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Hancock Ready lor Thanksgiving l):r
After Uncle Sam’s Thanksgiving Dinner
Attend The Great Football Battle
Machine Gunners and the
“Doughboys” Play First Real
Title Battle of The South
Hancock Gladiators Growling For Gordon’s 1
Meat. Big Day Draws Near. Rival Foes Are
Ready For 'he Clash. Winner to Play League
Island Navy Yard and Great Lakes for Serv
ice Championship of U nited States
By Joe Jacobs.
Ar* ideal football situation presents
itself to the so ithem fans, on Thanks-
Hancock and Camp Gordon, recogniz
ed as two of the host service football
elevens in the country, .arc going to
in *et to establish their claims to su
premacy.
As a result the s- ib is going to
have a real championship game, to be
played in, on Thursday af
ternoon, November 28tb, between these
two great football teams, and the re
sult will establish without a question
who is the rightful holder of the
Southern Service championship for
this year. The Hancock-Gordon game
will prove to be one of the greatest
gridiron cncmint • - over staged in the
South. In fact, considering all the at
tending circumstances, the fact that
Camp Hancock and Camp Gordon arc
recognized in.!*.■<•’ -.di- : l; , the two be.-’
service teams in the south, and other
incidental considerations, it. can be
stated that no game ever before staged
in this part of the country has been
so Important. k
Beth Teams Growling for One
Another.
The Machine Gunners are growling
for moat. And it’s meat of a Camp
(Jordon flavor that will be most ac
ceptable to their constitutions. There
is no indication in the Hancock ranks
tha he doughboys are being under
estimated. The strength of the bril
liant Gordon eleven is very much ap
preciated, and they know that on No
vember 28th. Ibis that th" rnettb of
Camp Hancock will be tested as it has
never been test* d so far this season.
The Machine Gunners are rounding
into fine shape. The Machine Gun
(“. k powerful. The team is believ
ed to be stronger than ever. The line
i-- heavy and charges with an invin
cible drive. The backfield wi'h its
splendid array of former collegiate
stars, looks like one of the strongest
and fastest starring in service football
this year.
Teams Being Driven Hard.
Both Coach Berry of Hancock and
Coach Stewart of Gordon will work
their squads with all their might and
main during the next three days there
by whipping them into top-notch form
and when they trot onto Warren Park
field Thanksgiving afternoon, the fans
will gaze upon a well conditioned, fit
bunch of rugged soldiers, who will
battle to the last ditch, especially for
their sepective leaders, Berry and
Strupper, each of whom is the most
popular man at their respective camps.
Rivar Quarters, Berry vs. Strupper.
The feature (•vent of this embroglio
will be the duel between those mighty
gridiron performers and all-American
halfbacks, J. Howard Berry, Jr., of
Hancock, and Everett Strupper, of
Camp Gordon. These premier athletes
of the 1917 gridiron are two of the best
backs that America has produced.
They have met one© before, that being
last year when Georgia Tech over
whelmed the University of Pennsyl
vania by the score of 41 to 0. The
first meeting was assuredly to the ad
vantage of Strupper, for the Southern
er ran amuck on Grant Field, while
Berry was covered by the voracious
Jackets before he got und-r way. How
ever, the superiority of the Tech team
was a big advantage to Everett, and
Berry is our. for revenge on next
Thursday. For Howard will have the
aid of a. powerful team of Machine Gun
stars behind him. with reputations
« This is-the song of the wind as it came
Tossin'- the flags of the nation s to flame:
I AM THE BREATH OF GOD. I AM HIS LAUGHTE?.
I AM HIS LIBERTY. THAT IS MY NAME.
Know you the soul of this deep exultation?
Know you the word that goes forth to this nation.
I AM THE BREATH OF GOD. I AM HIS LIBERTY.
LET THERE BE LIGHT OVER ALL HIS CREATION.
—Alfred Noyes.
TRENCH and CAMP
the OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF CAMP HANCOCK. THE
MACHINE GUN TRAINING CENTER OF THE U. S. ARMY
VOL. 2.
With tt>e Co-operation of the Augusta Herald. Augusta, Ga.
renter even i han the Gordon mon
possess. But lhe shade of difference
in the strength of the two teams is so
■ light, it any, that the funs who ,at
t«md rhe game, are assured of one of
'h« greatest gridiron battles of ’he
year, when the two teams line-up at
2:30 p. m. Thanksgiving Day.
Gordon Getting Into Great Shape.
Ca tch Stewart, of the Camp Got cion
football team, announced last night
that all of his star«■ wqnld be rtW tn
set into the game against Hancock.
Including both his regular half-backs.
Von Koli.itz and Thompson, his main-
fContinued t Back Page)
PRIVATE CHARLES E. HOLLEY, PRIVATE
DAVE SCHWARTZ AND CORPORAL FRANK
HUTZINGER WIN ESSAY PRIZES
The nsi.! ;;)t submitted by Private
Charles a.. Huifey, T’sycholigical Exam
ining Board. Biuklirig 309, in the esstay
<onl- t on the subject “what the ('nited
•State:- Menus to Me”, was awarded lirst
prize by the judges. Messrs. .1.-:s, J. Far
rell, Moses Slusky, and T. I. Hickman.
The m '>nd prize was awarded to the
manuscript uihmittcd by Private Dave
Schwartz. Headquarters Company, M.
T. C., and the third prize was awarded to
the essaj of Corporal Frank J. Hutzing
er. Company 42, Group 4.
In making their decision the judges al
lowed 73 po.r cent for the treatment of the
theme. 15 |>et cent for style, and 10 per
r. n; lor spelling, punctuation et< . The
judges expressed the fact that they had
encountered great difficulty in making
’heir d’visions owing to the large number
HANCOCK VAUDEVILLE COMBINATION
SOON TO OPEN EXTENSIVE TOUR
Aiken will 1>- visited Thanksgiving
I eve, November 27th. by the Camp »
■ Hancock vaudeville combination which '
will present for the first time its bill i
of twelve high class acts, including I
the Machine Gun Click Revue, a spicy
ensemble number.
The opening performance will be
given at the Opera House in Aiken. ‘
Arrangements are being made to make 1
• a tour of Southern and Eastern cities 1
with the production.
Many professional actors are among ■
the performers and the bill promises •
sterling entertaniment for it has all j
’.he variety that a vaudeville audience I
desires. |
As soon as the quarantine is lifted, |
’he show will be staged in Augusta. i
Originally it was intended to put it. on ;
a part of the $50,000 soldiers’ War |
Fund drive, but the ban on theaters
prohibited this. When the ban is lift- ,
< d, Augusta will get a chance to view '
i tin? stellar production.
Many of the soldier actors arc for- j
i me) Broadway favorites. Bill Bailey,
known as the “Banjo King,” was for-
FEATURES OF THE BIG
GAME TOMORROW.
Title at Stake: Southern Service
C h j. m pions hip.
'!*■ at ■ Camp Gordon va Camp
Hancock.
Big Duel: J. Howard Berry and
Everett Strupper. all-American
Barks.
Time of Game: 2 p. tn. The pig-
skin will be put in play;, 4
Blare: Warren Burk, Augusta.
Ofi.’rials: Major Johnston,Major
Cutler and Lieut.
Weights: Average weights of
both teams, 185 pounds.
‘ of uniform'y praiseworthy essays. Most
. of the manuscripts submitted exhibited
. mu. li cleverness in point of handling and
merited honorable mention. A number of
I the essays ip addition to the prize-win
ning ones will be published in Trench
and Camp.
'Fhe ray contest has proved to be very
■ xuceefwful. It was conducted through the
columns of Trench and Camp l>v the .1
W. 8., the K. of and the Y. M. C. A.,
1 organization contributing ten dollars
to tie- prize.; of 215, $lO, and $5, and each
organization appointing one judge. The
Judges km-v the manuscript only by nurn-
■ her, no article being accompanied by the
name of the author.
■ Th< three organizations desire to ex
press their thanks to the judges for the
■ interest they have shown, the time they
' have given, and the work they did.
mer ly a member of the well known I
, v.iudevilh team of Bailey and Cowan, |
Iu h > were headliners wherever they I
■ went.
, T! «-n there is Al Ramond, famous |
for I.is corned , songs. Another favor- |
ite is A Hossa ndr o Alberinl, a former
member of tie- celebrated Bostt.n •
Opera Compare , who sings operatic •
; .sclectoins in a rare baritone voice. •:
Th< Liberty Hour is composed of a 1
. quartet known for its harmony. It is i
' composed of Bulger, Handman, Casey :'
, ..nd Bailey, all of whom are big •;
: leaguers.
A humorous comedy skit will be pre- !
i -entcd by Scg;.l and Welch ' ailed The ;
j i<. I'. and the Vampire, which is full '
i of army fun. Songs of Erin and Jim :
| Buckley’s specialty, who has always '
| been popular with theaters-goers.
! Gould and Weston are the Komical
’ Kutup Kids and supply a novelty act
I original and vlever. The Berlin and .
Klein cornbination delights in harmony !
; and comedy, one entertaining at the i
i piano and the other with songs.
• As the Brazilian ‘nut’’ Frankie Smith
furnishes a brisk monologue with
crazy matter on army life, which is
real funny. The bill even includes a
magician in Albert Anderson, who per- J
forms mystifying tricks.
Acrobats are also on this variety
f-ard. The Roscoe Duo exhibits fancy
• Aunts, and arc nervy and daring.
Kreuter and Ringlc. the harmony land
boys, also have a short, snappy act.
A special feature is the orchestra
of twenty-seven pieces led ty August
Kleinicke, for years leader for Fritzl
Scheff, the noted Broadway star.
The prices of the show are popular,
seats selling from 50 cents to $2.00. !
Lieut. A. A. Millman is in charge of
the show and Capt. M. R. O’Connell, I
camp censor, the publicity manager. ■
NOVEMBER 27, 1918
I Cooks Preparing The Feast
I Excellent Morning Program
Day Long To Be Remembered
MACHINE GUNNERS
WILL DEVOUR 37,72!
; POUNDS OF TURKEY
Gobble, gobble!
TFie big turkey army consisting of
2,515 juicy fat birds will surrender to
the American forces at the Camp Ihtt
oc.K front ton Nov. 28th. according to
the Thanksgiving armistice terms.
On that date, the mess sergeants
will turn over in excellent cooked con
diLion. 37,728 lbs. of delicious turkey
to Ik- tala 11 over by the force occupy
ing the Machine Gun Center, and
twated in such manner as their appe
tites dictate.
Having lived on the fat of the land
while the •ohliers- were serving their
country, the turkeys are contra bund
of war and as such liable to capture.
When the Yanks insisted upon the
turkeys being guests of honor at the
great celebration, they surrendered
unconditionally.
You simply can't, have Thanksgiving
without turkey, so the army regula
tions have authorized that turkey be
substituted fftr beef next Thursday
and each man dra.w an allowance 01
19 ounces. That means 604,648 ounces
will disappear when the machine gun
ners click into action at mess
Besides turkey, there will be extra
trimmings, and all the mess sergeants
promise big doings when the great
Thanksgiving Day comes ’round.
Mm-rnm-mpass that turkey.
Attention. Target—turkey. ACT-
ION.
GOH.WWILL
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HI HftNCOCK
Next Sunday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock a
Camp Open-air Meeting under the aus
pices of the Y. M. A. will be held at
'he platform Third Group, M. £». T. (’., at
which Gov. Hugh Dorsey of Georgia will
speak. Gg z. Dorsey has long wanted to
visit Camp Hancock and the the authori
ties here have asked him to come more i
I than once, hut not until now has the a.r- I
Jrangcment been fully completed. Gen. Ed- }
t wards will be Chairman of the meeting
‘and no doubt the entire Army will be glad
Ito show the Governor of this State that
: the except ionaly good words which he
;has always heard concerning Camp Han
cock are more: than deserved.
( Gov. Dorsey insister that he is coming
Ho visit the (.’amp rather than to talk,
nevertheless he will address the soldiers
[together with other speakers of promi
‘nence who will bo present.
What America Means To Me
FIRST PRIZE ESSAY—BY PRIVATE CHARLES E. HOLLEY.
My first conception of America was that furnished during my boyhood days by the public school.
America meant a big map with rivers and lakes, mountains and state boundaries, and a liberal sprink
ling of cities whose names I had to loarn. It seemed big, so big that all other countries were insignificant
in comparison. It was so big that small parts of it, like Texas, were several times the size of Germany
and other foreign countries.
As my boyhood days passed and I began to take an active part in life, my America took on a differ
ent aspect. It became a panorama of things that people do and make. Cornfields, forests and green pas
tures were liberally nterspersed with the homes of people all busy with their varoius tasks. At strategic
points the quiet green gave way to the smoke and bustle of the cities where the countless things one
might want were made or bartered. But it was all a big turmoil. Everybody seemed to be seeking his
own ends and nothing living or vi tai touched the whole.
The great war has wrought a great change—in me and in my America. I now feel her true spirit.
It is a vital living force, a spirit of right and justice. America has become the champion of the rights of
humanity. Her true self is manifesting itself on every side; in the homes, in the camps, and “over there.”
it shows in the unanimous responses to the calls of the hour and in <e undivided opposition to the power
of the Hun. And all of her efforts and sacrifices are made without a single thought of personal gain. Her
only purpose is to insure the right s of humanity to all that she herself may benefit only as is her just due.
As this champion of humanity my America has become the home of the trye superman. But this
superman is big because of his moral purpose and his ideals. He is the big brother to all in distress and
the biggest thing about him is his heart. He is ready to give life and all in the cause of humanity and in
the battle for freedom. This is what America means to me.
•
Under the Auspices of the Army Y. M.
THOUGHTS FOR THE I
THANKSGIVING DAY
EVENTFUL FEAST
(By Camden M. Cobern.)
f Damp Hancock is about to.* enjoy a
) stately Thanksgiving ceremonial.
There are good reasons why every
good sold.er and every intelligent
American citizen s hould malde a spe
cial effort to worthily join in this first
international Thanksgiving Day the
, world has ever seen.
There can be no doubt that this
I day celebrates the greatest bit of news
- ever sent out since the birth of Christ.
It celebrates the fulfilment of the an
-1 gels song, “Peace on earth to men of
r good will.” Many of us have wished
I that we might have been with the
shepherds of Bethlehem who first lis
' toned to these words, but to us has
come a more wonderful experience.
1 We are today seeing with wide-open
eyes the fulfilment of the ingel’s hope.
But we celebrate* for more than an
’ era, of peace. Even in the Cays of
. Jesus the temple o Janus was closed
, for many years, because all lands were
5 at peace, but. this was a bad sign, not
. a good sign. It only meant that the
Roman Kaiser had so completely con-
1 uered all other nations that they did
< not have strength enough to fight
1, back. The peace of the mailed fist
is worse than battle. We celebrate to- 1
day, not only the, end of a war, but the |
■ end of war... More than this, we cele- 1
brate the beginning of a world peace |
of righteousness. This is the only i
kind of peace worth fighting for and j
dying for. The seers of Israel, long ■
.ages ago, saw our day and were glad.
, Some of the Psalms fit our era so well
that they might have been composed
since the armistice was signed. The
Patriarchs trembled with joy as they
foresaw a nation ruled by a thorough- ;
ly trustworthy and righteous God. The ;
prophets, in a brutalized world of war.
saw in vision an era of righteousness,
when it would not be ignoble to turn
their swords into plowshares. Jesus
and his apostles foresaw the time when
the entire earth should so fully ac- '
knowledge the sway of righteousness
that a world peace would be possible.
It was a marvelous dream, at. which
statesmen scoffed, but it has been ful
filled in our lifetimes. The Patriarchs, |
whicji Isaiah, Jesus and St. John,
these all having receivefl a good re
port through faith, received not the
promioe. God having provided some
better things for us.” (Heb. 11:39).
Rut the best is yet to come. We
■celebrate today only the broken sword, 1
1 w»- have not. yet manufactured any'
! plowshares out of these broken blades, j
The next decade is to show us how the 1
savage weapons of war can bo turned
into the useful implements of peace. I
To do this will be bigger work than
to win .the war. And it will be done.
The man who does his part in this
work will be of as much value to his
country as the soldier who destroyed
an enemy machine gun, or carried back
under fire his wounded captain.
No. 8.
HANCOCK ALL
j PRIMED UP FOR BIG
THANKSGIVING DAY
Big things are on top for Camp Han
cock for (he celebration of Thanksgiving
pay. the greatest day for Thanksgiving
since the holiday was first observed.
Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28th. wil be
1 holiday for the camp. In the morning,
.special services will be held by the Y.
M. C. A at 11 o'clock, in the open at
tIV place where the Fritzl SehefT recital
was given. Bishop Reese of Georgia, and
Rabbi Marx, of Atlanta, will make ad
dresses.
... liig turkey dinner will be served to
the soldiers, and from reports from the
mess sc gen nt s. 1. be “wome feed.’’
Jn ‘l-n afternoon, there is a banfrer at
trartton ar Warren Park when the unde
f- atod ( ampMlaneock eleven again meets
the strong team from Camp Gordon.
There is intense rivalry between the two
teams, and their contest several weeks
ago was a corker. Trucks again will of
tor the sam.- excellent transportation fa
cilitus as they did for the field dav last
Wednesday, and Camp Hancock is ex
pected to turn out in force.
The following program will be held
at platform, M. G. T. (’., Third Group;
Program.
Major Harry S. Barton. A. G. D., Ad
jutant, Chairman.
Prelude
“Boston Commandery March”
T. M. Carter
(b) “Among the Roses”
! M. E. Lake
Headuarters M. G. T. C. Band, Band
master, Joseph Mara,.
I Hymn—
i "America”s. F Smith
| Pravor . .Chaplain Clyde V. Sparling
; Responsive Reading ( Psalm 124)....
Chaplain Williem A. Jenkins
The President's Thanksgivings Proc
lamation ....Chaplain Roy Rutherford
Recessional Kipling
Scripture (Psalm 98)
i Chaplain R. M. MacCallum
lllymn—• •
“From All That Dwell”... I. Watts
Ad dr. .ses.
Rabbi David Mark of Atlanta, Ga.
Rt. Rev. Frederick F. Reese, Bishop
of Georgia.
’Doxology Thomas Ken
Benediction ...Chap. George T. Terrel
Postlude—
“ The Palms” *Faurc
Headuarters M. G. T. C. Band.
Ail Buffalo Boys in Camp
Hancock can receive
smokes free of charge from
the News Smoke Fund by
sending their names and
addresses to Mr. George
Therrien, Manager Smoke
Fund, Buffalo Evening
News, Buffalo, N. Y.
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