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“Work or Fight!”
Provost Marshal General Crozvder to all men of draft age in the U. S.
“On to Berlin.”
Charles M. Schwab of the Shipping Board, as he launched a newly con
structed ship to take American troops overseas.
“Thank God he had the stuff in him to fight and die like a man.”
An American mother, upon being told her boy had been killed in action in
France.
“An inconclusive peace would be a greater disaster than contin
uance of the war.”
John Hodge, British Minister of Pensions.
“The six sons of the Kaiser are the safest insurance risks in the
world.”
James Gerard, former American Ambassador to Berlin.
“The great thing is to make Germany feel that the hundred, millions
of America are going as one man to beat the Germans.”
Elihu Root, former Secretary of State.
“We regard American intervention as an event destined to change
the course of the world’s history.”
A military writer in the London press.
A Sketch Os The General Geography
Os France, No. 2
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On the basis of variations In cli
mate, topography, soli and resulting
economic activities of the people,
France may be divided into fourteen
natural regions or geographic prov
inces. They are as follows:
1. The Central Plateau,
2. The Paris region,
3. The region of the north or
? northeast,
14. Normandy,
5. The region of the middle
Loire,
6. Britanny,
7. Western Franco between
the Loire and the Garonne,
? 8. The Pyrenees,
7 0. Aquitaine, or the plain of
the Garonne,
’ 10. The region of the cast, or
1 Lorraine and the Vosges,
11. The Juras,
12. The Alps,
; 18. The plain of the Saone,
14. The Mediterranean region.
THE CENTRAL PLATEAU, be
cause of Its dissected character and
because of its long, harsh winters and
cool summers, is a region of rather
sparse, backward population. The
gracing of cattle and sheep and the
raising of some oats, rye ari barley
are the chief means of livelihood.
Coal deposits near Creusot, St.
Etienne and Alals are the foundation
of fairly important manufacturing in
dustries at the western edge of the
plateau.
THE PARIS REGION is the “mag
netic pole of France.” It is a low,
fertile plain, In which the rivers con
verge on the capital city and give it
a commanding position. Outside of
Paris agriculture dominates the re
gion, with wheat and sugar beets as
the principal crops. Both of these
products thrive in the none-too-hot or
rainy summers of this region. Small
farms, carefully worked, enable a
dense agricultural population to
inake a good living. On certain more
sunny slopes in the eastern parts of
the Paris region there is produced the
famous wine called “champagne.”
THE REGION OF THE NORTH is
in part a low, poorly drained coastal
plain, bordered by sand dunes, in
part a higher plain on which are low
hills. It is a rich agricultural coun
try, with an important production of
wheat, sugar beets, hemp, flax and
dairy products. Plants which require
hot summers, such as corn and the
vine, do not thrive here. Situated
between England, Belgium and the
Paris region, this part of north
France is crossed by several impor
tant railroad lines, Paris to Boulogne
and Calais, Paris to Lille and Brus
sels, Paris to Maubeuge, Lifege and
Berlin.
Excellent railroad facilities, many
canals, position close to the ocean,
and a rich field of coal, all have en
couraged the development of impor
tant manufacturing industries in this
region. These manufacturing indus
tries and the intensive agriculture
make possible one of the densest pop
ulations in the world, there being
TRENCH AND CAMP
over much of this region more than
512 people per square mile. Lille is
the most Important manufacturing
center of this region. Dunkirk, Cal
ais and Boulogne are the chief sea
ports.
NORMANDY is a region with a
markedly maritime climate; that is
because of the proximity of the sea
there are frequent rains, and the tem
peratures are moderate all the year
round. It is a country with many
woods and many green meadows, a
region well suited to livestock. It is
noted for Percheron horses, Norman
cattle, dairy products, apples and
cider. The great port of Havre at the
mouth of the Seine is on the eastern
part of the Norman coast; the naval
base of Cherbourg is on the peninsula
of Cotentln in the west.
THE REGION OF THE MIDDLE
LOIRE is a plain characterised by
agriculture much like that of the
Paris region. Important railroad
lines, Paris to Toulouse, Paris to Bor
deaux, Paris to Nantes, cross this
lowland area which separates the
higher regions of Britanny and the
Central Plateau. Tours, the chief
city of the region, is a picturesque
place on the Loire, at the junction of
two important railroads. Nantes, at
the mouth of the Loire, is a seaport
of some importance.
BRITANNY is a peninsula with an
irregular seaeoast, and with a climate
even more maritime in character than
that of Normandy, the winters being
mild and the summers cool. The
country is for the most part hilly, and
it has poor soil. As a result of all
these conditions, Britanny has had a
development largely independent of
that of the rest of France. A scanty
agriculture, some dairying, and fish
ing as the dominant Industry, fur
nish a poor living for a population
which is sparse everywhere except
along parts of the coast.
WESTERN FRANCE, between the
Loire and the Garonne rivers, is an
undulating plains region with a mari
time climate. It is exclusively agri
cultural, except along the sea coast,
where fishing, oyster gathering and
the evaporation of salt from sea wa
ter, are supplementary industries. In
the central portion of this region Is
the Pass of Poitou, a low place
through which run the old roads and
the modern railroads from Paris and
ttie middle Loire to Bordeaux and
Spain.
THE PYRENEES form a high
mountain barrier between France and
Spain. The French side of the range
is steeper in slope, more rainy, and
has a larger number of valleys suited
to settlement than the Spanish side.
The French side is largely forested,
and the rather sparse population en
gages in animal ralsipg, with some
agriculture in the valley. The
Pyrenees are an effective barrier to
easy communication between France
and Spain. Railroads pass only at
the extremities, along the coasts. This
separation of Spain from France is
described in the old saying that
“Africa begins at the Pyrenees,’*
Camp Dix Is An Ideal Spot
To Train Husky Hun Hunters
By JOHN H. SINES
(Representative of James Kerney, publisher of Camp Dix Times, the
Camp Dix edition of Trench and Camp. Mr. Kerney is now in France on an
American War Mission.)
Fortunate Indeed are the young
men of the National Army who are
assigned to Camp Dix, near Trenton,
New Jersey, for their preliminary
training in the war that is to extend
and establish American principles
and ideals and make the world safe
for democracy.
Ideally situated in central New
Jersey, Camp Dix is within less than
an hour's ride of Trenton, the capital
of the Garden State, while Philadel
phia and New York, two of the lar
gest cities of the country, are only a
little more distant. Washington, the
capital of t)ie Nation and the western
seat of the great world war, is within
four hours’ ride by train. The New
Jersey coast, with its ports of em
barkation for Europe and with its
numerous pleasure resorts, the “play
ground of America,” is not far away,
and the mountains of Pennsylvania,
known everywhere for their pic
turesqueness, are almost as near.
Near Historic Trenton
Trenton, the nearest large city, his
torically famous from colonial and
revolutionary days, and of special in
terest as the seat of state govern
ment, is a popular visiting place for
officers and men on pass and leave,
as well as for their' relatives ana
friends who may call upon them in
camp. As one of the leading pottery,
rubber and iron centres of the west
ern hemisphere, Trenton contains
much of interest in an industrial and
commercial way, together with many
other attractions for sightseers. The
surrounding country, rich farming
territory on both sides of the Dela
ware River, is traversed by splendid
automobile roads reaching out to
many pretty and prosperous towns
and villages. The scenery every
where is of unusual beauty, partic
ularly throughout the Delaware val
ley, where may be visited such {daces
as Washington's Crossing, made fa
mous by the ice-hampered, snow-en
cumbered river trip and land march
which preceded the battle of Tren
ton, the turning point of America’s
first war for freedom; and the' far
famed Delaware Water Gap, the
beauty of which has been heralded
everywhere.
Camp Dix, in addition to all of
these natural and artificial advan
tages and scenic effects, is also blessed
with splendid climatic conditions.
Located on a sandy, well-drained
plateau, at the edge of the Jersey
“Pines” and within a few miles of
the Atlantic Ocean, the air at the
great cantonment is alike exhilarating
and health-giving. It is especially
beneficial for men who have been
weakened or under-developed by in
door life and occupations. Under
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There’s a $lO bill, commonly denominated as a “ten-case-note”
among soldiers, in the National Headquarters of “Trench and
Camp,” Room 504 Pulitzer Building, New York City, for the best
title for this picture, drawn by Private Ben Wellwood, Company 13,
Depot Brigade, Camp Upton, Long Island, N. Y. The competition
is limited to soldiers in the training camps and cantonments
throughout the country.
The “bast title” means the most suitable, the cleverest, the
shortest, or the most humorous. All titles should be written on a
sheet of paper bearing the soldier’s name, rank and company and
regimental designation, together with the name of his camp or can
tonment.
There is no limit to the number of titles a soldier can submit. |
All titles should be sent to Room 504 Pulitzer Buildng, New Yoe'*
City, by noon July 1, the day on which the competition closes.
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such conditions and with the training
and regular living which are the por
tion of all army men, it is no wonder
that even the frailest of “rookies”
may be speedily developed Into fine
specimens of vigorous manhood.
“Huskies,” Indeed, as an admiring
London crowd has called them, are
the finished soldiers that Camp Dix
is turning out to help America win
the war.
Wholesome Conditions Prevail
Then again, it is not alone in scenic
surroundings and climatic conditions
that Camp Dix excels. In its social
and moral atmosphere, too, there is
every reason for satisfaction and
pride. Federal supervision has
cleaned up and kept cleaned the im
mediate territory, boot-leggers and
other undesirable camp followers
having been quickly routed from even
the most secluded hiding places,
Trenton, the mecca of most visitors
from camp, has long been regarded
as one of America's cleanest and best
governed cities. It has long been her
alded as such by a personage no less
than "Billy” Bunday, the “baseball
evangelist," and "Billy," it must be
agreed. Is some judge and critic when
it comes to discussing morality and
civic righteousness.
And it is not in a negative sense
only that Camp Dix is protected from
wrongdoing. At the cantonment it
self, in the nearby settlement of
Wrightstown, as well as in other
plaeee not far away, and particularly
in Trenton, ample provision has been
made along many lines to furnish
aids to right living. Aside from the
really remarkable work in the way
of entertainment and entertaining
that is done at the camp by the Young
Men’s Christian . Association, the
Young Women’s Christian Associa
tion, the Knights of Columbus and
the Jewish Welfare Board, numerous
civic and religions organisations, in
cluding the municipal government of
Trenton, are doing everything pos
sible to make the rest and recreation
time of the soldier a period of real
pleasure and benefit. Then in addi
tion to what Trenton is providing at
Trenton, groups of Trenton singers
and other entertainers make frequent
pilgrimages to camp to cheer the boys
in their barracks and recreation halls.
Taken altogether, Camp Dix is
ideally located and splendidly main
tained. It has from the very begin
ning been recognized as one of the
best of the National Army canton
ments, and under the efficient man
agement of its military officers and
with the assistance of its civilian
friends, it has accomplished much to
wards turning thousands of American
men into the finest soldiery the world
has ever known.
JUNE 12.
