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MACHINE GUNNERS! RELOAD--RELAY -FIRE I
Headquarters Happy Happenings
at Football Game and Parade
Machine Gunners of the Main
Train ng Depot were out strong at the
soldier-sailor football game at War
ren Park on Saturday. The M. T.
D's brought their own band, plus
fife and drum corps, making a' unit of
fifty pieces to aid the brownies bring
home the bacon, but they sliced Ji
with a fumbly game Instead. One of
the features of the fumbly game was
the appearances on the playing field
of the unscheduled band of the Main
Training Depot.
Just before the opening whistle th
band paraded around the field play
ing Sousa’s Stars rind Stripes. This
little stunt put the crowd on theli
mettle and the game started with a
click.
M. T. D. Headquarters men aru
strong football rooters. Every ticket
sent to them by the arrangement com
mittee of M. G. T. C., were quickly
disposed of and the ''clique" were
there in total strength.
The clique were very much In evi
dence Just previous to the great pa
rade in Augusta on Monday n ghl.
They scored a full scoop when theii
big Packard truck loaded to the gun
wales made a tour of the thronged
highway named Broad Street, and
with the aid of a make-shift band
stole the thunder by being the first
to parade. After you are left out 01
the. p-a-r-ade and stroll around the
headquarters moaning your h. rd luck
at not getting In to march, or to see
the big doings—ain't it a grand and
glorious feeling when your superioi
officers fixes It so that you finally get
the jump on everybody.
Well, well, the war Is over! Ask
Sergeant Bloomberg, he knows. His
folks sent him a telegram giving this
Information and congratulating him.
Three cheers for Blumberg.
The boys have all been pleasant to
Sergeant Major Costello this week, ns
Johnnie has n larg supply of home
made ginger bread on hand, which is
very delicious. Is it any wonder they
are so nice to him?
Private Allen Teloaeh is waiting pa
tiently for his O. D. uniform. He
would like to have them to wear home.
Our jockey friend. Private Nick
Coinastos, Is back on the job again
utter spending a short vacation at
homo with the wife nnd baby. Nick
'Bays tilings i.ro all well again.
Private Finley only regrets that, he
can't go to France. He said that he
had his equipment all ready and then
was told that he wan not going with
bls' former company. Can’t somebody
start the war again so that Finley can
go?
We have a few morn cuckoos this
week. In a discussion of the draft
some bird said that you can draft mon,
but not horses, and up pops our Reg
imental Sergeant Major “Pete" Bar
num nnd pipes that he has hoard ot
draft horses. Shall vie make him do
K. I’., or put him on the detail?
Private First. Class Herman Kesper
is back in the street again. And oh,
boys, you ought to come and see the
new green comforter he has.
DOINGS IN FIRST GROUP
” r * ’ T ;r" Laugh
During Busy Tinies
Infirmary Notes 109th First
Group
“And the Blonde Stenographer Fainted.”
Captain: “Take this dictation,
Schacht: ‘Physical examination dis
closes chronic tenosynovitis and sub
astragaloid bursitis where, the tendon
of the Flexor Longus Hallucis passes
over the sustentaculum tali’ ”
Crash*—
The captain looked up suddenly and
was horrified to see the sun-kissed hair
mingling with the typewriter keys.
The strain was too great. Schacht
had fainted. Last accounts before go
ing to press were to the effect that his
health was improved but hot his spell
ing.
Some Sneeze.
The Eastern horizon was taking on
the hues of early dawn. The band
passed, joyously playing “Then Good
bye Germany.” Sergeant Normand and
his faithful company were assembled
in the company street for reveille and
roll call.
lie had the compahy roster in his
hand. He also had a cold in his head.
Suddenly he aneezed loud and long in
four distinct explosions and Cuccia,
Groco, I’owlowski and Budriszewski,
thinking he was calling the roll, an
swered promptly to their names.
The Retort Courteous.
Augusta Merchant (rubbing his
hands): “Yes, sir. we always get the
best of everything in this store.”
Second Loot (looking at his dimin
ishing roll): You certainly seem to be
getting the best of me."
Clerk Mahoney: "An’ what was your
occupation afore you was drafted?"
Applicant: “I held the chair of zo
ology at Ann Arbor for the past eight
years.”
Bystander: “What did that Mutt say
he done afore induction, Dan?”
Clerk Mahoney: “I didn't quite get
him, but 1 think he said he was as
sistant paper-hanger at some zoo.”
Guard: “Who goes there?”
Soldier: “First Class Private Budris
sewski."
Guard: “Advance First Class Bottle
of Whiskey and show your corkscrew."
Medical Officer: “Boy. you’ve got
flat feet."
Rookie: “They ought to be flat, Doc.
I’ve had ’em in most every Hat in Au
gusta."
A revenue officer was sent to an il
licit whiskey distilling district in Ken
tucky. Ho knew illicit distilling was
going on, but he could get no basis to
work upon. Coming up to an Irish
man who was tolerably drunk, the of
ficer tapped him on the shoulder and
said: "Do you want to make ten dol
lars, Pat?” "I do," says Pat. “Then,
says the officer, show me a private
still." “Sure, I’ll do that, says Pat.
‘‘Follow me." The officer followed i'at
across lots nnd fields, into a camp of
soldiers, which had been sent there to
aid the revenue officers. The soldiers
were in line (on dress parade). “Do
you see that red-haired man," asked
Pat, pointing to one of the soldiers.
‘‘Yes, replied the off leer." “Well, says
Pat, he is my brother. He has been
in the service twelve years. He will
be a corporal after a while, but he is
a private still."
Then Pat saw a. bull pawing in a
field and thought how amusing it
would be to jump over, catch him by
the horns, and rub his nose in the dirt.
The idea was so funny that his side
In and Around 74th
Company, M. T. D.
Lieut. William Wood returned Sat
urday evening front. a trip to Camp
Sherman where he had taken a de
tachment of soldiers from this camp.
The reputation our “Model Me •■s
HalT’ has earned is being carefully
guarded. During the past week Mess
Sergeant Pellegrini has had the plea
sure of showing off his model kitchen
to all mess sergeants In the group, it
being ordered by the chief inspector
that these men in charge of the vari
ous mess halls come here and pattern
after Sergeant Pellegrinis pride.
Sergeant Bert Hinman made one of
the best comparisons we have heard
when he said “Old Kaiser Bill and Jack
Johnson are a good deal alike: neither
of them ha.s a country or friends and
both were licked to a standstill.” We
would a lot rather be in “Old Jack’s”
shoes at that. Elo, Mates?
Corporal Meaney Is on for a bout
at the field meet to be given soon
by the soldiers of Camp Hancock. That
husky corp is "doing” from five to six
miles cross-country after drill. We
claim that that will put him In some
shape. He is being paced by Sergeant
Hinman, who is also working out with
him with the padded mitts. We have
a little Jack that says the, corporal
will “bring home the bacon.”
Comment From Group
5-6-7 Post Office
Located In Building No. 1232
(NOTE TO ALL—THERE IS NO
LONGER A TELEPHONE AT THIS
P. O.j
“Duke” Faggart, our stamp clerk
from Charlotte, regrets the loss of
Avery C. Traven in the office, who
has been transferred to sth Group
Hdg. It means the “Duke” must do
SOME work now himself.
Oscar A. Wyman claims to he in a
class by himself when it comes to dis
appointing. (Ho is an amhteur Hon
dim). When Corporal Wolfe looks sos
him he can never be found.
Spencer Rice would like to know
why Lahrnan edges in towards the
mail case at night every time when
Netherton passes. Guess he figures
Lahman must be going to topple over
him.
Faggart and Wyman attended a dan
cing party Thursday evening. It is
more or less of a mystery to us where
the "Duke” picked up dancing. We
left it to Oscar to explain and he said
“when it comes to dancing the ‘Duke’
takes the cake.” We understand ho
stepped all over the Bittle Blond’s
feet all evening.
WE HAVE NO TELEPHONE AT
ti llß I>OOT( 1 r !Z l £‘
shook with laughter to think of It. The
more he thought of It, the funnier it
seemed, and he determined to do it.
I'at went over, but the hull tossed him
back over the fence. Somewhat bruised
by this, Pat leisurely picked himself
up, with the consolatory reflection,
“Well, it’s a good thing I had my laugh
foist.”
A general in the army was at one •
time asked at what little incident he
laughed the most. "Well," he said. “I
do not know, but I always laugh when
I think of the Irishman and the army
mule. I was riding down the line one
day when I saw an Irishman mounted
on a, mule which was kicking its legs
rather freely. The mule finally got its
hoof caught in the stirrup when, in the
excitement, the Irishman, looking
down, remarked, ‘Well, begorra. if you
are going’to git on, I’ll git off.’”
Lines and Rods From 472nd
Engineers, Headquarters
Company, First Group
Yes, wo went to the game last Sat
urday: and rooted for the army just as
we did so- the team in our good old
college days.
Ts you lose any contours, call on the
Engineers, they are bears when it
comes to chasing them down.
Wanted, three quarts of chevron
polish.
Doe Wiley’s favorite expression:
You little round fat dimpled rascal.
How about it, Dinty?
Dinty Moore is some Rough Rider
or was the horse a rough rider. Any
way, Dinty says he feels old and stiff
since his ride Sunday.
Can you imagine it! Doc Wiley has
finished —Pushing to the front and no
more do we see him and the red book
hiking for the woods.
Anyone wanting information about
a Ford car ask Private Brener. He
knows.
Persimmons will soon be gone. What
will the boys find to eat now?
Private McCombs says he will cap
ture Turkey single handed in about
three weeks. Bring us back the wish
bone, Mac.
We still have hopes of making that
map of Berlin.
Someone asked Private Sandstrom
what the letters E. A. S. on his sweater
stood for. Be replied Eat and Sleep.
It seems to agree with Sandy, for his
waist line is increasing rapidly.
BLASTS FROM
FIRST GROUP BUGLERS
Sergeant, the boys would like to
know what you mean by you too.
I wonder why the sergeant always
takes us around by Walton Way when
we go on a hike.
Bugler Bernstine says: Well, for the
time being, I am a pretty good bugler,
iHe has not stood at attention since
Hector was a pup.
Bugler Pete: Blow tatoo.
Bugler Jim: “How about that fur
lough? I guess we will get it at the
same time. 4
Bugler Leppert: Will some one
please tell him what is the difference
between drill cad and recall.
Who will swap O. D.’s with Bugler
Floyd? Some day he will get a pair
to fit him.
Bugler McClellan: The only one in
“CON-BRIO" NOTES FROM
FIRST GROUP BAND,
M. T. D.
"Chief” Wuertimer has added an
other photo to his already popular as
sortment of beauties. The latest ac
quisition should lend a little color to
it. It’s going jgnne wlr.-n all the belles
fall for him. But why shouldn’t they
with all his charms?
Mail orderly Gray is the most popu
lar boy in the band. George’s only
trouble is explaining about 50 times a
day as to when the next mail is due.
Why not print a sign, Old Scout?
It’s Sergeant Park now, and he de
serves credit for the drum corps’ fine
showing at Warren Park on Saturday
last at the football game, considering'
the corps is but two weeks old and
made up entirely of raw material.
Sergeant De Puglio is the maker of
a fine “Strad” one-stringed fiddle, j
which he has presented to Assistant \
Leader Desautels. “Art. has already j
mastered it (?) and wo hope for peace j
to come quickly, for it will be the only i
, relief from our suffering. {
| Punctuality is the keynote to suc
cess. "The Kitchen” is the result of
[being unsucco:cful. Ask Fallow or
Lee Flint, they know.
• Corporal Petzold has been eating i
'standing up the past few days. Some- J
one said they saw him riding a horse .
on Sunday. Frank positively claims he i
{never was a circus rider. Horses were '
• a “hobby" with him, that's all.
i ———
• We have had an inquiry for Charlie!
Chaplin here several times, but as .ure i
the reading public that Musician Brad- |
ley is the mistaken party. This we’
[hope will prevent any further mis- '
takes being made, although we admit a
similarity.
SIXTH COMPANY TIT-BITS
GROUPS
PJght’o, just received the Victrola
and, believe me, it goes and goes.
Smiles, that’s the stuff; popular pieces .
for every member in the company . The
recreation is one fine spot to go to '
and the hang-out is well appreciated. [
The company orderly room is under
construction now. What, next we don't |
know. The talk is now, Oh, when i
will we go home?
Cook Mello, the infentariurn cook, '
must know when to get out. Ho has
been asking first sergeant when they •
will issue the discharges.
First Sergeant Solcnsky was await- j
ing the news at the Augusta Chronicle ‘
office. Very interesting man in war. '
His interest came into conciliaion Mon • '
day at. 6 a. m., when he calm- in from i
town with all the latest.
It has been understood that first ser- ■
'gen nt was notified th.’. rhe kais r is!
looking for a job. We wish he came j
in 6th Company for one. His flight I
would be more prompt than it did bo- |
fore leaving Germany.
Company Clerk Bertrand says "as
long as the war is over he is sure of
getting out. Are you, Bert?
A surprise dinner was given to the
boys of the 6th Company. A la mode
and flirt was served. The boys are fed
properly here. Whoever says no shall
I be punished as court martial may di
rect.
Sergeant Bruner, returning from a
20-day furlough, just came in time to
receive final statements. Sorry, Steve,
but no such luck.
Mechanic Sturgeon seems to be ca
pable Boss. He stood watching Mari
nelli doing the plans and the work as
well. For the love of Mike, Move, (
cum on- cum on.
Will kindly someone massage Sulli
■ van’s eye. Mystery: Who hit him in
i the eye during sh op.
■LAST MINUTE NEWS
HDQ. CO. 2ND GROUP
(By A. Einson.)
I!xtra! Ilxii.i/; I -Germany quits, |
Germany gives up to Allies, world was is:
ended! And thus the extra Thursday, 5
P. in.
Every butiktes in every tent all the.
way down tin lino w:-,.. busy reading .
the riea.ee. declaration in the dailies. j
Friday A. M. most the boys wore busy ;
reading telegrams. The war is ended,
come home sc-or..
Extra I Extra! Germany does not sur
render. Greatest hoax m the age— Fri
day A. M.
Saturday A. M., K.iiser abdicates of
ficially announced by Germany; armis
tice signed.
.Sunday I‘. M. .Extra! Extra! Kaiser
weeps as he .Hgn- away his right to
rule. Kaisertflees from Germany.
—. — |
Monday A. M. Blowing of sirene horn, i
Extra’. Extra! Germsny surrenders. Kais
er a fugitive; people of Germany forming
a republic,
AS A UI'.SV LT -
Many iiy camp are reading letters.
From their former employes and famil
ies.
i YOUR JOB IS STILL OPEN AND A;
GOOD OPPORTUNITY AWAITS YOU !
A surprise awaits you.
Come home, our dogs had kittens. I
P.aby has a new tooth.
Come back, quick, tht grocer, butch- ■
er. tailor and creditors would be over-‘
I joyed in seeing you.
I The Bronx Kibitzers will hold a party ;
'at your house if you advance them some
i money for eats.
• We took your clothes out of the pawn .
1 shop.
And everybody is happy.
The beans now taste better than ever. :
Many are making appointments.
Many are contemplating.
Many are swapping addresses.
Many are stili do ng K. P.
The gang is all smiles.
[ Now wa arc more than happy
! And during all this commotion, this in
tervals.
I S.: geant Martins breaks the tidings to
; his nake.
j Sergeant Martin’s snake stands Reville
every morning.
' Our ever humble Mike Willner, with
apologies, we confess, you are a full-
! fledged mail orderly.
! Top Sergeant Cram w I have many ap-
I poimments in civilian life.
i The boys would like to know what is a
I supply sergeant? Also what are his
i duties?
| When do we go home- Question by
I all.
POETRY (By Heck)
I When the bird - beam to sing,
It is a sign of spri.’g.
But the Kaiser i-. : t winter time,
i Might catch a bad cold.
(Orchestra) Hen: st and Flowers.)
j All’s well that et tls we’.l. Finis,
four group who can halt a detail in one
I count. Ask him.
| Th-? boys went out <»n a hike one
I day. Someone asked Sxvatz after we
• came back how it . minded. He said
it was all right if you could hear the
buglers. s
J Some of ttiose boys in camp would
like to murder the bugler. We nave
got wise now. When we go out to
make that first tall we always carry
a pocket full of bricks.
I
TRENCH AND CAMP
PICK-UPS FROM 2ND GROUP
Sergeant Reinhid says, two feet make!
a yard.
P. S.—Two of his make a (farm )
What is Augusta coming to? the best
thing they had were the cars back to
camp, now we can’t even use them;
nevertheless it was great to see all the
cars running. Both of the nipassed with
in a half an hour.
(By Our (’hampion Looser)
Srgt. Seifa g.
* A few of the boys playing Poker,
Using 52 cards and a Joker
A .Swede named Hook
c alled for a Book
Then turned up 4 Yacks and a Yoker.
And Cor. Stanley says. “Hook and Eyes
are great Friends.
(Yesterday's sick report.)
Aiken
Paine
Sickley
A baker is supposed to tent a cake with
a straw pulled from a broom. Our last
cake must have been nested with the
handle.
Talk about class Sergeant Steinauer has
’gone to Noo Yawk on furlough.
,FLASHES FROM
NINETEENTH COMPANY
Mess Sergeant Mittinzwei is such a
riervos fellow that when the papers sta
ted the war wa cover he got all excited
and sent one of . the papers home telling
hlu future wife he would be home by
I Christmas, but when he saw th<- morn
■ ing paper of Friday he wfitered away just
like some one had made him King with
j a greasy pot.
! It’s queer how some fellows Wrn to
; soldier so quickly, that when a night
i march comes up every one o* the non
! corns have either a broken leg or a
jbroken heart and can’t march.
! Some reason or other Lieut. May has
'an awful time keeping track of his laun
dry woman. My advise is for the lieu
tenant to ask the next laundry wernan for
her picture-
A FEW LINES FROM
TWENTIETH COMPANY
First Sergeant Howell is waiting anx
iously, but *itli patience, his commisaion
as second Jieuccmant in tin.- calvary. While
.we are interested and take pleasure In
' lus promotion, nevi rthcless we regret to
) 10. e him. in the time that he has acr*‘d
jas first sergeant for this company he,
■ ha-• proven a good soldier, fair to ah, and i
a promoter of discipline. When he leaves
ill is with the good wishes of every man
;in the company.
——---
’ As Sergeant Meyers fell info ranks with
a rilie his countenance bore an exprei
': ion of gloom. it wars the first time in'
‘a few months, but if he does the light;
; thing, there r no question that when i
L ui conqiany goes on guard, he WH‘ Pave
J i he didinctlon of being “bergeant of Lie 1
[ Guard."
«, null. .
! Report on kitchen, "Good.” Thanks to •
• our sanitary officer, JJeuteriant C. P. ;
|Hu<l<d.son ( and our Mf'>s Sergeant John;
• M ulls, Jr. The later i.-- from the Bronx. |
|Nuf scd.
[ Morris Gochovltz is surely out of luck,'
iwith lour cool's in the kitchen, he might!
[add the sum of tight dollars to that 37 i
j <■!’ the last week,
1 The work of the orderly room is car
pied out in a sy sterna th manner. First
Sergeant Hou ell working tn harmony
with Sergeant Stoiofsky and the co
operiition of our administrative officer,
repoits are being turned out with the i
machine gun click.
Why does Mechanic ClapoUn always
■ loi.-k tor ttie step-ladder before going out
for a day's pleasure/ His partner, Louie
is different
Private Ezzell deserves credit for the
manner in which ho defends his home
town. An interesting argument took
place between him and Corporal Gluck.
Due to the presence of Mrs. Berger;
nothing but respectable language was
used. >
It is bad enough to spend ten days in
the hll d-ii< u.'v, but when your girl
passes in a machine and sees you alt
dressed up in blue overalls, it sure is
putting It Strong. Whether or not Sol
wei.ss will continue hl visits to Langlev
S. (.’., will be determined by the next let
ter bearing that postmark.
PICKED UP IN ELEVENTH
COMPANY STREET
Corporals Richardson, Harrigan, White
> and Miller have just been promoted to
! sergeants, effective November Ist.
|
! ell. anyway we know what it feels
like to lie out of quarantine. Just one
uay of frertbuU and the scarlet fever
I hits us! Serge.wts White and Rich
ardson, as well as several others of our
leading lights, are now enjoying life in
i the country- down behind the corral.
> Meehanie Wm. Zerner is to be thanked
for the artistic fittings of the Elco Club.
Look Behling, the Eleventh Co., artist
is working out smne orations for the
(Else Club room that wifi make the con
gres.sional Library do "to the rear march.
By the way. the Elco Club is now the
proud possessor of a piano.
Avegn, the “wiggling kid" frm Chi
cago, proved as efficient a K. O. as a
• company clerk.
Private (’has Elmer, the well-known
officers’ orderly, reported to the supply
rergeant with ail his clothing and equip
; ment as soon as that "peace" extra came
| out.
; Sergeant Miller, the Beau Brunimel of
the company, tried on 277 overcoats and
: then left the supply tent in disgust.
| Is it expensive to be caught, in the
bathhouse after taps! Ask Private Pea
.vey Johnson.
> We are pleased to hear of the safe ar
rival overseas of Lieut. TatmaFi and the
: Black Watch.
Acting Corporal Ritter has been doing
his bit at the typewriter in the orderly
tent lately.
I Will Corporal McGrath please have
some fringe sewed to the bottom of his
;short overcoat?
5 Private Cohen has been issued a rifle.
I Put a star in the service flag; he’s in
[the army now!
"Stretch" Howard has been having
quite a stretch as "charge of quarters."
, Sergeant Smith’s cat Is running true to
Snppl> Tent form: she toils not, neither
. docs she spin.
(• ok Van Brockltn certainly raised
plenty of excitement on his midnight rat
hunting expedition. McChesney and Har
rigan were in at the death, even though
, the "blood" proved to be only ox-blood
shoe polish!
Sergeant Harrigan had a most fragrant
. ):uk; gt sent to him recently. Some
Swede ;i’ ti t Hotel McAlpin, New York,
[ was behind it, they say.
■ Private Herb Hammack is getting so
fat he win have to be jimmied into bis
| clothes pretty soon.
Who put the bricks in Private Elinor’s
’ bld:
: Prof. Rountree has returned from his
fur - ugh and Rountree Academy is again
in full swing.
Cheer up, boys, our Goldbricker Is still
with us.
Mike K< • h haer is the proud father of
aj- ..r of twins. He is anxiously await
ing his return home. Congratulations,
j Mike!
4
The N gb; Riders, Corpora: Dougherty
and Serg< mt Harrigan, have not been
teen out after dark lately. Has the old
iclan died out?
I CEASE FIRING - !
I i!”.oc cml. rM zil..> p ifr.'.
THIRD GROUP HEAD
QUARTERS NEW ITEMS
Here's congratulation to Corporal
Reillye, F. A., on his promotion to ser
geant. Wo hope you will ont squan
der your extra money too freely. Os,
yes! Sergeant, how about those
smokes you promised?
We suggest Corporal Schrumpff be
instructed the ward “tablet” applies as
well to paper, as to pills, so the next
time he won't ma'ke a mistake. When
interviewed, onl. alibi offered by the
corporal was that he was never south.
By the time Private Lotwin com
pletes his mimeograph course he will
b« capable of handling either a mov
ing picture machine or a hand organ.
Why does Private Jones resemble a
policeman? Because when you want
him he is never around But never
mind, boys, he’s got a nice girl dnwn
in Augusta.
Corporal Anderson has returned
from hlu furlough and has brought his
wife with him. Remember, Andy,
though you have joined one “union.''
you are still in this army.
Corporal Hartnett is with us again
after a brief sojourn in New York and
evidently has not gotten over the ef
fects of it yet.
Sergeant Major (rprady has just re
turned from his furßugh to New York.
We hope he Has not been dazzled by
the lights of the big city after being so
long in peaceful Augusat.
Corporal Berger looks lonesome
since his wife returned to New York.
Guess his little mustach.® must have
tickled him; look at the ears on it.
Corporal O'Leary in Addition to his
other duties has become a member of
the band. We hope you don’t drop
the big drum. Dinny.
We offer the highest congratulations
to Battaloin Sergeant Major Brewster
on his promotion to Regimental Ser
geant Major. The right man in the
right place.
Sergeant Major Usher likes to ride
horses. He Intends to go to town and
see a certain young lady: but he never
gets there as someone else has taken
horses out. J. p., you'll have to find
another way f getting thr.
Corporal Caswll is the envy of these
Headquarters; the only man with a
“O. D.“ Uniform. Tell us where you
got it, Corporal, so We can go and see
our girls in proper style.
We note the kaiser is A. W. O. L.
1'1:11, we'l have a charge sheet waiting
for you when you get back. You are
hereby directed to report to Sergeant
Walsh every morning at 7:30 a. m., for
detail.
Roys, ovoid the rush and put in your
application early for fourloughs, if you
want to get borne for Xmas Chances
rtf having same approved arc 100 to 1,
but it doesn't hurt to try!
See you again next week. A. B. C.
Traversing With the 29th Co.
Trench, Trench, Trench, the boys are
diffginßr. This company will turn out
some Labor Battalion when called upon.
Ist. Sgrt. Intemann will lead, with Sgt.
Russell a clone .second. But we have to
give them credit, anyway. That was a
good job.
Upon our return to civilian V
going to write a book and call It, “From
Accountant to Painter" or "Jack of all
trades." On the inside cover we intend to
have a beautiful oil painting of Corp.
Hueller. As a painter, Corporal, we
think, you make a good Accountant.
Congratulations Peters, now that you
have been made cook, we’ll enjoy your
puddings all the more.
The orderly room of this organization
has undergone some transformation. It
looks more like a Bronx apartment, than
an office. Thanks to Sgts. Russell and In
terna nn and Corporals Moisei and Huel
ler, who assisted in the work.
At last, Mechanic McEwen has re
covered his wonderful tenor voice. We
heard him warbling "Ireland isn’t Ire
land any more" last night, and it re
minded us so much of old times we were
moved to tears. *
The only regret we nave for having
taken a vacation, was that we missed
! the elaborate banquet held by this com
pany last Sunday night. According to
reports it was some affair. On with the
dance let joy be unconfined, was the inot-
I to that night, and everyone there tried to
! five up to it. An enjoyable time was had
bv ail. Here's hoping for a speedy re
iturn date.
I Lts. Boesel and Wolff were entertain
-1 ed in the Mess Hall last night by a few
of the bright lights of the company and
.by the pleased looks on the faces of the
ladies with them, we hope they will pay
us another visit shortly, when we will
be beeter prepared with talent to enter
tain them.
We have been in a quandery as to what
those queer noises issuing from Sgt. Red
top Russel’s quarters were, and at last
we have been enlightened. He. has a cat
concaled in his tent. Some pet. Afraid
of mice, Sgt.?
[ It is with much pleasure that we wel
come Sgt. Clrofici back to our midst
! again. That was some fistic ability dis
played. The Base must be a great place
for developing the muscles. Oh boy, wait
[till you see the other fellow.
SHOTS FROM THE 3~1 ST CO.,
THIRD GROUP
Sergeant Granquist’s mustache has
proved a failure, and consequently he
looks like himself once again.
i
) Sergeant Biil Radden has returned
Ita us again after a furlough to his
home in New York City. He brought
with him a dandy suit of new O. D.'s,
but left many fond thoughts behind.
Bill Santorft’s mustache is getting
so' long that the fellows are begininng
to look for hairs in the food that Bill
' cooks.
I If guard duty makes a good soldier.
; some of our non-coms wil! soon quality
, as generals.
; Among other things that Supply Ser
; geant Atkinson supplies is prisoners
i tor the guard house.
Arthur Dickman, cook, automobile
• man, etc., has cut his, finger and he
5 blames it on the windshield of his auto.
Why not tell the truth, Art. and con-
I fess that you did it with a butcher
j knife in the kitchen.
■ 'The reason so few of our fellows are
j going to town these days is because
: the new O. D. clothes have not been
■ issued yet.
I We wonder what the dickens Corpo
ral Walter Boulton purchaser ser-
• geant's chevrons for when he was
! down town the other day.
; Walter Regg has received a picture
I of two girls sent hint by a girl with
whom lie has been corresponding but
■ never has seen. Walter Is trying to
dope out which of the two is hie “fair
| one.”
Sergeant Herman Blanz leaves now
' shortly on a very, very important bus
iness mission to New York. Be sure
and note the details of the ceremony in
next week's Trench and Camp.
32ND COMPANY.
THIRD_GROUP
Supply Sergeant Burhans is at the
present in and around New York look
ing over the civilized world. Ser
geant Jinkins, the ‘'demon" at making
beauties with water color and hand
paintings is holding down the supply
tent cot. We all suggest that Ser
geant Jenkins remove the present sign
and put up a bil poster and advertise
his business of photography and col
oring.
Privates doing K. P. these days are
in honour, because our worthy ser- ■
geants, Fogg and Shaw, ore scrubbing
our pots and pants so good that they
will do it for a few week- ends “per
haps."
Private Wood, our good looking
cook, returned from his sojourn at
Syracuse, N. I’., and strange to say,
he was not very keen about wanting
to come back, with- all the pece talk go
ing on.
Our efficient mail orderly. Private
Skivington, has opened up his new
mail office and has installed, like all
postmasters, new office hours, 11:30
a. m. and 7; 30 p. m.
We are willing to acknowledge with •
pride that we have started the third '
group to start fixing up their orderly '
rooms. We have quite a few sight- j
seeing parties who are making pencil I
copies. However the credit is due to
our artistic painter, Kleinschrodt and
Mechaincs Merk and DeMartini.
Sergeant Schniable is worrying about
this war being over. When peace is
declared and we are no longer at war
our sergeant is wondering how long it
will be before we are out of the ser
vice.! He is a New York plainclothes
man and gets his pay as Jong as the
war continues but no preparation has
been made that will help the sergeant
getting back to duty after the peace
is in vogue and continue to draw his
pay.
Our chief Company Clerk, Sergeant
Geifer is in New York and Corporal
Ummey his assistant is hitting the
keys at the rate of 40 per with the
same success that made Sergeant
Geifer famous as the group’s most ef
ficient clerk.
First Sergeant Steiman was wel- ;
corned back by the boys last Sunday, i
He says that the wonderful state of i
Connecticut is still doing its bit and j
giving ail towards helping to bring
this conflict to a finish.
Corporal Frank is serving a period !
as street orderly so as the next time
he is chargf? of quarters, he will be
sure to see that all sanitary regula
tions are carried out and that all tents
are properly opened while the men ore
sleeping, and not to get our beloved
friend. Company Commander, Lieut.
Murphy, confined.
SINGLE SHOT SEARCHING
WITH THE FIGHTING
33RD COMPANY
The camp lost one of its best bug
lers when our own Charles Keiser was
honorably discharged last week.
Private James O'Neill is walking
around with a smile on his face. Must
have been another letter from the
widow. What say, Jimmie?
Private Isidore Hrimberg whs act
ually seen smiling the other dav. What
is this world coming to, anyway?
Tent No. 4, with the Heeh and the
Wop never wilt be forgotten.
Private James Pollti returned from
a month's vacation. You should have
witnessed the reception handed him
when he entered the mess hall. He is
contemplating entering officers' train
ing school to obtain a commission.
We would advise him to do so at night
so that nobody could see him going in.
A better par of company mechanics
than Marx and Villafranca are a bard
thing to find. Just watch our or
derly room after they get through with
it. Enough said.
The sergeants tent will never get
cold while Sergeant Behrendsen is
making the fires. He is the boy who
has been keeping the locomotives hot
! for the Northern Pacific Railroad <’a.
Turn on the steam, "Benny,"
Our Top-Kicker just returned from
a ten-day furlough to Chicago. He
was tickled to death to get back.
We will have to leave our supply
sergeant out this week as we just
overheard that a case of new shoes
were coming in.
Better not start anything around
here now; four of our lieutenants and
four of our sergeants are taking that
hand-to-hand fighting course. Still
living up to the name of the Fishtlng
33rd.
One of the hardest workers in the
Jiu-Jitsu class is Lieut. Sanner. The
lieutenant is married.
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KICKS AND KLICKS FROM
THE 35TH COMPANY
Our orderly room had the appear
ance last Sunday of an advance guard
of a girl’s seminary. Yes, we had
visitors and plenty of them, too.
Taking the men in our company as
individuals, they carry the same per
sona! charm for the feminine gender
as the knights of old, the only thing
lacking being the armored plate and
the tournaments. Where they amused
the angry multitudes by being mount
ed on firey steeds charging each other
with long spears something similar to
the center poles in our tents. We oft
times wonder if some of our men had
lived in those days would have been
able to live up to the same "Gallant.”
(Doubtful).
Week-end parties in other states
have become quite popular with offi
cers of the 35ih company as well as en
listed men. It is the same spirit that
seeks new fields to conquer. They
say that Aiken, S. C., has wonderful
possibilities for the erstwhile soldier
of fortune. Its shady bowers of over
hanging ivy hold well secrets of love's
young dreams never to be unfolded by
anything other than a miracle. The
khaki pantalooned lads have, it seems,
found the fair damsels of the tybacco
raising state to have charms that not
only make men be A. O. W. 1... but, to
apply for a ten-day furlough, (a sic
aunt, etc.) (Old stuff). But, stop and
think if it were not for this mild yet
refreshing change at times the sol
dier’s life would be an empty affair.
We can't get along with them and we
can’t live without them. Pretty hard
to answer, eh, Mabel?
We know we ran say without fear of
contradictions, that Broadway never
had a star to compare with the one
which hangs (majectically( as if sus
pended by come unseen power in mid
air o’er our company street. Our star
with the 35th Company in the center
would be a treat to any son of old Erin
to Jay eyes on, it bring painted about
as near the clor of the emerald as the
artistic eye of our company painter
could blend colors. Ts perchance, you
may pass our street in going down to
Augusta, for a wild night, just do an
eyes left, you cant' m’ss it.
If the readers of this 'sheet, or, par
don. this paper, were to wait for the
35th Com; any proper to proclaim its
own popularity, the writer fears it
would never re til) press. (Just natu
rally modest, that’s us all over). But
in writing this I find my pen will not
writ? other than the "Creddick" (Skin
ney Shaner) they so rightly deserve.
It has becm the talk of the entire 3rd
Group long ere this as to just where
the 35th Company gets its pep. We
lay it to th? brotherly like co-opera
tion we have at all times.
Last week we gave notice to look
forward to the efforts of artists, mean
ing the head of our company street.
First the orderly room which is spot
less, s-o to speak, the colors used blend
wonderfully. The rustic effect, a lit
tle fence, its appearance alone has a
tendency to take one far away from
the even shifting sand of our company
street. Credit should be given to the
company s mechanics McCourt and
smith, the blue prints beini drawn up
l<y Sergeant Berlin. We have won the
blue ribbon of originlaity long ago and
it will keep the rest busy to follow us
if they see it (not a challenge, merely
a passing remarks
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