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Newspaper Page TextWednesday, Nov. 20. H. SMILING Practical Watchmaker, Jeweler and Engraver. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. ' - ALSO SWISS WATCHES REPAIRED. 952 BROAD STREET. AUGUSTA-, GA. —no—ah. rwww.'wr- <- wgMMMMmazwnWMW, SOLDIERS WELC 0M E MONUMENT* TEA ROOM 728 Broad—Opposite Confederate Monument. Meals served from 11 a.m. till 11 p.m. HOME COOKING. SjORE 662 BROAD STREET. Magazine Agency For All Magazines. MILITARY BOOKS. i i—nw i1 !■ i—n .- £jr«3W«f» '■■■■iimw a 1111 l Hl' I HUH’IWWI fl ■ Louis P. Speth ‘ STOVES, RANGES, GRATES, HOUSEFURNISHING GOODS. I All Kinds of Camp Cooking Utensils. ■ 1064 Broad St. Augusta, Ga. Phone Gl6. K Woodward Lumber Co. Opposite University Hospital. Corner Roberts and Dugas Sts. Manufacturers and Dealers in ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER. -.xr/r r .~ - -y iHMTB^xj.-'yimill■WlllTlim Composition Roofing, Office and Barracks Utilities, Pine and Cedar Boxes. PREPARED TO FILL CAMP ORDERS. DR. LANIER. DR. MABRY. DR. DUNCAN. UNION DENTAL PARLORS Largest and Best Equipped Offices South. BesiUwL st Lowest Prices —— : f|[Yv^W , ll Goki Crowns $3, $4, $5.00 Cx; es $4, $5.00 All work Guaranteed Filiiugs . . . . ... . 50c, 75c, $1.03 10 Years. Painless Extractions 50c 1052 Broad Street. Over Goldberg’s |> AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. Phone 1206. I Attention Menl [When You Are in Town and Fed Real Hungry, Don’t Overlook the Most UP-TO-THE-MINUTE RESTAURANT IN THE SOUTH. : Excellent Food Rea! Service Fair Prices ; Everything Home Cooked. Camp Hancock Men, your Business is Earnestly I Solicited. Case Lorraine j I Masonic Building. ” Broad and Eighth Streets. The Fashion 1010-1012 Broad St. Phone 132 Everything in Ladies’ Ready to Wear. Arrival of New Fall Suits, Dresses and Coats Every Day Wig Wags From the 4 7th Service Company Signal Corps We offer apologies for having dis appointed our friends and readers, through our failure to appear in the previous issue of The Trench and Camp, owing to the fact that for the past week or so, things have been very busy around the 47th Service Company. The Company is hard at it fitting themselves for the work which they will be called upon to per form and under the able instruction of Sergeant Miller and his assistants Sergeants Allison, Smith, Green, Dorn hoefer and Kay, their progress is high ly commendable and worthy of no tice. The Company furnished a detail of seven men for special duty at the 1000" Machine Gun Range during the week to establish telephone commu nications between the various points. The detail was composed of the fol lowing men with Sergeant Dornhoef er in charge. Privates Morrow. Harp ster, Holden, Allen, Festina and Re gan. Lieutenant Roberts is now our com pany commander as Captain Wilson has been ordered to Camp Meade, Md. to join a Field Battalion. The Com pany w ishes their best wishes for a successful future. Our Bugler Sweeney is with us again after an absence of seven days, owing to an injured knee recived when he was thrown from his horse last week. The boys, and especially, Bur caw, his brother bugler, are sure glad to see him back, for more reasons than one. You see, Burcaw and Swee ney have been rendering the various calls together for some time and they sure made good, but it seems that as soon as Brother Sweeney was sent to the hospital, Burcaw went all to pieces. We are inclined to the belief that it was due to grief that he and Sweeney are very much attached to one another. Now that they are both on the job again, the Company is breathing easier, as the men have been under quite a nervous strain, for they claimed it nF h onto impossible to dis tinguish whether Burcaw was playing Mess Call or Fire Call and it natural ly had them guessing as to whether to grab their mess kits or the lire buckets and axes, which naturally puts a man in a devil of a predica ment. Over at the stables everything is working in harmony except possibly Private Cripps and his mule. Evident ly h.s smooth tongue and pleasing manners have not the same charms on the mules as they have on us ordinary mortals. Private Cripps, who was un der the impression that he had suc cessfully worked himself into the good graces of the wicked black mule bet ter known to the Company as ‘‘Signal Officer," today discovered he was sad ly mistaken, as he led said mule to Private Priest, our Company Black- “Line- O- Type 9 9 From The Publications Section M. G. r !\C. It doesn’t seem quite so but thv number five, sounded in the wrong place at the wrong time can make a bunch of fellows laugh. But Private Burgraf maintains that he was only endeavoring .0 enlighten his squad as to what the next numeral in the se quence was; they not. seeming to bt able to count abcrve the number four. And it appeared to be the opinion 01 Lieutenant Peto that those, gloves that blotted out so much of thu landscape as we marched along wen quite out of place even though they were covering Burgy's hands. Suppressing the fact that a man who joins another in some silly enterprise is just as frivilous as the instigatoi, we call atte tion to the fact that Ser geant Meloney persuaded his tent mates to run out in their birthday suits at midnight last Saturday ana play ring, ring, a rosy u*der the show ers. He insisted upon bathing in thu dark. THE AFFAIR OF THE SCISSORS. A drama n tne act. Scone: The Camouflage Depart ment. Private Harrinton can be seen standing reading the lable on a. can of cement. He then gazes about the room seeking something which to open the car. His eyes fall upon a pair of scissors an 1 he takes them up and proceeds to jab them throgh th*, top of the can. Sergeant-Major Weld (a minute la ter, as he lifts up papers and pushes things aside on his desk)--Has anyone seen my scissors? (He then notices the scissors, Private Harrinton and t.’n can of cen/uit engaged in a wrestling match.) Well! That’s mighty good, 1 must say. Hire I buy a dollar and a half pair of scissors, and I see a fellow opening a ca.. with them. (Using many expletives that do not bear repetition, the Sergeant-Major evinces his wrath.) Private Harrinton: For Heaven’s sake, what is a pair of scissors? 1 won’t hurt them. (The Sergeant-Major makes no re ply, but stalks out of the room slam ming the gate with such force that U f Ils fiuni its hinges.) Private Harrinton: Oh, what a ter rible place this is getting to be! A fel low can't even borry a* pair of scissors but there is a big rumpus. Private Lane (advancing to Harrin ton in his quiet, thoughtful way). You know, Harrinton, it isn't the dol lar and a half that counts, it’s the five dollars worth of trouble getting an other pair. Private Harrinton (prefacing his action with a few words not found in the dictionary): That for the scis sors! The-f ci.‘ sors drop to the flooi and break into pieces. Perhaps no one but ourselves not iced it, but Private Wessman was missing Saturday. We saw h'm de stroying various sheets of music Sun day morning and, in view of what w» said last w«ek about that saleslady down at Wool worth’s, our readers can : put two and two together and have a little bit of gissip of their own. Privates Jayne and Hughes are now, whenever they manage to get a m.’n ute of time, delving into theatr cals. j Hughes plays the part of Snuffy, the , cabman, while Jayne takes the part o. ; Pierre of the Plains. We urge the 1 Mimeograph department to keep their | car close to the wall and let us know • if they overhear any remarks in the ■ infirmiary regarding having an ex-' amination of us; as sometimes we ce- . come so wrapt in our art that we lost all sense of surroundings and control of our voices. Beneath the red top of Private Lam rests a scheming brain. Encircle him with strict quarantine laws and there by deprive him of his cake and candy, but he has the will and now h e comet forth with what he firmly declares to be the way. No doubt we are all fa miliar. with his m neographed letter. A lady, sitting in an auto in from, of four-o'-four was overheard by Ye Ed to say to her companion, “What peculiar flag Is that down there on that pole?” It was with an effort that we refrained from “busting” out laugh ing when our eyes followed the direc tion of her finger and observed Private i erkns with his handkerchief up to LI • face. TRENCH AND CAMP smith, to be fitted out with shoes and it took four twitches and .--..x men be fore the job could be considered fin ished. Cripps says he doesn’t exact ly expect to be able to put a bridle on him for at least six weeks or un til .he has completely reformed him. Mire power to our friend, Cripps Private Kissinger, who, in civilian life was just an ordinary electrical contractor, has been successfully re molded into a first-class harness mak er, and has prospects ofa brilliant fu ture. thanks to the untiring efforts of Sergeant Miller. Sergeant Campbell, our stable ser geant, has shown exceptional ability in h s line, and besides being a good horseman takes pleasure in teaching the men how to properly sit in their saddle in a military manner. Private Beardsleo, who is night guard at the carrol. has won the love and respect of the entire company with his ever-present smile ..nd cheer ful disposition. We are g. <1 to note that Corporal Rathburn Is again in good spirits and onlyafter the facts of the matter leak ed out were we able to account for his gloom. From what we can gath er it concerns an affair of the heart. The Corporal, who we know is en- • gaged, was not receiving the delicate -1 ly perfumed letters as regularly as usual, and promptly wrote to find out the why ‘and wherefore, and after what seemed an age to him, was hand -1 ed not a letter, but a small package of just the size which left little doubt but what it held an engagement ring. Immediately the smile left his face 1 and deep gloom took its place. He was heartbroken to such an extent that he ; lost his appetite and sat before the unopened litt.e package, a truly woe begone figure. After sitting .or some ' time in grief-stricken silence, ho un -1 did the wrapping in order to see proof 1 of the shadowing of all his hopes and 1 dreams. Who but can sympathize with a man in his position, for as the say ing goes, all the world loves a lover. ■ After getting up sufficient coinage lie reverently unloosened the wrappings and there came to view not a. spar- ‘ kling solitaire, but just an innocent box of “CC” Pills, wlvch his people had thoughtfully sent him. The fol lowing day the usual tinted env lope arrived and all explanations must • have been satisfactory, as all is well again. ; We take pleasure in announcin'; the i following promotions effective Novem- ■ ber 1, 1918: To be Sergeants—-Corporals Paul M. Hutchisson and Patrick G. Campbell. ! To be Corporal- Private First Class Charles R. .1 avens. I To be. Privates F rst Class Pri vates David C. Eubank, Harold F. i Gosnell, Conrad G. Kildahl, Michael .1. Regan and Harold .1 Ross. Allies. Private Schneider and that cigai . butt. Private Harrinton and impulses. Sergeant Meloney and his midnight • cigarette. Private Hughes and the word “See.’ Private Henson and his bunk. Private Joe Jacobs and forty thous and newspaper. Private Geddes and eleven o’clock. 1 Sergeant Kane and his boyish man ner. The department for the cult, vatlon of moustachios issues the following bulletin: “The moustaches of Ser- geant-Major Young and Private Hen son are coining along nicely. Prlvatu Lane declares that, he will give oj them a week’s har.dicap yes, and then beat them to it.” Private Bill Geddes, tell us whoru you really sent that column that you clipped from Trench and Camp. Our Weekly Lampoon. Ninth: Private. Henson. I’ll wager, John, my boy, When back home you go with joy And a job you then do get, You’ll miss your bank fat'gue, I'll bet. Extracts From the Yankee Yankers of the Dental Corps Cecil figured that this is a cold time for bathing, so he went in for a swim Sunday at Lake View with all his clothes on He says a canoe is as balky as a bucking broncho Nelson can give you the latest styles in clothes now. Keep on the good side of him, he’s supply sergeant. Not only is Sergeant Cockhill a good sergeant but he’s also a good fellow. All the boys showed their appreciation of his good work by presenting him with a beautiful timepiece. Those are some of the nick-names the fellows have received. Red Lee, Nellie Nelson, Addy Adies, Speedboy Cockhill, Canal Digger Cecil, Pineapple Blumberg, I lee Haw Altscholcr, Kid Baklor, Pap Morgner, Bushwich Ave nue Pundt, Sa polio Connell, Boss Bo land, Jack’s Dodger Aliveis, Shylock Applebaum, Avenue A Meylack, Vete ran Hall, Handsome Murphy, Mac Mc- Millan, Big Boy Reynolds, Andy An derson, Marty Manternack. Private Hannah has become very I popular with the boys since he entered i the corps Sergeant Niswonger is very well pleased with him as a laboratory assistant. Blumberg hates the needle so much that he shouts about it in his sleep, i He is very good company at night for anyone troubled with insomnia. Since ILeu tenant Wells has been in | charge of No 2 Infirmary, the captain ' has difficulty in finding dirt in the | 'building. We suggest that the captain J ‘supply himself with a good microscope ion his tour of inspection. • The Bakers’ and Cooks’ School has : 'the best K. P in the whole camp. We ; I call him Kid Bauer. If you don’t be ; lieve he’s good, come over and mess , with us. If you haven’t heard Murphy’s story ’ of the “Round House” you’ve missed [ something. It isn’t funny but it’s good. ; Corporal Boland has become a horti culturist. His plants are doing w< H in the infirmary Mechanic Hennie Ahne has been get- ’ ting up early of late. No one under- ; stands it. At any rate we must admit that we admire the manner in which Sergeant i Win. “Cyrano” Mechling swings his swagger stick. Corporal Fred Meyer received a tel- j egrarn the other day informing him ' that the war wos over, and Private 1 Abe Kendzer received another con- j Banquet and Jazz Music For School Company No. 1, Officers Students Private Bruno, being so fortunate as to have his birthday on Hallowe’en, was the recipient of a large birthday cake, with 24 candles, sent, to him by his lady love. The boys were handi capped, somewhat in their celebration of same due to quarantine regulations, notwithstanding lucky Bruno was given a royal reception. The boys lined up in their O. D. uni forms last Sunday, and a company picture was taken. That half-page extra of Thursday had some of the fellows figuring out how many K. P.’s they’d be doing be fore being granted an indefinite fur lough, notably among those, were Privates Gottlieb and Silberfarb. First Sergeant S. Glasser will short ly take an Examination for a staff corps lieutenancy. On Sunday, November 3rd. mess hall No. 1433 was considerably livened up by the appearance of the Third Group Jazz Band. To the accompaniment of the snap piest music heard in some time, the menu consisting of roast turkqy, sweet peas, mashed potatoes, French pas try. cocoanut pie and an iced concoc tion of grape juice and lemon was served. The occasion for the band’s visit was to fittingly round out our second banquet, sponsored by First Lieut. Leo Feldman, to school com pany No. 2 Enlisted Students and School Company 1, for Officers Stu dents. Sergeant Shepard Klein of Head quarters officiated most capably as toastmaster and rendered in his inim itable manner an Italian comic sketch. He also sang ‘‘No Man’s Land,” which brought forth considerable applause. The remainder of the program was as follows: Mrs. Merritt in a popular and clas sical vocal selectoln. Private Revitch in song and dance. Private McGee, Irish ballad. Private Joseph Schwartz of Division Headquarters, popular ballad. Private Hyman Balgley put every one in good humor with an Hebrew <-omic. song and dialogue. .Lieuts. .McCollough. Millman, Mer mitt and Miller followed Lieut. Feld man, in bis spirited talk and spoke encouragingly to the boys. Dr. Norris of Y. M. C. A. No. 77, struck a responsive chord In every one’s heart by his eloquent address on etiquette among the soldiers. Our most enjoyable entertainment was concluded with the singing of the I "Star Spangled Banner.” in which all present joined. REMEMBER THE WAR FUND. Many an evening when your daily cares were through You sat thinking of what was good to do. ‘‘Tin !< ■; : onie good bouts at the K. of C., And a movie at the Y worth while to see Besides there’s something doing at the J, W. P-. With one of your buddies, you soon wend your way You’re in the best of fellowship, lively and gay. Or perhaps you've got a letter to the girl back home Or send some aheer to mother, waiting all alone. There at ihe desk is someone to tfrid to all your need And at your service, always there .to hoed. Now all those cost money and someone must foot the bill, And dancers must pay the fiddler hold good still. Every one of us has buddies, over . there quite long Who are eager for home comforts and a little bit of : ong. The way to make them happy and ■ drive away the “blues” Is to dig in for the. war fund, boys, 1 you cannot lose If you must play poker or shoot a little dice All well enough but just take a wee, bit of advice When the bones are against you and a pass you cannot cop Or the cards are running rotten, think of over there and stop That dough you have left over, will help the noble work And make you fe-d much better to know you didn’t sh.rk. T. F. CAVANAGH, Private. First Class. gratulating him on its successful con clusion. r l ho rest of us have not yet been apprised of the, latest in Europe. Corporal Halpren and Mechanic Ott have been busy this week trying to pul the orderly tent on the same plane is a millionaire’s residence. As soon the paint arrives we will pass official ly on the appearance of the job. Charlie’s still fat. And Herman grows fatter, Outside of that, Nothing’s the matter. And that's about all, That wo j I lave to report. We’ve got to fill space When material is short. CORP. THOR. A. OWENS. It was a thr-r-rilling melodrama The villain, of course, was in love with the heroine, but the heroine, with the usual obstinacy of heroines, refused to have anything to do with him. So the villain thristed 'or r-r-r-revenge, and. being a scientific sort of man. de termined to make use of a gorilla, which Ihe kept in his home byway of a pet. Skilfully he contrived to get the he ! roinc into a room alone with the gorilla, ; | wiio was very hungry, an I consequently 1 ravage. The audience held their breath. I Th«- girl gave a piercing shriek as the i gorilla, with a deep growl, advanced in I a threatening attitude as though to make I a one course meal of her “What shall I do? What shall 1 do?” But a gallant member of the audience came to the rescue with a bright re mark : j “Chuck ’im a nut, miss” he yelled ex- | citedly. — I Sweetheart ■ “Friendship Grows or Decays, According to ! the Care it Receives.” Have you a friend in ! I the home town that is a little more to you than I the rest? Send her all the cheery letters you can— i and don’t forget to send her what the wise prize | —news of vour camp i life. We will be pleased to ; mail Trench and Camp. ; ■■■■i ■■ ' - -U / THE LENWOOD Augusta’s New Brick and Stone y Tourist Hotel. East Front of The Lenwood, showing the South V the Main Building and the Auditorium—The T’ Buildings, with Connecting Glass Corridors, H a Total Frontage of 360 Feet. The LenwoL Near Camp Hancock. EUROPEAN PLAN. Club Breakfast 40c to SI.OO Table de Hole Lunch, SI.OO. Dinner, $1.50 —or ala Carte. Music 7:00 to 8:30 P. M. Beautiful Ball Room. I he Ideal Place to Hold Balls, Social Affairs etc. POPULAR PRICES. PHONE 6717. SANITARY. SOLDIERS WELCOME. The New Barber Shop Taylor and Miller, Proprietors. HOT SHOWER BATHS. LAUNDRY AGENCY. DRY CLEANING. LENWOOD HOTEL. CAMP HANCOCK. Hats Cleaned and Blocked while IS/§~ Ji VIU U Wait. M3dC !i Lenwood Barber Shop Me ?*' | ilOtS Opposite Base Hospital. llt/WW MERRY & COMPANY 901-3-5-7 REYNOLDS STREET. Wholesale Dealers in Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Fresh Vegetables. We specialize in Fox River Butter, Cheese and Eggs. Operating our Own Cold Storage. Perkins Sash & Door Co. Manufacturers of i LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL Gwinnett Street—Monte Sano Car Line. PHONE No. 4. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. New Planters Hotel European Plan 945 Broad Street ■i j j AUDLEY HILL CO. Triangular Block, 630 Seventh Street (Near Union Station.) 1 WHOLESALE FRUITS, PRODUCE AND GROCERIES. We Cater Especially to Mess Sergeants. PROMPT TRUCK DELIVERY Our Aim: | Quality, Service and Fairness, j IF IT CAN BE HAD, WE HAVE IT Send Trench and Camp Home For Christmas Gi Page Seven