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HOT FROM HEADQUARTERS
111TH INFANTRY
The three-day hike at Camp Han
cock, Just finished, will replace the fa
mous four-day hike on the border in
squad tent arguments. Headquarters
company came through in great shape
and with strength undiminished. -The
march was a hard one in spots but the
men rose superior to the trials of the
roads and wagon trails. The results of
the training period were splendidly ev
ident Although its place on the march
vas at the end of the column, many
another outfit in the brigade took
headquarters dust.
Lieut. Snow was suddenly called
home by the serious illness of his moth
er. The sympathetic interest of the en
tire company follows him.
Ten men are now home on fur
lough.
According to reports and rumonj,
the regiment will not remain in Au
gusta much longer. “Reedy” is the
watchword of the men of Headquar
ters, no matter in what direction the
march order takes the command. The
company generally is well pleased and
enthusiastic over the near future pros
pects .
The record made by Headquarters
on the rifle range was unexpectedly
fine, all but ten men qualifying on the
first day, the others coming up to re
quirements on the second day. The
performance proved the efficiency of
the training the men have received un
der the company officers.
Lieut. Reese is expected back from
his army school soon. According to a
letter received from him by Capt.
Johnson, the commander of the Pio
neers has been having no easy time.
Dig, dig, dig, daily has been his work,
blisters, by the score resulting. The
Pioneers will receive the benefit—or
the reverse —of his schooling in shov
elmanship on his return.
The Cannon Platoon will say fare
well to their trusty Springfield rifles
this week, for the special equipment of
the platoon has arrived. The men will
take up the cannon work in hard ear
nest from now on.
The company's baseball experts met
the Machine Gun Company's talent
last Wednesday and did not come out
on top. The game was well contested
and the team gave promise of better
results a bit later on. The players were
Russell, Bray, McCormick, Cummings,
Weaver, Jacbson, Roellig, McNamara
and Lynch.
BULL’S EYES FROM THE
lO3RD AMMUNITION
TRAIN
We suggest that the boys chip in to
buy a game of Old Maid for Corporal
Wolfritz as we think he is more accom
plished In that game than in volley ball.
We wonder why Sergt. YingEng at
tends church so regular; “who is she?”
Lt is a long way from Clearwater, espe
cially if you have to walk. If you don’t
believe it ask Wein.
Deegan said he would have taken the
ywung lady to Lunch after the show, but
that was all the money she had left.
Heid as a baritone? Not As a fish ped
dler? Yes!.
Magargal has no more hopes for hi£ 30
bucks.
Mohn had better watch his step down
town as the quarantine has been lifted on
the Motor Mechanics and somebody might
get wise.
The boys are all sorry for Corporal
Goodfellow who is undergoing an opera
tion at the base hospital.
Hook, take and grab, haven’t had an
opportunity to have any midnight rides
on the jitneys therefore there are no more
blankets coming to camp.
Since our top sergeant was introduced
to the prize fighters’ light he has been
seen going out rather often. Be careful
sergeant, or you may be sorry that you
didn’t take boxing lessons.
bull’s“eyeFcomFany d,
103RD AMMUNITION TRAIN
We will soon need the dentist in our
company if the candy don’t stop coming
to our supply sargeant.
One of the buck privates was so anxious
about his furlough that he used to get
up in the middle of the night and light
matches to see if the “telegram” was
worded right.
Marke says every time he looks at a
certain sergeant he gets “extra fatigue.”
Private Yoder still gives us our daily
sermon in the mornings. Anyone near our
regiment can hear him.
Anyone here from Syracuse, N. Y.?
Ask Sergeant Atwood, he will look on the
“duty roster.”
WRITE FREQUENTLY TO
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.
1— Write your friends frequently and
cheerfully.
2 Advise them of your correct address —
that is your regiment, company and
camp. Ask them to please use ink and
write return address in the upper
left-hand corner on letters or pack
ages.
3 Camp Hancock has the best health
record of any camp in the country. Tell
your relatives and friends this. Also
that you are getting plenty of good
food, “free air”—the Sunny South
kind, and that you are gaining in
weight.
4 This postoffiee solicits your patronage.
As a postoffice, it is THE BEST in
COO yards.
Out-going mail must reach post of
fice at camp before 8:30 a. m. and 5:00 p.
m. Mail reaches Augusta postoffice at
1:00 a. m. and 1:00 n. m.
TRENCH AND CAMP
ON THE HIKE
Tuesday night Chaplain Fletcher held
a great concert in front, of Brigade Head
quarters. The 109th Regiment Band
played several popular aires, and then
followed recitations and solos by mem
bers of the 109th Regiment, winding up
with three fast bouts. The wind-up be
tween Doyle gnd Myers was a corker.
So intense was the excitement that the
crowd on the porch of headquarters just
naturally broke the acting brigadier’s cot.
Everywone said “Ah,” but kept their eyes
glued on the boxers.
The only thing that stopped the even
ing’s performance was the lack of gaso
line in the torches.
During the stunts. Prof. Tebbs, the
camp song director, lead the big crowd of
boys in many of the popular war songs.
Tebbs had that gang sirring like a Billy
Sunday choir. And you all know how that
choir sings.
The lack of gasoline in the torches was
much regretted, but it was either too little
gas in the torches or l ush “Trie Pride of
Detroit” over the hills in the morning. We
lay on our backs and ran the gas
into empty bean cans from under the gas
tank in our Ford. The operation was
largely attended, but helpers were few,
although suggestions could have been
scooped up by the bucketful. We man
aged to extract enough gas to present an
attractive, although all too fleeting, illum
ination.
The night’s sleep that Tuesday was fine
except for the chilly atmosphere. The
“Y* blankets were never made to sleep
under pup tents and at the same time
keep the feet warm. Two of us tried
the experiment and failed miserably. We
dug pits for our hips ai.d shoulders, but
the ground was still hard. And every
time we turned we would lose the pro
tection of a blanket. Two boys never
rose so promptly at “First Call" as we did
on Wednesday morning. Indeed, the en
tire camp was up and about before Rev
ellie blew. A very remarkable occur
rence.
We carried writing materials and
stamps on the trip ami sold over $8 worth
of the latter during the two days. We
also arranged to have the first class mail
brought out to camp in the evening and
distributed among the companies.
In the morning we had unusual diffi
culty in winding up the Ford. Several
strong-arms tried their luck—and failed.
At last a nice bucket or hot water was
poured over the intake tube and behold!
the engine wheezed a bit and finally de
cided to develop powtsr. A nice breezy
rid in the early morning of Wednesday
brought to a finish our trip with the
55th Brigade.
F. A. HEAN.
GENERAL MARCH ON
CENSORSHJPAND MORALE
An Atlantic Port. —Major General Pey
ton March, new chief of staff of the
United States army, arrived here after
nine months abroad as chief of artillery
of the American Expeditonary Force. He
will immediately go to Washington.
Describing the American troops in
France as so well trained in modern war
fare as to ba able to handle themselves
"with entire credit to the United States,”
General March said the censorship was
“lamentable,” and intimated he would
advocate that the regulations in this re
spect be made less stringent, so people
in America mght learn as much as pos
sible about the activties of the expedi
tionary forces.
General March said:
“I know of no gentle method of con
ducting a war of this magnitude and no
army can expect not to have somebody
hurt.
“The American forces are remarkable
for their morale and health,” he declared.
“They are keen about the game. Those
on the battle line now. and the reserves
too, are so well trained in modern war
fare that they can handle themselves
with entire credit to the United States.
I inspected the troops on the line just
before I left France, and they are ex
traordinarily cheerful and contented
notwithstanding the mud and the Ger
man shells.
.J*? is a Kreat advantage to the men
that everything is new and interesting
to them; this serves to keep up their
spirts.”
GOOD, EVEN FOR
PROMOTIONJN THE ARMY
Alfred C. Bedford, president of the
Standard Oil Company, walked the
streets of New York years ago looking
for a job. He traveled unaided every
step of the way from the valley of ob
scurity to the summit of success. His
advice should be heeded by the ambi
tious people who want 1918 to be a
year of real accomplishment.
Mr. Bedford’s advice to those who
want to do things is: “Read and study
along the lines your business —culti-
vate the habit of looking ahead, and
acquire as much foresight as possible.”
Are you studying and reading along
lines you are best fitted for? Are you
cultivating the habit of looking ahead
and going ahead ? .
PIERCE SCHOOL
The Peirce school of Philadelphia is
very anxious to obtain a complete list
of Peirce boys who are now in the serv
ice of their country. All such men. both
graduates and non-graduates, are urged
to take time to send their name and ad
dress to Director L. B. Moffert, Peirce
School, Phildelphia.
SAFETY RAZORS."
It is understood that every soldier go
ing to France will be provided with a
safety razor as a part of his equip
ment. Thirty thousand safety razors,
together with a similar number of trench
mirrors and shaving brushes have already
been supplied to one division.
THE SERGEANT
Who cries “Fall in!” and when you do
Says, “As you were, you roughneck
crew;”
“Fours right about.” “I'll put you
through?”
"Why, sure, that's like the Sergeant!
Why does the poor boy act this way?
Will he be General some day?
No, sonny; quite the other way,
For Hell Is full of Sergeants.
NOTES OF 0. T. C.
The ball room at The Lenwood was the
scene of the most elaborate military dance
that has been given «ince the opening of
Camp Hancock.
The hall was beautifully and artistic-
Uly decorated in the national colors. The
lance was given by Company C, of the
Third O. T. C., and was chaperoned by
Mrs. William E. Myers, wife of Company
C commander,/and Mrs. Frank Fleming,
president of the Soldiers’ Relief Associa
tion, assisted by the ladies of the S. R. A.
A program of twenty dances was thor
oughly enjoyed by all present. Excel
lent music was furnished by O. T. C. band
augmented by the 110th Infantry Jazz
Band.
Attention! Pansy is up again. What!
Another announcement?
We have in Company B one student
who answers to the name of Herman
Goldstein and who we have thought was
only ordinary, but Friday morning he dis
played to the company that he was lie
slouch in pugilistic affairs. Any light
weight in the battalion v. no would care to
peep at Mr. Goldstein will kindly come
over to Company B.
Mr. Forde is getting rather frolicsome.
Each day we find him romping with the
boys despite his oid age. He has adopted
the “Pep” slogan of the division.
“Take his name! He’s running around
the dance hall without a name card on
the lapel of his coat.” We heard this
Saturday evening at the Lenwood.
It is all wrong men, Mr. Brockmeyer
does not use saddle scap to wax his
mustache. We have it authentically that
candle grease is used.
Now we carry our “swagger sticks” to
and from the bayonet course. Captain
Stoddard decreed that name.
One of our men was informed that he
would be called upon to take ah exam
ination for commission, and he asked for
a day to study. Moral: Don't poke fun
at a fellow student.
Tie don’t know a thing about our rifle.
Yes, we like to take automobile rides
after retreat.
Company A is on the job! When the
rain storm of Monday morning drove
them into the Y. M. C. A. (and left the
battery to be soaked through), the men
gathered about the blackboard and listen
ed to an extemporaneous lecture. That
showed a fine spirit.
News from Co. A, 3rd O. T. C.
Company A of this Third Officers
Training Camp rises to thank their stu
dent brothers in training for the oppor
tunity to attend the Company C military
dance given last Saturday evening. All
Oa us agree that it was the best affair of
its kind that we have had the pleasure
of attending since our arrival in Han
cock.
It has been reported bv some of the
observing in Company A that their con
temporary, one Mr. James Lewis, was
not at the dance and they wonder if he
was again playing that little scene known
as "Domestic Art,” along the gay white
way of Augusta, with mother on one side
and daughter on the other.
Poets are developing fast and furious
tn Company A. We have here below an
inspiration by old Ironsides himself after
a vain effort on the rifle range the other
day. The band will now please sound
off while Hugh M. Atkinson makes his
debut:
TO JIM!
ON A RAINY DAY.
After the shooting is over,
And the alibis are said
You’ll have to admit
You have no grit,
When it rained you lost your head!
DR. DIXON DEAD
Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, state health com
missioner of Pennsylvania, who has writ
ten, for many years, weekly health notes
published by many of our Pennsylvania
papers, died last week at his home Black
Rock Farm, Bryn Mawr. Governor Brum
baugh and many state officials attended
his funeral.
EATS~~~
Men of Camp Hancock are cordially
invited to a box party given by the
Philathea Club of St. Matthews’ Luth
eran Sunday School Friday, March 8,
1918, at 7:30 o’clock at the home of
Mrs. H. L. Schmidt, on Monte Sano
Avenue, just two doors from Wrights
boro Road.
CATHOLICSERVICES
Sunday, March 10th, 1918, K. of C.
Building No. 1.
Masses at 8, 9:15 and 10:30.
K. of C. Building No. 2 —lo9th Field
Artillery—
Masses at 7:10 and 9:30.
Sunday evening at 7:30, Rosary,
sermon and benediction.
Wednesday evening, 7:30, Rosary
and instruction.
Confessions Saturday evening in
both buildings.
THE MARINES.
Private Edward M. Hite, of Lancaster,
who has been with the marines writes a
letter to one of his friends. He is espe
cially disturbed because the marines must
give up their distinctive uniform and
fight in the regular army togs but he
says: “We are marines and we will live
up to the traditions of the famous corps.
Believe me, the "homeless sth,” will do
its share. It is called the “Homeless
sth,” because it has no home. It has
always been on some expeditionary work.
The regiment was the first to land an
organized, battalion of American troops in
France.”
NAUTICAL.
A New York bride and groom began
their honeymoon by making a trip to
one of our southern ports by a coast
wise steamer.
The young woman, who took a lively
interest In the passengers, said one
day to her husband:
"Did you notice the great appetite
of that stout man opposite us at din
ner
"Yes,” said her husband. . "He must
be what they call a stowaway.”
ABE MARTIN’S BACK
COUNTRY SAYINGS
4 •
Th’ latest thing in stallers is th’ feller
that regrets that he’s too ole t’ go t’
war.
• « •
Who remembers when a feller used
t’ give up at twenty-five an’ raise a
beard.
» • »
I guess th’ hardest thing about bein’
fifty is tryin’ t’ ferget it.
• • •
“I’d git married t’day if I could find
a gal as purty as th’ women in th’ car
pet sweeper ads,” says Pinky Kerr.
• * •
“Well, ther’s no one gettin’ killed in
th’ rush t' git in th’ king row these
days,” said Uncle Niles Turner t’day.
LETTERFROM A WOMAN
WORKER FOR SOLDIERS
IN FRANCE
"First, as to the business—l feel that
I want to tell you as a member of the
war work council committee that the
Y. M. C. A. work is the most splendid
ly organized work I have ever come in
contact with, and the men are the
grandest and most efficient men that
it has ever been my fortune to meet.
The soldiers from every army are
most enthusiastic over the work that
the Y. M. C. A. is doing. All agree that
it is the greatest thing in connection
with the life of the soldier in camp. I
have talked with English, Belgian,
French, Canadian and Australian sol
diers and all agree on this point. I
writing this to you in order to assure
you that any time you give to this
work will be more than well spent,
and you can feel that you are serving
your country as efficiently as the han
in the trench. Every dollar that is
spent is well spent, and such is the ef
ficiency of the management that I
feel sure that not a cent is wasted.
"I have been very highly honored
in being selected as one of three of
our unit to go to the French army. In
addition to the regular canteen work
that is done in the American camps, I
shall have the delightful work of
teaching English to the French offi
cers. My ability to speak French, my
experience as a teacher, and my gray
hairs, are my valuable assets.
“I shall probably not hear my native
tongue spoken until I have taught
some one to speak it. The French
work offers a larger opportunity for
service, inasmuch as it means the ce
menting of the fraternal relations be
tween the twd®countries. I am also
doing something for our own boys. I
went out Sunday morning to the Red
Cross hospital, where two hundred
convalescent American soldiers are and
played the hymns for the service and
afterward visited among them, and in
the afternoon a number of our ladies
went out and took an American Beauty
rose to each man in the hospital. You
never saw men so happy to see anyone
as they were to see us. Many of them
shed tears when we gave them the
roses.
“Along with all the serious things
that come up each day I have no end
of fun trying to get around Paris. I
feel like a fly in a spider web. Getting
lost is a daily occurrence with me, and
results in a ’personally conducted tour’
home every evening. You know Paris
is dark, and in consequence the oth
erwise friendly signs on the street
corners are obscured, and I am help
less. But the French people are so
kind and polite that anyone is willing
to go any distance out of his or her
way to see me home. Sometimes I am
escorted by a swell French officer who
Is fairly dazzing in his brilliant uni
form, sometimes a lovely woman in
heavy mourning, but more often the
‘garcon,’ or small boy, who just falls
all over himself in his efforts to do
the gracious thing, *and lets out more
French words to the minute than any
one human is supposed to command.
The other evening I asked a market
woman to direct me. She locked up
her little cart and left it standing on
the street while she escorted me two
or three squares, and then she left me
with a bright smile and a cheery wave
of the hand, and ‘Vive 1’ Amerique!’ I
enjoy it all.
“Take this from one who is on the
ground, there is no sacrifice too great
to make, and no amount of money too
great to spend, to accomplish the end
for which we are fighting.
“The American people have not yet
begun to understand the meaning of
the word sacrifice. I wish you could all
see what the French people are doing
—but I must close now.
“Sincerely yours.
(Signed) MYRTLE STINSON.’
March 6.