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heard Charlie swear yet. He is really re
ligious. one whom we would gladly dupli
cate, but he falls far short as a prophet.
Had the 21st Company been in France
when Sergeant Bower first predicted, we
would have been there, had the Kaiser
whipped into Berlin, and returned ere this.
No company has the officers that the
21st has. We are glad to claim as our
•captain, Charles Gilmore, one of the very
best, not only in the Ordnance, but in the
entire camp. So much may be said for
our first lieutenants, E. W. Tatman, F. M.
Pringle and E. L. Westlake. All these
officers, while exacting in all their deal
ings, have endeared themselves to every
mmber of this command.
Private Ross Hitt has been appointed
company washer-woman. He takes it in
by the day', when ordered to do so by
First Sergeant Duffy.
"Where's that man in charge of quar
ters?”
"Sergeant (Rhubarb) Beckman."
Lieutenant—‘‘Who is Sergeant Leman?"
Leman—"l am Sergeant Leman, sir.”
Two members of this company, Pri
vates Mehl and Crump, are confined to
the base hospital.
It might be well to add here that Sergt.
Duffy is teaching those in the Orderly
Tent a new language, and it isn't French,
either. •
NOTES FROM 103RD TRENCH
MORTAR BATTERY
Hildebrand is sporting around a Can
adian-Altoona hair cut.
Corporals Kohler and Shires were pro
moted to sergeants. Go to it old boys
but remember we are all human.
Ask Calbert who is.the fellow that took
his girl away from him and his only an
swer is: "Our little Lieutenant.” Hard
luck, old chap.
"Nig" Felty takes delight in throwing
his mess kit in the air every time he en
ters the mess hall.
Cassard has formed a club and called it
“The Dancing Dolls’ Club.”
There is a happy chronic crab tent—
Krater Rimert, Bridge and Hartley. Their
early morning greetings are "won't this
war ever end? ' or "I hope we have a
good mess.” Who are you, please?
Morrison took a fit this morning and
Mutt went after the colored parson, the
man with the alligator mouth, who came
down and held services for "Mick” to
make his path better to follow in the
footsteps of “Abe Lickurn.”
If the dogs keep on accumulating like
they have in the last few days, it will be
up to each man in the battery to adopt
one.
Sergt. Hester is deeply interested in a
certain book which will help him to decide
those things "essential to his future hap
piness.” That’s all right Jinx, we all will
take that plunge sooner or later.
“Doc” Cawley is a real soldier now, he
decided its best not to hide in the bath
house any more when there is Work to do.
Hamilton has put his sign out. "Bank
er.” while Frazer has on his "Hair Cut
ting and Dress Making.”
Tate is our best fisherman for he has
finally 'landed his “Salmon.”
Benfer took Winkelblech home on a fur
lough: “Gosh darn it, these high build
ings gets me—nothing like them back
yonder in our home town.” Take good
care of “Vvinkee,” Bill, for every mare is
needed in this war.
Heard at the fire:
Mick—Say, Mutty, what do you think
caused the fire?”
Mutty—“Must have been a defected
flue."
Mick—" Nope, Mutty, it was our flies
eating those matches.”
Since we have two new lieutenants
added to the battery, let every man stand
back of them.
ire his notable
at reveille? Or
Streuver with
ital lays. We're
it now but be
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WHO ARE THE MEN
OF BOMB AND FLAME?
Every Trade and, Profession
Represented in the Ordnance
Branch of the Service. High
Personnel.
(By Charles Luis Phifer, 21st P. O. D.
Co.)
The subject of the value of the
Ordnance men, or those who are wear
ing the insignia of the Bomb and
Flame, is the topic of some discussion
in these dayas.
There have been v..rious ideas, and
some very conflicting ones in regard to
the characters who comprise this de
partment of the United States Na
tional Army. To some of these criti
cisms, and in a manner of interpreta
tation to those not versed in the com
position of this branch of the service,
I wish to direct these words.
"The Army behin ■ the Army” might
apply to those who stay at home and
give as well as those who are pledged
by their oatli to sustain the cause and
march behind the "Banner of Glory.”
But strictly speaking, the “Army be
hind the Army” are those men who
comprise the Ordnance Department,
and at this time of the history of the
select army draft system, the govern
ment has arranged the opportune
method (ft enlisting men of all the dif
ferent trades throughout the country,
to carry on the work of repairing and
replenishing the supply as the exigen
cies occur at the various places of ne
cessity.
Hut the reader may ask. “Who com
prise this department?” "What are the
characteristics and the morale of this
great body of men wh > have enlisted
themselves in this great army?” It is
tliis question that I would like to ans
wer in this article.
The exact statistics are hard to com
pute as there are no ways by which
they may be computed. But we will
deal with undisputable facts ' -tlier
than with statistics.
The first fact that presents itself is
that the Ordnance Department con
tains the very best moral and techni
cally trained men of any other branch
of the service.
When I say the very best, I mean
just what the words imply. There are
men enlisted in this department that
come from every stage of business life.
Upon the arrival of the Ordnance to
Camp Hancock, from the various
places over the United States, there
were but few who had signed their
names to the College Koster at the Y.
M. C. A. buildings. Within two weeks
after their arrival, some of these ros
ters were filled and new ones replaced.
This means that at least 40 per cent of
those meen who enlisted in department
are college men.
The very bes of talent, technicality
and practicability is represented in
this corps of enlisted men who have
given up good businessess, trades and
professions that they might turn to
the service of the government, in this
crisis, their best and their ail. Not
only is this true, but they have, to the
tune of at least 15 per cent, taken
themselves a vay from their families,
in order that hey might do their bit.
Another feft ire worthy of the men
tion is that it the many thousands of
ordnance men tow in Hancock and
those who weie enlisted during the
holiday rush, .here aren one, or few at
least men who were drafted into the
service. This means that the only in
centive for their enlistment was the
service they could render to the gov
ernment in the crisis. Many of these
men are above the draft age, and a
large per cent would have been ex
empted from the draft, should they
have stayed at home.
Among the men now at Camp Han
cock are the very best in their trades
and professions. Some of these trades
trades and professions are the most
reputable. There are lawyers and
then doctors, accountans, mechan
ics, draftsmen, railroad men artists,
cartoonists, teachers, preachers, sales
men, merchants, bookkeepers, stenog
raphers, editors, printers, statisticians,
electricians, psychologists, profession
al base ball players and boxers, ath
letes in all lines, efficiency experts,
and soldiers of long previous service.
These are only a few, but tend to show
the morale of those enlisted in this de
partment.
When the moral condition of this de
partment is mentioned, we can say
without fear of contradiction, that it
ranks first. There is less profanity
among the boys in this department,
than any body of young men we have
ever had the privilege of being with.
The evils which tend to exist among
many organizations composed of young
men is noticeably absent in this
branch of the army. They are men
that show the moral standards set by
the mothers and the Christian fathers
throughout the land. The services at
the Y. M. C. A.’s are usually well at
tended. And the spiritual hunger and
the satisfaction of the communion ser
vices are more marked among this
class of men than I have ever seen in
civil life.
And they hail from all over the
United States. It is not a picked
crowd of fellows from any certain
community, but they are here from
California to Atlantic City; from Can
ada to the Gulf, and are here to show
their appreciation for the efforts made
HITS ALONG THE
BASE LINE
Private O’Connor-was up and dressed
the other morning before breakfast.
Sergt. Genlot, the self-styled “Greatest
of Them All." was deposed from Ills po
sition as “High Deph” of the “Dephun
iacks.” It was a very fair trial and
his chances of being acquitted were dim
med by the appearance of his council.
Sir Murray, in the court-room. The
jury found the accused guilty on four
counts, and there were many tear-dim
med eyes as Judge Jackson pronounced
the sentence.
Just as we are to go to press a flash
arrived stating that "Jenny” has been
reinstated.
Things one will never see on Broadway
—Charlie Borman with a smile on his
face «in the morning. It becomes you
very well, Charles. Let us see It some
more.
Harry Howard has a new khaki blouse,
and therein lies a tale. The blouse is
very short, and for that reason the tale
will also be short.
Handsome Harry has in the past been
referred to as Tuxedo- Tn the future lie
will be called Eton, which Jake Silver
stein says is the Egyptian name for
short.
Everything was secret, everything was
mystery, when Freddy Butler actually
went to Town ALONE. What color hair
has she, Freddy?
Life's Mysteries—A comb for Sandy
Pullar and a pair of shoes smaller than
14 for Diplomacy Kendall.
Dogs are certainly bright creatures.
Sergeant Garrity has one that he calls
"Karless.” He was only around ' the
barracks one day when ho learn, d to
“Howardize” as well as the originator
of that quiet means of recreation.
Private one C. L. Gallagher, widely
known as an ambulance driver, especial
ly by the M. P. boys, has certainly
improved as far as personal appearances
go. Every morning now Joe swings the
Gillette which he laughingly describes as
"Secret Service” (Oh William), and uses
the Two-and-One. No use asking “Dad
of "Sweet Cap Fame” ’cause he docs not
know. Fighting Bob is the "Postum" in
this case but we are not allowed to dis
close his identity for mil tary reasons.
Silver Cullen is expee’ed to sing at a
recital in Aiken very t hortly. Joe is
truly one grand old mail. He can re
member Jenny Lin 1. long, long before
she started her career. This statement
is corroborated by Sergeant Holly.
Sergeant ll<lly. he of the face full of
“mechanics delight,” has become very
much interested in lowa. We do not
care to appear fresh or anything < f the
sort, but Davenport bears no i elation
to seaport. So sailors beware!
Do you know that Donahue’s Chris
tian name is not Brown? Tom got the
name in a, very strange manner. A 30-
day furlough is the prize offered to the
party who can tell the derivation of the
name. Get busy. “Why.” Griswold.
A very interesting article about Moe
Samuels’ folks appeared quite recently in
a Hartford paper. It went on to say
that three of the Samuels boys had en
listed in the service, while the fourth.
Morris, w:as in the Medical Corps at
Camp Hancock. Friends of the above
Morris will be i.leiscd to hear that the
Injury received by his Uncle Jules is not
serious. Coal wagons are bad things to
fall from.
From Granby, Conn., comes the news
that Hank Kendall is having a pleasant
time on his furlough. At this writing
no one had asked him how things were
getting on at Devains, *or any other
question that might cause the Genial
Hank to go up in the air. ®n lasi Sat
urday evening the entire Home Guard
(four of them) from that town passed in
review before lheir former first lieuten
ant. On Monday lie visited Simsbury
and met the man who offered Sergeant
G— from that, place $20,000 to come
and live with him. -All in all, he seems
to be having a grand time.
P S.—The handle has been found and
Hank is exonerated.
The Pa the Weekly people plan to have
a “Why” Griswold when he goes home
on his furlough, wearirng Rosie Fal
cone's suit of "Gray Fronback.” Craw
ford ought to make an appearance al
most intelligent.
LT. BETHEL ATHLETIC
DIRECTOR 3RD PROV. REG.
Lieut. Clarence W. Bethel, the regi
mental athletic director of the third pro
visional regiment, is a New York Uni
versity graduate. He enlisted in the
heavy coast artillery as a priate. Later
was sent to Fort Monroe as sergeant
major and now he comes to Camp Han
cock as a lieutenant in the ordnance. He
is a live wire and the third provisional
regiment should be proud to have an
athletic man as he to have charge.
for them by the fathers of democracy;
for the maintenance of the privileges
given them by a just and perfect sys
tem of government, for which they are
ready and willing to fight and die for.
So the black arid red hat cord stands
for something.
And that something lies deepeer than
a soldier. .
It means that he is a man, well
trained and cultured: chivalrous, and
patriotic, and who is a blessing to the
community into which he may go.
But in this exigency, he is a soldier.
Though he may have been born into,
and reared in. a home of luxury and
fashion, yet ho has his equal footing
here and he is too much man to com
plain.
IF YOU DO NOT GET
TRENCH AND CAMP
It may be the mails, but more likely your
Subscription has expired.
RENEW AT ONCE.
May 8
THE SPIRIT OF
THE ORDNANCE
“They mustn't think we was down-’eart
ed.
Old pal. wo was never down-earted;
If they ask us if we was down-’earted
We'll 'owl in their fyees: -rso-o-o!’ ”
From the Odyssey of ’Erbert ’lggins.
1 ROBT. W. SERVICE.
That's the spirit of the Ordnance Carnn.
"Are we down'earted? No-o-o!” Ord
nance has got the finest bunch of live,
enthusiasm you ever saw.
Last week two big trainloads landed
here from Sheridan: this week, more
came from Jackson. The first thing they
saw after unloading was a big sign "Help
build Camp Hancock!” And immediately
the cry went up “Here's where we fix!”
And if you'll go over tn the Ordnance
corner of camp today you’ll see how well
they’ve fitted in. You'll find perfectly'
lined streets, drained scientifically and
curved as surveyors would do it; strong
saplings along the sides of each tent ami.
in front, rows of small pine trees with
hero and there a garden of flowers; an
Ordinance bomb of stone and cement at
the head of the street and clever "stunts”
Hiat always seem to erop out‘wherever
Ordnance comes to roost.
You’ll find pianos in several of the mess
halls and. at Co. E, an Edison Army and
Navy Talking Machine, which will stay
with the company' as long as the company
lasts. Company E has also set the pace
with an electric washing machine which
handles the laundry' of an platgon
in one. day.
Help build Camp Hancock? You bet!
That's something Ordnance knows how
l?> do. At Columbus they' handled the
shovel and handled it well; at Grant it.
was the snow pile and then the coal; at
Sheridan, wood, wood. w—.d. ten thousand
cords of it —that’s all Ordnance work, it
seems: here at ilancock—well you just
keep your eye on Ordnance.
NOTES AND COMMENTS
4TH H. M. 0. R. S.
Out of the dust of moving to the new
location, there came a new company,
known as the 4th Heavy, now situated
in the former quarters of Co. E, 111th
Inf. '
The boys been busy fixing up
the tents to suit their own ideas of
com Tort.
Leave it-to the Ordnance boys to
create many things for convenience,
comfort and better service.
We lost a cook Sunday, the "bloom
ing Henglishman," Geo. W. Wise, left
us for the Ist Regiment.
Our new “top"’ Sgt., W. W. Wright,
has had his hands full getting the
bunch lined up and filling the re
quests (?) from Headquarters, being
very much handicapped from lack of
office necessities.
The company is now complete, ISS
strong, and some strong.
Our work for the coming week has
been laid out for us—i. e.: rejuvenat
ing the company street accompanied
by solos on the p its and kettles.
Cookie will have his hands full mov
ing the stoves out doors, where the
sun can make a large saving in fuel.
’Sever. W. T. R.
NEWS NOTES FROM
CO. H, 3RD PROV. REG.
Any time you want to hear some real
jazz music, step over to Company H
company’ street, any night when the boys
are playing. The orchestra consists of
Dunsworth, violin; Wendt, mandolin;
O’Leary', banjo; Manning, Ukelele; Spicer,
piano. Monlot is musical director.
Has any one seen "Dad” Stephens?
He’s riding 1 lie gopher, I guess.
Did you notice Corporal Coffey and his
“rookies” performing last week?
Private dem Meredith. Company H,
3rd Provost Regiment, sure enjoys the
army life. One can look up the company
street any day and see Clem busily en
gaged in some detail.
"Pep” Coffey boasts of being manager
of a bantamweight boxer in “Bat” Wal
ler. Coffey said: “I had him over to the
‘Y’ the other night, and asked any one to
put the gloves on with him, and nobodv
volunteered. So he’s champion, ain’t he?”
THE AMERICANS
ARE ARRIVING
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I Paris, ay 7 Ant rican troops
are continuing to arrive on (he
front. Premier Clemenceau told
Marcel Hutin, editor of the Echo de
Paris, on returning today from a
I two days’ visit to the front. The
I premier brought back, he said, a
I feeling of.confidenee in the invinc-
I ibility of the entente forces.
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