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SEND THIS PAPER HOME. ' ' CAMP HANCOCK— =r— I ONE CENT POSTAGfe | ls—7. HTRENCH AND CAMPH I THE “• OI ’ , "* T "’" | I PUBLISHED BV THE UHDES THE AUSPICES OE THE , liK-' SEO i THE AUG J£H HERALD W ARMYY.M.C.A. W r national war work council jgj iSutJ? ’ “ Off »w r|r VOL. 1. SEPTEMBER 25, 1918 No. 51. A New Liberty Theatre For Camp Hancock is Now Assured New Theatre to Be Complete in i Every Detail. The Seating Capacity to Be 2,200. Ladies’ Rest Room to Be Provided. High Class Attractions' Book ed for Coming Winter Season Construction Will Start Upon Arrival of Materials With the visit of Mr. W. V. Turley, general inspector for the war depart ment, to ('amp Hancock, a new Liberty Theatre* for the camp is an assured thing. In company with Mr. Turley, was Mr. J. A. Minnix. the , occimmissioned architect, who lias charge of the plans for the new theatre. For some time it has been felt that the present theatre was inadequate for many reasons. For one thing, the seat ing capacity was not large enough, and many other difficulties arose which has made it imperative that a new theatre bo built. * Therefore the visit of Mr. Turley and Mr.-Minnix to the camp. The new theatre will be situated on tin* plot formerly occupied by Brig.-Gen. O’Neil, in the days of the 28th D vis ion, It. is a most ideal spot for a thea tre and commands a wide view of the surrounding territory. If the present plans are carried out, the new building will he as modern and up-to-date a; i h possible to make it. A complete set of drops am] wings will be put in, together with commodious dress ing rooms. A ladies’ rest room for the benefit of wives of the men of the camp will be put in, as will also a room for the officers of the camp. Tn size the new theatre will be much larger than the present one on the Wrightsboro read. A comparison can easily be made when one considers that the present buildin holds about 1,200 seated The new one will hold about 2,- 000 seated, with space that will accom modate standing mom for mony hundreds more. According to Manager G, H, Thomas, many very fine attractions are in store for Hancock for the coming winter. There is a possibility that David War field will play here while among the shows that arc booked already' are such 1 ones as: ‘•Turn to the R : ght." "Lets Go,” | "Nothing But The Truth," “Isle of Smiles,” and a great many others of Broadway fame. This is made possible through the combination of the Red and Blue circuits, mention of which was made in Trench and Camp of last week’s issues. T • the men of the camp the above nows will mean a larger and better va riety of performances than have ever been here. While the new theatre will be welcomed, this does not mean that the present one will be obandond, as the plan is to have two here. This will mean that men situated out in the far end of camp will be able tn see * hows without having to walk such a distance as they do at present. -***-» ■ be expected to be finished, Mr. Turley stated that the plans were drawn and the material ordered, but with the pres ent traffic conditions it might be a few weeks before any real headway would be made. He said that work would be rushed as much as possible however and the indications are that in a short time Camp Hancock will have theatre accom modations that are in keeping wi\j the h gh standard of the camn. TO THE FOLKS BACK HOME What about >that magazine yhu just finished? Did you throw it carelessly aside for the ash man to gather up or did you lay it aside to be sent to a. camp? Did you ever stop to think that Buddy in camp likes to read mag azines? Did you ever stop to think that in a camp or cantonment with thousands of men in it that many thousands of magazines are needed? of course there . e many magazines sent to camp that are regularly sub scribed for, but the old magazines are appreciated also. Don’t think that just because you only have one maga zine that it will not be appreciated. Tell the neighbors about it and start a little community magazine savings club. After you get a bundle, give them to the postmaster (with the proper amount of postage), who will forward them properly. The American Library Association disburses many hundreds of magazines monthly in this way, but even their generous supply becomes exhausted. On the next magazine you buy, read the little notice up in the corner. That magazine you so carelessly thrpvv away might be the means of some Buddy whiling away an otherwise dull hour. SAVE THE MAGAZINES. JEWISH WELFARE HOUSE TO BE DEDICATED Next Monday evening September 30. the new Jewish Welfare Board Building, will be formally dedicated at 8 o'clock. General Edwards, camp commander, will receive the building on behalf of the gov ernment. Mr. Henry Cohen, of Augusta, will deliver the principal address. A mili tary band will be present. Representa tives of all welfare agencies in camp will be the guests of the Jewish Welfare Board. At the conclusion of the cere monies refreshments will be served. All are welcome. Come early. WHY BUDDY FIGHTS o i O O- __o BY JOSEPH K. COLTON. Headquarters Specialists’ Suh 001, M. G. T. C. They say he fights for Democracy, an d that's all very well and true. But Buddy, his thoughts are different .though it all means the same to you, i" a ‘l« str .° so s, the >-tudy r oom. he quit in the seventh grade, And the larger words, they puzzle him, but boy! how he knows his trade! I L% unt !, er . a , gla . rin s out in th« and mid. ' Its teaching him how to deal with brutes whose fingers are wet with I blood, a r P an T P ust a ct when the test of a life-time comes, I Whenjh^ leaps in place at a sharp c ommand—and the old machine gun I have watched him drill in the stif ling dust with never a dragging step, I His heart is strong and he likes a son g, he’s crammed to the top with I They him all they can, an d more, and following that, they’ll the rest to the boy hi mself, and his store of the Yankee TJiey say he fights for Democracy and that’s all verv true hut qtm He knows he is battlin’ for something else—it’s the brown' road up the A brown- road fringed by the slend tr e ‘ m and “ Htt,e “ uaint house of 11 white, Where a dear little lady keeps the ta Hh. that’s makin' your Buddy fight! | MINSTREL SHOW PLANNED BY THE PLAYERS' CLUB Soldier Talent to Be Selected and Directed By Experienced Producers. All Entertainers Urged to Register at Once De Ante plans for the production of a minstrel show by soldier talent se lected from the €*ntire camp were made at a meeting of the Camp Hancock Players’ Club Monday evening. Under the direction of this organization the best possible talent will be selected and directed by the production com mittee, which includes Private Frank Jazz Welch, Sergeant Rudolph Horsh, Corporal Harry Green, and Private Ben Goldberg. The committee is very anxious to secure a complete list of all available talent, both professional and amateur, for this production, and urges all such men to register at once with the near est Y M. C, A., K. of C. and J. W. B. secretary, or with any member of the committee. Ln connection with this registraton arrangements have been made for the organization by all men, properly qualified by experience or ability, of local Group and Unit Chapters of the Players' Club. These chapters will be chartered by the parent Camp Club and will aim to put on entertainments for the benefit of their own units. Cos tumes and properties will be arranged for by the. club, making it possible to produce entertanments of a more elaborate character than heretofore. In order to insure the complete success of the plan it is necessary that every man of experience and ability register at once; amateurs will then be given an opportunity to work out and de | monstratc their ability to qualify as members of the club. Amateurs who have already put on an act on a Y. M. c. A. or K. of C. stage are qualified for membership and should enroll at once. PRETTY WEDDING AT Y BUILDING i Interesting Romance Conclud is S 3. - • , ■ ed By Happy Event. Popular Sergeant Weds Daughter of Well Known Engine Designer. One of the pretties stories of a soldier romance that, has reached us since the establishment of tl* machine gun training centers hovers around the quiet wedding which took place at the administration building of the Y. M. C. A. last Friday September 20. The principals in the story are Sergeant Lester Cusick of the Head quarters Company of the main training depot, and Miss Janet Mabel Pitz, both of New York. The bride is the daughter of the late Frederick Pitz, the designer of the latest model of fire engine apparatus now being used extensively through the United States. The groom was an attache of the naval forces at one of the large supply bases as an assistant chief of supplies before entering the uniformed service. The bride was attended by Miss Min erva Metz and the groom by Sergeant Raftery, a machine gun instructor in the Third Group. Chaplain H. M. Tucker, of the Second Group, officiated at the very simple cere mony. The happy couple left Camp Hancock immediately after the service for a short honeymoon, not, however, before enjoying a wedding supper given jor them in Au gusta. In learning of this pretty story con nected with this very happy event, a strict censorship was placed over us, and it will not be removed until the. bride has started on the homeward trip. Word just reached us as we go to press that the sergeant and his bride have returned to the camp to attend a ban quet and vaudeville entertainment given in their honor by the members of the Headquarters Company, M. T. D. DAILY PARADE Os the Machine Gunners of the Main Training Depot Proving Popular Among Soldiers and Civilians. Fifth Group Machine Gunners made a splendid showing in the first of the sche duled parades to be held daily at 5 p. m., on the main drill field, situated west of the Wheeless road and in rear of the Liberty Theatre. There was a fair sized assemblage to witness the initial parade. Among the spectators were several group command ers and the Commanding Officer of the Main Training Depot.' Lt. Col. Carter the Commanding Of ficer of the Fifth Group revieived hia own troops, which were headed by the Second Group Band. This afternoon the third group band will parade, and the fifth and sixth will finish out the rest of this week. ' The public and solidiers are invited to witness these review meetingss with pop ular favor thru out the camp. HANCOCK MUSIC PROGRAM STANDARD FOR OTHER CAMPS Music Directors of Central and Northeastern Departments Praise Work of Camp Music Director. Six Thousand Men Trained Every Week By Pardo The arrival in Camp of Leonard A. Wegner, Music Secretary for the Cen tral Department of the Y. M. C. A., and of Robert Lee Osburn, Music Sevretary for the Northeastern Department, for the purpose of spending several days here observing the work of Camp Music Director Pardo will be of intrest to the thousands of men who have come under the influence of Secretary Pardo’s fine work in song leading. The success of the program of training carried on by the Camp Music Director has been so marked that it has been accepted as a standard for the entire country, and the work In other ('amps and Departments will be carried on along the same lines. In working out his plan Secretary Pardo personally trains about six thousand men every week in thq singing of the popular hiking songs, and in addition directs every day a class of forty men. specially de tailed for the work, in the leading of these songs, in order that no cornoafiy may Jack a trainined loader when on the march. The effect of this work has been evident for some weeks tn the "pep" and energy shown by the men in their march ing songs; no matter how hot or dusty the road the snappy strains of" It's a Long Way to Berlin" or of some other popular song may always be heard from the men. Conversation on Conservation TIRE CONSERVATION. Some few weeks ago we told you about the importance of rubber in the army. We pointed out at that time how it add: speed to all army operations—how we would he handicaped without it. At that time we asked you to conserve rubber, today we say. “Help win the war—conserve rubber." Rubber at the present time is a mighty hard article to obtain —due to shipping facilities and the scarcity of skilled labor to manufacture it into the many different forms required in the modern army of the present day. Rub ber Is used in the greatest quantities in the manufacture of automobile tires, and if the present shortage of raw material WHAT DO YOU MEAN—VICTORIOUS? vy ♦ i .(C ADMITT DOT 1 AM VICTORIOUS? z/ W i Z 7 f * U >s. / ■ \ 'A 1 / / S ISOCHe/ \ Affair -ir- lirraj SOLDIERS' CLUB HOSTESS OFFERS ENTERTAINMENT Mrs. W. W. Frye Appointed Club Matron. Will Assist the Ladies Visiting Soldiers. Thursday Evening Programs to Be Resumed Secretary Neargard, of the A’-v-’.St War Camp Community Service ha. recently announced that the already fit e service given at the Soldiers’ Club is now im proved by the anpointment of M W. W. Frye, of Augusta, as Club H<> • ■■foss and Matron. It Is the purpose of Mi A. Frye to act. as hostess in making the Club comfortable and homelike, and tn arrang ing for the entertainment and comfort of relatives and friends of the soldiers. She will act as chaperone and assist in find ing lodging for ladles visiting soldiers, as well as acting as a bureau of informa tion. Mr. Frye will also care for theenter taiument of soldiers in private families In Augusta and nearby towns. In order to fill the invitations frequently extended thru the Soldiers' Club by families in the neighboring towns of Bath, Clear water. Hephzibah, and Thomson she has arranged to keep a Register of all sol diers who are open to accept such invi tations, and will welcome any soldier who would like to have his name on this list. The Thursday night entertainment nut up so successfully last Sprin at the Club will be resumed during the Fall and Win ter beginning with Thursday, Septem ber 26th, when the program will be un der the direction of Mrs. C. D. Verkins, whose work as a director of entertain ments for the soldiers is well and most favorably known. Under the general di rection of Mrs. Frye those entertainments will be put on every Thursday evening, with the several ladies of the Entertain ment Committee in direct charg • each week. It is expected that they will move a. popular attraction to both the sdjttlers and their Augusta friends. continues the automobile tire of today will be a very scarce article within the next six months. So we are asking you to follow out-a few simple rules t.f tire conservation that will add many miles to your tires and at the same time save rubber. Don’t OVERSPEED. Don’t OVERLOAD. Don’t RIDE CAR TRACKS. Don’t FAIL TO INSPECT YOUR TIRES ONCE A WEEK FOR PREMA TURE WEAR. Don't FAIL TO KEEP YOUR TIRES PROPERLY IN!-T,A'I'ED AT ALL. TIMES. HELP WIN THE WAR—CONSERVE RUBBER. THE RED CROSS NOW OCCUPIES NEW QUARTERS Officials Willing at All Times to Assist the Soldier. Sub terfuges Easily Discerned., The American Red Cross is now quartered in its new building on the Wrightsboro Road just east of the newly erected Hostess House, which Is also nearing completion. Realizing that many of the Camp Hancock sol diers are not familiar with the great work being done by the Rod Cross here, we called upon the Field Direc tor, Mr. W. S. Moore, and the Asso ciate Director, Mr. Frank Lambader, ami had them outline for us the type of service being rendered here at camp. We learned much —our intended vis it of four minutes stretched into an unwilling departure at the end of an hour. Wide indeed is the range of the Red Cross activities which come under the Bureau of Camp Service. Under Gen eral Orders No. 17 issued by the War Department, the American Red Cross is authorized by the Secretary of War to render emergency relief of every kind upon request or suggestion of an officer. One of the principle concerns here is to relieve the anxiety and to sustain the morale of the soldiers who are worried about their families at home, and to promote the comfort and well being of these families. The Red Cross authorities are able and extremely anxious to help in ev ery case where assistance, is needed. They are prepared to do everything within human power to relieve the sol dier -except secure a furlough and honorable discharge from the Army. The Red Cross is of great assistance to the Government in ascertaining the worthy cases amongst the many who ask for aid, and they quickly separate the needy from the pretenders. It is remarkable the number of men in the service who are laboring under the im pression they can fool the Government. Investigation showed that out of 219 cases requesting relief during the past week all but forty-two were subter fuges for furloughs, You might as well know now, fel lows, that unless you can tell or frame up a "whopper" which defies investi gation, you can’t beat either Uncle Sam or the Red Cross. They have sized up all the wise acres and stupid wise guys long ago. Buddies have killed off grandfathers, mothers, wives and sweeties, hut to no avail. But, aside from this lighter vein, if your folks are in need of any assist- Z (Continued on Page Seven). TWENTY-SIXTH HAS GALA AFFAIR AT THE COUNTRY CLUB Friday Evening Dance Proves a Pleasing Event. Col. West moreland Guest of Honor. For the second time in as many months the Twenty-sixth (26th) Com pany of the Central Officers' Training School occupied the boards in the social life of Augusta when they gave their second dance of the season at the Country Club last Friday evening. The company’s initial, or get acquainted dance was given at the Lenwood Hotel a month ago, it, too, being a big suc cess. At 8 o’clock the guests began to ar rive, coming in touring cars and li mousines-from all parts of the city. The guests were met at the door by members of the committee on enter tainment and escorted to their respec tive cloak rooms, afterwards coming into the main ball room. By the time the dancing began at 8:30, the flooi was full of the young society ladies of Augusta, and the officers and candi dates of the Twenty-sixth Company and their guests. Lieut. Colonel Wade H. Westmore land, commanding officer of the Cen tral Officers’ Training School, was a distinguished guest, and entered hear tily into the enjoyment of the occasion. He has the welfare and the happiness of his men at heart and he was made happy in seeing his mon ejoy them selves. The company commander, Lieuten ant Beede, was present. Lieutenants Weinberg, Mayer and other company officers were also present and all aid ed in the entertainment of the young ladies. The chaperones were Mrs. B. S. Dunbar, Mrs. E. B. Baxter, Mrs. M. C. Williams, Mrs. E.\ E. Murphy and Mrs. Clara Mathewson. Each of the chape rones were furnished automobiles by the company and brought with them a number of young ladies. These la dies were ever ready to assist the com mittee in arranging for the dance and did all in their power to make the ball a glorious success. And the music—was there ever such music at an entertainment given in Augusta? Good music is the heart of any dance. The dance committee knew this and they set out with the inten tion of securing the best orchestra to be obtained. That they succeeded will be born? out by any of the guests, ah of whom were profuse in their declara tions that the music was the best that (Continued on Page Sevep), TENTH CWIIII CIC.U.S HOLD BUTDfIOR SHOW Company Street Scene of Clever Vaudeville By Mem bers of the Tenth. Japanese Lanterns Twined Among the Trees. Producing a Pleasing Effect. Machine Gun Pep In Evidence The well-known machine gun ”pep” was more than conspicuous last Thurs day evening, when the Tenth Company, |<’ontral Machine Gun Officer’s Training I School, gave an outdoor entertainment followed by refreshments. The decora tions for the affair were unique to say the least. Festooned around the trees and hung from limb to limb, were Japa nese lanterns, and to complete the ef fect Mister Georgia Moon consented to appear in his full glory. The arrange ments for the affair were In charge of Candidate Raymond and to him a great deal of credit is due for the smooth ni mu nPr n show passed off. rhe show commenced at 9 o’clock with some jazz music from the orchestra and some remarks by Candidate Sam Neely, la his droll way Sam expounded some philosophy that was both humorous and practical. Following this the order of the show was: Chalk drawings by Can didate Davis, a song without music by < andidate Dickson, sing song by all, some more Jazz from the orchestra. Candi date Shirley and three partners then put on a demonstration of machine gun mounting .inasmuch as the guns and parts were human. It was a very hu morous illustration and went far to make the evening a success. Candidate Knight then followed with a sermon that was a hit, and then Candidate Singletaire came through with "A Little Bit of Old Stuff.” It might have been old stuff but any thing that Singletaire does gets over, and this was no exception. Gorman next followed with some readings. The Tenth Company Quartet harmonized in a few numbers and after a western recitation by Candidate Rosenberg, the orchestra, closed the bill with soma more jazz All through the evening, the Hancock spirit was evident. Everyone who had a place on the bill did his hit with snap. One- 1 ol th« pleasing numbers of the evening was the singing of the Machin a Gun Strut. The words of this sor. were composed by one of the Tenth c **'■ and this f alone is descriptive enough. ' Captain Ti. M. . Rice. Jr., company C(>n:r- • • - ~.v LIJV ul ■. vetting, were also s ua 1 other officers. To an oqnider. such as the wriieu was, it jvns /ndeed a treat, not alone the quality of the performance, but the abundance of enthusiasm and pep manifested by the entire company. MAGAZINE A PART OF AMERICAN EDUCATION Camp Library a Clearing House For Countless Magazines. Dis- ! tributes Them in Three Ways, i By R. D. "williams. j While one may agree that "books ar® keys to wisdom’s treasures", the Amer ican people have rightly been called a "nation of magazine readers," which fact : is probably accounted for by our deslra to assimilate quickly. The Camp Lib rary is doing its part in laring for thia * wholly natural and wholesome demand. , It does so in three ways: It puts a number of regular subscription magazines on the tables, keeping files of certain periodicals: it gives free distribution to magazines sent through the mails for soldier use: it sends part of this sup ply each week to all recreational hu(o in, camp. Standard magazines, such as "Century’* "Atlantic", "Harper’s", popular weeklies, such as "Outlook". "Literary Digest”. "New Republic", “Saturday Evening Post", are all in substantial binders: without enumerating more by title, there are scientific, technical, military and his tory magazines—a long list, good vari ety, well chosen. On the charging desk every day is placed what is known as the “Burleson" mail—those magazines the publis sends by affixing stamps in the corners. Many not subscribed to by the Library find their way here. They are never old; they are good: they are all sorts. “Trench and Camp" and the "Caisson” appear among them. Each week, and sometimes oftener, bundles of magazines go to the Y. M. C. A., K. of C., and J. TV. B. huts for free circulation. By "free circulation" we f mean that they may be passed on to the next fellow and not returned. Only those on the Camp Library tables may not be taken out on the month published, although the following month, if kept on Illes they may be charged the sain® as books. deltalhTmen - GET TOGETHER The third of a series of informal dinners was held by the Camp Han cock members of Delta Chi Fraternity at the Service Flag Tea Room last Saturday evening. These dinners, which were started in the summer, are to become regular monthly “get together” feeds and smokers. Corporal J. O. Reynolds, of the Ord nance Supply School, acted in the ca and sandw/ched in a lot of “good stuff” between remarks from Lieut. W. H. Spencer, Lieut. F. D. Sietkin, Lieut. R. * J. Leßoeuf, Secretary John B. Camp bell of the Y. M. C. A., Sergt. P. D. Smith, Corporal Isaac Carter, Corporal H. F. Schoening, Corporal A. C. Rid dell and Weyland M. Smith, of the Machine Gun Officers’ Training School. It is planned to have the next din r.er in honor of the Delta Chi Foun der's Day, which comes on October 13th. The exact date of the d'nner has not yet been determined but al ready a definite campaign has been started to locate adu tional Delta Chi men in Camp Hancock. Any member of the fraternity whose name is not on the list already is requested to send It in by mail to Corporal A. C. Rid- ( dell, Headquarters Company, Ordnance Supply School, Camp Hancock. A complete roster of eDita Chi men in tthis camp will be sent to each man on the list in the near future.