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paper home CAMP HANCOCK ON£ CENT POSTAGE ® TRENCH CAMP WlTbf THE CO-OPERATION OF UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE IWwfy THE AUGUSTA HERALD NATIONAL WAR WORK COUNCIL W/J,// AUGUSTA. GA. .OF THE Y. M. C. A. OF THE U. S. ■■ ■ - t * 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. , x • 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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