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MESSAGE TO THE MEN IN
CAMP HANCOCK
From Bernard Suttler
(Continued from last week.)
Served diligently by their sneaking
and Infamous spies in this country and
advised of the sailing of the great
liner Lusitania they sank that vessel
(by means of a submarine) with the
enormous passenger list, drowning
over 100 Americans mostly women and
children. Bells were rung all over
Germany in honor of that great victory
over innocent and unarmed women
and children.
Our country did not want to go to
war and a long correspondence ensued.
The Berlin gang broke every promise
made us, and aftei sinking 16 ships
where American lives were lost until
the “high toll takers” had taken a toll
of more than 200 American lives they
calmly ordered us to keep off the ocean
under penalty of being torpedoed
everywhere and at any time.
Only two courses were open to us.
To acknowledge ourselves a nation of
yellow curs who would not fight un
der any provocation, or to fight.
We decided to fight.
How We Must Fight.
We must fight to win. We must ac
cept no compromises, no negotiations,
no patched up truce which may be
mis-named “peace."
We must accept nothing but the
smashing of the Hohenzollern mili
tary machine.
If we must give ten years of time —
if we must spend our last dollar —-if
we must give one million, two million
three million of our lives, so be it. We
are in this war to crush this damn
ing monstrosity which is perfectly
willing to pull down the pillars of the
temple of civilization if it cannot have
its way with' the world. Far better for
the American Republic that it and all
its people should perish off the earth
than to continue to exist as the serv
ant of the Berlin gang and its Prussian
militarism. Our American history
proves that while we do not seek
quarrels we are pretty good stayers
when they are forced on us.
American men will fight and fight
well. I need make no appeal to the
men of Camp Hancock for they are red
blooded Americans but I will say that
they fight today for everything that
makes this a world tolerable for hu
manity. We fight for the right to
order our own lives, for freedom for
all nations, for humane action, for
Christian ethics, for Democracy of
every kind, in fine, for civilization it
self. The man, who in such a cause
will not fight to the last ounce of his
strength and the last drop of his
blood, is fit only for slavery.
Peace and Discipline.
And now I come to the last and
most important words I have to say
to you. We hear much of discipline
in the camps, and it is right we should
for morale is dependent upon discip
line. But discipline is something big
ger than the manual of arms, or
squads right, or one-two-three-four;
so discipline is a state of mind. That
state of mind you are rapilly acquir
ing as it applies to doing your military
duty and J need not dwell on that.
But after we have won this war the
vast majority of you will be coming
back to civil life to take up your
duties as citizens of the Republic. For
those duties you have not the decip
line. the state of mind necessary to
discharge them properly, and that you
are lacking in that respect is the fault
of us of the older generation who have
failed in our duty to you.
You will learn much by your service
in the war, you will get in some ways
wider yews. But at last you and we
older men wth you must learn, and
learn quckly the discipline needed to
make us capable of developing a state,
strong in time of peace, a people
strong for defense against aggression
from without and against internal
disorders from within.
Unless we so discipline ourselves,
unless we get the proper state of
mind we cannot make the nation
strong in normal peace times, and if
we do not make it strong then what
can we expect when a martial enemy
comes against us.
And so let me exhort you to perfect
your war discipline now, and forget
not to lay the foundation for the peace
discipline to be used hereafter.
ARTILLERY MARCHES
DISPLAYJTENNSY PEP”
Displaying an abundance of Pennsyl
vania “Pep,” the 108th Field Artillery re
turned to Camp last Wednesday after
noon after completing what marks an
innovation in their course of training;
a three day hike. Starting at 3:00
o’clock Monday morning the 18th, the
regiment proceeded down the Wrights
boro road, through Broad Street in Au
gusta. over the Fifth Street bridge, and
the hike was on.
The first days march was over the old
Tory trail, through very hilly country
and the order • “Cannoneers dismount”
was a very familiar one all day long. At
noon a one hour halt was ordered and
rations were issued. After such a strenu
ous morning’s work, no one felt inclined
to criticize the dimensions of the sand
wiches. if perchance the K. P.s added an
extra inch or so to the thickness of the
bread.
Dinner over, the hike was resumed and
about 4:00 p. m. the first camp site was
reached, about one and one half miles
from Graniteville, South Carolina, in e
dense pine forest. The site was an ideal
one and- both horses and men improved
the opportunity to relax. Baseball games
were soon started and several hours of
sport were enjoyed before . dark. From
that on until Taps, the Y. M. C. A. as-
TRENCH AND CAMP
forded a means of entertainment and a
Victrola concert was enjoyed.
Tuesday morning saw a steady rain
falling and camp was broken in the rain.
While the equipment was soaked, the rain
failed to dampen the spirits of the men
and promptly at 7:45 the long line took
the road again, Aiken, S. C., being the ob
jective. Jupiter Pluvius called off his
rainmakers after about 8 miles of march
ing and shortly before noon the regiment
entered Aiken in perfect military order,
with the band and the bugle corps doing
their best.
The population of Aiken turned out
en masse to welcome the invaders and
showed their hospitality by providing the
fellows with cigarettes during the noon
halt. The halt was made in the main
street and the noon meal was served with
batteries lined up on both sides of the
street. Post card shops, confectionery
stores and pastry shops did a landqffice
business for a time and Sergeant Geringer
and his band livened things up with a
concert. A dance was given in Aiken in
the evening and a great number of the
soldiers attended.
The second days camp was pitched on
the side of the road about two miles out
of Aiken and rain again descended just
as camp was being made. Wednesday
morning camp was broken, again in the
rain, and the homeward march was start
ed at 7:30. The line of march this time
was through the many little villages sit
uated between Augusta and Aiken and In
all of the villages the populace turned
out to witness the unusual sight, in many
instances the schools being dismissed.
Augusta was reached about noon Wed
nesday and an hour after saw the regi
ment back in camp.
The hike proved that the 108th Regi
ment is an excellent shape, and the com
manding officer, Major Greble. is to be
congratulated upon the very efficient and
military manner in which everything was
done. In spite of rain, mud, and hilly
roads the regiment finished the hike with
a spirit that augurs well for their show
ing when they go over seas.
Secretary Richards of Building 75 ac
companied the regiment.
HIKE OF THE 107TH F. A. BY A
HIEKR.
Through the rain and sunshine wnich
put pep into the three-day hike of the
107th Artillery and which made it one of
the best ever, we put up for the night
in one of the most beautiful spots in
this part of the country. Again we
heard the bugle call ready for the day’s
march. The same pep, if not better, was
put into the men which made the day a
joy and a pleasure to all. After arriv
ing at Aiken, South Carolina, we were
given a noonday lunch, by the people of
Aiken, for which the 107th Artillery w'ish
to thank all those who were in any way
connected with it showing the boys one
of the best times since they were on
any of the hikes." After pitching three
miles out of Aiken for the night, and af
ter having written home of the jolly good
times we had had this far on the hike,’
telling them of our indoor baseball games
and other amusements, not forgetting
the dance which was also given by the
Aiken people and which proved to be
a great success in every way, we then
started for our old home in Camp Han
cock. We were even ready to go for an
other hike the same day if need be. Sec.
M. H. Hausman accompanied the regi
ment.
HIKE OF THEIO9TH. FIELD
ARTILLERY.
The 109th Field Artillery left earlv
Wednesday morning on the three day
hike to Aiken and return. The Y was
represented by the popular H. S. Mcln
tyre and “Dad” lived up to all that was
required. He was given a ridng seat on
one of the guns and from accurate re
ports he never unfolded his arms. He
rolled up in his blankets at night and
says he slept fine. Naturally inclined to
evening worship he was the center of a
circle that read a chapter from the Bible
and had family prayers before going to
bed. He tells of the fine treatment ac
corded the “famous 109th” at Aiken also
reports the boys made a distinct hit
with the young ladies of that city. The
return trip of nearly twenty-five mules
was made between five in the morning
and one-thirty. The “Y” representative
Insists that there are no springs in the
gun carriages of the 109th.
UNITED~STATESNOW
A WORLD CREDITOR
The United States has loaned to other
nations engaged in war with Germany
something over three billion dollars, tak
ing for the sums advanced the obligations
of such nations, bearing the same inter
est and maturing at the same time as the
Liberty Loan Bonds.
The wisdom of this policy is beyond
question. By strengthening- these na
tions and making them as powerful and
as effective as possible we are greatly
aiding in the shortening of the struggle:
we are doing much to insure an ultimate
victory: we are doing only that which it
is our duty to do toward our Allies in this
tremendous war.
The fact that if we did not advance this
money much of the work which the Allies
are doing would have to be done with
American money and American men es
tablishes clearly the intelligence and wis
dom of our policy.
There is work to be done which re
quires the expenditure of blood and treas
ure. In making these monev advances to
Great Britain. France, Italy, and other
nations we are lending monev. which will
be returned to us. Instead of expending
sums possibly as great, possibly greater,
with no hope of return. In addition, we
are saving the lives of American sol
diers.
No policy.,, the American government
has pursued is wiser or more truly eco
nomical and patriotic.
AIR NETS PROTECT
VENICE FROM PLANES
Although the enemy for weeks has
been within a few miles of Venice, its air
men have been unable to lay the city in
ruins. The obvious explanation, of course
is the superiority of the Italian aviation
service. But the protection of the Queen
of the Adriatic does not rest there. a
remarkable system of aerial nets sur
rounds Venice and ensnarls the flying
Huns who attempt to penetrate It. The
true details of the scheme are not known,
but a ring of connected balloons encircles
the city at a great height and supports a
series of wires that are connected with
the ground. This forms an effective bar
rier that is invisible at night and easily
protected against destruction In the day
time. Although it is possible for air craft
of most types to rise above it. the dis-
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ficulty of accurately aiming bombs from
heights counted in miles is well-known
even to the laity. It is renorted that
when 25 Austrian planes attempted to
carry out a raid some weeks ago, six of
tnem were caught by the wires.
March 27.
