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HOT FROM HEADQUARTERS
HITHjNFANTRY
The regimental baseball league did
no business on account of rain, but the
week before Headquarters was in great
shape and took a game from. M com
pany by a decisive score. This puts
Headquarters in the running" for the
pennant. “Slip” Jackson, pitched the
entire game and made away with it in
good style, while the heavy hitters of
Headquarters used up a trio of pitchers
of the latter company. Bray caught,
Russell was at first,, weaver at second,
Davis and Cummings at short “Stump”
Jackson at third, Daingler in left field,
Perry in middle and Roelligin right.
Cyclists of the regiment can have a
a chance to enjoy their favorite sport
and work for Uncle Sam at the same
time, for there are openings for sev
eral riders in the scout section of
Heaquarters company.
Sparl and Bray are going to run a
hundred yard race on some near'future
half holiday. -The speed argument re
sulted from a relay race during the re
creation period of drill last week be
tween the Pioneers and Bombers, six
runners to a side. The Bombers won
but the Pioneers believe there is speed
enough In the platoon to outrun any
thing the Bombers have.
The one-pound cannon of which the
cannoneers are so proud is in camp
and the boys, with the pistols are drill
ing with it daily. The platoon is in
need of three drivers to take charge of
the mule-power by which the new type
guns are taken to the front. It is ex
pected that the men will come from
the regiment as soon as it is known
openings of this nature exist.
Lieutenants Poffinberger and Reese
are expected to return to camp soon.
The signalmen are practicing their
special stunts at the Division trenches.
CAMP (TmTwINS
FROM 111 TH F. H.
Last Saturday afternoon the Camp
Quartermaster’s baseball team romped
away with their third straight victory
by defeating the 111th Field Hospital by
the score of 15 to 7.
From the first inning to the ninth the
Camp Quartermaster’s always had some
one on the bases, the team registering
close to twenty hits in the game. Pinson
and Fierce pitching for the Quartermas
ter’s kept the llth's hits- scattered
throughout the game and they were never
In a position to cause much trouble.
Lieut. Griffin who h*s taken charge of
the management of tne Camp Quarter
master team made a cal! for more men
during the last week and several good
players have come out for positions. Some
of these men. were given a chance Satur
day and all showed up well. Arrange
ments are being made to hold daily prac
tices and those who expect to play must
attend the majority of me practices.
Baseball suits and equipment is also
included in the new schedule of events
being prepared by the manager and this,
has added a new enthusiasm to the boys
working for the team.
Trips will be made to the different
towns in Georgia on Saturdays in the
near future, games being already ar
ranged with Waynesboro and Swainsboro
two well known baseball towns.
The team is being captamed by Charlie
Hiller and the following men have been
playing good baseball: Pinson, Doty,
Shafter, W. Black,. Fletcher, Shaw. Kirk
wood, Fierce, Ellinger. Toner and Toonies.
HIGH SPEED PATROL
BOATS FOR THE NAVY
Announcement by Secretary Daniels
that the keel of the first of the news Ford
patrol boats for the navy was laid on
February 7, just 2 Odays after the con
tract had been executed, recalls Secre
tary Baker’s dramatic statement regard
ing the speed attending the designing
and building of the first Liberty motor.
It was on December 22 that Henry Fora
offered by letter to utilize his Detroit plant
for the construction of small nayal ves
sels. Between that date and January 17,
the new type of beat was designed and all
negotiations for its construction in large
numbers completed. The craft is said
to possess many of the advantages of de
stroyers and to be as large as those of
the old type. At the rate the work is
being pushed, all previous records for the
fabrication of steel naval vessels are ex
pected to be far surpassed.
Knitting Tools Are Added to N.
Y. Firemen’s Equipment
Knitting is cast asid in more stations
than one when fire alarms sound in New
York. That is because many of Goth
am’s fellow fire laddies have a uni
versal reputation for doing things well
when they undertake them. It isni
surprising therefore that they spend but
little time in acquiring the knack of
purling and binding off.
TEACHER TRAINING CLASS AT
BUILDING No. 76.
One of the most successful features
of the religious work program at
Building No. 76.. has been the Teacher
Training Class which was organized
on November 26th and which has been
meeting continue sly since.
There are 29 men enrolled for the
course and out of this number 24 are
now entitled to certificates. Exami
nations are being given this week.
There has keen an excellent attend
ance at each session of the class and
all of the students have been deeply
interested.
LOST.
Two black note books, containing pass
far town. Finder please return to Al
fred E. Brown, Co. C., 0. T. C.
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TRENCH AND CAMP
ECHOES FROM 3RD 0. T.C.
HEARD IN STUDY HALL
Listen to this: Lemt by squads,
column half left, eolumn half left, col
umn: half left, column, half left, squads
left, platoon, halt! Platoon leader:
“Now are you inverted?” Platoon:
"Yes.” Platoon Leader:. “Fall out and
fall in your original positions.” How
about it Pittsburg Fireman? We also
heard mark time, march! several times.
In Company B, there is a young stu
dent who thought that his patrol of
three men could wipe out an entire
company. How strange the students
do act at times. We have considered
the matter and we think that it comes
from the students sleeping Ln short
beds. What do you think, Mr. Earl?
The cavalrymen of Company B, were
“showing off” on the company street
last Friday evening, entertaining the
other companies with some “Cavalry
tactics.” Os course, they had to cele
brate in some manner on the evening
of the cavalry reunion.
We had the pleasure of going over
the assault course at the bayonet
course with "tin hats on, last Friday
afternoon. We like them very much,
for not only can they be used as a
headdress but they make good wash
basins.
Now that we have to wear our hair
with but two inches on the top, we feel
bad that we lose our good appearance.
Great shades of Caesar—we thought
we left the exams behind in the old
ivy-covered halls, and green campus—
yet we’ll admit that when the exams,
are over, and the alibis are said, we’ll
never forget the things we forgot.
i Jim Servis persists in having wild
dreams after taps. Here’s a new one:
“What do you think I wear a full
dress for— " Well, why do yoq
• Jim?
Chauncey T. Young wants to know
what the ammunition train is for. Joe
Eisenbrown says it’s to feed the sol
diers in the front line trenches with
soda water.
Bridges, Tom, is- making such good
marks in the exams, these days that he
wants to make this correction in the
O. D. R. Command: 1. "As you were.”
2. "All right, I am.” Do you think the
war department will accept the cor
rection ?
"Ainf no no—ain’t no mo’—ain’t no
rao’ ” —the only time we hear in Co.
A mess hall as an encore.
"Pop” Conrad has settled down
again now that New York has gone
back to New York, and Georgia is still
in Georgia.
Dutch .Eisenbrown was secretary of
the company this week and still per
sisted in saying “Take my pohst.”
Four weeks to go and all’s well if we
play the game square aind use our
bonnet, ends. Here’s to April 19th and
the war department.
Then, too, we are glad we don’t have
that curley hair that breeds the “Good
ies.” Mr. Quarries, we expect to see
you and Mr. Renshaw with a bald pate.
You have to hand it to Lieutenants
Finley and O’Brien as firemen, not
the kind that fire engines, but the kind
that ride on the ho’se carriages and en
gines in the big cities when the whist
las blow and the apparatus comes
dashing down the street. Last week
while we were out at drill the afore
said officers discovered a fire in one
of the tents and with the aid of sev
eral buckets of water, extinguished it
Mr. Orr is minuts one pair of pants.
The mystery is unsolved! We have
not as yet found the person or persons
who maliciously pilfered Mr. Hagues’
issue of peaches. We believe Mr.
Hague ate the peaches at the improper
time, but we don’t know.
WOMEN LEARNING TO KNIT
TWO SOCKS AT ONCE.
The art of knitting two socks at once—
one inside the other —has recently been
introduced into this country from Eu
rope and is exciting much Interest among
Red Cross workers. Two instead of one,
balls of yarn are required, but the regular
number of nedles is used, stitches be
■ ing taken with each thread alternately.
The uoter sock is made wrong side out,
i while the inner one is knit in the regular
way. Expert knitters differ as to wheth
er this method is as fast as the old way,
but it is agreed that it requires very
’close ■ attention if mistakes are- to be
avoided.
SWEETHEART SERVICE FLAG
FOR SAMMIES’ AFFIANCED.
A special service flag has been brought
out to meet the controversy whether it
is proper or not for a young woman to
display one of the regular emblems in
honor of the soldier to whom she Is en
gaged. It is called a sweetheart service
flag and consists of a red heart, with a
blue star in the center, on a white field,
FOUNTAIN PENS IN‘ DEMAND IN
FRANCE.
In French cities where our soldiers are
arriving in large numbers fountain pens
are in great demand, especially those of
American make.
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BEWARE OF SLIGHT DEPARTURES FROM DUTY.
Henry Ward Beeeher once said that you need not break the
glasses of a telescope or coat them over with paint to prevent you
from seeing through them. Just breathe on them and that will
shut out all stars. So it does not require great crimes to hide from
us the glody of God’s countenance. Little faults will be just as ef
fective.
QUICK QUIBS FROM
THE CAMP Q. M. CORPS
A barbecue, dance and vaudeville, fit
for a king, was given on Wednesday
evening March 21st and believe us it was
real. Quite a few of the fair sex were
present to participate in the festivities,
in fact that was one of the attractions.
We barbecued from 6:30 to 8 and then
we danced. I must tell you about the
vaudeville. Old Man Keith should have
been there with a few contracts to sign
■ some of the acts but what’s the use of
talking, Keith, we're in the Army now.
The Jazz band of the 103rd ammunition
Train livened things up when they
started to jazz em up, and the way they
dance and play. Oh boy, they could kill
the Kaiser with laughter.
The Crenshaw girls of Augusta de
serve a headline position in the best of
shows for they are wonderful singers and
dancers. Then there was our Q. M. boy,
Mr. Irsking who “knocked em cold” with
a swell tenor solo and then came an
announcement by Cy Heckert that he
would sing. Cy needed no more introduc
tion as he has covered a lot of ground
singing for the boys at Camp Hancock
and is always a welcome guest. We also
had a hoofer with us, Mr. Ruddy of the
Q. M. Corps. He sure can step the light
fantastic like a regular Pavlowa. Mr.
W. Scinde from the Military Police sang
a few high class numbers which were
much enjoyed.
Mr. Cooksy the John McCormack of the
Engineer Depot sang Keep the Home
Fires Burning, and I’ll bet his ears are
burning after the way the fair sex spoke
of him.
The Mardi Gras at New Orleans
wouldn't have been in it when it came to
showers of confetti: every one of us was
showered during the dance. Sergeant
Landis got a mouthful—Ah Hem —While
the lights were turned down, an illumi
nated American flag was flashed and the
dancers flitted hither and thither hunt
ing dark corners, particularly Sergeant
Annawalt. Lieut. Barnard did his shaw
of flitting too. He's a good skipper.
The entertainment committee are de
serving of a great deal of credit for mak
ing the affair the success it was. Tbe
decorations were supervised by Corporal
Doty, the “fighting quartermaster” and
the musical arrangements were taken
care of by Cy Heckert.
How are you making out? Oh I’m mak
ing out all right, no reveille in the morn
ing.
NEWSPAPER MEN,
ATTENTION
Fellow Writers:
Our profession is well represented in
the personnel of the Keystone Division,
and it is the opinion of several Slaves of
the Fourth Estate that we should get
better acquainted with each other. With
this end in view, an effort is being made
to have a goodly number of newspaper
men at Y. M. C. A. No. 232 on Friday
evening at eight o’clock for the purpose
of developing plans for a "get together”
event. Will you come? Thank you! The
secretary at the desk will show you where
the session will be held.
C. FREDRITTER.
Hdq, 109th Machine Gun Battalion
DETROIT GIRL
Friends of Acting Sergeant William
R. Fulton, of Co. 1230 Casual Detach
ment Motor Mechanics, were surprised
to hear of his marriage to Miss Marian
Wallace, of Detroit, Mich., at Augusta,
March 5. Both young people are from
the University of Michigan, where the
romance started a few years ago. After
a brief honeymoon spent in Augusta
the bride left for East Liverpool, Ohio,
where she has charge of the German
department of the high school Mr.
Fulton has been assigned to the third
regiment and will be transferred from
Camp Hancock shortly.
AFTERNOONS ENiOYED
AT PRIVATE HOMES
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Starr, who Ijave
been in Augusta during the winter
months and who will leave for their
home in Philadelphia the end of this
week, certainly have enetrtained the
boys of Camp Hancock in a very royal
way, taking groups of boys numbering
from thirty-five to forty on Wednes
day and Saturday afternoons at their
home and affording a pleasant time for
each of them with music, games and
refreshments.
The boys want to thank Mr. and Mrs.
Isaac Starr for the way they were
treated. Indeed each one felt that it
was home as soon as he arrived. Best
wishes go to them, as they journey
home and the good times spent will
never be forgotten by the boys.
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I A REASON FOR HIGH PRICES
| OF PORK.
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In Mississippi they ted of a young law
yer retained to defend a man charged
with the theft of a pig. The young man
seemed determined to convince the jury
that he was born to shine, and accord
ingly he delivered the following exordium:
"May it please the court and gentlemen
of the jury, while Europe Is bathed in
blood: while classic Greece is struggling
for her rights and liberties, and trampling
the unhallowed altars of the beardless in
fidels to dust; while the United States,
entering the war, shines forth the bright
est orb in the political sky—l, with due
diffidence, rise to defend the cause of
this humble hog thief.”
SAND SHOTS OF ,
THE 112TH REGIMENT
Between Saturday reviews of the Di
vision, a Regimental parade once a week
and battalion parades on evenings other
than holidays, the 112th doughhoy is
learning to appreciate the features of
"appearing in public.” Best of all, he’s
looking better every time he passes so
that the officers can give him the “once
over.”
Pay day arrived March 23d and ’24th
for all companies of the Regiment. Some
had long since believed that the govern
ment had intended deferring payments
until April Ist—and then fooling the
fellows sure. But now everybody’s feel
ing like a millionaire, if he was wise
enough to hold on to the dollars. Some
have cents —and some haven’t that
much.
There’s a Chocolate Soldier in the 112th;
he’s not of the Bohemian variety either.
Fondness for chocolate dressing on bread
pudding, and his mistake on day in using
it for gravy proved costly to Sergeant
Davis, foremost postman of the Regi
ment. Due to all this unexpected com
bination of circumstances—or pudding
and dressing—Sergeant Davis has attain
ed more prominence than if he had been
awarded the Medal d’Honneur, Croix de
Guerre, etc., etc., decorations too numer
ous to mention. He wouldn’t feel right
unless somebody bawled out: "How’s
the Chocolate Soldier?” And it wouldn't
be Davis-like, if he didn’t smile, Hershey
like, and look as “sweet” as a chocolate
bar.
Private Babe Stewart reads with in
terest in local papers of a visit he paid
home while he was still doing duty in
the trenches and tramping to the rifle
range; and Babe is convinced that Mark
Twain story of the man reading his own
death notice the next day is not exag
gerated.
Major Smathers left last week for a
ten-day visit at his home in Oakmont.
Several other officers of the regiment are
now away, but only four or five are per
mitted to go at a time.
It won’t be long now until the blue
Keystone, with the red torpedo-looking
object in its center—symbol of the 112th
Regiment—will be stamped on everything
that is regimental property. Barracks
bags will be among the first to bear the
new insignia of Pennsylvania spirit.
Lieut. James R. Thomson, of Company
F, and Miss Margaret Underwood, of
Boston, talented daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William O. Underwood, were mar
ried at the Church of the Good Shepherd,
Walton Way, at 6 o’clock Saturday even
ing. Only members of the immediate
families were present, and the wedding
was very quiet. Rev. Dr. William John
son was the officiating minister. Fol
lowing a wedding supper, the young
couple left for St. Augustine, Fla., on a
short honeymoon, intending to return to
Augusta within ten days, after which
they will have rooms at Partridge Inn.
Among the recent visitors to camp
were Mr. and Mrs. W. Wp■ Sptans, and
son, Howard, of Oil City, who have been
visiting their daughter and son-in-law,
Lieut, and Mrs. C. R. Galbrath-, Jr. Lieut.
Galbrath s father, of Franklin, left for
home last Wednesday. He has visited
the boys at all camps—Mt. Gretna, El
Paso and twice in Augusta.
Much to the surprise of his sons, John
and George Johnson, popular members of
the 112 th Infantry Band, Alexander
Johnson of Ridgeway, father of the bovs,
arrived in Augusta early Wednesday.
Three Johnson boys are in the service,
tiie other brother being in. the Marine
Corps. Mr. Johnson was anxious to see
his two sons at Camp Hancock before
orders came to move; hence his surprise
visit. Like all visitors, he is enjoying
“mess” with the boys.
“What should an enlisted man, eating
soup, say to an officer addressing him?”
L D < j^ estion whose answer isn’t in the
Things are speeding up at the rifle
range these days, afid an effort is being
made to have every soldier a qualified
marksman as early as possible. Many of
the boys, including those of Company A,
and Headquarters, were out on the range
Saturday and more will go this week.
“We fell in so many times today,” re
marked a 112th rookie, "that I was nearly
drowned.”
“No kick on the grub these days, you
ocan bet,” said a Headquarters Company
soldier the other day, who, while express
ing the sentiment of his unit, might just
as well have spoken for the whole outfit
For the fact is, the Regiment is being
fed better at present than ever before.
The schools for cooks and mess sergeants
have accomplished ÜBueh, and with an
occasional unavoidable off day, the food is
twice as well prepared as in the days
when the camp was just being estab
lished.
A WOMAN’S PART
I let him go, I bade him go
In answer to the call,
When well I knew that black despair
Would hold my soul in thrall.
I gripped his hand, and I forced a
smile;
This is a woman’s part,
And all the while an icy hand
Had clutched my bleeding heart.
My boy has gone, and in his place
Stern duty rears his head;
I must not grieve and weep and
mourn,
But pray and work instead
"Somewhere in France,” the sad re
frain
Beats in my fevered brain:
“Oh, God,” I breathe a fervent prayer,
“Bring him safe home again.”
I clench my hands, choke back a sob
And press my bruised heart,
For I must hope and pray and work,
This is a woman’s part. *
—By “Peg” Winchester, Davenport
College Senior, North Carolina,
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