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al officers who are a part of the headquarters staff; Capt. Geo. C. Cook, U. 3. R., machine gun
cf records section; Major E. P. Pierton, aide to the commander; Major Charles F. Clyde,
■ J-pt. Harry S. Barton, camp adjutant; Lieut. James A. Linen, Jr., assis'ant camp personnel
2 pt. Jerome E. Johnstone, provost marshall. Seated at the bottom on the left is Major P. H.
il it, chief of staff; then Colonel Oliver Edwards, camp commander, and to the right, Lieut.
e< since the above photographs were taken.
>UPPLY DEPOTS
J!> FROM THE
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ift popular senator
cSebrated wind art
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taling us all abou*
what he has ribbed
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hot and shell. Here
bird in succession—
I venture. On the
ds. keeps up there
—God bless my Mil-'
me, sends me fudge
is time our popular
what’s his name,—
noise over the plate
a great game.
mt is growing very
Additions are being
reclamation depart
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ave cJI sorts of In
ti here.
oreffcn legion in the
se (with the onions).
r. H. 10 very pop
these days. Sgt.
his photoes with
buys from him —
e, he's a brunette,
n shown.
red faced boy, is
himself —too lazy
'one, for fear he
/er back—hard life
e army—his little
it, Hecker.
rib roasts in this
is very busy these
addresses — (girls
—he’s a killer.
chool days,
ts in those days,
Wish I could get folish just once
more.
Don’t have to wish it—l joined the
Q. M. Corps. He’s a poemer, too.
Another addition to the horrors of
war— this getting to bed before eleven
thirty.
Vonocco —Say, Sarge, why must we
be in before eleven thirty now?
Sarge—lt's just a case of a personal
interest your commander takes in the
boys, and really he worries when you
are not In before Hat hour.
Vonnocco —I wish you would tell
him not to worry about me. I can
take care of mysejf.
My next week's sermon will be
How the North Pole Got Lost. Or
what will they do with the Esquimaux
that are in the draft?
119TH ORD. BOMBS
Ask Blumey what Lafean was dream
ing about last Sunday night.
Chief Bender, unable to sleep after a
pleasant Sunday’s recreation, entertained
Laird all evening by the rendition of such
popular ballads as, "Meet Me in the
Brickyard Where the Pickled Onions
Bloom,” and "Remember that a loving
Heart Still Beats Beneath My Overalls.”
* ♦ »
T. Elmer,” on the pistol raneg asked
Lieut. Smith what he should do when he
ran out of ammunition. Lieut. Smith re
plied: "Cease firing.”
Sergeant of Ordnance First Class Ben
der, Ardello H., the Red Dog demon from
Pittsburg, has absolutely refused to go to
France unless assigned with a unit com
manded by former President Theodore
Roosevelt. This curly headed Pittsburg
beauty is one of America’s greatest ad
mirers and picks the colonel as his "model
man.”
• » »
Blue-eyed Edgar, hs been visiting the
warehouse quite frequently of late but
the solution of his many visits yet re
mains a mystery. Maybe he is after some
of Lafean’s platoon covers. That was a
mean trick after all.
• • •
Jap Golgano says: "Furloughs may
come and furloughs may go.” Yes, Jap,
even bn Saturday afternoons.
• • •
Cutey McManus, the irresistable Cupid
from New York, is asking for a much
needed rest after his long weary grinds
on the mail route. That man is losing
weight «>vcry day. In the head? Well,
we didn’t exactly say that.
Chick Evans, our hustling mess ser
geant, is now the proud possessor of a
service flag. Come on Chick what is the
big idea?
• • •
After a lengthy sermon in camp by a
noted negro preached Sunday morning,
Lightning Reynolds got religion and went
to church. He enjoyed the novelty 'tls
the rumor.-.
* * •
James Hugh Childress was a punctual
Broad street caller Immediately after
pay day. We could add more to this nar
rative, but space does not permit.
Private Baxter and Private Fredrickson
took themselves to town Sunday for the
auto trip that was promised to the sol
diers. After standing in front of the Sol
diers’ Club for five hours, Private Bax
ter decided that the best thing to do was
to go back to camp and share on Cor
poral Neltner’s mother's cake and left
Private Fredrickson on guard.
♦ • •
The Kamp Kwartermaster's team must
understand that the runs they got were
through the bum playing of the two play
ers that they farmed out to us.
• * *
Collery likes to play with fire; we think
that he is getting in practice for the fu
ture.
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Sergt. Blumenthal needs a lock and
chain to keep his gun on his shoulder.
* * *
Jackson says he likes to talk Spanish
because he can get it oft "Right Smart.”
Sergt. Sheaffer is trying to imitate a
Southern engine by smoking so many
cigarettes.
Sergt. Lewer and Corporal Jackson are
tryng to be real soldiers by starting to
smoke Fatimas.
• * •
Jap Galgano was at his old job the
other night at baggage smashing for the
actresses.
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Sergtfl Barron cleaned out the big cof
fin that he had in his tent and with
some other papers he was discarding he
threw away his warrant as ordanance
sergeant. Corporal Olsen grabbed it from
the kames in time.
FIRE HOUSE NEWS
The boys are pleased to see their com
pany commander around and taking care
of his duties again after recovering from
slight injuries received while answering
a false alarm.
Sergeant Purdy is being kept very busy
this week and seems to be on extremely
good behavior. The reason came from
Chicago last Saturday.
Mrs. Colonel Benet and daughter en-
tertained the boys at Y tent 234 last
Monday evening. The features were
popular songs which pleased everyone.
They also distributed "smokes” among
the boys. We were glad to welcome
these entertainers and hope they will re
turn on some future date.
Sergeant J. Schaller and Private V
Moffitt are at present away *>n furlough.
Privates Weaverling and Shank are
back to listen to the dulcet notes of the
reveille call. They say they missed it
very much while on furlough—nit.
The boys are now doing squads right
every morning—a most popular army
pastime. They are also doing "physical
exercises” every morning to take the
kinks out of their weary limbs.
Sergeant Grady with his 250 pounds
avoirdupois does not believe in ‘‘physi
caltorture,” as he calls it. He says he
was not built for such rough work.
The "ghost walked” Friday and the
boys are all smoking good cigars. Some
of them will soon have the "gimmes”
again.
Wonder why some of the boys are get
ting passes to Aiken, S. C._ so regular
Is it cooler over there or what is the
attraction?
Private 11. Brigham, who has been in
the hospital for the past month, is with
us again. Ho likes to sing “I Don’t
Want to Get Well.”
Privates Ariail and Mahler are con
valescing at the Base Hospital after a
I long siege of illness.
• Isn’t it a shame, girls? The boys arc
all “Sun-Kist.” J. p e.
NOTES FROM PROV? CO. 2,
SECOND PROV. REGT.
One of the worst mistakes in the Sec
ond Company last week was on the part
iof Steinberg, who begged the doctor to
let him off early after having had his
tonsils removed at the base hospital and
hurried back for fear he wouldn't be on
time to leave with the company.
The Second Povisional Company has in
augurated Saturday afternoon as "base
ball afternoon” and has organized a team.
Any team in camp wishing a game apply
to Corporal Mowat, .Squad 14.
Little K. P., black and greasy,
Cheer up, tho your lot’s not clover
Think how you can help your mother
When this bloomin’ war is over.
Heard on the company street:
"Hey, Wells, where’s the fire?”
"No place. 1 just saw Colby coming
up the street looking for a detail.”
The luck was breaking bad for Galliver
when he was on K. P. last week, was
told to carry a pitcher of lemonade up to
the captain’s tent and found that one of
the guests it was Intended for was the
young lady he had been paying particu
lar attention to.
We have never been hunting with Ser
geant Colby, but after seeing him slip
up a back company street and nab three
men for a detail without even giving
them an even chance to get away we
wouldn’t bet anything that he wouldn’t
shoot a bird "settin' " if he got a chance.
I’ve been examined o’er and o'er
Each day by the M. D.
For tonsllitis, measles, lice,
Until it seems to me
If I can pass all of the tests
Put to my bone and muscle
I'll feel that physically I am
A regular Lillian Russel.
Ordnance Sergeants V. Duhan and J.
M. Aitken have been transferred to . the
Second Provisional Co., and Camp Pike,
Ark.
Society Note—Private Ryan received an
announcement of the engagement of the
girl he had been corresponding with regu
larly last week.
The latest word in conservation of
energy is claimed by Harris and Jen-
• nings. The day after pay-day they hired
a colored man to do their work for them
when put on the water detail.
Hits Along the Base Line
Well, the big game is over and Wringles
Genlot is not a bit sorry. We must give
you credit, Jenny, you handled it in a very
thorough mariner. One very pleasant part
of the whole affair was that US boys won.
Before the matter slips our minds, let
us take this opportunity to extend our
thanks to Shorty and Dad of the “Y"
forces for their assistance in making the
game the success that it was.
A young newspaper man (and we know
he must be young) accused our Freddy of
being very awkward. We are sorry to
contradict him, but if six assists and two
put-outs out of a possible eight is evi
dence of awkwardness then we say let us
have more like him.
Handsome Harry, who is the nearest
thing to lightning we have seen in some
time, received a wonderful ovation every
time he came to bat. Harry always has
the ladies with him and if women ever
get the ballot we would not be sur
prised to see Harry in .charge of a
public institution for destitute plumbers,
Bernie Garrity says he had a fine time
at the game Sat. Pretty hard on a fel
low when he has somebody with him who
prevents him from being anything but
garrulous w’hen the merits of the umpire
are being discussed.
Did you notice Hank Kendall cutting
the grass on the infield. When asked
why he did not go in the outfield he said
In his dry manner (he is always dry):
"Not that I despise the tall grass, but
because I love the lawn more (mower).”
Stupid Gronback is surely an ambitious
youth. In his leisure hours he is study
ing music. Crawford Grisfold is a grad
of the same correspondence school and
no doubt it was Homely's success that
caused Groh to choose the same school.
We want all to know that Patsy Gentile
had some nice little girl with him at the
game. We would just love to hear the
JUNE 12.
line that Patsy handed out relative to the
way he used to play ball in the Philip
pines.
Chick Borman is laid up in the hospital
for a few days. Nothing serious, but
Charlie Isn’t it strange that there has
been no rough house in barracks No. 51
since your departure.
Emergency Gallagher is having a tough
time of it trying to get back to camp
nightly by 11:30. He may be seen every
night doing 10 fiat after a jitney on
Broad street. It is making you thin Joe.
Why do you not ask the young lady to
drive you out in the Dodge?
Did you know that—Tippy Fay is en
listed in the tank service. Tip is sta
tioned at some camp in New Jersey, re
ceiving training preparatory to going
over. Ya gotta give him credit Phil; he
more than beat y<ju to it.
C. Lester Cobb is to become an in
structor in golf some day this week.
Charles is some boy at the game and the
young lady (we know he would not bother
teaching you or I) is to consider herself
very fortunate.
Patrons of the Subway Restaurant were
given an unusual treat on Saturday even
ing. Emmett gave a wonderful exhibi
tion of dancing. Even if we do say it, we
think he is about as clever as they make
them when it comes to that—fancy stuff.
-Sergt. Steve lost his angora for keeps
last Sunday. A little stamp started all
the excitement. Not a postage stamp,
but an ordinary rubber stamp with a
certain party’s name. Thou shalt not get
a pass was the order for a few min
utes and when Shanty heard this he
joined the aviation school with Steve, and
together they broke the record for the
altitude flight.
CASUAL-TIES
By W. H. Hendrix
After all, there’s some satisfaction in
being assigned to a casual company; it
eliminates the uncertainty as to whether
another transfer is coming soon—one
knows that it is coming, and keeps in a
state of .preparedness.
Sergt. A. V. Sheffield, of the Second
Casual, former sergeant-major of the
third battalion, second regiment, is again
inspector extraordinary of all light, heat
and plumbing in his respective area.
Corporal Roy IV. Wyker. of the Second
Caual, announces that he has accepted a
transfer to Rock Island, HI. Priavate W.
C. Ryan will accompany him as a party
of one from the same outfit.
Private H. L. Wynne, late of the Third
Casual, has departed to his new assign
ment "somewhere in Maryland.” much tc
the regret of a circle of friends extend
ing from one end of camp to the other.
Sergt. Clyde B. Dempster, First Casual
percipitated a riot of excitement in ranks
last Friday by being present, completely
dressed, at reveille.
Sergt. “Dusty” Bowers, First Casual,
formerly attached to the Third Regiment,
was observed by the staff sleuth making
his regular round of the canteens Friday
morning, which led onlookers to wonder
who the victim is this time.
No, Christabel—the great, rushing, ex
cited crowd at the Third Casual mess
hall Friday was not caused by a fire
alarm; it was a grand rush by the men
and non-commissioned officers who were
volunteering for guard duty.
Corporal R. H. Le Gros, of the First
Company, transferred last week tq a point
in Maryland, sends back remembrances
to his friends here—about seven-eighths
of the old men. Le Gros is one ” ‘he
first ordnance men who came here, ar
riving early in March from Camp Dodge,
lowa.
Sergt. Thomas Egan, First Casual,
former first sergeant of old Co. R, Second
Regiment, Is again busy down near his
old company area. He is now general
issimo of a new outfit of rookies and de
clares he’s “having a great time.”
Private Herbert O. Fishback, Jr., hail
ing from the land of the setting sun,
was a welcome caller among his friends
in the Casual Companies last week. He
is attached to the Twenty-fifth P. O. D,
Co., and was farmerly in Provost Co. T.
Senor—beg pardon. Private—Stephen
Lando, another Californian, is trying tc
copyright his latest book of instruction,
"Guide for Kitchen Police,” to be brought
out on the 20th by Washum & Scrubuni,
Ltb. The author gives’in this latest re
vised publication the benefit of a long ex
perience. The reviewers predict instan
taneous success for the work.
Sergt. R. W. Rosecrans, mostly of the
personnel office, who is attached to one
of the Casual Companies, is still mak
ing a noise like a gold mine to the photo
graph galleries. Naturally, the photog
raphers are strong for chevrons; such
excellent trade stimulants.
Mess Sergent Eugene J. Bensen, than
whom there is no better dispenser of food
in all of Camp Hancock, is now caterer
at the Second Company, Sixth Battalion.
For almost half a year his service, both
at Camp Dodge and at Camp Hancock,
has left a pleasant recollection and a
helthy stomch with many hundreds of his
clients. “Our Gene” is on the job as
strong as ever, decoration and al], In his
new location.
Sergt. Geo. B. (“Micky”) Brunton, un
til recently supply sergeant of Co. Q, and
later atached to the First Company, has
been lassoed by his former commander
and is again keeper of the keys near his
old company area. He now watches over
tedestinies and deeds of a new bunch of
prospective soldiers.
SECOND ORDNANCE^TEAM
WILL MEET AUGUSTA NINE
Games called at 5 P. M. at Warren
Park, City, Wednesday, June 12.
Those who would care to see a fast
gume may well profit by such a game.
Men of the Ordnance are classed as
A-l players, and you may expect
tight game. , i.
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