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HIKING SONGS
TOUTED
KHAKI GLAD
Battalions Take Time Out
From Field Drill to Learn
How to Sing While on the
March. Songs With Good
Swing and Rhythm Chosen to
Work With. Plans Endorsed
by Highest Military Authori
ties on Training
MEN DISPLAY READINESS
AND GREAT SPIRIT
"If they can fight like they can sing,
tfie kaiser s scalp's not worth a ding."
remarked a disinterested observer who
chanced to witness a real military song
drill being put across in one of the Y
huts. here they were, some eight or
nine hundred men, in fact a battalion,
with a lusty gusto that shook the build
ing, singing into their soldier make-up
a morale that will not stop this side of
Berlin. Singing, then whistling, marking
time, following carefully the directions of |
the perspiring song master, all n remark
able unison, typical of the team work |
and harmonious action of Uncle Sam's I
fighting men. these companies <;f war
riors gave some sort of an idea of the
strength of purpose back of e»;ry pow
ers u 4» note.
A singing army lias never been defeat
ed and the authorities on training, real
izing the vast importance of this invinci
ble element called morale in the com
pounding of an army, are taking advan
tage of every possible meansto make
America's great armies «not. only fit to
fight but unconquerable. Throughout all
the training camps hiking songs and the
general rhythm of marching .songs are
being taught. « The songs are usually of
a popular nature, chosen for their irre
sistible swing of the music and their
adaptability to all kinds of mixed voices.
No song is chosen on the strength of a
possibility that some day the words will
be placed in the catalogue of classic lyrics
whose literary perfection Is unquestioned.
"Good-bye, Pa; good-bye. ma. good-bye
mule with your old hee-haw. I may not
know what the war's about, but by gosh
I’ll soon find out. Good-bye. sweetheart,
never fear. I'll bring you a king for a
souvenir; I'll bring you a Turk and the
kaiser, too. And what more can a fel
low do?" is sung with a spirit that makes
certain the man means every word about
bringing home a vutmy, cvni though
f
dignified and not at all in the. high-brow
class, to say the least.
In compliance with the general musical
corndneted m an the camps,
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COMPANY THIRTY.
GROUP THREE.
FEAST
The Headquarters Thirteenth Com
pany, Third Group, of the Main Train
ing Depot, tendered on a recent sven-
Ing , a real sumptuous dinner.
There was not a dull moment during
the entire feast, which proved to be one
cf the best of its kind at (.’amp Han
cock.
Besides the speeches given by va
rious officers of the company, also
other company talent, the following
program was rendered:
Rowley and Young, courtesy of New
Madjeska Theater.
Harry Staffard, courtesy of "Chil
dren of France Company," The Wells.
Friend and Downing, courtesy of the
New Modjeska.
Private Frank Ridge, 30th Company,
3rd Group, M. T. D., courtesy of him
self.
Klotter and Quinn, courtesy of Wells
Theater.
Eddie Lee—Jack of Diamonds, the
big surprise.
Jazz Band —Bill Bailey. Leonard Jos
eph and Associates in Crime.
Louis Handmon, very private of the
27th Company. M. G. T. C., 2nd group.
Many plaudits were received, and
every man enjoyed the moments to the
fullest extent.
The rabies, which were handsomely
decorated, as well as the mess hall
Itself, were laid with the menu which
follows:
California Fruit
Bananas, Group 3
Oranges, Regulation Issue
Soup, O. D.
Cream Tomatoes
Olives, a la Louis
Celery, Tall and Slender
Roast Turkey, 8. O. S.
Served Undressed
Mashed Potatoes, as Skirmishers
Creamed Peas, Camouflaged
Stuffed Peppers. Trench Style
Sliced Tomatoes Deployed
Apple Salad
Whipped Cream, Guide Center
Lemonade, a la Denton
Wafers
Boston Coffee, from the Orient
Reel Bread and Butter
Cigars, Perfectos
Cigarettes from the Mecca of the
World.
At the bottom of the cover page nf
the four-page red, white and blue
printed program, are these words:
"From the four corners of the earth we
are gathered here with but one pur
pose in our souls."
The officers of the Thirtieth Com
pany, with the list of committee in
charge of the program, appear on the
last past as follows:'
Capt. Samuel D. Royse, Second Lieut.
Thomas Nichsolson. Allen E. Denton,
Charles B. Lucke, Le Grande Jones,
Harold E. Mountain, Melvin Kraus,
Elmer Stover, Leonard Schuman, com
mittee. First Sergeant Earle M.
Barnes, director in general; Mess Ser
geant Carl M. H.pkins. master of mess
Serjeant Charles O. Miller, supplier of
supplies. Corporal Edward W. Cohan,
arranger of the artistic array: Corpo
ral Sam Haddon Crisman, toastmaster.
“Not farewell, but just ‘so long.* ”
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VOL. 1.
Conversation on Conservation
By Cy Hecker
The meaning of seconds, I suppose all
you men in the service know what sec
onds mean—it is that part of a meal
when a man enjoys the eats and gets
another helping—how much better would
it be for us all to eat seconds all the
time. The time is coining when all Mess
Officers will have to answer why the
men are wasting food found in garbage
cans. And the question arises, why are
you wasting the first you are receiving.
Tn this country there has been a ten
dency to waste food as well as other
things. It rquires consercration to over
come this habit. We have, got Lo get
our men out of that habit. *
We have a school for cooks and bakers.
I but they can’t accomplish everything,
though they have done a great work. They
are known to reduce the bread consump
tion in other camps from 70 pounds to
58 pounds a day per man, makinf a sav
ing at that particular camp, approximate
ly 2,500 pounds a day. In some eamps
even larger savings are made. At the
same time rot one single allowance, of
PRESS CLUB TO HOLD
BALL AND VAUDEVILLE
Promises to be a Pleasing
Event. Secretary of the Club
Announces That There Will be
250 Young Ladies Present.
’ Best Talent in Camp Secured
I For the Vaudeville
Arrangements have been completed
for the Hancock Press Club vaude
ville and ball to be held at the Len
wood Hotel Tuesday evening, Aug. 20.
Two hundred and fifty of the fair sex
of Augusta will be present so the Sec
retary announced today.
The affair is not restricted to mem
bers of the Press Club and a cordial
invitation is extended to all. Civilians
are especially invited.
Wedding Bells For
Corporal Peters of
Ordnance T. S.
William W. Peters and Laura Baruth
were united in the bands of holy matri
mony on August 3, i'.'is. by Pastor Bell
, of Camp Hancock. W.M. Peters, better
known to the men of Camp as Corpora I
, Peters. as bo has acted in that capacity
for the last five months. Is a man among
■ men* well liked by all, and can face any
man in ramp, and not have one man
I point a finger at him and say: "He did
, me wrong." His work on the mounted
section nf the Military Police is highly
and again he has done acts of worthy
monthly but nothing was ever said by him
1- only did his duty, and thought nothing
I of it
J The bride, Laura Baruth. is known to
• everybody In the company as her pic
! turns were on his desk for everyone to
I see and. he sure Tins a keen eyesight
' f<-r beauty. The boys always had a
I piece of real home-made rake when she
I sent a box of good things and they came
J every week regular. Also the little per-
I fumed pink envelopes which came daily
< were a joy to all, for he always wore a
' smile when they came.
We all wish Mr. and Mrs. Peters luck,
happiness, good health and wealth that
Corporal Peters will return to Chicago
to live a life of joy. This is the wish of
flie officers and men of the Military Po
lice Company of Camp Hancock.
}’. S.—Corporal Peters is now a rnem-
I her of the 4th Casual Co,, 1 Pvo. ftegi
jmont, O. T. C.
I HANCOCK HEALTHIEST
| CAMP IN THE COUNTRY
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I The fact that Camp Hancock leads all
i army camps in the United States in the
matttr of health and had the lowest
death rate during the past six months is
revealed in the semi-annual report of
the chief of the division of sanitation to
the surgeon general of the army.
The report shows that the percentage
of pneumonia during the six-months perio
was lower than at : ny other camp and
' it also ranked among the lowest as to
dysentery, measles, meingitis and scar
let fever, while the general .average, as
stated above was the lowest in the coun
try. Hancock's death rate for the slx
month period was 2.26, the lowest in
tie country.
This splendid health record for Camp
Hancock will no doubt attract wide spread
attention, and will be an ar
gument in favor of Augusta as a health
resort, a reputation which it has enjoyed
for many years.
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Chasing the Boche has become in recent weeks the chief sport of hero ic French and American trooos who have met and defeated the flower of the
Kaiser’s pet troops on the second battle of the f/arne. Here is shown one of th- chief terrors to the badly beat© n Boche. It a monster French tank,
hundreds cf which are now in operat on, going into ©**<•*«. Note the uUa ntry/nen following in the waka of the tank whid .* t, *»ng as a screen.
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bread was taken away from the men.
We must teach them how to handle it
and how to use it—Remember —this is
your war, and you have a vital part to
play in its winning, if you haven't found
that part as yet. by all rules of urgencq
bind it—you want to banish that thought
that you are not needed. Every man is
needed and not until the combined co
operation of all men, will be accomplished
what we have long sought, namely, to
avoid—waste. The next time you go to j
your mess Thin'.: what it means to waste
and help to conserve.
Lets begin now—now is the best time
and help Uncle Sam save a little monev.
which up until now he gave you without
a murmum. it is the easiest thing in the
world to do Regulate, your appetites
and that old army game of I wonder
what they have to eat today and then
turn up your nose—will be done away
with—get together for good and better
food -beginning today.
Reclamation is our work- Conservation
Is your duty.
A WORD TO THE NEWS
GATHERERS
Every one is awaare of the fact that the
newspaper is the best medium through ;
which the entire world becomes acquaint
ed -learning of the daily happenings of
the four corners of the earth. A weekly
paper is likened unto a preacher wwho .
endeavors to attract his hearers each
Sunday, instilling their minds and hearts <
with the more modern ideas of the old
time religion, but on a much larger scale.
One church probably has five hundred or
more listeners tn its audience on the Sab
bath daw, while the newspaper will carry
the news o' Hie world, in various forms,
to thousands, or hundreds of thousands
of readers who want to know the current
events from hour to hour and from day in 1
day, besides gaining a wider and broader
view of the life of the other half of this
great universe.
' ewspapers. as a rule, are not only dis
tributed locally, but cast abroad, and its
influence is felt wherever transportation
is available.
Now then, in order that facts might be
obtained, there must he a real source for
news gatherings. At Camp Hancock
there is evidently a large number of good
writers, men of wide newspaper exper
ience-men who know the value and de
velopment of a weekly paper. These are
the men. and others of literary ability,
whom the Trench and Camp would like
to have co-operate in o i eport or ial way.
A suggestion is made that the com -
m ..ding officers of each company des
ignate men with ability to write say two
or three, or more, to act as company re
porters from wee kto week. One man can
work as editor for the entire company, [
while, with the help of a few others, much
newsy material can be gotten with very
litlle effort. This can easily bo accom
plished when once the names of the men
are well known.
persnnals. poetry, cartoons and
lie true ..0.l re-al the litre of
war. written by the soldier, for the ben
efit of the soldier and for the folks at
home, is what is desired.
All writings for the First Group (com
panies One to Twelve) and th" Third
Group (companies Twenty-five to Thirty
si. \o. including Headquarters company
should be sent to Y. M. C. 232 and
dropped in the red box located over the
desk. Companies Thirteen to Twenty,
four of the Second Group may give news
to i. AL C A. 76, which is their nearest
meeting place.
Matter written-up for the following
week should be in the hands <.f the Y. M.
' ' . v ’latej than Monday at nomi’,
ipis allows ample time for copy prepar
ation and printing. The date of print
ing is Tuesday.
With the co-operation of (he officers
and non-coms and the privates, Trench
and ('amp at Camp Hancock can bo made
the largest and newsiest sheet of its kind
on America. With your help the folks at
home will learn to know that the men in
uniform are doing a heap more than drill
mg in the hot. sun fro mday to day.
Trench and Camp is strictly a. soldier's
paper written by the soldier and for the
soldier.
RECORD-BREAKING CROWD .
AT SUPPLY DEPOT TENT
Dixie Quartette Makes Big Hit.
Little Dancer Scores Heavily.
Many Encores Responded to.
On Wednesday night the men of the
supply depots turned out en mass to wel- I <
come the splendid performance of the I i
Dixie Quai.ette.
The tent was filled to-overflowing and
many were compelled to stand outside
We are prcj>ar.-<l to say, .however, that in
the near future we will have a new build
ing i.' comfortably seat all the. boys and
provide ;t'( i | modations for our various
programs.
The Dixie Quartette has been favorably ,
received at Camp Hancock and we fee! ,
that we must say something special about l
the little dancer, who was encored again i
and again and who responded with so
much grace. She sang "They Gc Wild,
Simply Wild. Over Me." And they did.
AUGUST 14, 1918.
SPECIALISTS
SCHOOL HAS
BUSY WEEK
Two New Companies Added
Makes Total of Seven. Colonel
Ovenshine in Command.
Pleasing Entertainment Ar
ranged By Lieut. Miliman.
Other Programs to Follow
The first boxing carnival to be hold un
der the auspices of tho Specialists School.
M. G. T. C , in K. of C. No. 1 arena last
Wednesday night, surpassed any program
yet. held by the school. The audience,
augmented by soldiers from the Ordnance
Camp and Main Training Depot, ran into
tho thousands. They forimai a human
horseshoe about the ring, qnd cheered ami
applauded strenuously as they enjoyed
some decidedly exciting bouts.
Epoch-nu king both In point of attend
ance ami success was the concert with
an address by Hon. William Howard of
Augusta following the carnival which was
given under the direction of the Jewish 1
Welfare Board. The Ib n. William How
ard's address stirred all present to the
highest pitch of enthusiasm, tn his elo
quent manner he spoke - f the gieat cause
in which this country is now engaged.
Headquarters’ Band played, and there
were singers and other entertainers. Al
together, it was a big night for the Spe
cialists School.
Battle Royal.
Most thrilling of all was a battle royal
staged by nine negroes from the corral.
They furnished as lively an entertainment
as one couuld desire. So exciting did it
become that the spent atom <roso from
their seats and cheered wildly. The win
ner was the recipient of a two days’
pass, with spending money, and he cer
tainly earned the reward.
The sons of ebony, each wearing box
ing gloves, were put into the ring ami told
to go to it. They were a little bashful in
starting, but after they finally got under
way there was something doing all the
time.
!<• was a spectacle well worth witness
ing. As a climax to the carnival, it
would be 1 .Ird to beat. There was no
doubt everyone in the crowd thoroughly
enjoyed this part of the entertainment.
Bouts Exciting.
Something not on the program ran a
close second to the battle royal. This was
a bout between ; h usky fighter, who
lay down in the bout .riginally sehed-
I uled, and a. little fellow from the aud
ience who volunteered to s< ia.p with him.
The little man made the big soldier put
up a stiff battle, and there was a thr'.ll
almost every moment. The judges de
clared the volunteer fighter the winner
because of the cliff ere.* e in Weight.
Little Soldier Very Game.
John Niippl of Nca/ York, a member of
tho Headquarters Company. M. G. T. ('
took up the challenge, although he weighs
only 116 pounds, and he was given a
great reception as he sprang into the
ring. Tho threat of K. P. if he con
tinued t> lay down put fight into Trave
lino.
Nappl lost no time in getting at Trnve
lino, who was forced to fight at his best
in order to keep from being severely pun
ished by the game little lad. Having an
immense advantage by the difference in
weight, Travelino weakened Nappl.
But the soldier from the big city stuck
H out in n .- in pr h ingh plucky
bust antagonist and taking severe pun
ishment without a single whimper. J'h.t
crowd was with Nttopi, and kept cheer
ing him. At. the end of the second round
rravollno .vas unwilling to go on any
further, and the judg.-s gave Nappi the
decision Traveliho had shown unfair
t.u-tu's. taking advantage of clinches to
get in wallo, at Nappi and also hit
ting Nappi when he was partly down.
Nelson Defeats Pranka.
Charlie Nelson of S. hool ('o. No j f (H -
Enlisted Students got the decision over
Wladimir Pranka of School Co. No. 2 for
Enlisted students. ’.-Ison had not train
ed for the bout, but lie put up such a live
ly fight that at the end of throe rounds
Pranka announced that he had enough.
The judges decided it was a tie up to this
point, but when Nelson expressed a will
ingness to go fm fourth round, ami
Pranka declined, Nel-on was proclaimed
the winner.
The. third bout was between Corp. Ar
thur DeLano of School f’o. No. 1 for
Enlisted Students and Corp. James Quin
lau of Seine. I Co. No 2 for Enlist.si Stu
dents. Quinlan, who outweighed D<l,ano,
got tho decision. Both hoys sou dit a . lean’
battle.
Anthony Petullo of Headquarters Co.,
fought hard hut Art Black of Headquar
ters <'().. E. ami T. Dept., was too . lever
for him, Black getting the decision.
Free for AII Fight.
Pvt Joyce was the winner in the battle
royal. Former less Sgt. Jordan was the
last man to i ■<+ with him, Jordan final
ly quitting. Ail of the other men were
knocked out of the ring. With nint men,
then* was an odd man to liven things up.
While eight men paired up, the odd nm i
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Dental Corps Never Extracts
a Tooth That Might Be
Saved For Further Service
Dental Surgeons. Competent By
Study and Experience and
Equipped With Best of Ma
terials By the Government,
Perform a Valuable Work For
the Fighting Man. Dentists
Urgently Advise Thrice Daily
Cleaning
I am prompted to repeat the state
ment that the dental surgeon in the
army is in the service for the welfare
of its patients even to Wi greater ex
tent than in civil life. He has sac
rificed the comforts of home and given
up his business in order to do 1 s bit
for our country in this time of press
ing need. Under such circumstances
it is only logical to realize that ho is
giving tho. best service he can.
i hear th epatients say at times
that they have not been treated right
because the uentist advised and want
t ed to do for him what he considered
unnecessary or uncalled for.
A man making such a remark fails
to consider that the deitist has spent
years of his life to prepare himself to
. advise aml treat the mouth ard teeth
ami that tho average man gives little
or no time I the care of this part of
his body until dental trouble comes, at
which time he assumes thal. he is
competent lo say what shall h; done
to relievo the condition.
Men, I want, to hand it to you
i straight that what we tell you and
what Wfi want to do for you is for
your own betterment ami as I have so
oftep stated, we always have tho
"Golden Rulo" as our motto, doing for
you just what we would want done for
us under similar conditions. At tho
present time we ar ©compelled to ex
. tract large numbers of teeth which
could be saved for service. Nature
has a very positive way of warning us
of trouble to came. This she does by
; the sense of pain. If we disregard this
warning tho trouble continues and
grows worse and sometimes painless
ly until the tooth has decayed beyond
i hope of repair so 1 say to you at first
> knowledge of dental trouble make an
effort to consult, one of the dent il sur
geons in the meantime, starting to
day, to give your teeth the care and
. attention their importance to your
general health indicates.
Let me give you an illustration to
show you why your teeth should be
cleaned after every meal. For the
’ sake of illustration let. us t; ke our
. mess kit tilled with the various artl
-1 cles of food issued at a meal. We
take a portion from the plate and roll
’ it in our hands into a bolus or ball,
which is just what the teeth and
longue do with it in the mouth. After
doing this I am sure that the first
thing you would be prompted to do is
to clean the hands. Is it not clear to
you then'' that you should feel the
same way abo ■ your teeth which
come in contact with all food that
goes into your body.
Clean your teeth throe time* 1 every
day and we will try to repair damage
i a eady done.
C. J. HOLLISTER,
First Lieut. D. (’ , N. G.,
Camp Dental Surgeon.
Employment For
Soldiers’ Wives
Tin- War Camp Community Service
is looking after the soldiers’ wives
that are. desirous of being self-sup
porting while in Augusta with their
husbands, and all soldiers’ wives who
are looking for positions in homes in
Augusta are asked to get. in touch
with Miss Annie Shumate at the Sol
diers' Club. There are many of the
soldiers’ wives who have given up lu
crative positions in their horn • cities!
o that they might be with their
hands while they are here in training
and are willing to take either posi- I
Hons or situations, to do office work
or go in the home and assist with the
children or care of the homo, if they
would l»o taken as one of the family,
not as a menial. The attitude of the
young women in wishing to be self
supporting while here should b suf
ficient vredential for them.
Any womep interested will find it to
their advantage to communicate with
Mrs. Shumate, phone 362.
SECOND CASUALS
HOLD REUNION
GOES! PARTY
Many Guests Present Including
Former Members of the Com
pany and Lady Friends of tho
Men
It was a real reunion of old com
rades. The mess hall fairly rang with
joy and laughter and music. Among
those who were there were former Top
Sergeant Haymond Mitton and Ser
geants Schifficld, Moore and Kaiser
man, who are attached to the Special
School of the Third Regiment.
There were many guests present,
among whom were Captain Carnduff,
and Mrs. Otto J.. Kampschaefer, wife
of the commanding officer, and a whole
host of Southern Helles, all of whom,
with one exception, appeared to be Ser
geant Jack Minkowsky’s friends. The
exception referred to was that of a
beautiful actress from New York, who
seemed especially to know L’eut. L. C.
Guenthier, and hq was very attentive
to make the evening a pleasant one
for her. So it is presumed that she
was his guest.
Notwithstanding Sergeant Minkow
sky’s varied popularity. Top Sergeant
C. L. Olson was voted the most popu
lar sergeant in Camp Hancock, for he
was able to monopolize the attention of
the same girl througho it the afternoon
and evening. It was conceded that it
requires a better soldier successfully to
guard one hea t with many entrances
than to force a temporary entrance’to
any number of hearts with even only
one entrance.
Th' entertainment was begun with
a generous dinner, rai ging from olives,
celery, baked pork, and all that, to
Georgia punch, with no emphasis on
tho punch, which had been prepared by
Cooks H. A. Sawyer, Gus Moshes, 6.
i M. Kedig, and Hector Belanger, super
> vised by Mess Sergeant
j arski. Under the direction of Sergeant
Minkowski, the girls were placed along
the table at every other plate, and the
b.-.vs who spent most time shining their
shoes and trying to make the peg in
their breeches- stand out, arrived only
to find the places between the girls
occupied by the loss fastidious.* They
immediately fell in at the plates in
front of tho girls, consoling themselves
”’ith the statement that they had rath
er sit in front of the women, so that
they could look them over. The other
toys, however, oontende that they
preferred to sit beside tho girls.
They did not give the reason or rea
sons for their preferences.
Immediately the dishes wore cleared
away, the tables were hastily stacked
against one side of the mess hall. Then
the boys and girls began the glide down
the long hall, beneath the flags and
crepe and green pines, the artistic work
of Sergeant Pierkarski and Private
Robert Parks, to the sv-j n g of the jazz
music furnished by the L.vision Head
quarters Company Orchestra.
Interluding the dances were a read
ing by Miss Doll, from the Modjeska; a
song by Miss Valk, from New York, ac
companied on the piano by Miss Stet
son; and a song by Sergeant Charles
Perskin, whose singing talent will be
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The Rebirth of An Ancient People
One of the Aims of the Allies
By PRIVATE MEYER W. WEISGAL
63rd Company, M. T. D.
Out of the maelstrom of this cosmic
fury; from the stenches of belching,
black-throated cannon will emerge a new
world founded on social justice, equality
of opportunity for all men. and self
determination of all nations, great and
small. These are the fundamental prin
ciples which have become paramount, in
the midst of the tragedies of the war.
Whatever else might be said of the
causes that have brought about this uni
versal struggle, two tilings i ust be clear
to every political thinker of weight: that
this is not so much a war between the
( 'mitral Bowers and the Entente as it. is
a conflict between two opposed and irre
concilable theories of life. On the one
hand wo have the Allied Powers animated
by the idea of democracy ami the free
dom and self-determination of the na
tions as against the Germanic theory of
autocracy and the subjection of the
smaller nations.
This Is. the undoubted political trend
of this war. More than this; The war is
clearly making for a new union of na
tions, great ami small. It is setting up
a* new interpretation as well as a new'
standard of nationality, giving a new
stimulus to the moral principles which
go to the making of nationality. In fact, |
ties Intensive nationalism manifested it
re’f among all the peoples of Europe
ong before the war. The desire for na
tional self-assertion is deeply imbedded
in every people, no matter under what
adverse circumstances it may live. •‘Na
tionality, like democracy.” says the great
American statesman. Justice Louis T>.
Brandeis of the United States supreme
court, “has been one of the potent forces
maki'g for man’s advance during the
ur.'-t hundred years. The assertion <f na
tionality h'»s infused whole peoples with
hom- manhood ami self respect. It has
< •>m>h!ed and made purposeful million 1 -
of Jives. It offered them a future, and
in doing so revived and capitalized n|l
that was valuah’e in their nasi. The
assertion of nat’onalltv raised Ireland
fmm the «lnugh of despondency It
roused southern Slavs to heroic deeds
it created gallant Belgium. it freer!
rjrcere. it trace us a united Italy. It
manifesto-' itself even aiorg the free
ne- dloh— like the Welsh, who had no
grievance. (mt who gave expression to
♦ heir nationality through »hy revival of
the old Cymric tongue. Each nf these
r.pz'»>ie u developed beranse,, as Mazzini
sal<l, they were enabled to proclaim ‘to
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MUSIC SHOW
Entertainment By Men of the
Ordnance Training School
Under Leadership of Head
quarters Company An Enjoy
able Success. Excellent Pro
gram of High Quality
JAZZ BAND KEEPS THINGS
LIVELY 9
Camp Hancock men with a taste for
music, cumeuy, wrestling and boxing
i"or utnvr entertainment are failing
tn gel. all tnat is coming to mem when
they stay away from mu Friday evening
entertainments given by tne men of the
Ordnance 'training .School, under tho
leadership ol Headquarters Company.
'J He iirst of a new series was given under
the trees at the "Haunted House" last
Friday night, and a program was pre
sented the equal in quality of those given
in the days of the old Headquarters Com- *
paiiy. Another wilt be given next Friday,
starting at 7:3U sharp and those in charge
are hoping to have an audience several
times as uirge as that of last week.
Private Newfield acted as master of
ceremonies for the first of the new ord
nance school affairs, vice Private Hartz,
now languishing in quarantine. A jazz
band, which included several perform
ers laniiliar to those who used to attend
the supply school aftairs, started off with
some peppy music. Private Kerkin of
Company D, whose tenor is one of the
standby drawing cards, followed with
Oley Hpeaks' "Your Smile," and encored
with "in an Old-Fashioned Town.” Pri
vate Hobson, also of Company D, con
tributed some fiddle juggling, during
which he played a certain familiar jig
with his violin in eight or ten different
positions. His second offerng was a,
Swedish version of Barbara Freitchie,
which must have made the respected au
thor of that well known poem turn in
his grave. Private VVhilden, another 1)
Company man. gave two piano selections
the first being the "Pilgrims’ Chorus.**
Private Con Bre.vick came through with
"The Sunshine of Your Smile," "A Baby's
Prayer at Twilight,” and some lively rag
that all showed him a wizard with with
a banjo. His performance was unfortu
nately cut short by the breaking of a
string, after his audience Lad settled
down to the business of keeping him busy
until his repertoir had been exh-austed,
"You Can't Drive a Nail With a
Spronge, No Matter How Often You Soak
It," Private .Baum announced as his first
contribution ’ r ’ - < • '
jijj) / l( [ :t ( j nt > Ut si on w.*i»ea tiitot.
with an enthusiastic reception.
A wrestling match between Private
Grumbling, C Company, and Private
Hoffman-, Company D, was one of the new
features. Sergeant A. R. Smoley of
Headquarters Company, three years east-,
ern intercollegiate wrestling champion,
refereed. Hoffman was victorious at the
end of nine minutes of a scheduled ten
minute bout.
IJoutonant Sparling, chaplain of the
Ihird Provisional Regiment, was intro
duced by Newfield as thj man to whom
was due credit for the success of the
program. Lieutenant. Snarling asked his
audience t » uncover all possible talent
in order to make the concert ■ a success
find also urged that the men make use of
theathletlc equipment kept on hand in
Headquarters Compan ysupply tent for
use of the men in the regiment.
A violin duet by Privates Salyer of
Company A and Str. tton of Company D
followed by more music by tho jazz band
brought the program to a close.
CHASING U-BOAT
An Atlantic Port.—Passengers arriving
here today aboard a British steamer re
ported their vessel received a wireless
yesterday afternoon anparently from a
United States natrol boat stating that
a i'-boat had been sighted off Fire Is
land on the New York coast and that
other natrol boats were chasing ft ‘
Another wireless received at 4 o’clock
this morning from an unidentified Brit
ish steame is declared to have stated
that the steamer had been attacked by
a submarine off Nantucket and was sink
ing.
Passed by the Censor Hq. Camp Han
cock, Ga. C. H. Page, Capt. Ord. R.
C. August 3rd, 1918.
the world that they also live, think, love,
and labor for the beneft of aih* ”
Democracy and nationality, being as
they a:-„ the fundamental aims of the
Allies, an attempt on my part to ac
quaint the great mass of soldiery—the
mos:t patent factor in the ultimate tri
umph of tills ideal—with the aspirations
of one of the smaller nationalities, which
have already received the unqualified ap
prove! of the Allied governments, needs
no apology.
The writer recently had occasion to
question !t;s superior officer. Lieutenant
Ferro (I mention the name with the per
mission of the officer) jf, in view of the
fact that the Jewish nationality has re
coivcd the public recognition of the Allied
government, the same courtesy is to be
paid to the Jewish flag a sthose of our
Allies. While the lieutenant admitted
unfamiliarity with the subject, he grant
'll that public deci.;rations of Great Brit
ain. France and Italy, recognizing the
Jewi-h nationality, were sufficient for
I him to pay equal respect to the Jewish
fl;ig as he would to any of those of our
Allies By it he gave proof unanswer
able ( .f how a real American understands
and respects the aspirations of the Jewish
peonle. But the question seemed so ab
surd to nr comrades-in-arms that they
Imr.a out with loud laughter. It seemed
almost < omlcal to them for anyone to
sneak of a Jewish flag. To say the least,
it betrayed a remarkable lark of knowl
edge of some <>f mv fellow soldiers of
the underlying principles for which this
war Is fought.
It would be inconceivable in the face
of a growing nationalism that the Jews,
dispersed as they are throughout, the
world, should be left untouched by the
samo stirring for national self-assertion
whloh Infused all the peoples of the
world Moreover, in almost every land
the Jews have been in the forefront of
the national battles whether waged
against foreign tyranny, domestic despot
ism. or in the interest of national uni
fication. What it; of greater mon»«n»,
Jewish nationalism has really never died.
In the long-drawn tragedy of Jewish dis
persion, Jewish nationalism expressed tt-
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