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Newspaper Page Texty SO-fv I K 1 ' »- < 4 TRENCH AND CAMP CAMP HANCOCK, Augusta, Ga, CIRCULATION THIS 'EDITION, W. J. Aiken," Editor. Publshed with the co-operaton of THE HERALD PUBLISHING CO, Augusta, Ga. ISSUED LVERY WEDNESDAY. Vol. I—June 19,1918—N0. 37. Entered as second-class matter, Feb. 13th, 1918, at the post office at Augusta, Georgia, under the Act of March 3, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Trench and Camp will be mailed to any address in the United States it the following rates: Three months2sc Six monthssoc Ono year SI.OO • The Wilson Family The following interesting fact the ancestors of President Woodrow Wilson are quoted frem a recent work by Henry Jones Ford, entitled "Wood row Wilson, the Man and His Work.” “Among the emigrants to America in 1807 was a County Down youth, James Wilson, who was bound for Philadel phia, always a favorite port with the Ulster people. He obtained employ ment at the printing trade, in the office of William Duane’s newspaper, the Aurora, with such good prospects that he felt able to wed Anne Adams, an Ulster girl who had come over in the same ship with him. They were mar ried November 1, 1808. With the re storation of peace after the war of 1812, the movement of population to the West was renewed with great vigor, and James Wilson was caught by it. He went to Pittsburgh, cast about for an opening, and finally found one to his mind at Steubenville, a river town in the new State of Ohio. Here he founded the Western Herald, and in its office every one of his seven sons was taught the printer’s trade. In 1832 he founded a paper in Pittsburgh, the Pennsylvania Advocate, which was under the immediate charge of his eld est son. James Wilson retained edi torial supervision over both papers un til .. . 1857. He was a justice of the peace and hence was commonly known as Judge Wilson. "Woodrow Wilson's father was the youngest son of James Wilson, Joseph Ruggles. . . . Instead of adopting the printing craft, like all his brothers, he Applied himself to scholarship, and af ter a good preparatory training at an academy in Steubenville, went to Jef ferson College at Canonsburg, Pa., where he was graduated in 1844 as vale dictorian. After a year's experience in teaching at Mercer, Pa., he turned toward the Presbyterian ministry. He attended the Western Theological Seminary at Allegheny for ;. year, and then went for a year to Princeton Seminary. Although now licensed to preach, he continued for years there after to labor chiefly as an educator. After receiving a B. D degree from Princeton in 1846, lie taught for two years in the Steubenville Mlije Aca demy. While there he became ac quainted with Miss Janet Woodrow of Chillicothe, 0., a pupil of the Steub enville Academy for girls. They were married on June 7, 1849. Her father was the Rev. Dr. Thomas Woodrow, originally a Scotch Presbyterian min ister, who had settled at Carlisle, Eng land, for sireen years. ... Thence he removed to Canada, and was ngaged in missionary work there when, in 1837, he was invited to the pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church of Chillicothe. Two weeks after Joseph Wilson’s marriage to Dr. Woodrow’s daughter, he was ordained by the Presbytery of Ohio, but his occupa tion still continued to be chiefly edu cational. . . . For a year he served in Jefferson College as "professor extra ordinary” of rhetoric. ... In 1855 he took pastoral chatge of a church at Staunton, Va., and here, December 28, 1856, there was born to him a son who received the family names, Thomas Woodrow Wilson. . . . The Wilson family did not remain long in Staunton but removed thence to Augusta, Ga., while their son Woodrow was in his second year- The Rev. Joseph Wilson had a distinguish ed career in the Presbyterian Church, South. He was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Augusta, pro fessor of pastoral and evangelistic theology in Columbia (. C.) Theologi cal Seminary, pastor of the First Pres byterian Church of Wilmington, N. C., and professor of theology in the Southwestern Presbyterian University, Clarksville, Tenn. . . . He retained the professor's chair at Clarksville until he . . . retired from active labor and went back to Columbia tc reside. TRENCH AND CAMP A HUN PROCLAMATION Following is a copy as a proclama tion that was posted in Belgium by the invading Huns. Little comment is necessary. The document stands for itself as an indictment of German methods: NOTICE TO THE MAYOR. Requisition Order. The Commune of Luneville will furnish by Ist September, 1914, under penalty a fine of 300,000 francs in case of refusal or opposition:— 1 — 100,000 cigars, or 200,000 cigar ettes, or 5,000 kilos of tobacco. 2 50,000 litres of wine (in cask or in bottle.) 3 1,000 kilos of tea or of cocoa. 4 10,000 kilos of sugar. 5 kilos of roasted coffee. 6 1,000 woolen stockings. 7 A quantity of soap, of toiiet paper or cut paper, and a great num ber of pocket handkerchiefs and of knives. 8 — 10 kilos of glycerine. 910 kilos of grease. I expressly add that all the goods demanded must be of the best quality, and that, in all cases where they are not so, the Commune will be held re sponsible. All appeals against this order will be null and void. Crion, 29th August, 1914. Officer Commanding the Ist Bavarian Reserve Corps, VON FASBENDER. The best commentary on this proc lamation is the Hague Convention of 1907, Concerning the Laws and Cus tomes of War on Land. The follow ing articles may be singled out for quotation: “52. Requisitions in kind and ser vices shall not be uemanded from the local authorities or inhabitants, ex cept for the needs of the army of occupation. They shall be in propo rtion to the resources of the country. “53. An army of occupation shall only take possession of cash, funds, and realisable securities which are strictly the property of the State.” At Luneville the German blew up with dynamite the walls of private houses into which safes had been let. They were directed by a non-com missioned officer who had done bus iness in Luneville before the war, and knew which safes were worth blast ing out.x x—Report of the French Commission on German Atrocities, 1 (pp 25-6, French original; 21-2 English trans lation.) MILITARY NEWS By Frederick B. Hertkamp The fourth drive of the Germans has come to a complete halt in shorter time than has any other launched by them. This had been due to the uni fied control made possible on the Western front by the allies in giving supreme control to General Foch. The latter part of last week saw the French successfully driving back'the Hun in the Mont Didier-Noyon sec tor and in the region of Chateau Thierry they recaptured the village of Montcourt. Southwest of this section the American Artillerymen have been active. There is a general feeling prevailing in military circles that the real big of fensive by the Germans has not really taken place and such an offensive is looked for soon aimed either at the channel ports or at Paris. With the slackening of the offens ive on the western front word comes of activity by the Austrians in the Italian Theatre. The new drive cov ered an area of seventy five miles along the whole line from the Asiago Plateau to the sea. The Italians are aided by French and British forces but as yet we have an official statement that no American troops are there. It is the purpose of the Austrians to cross the Piave River and reach down into the Venetian plains. American troops have now been nlaced in Alsace having already occu pied sectors in Lorraine. Thus America will have a direct chance to fight for those sections of the country which have such an important part to play and whose fate rests with the outcome of the present struggle. Recovering from the first impact the Italians have now turned and have launched successful counter attacks. This theatre of the war has been very inactive and both sides have been strengthening their forces for battle for some time past. SOLDIERS’ MAIL SUBSCRIPTION BLANK Enclosed please find for months subscription to Trench and Camp. The mailing address is as follows: Name Street and No Town or City State Place change or stamps with this blank in envelope and seal. Ad dress: Trench & Camp, Y. M. C. A. Headquarters, Camp Hancock, and deliver to the desk in any recreational center. Mail Rates to Soldiers—3 months, 25c; 6 months, 50c; 1 year, SI.OO. CURRENT EVENTS —By- Frederick B. Heitkamp Our big brother policy as exempli fied in our Monroe Doctrine has been forcibly set forth this week in a speech made by President Wilson to a group of editors from Mexico. He urged them to make known to the Mexican public the attitude of the United States with regard to our brothering of the nations and coun tries to our south. Our policy toward Mexico has always been one of aid and assistance. Our recent movement of troops to the border was to assist the government in getting rid of a man detrimental to the efficient adminis tration of government. The newspaper men from Mexico were deeply im pressed with the atitude of the Presi dent and expressed their intention of cementing- the friendship of the two countries by making public the true status with regard to our international relations. The Norwegians have resented the attitude of the United States which they claim has been taken with re gard to their shipping interests. Their ships have been taken over by the government for our use and thus far they state, no consideration has been receiv.ed for their service. Norway has fared hard with the submarine policy of Germany and at this time she is hard pressed for ships and ton nage of all kinds. Two Norwegian ships have been added this week to the toll of ships sunk by the raiding submarine which is lurking about in .he waters off the Virginia Capes. No advertisements will be allowed to appear in any French newspapers which are intended for foreign circu lation and distribution. It has been feared that the German spy system has extended itself to the newspaper advertisements and what may appear to be a simple advertisement may be a secret code. For hat reason no ad vertisements will be allowed to leave the country. In Russia we are feeling a bit of the unrest and uneasiness that has been present since the signing of the "Peace Treaty” at Brest-Litovsk. There are several elements which are eager for the chance to strike hack at Germany. Certain of these are plan ning for a “national” army, and word has come to the state department in the form of an appeal that the allies powers unite in sending an expedi tionary force to Russia to repeal the Germans. Endorsement of woman suffrage has come from the pen of President Wilson this past week. He has pledg ed his earnest support once again and in forcible language has asked that Congress give the matter of suffrage its consideration at this present ses sion. The house already has passed favorably upon the proposed amend ment and the Senate will be expected to do so this summer. While the states are voting in their several legislatures with regard to the proposed amendment for national pro hibition there is a marked endeavor by the dry element of congress to en act prohibition for the duration of the war as a special war measure. At present the suggestion has been to do it by means of a rider to an agricul tural appropriation bill, but this me thod does not meet with the evident approval of the president. It is under stood that he is in favor of a measure in itself dealing with prohibition bui that he disapproves of a round about method which by parliamentary pro ceed ure accomplished the desired end indirectly. Chairman Hurley of the shipping board has asked Congress to limit the shipbuilding industry by the issuing of licenses. He desires that all ship building come under the direction of the government in order that private profit and greed may be eliminated. This would give the government a monopoly of the ship production and would be one step more toward effi cient industrial control —a result of unified power. Senators may talk as long as they choose almost. At any rate the pro posed bill limiting the time of debate for senators has been defeated and the old cloture rule adopted last year at the close of the famous filibustei - on the armed ship bill remains in force. Work or fight has been the slogan handed down by Provost Marshall Crowder. That slogan has been en acted as law in several of our states and the president is urging that the states follow the precedent establish ed by Maryland and New Jersey and pass legislation compelling men to either go to work or find a branch of active service with the fighting forces. The results of the law have been most satisfactory where it has been in force. Our Army will have one million men in France by July. Last week one hundred thousand men were shipped from our shores to Europe. The size of the army has been augmented by the number of new men of the age of twenty one who have been regis tered this past week, the number of whom is about seven hundred and fifty thousand. Ireland is smoothing over the con scription proposition by adopting the volunteer method. It will be recalled that England decided not to enforce conscription although such a law has been passed if it was found that the system of volunteering proved to be satisfactory. The idea of conscription to the Irish is a very unwelcome and distasteful one. June 28th is War Savings Day. Special effort will be made all over the country to increase the sale of War Saving Certificates and Thrift Stamps. This is one of the very best means of saving money, the amount to be Invested ranging from a quarter to one thousand dollars per person. Many of the enlisted men have sent home a War Saving Certificate to the folks and they have continued to fill the card for them. Over There Wind from the Channel’s reaching water, Waft me the fragrance of English loam: . . . Morn on the heath, and a curlew crying Over there ’twixt the moon and sky; And an echo, far through the wide waste hieing, Haunts my heart with a lonely cry. Land where the fields have friendly faces. Love of my dreams in sun and rain. Vernal voices in old sweet places Call me home with a joy that’s pain. Rain in the trenches. Here men bear Life with laughter, drop or dare, Though May’s in the world. Ah, over there Heathery hills and a blue day gleam ing; A deep glen booms with an ocean’s roar; Glimpsed for a moment a seamew screaming Wheels and dives to an unseen shore. There’s a shy green lane, with the banks piled high, Where ha;-Is kiss in the glistening sky, And gay p> mroses climb and crowd To the azure zenith like a cloud. Ah, joy amid leaves to loiter along To the lilt of a stream and a linnet's song! The breeze laughs in like a jester’s story With a seaweed smell; there’s lark in the glory; The wild-rose bursts, and the first May’s falling; In a mist of boughs is a cuckoo calling,—• An echo faint, in the deep wood heard, Asks at the heart, Is it dream or bird? There’s a wet moss scent from a ferny gloom, And the lone love-sigh of wind in the broom; Then a flash from far, and the heart's quick rise, Leaps the blue to the brain with a hoiden glee! The earth swoops down from the shining eyes,— And the sky sweeps up like a wing set free! . . . In the infinite face of the sudden sea! —James A. MacKereth. KAISER’S' ! GOLD” CUP MADE OF PEWTER New York, N. Y.—Announcement has just been made here that the cup which the German Emperor awarded to the American winner of his yacht race in 1905 was not of gold, but was made of pewter, with a thin veneer of gold, and worth about S4O, instead of $5,000, as was stated at that time. During the recent Red Cross drive the cup was auctioned and reauctioned un til it added $125,000 to the nation’s mercy fun. President Wilson was in the audi ence when the "gold” trcpfcy, bearing the Emperor’s likeness engraved on the side, was smashed with a hammer on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House. Persons who desired to see the cun brok en had paid $5 each to the Red Cross to get on the stage. The "gold” remnants later were to have been sold for cash for the Red Cross, but the dealer to whom they were offered said they were pewter. Wilson Marshall's yacht Atlan tic won the race for which 'the cup was the prize. THE SLUM CHILD’S - REBUKE. Colonel Roosevelt, in the course of a visit that he made to the East Side of New York, said: “Thank goodness, the slummer has disappeared. The world perceives now the truth of George Ade’s advice to the condescending slummer—’to uplift get underneath.’ “There’s a story apropos of the slum mer. A lady gave a party at her coun try house to several hundred slum children, and a thin little yirl, on be ing presented to her said: " 'Does your husband booze?’ “ 'Booze?* said the lady. ‘Why—er —no; not to excess.’ “ ‘Wot’s his wages?’ ” ‘He doesn’t work, by dear. He Is a capitalist.’ “ 'Ye keep out o’ debt, don’t ye?’ ” ‘Yes, of course, But what on earth” — “ ‘Yer hair ain’t naturally bronze like that; it’s dyed, ain’t it?” “ ’See here! ’ exclaimed the exasper ated lady. ‘What do you mean by these impertinent questions.’ ” ‘•‘lmpertinent?’ said the thin little girl. ‘Why, ma’am, mother told. me I was to be sure to behave at yous house like a lady, and when ladies come to our house they always talke -o moth er just like that,’ ’! JUNE 19.