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IS Ipm'W Soldiers Who Have No Job To Go To May Stay In Service In Tortant Order From the War Department Makes Clear * That Mo Man Meed Leave the Army Unless He Has Definite Prospect of Employment D(ES NOT MEAN TO KEEP A MAN AGAINST HIS WILL, BUT IS FOR HIS ACCOMODATION IF HE DESIRES IT. THE ORDER. “All commanding officers will take steps to insure hat every enlisted man in their command understands horoughly that the War Department does not desire to ischarge any soldier who cannot secure civil employ lent. It will be made clear to every soldier that where 1 e would normally be discharged under orders for de mobilization, he may remain temporarily in the military f ;rvice at his own written request until such time as he nn secure employment. The fact that he requests to j ’main in the army temporarily does not in any way op erate to compel him to remain in the army for a long pe rod of time against his will. Any man who would normal -1 have been discharged if he had not expressed his de s re in writing to remain in the service, may thereafter be d scharged from the service at his own request whenever h thinks he may secure employment. All such men as a e retained temporarily under the above authority will b| attached to the most convenient unit and where their service will be most useful.” Trenlh and Camp today prints an im part an-I order issued by the War De pnrtm -(it which enables enlisted men to r-mair. iin camp with their usual pay and vjth allotments for their families until they have definite prospects of em idoymvrit. This order does not compel anyone who i- : otherwise qualified and designated for discharge to remain longer in this man’s army against his will. But it makes it unnecessary for any man now in th-, service to join the army of the unemi liyed. And that is a mighty poor army tb belong to. --4’dh“ze -ths* all the ■mvft in- the mr>s pught to take this new provision in ihe spirit in which it is intended bv the government, and do what they can to help in realizing the purpose which the order is meant to accomplish. Thai purpose is to avert for the coun try. as a whole, the serious troubles and disorders which result from widespread unemployment. The man who secs only his own in dividual problem is likely to feel eager to get out and find a job before, as he fears, ail the good jobs are gone. But, if lie will stop to think, he will see that if four million men were to go job-hunt ing at onct—-and at a time when the special war-industries are shutting down, and a complicated shifting of capital is taking place—a sure result would be the glutting of the labor market. < xtensive unemployment, and low wages. it is to everybody’.-: interest that work ers shall pass out of th* camps just as fast as there an- openings for them in indusrrirs for which they are fitted, bit no faster. On considering his own action with respect to the now order, every man should keep in mind these five farts: 1. An application for authorization to remain in < amp urfder the tr ms of this order is in no sense a request for char ity, or for privileged treatment. The order is simply a recognition by the gov ernment of the fact that, having taken men from their former employments, it should furnish wh of them with sub sistence and shell or and soldier-wages Pleasantries From The Base Hospital, Ward 12 BY CLAUDE V/. FREY. As duly chronicled in last weeks T. and C , Ward master Matthes has gone. It looked dark for Ward 12 for a. while but things have once again taken on a roseate hue. We have a . few wardmas ter, Mr Manny Schwartz of New York town. Tiie inmates were afraid they would get one of those "hard-boiled” ser geants, one of those chaps whose fore head starts straight back from the eye brows you know th'- kind. But Manny is a regular human being, soft voiced, generous, sympathetic and kind-hearted to a fault But efficient! All th. bone hatch».rs on the new duty roster will tes tify to that. (We should get our bandage changed for this. ) Musings of a Hospital Hound. A •‘hitch” in the hospital gives one much time for sober thoughts. This thing of washing one’s own face every day is decidedly monotonous. And I never did lik-- to get up in the mornin . Here tiiese sordid details are obviated. / Arfitb-Oty boy! To have a beautl ■ful woman stop b\ every morning and ask ■how you are feeling. Say, it’s worth- a ■broken bone or two. ■ And when the kind-faced ladies drop in Bind inquire "how it happened and ■there”—and you tell ’em how you “fell tairs and broke a hand and foot” Ba, I then they cheer you up by saying bad, you couldn’t been and hand you a peanut then worth living. can you imagine “us guy.s" draw- a monthly salary just sitting round having our bones glu» d tog-. th»-r a man like Captain Ba-'on? Why the knows more about boms than andsome” I’on McDonald does about —than which there is no higner Compliment. When the captain makes a ■plinr and corrects a strong but mis- Bfuided bone, so many doctors crowd Bound to see how it is don. . when it’s ■done properly, that there is but little ■room left for the patient. slogan for Ward Inc. Captain 'flß'ii's arrival is: "Yuli can come in but you go out straight. ’’ , 7 /1B • y ' Peroxide) 1. • u .1. llfo’-:- wh»n h- _■ is <,ir j'.- K mid soon b w-.! 1: s Kiu- is ; n ,.- st- ma-h troubles him < b ans ;.£i"<Jßup • of ■ nf < hov. a., i : i a au gone. TRENCH liw CAMP -a— OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF CAMP HANCOCK, THE MACHINE GUN TRAINING CENTER OF THE U. S. ARMY .. -xi.a.wiRKWmKmMBMUaMU. a. NkMMMMMM wwoaMmuwnnmiMimMUMHaKiaMiwHaNmmuaaßißaMiaanßaMNMmMmMaaMMti j VOL. 2. - until he has a fair chance to return to - the employment for which he is filed. > It is clearly the desire of tb-» govevn r merit, as the agent of the American peo -3 pie. that the men who have worn ihe - uniform should ,go hack to civil life, not the losers by th-dr army service, but the .» gainers by it. with at. least an equally I good chance to make th ir way in the s 'vorld. according to their ability, and t j b i’rr fitted for doing so. ,• | Contrast the soldier in camp, clothed, j fed. sheltered, paid, receiving medical i L - attention, with ainuwrrenr and opportu nity for education accessible, and the ex-soldi* r on the < ity ?Levels .hunting - hopeh-ssiy ?or a j<a». > 2. The soldier who leaver ramp with ; jury, not only to his f flt , jo- but to the whole community, by adding to the dis ; tress and confusion which result from j the congestion of great masses of unem- > ployed labor in industrial centers. Contrast the family of the soldier in cans] receiving allotment as usual, and - th* family without allotment of the ex soidiri without a job. 3. It is no reflection upon the charac , ter or competency of any individual that. . at the present time ,ln' should be unable • to find immediate employment. Whether ■ he does find employment or not, depends . upon temporary conditions in the labor ’ market, for which ho is not responsible. - 4 This condition of things is only tem porary. Nearly all exports on the sub ject are agreed that if the flow of Jabir ■ into industry can only be controlled and 5 regqlated now, the d mand for Jab'.r i will in all probability exceed the supply by the summer. 5. The time spent in waiting in camp i need not be time lost: on the contrary, i it may be used as to increase greatly a man's chance of a good jom later. En- • ter vocational classes, read books bear ’ mg on your trade. Such books are espe cially reserved in th- ramp libraries and | can b had in the "Y” huts. The wait ing-time should b* looked upon as a real i chance to get ready so ra better job, or for greater -tf>< i-ncj at the old job—the . Kind of efficiency that leads to better < jobs in th- future. ! Martin Russell thinks any splint Is a ■ goo<l splint that leaves an opening where ne can jab in his old pipe stem pre- • partory to driving home a handful of Air. i- Duke s well-known mixture. ; Sarg Tooker can do more stunts in . <i wheel-chair than Eddie Rickenbacker - can m a monoplane. And it’s much Our O. T. C. Supply Company, "Bird” , has aaquired sufficient strength to sit 1 on the edge of his nest. We expert him ’ f°. tr >.' h,a in a few days. He says - he s nere for "a long, long time." Pvt. Nathan Saltz is conservative If nothing else. He says he has filled out a lot of papers in the army’s, but some- • times he draws the line. Ray Streeter can do more tricks with • six inches of mop rag than a monkey 1 can with a mile of clothline. Bill Klump. the “hop kid.” ex-wagoner and goldbricker deluxe is < ver r-adv to lend .i hand or play one either. H< savr, ’ next to Broadway—give him Ward 12.' ‘ i Carl Wendt says good sleep beats poor food any day, j Lowbrows may have their “jazz," but j opera selections for Corp Don Campbell . of the Motor Transport. The boy h:s some talent himself. j No Georgia peaches for “Sarg.” How ard Reicherdt He is all for the famous “Suukist” variety—his heart's in Califor nit though his back’s in a plaster cast. I "In addition to his other duties," Char- • ley Crouse now walks in his sleep. t Pvt. Christ Larson in between chewin’ r and bakin’ found time to have his hair . cut Sunday. What the cutter lacked in t skill he made up in enthusiasm. 1 e Vivian Williams has kind of a tired . feeling. He always gets up first In the ■ loaf 11 S ° h e have more time to Pvt. Harvey Herron the ward s cham- Pion noise-maker. His snores ••ang.- iron a croupy sniffle to the wail of a love sick catamount. ‘ 1 “Nightly" Fox, "Baldy" Dodge and A inrent dtclftiello ar ‘ stiil makH" things ph-asant fa,- the -b n , whh ‘(busted bones • Th. so : t rr a l>lo g.-ntl.-uvn have our redbrnm-rdation for the Cro : x : . de Guerr?. ! Os course we have a new v.ardnias- ■ (Contiuned on Lage 4.) With ti.o Co-cperation of the Augusta Herald, Augusta. Ga Home, Sweet Home, From Warship’s Deck hOt • Wil. . B i» W b> y< ’ ■ .... -h •• ■&& -P a J. The battleship Louisiana Is here shown bringing t<> America members of the 59th Coast Artillery, who fought at St. Mihai and in the Argonne. They wore met down tiro, bay by a steamer bearing relatives of the ni<>n ami their recep tion in Now York was a big on . ( MOTOR IG. CO. FEAST OF FUN RIC D!0 3Ubb L 0 d Program Contains Many Varied Performances Unique and Entertaining AFFAIR PLANNED AND STAGED BY SERGT. TURNER Pie EaUng Contest Furnishes Fun—Other News of the Week By Private Hiller. /An onti rraiiiire jn the Re6feat : on Room of ;he Motor M. G. Co. on Monday ni”ht, Jen. 27th. which proved to b- - trot, •- ~jj ;J3 a pleasant snipr ; c to ir< i of th? men. The affair w; s yirinn-d and si iged bv Sergeant Tui or. win. rnus: be thanked for his efforts to make tics entertain ment a sucre:-;. An ar.na was formed in the center of the room which was used as a boxing ring mid chairs placed around the rh:-.: chid; wore oc cupied by the rm n <.f corniwny. Smokes wer ■ pm • : around to the mon amt t'm ;> the owning's enter tainment com.-ne•.-.cod vviti- a 1. st two round bout b'-t /. n T’.- Turistall and Asseiin wh ch proved to bra draw. Both mon w<fast and clever with their mits arid put the p Pp nn <-j punch in the grind from the beginning to the finish. The next nu: her on the program was a violin dimt by the Harbour Twins. These two brothers, or rather twins, must be praised for their skill with the violins, which any music lover will admit who heard thorn. Next came a wrestiing mab li be tween Privates Ell oft and Kochan, troth mon being heavyweights. Koeh.an won this match, flooring his man two times out of three. Following tiiis match Private M. A. Dunn sang two songs, while Private Asseiin presided at the piano. Private Dunn’s singing was appreciated by all. and T must say he has a very good voice which many a man would be proud of. Then came a wrestling match be tween Privates Mahloch and Klaus. This match opened like a. whirlwind. The two men no more than shook hands when Mahloch picked up his man, held him above his head and pinned him to the floc The second round took some - hat Imc.i r, but in the en w.-is wen by Mahloch. This was followed |.y a pano solo by Assolir.. or Fr«' achy, as lie is some times railed. Ev --.body kno ■*: what nufjic rronc’v c-e: o:;t up. nd a bet ter p : ‘ino rd. • ii - be found in the company. The vaj, a Hirer - , match be- I .wren Co. k S? . ’ Private Fi'd : V-ortf-m-or. ■ a.- a somewhat ■ ?orni<:,l aff-vr. P cter are old! lands at the gnm r ■'■’ ■ • ,-e been ini :he ring before. IPM • ' ••ight there vith that srri’ and pr'ink - that lie si lotc'j for, and .•o-' couldn’t help but) augh at r em l of his home-made • iturits. This bout Turned out tn be a! iraw, 1 oth men showing .-.kill with | :be mits. This bout was fni T vp ] by two vio- | in duets by th- H u bour Twins, while ' /renchy presided at the piano. Nus ’ said. The next number was a pie-eat’ng ■ mutest,. which proved to be the most I mmical affair of them all. Six pri- I zates —Nooha, Trainer. Koyen, Asseiin, I Mahloch and littl? Benny Alperin—vol- ' mteered m allow their meat choppers | o down the s : x juicy chocolate pies’ hat were placed before them on ! •hairs. E. < h rian had his hands tied I >eh nd h:s back and had tn get on his ! cnees before hi - > c and e-:t the entire | •io. the ir m completing the task first • o recei'. < pfizo. Sergeant Turner j ;ave the signal thar started the six I nor. eating tl.Gr pies, and 1 doubt if: my man ever i n n more comical; iffair. The snectatO’. : . emmed to go j (Continued from page Tv»o} FEBRUARY 5, 1919. Y.M.C. A. TO CONTINUE i THE SUPERVISION OF POST EXCHANGES • Naw of super- Ji vision of thejpost exchange or army I '-.ntoon in France, co-operating with ihe Quartermaster Department of the ' A. E. F., orders of Bulletin No. I issued by p neral Pershing’s chief | “f staff, is ann<>i need by the National War Work Goimcib II Lt is stated tii A... despite some criti- - r..v> on the y?v’. ■ r crDin- sojiLuiEa. the Y. M. Q. A. will continue thus to serve the men overseas, in accordance with the policy and desire of the com mander-in-chief of the American forces in France and our Army of Occupa- ' tion in Germany. "It has been the policy of the army and navy Y. M. C. A. to give free serv , ice educational, entertainment, ae ! ligfous, recreational—and not primarily food supplies,” said Dr. John R. Mott, ! general .secretary of the National War Work Council. "This policy has, from the beginning, commanded the ap proval if the army authorities. It is not true that the Y. M. C. A. profited » by the operation of the canteen over ■ cas. During one month in the latter i i part of 1918 the army Y. AT. C. A. dls i ! trihuted free to soldiers in front lines . j more than $75,000 worth of supplies.” ■ ' December, 1918, shipments of sup | plies for the use of American troops I overseas were announced yesterday as I having amounted to $2,778,208.92' in ; value, for free distribution and sale by : the Y. M. C. A. "More than 36 per cent of these sup plies are for free use by the soldiers i and sailors,” said William Sloane, chairman of the "Y” War Work Coun cil. "This proportion is somewhat in excess of that which prevailed before the signing of the armistice; due pri marily to the enlarged program of the Y. M. C. A. for the period of occupa tion and demobilization. Among December supplies for free d stribution and now equipment, arc in cluded: $274,171.48 for books; $99,- 506.95 for moving pictures; $419,254.80 for athletic goods, one-third of the en tire previous eighteen months invest ment in athletic equipment amounting to $1,248,854.74; and smaller amounts for stationery, etc. Tobacco supplies last month cost. $495,365.54, one item being for 54,473,000 cigarettes. Mr. A. G. Morse Delivers Instructive Talks To Soldiers Mr. A. G. Morse of New York, under th< auspices of the National War Work Council, delivered some timely lec.tiu-ps during last week in all the various "Y” huts throughout camp. To hundreds of soldiers Mr. Morse brought words of in spiration and common sense. With a phasing delivery and a frank way of talk ing Mr. Morse delivered his addresses in the manner that "takes” with the soldier. HARRIS AND KRUEGER TIED IN HORIZONTAL BAR COMPETITION Winners has had to give way to first place as his record was beaten. Krueger I was the first man to roach the 14 mark, • bu» Harris tied him the following day. : Th ? • men should be great rivals at this , and wo all hope that it may bo settled in : tho n» ar future. These men will have • to roach a higher record as the men from j r ’ompa ny I are always ready to hold i records. j Wlnbcrg and Welch are Co. T men, and i fhev nro tied for second plac ? with a score } or thirteen. This is only one behind the kad< rs so I a big chrine-- will come next week. Ech i Ih » z has dropp' d to third p!a* e and in | another we--k will be out of tho race un ,l* ss something happens. S.-liriob- r and j Pb'-r.’nard art,- fighting over the last place. • N ith' r : hows any great si;-ns of making . f plae -. but who knows S’h phard ’ still har the edge on B. S. Schrieb r, but It is onlj - one point. Lieut, Hudson To Deliver Lectures ; Lieutenant I B. Hudson, who wks |in camp about two weeks ago and | gave a series of interesting and in-: ; ? uctive talks throughout the "Y ’ j Huts, arrived yesterday to deliver an- ' ; o'h°r series of lectures. Lieutenant' . Hudson will fill a busy schedule in ali ■the "Y” units for the next two weeks. I His addresses are inspiring, plain. | straightforward, and full of common | sense. Every soldter should him. ; MACHINE GUN SCHOOL WINS ; TRACK MEET e i. f ' I In a very exciting track meet that was held on the main parade grounds the Ma- - chine Gun School proved an easy win- L her. • Ncwbolt df tW A-TaGiine Gun School was the star, as ho won the 100-yard dash and broad jump. His time for the hun dred was Ihe best that tho men of this s camp have, soon, making the run in 12.2 - seconds. Thomas from the school should not be V overlooked as he gave a great exhibition -of running and scored eight points for _ his team. The men from ihe 90th infantry’ won y second place will give them all a run with • a little practice. ■' In the high jump these men won places i and the 220-yard dash won second and - third. The second group was not repre s seated by many men, but Eckberg showed ] up very well winning second place in thfe _ shot put and broad jump. The training battalion did not show up very well as the athletes are all out to the range. It was lucky for the Machine s Gun School as these mon always proved themselves good athletes. It is hoped - that these men will be able to enter the ■? next meet. Those meets are a great success and it , Is the wish of everyone that Captain , Ashmore mget with Riddick and Ross of r the Y. AT. C. A. and carry on these events regularly. Score in full: 4 100-yard Dash. —H. D. Newbolt, AT. G. , S., first; J. F. Thomas, M. G. S.. second; - i Einhorn, Co. 8., 90th inf., -third. Time, 1 12 1-5 seconds. > Broad Jump.—H. Df Ncwbolt, M. G. S.» first; Pve. Eckberg, Hdq. Co., Gr. 2, sec ond; Pvt. West, 90th inf, third. Distance, J 17 feet 7 1-2. High Jump.—Staehle, 90th inf., first; Austin. 90th inf., second; Hoffman, 90th ; inf., third. .Distance, 4 feet 8 inches. Shot Put.—Cariberg, M. G. S., first; ! - Eckberg, Hdq. Co., Gr. 2, second; Crump, ) Tr. Bn., third. Distance, 42 feet 6 inches. Tug of War.—Machine Gun School, first; Training Battalion, second. Three-Legged Race. —Klaus and Ash- > land. Al. G. S.. first; Howard and West, 5 90th inf., second; Gunderson and Graham, 5 M. G. s., third. i Time, 20 seconds. 220-yard Dish.—Thomas, M. G. S., first; Einhofh. 90th inf., second; Jones, 90th inf. third. Time. 29 seconds. Relay.—Machine Gun School, first; 90th inf., second. Officials. — Lt. TI. F. Peto, ciergs of course; Capt. Ashmore, referee; Capt. ! Martin, starter; Lt. Van Andrews, broad . jump; Lt. Raclcot, shot put; Sect. Rid . dick, high jump; Secs. Prechtel and Vite, ( (Y) Judges. St. John Methodist Church Has Done Good Work In Camp tr The pastor of St. John Methodist church and the chorus choir have been . doing service in behalf of the soldiers from the beginning of Camp Hancock. A number o /times a band from Camp Hancock has rendered music at St. John. • They were always entertained, with a so cial following the service, and refresh ments. The Epworth League, too, has done its part, and still invites the sol diers on Monday evenings to its meet ings. Air Jenkins has spoken at many of ihe ‘‘Y’ buildings and in a large num b r of services at the hospital. On last Sunday afternoon he and the St. John choir led the service at the Red Cross building. There were about two hun dred and fifty men and nurses present to participate in this service. The mu , 1 sic was much enjoyed by the audience, Mr. George 11. Paul h ading in the sing ing. At the conclusion of the sermon about fifty men came up asking for prayer and expressing a determination to lead better lives. On Thursday evening of thjs week, Mr. Jenkins and the chorus will be at "Y" 232. to which they have devoted much of iheir efforts for the last year, Mrs. W. Edward Clark being chairman of the I commiitee that has worked in the inter est of the rn< n at this "Y.” Mr. Jenkins , 1 will si- ik on Thursday evening and the J St. Jolin chorus will lead the music. i O; of the pleasant features of the J mo. tine last Sunday afternoon was the 1 soeia'. mingling of th<- men al the Red Cross building with the representatives . from St. John church. Opportunit}' will be afforded for a similar pleasure at “Y” 222 on Thursday evening. Under the Auspices of tho Army Y. M. C. A. RESTRICTION ON FORMER SOLDIERS AS TO UNIFORMS War Department Orders That Uniforms Worn By Discharged Enlisted Men Shall Be of “Is sued” materials Only MERCHANTS WARNED NOT TO SELL UNOFFICIAL UNIFORMS A Bill Before Congress to Au thorize Enlisted Men to Keep Uniform They Wear Home By Sgt. G.~k7 Henken. War Department orders that, uniforms worn by discharged enlisted men shall be of '•lssued” materials only. Merchants warned. Augusta clothing merchants and the dealers and tailors within Camp Hancock who have been selling serge, whip-cord and gaberdine uniforms to enlisted sol diers, are warned, in a War Department order just received, to discontinue the' practice upon pain of exclusion from army camps. The order requires commanding offi cers to prevent any person soliciting orders from soldiers or delivering uni forms to soldiers about to be discharged; and discharged soldiers will not bo per mitted to wear uniforms made by civilian or other tailors. Army customs and regulations pro scribe that enlisted men shall wear no other outer clothing and insignia than such as is issued to them by the Quar termaster. There is issued to the enlisted man an overseas cap or campaign hat, ha I cord, woolen and cotton olive drab shirts, woolen and cotton coat with col lar ornaments, woolen and cotton breech es laced at the calf, web waist belt, laced canvas leggins, either field or russet farching shoes, and a woolen overcoat, if he wears any other kind of outer clothing he is “out of uniform” and is subject to detention by the Military Police, with verious embarrassing possibilities before him. Army officers say that a man’s discharge does not remove him from re sponsibility for infractions of military law committed either before or after his sep aration from the service. This new’ War Department order ex tends the time a discharged soldier may retain his Issued unform. The present law authorizes a discharged soldier, or officer! to wear his uniform three months after his discharge from the service. The officer may wear his uniform thereafter only upon occasion:- of ceremony. The en lis’ed man is given thirty days more, after the of the three-rnontlia period, in which to return his uniform to the government- An act Is now before congress, which, if passed. will authorize enlisted men to keep the uniform which they are per mitted to wear home, and to wear that particular uniform, only, provided some distinctive mark or insignia, to be is sued by the War Department, shall be worn. Confidential Notes Os Headquarters Co. Emteedee By Reg. Sgt. Maj. Harry R. Hertzel. I don't want to talk about myself, fellows, but —It is getting near the end of my connection with "this man s army” (I hope so) and I have been writing "I. W. W.s”—"l Wonder Why” "Izeft Overs from Bridal Dinner” — "Headquarters Happy Happenings”— "Notes of Headquarters Co., M. T. D.” ■—"Jesting Jottings” "Headquarters Happy Happenings Emteedee"—and other notes about Headquarters Com pany, Main Training Depot—been writing these since September—anony mously. And 1 ain’t got weary yet. I have sat in the tent with company mates while they have been read and discussed, listened to the comment on them, how rotten they were, how good they were, and (Vas glad to be present at the times so that I could know what appealed to you fellows and how you felt about the. things said of you. It made me glad to see the fellows look for them as soon as they received their issue of "Trench and Camp” each week, and to hear them say, "L wonder who put that in about me?” I have heard Colonel Wickham comment up on the company notes and have heard his merry laughter, hfive heard one of our lieutenants with his “Ha, ha, ha, Colonel,” heard our former company commander and personnel adjutant laugh at certain notes of incidents published that they were familiar with, and it made me feel good to learn that my efforts seemed to be appreciated. Therefore, I am going to thank all my former army mates, those who have been lucky enough to receive their discharge (and most of you will get copies of this' and those who are left in camp, am going to thank you both for your uncomplimentary remarks about the notes, for your remarks have helped me to better the notes, and am alsy thanking you for your pleasant complimentary remarks. You have often wondered who the author of the notes was and have put the blame on another fellow, but the author was Harry R. Hertzel, the kid himself. I may have said things about you that you did not relish their leaking out among the other members of the com pany, but it was done in a spirit of fun and to create good fellowship, and 1 know no ill feeling resulted. Let's talk about some of the other fellows now One of last week’s members of the Royal Order of S. O. L.'s is going to leave us today. Brother Battalion Ser geant Major Philip Friedman—he of the buttermil. fame —is going to leave us today to go to good old New York town, and here we stick. We will al ways associate the name of Mr. Philip M. Friedman with the memory course, heating of socks at the Sibley stove before going to his bunk at night, look ing for letters from the "best little gir l In the world,” Belle, Martin’s farm, goldbricking in the sun, hat, butter, hen. etc. We hate to lose vou, Phi), for old lady 31 will be gone also, but we are glad to see that you a.e lucky enough io geth ome. We don’t envy you. Best of luck to you. And then we have Rom.ld (Pete) Barnum, who has nothing else to do but sit around the tent, sweep it up, jliWw ||M| No. 18. ■Liam WELLSttPPLIEO WITH FJRM BOOKS Attention Called to the Excel lent Variety of Books on the Important Subject of Agricul ture MANY BOOKsHfOR PRACTICAL STUDY, j Soldiers Who Will Soon Be Progressive Farmers Invited to Use Their Spart Time InJ Studying J Attention of all men who are thinking ) of going back to the old farm or who are j planning to start a new one when they 4 are .discharged. Is called to the fact that I the Camp Library has a good supply of*3 books which will interest you. Bailey’s Principles of Agriculture is a J good book from which to learn' the of the science which make a successful*4 farmer, Warren’s Farm Management ap- | peals especially to the business man Lt j. going into farming. Books like Soils by;' Lyon, Van Slyke’s Fertilizers and crops,.y Plumb’s Types and breeds of farm ani-< 1 mals, and Feeds and feeding by Henry*-’ are practical for study. The crop you raise, will depend largeJ ly upon tho location. Corp crop by Mont*»4 gomery. Productive orcharding by Sears, : Washburn’s Dairying ail suggest possi bilities. Even if a man has only a . mail plot of i land, books like Corbett’s Gsntan farming I and Productive Poultry ibandry by , Lewis, will help you wit dvice as to»* how to get more out of t mall pkit> than you have hitherto. There are also books on simplifying.| farm work, on farm machinery, irxctors.T irrigation, marketing, cattle, bee-keeping, j fruit and flower growing and other spec- 14 iai subjects that may interest you. The main Library and the libraries ' in the Y’s and K. of C. buildings are to receive regular! ythe following agricul tural periodicals: Country Genlrymaa, Breeder’s Gazette, Orange Judd Progressive Farmer, Hoard’s Dairyman,] Market Growers’ Journal oth«p-$. j Don’t forget to drop into the Library] and look over our collection. If you r ’on,’ts eve what y U u- w. • .. - ir. ' ’> -- haven’t it we wiu try and get for’ you. | Not only farmers but everyone cakl upon, us, we have books on every subject and are only too glad to help in everyway. A moving picture operator found books in his line and a tinsmith in his, we prob ably have something that touches yours. The oldbibllcal phrase, “Seek and ye shall find” applies to the Camp Library. I keep the fire burning, road books, and play solitaire. We expect, to lose “Pete” in a short time, but we know that some of us will meet him again when he has that big Mr. on the.front 1 of his name. We will never forget the poems and articles that Ronald has written for Trench and Camp, particu larly our favorite, “The Song That the- Machine Gun Sings,” and then th» others as good—“ The Eagle,” "Within-! the Law." "Movies,” "Cui Lumen Ademptum,” “What Next,” and iast : but not least that beautiful poem titled “Margery.” The only trouble with “Pete’’ is that you have to him to write the articles and poems, and we are sure that if he wrote more often he would be known as a brilliant young poet. Go to it. Pete. If you: get home before us, more power to you. And then we have Reg. Supply Sgt James (Shorty) Banks, a gentleman of the South, claiming Chester, S. C* as his honle. The kid has had many disappointments in “this man’s army” and. has been the chief S. O. L. that we have ever known. He should have been discharged a long time ago, wearing an officers’ uniform and with the cov eted bar upon his shoulder. It was his hard luck that prevented his winning the bar, at two different times. Then a little hard luck j revented him from being discharged with the other South ern men that were in this company, several weeks ago, but we are sure that his luck will change when he re-estab lishes himself in civil life, and We vWsl him a lot of luck and success. don’t forget Miss Emmie; be sure f play Humoresque for Jimmie again, we know what memories that so brings back to him. As I said last week, we have much to be thankful for, to Cooks Eime’ Berg and Ira Busby, and, besides, w have enjoyed their companionship. We know we have been hard on ycw : at times, Elmer, when you cooked < our mess, but we would not be sol diers if we did not grumble about the 1 “Chow,” and we know that you under- fi stand. We never had a chance to V.ic’ 1 about your cooking, Ira, as you n I; cooked in our mess hall, but we I | that you are a pretty good cook, way, you know why. We hope you are discharged in a few da we know or at least can imagin* you feel when you have to wait a for the little paper called Hon Charge. Have patience and it \ come. We can’t forget Gust. A. Ks our top soak, as we have st heard much of him ever since been in the company. We > fl little scraps with you, too, C, never amounted to anythin can say that you have been low and are glad that we v company. We know that it you to preserve discipline i; pany and also that when anything to be done, you f that it was done. We are '■■■'— —" we do not live around Sioux so that, we could see more ■ -n perhaps some day we shall i If you are in our home tov? J| (Continued on p.’.s© tw. ,