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Wednesday, July 31.
Trowbridge Hardware
Company
Wholesale and Retail Hard
ware, Harness and Saddlery.
Phone 935. 847 Broad St.
PAGE’S PLACE
660 BROAD STREET
SOFT DRINKS,
CIGARS, TOBACCO.
“QUEEN” On Draught
For the Soldiers.
Clean Rooms. Good Service.
Polite Attention.
Augusta
Hotel
Rooms 75 Cents and Up.
Special Weekly Rates.
Phone 2127-J.
L. E. MURPHY, Manager.
ELGIN WALTHAM
and
ILLINOIS
WRIST WATCHES
I a io
Wm. 0. WHITE
The Quality Jeweler.
814 Broad Street.
Kodaks
Kodak Supplies
Kodak Finishing.
Our Kodak Work is done
in our own shop. Special
care is taken to insure per
manent prints.
The Aiken Gift Shop
227 Eighth Street.
ALEX RAE
Army Shoes
Half Sole, sewed,
forsl.oo
Half Sole, sewed,
leather heel . $1.35
Half Sole, sewed,
rubber heels . .$1.50
ALEX RAE
236 Ninth St.
Phone 323.
PALACE BARBER
SHOP
J. H. WILLIAMS, Prop.
202 Ninth Street.
DOWN STAIRS.
HOT AND COLD BATHS.
SIX CHAIRS.
We Make a Specialty of
Prompt Service.
Soldier Boys are Wel
come. Try Us.
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SOLDERING AT
CAMP BANCOCK
(Continued from Page One)
, to mention in this correspondence —and
this I say unhesitatingly—that the offi
cers in the American army are the flneat
set of men to be found in any army m tne
world. I am not spekaing here in terms of
military achievements. My knowledge of
military affairs is too limited to permit
myself to speak competently on the sub
ject. I am referring to their personal
qualities and to their mode of behavior
towards the men in the army I will not
be guilty of embellishing facts when I
say that it very often exceeds that of
the courtesy of the men toward them. I
have this nowledge from close personal
observation. In consonance with the true
spirit of American democracy the officer
painstakingly endeavors to impress the
soldier with the absolute equality per
vading the army.
The salute .for Instance is a concrete
example in point. I find it to be the most
annoying experience of the new recruits.
With amazing lucidness and in a spirit of
utter disinterestedness, the Commanding
Officer of my company took the pain to
dispell the prevailing false impresson that
that salute denotes servility. Nothing of
the kind’. It would not be true to the
spirit of true democracy which we es
pouse. The soldier does not salute the in
dividual holding the rank of officer. NOJ
He salutes the rank which he happens to
hold which is promptly returned to him
with perhaps greater deference. The
holder of the commission may eevp be
less able than a rookie, which !• possible
in a democracy like ours.
Having exhausted the subject of ser
vility beyond dispute, a comrade in arms
who enjoys the happy distinction of pos
sessing the very rare qualities for de
ductive and inductive method of reason
ing resorted to a carefully reasoned out
argument, to wit. that the salute is an
unnecessary fatigue for the soldier. I
must confess that it is a striking argu
ment, But it is not always sale to snake
a flanking movement. You may often be
outwitted so hard that you would not
know where it came from. And here is
how our officer outflanked this surprise
attack with a. steel cold mathematical
weapon, which made a deeper cut into the
flank than the clever surprise attack.
“You complain of fatigue,” said the
commanding officer. “Admitted that it is
correct, which I do not. Then those who
really ought seriously to consider the
abolition of the salute are the officers
themselves, for an officer salutes on the
average of about seventy-five times to
your one salute,’’ This Ingenuous reply
put a quietus to the field of attack, Thus
~ an unpleasant subject was ended pleaa
.. antly.
■ I have somewhat deviated from the
subject I started out by dwelling at
length on this seemingly unimportant
matter. But the false notion of the sa
lute is not only current raw recruits but
even more so among the civilians at home
which ought to be dispelled.
To return to the subject I started out,
I will relate but one instance which will
suffice to show that not only are the of
ficers Interested in exhibiting the spirit of
absolute equality pervading the army,
but that they are also interested to the
utmost degree in the welfare of the sol
dier I might say that their interest in
he soldiers’ welfare la almost equal to
paternal care.
It happened one afternoon- The ruth-
• less Southern sun was piercing through
our tents, as if to tost our endurance to
the utmost. Suddenly we hear the shrill
ing blow of the whistle, which we by that
time had learned signified drilling. No
amount of grumbling will help you. When
that whistle blows go you must. Suffice It
to say that the array of forceful and
grandiloquent language was not up to the
standard of the New York Times. We
“fell In;” got Into formation, and off we
went—Hep, hep. hep! The harmony of the
step was every now and then interrupted
by a faint chorus of d——ns.
Our course that afternoon seemed to be
different and longer than usual. The un
certainty of the distance and final place
of destination tended to increase the rest
lessness of the men to the extent of
increase the restlessness of the men to the
extent of arousing suppressed ••mutiny’*
among the men in the rear rank.
However, a note of relief came when we
sighted thickly dotted woods The large
shady trees raised a ray of hope in the
hearts of the men. Another five minutes
of marching and we reached our goal.
“Halt!” the command was given We
were then bidden by the commanding of
« fleer to “fall out” and seat ourselves in a
- circle about him. tl reminded me of the
m good old days of the Cheder when on Lag
B’omar the Rabbi used to take his pupils
out Into the woods to bring back to our
memories the siege of Jerusalem.
When wo were all seated, the command
ing officer to our delight began to tell us a
series of most interesting stories. Os
course each story had a bearing on our
future military life, which deeply en
hanced their interest. We asked ques
tions, a good many foolish and some oth
erwise, and ha answered them all -rood
naturedly. This intimate gathering of
pupils and tutor lasted several hours un
til the relentless Southern sun showed
signs of readiness to make leaveway for
ths sister moon. This was Indeed a per
fecting ending for an all but a perfect day.
“Brain Board” With
Slogan, “American
Brains Will Win
the War” Con
ducts T ests
(Continued from Page One)
Examination the directions are printed
In the Beta Examination no printed di
sk rectlons are, given and very few verbal
- ones. The examiner, by means of a
m blackboard, demonstrates the problem by
samples. By motions and pointing he
shows an orderly t what he wants done
The orderly does the sample problems
while the examiner directs and corrects
him by motions and such simple words
as '‘yes’’ and “no.’’ An intelligent illiter
ate or foreigner without any knowledge of
English, written or spoken, can in this
examination make just as high a grade aa
an intelligent educated man can in the
Alpha Examination. The test is design
ed to measure a man’s capacity to learn,
his ability to adapt himself successfully
to army life and work, and not his knowl
edge of Engbsh or Ws education.
Tn the Alpha Examination as many
men can be placed in one group as can
hear the voice of the examiner. In the
Beta the men must all be able to see the
blackboard. Last Thursday the Psycholog
ical Board in this camp examined in one
day the whole of the Second Training
Group, consisting of about three thdu*
Rand men. The Alpha Examinations were
conducted in the Liberty Theatre, and
the Beta Examinations in Y. M. C. A. No.
76.
After the examination, the next step
is the scoring of the papers. This is done
by force of twenty enlisted men. Over
each test is fitted a celluloid stencil
which shows just what items should be
marked. The fecorer in a fe* seconds
can count the number of correct items In
■ a test, and enter the score for that test.
The final grades are given in terms of A.
B. Or, C. C—, D and E. A means very
superior, B Superior, Ct high average. C
average C— low average. D inferior and K
verv inferior. About five per cent of a
company should get A. five per cent E.
fifteen per cent B, Ct, C—- and X>, and
thirty per cent C.
There U a possibility that a man in a
group examination may be confused, may
not feel well, or may not try. For these
reasons any man who falls -rery low is
called back and examined individually by
one member of the board. In the Indi
vidual examination the man is given tests
of ability to do things that require more
or le*s thought. HU every movement Is
watched, analyied. and enters into his
record as well as the speed with which
he work. No man is reported as feeble
minded without this thorough individual
analysis. By a combination of the two
group examinations and the individual
examination every man is given a fair
chance to show what is in him.
The value of intelligence ratings is ob
vious. When a man is to be selected for •
some particular work ths personnel of
ficer not only has a record of what the
man has said about himself, but he also
has ah objective meaeure of the man's
intelligence. The man who has a high
degree of intelligence can be put into a
totally new job with dome degree df cer
tainty that he will make good. On the
other hand, a man of less than rhe aver
age amount of intelligence should, if it U
at all possible, be but only at work in
which he has had long training, for he
does not possess enough adaptability to
make good quickly at a new job. A for
eigner cannot be taught to follow military
directions unless he Lb taught to speak
English. If ft can be shown that al
a MB etc knew English ha
is intelligent, the officers in charge of that
man will know that effort spent in teach
ing him the language will be effort well I
spent. They can spend their time on a
man of this type rather than on a dullard
who after he has learned the language I
has not enough intelligence to be taught
to become an able soldier. Those who |
fall very low in the individual examina
tion are put into the development bat
talion. to determine whether it is worth
while to attempt to train them for regular
service.
As rapidly as possible psychological ex- I
amining is being perfected in all the |
camps. A school in military psychology for
the purpose of training men to do this
work has been In session since February
first. A report from this department in
Washington covering the work up to June
first showed that at that time psychologi
cal examining had been started in 27
camps, and examinations had been given
to 360,000 men.
The work at Camp Hancock is in charge
of Lieut. John J. B. Morgan. He is as
sisted by Lieut. Hood. Sergt. Williams,
and Privates Jones, Holley and McCarthy.
Lieut. Morgan is well-known in psychol
ogical circles. He Is a member of sev
eral psychological associations, he hajfc
done considerable research in psychology
and has published a number of scientific
articles. He has a doctorate from Co
lumbia University, studied as a fellow in
the Johns Hopkins University and left a
position on the faculty of Princeton Unl
versity to enter the service. He was one
i of those who entered the army work in
its experimental stage and hence Is thor
oughly familiar with all phases of psychol
ogical examining.
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; MIRTHFUL MUTTERINGS
FROM THE MEDICAL
SUPPLY DEPOT
The records of a lost motorcycle seemed
to have perturbed the somewhat eaey go
ing disposition of Corporal Bailey during
; these heated days. Such trifling details,
r however, had little or no effect upon the
. tranquilly of the office force as four or
> five hundred dollars from our pockets
. would be very little to worry us. Only
> after a little reconnoitering the innocent
. and peace loving motorcycle was found
, leisurely occupying floor space much to
the relief of the fast ebbing patience of
J Chief Bailey.
x Which only goes to prove that sleep is a
: necessary state of being for our esteemed
’ 00-worker "Doc" Brunswig, who has sur
’ passed every human conception in the
J time allotted to us humans for “napping ”
’ The “jumpers” come in handy for bunk
’ fatigue evidently. Never mind we will
’ hear good reports from Jersey yet.
s Canali, Fienberg and Skillman seem to
' be deriving healthy benefits from their
evening “ualisthentips” which only proves
0 the assertion that a little contraction and
f expansion of the muscles, no matter to
I what method employed will always benefit
• physically the parties concerned. More
J power to ye.
While speaking of callsthentfi's the
Depot Brigade has about reached the top
II most wrung of perfection. A sight of ua
- will convince anyone. Even if Helfand
f does the exercises backward, or Ashkenae
r , is unable to hold his arms up straight,
e and even if Radler, he of much girth.
- does throw our line out of whack, still
n these little discrepancies can be over
o looked when one casta his eyes upon the
ever alert Conner. The clear-eyed am-
- bitious youth instills that feling in the
h whole detachment which causes all an
o over-abundanec of pep that is felt by all.
,t Barracks 49 again entered into one of
o those necessary and highly elevating dis
n cussions. the subject being “Is New York
t New York, or Is It not, and if not why
(1 not?” The aides were about evenly dl
e vided. Wolf seemed to be. the noisiest
e one closely seconded by Dody Thompson
e with now and then a pleasant interruption
e from Grim, the Glendale gladiator. The
d “yays" won the day much to the disgust
of Mclntosh, the New England songbird.
• Not satisfied with the wonderful 3how
-0 Ing made by the Medical Supply In their
previous game. Barracks 48 is still snopp
< ing around for another display of their
0 abilities upon the diamond. In order to
>♦ even up things a little more we will have
to break the arm of the Bronxville Bear
cat, Skillman, and eliminate Brown, the
e “Long Island Terror,” from the contest.
e With all due respects to you Manager
9 Swavely, we must admit that, your choice
I of a third baseman, said position being
j held down by indifatigabie Rodgers, could
bo batter held down with something more
4 substantial. For Instance a nice iron rkig.
J Hand shaking has become a popular
• pastime with the boys from 44. Bob Ash
’ ton, the Broadway Beau Brummel. heads
r the list. What is in the wind, Bobby? la
, It. due to the fact that payday is so near
or have you an ulterior motive that, is be
} yond comprehension? But still as a hand
. shaker, little Bobby cannot be beat. We
have only one objections, however. Pray
‘ why is this sudden lapse into quietude
’ due. Private Ashton? Have you some
j weighty subject on your mind or are you
. just giving your jaw a rest so as to be
better able to overcome the tenacity of
j ye well known mess hall ham.
Speaking now In the chapter wherein
• lies our most noted celebrities we find
■ Milkman, he of the pleasant disposition
and extravagant loquaciousness, who has
• been giving a good account of himself
lately. He, being promoted three times.
From 44 to 39 than to 43. The next move
ought to be In the Nurses’ Quarters. But
variety always was a big help to a fellow
and Albert H. is no exception. We can
state thia much, however, that no mat
ter what position Albert holds, he will al
ways make his presence felt, in some way
or another.
Complaint has been made against Thom
by many of his co-workers. Private Thom
is noted for his talkativeness and his
loud laughing In the warehouse. In fact.
. his conduct Is, at timea, vary unseemly.
I We trust that, this little paragraph will
L be seen by the gentleman in question and
, will have the desired effect of causing him
, to desist from any unnecessary loquac
iousness.
And so the world rolls on even In the
’ earthly existence of the peace loving Geo. •
» Rupprecht (no relation to the C/own
■ Prince, if you please). However, the ali .
prevailing influence of Grafton. Mass., has
’ ever shown its light of understanding ■
■ upon him and caused him never to vary
’ from the straight and narrow. More now-
■ er to ye. George, say we. But speaking of
• the light of understanding, when do you
expect another box of cigarettes? We al-
’ ways like to know in advance so as to let
f our stock of smokos run out.
' And rurtheimors, l»st we forget to men-
• tion that Murray Berlin needs very little
’ publiolty these troublesome times, cou
; elderlng of course hbs last name as a mark
-of dletlnctlon (vr extinction, whioh will It
> be Murray?) But even with a name »o
■ unneutral w» can emphatically class the
lanky son of old New York as a full-
> blooded American. He makes an artlstio
■ pivot man.
> 2 nly ? oe “ t 0 i ,rove that Holstein
; Ibeg pardon, dear reader, we are not
I ? f a member of the animal fam-
‘ Sly with the milk-giving propensities) la a
: r’ si
1 diamond business Brilliant ie perfectly
• capable of living up to the reputation his
• name has given to him. Sprightly lads
' are tbey. i
' Last but not least In our estimation his !
honor the Mayor who rules with a firm ,
I hand is every on the job. much to the ■
Sorrow of his helpers, p.osen, the ‘•Hlfa
iooten Hartford Horror" knows that the
; “devil finds work for Idle hands to do"
x (Shakespeare) and does his utmost to
; keep ail busy.
Dave Vernon had better find the plate
the next time he Is pitching to big chief
; Bailey or else we Will find our corporal
: hipless. That Is a rather one-sided pun
’ but we will let it go at that.
! Is everybody happy? Then all together,
j boys.
’ Resume March'
Let’s join the procession.
Bible Reading Club At
Hut 77
I As an echo to the splendid talk on
> the Bible and ite influence on clvillza
' tlon by Dr. Wilbert W. White, the Daily
; Bible Reading Club at Hut No. 77, will
, reach more than 100. The start given
i by Dr. White will be kept up by the
> soldiers under the leadership of Secre
' tarles Roberts and Frazer.
, Bible subjects and lectures will be
. given from time to time and every en-
I ’ couragement furnished the men who
II really purpose to read the Bible daily.
TRENCH AND CAMP
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nlrte) plated and emboßMii with the Inalxniaof the '/ Khaki twill-nickel-plated ’’Bulldog” Rarer: indo
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The men who know the value
of every minute use the Gillette
Maybe a civilian can afford to loaf around a half hour
or more listening for “next.” But the men in khaki or
navy blue know the value of the Gillette the razor for
service everywhere. Five or ten minutes for the once
over” Gillette shave—and a man is . clean, braced up, ;
right back on the job.
Have vou seen the new Gillette sets specially No Stropping—No Honing. When a man wants * 1
made for the fighting mani Two ot them are now Blades he can get them many !
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is up against. supplying the American Expeditionary Forces.
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a X JIV XX XMta INVITE YOU TO CALL AND SEE THEIR LINE OF GOODS. EFFICIENT
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Uniforms Made and Altered. Safety Razor Blades Money Belts Boxing Gloves
, . Flash Lights Hat Strape Guns, Pistols, Cartridges
217 Seventh Street Just off Broad. Lanterns Baseball Goods Paints. Varnishes and Brushes
Legglns Tennis Goods Barbers’ Supplies.
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