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HEADQUARTERS HITS
Fine material for a baseball team is
present in Headquarters Company of the
111th Infantry and the boys are yearning
for a chance to show their skill at the
national pastime. Real "soldier” weather
on some of the coming half-holidays will
be enough to bring out the talent in full
strength. Several scrub games have been
played in the past few weeks—enough to
bring out the fact that the company
has enough good players on its roster to
make any outfit in the division step live
ly to gain the heavy end of the score at
a diamond argument.
The band of the 111th, part of Head
quarters Company, has a great share in
making the various events connected with
the opening of the new Y. M. C. A.
building, which is designated to serve
the needs of the regiment and the 109th
Machine Gun Battalion, successful. The
efforts of the musicians made a big hit
with the boys who swelled the throngs at
the meetings, their music scoring success
far greater than at their early morning
and noontime serenades.
* * •
Acting Top Sergeant Porry is having
his troubles figuring the amount of insur
ance taken out by the company. It is
certain that the members made as good a
showing in the latest government move
for the comfort and welfare of its men as
in all the others. And the Liberty Bond
record of Headquarters was one of the
best in the whole division.
* • *
The four special platoons are now de
voting part of the drill period to work
along their particular lines.
• * *
The Pioneers are spending a few days
each week at the division trenches becom
ing familiar with various phases of their
future work. Bombers, Signalmen and
Canoneers are all getting training that
will make experts of the men.
♦ ♦ ♦
Several were caught in an unexpected
inspection with straw ticks laid flat when
they should have been doubled up and
spent Sunday in the company streets.
The weather made the punishment fairly
light for the street was far from a lone
some spot. Most everyone was there.
But the straw-ticks will be as ordered in
future.
NOTESFROMJ<rriITH
Some popular notes on the bugle they
raise;
Recall and mess are well known by us
all.
But we never hear anyone start in to
praise,
In awakening slumber, the sound of
"First Call.”
After long “watchful waiting,” one call
we await,
And easy to see the most longed for
In K.
It’s the popular call that no one seems to
hate.
With the clear piercing notes calling
army "Pay-day.”
When the government insurance rec
ords are compiled Co. K will total their
holdings well above the 12.000,000 mark.
Some, experiences in extending a loan
or two have convinced more than one
that about the only thing returned in the
army is a salute.
A new man on reports generally comes
to grief when he has occasion to trans
fer to his records the name of John Goc
manovsky. John is as big as his name
and his ever-ready smile brings him many
friends. He is the star "strong man” of
the outfit.
A civilian visitor to our company on
seeing the crush of men outside the
"Top’s” tent, exclaimed, "There's a fight
—someone’s hurt!" But the smiling re
ply, "That’s only the mall,” relieved his
anxiety.
"Bill” Schraeder seems to receive con
siderable of the attention of officers and
non-coms. He doesn’t seem to relish ft,
but his melodious voice generally indi
cates his whereabouts when a detail is
needed.
About the best example of pep we have
encountered since our slogan was adopted
is the daily rush for the mess line. Lack
of speed in that case is about as scarce
as an issue of furloughs for a summer
vacation.
Supply Sergeant Howe can number his
daily callers by the score and no one
puzzles where his nick-name, "Gi'me,”
comes from. But it is a mystery how
he keeps that smile glued on amid the
myriad demands and complaints.
If you wish to study change of ex
pressions, ask anyone in K their opinions
on the merits of the study of "Evening
Entrenchments” on Thursday last.
Speaking of the hardships of army life,
we’ve still got one man, near the head
of the strpet, who enjoys the luxury of
sleeping in honest-to-goodness PINK silk
pajamas.
Since the new Y. M. C. A. has been
erected, most of the tents in K Company
street have a rather deserted look eve
nings. Most of the fellows spend a few
evenings a week there.
The rumors that go the rounds at evc’y
gathering never slacken and it sure is
probable that after the war there will
be a wealth of writers and "originators"
of fiction.
If the after-hike foot examination was
transferred to the hands it would find
plenty of looked-for blisters. The com
pany has been digging trenches with a
vengeance. It seems to puzzle a lot of
us why so much of our anatomy won’t
keep close to the ground while learning
entrenching under fire. Two words Cap
tain Wehn is tired of—"keep down."
HOT FROM HEADQUARTERS
111TH INFANTRY
Fine weather and the company's us
ual “pep” have combined to bring out
baseball talent in abundance.
Wertz, Bray,, Wilkinson and Was
tuock are the leading candidates for
the pitching honors. All are good box
material.
Many candidates are out for all the
other positions. A good nine is a cer
tainty.
Everybody eats in the new company.
TRENCH AND CAMP
The new seating airangement, invent
ed by Capt. Johnson, has made a great
hit. No one is now "out of luck” at
mess time and the problem of equal
division among a company of several
hundred hungry men Is now solved.
The pioneer platoon goes to the di
vision trenches every day. The other
platoons are taking up their specialties
also.
One squad in the street is hunting
three logs of firewood, buried for
“safety first” over Saturday morning
inspection. The mystery is deep. The
logs should have been burned that
way.
. Lieut. Reese, commander of the
pioneers, has left for a month’s inten
sive course at one of the army’s great
schools for officers.
HOWITZER—HOWIZITS
Battery B, 108thVleld Artillery.
Sergeant Claire of E Battery is some In
surance Man, well I de-clare.
« » »
Sergeant Rose of C Battery, when a
private, attended to duties so he rose.
* ♦ *
Sergeant Goodmen of the Medical De
partment, Quartermaster of the Detach
ment, says that he will wrestle any man
weighing 80 pounds or less and blind men
and cripples preferred.
» » ♦
Private J. L. Price of B Battery should
teach the nomeclature of the wheelbarrow.
Oh, Pricey!!
♦ ♦ »
The Augusta street cars are like ba
nanas because they always come in
bunches. Fare please.
* * *
Some men think that A. W. O. L. means
“A Week of Leisure” in the North.
♦ » *
Sergeant Joseph Koons of B Battery has
been appointed mess sergeant—reports to
date indicate B Battery still in the eating.
* * *
The Field Artillery Service Training
School is going fine and Private Frank I.
Conway, of B Battery, detailed as in
structor, says that it is F. A. S. T.
• • •
B Battery has "some more” Jazz band.
Sergeant Koons is leader. They made a
decided hit at the Y. M. C. A. last week.
Much applause.
♦ ♦ ♦
Sergeant Harry B. Conway has had a lot
of telephone calls between Augusta and
Philadelphia lately. Well, all’s fair in—)
You know me Al.
♦ ♦ ♦
Chaplain McFetridge should arrange a
few more Free-for-all entertainments at
the Y. M. C. A.
♦ » •
Private Harold D. Beary of B Battery
has not as yet taken his “Flue gee” for
love. Remember Howard, “Faint heart,
etc.”
♦ * ♦
Sergeant Thompson of the Veterinary
Detachment says a horse inhales trouble
and disease. That’s a horse on you,
sergeant.
—FRANCIS I. CONWAY.
RANDOM PILLS
112 Field Hospital
“Prof.” Wylie was sent to the Base
Hospital Friday suffering from measles
(so they say). We do not like to doubt
wylie’s veracity, but we can believe that
a man would resort to almost anything to
escape that Pennsylvania Dutch French
class for three weeks.
Hamilton is a busy man these days,
attending to the seventy patients in the
Field Hospital. He spends his spare
time trying to find an open date in the
calendar of a "cute little red head" up
on the Hill. Competition is keen here,
but give "Ham” a chance to talk and
we will bet on him.
The latest issue arrived yesterday,
same being a sort of blue top coat with
brass buttons. We have been Informed
that this garment, is to be worn while
working. There will be eighty-four nice
new "jumpers” turned in when the "pos
sums” land in Pittsburgh.
There once was a young man from Home
stead,
Who spent both his days and nights in
bed.
But a certain young girl
Put his brain in a whirl,
Now he steeps during the day, only, In
stead.
REMOUNT NEWSIES
Father and Son Week Now
As we now have the hot water heat
ers Installed we wonder what excuse
Sergeant Riley will find for not taking
a bath.
We sincerely hope that the home folks
won’t be stopped from sending eats to
us?
We are very sorry to hear of the death
of Sergeant O. S. Kidwell The news
reached here Friday that he died of scar
let fever, in the Base Hospital at Camp
Johnston. He was transferred to Jack
sonville the Ist of February with thirty
other men from the Remount. Upon ar
rival there he was sent directly to the
Base hospital suffering with what was
then thought to be measles, but devel
oped later that it was scarlet fever and
of which he died four days later.
Sergeant Kidwell was formerly a mem
ber of the First City Troop of Philadel
phia. He was transferred to the Quar
termaster Corps in November and made
first sergeant of the Remount, which po
sition he held until promoted to sergeant
major. His cheery disposition made foi
him a number of friends here who are
shocked to hear of his death.
The boys from Pennsylvania have been
grumbling about our cold weather down
here. I wonder how they like this we
are giving them now.
For the next four days “Dick” Richard
son gets what might be termed extra
duty, he is acting as nurse for the three
dogs that we have on the ranch.
Major Strickler left Sunday night on a
visit to the Remounts in Georgia and
South Carolina. He will be absent from
this post about five days.
SGT. T. D. JENNINGS.
NOTES FROM 0. T. C.
ONWARD, PENNSYLVANIANS!
Onward, sons of Pennsylvania!
Duty calls us to the fight,
Never shirking never quitting,
When we know that we are right.
Onward, sons of Pennsylvania!
Show the Hun your grit and might,
Never quitting, Pennsylvania,
With your bayonets shining bright.
They arc calling, Pennsylvania!
From the fields of stricken Fiance,
Hurry! Hurry! Pennsylvania,
Now or never is your chance.
F. W. GRADY,
Company B, O. T. C.
« ♦ ♦
One hundred and twelve or the mem
bers of Company B qualified at the range
last week. There is still a chance for all
men to qualify. Gallery practice will be
taken up this week by the students.
• • •
Mr. Bailey returned last week after hav
ing spent twenty-one days with the
measles squad. Mr. McClosky, “Dad”
Cavanaugh and Arlie Peck will come out
of their place of hiding this week.
♦ * ♦
Say, boys, don’t it seem an awful long
time since we heard “Take his name; he’s
all over the field.” Those were the hap
py days brother. But the greatest of all
Is yet to come. ? ? ?
♦ • •
Company "C” has the distinction of
having the highest individual score of
the battalion made on the range. Thanks,
Perk.
« ♦ ♦
It will be of interest to the members of
the company to know that five men of
each company will be selected to form a
rifle team to shoot in the competition
match this week. Buck up you experts,
there MAY be a prize!
• • •
Broken: One record for assembling a
rifle; by Mr. Andrew Kane. For time
required inquire of the above mentioned.
We hear that it was a week—is that
right Andy?
♦ * ♦
And the general said, "Let the battle go
on, Burlap is here.”
* * «
Field message from Patrol No. I—One1 —One
cow apparently fresh. Will remain in ob
servation.
• * *
Lost: One belt by Cadet Souder. How
come that? Sam!
• * *
From Battery A comes the word that
five weeks have passed and what was
considered as enthusiasm two weeks ago
seems to still be the same kind of spirit
shown by the men. They are all teem
ing with artillery terms and recall at
9 p. m. means nothing to them but a re
sumption of arguments in a louder and
more emphatic tone of voice.
• • •
Waving the proverbial red flag at a
bull Is a social pleasantry as compared
with showing Cartier of the Battery a
Springfield rifle.
• « •
Watchful waiting cannot be used ex
clusively to apply to our 1| ;sident. There
are a certain few of our men who have
cultivated that trait to such an extent
that their faces are seen three times daily
at the front of the mess line.
■ • •
The Battery proved that its men were
not only efficient in handling large cali
bre guns and howitzers but that they
could also give a good account of therff
selves if placed against those armed with
the regulation rifle. Their knowledge of
the I. D. R. may be limited, but their
score cards showed that they could hit
the bull.
• • •
The O. C. T. Band is to be compliment
ed upon the acquisition of funds with
which to purchase some of the latest
music. Go to it and help keep the “pep”
in your men.
* « *
Bible classes are now organized in the
O. T. C„ Company B mess hall, Head
quarters Detachment; Company G, De
tachment, and Battery C Detachment.
Another phase of the work covered this
week was the Range Practice. The com
pany marched out at an early hour and it
was not -very long before they were all
sure that they were hitting the “bull” in
spite of the fact that the markets were
occasionally required to wave the red
flag. The students fired the one, two and
three hundred yard known distance, slow
fire, ranges as prescribed in C. S. A. F. M.
No. 19.
Military Wedding
110th Infantry
Wedding bells are not part of the
equipment at the hut of the 110th In
fantry, but nevertheless neat little matri
monial jobs are done at short notice
without the use of bells.
Last Tuesday Sergt. Blair Cleveland of
Seattle, Wash., who is now with the Motor
Mechanics at Camp Hancock and Miss
Daisy Mann of Evanston, Illinois, were
united in marriage by Rev. Luther D.
Miller, assistant to Chaplain Schall.
While the ceremony was being performed
the 110th band played appropriate music
and at the conclusion the well known
wedding march ushered the happy young
couple into a brand new existence.
Mrs. Cleveland intends to remain in
Augusta for (some time.
0! CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!
(Written on Loncoln's Death by Wait Whitman.)
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather every rack, the price we sought Is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exhulting.
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;
But O heart heart! heart!
Where on the deck my Ca ptain lies,
• Fallen cold and dead.
O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle thrills.
For you bouquets and ribboned wreaths—for you the shores acrowdlng, /
ror you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;
Here Captain! dear father!
This arm beneath your bead!
It is some dream that on the deck.
You’ve fallen cold and dead. \
My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,
The ship is anchored safe and sound, its voyage closed and done,
From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;
Exult O shoresfl and ring O bells!
But I, with mournful tread,
■ Walk the deck my captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
February 13
A LITTLE SILK THREAD OF SIX
STRANDS ON AN ORDINARY
HOOK.
With rod and reel, young George
Roberts, an expert fisherman, of Pass
a-Grille, Florida, who goes barefoot
and writes with his toes, pulled in,
while baiting the lines on our little
boat, a kingfish 3 1-2 feet long.
How did he do it? By patience and
care, letting Mr. Kingfish take all the
time he wanted and gently leading him
up to the side of our boat to catch
hold of him with his hands and life
him into the barrel. It was all done in
fifteen minutes.
Some people fish for health, rest,
to get out ex’ the world to prove their
judgment and improve their skill.
Some men. well known, catch the
big tarpon, weighing from 100 to 300
pounds, take a few silver scales from
their backs and let them go again.
It is not all brutal sport as shoot
ing tame pigeon is.
But catching and landing a big fish
with a bit of sewing silk is a fair ex
ample of the power of little .hings—
a book, a card, a song, a kindly word
or deed.
Life’s little things are most poten
tial for our happiness.
We like to attend to the little things
here, even if this is such a big, useful
store, doing big things, too, all the
time.
(Signed) JOHN WANAMAKER.
January 24, 1918.
DEDICATION^ NO. 232
General Logan Wires Good
Wishes.
Building No. 232 was formally dedi
cated with appropriate exercises off
Sunday evening. The principal ad
dress was given by Dr. John S. Jen
kins, pastor of St. John’s M. E. Church,
of Augusta. Short talks were made
by Major Weldon, Camp Secretary
Tomlinson, and Dr. Downey. Chap
lain Keith, of the 111th Infantry,
made the dedicatory prayer. Miss
Harper and Miss Downey, of Augusta,
rendered enjoyable musical numbers.
Preceding the formal service, a half
hour of music was given by the band
of the 111th regiment.
The building had been attractively
decorated with greens and flags by the
ladies of St. John’s Church, who have
"adopted" this building as their own
special charge.
While this service constituted the
formal dedication of the building, it
was by no means the beginning of ac
tivity therein, for the hut has been
used by hundreds of men daily during
the past two weeks, since the day
when it was first opened for use, even
in an unfinished state.
General Logan, who has taken a
marked interest in the erection of the
building, and whose heart was in the
work to be done in it, sent a telegram
expressing his regret at being unable
to attend the dedicatory services, and
conveying his wishes for a great success
in the work.
Tuesday evening is the regular en
tertainment night, W’hen ladies from
the city furnish the program.
Wednesday and Saturday" nights are
movie nights. Thursday is the mid
week service, and Friday is reserved
for home talent and other special af
fairs.
Monday is being used as educational
and indoor athletic night.
General Logan’s telegram follows:
“Greetings to my soldier and Y. M.
C. A. friends in the field. Regret that
I am not with you on the occasion of
the dedication of the hut on the ground
of the 111th Infantry to express a word
of appreciation of the splendid work
being done by you and your asso
ciates. May the blessing of God come
to the soldier boys through the instru
mentality of the building and the ef
forts of you and your associates.”
The audience telegraphed General
Logan:
"Eight hundred r.ien of the 56th
brigade, attending Y. M. C. A. dedi
cation tonight, heard your message
with appreciation and desired us to
send you greetings and good wishes.
The new building is being largely used
and much enjoyed.
(Signed) E. TOMLINSON.
Tound
Tool box found in front of officers’
training Camp.
Can be secured by calling at 26th
squad Headquarters Company HOfh
Infantry.
JAMES F. BOYER.
