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SEND-THIS PAPER HOME . —CAMP HANCOCK^ - ONE CENT POSTAGE Strengh^gampH Published Under Auspices of National War Work Council Y.M.C.A. of the United States Vol. 1. Y. M. G. A. CAMPAIGN REACHES $50,000,000 President Wilson Calls It a National Blessing. Southeast ern Department Short. The national war work council of the Y. M. C. A. announces that the grand total of the nation-wide War fund campaign is $49,209,411. This exceeds, by nearly $15,000,000 the $35,- 000.000 goal set at the beginning of the campaign on November 12th. President Wilson, on being informed that the fund was greatly over-sub scribed, telegraphed congratulations to Dr. John R. Mott, general secretary of the fund. “My heartfelt congratulations on the remarkable and gratifying results,” the president’s telegram read. “I think it is a national blessing.” The southeastern department, with headquarters at Atlanta, collected sl,- 207,588. Its quota was $1,500,000. The eastern department with head quarters in this city, collected $20,- 091,665; Its quota was fixed at $15,- 500,000. The totals and the quotas for the other departments are as follows: Central, Chicago, $18,730,733; quota, s $12,500,000. ‘'’‘Northeastern, Boston, $6,268,926; quota $5,000,000. Western, San Francisco, $1,733,500; quota, 01,250,000. Southwestern, Dallas, $1,387,000; quota, $1,000,000. A. H. Whitford. national campaign director, announced that the final fig ures may exceed $50,000,000- He con gratulated the 300,000 workers. Dr. Mott in his message to the presi dent, said: ‘‘lt is the desire of your movement to strengthen your hands in every way in our power, in rendering a larger and better service to the enlist ed men of our army and navy and also the forces of the nations which have made common cause with us.” Penna. Newspapers, Attention! Newspapers in Pennsylvania can co-operate with the folk's at home and assist them greatly when they come to Augusta, if they clip the following item of information. Please run it in your next issue. Many women come to Augusta and know not where to go while wait ing for their sons. In many cases, the men do not know where to leave their mothers, sisters and wives while rooms are being found for them. On Tuesday of this week, the editor of Trench and Camp saw four Pennsylvania wo . men sitting on the stone steps of the Lamar building, tired out with their long journey, waiting patiently for their sons to return from hunting rooms for them. AUGUSTA Y. W. C. A. HA6 REST ROOM FOR WOMEN. Women from Pennsylvania who ' visit their sons and husbands at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga., will find very attractive rooms fitted up for their comfort by the Young Women’s Christian Association of Augusta. The rooms are on the second floor of the big Lamar building—the finest building in Au gusta—in the heart of the city. Competent young women are in charge and every courtesy will be shown visiting women. Rooms will fte secured for those desiring them or women may use the rest rooms at their convenience. It would be a good plan to write to the Y. W. C. A. in advance, asking the secretary to provide rooms for you at a definite time, thus saving yourself considerable worry and annoyance. THE AUGUSTA HERALD Edition for CAMP HANCOCK Augusta, Ga. GOD SAVE DEMOCRACY A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING By J. EDGAR PROBYN - 1 - '- ,lr - To Thee, O Lord, we come, Our hearts and minds aflame; With gratitude unspeakable, We bow at Thy dear name. We honor Thee, our God, On this Thanksgiving Day, For blessings past and still to come, O teach us, Lord to Pray! The nations are at war; The Christ they have forgot; O Lord of Hosts, be with us yet, And stay this murderous blot! 1 ' ' ■ :T ' •> On Europe’s blood-red shore, Our gallant heroes fall; O Jesus, Master, Friend of Man, Help us on Thee to call. The thunderous guns now roar, The earth is strewn with dead; The hand of man is red with gore And Peace and Joy seem fled. ’Mid all the awful carnage, Through all the grief and strife, We Thank Thee, Lord, we praise Thy name, That Thou hast given us Life. Thanks for the Life we now enjoy— The Life that is to be— When in Thine own appointed time, From strife we shall be free. For harvests running o’er, For wealth and commerce great, For God-given men of lofty soul, Who guide our Ship of State. For gallant men, invincible, For power on land and sea, ** We thank Thee, Lord, O grant Thine aid, To make the whole world free— Free from the Prussian’s bloody heel, From Turkish tyranny, From-lust and greed and bloody deed, God save Democracy! Camp Hancock Y. M. C. A., November 26, 1917. RED CROSS ACTIVITIES Immediate starvation,, is facing the people in Poland, infants and small children in particular. The Red Cross has just sept $200,000 immediately available, for their relief. If proper guarantees can be secured, milk relief for infants and sjpall children in Po land will continue after January Ist. The firm of E. Fougera & Co., of New York, has sent to Camp Hancock through the Red Cross, 1,524 cans of Fastep Foot Powder, for the comfort of the soldiers. The same shipment is being made to the camps and canton ments throughout the country, or a to tal of 47,768 cans. This is but one in stance of the patriotic work of the men who are staying back home. NEW GENERALS General Plumer was announced as commander o fthe British forces in Italy. beiutenant-General Sir . Marshall was named as British commander of the Mesoptamiaa cxpeditionery forces. NOVEMBER, 28, 1917 WANT HERO’S BODY The commissioners of Alleghany county have forwarded resolutions to Secretary Baker, asking that the body of Thomas F. Enright, private, one of the three men kilted in the first action in France, be sent to Pittsburg, that he may be laid to rest in his home city. The res olution states that the people of Pitts burg and Allegheny county would like to honor and cherish his memory. NO GAME BETWEEF ' TECH AND PITTSBURG Hope for a football game between the teams of’ Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh University for the benefit of the Red Cross, was ended when Dr. J. D. Cren shaw, athletic director of Tech, received a telegram from Dr. K. G. Mathewson, the president, now in New York, stating that Pittsburgh had positively refused to play Tech this year. Dr. Mathewson in his telegram stated that the'Pittsburg Athletic director had wired him that an epidemic of illness in the team, which put the captain and two players in the hospital and their hard re maining schedule would prevent them from meeting the Atlanta team. ARMY NEWS FOR ARMY MEN AND THEIR HOME FOLKS LOW SPIRITUALITY IS CAUSE OF WAR Noted Canadian Suffragist and ? Authoress Also Blames Too Much Masculinity. “Lack of spirituality and' too much masculinity brought on the great world 'war,” was the statement of Mrs. Nellie McClung. of North Bdmqnton, Alberta, Canada, at the meeting of the Georgia Suffrage Association in St. John’s Church Saturday afternoon. McClung is making a tour of the United States in the interest of woman suffrage, and is known as the foremost suffragist in Canada. Besides her work in the equal suffrage cause, she is an authoress and poetess of marked promi nence and her books are in great de mand. Mrs. McClung has a son in the King s Legion, in France, a Canadian unit which has but fourteen men Ift out of 1,000. She is the mother of five boys, only the eldest being of military age. , . “Women of Canada in War Time,” was the subject of Mrs. McClung's brilliant address, which was permeated with pathetic stories reflecting the philosophy of the Canadian women who have given •their sons to the service. There were times when handkerchiefs were very much in evidence, particularly when she related the story of the Canadian mother who received her letter back, with the curt message on the envelope. “Killed in action.” “Canadians are a peace-loving people,” said Mrs. McClung, "just as much as the people of the United States. We entered the war in an effort to try and solve the problems of the world and to bring about an era of love and peace. • We are proud of the 5,000 miles, of boundary be tween us and the United States, which has not a single fortification. The good will and respect of our neighbors is the best fortification. Premier Borden prom ised England 500,000 men when war was declared, and nobody has criticised him for it, although there are sections in Can a’da where all men have gone to the front. The most'touching feature of the war has been the. response of the native Englishmen, who left their crops standing in the field, ten days before harvest, and enlisted to fight for their country. Some even pawned their watches and sold all they had in order to get to England.” Mrs. McClung said there were some things wrong with the world before war was declared and the war has speeded up life's camera amazingly, so that we see differently. She called Canadians a generation of wasters and referred to the report of the committee on forest conservation, which stated that there were twenty-two times as much timber burned in Canada last year as there was used. There were many brilliant epi grams in her speech and among her trite utterances was: “Individually, we think of the heathen as prospective converts to Christianity. Nationally, we look upon them as customers because ’we need the money.’ ” “There, little girl, don’t cry, They have broken your doll, I know,” is but the expression of woman’s woe all over the world today. Referring to the mastery of men over women, she said it was a God-given at tribute, but that the overcoming, mast erful way of men should be combined with the loving, tender touch of woman. The world is suffering today from too much masculinity. Men alone were not intended to rule the world, for "male and female created He them.” The war is making us forget ourselves: the veneer is off; the blinds are up; social distinc tions are being wiped out and we. are being brought tpgetlier in heart cohe sion. Mrs. McClung referred to the message of the German women smuggled into France, whicti said: »"We think and feel as you do. and when this war is over, we'll do all we can to prevent a recur rence.” The chief thing wrong with the world is the lack of spirituality. Ger many does not know what it means. Ad miral Beatty says: “England will not win the war until he gets on her knees before God.” God couldn’t patch up our civilization —He bad to blow it up and the world is on the eve of the greatest spiritual upheaval it has ever known, when the era of brotherhood arid sister hood will be ushered in. The Pentecostal bloodshed arid calamity is upon us and the church will measure her duty in leading people along spiritual paths. Mrs. Arington prestifed at the meeting and the musical features were “The Star- Spangled Banner.” sung by Miss Mar garet Battle, and “The Rosary,” sung by Private John Surra, 112th Infantry. FOR dl>ubscr7 bes^oo.ooo It whs announced here today that Henry Ford has subscribed for $500,000 worth of Canadian bonds. ; ; . 1 mi ■ 11 I - 1 $333 No. 8