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MACHINE GUNNERS! RELOAD-RELAY-FIRE ’
Third Group Machine
Gunners Win Again
The Teams Have Yet to Taste Defeat—Gave Second Group
Brownies the Brown Derby.
Tie Third Group Machine Gun teams
won their fourth straight competitive
machine gun contest at the Bowl on
Saturday last. The teams have yet to
taste defeat, having won first honors
in all of the four contests thus fur
entered into. The machine gunners are
f well trained In the observance of al)
new training regulations and have
k "oven their ability to win against
ns using time saving methods. The
"xGroup claims to have th'- cham
machine gun teams of Gump
barring no dun
Th'y will
,J C r 'l’ l < hall' tiKos and arc <■
st< ■ d in having » re pro
of the Maclili..
the invitation
>: i Hur we
'J!’ ' '' J. Sf 11,1 h '
nimi ivinneis of
Mrdv. Inet. men
t v carried off the honors.
least number of points,
The challengers, the Second
BRroup, were last, with j? 9. Permit u*
t to give credit to the assembling action
' team; they should be transferred to
I the Third Group "Whitey,” the hun
dred yard tripod man, would also be
a desired member of our team.
Sereganl Von Gehr, our old veteran,
! was again a winner In one-man ac
■ tlon, going out of action, making two
' trips, in 39 seconds. His points are
usually counted the day before a con
test. Both our blind-folded three-man
; action teams were on hand, landing
first and third places. Sergeants Har
rigan, Froome and Helming won with
43 seconds. We would not dare give
' Out the times this team makes In prac
tice for fear the Operations Section
HAPPY HAPPENINGS
HEADQUARTERS M. T. D.
The armistice may have been signed
and the hostilities ceased, but the
events does not necessarily mean that
promotions have also ended, nor must
the coming of peace Ire taken as a cri
terion to let down the gates. It Is
a pleasing fact to note that the Head
quarters men realize that much work
of Importance Is still to be accom
plished at this particular time. In fact
someone remarked only yesterday that
the general restless feeling found
throughout tho camp was not preva
lent at the M. T. D. Headquarters or
company street.
I wonder why? We are a happy
bunch on the whole, of course we boys
do have are little scraps and growls
but the best part qf the bill is the get
ting together again after tho battle of
words.
Wo notice that Sergeant Cusick and
Bloomberg are like buddies—they sure
ly do treat Qulnnie good. The ser
geant finds many occasions to be away
from the street and the bunkies look
after his dtids and fold his blanket,
well and everything that mother or
sister would do for a wandering son.
The rest of us could take a good exam
pls from the good fellowship that ex
ists in the sergeants’ tent. That crowd
get a heap more fun out of the camp
life than most of us.
"■ Xj COnKt'atiriattOhs to Sergeant thespen
bring. We sure are glad that Pip has
coma Into his own. The only other
wish we have at this time is the hope
a warrant will be scon forthcoming tor
the little fellow Banks. Cheer up,
perhaps It will break before Thanks
giving!
Sergeant Major John Costello has
departed for tho Officers’ Training
School. W'ell, John, it may have come
a little 100 late, but you find satisfac
tion and the consolation in that you
were worthy of a bar. This in our es
timation Is reward in itself.
Then our chief cuckoo, Battalion
Sergeant Major Wilie pulls his regu
lar cuckoo in this manner: Seated
at the supper table Saturday night af
ter the football game, tho Sergeants
Majirs Hertzel, 1 Barnum, Costello and
Friedman are discussing the features
of the game, whi . Wille has to Buy
something and chirps: "I like to see
a football game where the score Is
3 to 2.” I wonder what he meant?
Seems as if Heltzel, the Battalion
Sergeant Major, was trying hard io
give our yells while riding in the truck
to the game Saturday. All the othei
fellows were singinj, but w'e are sure
Hertzel was trying to yell.
Did you hear tne tin wash basins
flying around the street the other eve
ning. Some fellow thought he could
go to sleep before 11 p. tn.
Have you ever noticed that Sergeant
Erwin A. Piepenbrink always man
ages to get that one letter written
each day. And it always has the same
address on. It’s to Miss K.
Private Noonan thinks he will have
to take a post-graduate course in jan
itry, as his former Janitor course
didn’t teach him what to do aftei
leaving the damper turned off nd the
coal gas explodes. Go to it, Dave.
Somehow or other Battalion Ser
geant Major Friedman, C. O. of Head
quarters No. ill, has not issued many
reports lately. Can it be that his other
duties have kept him busy s nee be
coming sergeant major? We know he
was talking about the amount of work
he usually has to do after a Sunday
off.
(Beauty) Sergeant Cusick is alt
ready to go home to Janet and the
Bronx. Had his breeches pressed and
the tailor charged him 40 cents, which
started Cusick on a rampage. Why
have your b eeches pressed, Lester,
you are married to the girl now?
Private First Class Sullivan has
quite n job at times taking care oi
his eyeglasses. He let them get away
from him the other night and had aii
his teammate., searching for them, bin
to no avail. They were finally recov
ered the next morning out in the sand
somewhere. Better take care of them.
Jerry, or yo will not be able to sign
the pay roll.
We’ve been wondering why Corpo
ral Louis Stehr always wants to go
to bed so early and at last we have
discovered the reason. It is caused by
the fact that he was in the automo.
bile tire business in Milwaukee n civil
life, and sJways thinks it is t ine to re
tire.
Have you noticed how easy it Is for
Supply Sergeant Benin to get up these
mornings’.’ There’s a reason. He is>
now acting as Top Sergeant in I'aut
man’.i absence.
Private Barbanera th nks there Is
nothing nicer than to ride around ma
jestically in the motorcycle. He savs
it sure is the life. And he is always
glad to take the trips whether it is
bls turn or not.
would be present to see if we were
damaging equipment. Permit us to
say, however, we are considering en
tering this team blindfolded against
others with eyes open.
All the teams helped to bring home
the bacon. In the first event, Cor
poral O’Connor, Corporal Ward and
i Private Thomas, composing one team,
and Sergeant Kuster, Sergeant Hen
dricks and Corporal eMtras, another,
scored many poinu:. All the now reg
ulations on mount guns, dismount
guns, load, unload, action, out of ac
i tlon, were observed by these teams,
who outclassed others using time sav
ing methods. In one man action Ser
geant Von (lehr and Corporal Murphy
look care of our end in good style. In
the blind man’s event, Sergeants Har
rigan, Froome and Helming together
with Corporal Hermann, Sergeant Fox
and Private Post, proved this was our
game. In assembling action we have
nothing to say. We are going to prac
tice this, although Sergeants Von Gehr,
Booth and Wright together with Cor
porals Murphy, Edwards and Leone
were better than some of the other
"also runs," Tn the 100-yard tripod
run, which is practically 200 yards, we
landed second place with Corporal Ful
ler and fourth with Corporal Hermann.
Major Farrell, commanding the Third
Group, is proud of his machine gun
teams, as is also their former com
mander, Lieutenant Colonel Lee, who
was on hand immediately after the
contest tn congratulate the team.
In a short time it may be "Mount
rusty plows” for some of these fel
lows and we are confident they will
do Just as well, for they sure have the
"click” and better than that, "guts.”
HEADQUARTERS GROUP 1,
M. T. D.
The latest rumor. News (ravels
through headquarters like wildfire.
It is reported, but has not been of
ficially confirmed that the now fa
n/oiis "Tickler Club" will be forced to
disband. All members to be discharg
ed by Thanksgiving Day. Dishonor
able discharges have been given the
following members, not in good stand
ing:
Regimental Sergeant Major, W. H.
Hiese.
Battalion Sergeant Major Otto J.
Boehm.
Battalion Sergeant Major Louis H.
Comm ins.
Sergeant Frank D. Haupt.
Private Boris Cherkasky.
It is understood that charges have
been preferred against the above men
tioned ex-members for violation of the
61st article, regulations, which is
to the effect that no member should
shave his upper lip ornament before
Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 1918.
Tho above ex-members, having ap
peared before a some merry court, and
having had charges duly brought
against them, pleaded to all specifica
tions "guilty.”
Tho court, after very little delibera
tion, pronounced defendants "guilty”
ns charged, and sentenced all. to pay
to the remaining members of the Tick
led Club the sum of (1) iron man per
each member.
Pleas for leniency were denied as be
ing "not sufficient reason" and the
sentence, as pronounced, was carried
into effect.
The Some Merry Court, having no
further business, then gav el he ex
members the merry “Ha-Ha!”
A FEW SECONDS WITH
THE SECOND COMPANY
The old saying that you can’t keep
a good man down has lilt tile spot
when Sergeant Schneider added the
extra diamond under his three stripes,
yes, boys, he is the star kicker now
and the way he has been acting
around the mess hall at mess time he
gives I you the Impression that he was
a manager ■ a b.’.gii class New York
department store.
First Class Private Jesse Measer has
been seen around the Orderly Tent,
with a jovial countenance, a new O. D,
suit, polished shoe., and from the way
he dresses he sure must have been a
"Nifty Kid" in bygone days. The rea
son for the "dolling up" preparations
was his promotion to corporal; he well
deserves the promotion, as Jesse has
done his duty like a "major.” May he
wear bls stripes in peace. His ola
slogan, "Now we are getting in the
better class of merchandise” is a com
mon tiling throughout the camp.
Private McTighe was ordered out on
a detail and poor Mike was detailen
to Camp Logan, Texas. Well, Mike,
don’t worry: you always have youi
harp with you.
Corporal Kiernan Is still try : ng to
get a furlough. Don’t worry, "Con;’
you are only in the army for the dura
tion of the war.
"Chick" Gussow had two hundred
dollars last week. Now he is trying
to borrow a dime. How times do
change ?
Who said that the great and only
“Sammy" could not mop floors? You
ought to see the expression on his face
these days.
Boys, there is nothing to it; Lieu
tenant Couch sure is u regular fellow.
"Turk" O'Neill has been made a ser
geant. It’s tough, George, very httle
bunk fatigue these days.
Young Kennedy, the star gas in
structor from Sucide Hall, New York,
has a kick coming. Tin- top kickei
makes him go outand drill - with the
Cadre ovary day.
"Old Man" Gill has returned to us
from the hospital. His teammates say
that he speaks In his sleep and all that
we can hear Is 'Ace bets."
Somebody has done gone and le(l
us. We sure do miss Sergeant Reea.
All the boys feel sorry for that little
girl In Youngstown. Ohio.
Sergeant Ellis received a wire from
the president of the New York Tele
phone Company, saying that if he does
not return they would have to close
up shop. He sure did have some job.
and we often wonder what those live
thousand girls do without his good-na
tured facearound smiling. “Going up.’
One hundred per cent Shoengoin
feels lost without Captain Daniels.
Hex Morrow should be a barker ih
a sideshow; whenever you hear a loud
voice you can feel assured that
"Truck" Morrow is around.
Private Weisman has returned to us
from the French Mission. They sure
did think of him when they gave him
tlie blue cap. .He is mighty glad that
th s was presented to him. as it re
minds him very much of his old trade
when he was a messenger boy.
Items From tho 4th Company,
First Group, M. T. D.
An example of the sanitary condi
tions thta exist in the 4th Co.. 100 per
< ?nt inspection for 35 consecutive days
by the group inspector.
Just to show you that the men of
the sth Co. appreciate the good work
the Y’s, K. of (*., Jewish Welfare
jioarj are doing, every man dug deep
down in his pockets and gave gener
ously toward the war fund drive. Re
ports from Group Headquarters on
November 14th showed our boys lead
ing the. list with contributions of
$108.75.
Within the last few months three
members o£ the 4th Co. have been ad
mitted to the C-ntral Officers’ Train
ing School. That? the calibre of men
the "Dashing 4th’’ are producing.
This same "Bi 11" traveled to Several
Towns in South Carolina, over last
Saturday and Sunday with tho Liberty
Four of the Handman, Bolger, Casey
and Sergeant Quinn of Headquarters,
M. T. D.. was along and aided the boys
in separating the iron men from 1 the
roll;; of the Carolinians for the War
Fund Drive.
Snaps From the 6th Company
The thre ; "Darling Brothers” will be
leading the songs from this company;
the boys are; Sergeants Chestnut,
Ryan and Corporal Weitz. They have
been selected as sing' rs. upon orders
received, they will report to Mr. Bardo,
camp amusement man of this camp.
Sergeant Mitchell, the Victrola agent,
has been on the job buying records for
the talker in thsi company. What
next, Mitch? •
The Bungalow built for the First
Sergeant Is now completed and ser
geant will remain in (he service ac
cording to his story told by the cor
respondents, although First. Sergeant
wants to get out as soon as possible,
but the regular army will remain on
the job as per latest.
No excitement happened since the
boys know that their discharges will
soon begin. First Sergeant will prob
ably have a hand in making those out
too. "All oboard,” come and get 'em.
Sergeant Holcombe must be on fur
lough these days, he was out every
night, for the last f»‘W days. Oh, yes,
I know. Wifey arrived and that must
be the reason. That’s right, Hole.
Stay, but return.
Here’s to the boys of the Snappy
Sixth.
The men and paragraphs of .truth.
First Sergeant Solcnsky: Better an
ounce of today than a pound tomorrow
Sergeant Bertrand; Lots of men
•don’t have to travel far when they
go to bad. •
Sergeant Hackett: Speaking of wo
men’s complexions, seeing isn’t al
ways believing.
Harris: Success will go a block out
of its way to dodge a lazy man.
Sergeant Holcombe: Those who are
present may have excuses to offer but.
the absent are always at fault.
Private Bannuch: It’s a good repu
tation that can't acquire a spot.
Conk Mello: A discharge from (he
service, don't make a free man always.
Cook Frost: Better of something
than none at all.
Cook Engstrum: Turkey Trot, cran
berry sauce, and the tango smiles, and
home forever.
Sergeant Bruner: Dad send me $lO
I’m broke; as i am on the hog. Answer,
ride the hog home; we’re out of meat.
Mechanic Sturgeon: Life is a game,
but who is tho umpire.
Who wanted to know, why is a com
mon soldier called a private. Well, the
answer to that is: Because ho has less
privacy than any one else in camp. &
Sparks From the Seventh
Company Grindstone
To finish up the pleasure of the day.
after having attended the football
game, five of the boys, headed by Mess
Sergeant Hutchinson had their courte
sy cards taken from them. Naturally
it was the fault of the M. P.’s. It is
lucky that our M. P.’s have broad
shoulders. (We are all wondering if
this will have any effect on the chow.
Two weeks in exile).
A man entered tho orderly (ent. and
after giving .a very neat salue asked
to see the supply sergeant. As the
supply sergeant was out at the time,
he was asked what he wanted, and re
plied that he was sent after a "liver
saw." We have never been known to
spoil a good joqe. so he was referred to
our chubby friend, Supply Sergeant
of the Sth Company, as having the
only "liver saw" in the group. Be on
the lookout for the man with the liver
saw.
Wo wish to announce that there have
been several prominent privates con
verted into corporals. Os the most
prominent and proudest is the Hon.
Carl Schwenrlod. (Chevrons on both
arms “V” shape).
Mechanic Weber, better known as
"Chips,” claims to haw? discovered a
method, whereby if a man was in the
army a million days, he could save a
million dollars, if newspapers were
furnished free.
Sergeant. Roosa, commonly known as
"Giraffe.” seems to enjoy th? meals
very much, and has decided to put in
another hitch.
"What is a soldiers’ duties after din
ner? (Definitoin donated by Top Kick
Johnson): "Smoke a cigarette, and
then a little bunk fatigue.
A new song has been composed and
dedicated to Corporal Frank, entitled,
"If he can handle the Machne Gun *
as he can handle the Bull, what a sol
dier he would be.”
On hours off. there is a weary lot
that come to warm and rest their tired
bodies before our cheerful fire. Who
invented P. T. ?
' .
Our new company dark, Corporal
Aufrichtig, after celebrating the sign
ing of the arinostice last Mondaf night '
is recuperating, and expects to be in !
condition for this coining Saturday ’
night.
Talk about your brave officers in '
| France, the 7th Company has one that ;
! heats them all. Lieut. Woodbury, with- ’
out any other aid is taking the com- I
pany over the top -in the War Work
campaicn
LOST. STRAYED OR STOLEN.
Sgt. Alvin Martin, the famous sea-go
ing hack of Headquarters Company, was
seen steaming down Headquarters Com
pany street al 23 knots the other day.
When asked what his hu.ry was about, he
said he was looking for half of a three
layer cnocolate cake studded with hick
ory nuts, which had arrived from Ala
rhuchy i couple of days previous. Sgt.
Major Commins, when interviewed, said
he had seen scon the cake but as Heaven
was his witness, he hadn’t done it.
Anyone having knowledge of this cake
wii! confer a favor ti Sgt Martin by re
porting it so that the guilty parties may
be apprehended.
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Short Shots from the Bth Co.
Yes, Paulson Is still with us. He
got up the other morning and after
putting on one of his snow white can
vas gloves, found it was filled with
vaseline mixed with sand. He claims
it was a dirty trick. We agree with
him.
There is something liable to happen
at most any time with a gang like Ko-
Bah, Srainek, Thayer, Zimprich and
Colgrove around.
Sergeants Ryan and Colwell and
Corporal Woelz left for the A. O. T. S.
at Camp Gordon. Let’s wish them the
best of luck.
Corporal Roveda says that after the
war is over, he intends to be a I’. T.
instructor at some large collage.
No, Sergeant Donahue is not shoot
ing any more crap. He has joined the
“Gone Broke" magazine circle.
He still hikes around w-ith his hands
in his pockets. Who? Paulsen?
Sandberg is confined to quarters. He
says ho did not intend to go to town
anyway.
Corporal Thayer is seriously think
ing of writing a poem on P. T., but is
afraid it would not. look good in print.
We agree with him.
The boys are coming across in good
shape in the United War Work urtn
paign.
Colgrove is sure SOME guy. He
has worked in 400 different lumber
mills. 27 railroads and put in about 13
years at other varoius jobs. Judging
from that hs's about 300 years*of age.
Srarneck gets a letter from a queen
about once a month. He says he keeps
steady company with her. I doubt it.
The Bth Company boasts of the fin
est little hot air shooter in the camp.
No names im-ntione.d. Address all
challenges to Corporal J. Colgrove, in
care of Sth Co.
Since Paulson entered this camp,
which was the 22nd of July, he has
bought three newspapers. Some
spendthrift. Thayer keeps tab of it,
but would die of starvation if he done
that for a living.
Kosak woke up the other morning
and found himself wide awake. This
does not happen very often.
The old beer town sure W'ill get b
if Zimprich gets there soon.
Some boy, that Al Klug.
Blttcns, Christophersen. Miller and
I’ollet intended to go to town Satur
day, but have changed their minds
The electric light bulb in the 3rd and
4th Sergeants’ tents disappeared Sun
day night during an argument. It
happened to be ftfter 9 o’clock and was
not turned out on time. It came back
O. K., but Idok out, boys, don't let It
happen again.
Gurliogs of Group “2”
Men From Minnesota, lowa, Illinois, Winsconsin and Ne
braska Full of ‘‘Pep."
What arc we going to do until we are i i
discharged?” <
That is the question that men in Group |r
2 are asking, now that they have finished t
their scheduled course of training.
Work, piently of it. nnd of a kind cal- i
cnlated to deve'op the men nearly to per- r
section in military ability and in physi
cal condition, is whnt thev’re going to do
Lieutenants Gambill and Kendall, direc- f
tors of machine gun and infanry training, .
respectively for this group, imparted the •
Information Saturday.
•‘The original schedules will be elabo- j
rated on, and the men will be given ad- i
vancod work which was not originally t
planned for them at this camp.” said >
Lieut. Gambill. “While there is some talk c
among the men that the drilling will be
lose strenuous and less intensive than '
heretofore, there has been no official com
munieatlon to this effect and as far as •
we know the men will put inas many «
hours at drill ns heretofore. This is for i
their own goid. as an arm” with idle
hands is an army without a purpose and ■ t
an army which will be unfit for any work j t
whatsoever. s
“Additional tables are now being pre- I t
pared for the continuation of the courses, h
and will be followed out until such time
as other disposition is made of the men
in this group.”
Machine gunners particularly will be -
glad to continue their training in an ad- 1
vnneed stage, as the work with the rapid I
firing guns has become interesting to the
men in this group. Many are delighted 1
with the prospect of learning more about
the Brownings. j
Th- Men Who Now Compose Group 2.
And- whisper—a word about the opln- 1
ion generally held by officers of this '
camp. The men who now’ comnose Group
2. for the most part husky outdoors from .
the plains of the middle west, are con- <
sidered the best machine gunners this
camp has ever trained. They quickly pick- .
ed up the salient pointe of instruction and ;
early reached a stage where they might : ;
be expected to account well for them- J :
selves in any competition or action on i
the field. L
You farmers from Minnesota. lowa, 11l- ’;
inois Wisconsin and Nebraska can tell
the folks back home ab nit it. Let them
know that the middle west was ready,
even if the boys now in camn weren’t
called into action. Let them know that
the officers who have trained thousands
of men. from the industrious and prosper
ous east, from the sunny south, and in i
fact, from every nook and corner of the
country, thought that the middle west pro
•lu od the best prospectice crop of ma
chine gunners the good old U. S. A. has
ever turned out.
Some record, eh, boys?
“All out. Thirteenth company. Best .
comnany in the Group.”
“That’s what thew used to shout when
the rookies ot\ the Thirteenth company
ELEVENTH COMPANY. FIRST
GROUP, INSTALLS PIANO
IN CLUB ROOM
To the folks back home who, in their
leisure moments, let their thoughts
wander towards their sons who are in
camps and wonder what they are do
ing after their hard day’s work is done,
this article is written. The 11th Com
pany, Ist Group, which is the best
company in the best camp in the
United States, leads them all in the
way of providing entertainment for its
men and there is absolutely no chance
for anyone to contract a case of the
"blues.” f
In one end of the mess hall which
has been fitted up into sort of a club
room, can be found some good com
fortable rustic benches made by Me
chanic Zuerner, who is an artist in
his line A victrola with a good as
sortment of records keeps the men in
good spirits and affords music for
•lancing. A piano has recently been in
stalled and every night the “skeeter”
quartet, led by Sup. Sgt. A. C. Smith
of "Joisey,” assisted by Sergt. Eis
gfau at the piano, furnishes excellent
entertainment for the men. And.then,
too, acting Mess Sergt. “Mike" Keele
haer, who it Is rumored was a come
dian and a dancer before he assumed
the responsibilities of army life, keeps
the men in good humor with his jokes
and dances. Magazines and periodicals
can also be found in this club and
there is also a suitable place for writ
ing. This club room is open all day
and at night until 10:45 Mothers hack
home need have no worry that their
sons are being neglected in the way of
entertainment.
Five members of our company have
applied for entrance to officers’ train
ing camp and, although we hate to lose
them, we wish them the best of suc
cess an dhope to be able to “click” our
heels together and give them a “high
ball" within a short time.
Lieut. G. P. Hull has been appointed
athletic officer of the 11th Company
and . e expect to be able to compete
• with the other companies in the near
future.
Private Charles Elmer, who has been
accused by Sup. Sergt. A. (’. Smith as
being a "gold bricker,” states that he
has made arrangements whereby Ser
geant Smith and his cat, "El-co, 999,”
will give an entertainment in the near
future. Sergeant Smith has a won
derful voice that is clear and power
ful. If you don’t believe it, try and
beat a detail on him.
The Limit.
A recruit, doing guard duty at the
Base Hospital was approached by the
officer of the day and after saluting
was asked if he knew his general and
special orders, lie replied that he did
and when asked by the O. D. what the
; limits of his post w r ere he looked up
and down the road and spying a sign
to one side, his eyes brightened up and
he replied, "fifteen miles an hour, sir."
were called out for formations. Other
companies ridiculed the call and directed
all sorts of jibs at it. Tills was a month
ago.
Today the Thirteenth company is still
using the same call, and with a perfect
right to do so.
The Thirteenth Company.
For Thirteenth company has proved it
self to be the best company in the group,
as far as dri’l goes. Three times d'd
Lieut Frank D. McGraw’s boys win in
competitive drills against all other com
panies in its battalion and group, and
finally, after surviving all elimination
trials the “Dandy Thirteenth” was cho
sen to represent the Second Group in
competition against the entire camp
Did they fall down? Not a bit of it.
Thirteenth company came out on top
again, and now. insttad of being the
‘‘best company in the group,” they can
safely call themselves the “best company I
in the camp.”
Hats off to Lieut. Frank D. McGraw. 1
the sterling drillmaster and commander of .
the Thirteenth, who prepared lu? rookies :
so well for the many eliminations which j
thev survived, and for the victory which !
they so nobly brought to Second Group. ■
Officers of Second Group Had Club.
Officers of the Second Group had a club
—a cozy little nook where they gathered
for talkfests each evening—-but it only
lasted a few days.
And all because of the blamed old
kaier and the armitice.
After planning an officers’ club for
some time, the Group 2 leaders pushed
their plans through to a successful cul
mination and opened a club room.
feet, in Infirmary Building 109 Saturday
morning. Eeverv officer in the group
joined and helped to defray the expenses
of furnishing the room with fumed oak
furniture, piano, vlctrola and other com
forts. But there are nqt enough officers
in the group to maintain the club for
anv length of time at a reasonable as
sessment, and the expected assignment
from the N. vemher class of graduates of
[.the officers’ training school was neces
sary to attain a large enough member
ship to insure continued operation of the
club.
Sunday, officers were advised that the
Second Group would receive none nf the
new officers graduated this month, and
their plans for a c’ub house were knocked
higher than Bill Hohenzolern’s goat. The
war department’s plans for demobilizing
the army deprived this group of the
addditional officers expected.
As far as the Hub went, it was a splen
did B’>ocess. The room mas beautifully
furnished, thanks to the diligent efforts
of the committee in charge, mhtch con
sisted of Ist Lieut. William W. Drake and
°nd Lieut's Edfard C. Strohm. John H.
Morrisonand Guy D. Paugh trey. The
(Continued on page five.)
A Lucky Horse-Shoe and Other
Notes—Headquarters Co.,
Second Group
By A. Einson
Hd. Co. Group No. 2. A. Einson.
Ince the time of conveying the
iuca of 20 foot horse shoe until its
construction:
Austria Fumbled.
Turkey Stumbled:
Austria Quit Flat
On tier Back.
The horae shoe after being properly
built and lettered Gr. No. 2, M. T. D.,
was rected at the Corral Gate.
Allies Win,
Huna AH In;
Garmans Retreat,
From Defeat.
A series of good tidings followed
the horse ahoe.
The following classes of men should ;
be mustered out first:
1. Hq. Co. Grou.i, No. 2 Band.
2. Bartenders.
3. K. P.B
4. Homely men.
5. First Sergeants.
6. M. Ps.
7. Poker Players.
8. Buglers.
Pipe Dreams—
—and when I get back to New York.
and see the old girl,
—and it’ll be great,
—l’ll make a hit in my uniform,
—if she only knew that I was K. P
—I ll tell her what a big guy I was.
—I” be ashamed to face her in this
suit,
—the pants are too big,
—wish she could see me before 1
lose my high colors.
—Boy. won’t the chickens go wild?
—and New York isn’t dry.
The gang is all smiles.
TENT NO. 4.
There Is a guy in here,
Who’ll never Fear,
To Cross the Sea,
To Fight for Liberty—Bßut
TENT NO. 7.
Everytime I PPass by There
A Guy irtside is Cutting Hair,
He Has a Lyre Sewed on His Right
Hand.
His Shaving Brush Chevron There
Would be Grand.
We have with us the famous "Au
gust” K. P. king of the 20t0h Co.
We still have with us Vizard once
named Chew Tobacco Bill. Now the
Wil BBoy, Buffalo of Wisconsin, holds
the name. The Toe Dancer is no
longer with us. The brains of The
Army Tents 28 and 29.
A Book on How to Go to Sleep in
the Army will be written by Sergt.
Greenberg.
Tents 199, 21 and 29 are always
holding; hands some are holding
good hands. Now we are more than
Happy.
Sgt. Martin’s snake has been mus
tered out.
What will happen to the canteen
when our handsome Silvershein is
mustered out?
SONG HIT:
Words by Heck. Music by J. Kendis.
Every day
The papers say.
We ll be cut of here,
We’re full of eheer,
We’ll be ful of beer.
When we get out of here.
Near Beßer.
1. longer 77 IcImBxUB 2 2 22
Nat'an, Nat im. tell me for what are
you waitin,
I am waiting to be discharged from
the army.
Then 1 will tell you the month and
the year • hen I will
Marry you; with apologies to J. Ken
d's, N. Y.
Who’s a'raid of the Kaiser?
O’ H— ’!!
NOTES OF THE 14TH CO.
The Fourteenth Company sure used to
feel cheap when the Thirteenth Company
bested them in the competitive drill. Well,
we don’t feel quite so cheap since last
Saturday.
Men of the Fourteenth Company c6ase
to complain. Our hardships are nothing
compared to those of the 15th Company’s.
One poor private from the 15th Company
tried to disguise himself as a 11th Com
pany man and sneaked into the mess hall
Heaven forbid that any one make a get
away with any of our precious chow.
A few Improvements could be made in
the mess hall. We also suggest an ex
tra arm for every other man. We sit
in wonder and watch the food disappear
before the onslaught of some men.
The second group companies at the
request of their battalion commander
staged a. field work-out Sunday the 10th.
The baseball games between the 14th
and 21st companies scheduled for Sat
urday afternoon was postponeod because
of high winds.
OFFICERS "MESSWtH
BATTALION. 2ND GROUP
Sergeant Mueller would like to know
when ne is goinj to be discharged His
address will be Oak Park. Congrauia
tions, old top.
All of Mueller’s friends, sergeants-ma-
Jors, free coffee at al! hours.
Why is it, Cook Hilgerloh, that you al
ways get mad when you do not get any
mail from Shrewsbury! Cheer up. you’ll
soon be there.
Why is Chief K. I*. Henry getting so
lazy? Cheer up, you will soon see her.
Fireman Earl Frank is packing his grip.
Cheer up. Mrs E, W. Frank, he’ll be
home pretty soon.
The kitchen is going to serve short or
ders. so the costumers do not have to
get up too early.
Mueller, we would like to know how
many heart beats till Christmas'.
! ’We congratulate our mess sergeant on
i getting elected county treasurer. $1.35 in
i the bank, and 85c can’t be accounted for
m -am inn .iu—.
-i.i i—immwiii nun 11 ’-w—iwru
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Wednesday* Nov. 20
Group 2 Headquarters
Personnel
Newshunter to Sergeant Catterson:
“What have you to offer for Trench and
Camp!”
Sergeant Catterson: “Who, me? I have
n't anything. See Sergeant Kane he’s the
novelist: There’s nothing novel about
‘ me.”
! The other night about bed time we *ar--
ily sauntered into the sleeping quartet = ol
a certain section of the personnel crowd.
The first thing that met our gaze after
entering the gorgeous portal was a most
alluring and captivating creature <the face
thereof being hidden). The nart of this
individual where the head might be ex
! pected to be was encased in a sort of
bonnet extending upward into a peak.
The material from which this bonnet was
made wa.-< a cream colored fuzzy fabric
with delicate lines in blue running par
allel to each other and an inch or so
apart. The rest of this beautiful cos-
' tume of the same material and was
I so constructed as to cover completely the
I upper and nether limbs of the creature, as
i well as the trunk thereof. It was-putting
[ on some knitted slippers as we entered.
When this operation was completed the
already beslip;. ei>d extremities wer fur
; thr protected from the antagonistic at
mosphere by the process of covering them
| still further with a pair of "issued”
| socks (wool-heavy.)
I Having observed this interesting ant
i mal until the completion of its ante-bed
’ time preparations. We made remark as
o the wonderful effect. The hdividua
then awoke to life, vocally with the
words: "Well. I don’t spend the night
roiling around the way yup fellows du. I
sleep."
"Yes. that’s just why we don’t." from
Corporal Harvey.
Released From the
11th Co. Quarantine
The quarantine is due to be lifted be
fore this sees (he light of day. but it’s a
safe bet that this "rumor” is just as re
liable as the 237 ot.iers wu heard last
week.
Peace Extra’ Mike Keelehaer and
Stretch Howard have buried the hatchet.
Prof. Rountree is adding to his store
of knowledge L • taking a course in the
culinary arts.
All men with too manj blankets can
turn them into the supply sergeant.
Who said Georgia was the Sunny South?
The non-coms were pleased by a recent
1 visit from Capt. Salflngore, former com
pany commander.
Sgt White and Inspector Stubbs made
a call on the newly quarantined Harri-
■ i garbles, and were severely assaulted by
1 a half-dozen of them. To insure a safe
: retreat from the barbarians, Stubbs was
i j forced to arm himself with an axe.
Night Rider Dousrll rt.- also made a call
I on the Harriganites the other evening.
i Everybody slept on guard that night, but
, I no bombardments occurred.
. I Corp. McChesney was lovesick the other
’ j day and refused two meals. Everybody
’ i was much concerned over this, because of
> , his delicate health and slight build.
Mechanic Zuerner just can’t keep from
making furniture. on hen he is in
|qv tine. And McChesney has a patent
coming on his Morris chair, constructed
1 j out of a washboard and an iron la d.
Can’t Sgt. Blake, our Go-getter Top.
| find some wav of getting us individual
I Sihlc stoves for the shivery reviolle for-
’ j mat ion?
S udy your I. D. R.. candidates. We’re
going to have some new corporals—hut
not till you’ve done your trick at K. P.
If. as Lieut. Burns tells us. a K. P.
session is a necessary qualification to be-
, ing a good <ddier. what, a real, full-sized
! ■ soldier Pvt. Eric Koch must be.
■ Pvts Av. gno and, Peavey .Johnson were
'busy on detail at-reveille and lights-out
Cali of ■ cf-ck..
|| Pv-i- Williamson, Hutchinson. MeDjl
der, Baysmore, Ritter and Wiles had
• moonlight drill the other evening to prove
• that they didn t have two right feet.
Will the cooks ever volunteer to parade
again'? Loud chorus: "No!” That was
j one hit of jov that the Quarantine Bri
' gadc on the Hill missed.
I It takes a brainy man to nolice the or
>; derly tent. How about it, Taylor?
Sgt. Eisgrau is just in receipt of letter
I No. 672 from Bogota. N. J. Methinks me
■ i hears the sound of wedding bells’
»I Sgt- Quinn of Utica is laying after-the
' l war plans: two banks and three post
’ j offices.
Sgt. Meyer teaching us P. T. that
isn’t imported from London.
Don’t worry, boys; it isn’t cooties. Just
• the new woolen underwear.
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r; 12-oz. Serges $35.00
’ ; O. D. Wool $30.00
■ I Bedding Rolls $16.50
_i Kofok Mattress i... 59.00
| Clothing Rolls $8.50
. | Stetson Hats ..SB.OO
' Schohle Hats $6.00
Barracks Caps $4.50
I Oversea Caps $4.00
i Regulation Shoes,
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