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VOL. 1.
$150,000.00 For Roads
At Camp Hancock;
Either That or Boats
For the last week the roads at Camp
Hancock have been in bad shape though
nothing to be compared with other roads
in Georg'.a camps. For instance, at Camp
Gordon, the entertainers who came to the
camp for the Young Men’s Christian As
sociation were taken from the street car
at a certain point and carried to the audi
torium on the shoulders of soldiers, who
waded knee-deep in mud.
But the mess on the Wrightsboro and
Wheless roads has made every soldier
rejoice at the news that the govern
ment was intending to build real Penn
sylvania roads throughout the camp. At
least a telegram from Washington was
printed by The Chronicle last week.
"Between SIOO,OOO and $150,000 will be
spent by the government at once in pav
ing the streets and roads at Camp Han
cock, thus again indicating the perma
nent nature of the camp. The camp
quartermaster recently recommended
about 50,000 yards of paving for Camp
Hancock and army engineers were sent to
Augusta to make a special inspection and
report on the same with the result that
the recommendation has been approved
by the engineering department and is now
on the adjutant general's desk.
There is no doubt of the work being
done and the contract will probably be
let within the next ten days.
Incidentally it may be said that Au
gusta is in a fairway to be selected for
one of the largest convalescent hospitals
in the country.
SOLDIERS INSURED
WHILE ILL
Mother of Dead Infantryman
To Get SSB a Month.
Fort Worth, Texas.—Robert J. Ander
son of Lufkin, private in the One Hun
dred and Forty-third Infantry, at Camp
Bowie, who died recently of pneumonia,
received ar SIO,OOO life insurance policy
under the recently enacted soldiers act
the day before he died.
The SIO,OOO will be paid to his mother
at the rate of SSB per month for twenty
years.
Anderson arranged for the insurance
while ill in a hospital. but before his con
ditiort became critical.
Military Wedding at
Field Hospital No. 11l
On Thursday, January 31st, Field Hos
pital Company No. 111, was thrown into
an uproar when, at the noon mess. Major
Eugene Swayne, the commanding officer,
announced that there would be a military
wedding in the mess hall that evening,
the lucky boy belyg Private Joseph Cu
neo. The wedding ceremony was per
fornfed by Chaplain Hill of the Sanitary
Train at 7 o'clock, when Private Cuneo
took unto himself in wedlock, Miss Ethel
Walker, who, by the way, is one of Au
gusta’s most beautiful young ladles. The
bride entered the rear door of the hall
on the arm of Major Swayne and passed
through an aisle which was formed by
the entire company. That the affair was
an elaborate one, would be putting it
mildly. The bride was very fortunate in
having as flower girls, the Misses New
ton and Van Stan, two very charming
young ladies. The bride received some
handsome and useful presents from the
members of the company. After the cere
mony refreshments were served. There
was music by the Sanitary Band. The
groom made a clever little speech in
which he thanked the members of the
company for their kindness and then
everybody went home happy, especially
J. C.
[Terrific Storm In
Pennsylvania P. R. R.
Annuls All Trains
The Pennsylvania Railroad had an un
usual experience Monday a week when
the snow storm so completely blocked
the traffic that all passenger trains be
tween Pittsburgh and New York were an
nulled until further notice. Ten thous
and trackmen and two thousand clerks
from the Altoona offices .were employed
In relieving the blockade. Even the street
cars In many of the cities were com
pelled to cease operation, or to run on
vry slow schedule.
At Harrisburg, thirty-two Inches of
Snow on the ground was the record tot
the month of January.
WAR RISK INSURANCE DAY—Feb
ruary Bth,
It has been suggested that on this
day officers and enlisted men be re
quested to substitute for the usual
morning greeting the following:
- . .
Gut Out the CURSING
and
Use That PEP for a
PROMOTION
Hunting a Hole.
On the front many a man has saved
his life by knowing how to dig the right
kind of a hole right away. The great
engineer, Vauban, made his name etern
ally famous by knowing »!iere and how
to dig. A few blisters on your hands
may give you a knack that will save the
rest of your skin.
Promotions.
Yes, promotions are slow and on merit
but they are going to be made. You
say they will be more rapid "over there.”
That is true: but the effort you make to
merit one will help you get "over there”
sooner and help you when there.
Tho Bright Side.
Os course, there has been some mud and
rain: just look over the Pennsylvania side
of the weather report. If it is best to
look at the bright side then look at ours
down here. In New England, they speak
of their pro-German winter.
The Tattooed Man,
You will hardly believe it but the habit
of tattooing the nun.ber of your company
CURRENT EVENTS
Gen. March Acting - Chief of Staff.
Secretary Baker on War Prepara
tions —No Call at present for draftees.
By Frederick B. Heitkamp.
SECRETARY BAKER yielding to
the countrywide appeal for informa
tion as to the actual condition of our
own preparation has issued a state
ment which relieves whatever anxiety
might have been felt.
In his address before the senate in
vestigating committee he emphasized
the need of an army of half a million
men in France early this year; and as
soon as ships can be secured another
million men trained and equipped will
follow. Secretary Baker gave encour
aging information concerning the plans
and successes already perfected and
attained. "Never in the history of
time has an army of its size been rais
ed, equipped, trained and prepared for
battle as has that of the United
States.”-
We entered the war after it had
been in progress two and a half years.
Our theater was France. We had to
establish lines of communication
across three thousand miles of ocean,
one end infested with submarines. We
had to concentrate our financial, in
dustrial and military strength. It was
necessary to study where best we
could put our shoulder to the wheel.
Entente experts were sent here for
that purpose—to instruct, guide and
direct us in our preparations. Con
stantly changing conditions have made
it very difficult to form a permanent
policy—this is a satio war. And so
it was necessary to send General Per
shing and our trained officers to
France that we might be furnished
with Immediate and accurate informa
tion.
At home the war department had a
stupendous task. The war organiza
tion had to be rebuilt and enlarged;
men had to go immediately to France,
engineers, doctors and nurses follow
ed; hospitals, roads, and lines of com
munications were built and a thor
ough and complete system for hand
ling our men when they arrived in
France had to be instituted.
Much has been Gone; errortg have
FEBRUARY 6, 1918
REVERIES
and regiment on your arm is being en
couraged by German propaganda. A la
beled man is an easy way to identify the
troops in our sector and an easy man to
hold.
Neatness.
Have you noticed that a clean and
snappy appearance helps a man to higher
grade and to the consideration of others.
When in town it not only commands more
respect and attention from the clvlliah
but it is a simple act of loyalty to the
organization to have the snappy appear
ance and bearing of the fighting* man.
Neatness is an essential part of the loyal
soldier.
Misusing Mother.
Don’t you think it a mean, unmanly
act to write letters to a worried, loving
mother exaggerating the trivial hardships
of our camp life? How much worse it
is to write deliberate lies, which besides
the anguish they cause at home waste
the time of good men in useless investi
gations. If you wish to hit somebody
don’t do it through your mother!
been committed; but the results are
stupendous and encouraging.
THE ITALIAN FRONT has been
most active this past week. In spite
of heavy snows violent and unified
attacks ‘resulted in the capture of
strong positions by the Italians on the
Asiago plateau section.
NO FURTHER CALL for the draft
will be made until the men are act
ually needed. The date for the sec
ond draft and the number to be call
ed has not been fixed. However, this
will not prevent the calling of men
for examination preparatory to their
being called to service.
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TO RELIEVE the congestion of the
freight in the northeastern states ship
ping will be diverted to the southern
ports. A central shipping commission
has also been appointed to handle and
control all trans-Atlantic shipping.
THE FREIGHT congestion has been
intensified during the past week due
to storms, blizzards and cold. Relief
is not expected until March and an
other serious coal famine in the east
ern states is imminent.
IN AN ADDRESS to the farmers of
the nation President Wilson considers
that this is the year of crisis for the
war, and that the achievements of the
coming year will decide it. He ap
pealed to them to continue, to renew,
and to increase their efforts. “The
toil, intelligence, energy, the foresight,
sacrifice and devotion of the farmers
of America will bring to a triumphant
conclusion this great war.”
GENERAL PEYTON C. MARCH
has been appointed acting chief of
staff, while General Tasker H. Bliss,
chief of staff, remains in France sit
ting with tho supreme war council.
This will mean a hastening of the
general staff operations. Coming
from the front after witnessing many
months of fighting. General March is
well prepared to fill this important
ROgUM
JUDGE EMORY SPEER
United States Circuit Lectures
at No. 79 on Robert E. Lee
With great pleasure do we announce
the willingness of his honor, Judge Emory
Speer to lecture on Wednesday evening
next, at 7:30 o’clock, at Young Men’s
Christian Association Building No. 79.
When this matter was presented to him
Judge Speer not only graciously con
sented to lecture to the boys in khaki,
but said many complimentary things
about the work of the Young Men’s Chris
tian Association.
Judge Speer is one of tho most noted
orators of the South. His charges to the
jury are gems of English. He is a clas
sical scholar of renown. For thirty-three
years he has hat on the bench judging
his fellow mortals for all sorts of crimes
and misdemeanors. Judge Speer liv«s at
Mount Airy, but much of his time ip
spent on his circuit. Since he Is holding
court in Augusta for several weeks it is
hoped that he 'will be willing to sacrifice
further time from his busy life to lec
ture to the soldiers, not only on Robert
E. Lee. whose great character should be
better known to our Pennsylvania boys
but also on General Grant and Abraham
Lincoln.
An erroneous impression was left by a
statement in the Sunday paper that the
Augusta public was invited to these lec
tures. There will be no room for the
public at No. 79, as standing 'room wir
be at a premium for soldiers only.
Virgin Islands Celebrate
Natives Mark Entry into United
States Citizenship With
Speeches, Parade and Gen
eral Holiday.
St. Thomas, American Virgin Islands,
Jan. 29. —The anniversary of the rati
fication of the treaty by which the Vir
gin Islands were ceded by Denmark
to the United States, was enthusias
tically celebrated yesterday. The day
was called Citizenship day, as it mark
ed the entry of the island's natives into
United States citizenship. The gov
ernor had declared the day a holiday
and the town was decorated with the
national colors.
The festivities included the saluting
of the colors by sailors, marines and
school children in the presence of a
large assemblage, and a parade review
ed by the governor. A program of
athletics was carried out.
OLD” WERLAND
A French City, Jan. 30. —The steamer
Leviathan, formerly the Vaterland, has
arrived at an European port carrying
thousands of American soldiers.
They had an uneventful voyage and did
not sight a submarine.
It is permissible to announce to Amer
ica today that the transports Covington,
Cincinnati, President Lincoln, President
Grant, Powhatan, Madewaska, all of
which are also former North German
Lloyd steamships, seized by the United
States at the outbreak of the war, to
gether with the George Washington, the
Mount Vernon, Agamemnon, the Aetolus,
Mercury, Pocahontas, Huron, Anteigone,
have all arrived.
All these vessels had safe passage.
They carried thousands of American
troops and thousands of tons of supplies.
Every one of these transports has ar
rived at an European port three months
earlier than their former German crews
anticipated when they smashed the ma
chinery aboard each liner.
Announcement may also now be made
that the steamships Baron von Steuben
and Baron De Kalb are now actively en
gaged in service.
A half-million tons of shipping former
ly property of the enemy is now capable
of being utilized by the United States
and the Allies.
OLD CLOTHES WANTED
Officers of the Twenty-eighth Division
are requested to send to the Young Men’s
Christian Association building any old
clothes, especially woolen coats or trous
ers which can be used by the women of
Augusta for patching soldiers’ clothes. It
is very difficult to secure this material.
Sometimes repairs are badly needed. The
committees of Augusta women coming
regularly to each of our buildings are ren
dering much appreciated service to the
soldier boys who soon enough will have to
be doing their own repairing In dug-outs
or In billets.
HEALTH STILL GOOD,
Camp Hancock stands second on the
list of camps in the sick report. During
tho week of the last report only one
death occurred; none the week before.
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