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Hancock Soldiers Will Celebrate Victory Christmas
Relief Drive For Poland
Nobly Met By Soldiers
From Hancock
Sufferings of Peoples in Zones
Devastated By War Stirs
Hearts of American Soldiers
to Send Aid
OVER ONE THOUSAND DOL
LARS RAISED FOR JEWISH
WAR SUFFERERS
Excellent Co-operation of Or
ganizations. Machine Gun
Clique Review Special Per
formance Nets Large Pro
ceeds
Stirred by misery which has overtaken
the Jews in/the war zones for the past
four years. whose intense sufferings have
stow reached the stage of unendurance
by Jbc dastardly massacres of the Jews
in Poland and Galicia, the Jewish sol
diers of the caTnp, though hundreds of
miles away from their hjjnics and di
vorced from Jewish life, eagerly answered
the call of a suffering people by con
tributing their quota to the fifteen mil
lion dollar campaign which was wa’ged
last week throughout the Uniled States.
The manner in which the call wajs an
swered and the tfevotion with which
she men labored for the success of the
"drive” served not only as a stimulus to
other camps to up the cudgels for the re
lief of a people suffering both from the
Mu- • • oi four-year war
and more horrible consequences of mur
derous deeds of savage hordes of a peo
ple themselves ■ but also stood
out as a shining example to civilians
seeing that the respond of the men in
khaki by far outrvached their limited
means.
The campaign to raise one thousand
dollars in t amp Hancock was launched
on Tuesday lust at an impromptu meet
ing al the J. W. B. building. With but
a handful of soldiers present, over one
hundred dollars was raised at that meet
ing. Mr. Solon Jay Rieser. head repre
sentative of the Jewish Welfare Board
at the camp, who was made the treasurer
of the Soldiers’ Committee, opened the
meeting with an appeal which touched
the heart of all the men present. Him
self touched to the very core of his suf
f< ring people he spoke of the great re
sponsibility which rests upon the Jewish
youth to come to the rescue of t heir peo
ple steeped in misery, lie added, “If it is
not possible for us to take up arms
against the murderers of our people in
Poland and <lab ia Ute least we can do
is to give liberally of our means, limited
as they might be, to aid the women and
children who are literally starving be
cause of want of food and shelter.”
lie was followed by Corp. Morris Mar
gulties of the personnel office, chair
man of the* wr-Ilers' Committee, who
made a stirring address which brought
tears to the eyes of every soldier in the
building. With unusual eloquence he drew
a vivid picture of the suffering of the
Jews in the war stricken countries of
Europe and the Near-East, and scarcely
had he finished his remarks when al
most every soldier in the buildirtg rush
ed to the platform and deposited with the
secretary the money he had with him.
What is likely to be of lasting memory
to the Jewish soldiers of tills camp—a
memory which will be recalled with
I ride- and honor—was the sould-stirring
scene enacted the night following at the
Jewish Welfare Hall at Augusta, when
the wane*' which had been arranged for
that evening was converted into an out
pouring of the heart such that is rare
ly witnessed among an audience com
posed of soldiers.
Iti the midst of the dance, when the
soldiers were in jojvial mood, Mr. Solon
Jay Rieser, who had thrown himself into
the campaign with unexample devotion,
again appealed to the men for the aid
of their brethren. Seemingly touched
by the talc of woe of his suffering peo
ple. he could not continue the appeal and
called upon Corp. Margulies, chairman
of the committee. Mr. Margulies. who as
former director of the-* People’s Relief
Committee of New York, is thoroughly
acquainted with conditions in Russia. Po
land, and Galicia. "The Jews of Rus
sia. Poland, Rou mania and Galicia.” he
began “are now* on the verge of starva
tion. Thousands of women and children
are dally dying for want of bread and
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What Do You Want To Know ?
By O- C. Davis.)
When the Camp Library opens its doors
at !) o’clock in the morning, as many as
100 men may be seen waiting near by for
the opportunity to come in to read. All
day long and upto the evening hours,
when every one of the 200 seats is taken
and 100 more men are choosing books
from the shelves to be carried away to
read, the library is a center of activity.
Are you one of the hundreds that daily
pass the desk in this busy institution?
The men who use the library thus in in
creasing numbers each day are getting
valuable service or they would not con
tinue to use it.
The day the armistice was signed, the
use of military books dropped 300 per j
cent., and the book which then arose to!
take up the fight for popularity with the J
ever-popular fiction was the book on the
home job. Manq subjects are popular—l
business books, machine shop manuals,
electrical handbooks, chauffeurs’ guides. ;
and books on farming. The library has '
books in Spanish, French, Italian, Rus- !
sian, Greek and Polish in the main li
brary and maintains a special c6llection I
of Yiddish books at the Jewish Welfare*
building. Special mention should be t
made of a new and very complete col-
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THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF CAMP HANCOCK, THE
MACHINE GUN TRAINING CENTER OF THE U. S. ARMY
VOL. 2.
With the Co-operation of the Augwta Herald, Ausjuata, Ga.
GUN GLICK
‘ SCORES SUCCESS
IN BENEFIT SHOW
* Famous Entertainers Put on
i Their Best Performance to
Aid Relief Drive
' STARS OF THE STAGE SHINE
IN KHAKI
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Liberty Theater Packed to
; Greet Performers. Proceeds
J For Relief Fund
The machine gun click consists not
1 only of temperamental artists for
- which it is notably known, but also of
1 temperamental hearts —hearts which
> feel the sufferings of others and are
ready at the call to alleviate the dis-
r tressed through the aid of their artis
' tic temperament, ,
] And because of this reputable fact,
* the men in camp on Sunday last had
1 one more opportunity to see their
j “children” give another performance,
i the proceeds of which went to the aid
’ of the Jewish War Sufferers for which
i fund they volunteered to play that af
ternoon.
I The bouse, as usual, was filled to
J capacity, and judging by the frequent
! interruption of about two thousand
bands, accompanied by an equal num
ber of feet, the audience must have
- been well pleased with the “click,” al
-1 though there was no roaring of ma-
* chine guns which the “town’s people’’
$ present at the performance eagerly
i looked for. But even in this respect
> the “click’’ did not fall short. For,
[ what it lacked in machine gun fire,
J the basoon of the famous “four” made
up in roaring.
A tender touch of feminism to the
- masculine atmosphere of the revue was
> added by the famous vaudeville actress
1 of the Wells, the charming congstress
■ and inevaustible story teller, Florence
» Temponi, who, desirous to do her bit
f by her people, and at the same time
■ entertain the “boys’* came to the Lib
erty and did it. Though lacking in
all theatrical effect and vaudeville re-
’ quisites she carried the house in her
r simpde blue serge suit, which added
i grace to her charming features.
i The soldiers’ committee for the aid
> of the Jewish War Sufferers was high
; ly pleased withl the results of the per
formance and expressed its deep feU
. appreciation and gratitude for the co
operation of machine gun click.
■ The performance netted close to S3OO
which goes to the fund.
Press'Club to Hold
; Farewell Banquet
, o n
AH members of the Camp Han
s cock Press Club who expect to be
r in camp on Saturday, December 21,
and are expecting to attend the
farewell djnner of the club at the
. , Partridge inn on that date should
communicate at once with Ser
i gr4int J. A. Quinn, Headquarters
1 M. T- D., phone 19.
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lection of college catalogs representing
colleges from Arizona to Maine, and
from Washington to Florida. This col
lection is already being much used. A
railroad guide, one copy each of the chief
railroad Li me-tables, and railroad maps
are available for use in the Library build
ing for those planning trips home.
In order o encourage the use of the
books on the “home job,” the library
has furnished each “Y,” K. of C. and the
J. W. B. buildings with a rack sup
plied with lists of valuable books. The
secretary ha sa block of request «slips
which every man is urged to sign if he
wishes special material on his “home
job.” The library truck collects these
; slips each morning and delivers to the
i different buildings the books requested.
* An idea of th*- amount of business done
under this plan may be obtained when
one knows that one *‘Y” on one day
turned in over 50 requests. These books
are lent to the men for two weeks, and
i books are now available in sufficient
[quantity to supply the demand.
Carlyle said that the modern university
was a collection of the books. “What Do
I You Want to Know? Ask th Library.”
t Come in to use its books and incidental
ly, enjoy the comfort of a warm fire.
Surrender of a German U-Boat
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REMARKABLE PHOTOGRAPH OF SURRENDER GERMAN U-BOAT.
A remarkable photograph, taken during the recent surrender of Ger
many’s submarines to the allies, sho wing the commander of the U-boat
actually surrendering his vessel to a British officer. The German com
mander (on /he left) has just hande d over I > the British officer a signed
declaration that the vessel in first (‘kiss condition.
Every Citizen Expected To
Answer Red Cross Roll Call
X
In connection with the Red Cross Roll
Call, which started on Monday, December
16, an opportunity is given to every citi
zen to register as a member of the Volun
teer Humanitarian Agency of the Ameri
can People which is recognized through
out the world as the American Red Cross.
It might not. be amiss to quote a few
expressions of opinion of some of our
most prominent men in recognition of
Red Cross Work.
General Pershing stated to Mr. Henry
P, Davidson: “I want every man, woman
and child who has contributed even a
dime in money or one hour of work to the
Red Cross to understand that such contri
bution has helped to meet the needs of
our country's soldiers. The value of the
service is beyond computation.”
General Ireland, chief surgeon of the
American Expeditionary Forces in speak
ing of the Red Cross said: “The effic
iency of the American Red Cross organ
ization has been a constant source of
surprise and satisfaction to me and to
the members of my staff. Always ready,
always willing, • immediately and effec
tively responding to every call, they have
rendered an essential service to our men,
the value of which can never fully be
known.”
Admiral Sims, in command of the Am
erican Naval Forces in British waters,
said: “When our men are sick or wound
ed, we need quick action unhampered and
free. This is where the Red Cross comes
to the front. When an emergency turns
up, we sometimes have not the facili
ties, some times not the legal authority
to do what we ought to do. The Red
Cross man can make a law as quick as
you can write a check. The Red Cross is
ever present to help in time of trouble.”
Acting Buck Private in the Rear-Ranks
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C£LEBRATI'/c r the Bh?thow of THE MAIL
DECEMBER 18, 1918
General Biddle, in command of our
land forces in Great Britain, delivered
an address in London in which he said:
“Everywhere the Red Cross is giving the
best that can be given or asked for. At
all our camps throughout the British
Isles it has given many things whidh
we either could not get from the govern
ment or could not get without much de
lay. This work has been so well done
that nowadays every one knows that the
Red Cross may be relied upon to supply
whatever may be. demanded of it. We
in the army all feel a gratitude to the
Red Cross which it. is hard for me to
express in words.”
General Petain, the great French com
mander, said: “When the story of this
war is written, there will be no more
brilliant chapter than that of the Ameri
can Hod Cross in France. Nothing has
contributed more to the morale of my
soldiers and to the people of France than
the work of that organization. Some cfc*y
I shall go to America for the express
purpose of acknowledging to the Red
Cross and to the American people the
debt of gratitude we ow<i."
The American Red Cross has been
working, not only with our troops in
England, France and Belgium, but also
in Swltezrland, in Italy, in Serbia, Syria
and Palestine and throughout Russit, and
wherever there was an emergency call
ing for relief and where help was needed.
Work of th Red Cross will not cease
when peace is signed. There will be an
appealing cry of humanity from all over
the world. The needs of France, Bel
gium, Italy, Russia and the Balkans, will
not terminate with the formal declara
tion of peace. There will be such dis
tress in the world that the calls upon the
American Red Cross will probably be
greater than ever before.
This is, therefore, the opportunity for
every one to become a member of the
American Red Cross.
Ureter the Auspices of the Army Y. M., C. A. No. 11
BED CROSS READY
FOR CHRISTMAS
ft! HOSPITAL
Plans to Make Holiday Season
Best Possible For the Soldiers
Remaining in Camp
LARGE CHRISTMAS TREE AT
CENTRAL POINT
Arrangements Being Made to
Bring Here a Pageant With
Caste of 100 Characters
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Christmas preparations are in full
swing for the boys at the base hospital.
The Red Cross will provide a Christmas
stocking, cigars, cigarettes and candy and
other cheer for every i>atient., and every
man of the detachment.
The Junior Red Cross are making holly
wreaths for every ward and mess hall
and providing wagon loads of greens and
other decorations, so that the base hos
pital will bed ecorated for a fine Christ
mas celebration. The convalencent house,
the mess halls and the nurses house will
also be equipped with finely lighted
trees.
For the camp, there will be a largo
. Christmas tree in the open at some cen
tral point. We are also endeavoring to
secure the Red Cross Christmas ipageant
which the Aiken people are • presenting
with a complete cast of 100 characters.
Massed bands and singing will be part
of the celebration. It. is the endeavor
of the Red Cross to make this the best
possible Christmas celebration for the
boys who are remaining in the camp.
FAREWELL DINNER
DANCE ENJOYED BY
54TH AND BOTH GOS.
Served in Mess Hall Decorated
in a Clever and Artistic Man
ner
HDDS. JASS BAND OF TEN
PIECES FURNISHED
MUSIC
Guests Included Many Officers
and Friends. Special Enter
tainment a Feature
One of the most successful social
evenings spent in the Fifth Group area
was that given by the combine mem
bers of the 54th and the 65th com
panies on Wednesday evening, Dec
ember 11th. The occasion was the
farewell dinner-dance in honor of the
North Carolinians in these two com
panies who are about to be mustered
out of service.
The happy prospect of getting home
in time for the holidays
created an unusually high spirit of
good fellowship and light heartedness.
Rarely has there been a brighter or
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VICTORY DANCE ,
INAUGURATESNEW
k OFG. BUILDING
Auditorium Opened Auspicious
ly With Brilliant Affair in
Honor of Invincible Allies
MARA’S HDQS. JAZZ BAND
ADDS TO OCCASION t,
Many Officers and Guests [
Present. Motor Machine Co. I
’Busses Used
(By Mark A. Wall.)
Thursday night the 13th witnessed a
brilliant affair and alluring spectacle of
the Machine Gun school, M.G.T.C., at the i
new Knights of Columbus auditorhum x\ T o. a
3 at Camp Hancock. Col. George T. I
Holden, commandant nf this school, the I
officers and student officers on duty cel- 1
ebrated the succlie invincible Al- I
Iles over their enemies with a spirited ’
dance, and a tempting supper in an ad- l
jacent mess hall. V
Much praiseworthy Tom me nt was made L
regarding the new Knights of Columbus ■
building, especially the ideal layout of the
floor space, which is 125 feet in length J
by 55 feet in breadth, unimpeded by ugly I
support posts, thereby making it adapt- I
able for dances, roller skating, basket- N
ball and other diversions in which large
movement is required. ’
At one end a large stage proudly over
looks the surrounding huge room? which
was this night worthily .graced by Private
Mara’s Headquarters jazz band.' The of
ficers also noted with pleasure the mez- a
zanine balcony, which is reserved for y
their exclusive use for reading, writing fe
and resting. w
The hall was artistically decorated P
with fascinating sky curtains, drooping s
fantastic side draperies; imposing green. W
pines prominently centered the dance H
floor; fancy and attractive lanterns cast &
a soft and soothing charm over all those I
among the distinguished gathering, and u
Allied flags with striking significance H
majestically gazed at the triumphant cel- I
ebration of Allied victory. This luring ’
atmosphere was further strengthened by
the pretty Augusta beauties in their
gorgeous evening gowns lightly gliding j
around the shining ballroom floor with |f
officer partners.
Among those of the 300 present were: Il
General and Mrs. Oliver Edwards, Colonel I
and Mrs. George. J. Holden, Colonel G. I
M. Hadsell, Lieut.-Col. and Mrs. M. T. I]
Summins. Lieut.-Col. and Mrs. H. L. Il
Kunzig, Lieut.-Col. and Mrs. G. M. Lee JT
and Lieut. Coy, and Mrs. T. C. Whiting,
Lieutenant Alexander, who assiduously |L
collaborated with Colonel Holden in ar- M
ranging the ecent. General Secretary ’/
John A. Donahoe and Secretary Mark W. il
Wall of the K. of C. LJ
The guests were transported from Au- |
gusta. to the K. of C. building by busses 1
belonging to the Motor Machine Gun Co. B
and they were returned home in the H
same manner after the dance.
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PLAYS CONCERT AT
GRAND OPERA HOOSE
New Augmented Band of 60 u
Pieces Render Well Selected p
Program
A very enjoyable Con
cert was given at the Grand theater .
yesterday afternoon from 4to 5:30, L
when the Main Training Depot Band 1
from Camp Hancock, under the lead- rt
ership of Lt. Hersenow, showed its u
unusual ability, having only been to
gether a few weeks. The audience re- |r
ceived a great treat from one of its H
favorites, Senor Jose Andonegui, who, 1
after several applauses, spoke a few
words in regard to these concerts being
absolutely free and should be certain- 1
ly well attended in as much as 'they r"
would be worth a high price were a I
charge made. L
Though a collection was taken last j
Sunday, it was out of the ordinary /
custom of the War Camp Community f
Service and will not occur at any of I
the concerts this winter. Mr. J. Bdgar A
Proby another popular favorite, lead L
the community singing and also sang r
a beautiful song, “When the Boys
Come Home.” Mr. Probyn thoroughly I
enjoys the singing himself and makes
a splendid leader. The program of the
Community Concert was as follows:
March, National Emblem—Bagier,
M. T. D. Band. .
Overture, Lustpiel—Heler Mela, /
M. T. D. Band.
Community Singing. |/
Violin Solo, Jose Andenegui. L
Yalse, Mighty Lak’ A Rose —Nevins, /
M. T. D. Band. I
One Step. Hike. Hike, Hike, M. T. D.
Band. f
Vocal Solo, When The Boys Come (k
Home,” Mr. J. E. Probyn.
Community Singing.
March, American Patrol—Meacham, K
M. T. D. Band. '
March, Machine (Jun March—J
Wuerthner. M. T. D. Band.
Star Spangled Banner.
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