion”—who is 'Private Jones in military life—thrusts needles into his cheek and likes it. From somewhere “up the line" a rusty motorcar brings a gr9up of Y. M. C. A. speakers and entertainers ° ~ z ~~ : ~ KING’S 3||| KING’S “A MODERN DRUG STORE”. ALL STANDARD PROPRIETARY AND PATENT MEDICINES AT LOWEST PRICES. EVERYTHING PURE AND FRESH. EVERYTHING THE SOLDIER NEEDS Norris Candie*, Shaving Soaps, Waterman’s Fountain Pens, Perfumes, Pipes, Flashlights, loilet Articles, paving Brushes, Sterno Kitchenettes, Cigars, Thermos Kits, Stationery, Cases ’ Hair Brushes, Thermos Bottles, Cigarettes, Drinking Cups, Tooth Brushes, Safety Kazors, Combs, Military Brushes. Tobacco, Sterno Stoves, Toilet Soaps, TRY A DRINK AT OUR SODA FOUNTAIN We invite you to make this “Your Drug Store” and feel perfectly at home. Any information gladly given. SPECIAL For the convenience of Soldiers at Camp Hancock we have estab lished a quick Motor-Cycle Delivery. Phone orders promptly filled. awna^IMMiMMMMHMMWMM WV4KMMMM tKING’SPHARMACY (A, 13th and Broad Sts. - - - Phone 615 TRENCH AND CAMP that hold the men’s attention for an hour more, and answer their demands for en cores almost as long as they are repeat ed. It is a pity, you think, that there are not more entertainers; the men are so obviously hungry for them. The hut was full. Now it overflbows. Soldiers hang in at the windows. Some soldiers can neither force an entrance through their comrades at the door nor squeeze a head between the heads that crowd the window sills. They have to go away. It is a pity that they have to go away. « • * The songs cease in the hut. Half-past nine o'clock. That overworked motorcar limps, down the white road, bearing its overworked workers to their distant cots. Heaving a trio of other overworked work ers to clean up the canteen, take account of stock and set the hut In order, the sol diers must file arway to their bunks in village haylofts, or their beds in those sheds that are now just visible in the neighboring fields. Within eight hours the bugle will call them to their morn in’s work, and they will rise to it —to these last preparations for fighting your battle and mine, dear sir—the better for that big hut, for -the- “Suwanee River," for -the letter home. —Reginald Wright Kauffman, in the North American. AMERICAN AMBULANCE . ORDERED TO ITALY Paris. —An ambulance section of .25 cars has been started for Italy by the Amer ican Red Urpss. Additional ambulance drivers are to leave shortly. The cars for their use will be obtained in Italy. One train of 21 cars loaded with hos pital supplies and clothing has already crossed the Italian frontier and a train of 21 cars loaded with food, including rice, beans and canned goods will leave here within a few days. Major Grayson M. I’. Murphy, the Euro pan commissioner for tbe Red Cross, will remain in Italy until the American Red Cross work there is thoroughly organized. RED CROSS WILL GIVE . CHRISTMAS PACKAGES Z. Bennett Phelps of Atlanta, director I of military relief for the Southern division : of the American Red Cross, was in Camp Hancock las< week, conferring with Field Representative. W. C. Denny, relative to the distribution of Red Cross Christmas packages. The society has requisitioned 240,000 Christmas packages for the sol diers in the training camps and can tonments through the various chapters scattered all over the country, and it is expected that eve» y soldier will receive a gift on Christmas Day. The packages contain a number of articles soldiers ap preciate and will be welcomed by the men when they get up Christmas morning. PERSHING PRAISED. “Our boys in Frame are in magnificent condition and learning- the game with incredible rapidity,” said Medill McCor mick, the Illinois Congressman, who has just returned from a tour of the allied DR. LANIER. DR. MABRY. DR. DUNCAN UNION DENTAL PARLORS gc Largeßt and Best Equipped Offices South. Best Work at Lowest Prices Gold Crown* . . . $3, $4, $5.00 BHdres $4, $5.00 All work Guaranteed Filling* 50c, 75c, SI.OO 10 Years. Painle** Extraction* . . ..... ,50c 1052 Broad Street. Over Goldberg’s AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Phone 1206. " 4UTUWB||III*>KipKmvaI VI K|R| M ill MHMAHIMIVMNNRW*'# wii.».iri I ■■■■,...i.i, .. j I AM A PENNSYLVANIA BOY S / SOUVENIRS ) i g/ —or— 8 d CAMP HANCOCK JKxU © I —and— S \ AUGUSTA, /I V ga '34H i “50-5 O IS MY MOTTO” ■ L. J. PALMERI 702 BROAD STREET. 310 JACKSON ST. Nov. 21, 1917. front. “Their conduct on and off duty deserves all praise. I saw a great deal of General Pershing, of whom the British and French officers speak in high praice ”