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Newspaper Page Textr Is I?] wk’ Wfe Vw I l 4 u \1 XF \ \ t \ v 1 jjjf L t f ; ' i 4 1 ' I Sh i ! D£X3 Page 2 IN THE Y. M. C. A. HUTS. BUILDING 75 Week beginning May 29th. Wednesday, 8:15 —The Royland En tertainers. Thursday, 8:15 —Rev. Thomas, camp pastor. Friday, 8:00 Movies, “Down to Earth” 5 reels. Saturday, 8:00 —Mavies, mixed pro gram. Sunday, 8:15—-Religious services. Monday, B:ls—Local talent. Tuesday, 8:00 —Mavies, mixed pro gram. We are glad to welcome the soldiers in the Machine Gun Battalions 316, 317 and 318 to the privileges of Building No. 75. It is a pleasure to have them with us and we put ourselves wholly at their service. We hope they will use the building freely. It is planned to have an attraction of some nature each evening and we hope for a goodly attendance. In general the program will be as follows: Sunday and Thursday, religius ser vices. Monday and Wednesday, Entertain ments. Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, movies. The “movies” begin at 8 p. m„ gen erally and other meetings at 8:15 as far as possible. BUILDING 78 The Thursday night entertainment in Building No. 78 during the past two weeks have been greatly enjoyed by the men of that section of camp. The Tubman High School Quartet enter tained this Thursday and made a won derful "hit” with the men who crowd ed into every available space;, and the readings by the Misses Rowland kept the men in the best of spirits. Mr. Warner of the Supply School enetr talned with his memory feats, which tre truly remarkable, and the "none such” double quartet, and Mr. Lyon's Jazz Orchestra upheld their reputa tions in splendid fashion. On this Thursday there will be an other entertainment with the Jazz Band and the Double Quartet featur ing. With the advent of the tremendous number of new men who have just come from their local boards of New York City, this building has the. op portunity of rendering a great service. If it will be borne in mind that the association is in camp to serve the men, and that it is open to all of the men in the army, we shall be able to carry on an effective work. In the new men we have found all kinds of talent and as soon as possible an orchestra, jazz band, glee club and the platform artists will be brought together and some fine entertainments will be provided. BUILDING 79 Y 79 has been the center of attraction as well as a rush. With the coming of the New Yorkers who will make pur building headquarters, it seems as if big times can be looked forward to. The Ordnance boys feel greatly indebted to Miss Maxwell and party, who rendered such a delightful program on Sunday evening. The singing was in the open and fully two thousand men had the pri vilege of hearing some real singing. Ths Enlisted Men’s League is going well and the boys are beginning to feel that they have a duty to perform by their presence. BUTLdTNG 232 Building 232 is now serving a large number of soldiers from the Machine Gun Training Center, and the secretaries en joy immensely their visitations and con versations. Dr. Curry, the camp religious director conducted on Sunday, May 19. at 8:15 p. m., a most interesting discussion on the topic. "Discipline Without Reserva tion.” More than twenty soldiers par ticipated in the deliberations of this meeting. The soldier boys are awaiting another one like it on "What Is Cour age?" The past week has been full of good events. Following an evening of carica tures and funny pictures with Claude Shafer, “father of Old I’an Grumn,” live reels of "Aladdin of Broadway” were presented on the screens. On Thursday evening at 8 o’clock, Dr. David Leo Jamison, the acting chaplain for the M. G. T. C. gave a snappy talk on the subject. "The Y. M. C. A. and the Sold er.” The doctor held the close attention of everyone present. Friday evening the American army in training was pictured. The special feat ure was the drilling in winter, with the thermometer below zero. Saturday evening "Over There,” a five roe! comedy, was enjoyed with much en thusiasm, while on Tuesday, May 28, "Down to Earth” was the attraction. Much available musical talent and vau deville performers exist amongst the men located here and stunt nights will become frequent. The month of June will be usherd in with a variety program of movie stars. An exceptionally large crowd is antici pated on Saturday, the Ist. "Stonewall” Jackson was not a man to speak ill of another man without reason. At the council us generals early in the war, one of them remark ed that Major Smith was wounded and would be unable to perform a certain duty. “Wounded!” said Jackson. “If that is so it must have been by an acci dental discharge of his duty!” —The Southern Bivouac, TRENCH AND CAMP Jewish Welfare Board Religious services are held every Fri day evening at the chapel of the Second Ordnance Regiment, located on Stewart avenue, a few buildings east of Y. M. C. A. No. 79. The attendance at these serv ices has been woefully small in the past few weeks, since the 28th Division has moved. Tho representative desires to meet all of the new men who have ar rivd and the best opportunity for this is on Friday evening. Services com mence at half past seven and ail men of Jewish faith are earnestly requested to be present. Any suggestions which the n may have for the entertainment and amusement of the men in camp will be gladly received by Mr. Luchs. The dance and entertainment given at tho hall in Augusta last Wednesday was a great success. The refreshments served by the committee were donated by Mrs. J. Sawilowsky, and a cordial note of thanks was tendered to her during the entertainment. All of the men present had a good time. The Augusta branch of the J. W. B. gives these dances every Wednesday evening and all men in tint form are cordially invited to be present. Your uniform is your ticket of admission; don’t forget to bring your uniform with you. In accordance with President- Wilson’s message, divine srvices will be held at the Reform Jewish Temple on Thursday evening, May 30th. at 8:30. There will be services at every church and temple in the country on this day. There will be prayer and speaking. The men should come and meet the people of Augusta. On this evening there will be the dedi cation of a service ag for all of the Jewish men of this city who are in the service of the country. Everybody is cor dially invited to be present at the tem ple. It is located on Telfair near Monu ment street, right in the rear of the court house. Each Y. M. C. A. and K. of C. build ing is supplied with J. W. B. stationery and tho men are requested to ask for It at the counters of theso buildings. It will readily be supplied. Don’t forget to come up to the J. W. B. hall, 853 Broad street, when you are in the city. Everything is provided there for your convenience and comfort. There is reading and writing material, music, pool and games. Feel free to come up at any time to use the hall. Al Luchs is in his office in Y. M. C. A. No. 76 every day from 8 a. m. to 12:30 and will be happy to see the men at any You can make an appointment with him for any time by communicating with him. The representative of the board Is here to serve the men and they urged to call upon him for any of then- ne. ds. He will always be ready to help you in any manner in which he is able. Should any of the men in the hos pital desire to see him, they should sim ply call up and he v«ll be on hand to serve them. The representative of the board has a number of invitations to the various homes in the city at his disposal. Should any of the men desire to . avail them selves of this home hospitality, they are requested to communicate with Mr Properly’placed: 11 ' *** “ that they are Mary Pickford In Stella Maris . "Stella Maris” Artcrafts’ visualiza tion of William J, Lockes* story, has been ’ pronounced the greatest effort of Mary Pickford’s career. Why? Because she is permitted to get away from curls and cupid-bow lips to a character role with pathos and humor. Miss Pickford used to do these parts in the old days, but people seemed to have forgotten. The truth is, Mary Pickford is an actress of in minite humaneness, sincerity and per sonality. And "Stella Maris” gives her opportunities to prove it. The Story: John Rica, his married life a wreck, enters his love upon a wealthy little cripple girl, Stella Maris, who knows nothing of life outside her room. Rica employes a little orphan waif, Unity Blake, in his home. Little Unity loves Rica in her own pathetic way, and, when she realizes that Jhe man s drunkard wife stands in the way of his happiness, she kills the woman and serself. Thus the way is opened for Rica to marry Stella, now able to walk through an operation and com ing face to face with the sordid things of life for the first time. Miss Pick ford plays both Stella and Unity. She suggests the growing disillusionment of Stella admirably and does Unity relentlessly. Mary is hardly recogniz able in the slatternly little slavey, “Stella Maris” is away above the screen average. What more can we ask for? Mary Pickford’s beauty and splendid acting and the charm of Locke. Mary Pickford in “Stella Maris”— 6 reels. Wednesday, May 29—Building 78. Thursday, May 30—Building 79. Friday, May 31—Base Hospital. Saturday, June I—Buildingl—Building No. 232 and Building No: 76. Douglas Fairbanks in “Down to Earth” —5 reels. Wednesday, May 29—Building 232 and Building 76. Thursday, May 30—Building 79. Friday, May 31—Building 75 and Tent 234. Saturday, June I—Building 78. Regimental Services at Y 232 A quartet of singers picked from the various companies of the Machine Gun Training Center has been doing their bit by leading the music at the regimental services during the past two Sundays. T{»e names are as follows: Pianist, H. T. Hinmans first tenor, John J. Hall; first bass, Serg<. Tom Mitchell; second bass, Hughie Mewsies. These services at pres ent are held each Sunday morning in "Y” building 232 Every soldier, of whatever creed, is invited to participate in these meetings. NOW 18,000 MEN IN TRAINING HERE; 40,000 AT GAMP BEFORE END OF SOMMER Machine Gun Men Are Being Sent Here From All Parts of the Country. Camp Officials Busily Engaged in Examining and Assigning Drafted Men. Officers State That Camp Will Be Filled to Capacity By WM. OWENS Staff Correspondent. Thirteen thousand men are now in training at Camp Hancock, it was of ficially stated today. This number consists of both ordnance and machine gun men. Arrivals of machine gun men this week are expected to swell the total to 20,000. Officials at Hancock do not hesitate to state that Hancock will be filled to capacity. It was said this morning that the next three months would find not less than 40,000 men in training here. The men coming into camp now are sent direct from their local boards. They are fifst examined, a large force of officers and physicians having been detailed to this task, and upon being found fit for service the men are given uniforms and assigned to the ranks. The western end of Pennsylvania Avenue, formerly occupied by the old 109th and 110th Pennsylvania Infantry regiments, are being used to quarter the selective service men now coming in. The old 111th Infantry quarters, to the east of Division Headquarters on the avenue, is now filled with ma chine gunners, and a large part of the old 112th quarters are occupied. Few ordnance men are either coming into camp or leaving. These troops, though have all been removed from the avenue and are quartered south of Wrights boro Road. Officers to be used in training the machine gunners are coming here in batches from all parts of the country. Nearly every train brings in officers, who are being sent here from all the camps in the United States. DECORATION DAY By Manford J. Holley, Base Hospital, Camp Hancock Year by year their ranks grow thinner And their'eyes are weary—dimmer As they journey down life’s way— But their love is deeper—stronger. While each added year seems longer With is "Decoration Day!” Aye! they love their brave here sleeping O’er them still their vigils keeping, ’Tis for them they have journeyed here— Each loved mound they strew with flowers Culled from May’s bright sunny bowers, Moisten'd by a comrade’s tear. Here sleep those we long have cherished In fair freedom’s cause they perished, They shall ne’er forget the day—- When our country sad and bleeding, Called her sons—their strong arms need ing, How they marched to find the fray. Here rest husband, son and lover ’Neath earth's fairest, greenest cover But some slumber far away— Where the southern stream is flowing, And the silent pine trees towering Cast deep shadows o’er their clay. Those were days of gloom and And it seemed there was no morrow When they laid them here to rest— But now hushedYs their repiing, For they know our sun is shining On that shore where wait our blest. Yes those ranks are growing thinner, And their looks with frost lines glimmer; Soon their last march will be o’er— Let us strew the ground with flowers, Hero graves in f lirest bowers. While they tread a brighter, fairer shore? Red Cross Ready With Canteen For Soldiers The following is authorized by the Director of Publicity of the Southern Division of the American Red Cross: The Red Cross is prepared to fur nish troop trains with ail sorts of del icacies, such as coffee, sandwiches, chocolate and cigarettes, as well as post cards to send home to the fam ily, at practically every city of any size in the Southern Division that is on the line of communication between the different camps on the way to New York, and also in a great many of the smaller towns. In Atlanta, the canteen work is han dled very systematically. One com mittee has been appointed for each day in the week, and the members of that particular committee are required to hold themselves in readiness all day long, from early in the morning until 10 o’clock at night, to respond to the call of the chairman. Any member who leaves home is required to regis ter at headquarters the telephone num ber over which she can be called, so that as soon as a message that a troop train ic due reaches Atlanta It is the work of a few minutes to get the com mittee members together, and trans port them to a station just outside of town where the trains stop. Then for fifteen minutes or so there is more work to do than it seems pos sible for a small committee to handle, but willing hands work quickly, and it is a matter of only a few minutes be fore every hungry soldier has been fed and is comfortably smoking a cigar ette furnished by the canteen workers. Then there are the post cards to be written home, and if the messages in scribed on these are any Indication, the boys really appreciate what the Red Cross canteen has done for them, not only for the comfort of the moment, but also because it shows them that when they go to France to fight the fight of civilization, they go with the American people behind them. AMERICANS ARE IN THICK OF THINGS ON FRENCH FRONT Question of How the Allies Are Prepared in Resumption of German Drive Outweighs All Other Considerations in Washington. Pershing’s Communique. Washington.—American troops are in the thick of things on the western front. This fact was proved today from General Pershing’s communique de claring that the enemy was completely expelled after entering the American lines in Picaardy and that the United States forces entered the German lines through counter attacks. The same statement said that in the Woevre a strong hostile raiding party was repulsed with “losses” in killed and wounded. Intense gas attacks oc curred in the Lorraine. While these occurrences are not in the region of the new German drive, new activity against the Americans was demonstrated. Huns Driven Out. The Picardy battle evidently was severe. Two points of the American advanced positions were penetrated by tile enemy after artillery preparation. Then followed the American counter attack in which the enemy was driven out and the Americans entered the line. The question of how the Allies are prepared to meet the present drive outweighted other considerations to day. Ope of the best posted American officers stated it as his belief that the Allies are not. in a much better posi tion as regards fighting men than when the Germans opened their great offensive in March. There has been a certain amount of recruitment, but ho doubted if it actually met—man for man—the increase in the enemy’s strength. Carefully Hidden, Whatever may be said of the cal iber of the troops brought up by Ger many from Rumania and other fronts, the fact remains that only in the air have the Allies gained a partial su premacy, according to this officer. Os course, accurate information is lack ing of the exact disposition of the Al lies’ forces. Only the highest com mand knows that, and it is a care fully hidden secret. General Maurice’s charges that the size of Britain’s on the west front was exaggerated was accepted here as hav ing some truth but if is believed the situation is rapidly being remedied and that the British army if not now, will soon reach its former maximum. A Formidable Reserve. Enough American troops have reach ed France in the last few weeks to constitute a formidable reserve force. But, according to best authority here, out men will not be used in large numbers in.the fighting unless the crisis becomes much more active. There is every confidence that the Teutons will find it much more diffi cult to make advances this time. It is pointed out that the Allies’ posi tions are better adapted to defense and the channel ports may be regarded as safe. Lutheran Communion Service Next Sunday morning at 8:30 o’clock there will be a Lutheran Preparatory and Holy Communion service in the Y. M. C. A. Building 77, conducted by the Lutheran Camp Pastor, Rev. Alvin E. Bell, who has recently been assign ed to Camp Hancock by the National Lutheran Commission for Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Welfare. All Lutheran men in Camp Hancock regardless of their location in camp are cordially invited to attend and bring their friends. The camp pastor will preach a brief sermon appropriate to the co* casion. May 29.