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KEYSTONE MEN’S
MORALE IS HIGH
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Adj. General Beary Warmly
Praises Pennsylvania Soldiers
at Camp Hancock.
“The morale of the Keystone di
vision, as the former National Guards
men of Pennsylvania are now officially
known, is of the highest, the men are
trained to the minute and will acquit
themselves when the time comes in ac
cord with the traditions of Pennsyl
vania soldiers,” declared Adjutant
General F. D. Beary on his return from
a visit to Camp Hancock.
“I made a careful inspection of the
camp and watched the men closely.
Their health is good and the training
is showing. The spirit of the division
is high, while they are now marching
at 136 steps to th‘e minute and show
ing marked proficiency with the new
rifle.”
General Beary said that the Key
stone was being placed on all vehicles
of the division with the appropriate
markings for the various branches of
service.
"What impressed me most, and it
has impressed everyone that has been
at the camp, is the splendid training
the men have had with the bayonet,
continued the general. "This work is
directed by Captain E. J. Stackpole,
Jr., a Harrisburger, who is the assist
ant to Captain Ryan, the British of
ficer. The exercise they had for me
in the ‘bowl’ as the reservoir used for
such training is called, and consisted
of “going over' with rifles loaded and
then firing. I admired the ‘pep’ Cap
tain Stackpole put into the men, his
thoroughness and the efficiency dis
played. If t ( he men go in France the
way I saw them do it under his guid
ance in Camp Hancock, there will be
-nothing to it.” 'x
ANOTHER FIELD
HOSPITAL FOR
CAMP HANCOCK
New Men Have Come From
Fort Oglethorpe. Will Form
Part of Division.
Camp Hancock is to have another field
hospital unit, according to announce
ments made from division headquarters.
The unit will be ma«e up of 200 field
hospital men, who arrived last week. The
men came from Fort Oglethorpe, Geor
gia, wheer they have been in attendance
at the medical training school which is
located there. All 200 are efficient in
field hospital work and will add greatly
to the strength and working power of
the sanitary train of the Twenty-eighth
Division when the division goes across.
Field hospitals are essential cogs in the
machinery of a great army division, and
in that respect the Twenty-eighth di
vision is not lacking. Lieut.-Col. William
E. Keller, former division sanitary inspec
tor, is commander of the 103rd Sanitary
Train, of which the field hospitals and
ambulance companies are a part. The
new field hospital men will immediate go
about organizing their unit, which will,
as soon as organized, become an integral
part of "The Keystone Division.’”
THEIR MAJOR
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From one of the hottest spots
along the British line in France
comes a heartening story told by
Cecil Somers in Temporary Heroes:
“The people over over the way
are Saxons, "a peace-loving band.
The other day at ‘stand to’ in the
morning we discovered that during
the night they had put up a notice
on the parapet of their trench.
As it became light we were able
to make it out. Here it is:
WE ARE SAXONS.
YOU HAVE KILLED OUR MAJOR
HE WAS A PRUSSIAN
THANK YOU
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REVERIES
SPRING HOUSE-CLEANING
An awful period in some homes is the
spring house-cleaning, when the winter's
accumulation has to be swept out and
scrubbed off. Our division does not need
this—every bright day is a cleaning day—
and spring finds us with less policing to
do than the winter.
A PRECEDENT ESTABLISHED.
The duration of the war makes little
difference to Privates McvDermott and
Monaghan of the 110th Infantry. As a re
sult of their month of A. W. O. L. they
will be busily engaged for the next five
years. The precedent established gives
some idea of what A. W. O. L. escapades
will mean in the future.
CHEERING FOR OUR ENEMIES.
Don’t express admiration when the
Boches gas our Allies or club the wound
ed to death. It has been the custom of
EVENTS
German Drive Slows Down
Liberty Loan Stirs Nation.
Sedition Bill. War Labor
Board.
(By Frederick B. Heitkamp.)
The German drive has continued to ad
vance into the allied lines; but it is with
ever decreasing effectiveness. On the
tenth of this month the Americans join
ed with the British in the defense The
effect of this union could not help but
be beneficial both from a moral and a
fighting standpoint. The latest reports
state that the lines are now holding per
fectly and it is sincerely hoped that the
tide will turn in the near future.
Force, and more force, is the policy of
Germany to secure her aims. “There is,
therefore,” states President Wilson, “but
one response possible from us: Force,
force to the utmost, force without stint or
limit, the righteous and triumphant force
which shall make right the law of the
world, and cast selfish dominion in the
dust." To secure this “force” the na
tion is now in the midst of the third Lib
erty Loan campaign. Men are giving of
their savings, children of the schools are
combining and buying bonds and every
one is being impressed with thei mport
ance of this form of financing the war.
During the first week six hundred mil
lion dollars were subscribed toward the
goal of three billion.
The Sedition bill, which prescribes se
vere penalties for persons using language
or committing acts of disloyalty toward
our country, has passed the senate and
after going to enference in the house will
become law. This is a special war meas
ure and has been made necessary to treat
with the many cases of sedition which
have arisen, and which to a certain ex
tent the state and federal governments
have been restrained from adequately
handling.
Tonnage engaged in transporting our
troops to the other side of the water has
increased twenty per cent, during the
month of March and it is expected that
it will reach thirty per cent, during this
present month. This efficiency has been
brought about by the combined action
of the ship control committee, the ship
ping board, and the war department at
Washington.
The war labor board is now definitely
organized. Ex-president Taft has been
chosen by the employers to head their
representatives while the employees havve
chosen Mr. Walsh. The purposes of this
board are to settle all difficulties which
may arise between labor and capial and
to do all in their power to keep the
wheels of industry going without any
troubles interfering.
Three times the number of troops are
now being moved to the battle front as
were moving a short time ago. Lloyd
George stated in a recent speech in which
he was advocating conscription for Ire
land, that as yet America had but sent
the first installment of but practically
one tenth of her resources. Let's hope
for the other nine tenths soon.
The aircraft program of this country
has not met with the desired success.
There is much agitation in authoritative
circles for the centralizing of the entire
work. At present it is in the hands of
the signal corps and it is felt that if the
president stjjjuld appoint one man to have
control, together with a. corps of experts
under bis direction, that we would be
more efficient arid that we would be able
to better produce the long looked for
planes.
Rome.— Socialist Deputy Diogiovanna
has been sentenced to three months’ im
prisonment for "defeatism” and pro-Ger
manism.
APRIL 17, 1918.
certain officers to express their great ad
miration for the Germans’ military
prowess. These sentiments overheard
encourage the lurking German sympa
thizer at home and. published, give a
false impression in Germany.
INSPECTION.
Let’s try and give as w -ood an account
of ourselves with the inspectors in camp
as we do ordinarily. All they care to
know are the conditions about us—and
we are proud of the conditions about
the Keystone Division. Keep up your
personal equipment and keep up the sol
dierly bearing you have maintained re
cently and you will be doing your part.
NO PICNIC.
Let us always remember to clean up.
The sight of papers and trash around a
place where a battalion has had its lunch
makes one think that a buncli of pic
nickers have been rollicking around, rath
er than good soldiers resting.
108THEXSHOW ~
“PEP” ON HIKE
Artillery Boys Do Real Soldier
ing Under Difficulties. Dis
play Splendid Spirit.
The 108th Field Artillery again dem
onstrated their ability to soldier under
difficulties, when on Friday they com
pleted a five-day sojourn in the. wilds of
Georgia pines. The trip was not mere
ly a trip to the range, but was in real
ity a sample of what they can expect
on the other side, the only thing lacking
to make the trip a real hike on the other
side, being a few German shells.
The regiment was recently motorized, a
very military appearance, when on Mon
day morning they started up the Wheel
ess Road. The morning was an excep
tionally bad one, even for April, rain hav
ing been falling for some 14 hours and the
roads were a lake of mud. Proceeding
up tlie Wheiess Road, the regiment swung
into the Wrightsboro road and from there
to the Range on Riley's pond by the way
of the Barton Chapel and Milledgeville
roads. ('amp was made before noon,
Monday on Riley’s pond, opposite to tlie
site being used by the 107th Field Ar
tillery.
Tuesday morning about 10:00 o’clock
the regiment again started out, and pro
ceeded down the Barton Chapel Road, the
Deans Bridge Road and the Savannah
state road to a point about one and one
half miles past the schoolhouse. Here a
turn was made off into a cotton field
through which a narrow road was starte
dd. The heavy trucks soon had deep ruts
in the road and the road was soon in a
shape that made the going very rough.
The road led from the cotton field into a
wonderful pine forest and through the
forest for about two miles, to the old Mc-
Keon farm. The site proved to be a good
one for a camp and in about an hour tents
were up and the camp was established.
From an artistic point of view, the camp
was ideal, as the view was magnificent.
The pine covered hills stretching out all
around the camp was a source of much
comment among the men. In and through
this section seemed to be a prolific source
of turpentine as a great number of the
trees were scarred and the turpentine
cups full. ''
To all appearances the camp might have
been 1,000 miles from civilization as nc
where could any signs of civilization b
seen save for the farm buildings. The
nearest main road was about two miles
away and the nearest village was Bath.
Ga., some 3 or 4 miles further on. Had
the deather been more summerlike in
character, the trip would have been an
enjoyable one, but wet and raw as it was
it proved to be quite a strenuous test for
the regiment, and to their credit it may be
said that they came through the week in
admirable fashion.
A rather amusing example of the spirit
of the men was shown on Tuesday when
camp was made. After camping and
sleeping in the rain, the day and night
previous, and after a trying trip with the
trucks, after the camp was made on
Tuesday afternoon, at the front of a
great number of the pup tents could be
seen bunches of wildflowers.
Friday proved to be the only fair day of
the week and about 9:30 a. tn. camp was
broken. Despite the difficulties of we
weather, and bad roads, the trip was o
success and Major Hall is to be congratu
lated upon the showing made. With one
or two exceptions the trucks were brought
through successfully and as usual the
men of the regiment proved themselves
equal to any occasion.
BY B. R. (who was there.)
LIMIT MEAT IN ITALY
Rome, April 15. —A decree Will be
issued shortly according to Epoca lim
iting the consumption of meat to three
days a week.
HAVERSACK THEATER
IS COMPLETED
Portable Theater For Use
Abroad
Construction of Scenery and
Equipment By Theatrical Men
in 28th Division. More Cos
tumes Needed.
Complete theatrical equipment has ,
been prepared for the use of the Key- ’
stone Division overseas. This theat
rical organization was orginally con
ceived in order to make use of the
large amount of dramatic talent dis
covered among the Pennsylvania sol
diers at Camp Hancock. It was in
tended to house the theatricals of tho
28th division in one of the large Y. M.
C. A. buildings, but later the expecta
tion of moving orders made this unde
sirable.
It was then decided to continue the
construction of the scenery to be
transformed into a portable theater
which might be taken to France and
set .up behind the lines for the enter
"tainment of the soldiers. Subscrip
tions were taken among the regiments
and construction was commenced by
men experienced in the theatrical pro
fession as shown by the Divisional Oc
cupational List in the personnel office.
For the scenery, curtains, etc., old >
tent canvas was used. Thes theater
has been designed sornewhat after the
model of Stuart Walker’s Port Man
teau Theater and the French “theater
lu Vieux Colombier.” AU the scenery
is hung from the “grid-iron” above,
thus eliminating the necessity for any
framework whatever. All lights and
reflectors are made portable and a full
electrical equipment is carried. Suf
ficient wardrobe and make-up mate
rials will also be secured. Tlie equip
ment will lie handled in ten chests con
structed in locker trunk sizes and in
multiples of these sizes. Complete
scene painting equipment will be in
cluded.
The poscenium arch has an opening
of 25x13 feet with four interchangeable
sets of scenery, exterior and interoir.
The process of painting tlie scenery is
unique in that the regular theatrical
water color paints were used but were
rendered impervious to storms and
moisture by the use of special water
proofing.
One performance will be given in
two weeks and the performances in
Europe will be provided regularly.
Costumes, ancient and modern have
been donated but many are still need
ed. Buch & Company of Philadelphia,
have already contributed make-up and
wigs.
Ladies are requested to contribute
old dresses and others interested are
asked to make such contributions as
would be of use. These may be sent
to the Haversack Theater, Camp Han
pock, Georgia.
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WARNING AGAINST
SWINDLE UPON
PARENTS OF SOLDIERS
War Depatrment,
Washington, D. C.
It is believed that publicity
should be given to the following de
scribed swindle, which is being per
petrated successfully upon the
parents of soldiers in various
camps.
A telegram is sent informing
that the soldier has a furlough and
requesting funds by wire to come f
home* waiving identification. The
jest Is a mere matter of detail.
Parents and friends should in
warned of this game and of the
similar one where the telegraphic
request Is to mail money to the
soldier care general delivery.-
Respectfully,
R. H. VAN DEMAN,
Colonel, General Staff.
Chief, Military Intelligence Bu.,
Executive Division.
By W. C. SMILEY,
Captain, National Army.
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