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United War Work Money Drive Be .... II SB! aw'd British Mission Honored By Hancock British Mission Bid Godspeed By Officers and Men of M. G. T. C. Farewell Dinner To Cousins Leaving Camp Hancock After Working Here Since Since May 20th FRENCH MISSION ALSO HONORED General Edwards and Staff of Headquarters Hosts c>f Officers of Allies. Main Train ing Depot Entertains Non-Coms. ■■■■ —■ -- * The Tommies have gone. Officers and men of the British Army, representatives of the British Military Mission in this country, who have been at this camp since the birth of the Machine Gun Train ing Center, back in May. have been called away. Orders sending them to new fields have been received from the headquarters of the Mission, and the sands of Camp Han cock will know them no more. They carry with them the blessings and good wishes of thousands of men and officers now in the Machine Gun Center, and of the thousands of American machine gunners whom they have trained and sent overseas before them, and who are now polishing up over on the other side what they have learned as a result of the untiring, unstinted and un selfish work of the prize “click” men of Great Britain who were sent over here to give us the benefit of their experience in the battle with the boche. These sentiments were expressed only in part at the two great dinners which preceded the departure of these modest heroes of the battlefields of France. The regret at losing them was heightened by a deep a§nse ot appreciation realUcd by evet y man In il ter. and only feebly expressed by the giowing tributes paid to them in this speeches of Brigadier General Oliver Ed wards, commanding the Machine Gun (.'enter; Colonel Frank D. Wickham, com manding the Main Training Depot; Colo nel George J. Holden, commanding the I Machine Gun School, ami others. Officers at Banquet. The officers of the British Mission and Lieut. L. J. Mousset, who was the only member of the French Mission then re maining in camp, were guests of honor at a banquet last Wednesday in the old Red Cross building, in the area occupied by the Fourth Grou- Main Training Depot. More than one hundred com manding officers of various organizations in the Machine Gun Center were also guests ai the dinner, which was tendered by General Edwards and the headquar ters staff. The non-commissioned officers of the British Mission were honor**! by the non-coms of the Main Training Depot Thursday night at a dinner in the same building. General Edwards also attend ed thisevem and in an impressive speech expressed the genuine regret he felt at losing the services of these British heroes. Non-Coms Entertained. The comm i tee in charge of the ar rangements for this affair included Lieut. Samuel Evans. Jr., aide-de-camp to Brigadier General Edwards, and Lieuts. A. N. Braham, c. Roby, F. <’. McCar thy. C. S. Stebbins, I>. D. Singletary. John A. McClellan and L. F. Raymond of the Main Training Depot, and Lieu tenant Alexander, personnel officer of the Machine Gun School. Regimental Supply Sergeant Joseph A. Quinn as sisted in arranging an elaborate en tertainment which followed the banquet. The departure from Augusta Sunday of the members of the mission was the occasion of the gathering of hundreds at the union station. w r here they left at mid-day for Washington. Besides many officers from '"amp Hancock, there were countless civilians present- to wish them good-bye and bon voyage. Tribute by General Edwards. The members' of the mission, have made many friends among both the army and civilians since coming to Camp Han cock at machine gun instructors. They represent the flower of their army and. to io quote the words of Brig. Gen. Oliver Edwards at the banquet given in their honor last week: “So that we might learn what the manhood of our great allies has gained in the flaming crucible nf war; so that fhev might see our firm nurposo. as a nation, always to fieht for the great prin ciples which our President has enunci ated— these gentlemen weer sent amongst us. "With real regret at their departure, heightened bv genuine admiration and pleasure derived’ from our contact with them, we hid ’hem God-speed. We ask them tnrf-member that our nation will sit with theirs in the future high coun cils of the world as we sit with them tonight—linked together by the strong bonds nf common purnose, enduring friendship and sincere affection.” Picturesque Scene at Station. The scene at tht station was pictur esque in the extreme there were the. members nf the rßitish Mission and the nnn-commissioned officers with their party: the manv officers and enlisted men from Gamp Hancock, and just before their train pulled out. a tralnlnafl of sailors arrived and w’ere being fed by the canteen workers in tb*Mr striking white Rod Ctors costumes. The khaki nf fbe army men. the blue nf the navy, the white and red nf the canteen service mingled with the dark colors worn bv thf- civ’ljans present, xvhile good-byes were said and good wishes uttered on all | sides. i As the members of the mission boarded the»r train enthusiastic were given and the band struck nn “Shall Old Ac onnintanoes Be Forgot?” and nlayed it unt’l onlv the smoke of the departing engine, carrying tho«e gallant soldiers from overseas to other Adds of duty, floated bpnv fmm the distance. Members of Mission. The members nf the m>c«inn are: Ma<or P. H. Johnson. Wi’liana A. Ptan- Jav. n q n ; C W H"’l G. M Herbert. Smith, p S S’ G. Mavne A G. Ed- ■ mn”dK. H. Daniel*. V. C.. ?J C. Contain* A. S. Fn*t-ott T. E. Pr’ne. j ■ *r I oar H. Cartwr’gb* I 1 R. McKellar, R M c. Ormond S E. Monro. Lieutenant* a. K. Bnvd, C. R. Brown, | M r w PaM. R S. M.—J. C. Maclean. (Continued on Page TRENCH<anpaCAMP THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF CAMP HANCOCK, THE MACHINE GUN TRAINING CENTER OF THE U. S. ARMY VOL. 2. BRITISH NON COMS FETED Farewell Dinner For Britons One to be Remembered For Its Brilliancy. Good Fellow ship Keynote of the Evening •• Sumptuous Dinner Followed By Splendid Entertainment General Edwards Praises Past Performances The evening of Thursday, October 24th, with its rain and resulting mud cannot but be remembered long by those that participated in the farewell entertainment and banquet given in honor of the non-commissioned offi ers of the British Military Mission. The evening will not however be re called because of the disagreeable weather but decidedly for the splendid dinner and a large evening of unal loyed pleasure. The dinner was pre pared by and served to enlisted men, a bigger, better vaudeville perform ance rarely given or equalled by men in the service. One of the English guests was over heard to say that it was the jolliest time he had on either, side of the pond Fourth Group, Machine Gun School, building was artistically decorated by the artists of the camouflage school. At 7:30 on the mentioned evening a few more than two hundred non-com missioned officers and privates repre senting every unit and ' organization in the Machine Gun Training Center sat down to dinner. It surely was some dinner. Due to the hearty co operation of Captain G. D. Kees of the Cooks’ and Bakers’ School the non coms were able to secure the service of Charles A. Powell, quartermaster sergeant, senior grade, and culinary expert and a crew of trained waiters 1 assisted •by Sergeant First Class Ed ward Delaney and Cooks Laure, Schrader, and Manfinoe from the Fourth Group, Officers’ Mees. These men served a superb menu. Even the Waiters Click. A surprise of the dinner was the fact that the Machine Gun Click had reached the School for Cooks and Bakers, for after the words Be-Seated Gentlemen,” the guests heard the Am munition Sergeant call out, “Waiters Post.” Immediately the waiters drop ped into position behind their assigned tables, and the farewell to our English cousins was on. Space doesn’t permit our going thru the steen courses, but we must say that the taste of .a certain drink called Orange Almond still lingers. During the serv ing of the dinner the Jazz Orchestra of j the First Group band played several numbers. Pep was the pass-word with these jazzer sand the boys present soon took up the spirit, at once. About the time the punch was being served Al Ray mind passed word that be felt a song coming on Sergeant Harris, charges de affaires for the entertainment said I A. Al gave the audience a very pleasing se lection of song hits. He was forced to respond to repeated encores. Maratta, the Italian muisic lover, from the Metro politan Opera House, rendered some popular Italian street songs accompany ing himself on the guitar. Maratta had a very pleasing voice, his attempt to rag a number was a koo coo, Jim Buckley, the singing M. I’., proved that when you are in right with the M. P.’s they can furnish you with a good time. Every body enjoyed Jim’s singing. Albert An derson, the comedy trickster, followed (Continued on Page 7.) With the Co-operation of the Aupueta Herald. Augusta. Ga • 1 «■ - / iMIM4 WibMWII il fell Iff 111" KH •‘ncW- AM Wi d/ s 4Z/p/Ai IK Ot ■ v i Mtg®| ■ MEStfcV ' B Hmm NOT A SCRAP OF PAPER THIS TIME United War Work Drive for Funds Includes Seven Organizations Recognized by U. S. Gov’t Following is a detailed story of the work of the various welfare organiza- f tions. They are operating for the ben- < efit of the United States Army. At the ' request of President Wilson, these or- < ganizations appeal jointly to the public i for funds with which to conduct their r activities. This is the first of a series of < articles on the United War Work activi- I ties to appear in "Trench and Camp.” ! On November 11 the American public ’ is going to be asked to contribute the ; largest sum of money that has ever been t asked of any nation as a gift, $170,500,000. I The appeal is to be made on behalf of i the seven civilian organizations whose ; main purpose, so far as the war is con- I cerned, is to establish and maintain as ' many points of contact as possible be tween the men in uniform and the peo ple “back home," to provide entertain- 1 ment andd iversion for their hours off 1 duty and in a thousand ways to make life in the service easier and happier. j The organizations which, at the re- j quest of President Wilson, have com- 1 bined their appeal for funds with which ; to carry on their work for another year in a single United War Work Cam paign, are the Young Men’s Christian.. As sociation. the Young Woman’s Christian Association, the National Catholic War Council (Knights of Columbus), the War ('amp Community Service, the Jewish Welfare Hoard, the American Library As sociation and the Salvation Army. There never has been exactly the same sort of a union-of interests before: indeed, it may fairly be said to be the first time in his tory that religious differences have been so completely laid aside under the in- . spiration of a common purpose. It is difficult to imagine an appeal broader nr , more all-inclusive than one which is made ' in the names of this group. Every man in uniform has come into contact with all of these organizations in their work in camp; and field, or with most of them. Few. even of men in the ‘ service, realize how extensive the opera tions of even th smaller of thm ar in their relations with soldiers and sailors. 1 The best wav tn cxnlain whv such a huge j sum as $170,500,000 is needed is to tell just what these organizations do. In this , article I shall deal onlv with their work on this Ride of the Atlantic Next week I shall describe their activities overseas. , First on the list, because it is the larg est and most extensive of them all. is the Young Men’s Christian Association—the ' **T.” Every' man in uniform knows about the ( “Y" huts in his own c«mn or canton ment. but how manv realize that on thl side of the Atlantic alone there are C 63 OCTOBER 30, 1918. Y. M. c. A. huts, built since the United I States went into the war, in the different camps, cantonments and naval stations? That, is many more huts than there are camps, of course, for in the large canton ments there will be as many as twelve or fifteen “Y” buildings in different parts 1 of the camp. And in spite <-f the fact that the Y. AT. ( A. is doing more over seas, it has not stopped its construction work in America. Fifty-six more huts are in process o fconstruction and 76 others have been authorized, making a total of 795 Y. M. A. builflings erected in the United States solely for the fir pose of making life in camp more com fortable for Amrican soldirs and sailors. The cost of the bare buildings in America will be $1,710,583.89. Moro than 1,000 Y. M. ('. A. secretaries arer equired to man these buildings and conduct the activi ties of the organization in and about the American camps. These activities cover an extremely wide range of social, edu cational and religious work. I do not lenow any better way to sum up these activities than to ouote from a recent ar ticle by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., in the American Review of Reviews: “Prominently under nie head > f social work may be mentioned entertainments, which include moving pictures, vaude ville show; lectures and concerts. Song leaders popularize singing among the men, and the athletic director is con stantly organizing athletic contests and sports, both in the buildings and outside. Educational clasi es art- provided in prac tically any subject in which a group of men or an individual may desire in struction. There are numert us classes in French, also in English, for many of the men can neither read nor write. In one of the cantonments a soldier applied to ( hte Y. M. 'A. secretary for infraction in embalming. The secretary searched through the entire cantonment until he found an enlisted man who had been an » embalmer <nd with whom he arranged to give in. fruction to the applicant. "There i a religious secretary in each hut. in charge of the Sunda service ■nd such other meetings of a sirni’ar char acter as may be held. While the clergy frequently res ! d»‘ at these meetings. th° sneakers :.-re quit as often laymen and the addre- os inspirational as well ; t < ’ distinctly rcl'glous. The srerefnry is ac- i tive in the devc’onmen* of Bible c’asso« ! and alwav stands ready tn counsel end advise with anv man wh needs his friendship and help. Religious literature, carefully prepared in pamphlet or small Contir. ?d on page two Under the Auspices of the Army Y. M. C. A. I WELFARE WORKERS HOSPITABLE TO SOLDIER KIN Hundreds of Volunteer Work ers Enlist to Care For Rel atives of Sick Soldiers. Wel fare Organizations Cooperate on United Service Committee PLEASANT HEADQUARTERS AT SOLDIERS’ CLUB Transportation to Hospital Provided by Augusta People. Visitors Warmly Appreciative of Hospitality Shown In the work of the United Service Committee at the Soldiers’ Club dur ing the quarantine, the men of Camp Hancock have a most striking and in teresting example of the hospitality land unselfishness of the people of i Augusta. Since October Bth the com- I mittee has had the assistance and co operation of hundreds of willing work ers in its work of meeting and caring for the visiting relatives and friends of soldiers sick at the Base Hospital, and (Continued on Page 7.) • gins Nov. 11th THIRO GROUP KO BREAK RECORDS IN M. G. COMPETITION Large Crowd Sees Main Train ing Depot Stars Again Take Top Honors SERGEANT BUSKER IS LEADER IN PRIZES Second and Fifth Groups Take Part in Sports Events on Program SHU They Wm On Friday afternoon last, the Third Group held a competition meet with the Second and Fifth. Major Hall’s men with a. perfect record of two previous victories and no defeats, won again. Os the eleven events on the program his men swept complete honors in nine of them. In the first six events a prize of $lO was offered to the best team, in th«. remaining events prizes of different amounts "/re offered, ranging from $2 to Officers of the British Mission and from the various groups were present and enthusiasm ran high despite the rain. Group Three congratulates Maj. II ill. nioyt . rtil\ and rcgi-ets deeply his Having. The summary: Events. Won by Mount Gun 3rd Group Load 3rd Group Unload 3rd Group Dismount Gun 3rd Group Action ....3rd Group Out of Action 3rd Group Action and Out of Action (one man) two trips— -5 yards course 3rd Group Belt Filling, 250 rounds sth Group Action, blindfolded . ...3rd Group Action (gun strippeld, as- sembled and brought intb action 3rd Group Mount Tripod (100 yards) one man sth Group The flneset exhibition of machine gun “pep” ever displayed by American sol diers, was given on the drill grounds near Wrightsboro roetG Friday. Major G. W. Hall, of the British mission, arranged with the command ing officers of the Second, Third and I Fifth Groups of the Main Training De . pot to stage a competitive machine gun F sports event. A large throng of of ficers and men were present to cheer the contestants, who broke records for accuracy, speed and smartness. The opening event on the program was a one-man action and out. of ac tion event. In this event one man was compelled to do the work of an en tire machine gun squad, and points were credited to the man who was the swiftest and most accurate in and out of action. Sergeant Busker, of Group 3, won with 145 points. Corporal Si _ mon with 130 pdirits was second, and Corporal Murphy, 12K points, third. I This event proved the efficiency of k the Camp Hancock machine gunner I and spoke volumes for the training he * receives here. The second event was a combination contest which consisted of mounting gun, loading, unloading, dismounting gun, action and out of action, tests for time and accuracy. Each group was represeneed by six teams of three men each, making 54 contestants in the event. The Third Group won, with 772 points. Grorup Five was second with 701 points and the Second Group was last with 645 points. Following this came the belt filling (Continued on Page 7A I . - - - - - - - - > mu. ■: The Kind of “Nonsense” j The Kaiser Will Stand J BEFORE THE U. S. WENT INTO THE WAR— .I “I’ll stand no nonsense from America,” said the Kaiser to Ambassador Gerard. . 1 s ONE YEAR TO A DAY AFTER THE FIRST AMERICAN SHOT WAS FIRED—“If it must deal with the military masters and the monarchial auto e crats of Germany now, or if it is likely to have to deal with them later in regard to the international obligations of the German Empire, it must demand, > not peace negotiations, but SURRENDER. Nothing can be gained leaving this essential thing unsaid.” —the concluding paragraph of President Wilson’s g reply to Germany’s peace plea. >f “ H Y W No. 4. MN SEW 540.000 LIBEETf THEATRE IT CAMP HANCOCK'! I Elaborate Structure to Seat : 2.000 Spectators Will Soon Be Built OLD PLAYHOUSE ALSO TO HAVE NEW STAGE , Will Be Enlarged to Care For , Crowds During Construction I of New Home —May Open Season November 4th \ new Liberty Theater will soon ba , under a course of construction, in tha Mat hine Gun Training Center. This thea ter will be one of the leading if not , the best of ail theaters now in campq ' throughout the country. VV. \V. Turley and C. Minnick, rep- . resenting the Training, (’amp Activities, of the War Department. paid a visit to this camp last week, and ‘ have concluded arrangements for an im- ; niense (beater which will seat approxi mately 2,000 persons. I The sum of $40,000 has been appro-? priated for the building of the new thea- , ter. It will furnace heated and the rear bf the auditorium will be raised eleven feet from the stage, which will allow perfect vision fro mall parts of the house. An other feature will bt a trussed roof con struction. which will mean the entire ab isen<c of posts which ordnarly blocks the vew of the stage to some extent. The theater also wll contain three tiers of pressing rooms. 400 ;pats reserved, and a scale of prices will be arranged for first class shows from 25 to 50 cent”. Motion pictures <vj|| cost the prevail ing dime. Manager Thomas announced that the present theater will be rehabilitated and a modern stage erected in the rear of the old one, which also will permit the seating of about 300 spectators. i It has been planned to reopen the Lib- 1 »’rty Theater with ‘When Dreams Coms | True,” one of the best musical comedies ever played in New York, on November Ith, next, if the presrret quarantine is lifted by that time. PRISONER 4 YEARS IN GERMANY! WRITES HE! IS “HOPEFUL' AS EVER” I A most interesting postal, which dem- j onstrates the grit and spirit of the war j prisoners of the Allies in Germany, has ' i been received by Private Edmont Kaest- I ner, of the Headquarters Compjany M- ; T. This postal was addressed by his broth er Herbert to his mother, who lives in London, England. Herbert Waestnep is a member, of the Rough Rider Yoeman of London, which was one of the first Brit i ish regiments to reach the battle front- The remarkable courage, and spirit dis , played by Herbert Kaetner. despite the fact that he has been a prisoner for four years, wil undoubtedly cause a realiza tion of the fighting spirit of the Allies. , The postal, which is postmarked, “Hav elberg. (\rmany” follows: Havelberg, July 7th., 1918. Darling Mother: You will see from my address that I am* i now in Havelberg. Do not worry about , me. dear, as I shall get through all eight, I have seen nearly four hard years v behind me. but. am still as hopeful e as 1 ever. Perhaps something will come of the conference regarding an exchange. I hope you and Girly are well and will . keep so. Please write soon. Try and I , send me some cigarettes. Remember me to all friends. All love/.| ’ your devoted son, HERBERT. Q ABOUT THAT NAME." The notice appearing in last week’s Trench and Camp asking * I for more nicknames for the Ma ’ chine Gunners proved to be worthwhile. Many new names I i came in but there is still room * for more. What’s yours? Send j it to the Name Contest Editor ■ of Trench and Camp. O- ....0