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I l l u s t r a t i o n , S a m e O l d B i l l ! by P v t . L a u t e n , H . C. 108th Inf . . C o v e r

I l l u s t r a t i o n , W h a t the F o l k s B a c k H o m e T h i n k T h e y A r e , by C o r p . A l b e r t F .

L e f f i n g w e l l , Co . A , 102nd M . P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

A N u r s e T e l l s of the Great W a r , a n a r t i c l e by E . D . . 3

E d i t o r i a l s : A N e w N a m e ; A N e w E d i t o r , by J . S. K i n g s l e y ; W h a t No Rea l S o l d i e r W o u l d Do, by R. E . C ; B r i g a d i e r G e n e r a l B a n d h o l t z , by R . E . C. 4

T h e I n c i n e r a t o r : A S o l d i e r ' s L e t t e r to H i s Sweethear t , by L i e u t . E d w a r d Streeter , 52nd F . A . B r i g a d e H d q t r s ; S t u c k ! a poem by C. D . . . . . . . . . . 5

I l l u s t r a t i o n , Gum-boot T i m e in C a r o l i n e , by P v t . L a u t e n , H . C , 108th In f . . . . . . . 6

Cheero , a poem, by P v t . C o r n e l i u s Y a n d e r b i l t , J r . , H e a d q u a r t e r s T r o o p . . . . . . . . 6 T h e Ideas of E t h e l b u r t J e l i y b a c k , P r i v a t e : X I . O n a N i g h t at the B o x i n g B o u t s

a n d the G r e a t I n s p i r a t i o n T h a t C a m e to H i m T h e r e , by P v t . C h a r l e s D i v i n e , H d q t r s . S a n i t a r y Squad N o . 1 7

I l l u s t r a t e d by P v t . W i l l i a m K n i p e , Co. H , 107th I n f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

P i o n e e r In fantry , a de f in i t i on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

One of Dan C a r r o l l ' s P o e m s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

O u r M o v i e Page , i l l u s t r a t e d by P v t . W i l l i a m K n i p e , Co. H , 107th Inf . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Notes f r o m D i v i s i o n U n i t s , b e g i n n i n g o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

I l l u s t r a t i o n , T h e K a i s e r and V o n H i n d e n b e r g , by L i e u t . E . C. D r e h e r , 105th Inf . . . 11

D i v i s i o n Notes , c ont inued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

I l l u s t r a t i o n , In T h e Gas A t t a c k Office, by W . K 13

L e t t e r s T h a t C h o k e the E d i t o r ' s M a i l . 14

A u t o m a t i c M a i l Chute , i l l u s t r a t e d , by Co. F , 102nd E n g i n e e r s . 15

I l l u s t r a t i o n , W h o W r o t e T h a t ? by P v t . G. K e n n e y , 104th F . A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

I l l u s t r a t i o n by M e r r i g a n 17

N e w s of the Y . M . C. A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

I l l u s t r a t i o n , W o n d e r i n g W h y the T o p p e r Refused H i s Pass , by P v t . W . S o u t h a l l ,

Co. I, 108th Inf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

C a m p Sports , ed i ted by P v t . F r e d J . A s h l e y , H e a d q u a r t e r s T r o o p . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

C a r t o o n of B e r n a r d , by G. T . K e n n e y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

In D i v i s i o n S o c i e t y 22

W o r l d B r e v i t i e s , edi ted by J . S. K i n g s l e y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

A N N O U N C E M E N T ! T h e Gas A t t a c k promises some u n u s u a l features i n b o t h text a n d

p i c ture for the next n u m b e r . T h e m a g a z i n e has been e n l a r g e d by the a d d i t i o n of f our new pages. E v e r y page is go ing to be as z i p p y as the edi tors a n d c o n t r i b u t o r s can m a k e i t . A l l hands are g e t t i n g up a n h o u r before r e v e i l l e to cog i tate on topics that w i l l m a k e y o u t h r o t t l e y o u r t e n t - m a t e i f he i n t e r r u p t s y o u r p e r u s a l of T h e Gas A t t a c k .

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N o t e — H e r e is a s tory , f r e s h f r o m the theatre of w a r , t o ld by one of the nurses i n the B a s e H o s p i t a l who came f r o m F r a n c e not l o n g ago. She is not s e e k i n g w o r l d l y fame, th i s n u r s e ; she spoke of h e r w o r k w i t h r e luc tance , a n d she re fused to a l l o w h e r n a m e to be used. She m u s t be k n o w n to the Gas A t t a c k readers s i m p l y as E . D .

E v e r y a v a i l a b l e b u i l d i n g of a n y size at a l l i n F r a n c e has been conver ted in to hosp i t a l s to care for t h e i r be loved blesses, a n d I c a n see before me a n o ld abandoned monas tery , now b e i n g used to house those w h o are h e r o i c a l l y s p e n d i n g t h e i r s p l e n d i d m a n h o o d , i n order to secure the peace for w h i c h they fight, that they who come af ter may enjoy the f r u i t s of t h e i r sacr i f i ce . T h i s b u i l d i n g h a d been f a s h i o n e d into shape by a n u m b e r of R e d Cross nurses , a n d seve r a l A m e r i c a n , E n g l i s h , a n d F r e n c h m e n a n d w o m e n , p r o f e s s i o n a l nurses , a n d others who vo lunteered t h e i r serv i ces to recons t ruc t and m a k e comfortab le , th i s o ld b u i l d i n g that h a d been ded i cated for the cure of souls , a n d was n o w about to be u t i l i z e d for a purpose w e l l w o r t h y of i ts past assoc ia t i ons .

T h e b u i l d i n g , b u i l t on three sides of a square , was t a k e n over i n m i d - w i n t e r , l a ck i n g heat of a n y k i n d , a n d w i t h a n e ight -y e a r s ' a c c u m u l a t i o n of d i r t a n d dust , a n d w i t h abso lu te ly no s a n i t a r y a r r a n g e m e n t s . T h e o n l y w a t e r supp ly was a n o ld w e l l i n the court , a n d the on ly w a y to ob ta in i t was to c a r r y it up three flights of s t a i r s . '

W h a t these p ioneers a c c o m p l i s h e d was l i t t l e shor t of m a r v e l o u s . S o o n as the doors were u n l o c k e d , the w o u n d e d w e r e brought i n , and the first seventy pat i ents were cared for on pa l l e t s of s t r a w , l a i d on the floor of the oak-paneled r e f e c t o r y ! W h e n we a r r i v e d , f our months la ter , the p lace was i n exce l l ent c ond i t i on , w i t h the except ion of the t o w n w a t e r supp ly that h a d been i n s t a l l e d , w h i c h h a d the h a b i t of go ing on a s t r i k e quite often, n e c e s s i t a t i n g a c a l l for vo lunteers to m a n the " b u c k e t b r i g a d e . "

T h e S a n i t a r y A r a b .

W h e n i t cost so m u c h to o b t a i n the prec ious fluid, we d idn ' t encourage our A r a b i a n pat i ents to indu lge i n one of t h e i r r e l i g i ous customs of w a s h i n g t h e i r feet i n i t three t imes a d a y !

T h o s e A r a b i a n s ! S p l e n d i d fighters that they have p r o v e n themse lves to be, a n d rem a r k a b l y b r a v e i n the face of r e a l danger , t h e i r n a t i v e c a u t i o n , c o m b i n e d w i t h t h e i r fanat i c ideas of our C h r i s t i a n customs , was a source of m u c h amusement , a n d no l i t t l e c o n c e r n on our par t .

If a n y t h i n g happened to be m i s s i n g i n the w a r d , i n the shape of tooth-brushes , towels , soap or the l i k e , we w o u l d u s u a l l y find t h e m c a r e f u l l y t u c k e d a w a y i n some remote corner , as they h a d a h a b i t of h i d i n g most e v e r y t h i n g . A t one t i m e I f ound s ix tooth brushes u n d e r the m a t t r e s s of a n A r a b i a n pat ient , not one of w h i c h h a d been used, as they d i d not be l i eve i n t h e m .

T h e i r n a m e for us was a l w a y s " M a d m o -sel le M e e s , " a n d one y o u n g f e l l ow became so i m p r e s s e d w i t h the eff iciency of the A m e r i c a n s that he announced one day that " A p r e s l a g u e r r e " he w o u l d cross over to A m e r i c a a n d b u y a " M a d m o s e l l e M e e s " for h imse l f .

A b d u l l a h Objects . \

One day A b d u l l a h was c a r r i e d i n on a s t re t cher , a b i g , raw-boned m a n s ix foot two , l o o k i n g as t h o u g h he was w o r r y i n g more about w h a t w o u l d h a p p e n to h i m t h a n w h a t h a d a l r e a d y o c curred . H i s r i g h t forea r m b e i n g b a d l y b r o k e n he was sub jec ted to a n o p e r a t i o n at once. H e c o u l d speak n e i t h e r F r e n c h nor E n g l i s h , but h i s ac t ions showed how m u c h t r u s t he p laced i n us, as the necessary p r e p a r a t i o n s were b e i n g made. W i t h m a n y a s t range g r i m a c e he a l l o w e d us to a d m i n i s t e r the ether . L a t e r , w h e n he a w a k e n e d i n the h o s p i t a l cot, the p r o p e r l y t u c k e d i n sheets appeared l i k e some n e w f o r m of r e s t r a i n t to h i m . H e l ooked a r o u n d i n a s t a r t l e d m a n n e r , a n d w i t h a s w e e p i n g g lance he cast susp ic ious eyes u p o n a l l of us . W i t h a w i l d y e l l , a n d u t t e r i n g the most u n e a r t h l y sounds he leaped f r o m the cot, p u s h i n g aside" those i n h i s way , made a w i l d d a s h t h r o u g h the s w i n g i n g doors in to the nex t w a r d , f o l l owed by order l i e s , doctors , a n d a n u m b e r of conva lescents , who v o l u n t e e r e d to ca t ch the s w i f t - m o v i n g , q u i c k - d o d g i n g son of the desert . A f t e r a l i v e l y chase d o w n three flights of s ta i r s he w a s f ina l l y c a p t u r e d i n f ront of one of the sa ints , s tat ioned i n the court . H e s u r r e n d e r e d , but gone was the t r u s t f u l look i n h i s eyes, gone was that c h i l d - l i k e conf idence i n h is " M a d m o s e l l e M e e s . " P r o t e s t i n g l y he was l ed back , but not to h is bed of l i n e n c h a i n s . F a i l i n g seve r a l a t tempts to " t u c k h i m i n a g a i n " a n d finding i t i m p o s s i b l e to c onv ince h i m that the bed was not a p r i s o n of some sort , we were ob l iged to a l l o w h i m to have h is o w n way , w h i c h was to s i t i n a c o r n e r of the w a r d for three days , n u r s i n g h i s s p l i n t e r e d a r m , a n d h is b r o k e n f a i t h i n h is " M a d m o s e l l e M e e s . " H e w o u l d accept n o t h i n g f r o m us, h is d r i n k i n g w a t e r he drew h imse l f , a n d to m a k e sure i t was fit to d r i n k , he a l w a y s

washed i n i t first! L a t e r he became more t rac tab le , a n d one of h i s chie f en j oyments was to f o l l ow me a r o u n d the w a r d w h i l e I changed dress ings , h i s face b e i n g a n index of the amount of p a i n in f l i c t ed on the pa t ient . If borne w e l l , he gave me a g r i n of a p p r o v a l , a n d o c c a s i o n a l l y a tap o n the shou lder w i t h h i s l o n g fore-f inger. O f t e n h i s express ion was v e r y savage, but at the t i m e i t concerned me v e r y l i t t l e ; l a ter , however , I f ound out that before e n l i s t i n g he h a d m u r d e r e d h i s w i f e !

U n c o n q u e r a b l e Courage . One day w h i l e a n u m b e r of wounded were

be ing brought i n , a request was made by one of the o rder l i e s for two a d j o i n i n g cots. T h o s e I a r r a n g e d a n d p laced i n t h e m two comrades w h o h a d en l i s t ed , fought, a n d been wounded together . One of the l ads had h is le ft l i m b off, a n d the o ther h a d lost h is r i g h t foot. One a n s w e r e d m y look of s y m p a t h y b y s a y i n g : " W e are fixed fine now, nurse . One p a i r of shoes w i l l do for bo th of u s . " D e l i r i o u s n i g h t s a n d w i l d dreams of p u r s u i n g B o d i e s t r o u b l e d - the w e a k e r l a d , a n d n i g h t a f ter n i g h t h is comrade r e m a i n e d a w a k e a n d comfor ted h i s c h u m w i t h words of cheer . L a t e r , i t was m y p leasure to see t h e m both decorated by a F r e n c h officer w i t h the C r o i x de l a G u e r r e .

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A n o t h e r year , but s t i l l " s o m e w h e r e i n F r a n c e . " A m i l i t a r y h o s p i t a l , one of m a n y in the sec t i on of " E a t a b l e s , " as the Tommy-c a l l e d i t . T w e n t y t h o u s a n d beds i n the v i c i n i t y .

T w e n t y - f o u r h o u r s a f ter go ing over • the top the dear lads were w i t h us, some not so bad ly h u r t , but ever r e a d y w i t h the quest i on : " G o t a f a g ? " f o l l owed b y : " S i s t e r , do you t h i n k I have a B l i g h t y ? "

* * * N e s t l i n g i n a s m a l l va l l ey is a quiet

spot, she l t e red b y b e a u t i f u l p ines , a n d faci n g the E n g l i s h C h a n n e l , w h e r e m a n y so l d iers are r e s t i n g i n God ' s acre . E v e n l y l a i d out, each grave has a n a l u m i n u m m a r k e r , r e c o r d i n g the so ld ier ' s n a m e , r a n k , a n d reg iment , w h e n k n o w n . H e r e also are l a i d the u n k n o w n heroes , those who have le f t no e a r t h l y r e c o r d of t h e i r b rave deeds, but whose names are on a s c r o l l more d u r a b l e ! T h e w o m e n of th i s sec t i on have p ledged themse lves to keep f orever green these graves of sweet a n d sacred m e m o r y . S h o r t l y before l e a v i n g I v i s i t e d th i s peace fu l v a l l e y , a n d l o o k i n g upon the graves of m y bro thers I h e a r d the r u m b l e of d i s tant guns : v i s i o n i n g the scene of bat t le I thought of the c o m f o r t i n g words of S a i n t P a u l : " T o die is g a i n / 5


Wadsworth Gas Attack and Rio Grande Rattler Published weekly by and for the men of the Twenty-seventh Division,

U . S. A., at Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. C , under the direction of the Camp Wadsworth Young Men's Christian Association.

Honorary Editors-— Major General John F. O'Ryan. Brigadier General Charles L . Phill ips. Lt . Colonel Franklin W. Ward. Ernest W. Leslie, Camp Y . M . C. A. Secretary.

Publication Committee— Dr. Paul Moore Strayer, Chairman. J . S. Kingsley, Editor-in-Chief. E. W. Leslie.

Editor— Pvt. Richard E. Conneil, Co. A , 102d Mil i tary Police.

Associate Editor— Pvt. Charles Divine, Headquarters Sanitary Squad No 1.

Art Editor— Pvt. Richard J . Kennedy, 102d Supply Train.

Business Manager-Theodore P. Elworth, Y. M . C. A.

Advertising Manager— Regtl, Supply Sergt. Gaylord W. El l iott , 102d Ammunition Train.

Editorial Staff— Lieutenant Edward Streeter, 52d Brigade Headquarters. R a y P . Jenney, Y . M . C. A . Private Walter A , Davenport, O. T. C. Private Fred J . Ashley, Headquarters Troop. Private Keppler A. Bisbee, 105th Field Arti l lery.

P R I C E , T E N C E N T S FOR T H I S ISSUE.

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Contents of this Magazine Copyrighted, 1918.

A N E W N A M E . The Gas Attack—whose full baptismal name was The

Wadsworth Gas Attack and Rio Grande Rattler— is to have a new name. After this issue it will be officially known as

T H E G A S A T T A C K of the

New York Division (27th Div. U . S. A.)

Major General 0 ' R y a n has given the assurance that the Gas Attack will continue to be published when we are over there. He has at all times shown a most friendly and helpful interest in the Division paper and has been kind enough to say that it is an important factor in the dissemination of valuable news to the men in the Division and in sustaining the Division's morale.

Of course, as long as there is a military camp here, there will undoubtedly be a camp paper. But the Gas Attack is the paper of the New York Division—and will go with that Division wherever it may go. F o r that reason "Wadsworth '* has been dropped from the title. " R i o Grande Ratt ler " was retained for some time because the Gas Attack was an outgrowth of the Rattler that so many men of the Division remember on the Border. We feel that we have grown away from the old Rattler, which did such valiant service in the land of the cactus and which is surely entitled to a particularly bright spot in the journalistic happy hunting ground.

We take this opportunity to say that the men of the Division have supported their camp paper most loyally. Our circulation has grown; our subscription list has grown. We now distribute 20,000 Gas Attacks a week,

to all parts of the United States. A l l this growth has come in spite of the fact that labor and material conditions made it necessary to increase our price from five cents to ten.

The Gas Attack is not a war-profitting business. No one makes a cent out of it. The editors give their time free. The contributors, including some of the best professional artists and writers in the country, send in their stuff for the sake of the Division and the love of the game. What surplus is made goes into making the paper a better, brighter sheet. F o r example, we are going to add four pages to the present size—making a 36-page paper—the largest printed by any Division. We are going to add a rotogravure section, with some good photos of camp life and other things of interest. This magazine is edited for the soldiers by soldiers, and as long as that condition exists it will never be made an encyclopedia, a tract, a class paper or a highbrow sheet.

We welcome suggestions, criticisms, contributions. Send them in. Come in yourself. We have an office in Y . M . C. A . Headquarters, opposite Division Headquarters. Also—just to get in a little business while we are at it—• buy every number yourself and send a couple of numbers up North. R. E . C.

A N E W E D I T O R .

It gives us great pleasure to announce that, beginning with this issue, Mr. Ray F . Jenney, the Camp Physical Director of Camp Wadsworth, becomes the Y . M . C. A . Editor for the Gas Attack.

Mr. E . W . Leslie has been elected, to the highest position the Association has to offer, that of Camp Secretary. He finds himself too busy, and has resigned in favor of Mr . Jenney, the next best man, in our judgment, to continue the fine work of Mr . Leslie. J . S. K I N G S L E Y .

W H A T NO R E A L S O L D I E R W O U L D D O .

The other evening three Gas Attack editors were surrounding hot cakes in Tommy Harrison's eating place. Three men from a famous infantry regiment had just put away a steak at a nearby table. They watched, until Tommy's back was turned and then slipped out quietly. As Tommy put it, " t h e y took a run out powder on m e . " He was an angry man, was Tommy.

He said that an occurrence of that kind didn't happen very often. But it shouldn't happen at all.

The merchants downtown, say that they have given credit to a lot of soldiers who are extremely slow to pay up. This is a bad habit to get into. No real soldier would beat a civilian, out of a cent to which that civilian is honestly entitled. Our job is to protect the civilians, not cheat them. Of course, this is another instance where a few men do what they shouldn't and we all suffer. But why can't those few brace up and be real soldiers, too f

R, E . C.

B R I G A D I E R G E N E R A L B A N D H O L T Z .

The Gas Attack— for the Division—salutes Brigadier General Bandholtz and congratulates him heartily on his promotion. As Colonel Bandholtz, chief of staff of the 27th Division, he made a splendid record and won the admiration and respect of officers and. men alike. He proved himself an able soldier and a capable executive. The brigade which gets Brigadier General Bandholtz as its leader will be indeed fortunate. R. E . C.

T H E W A D S W O R T H G A S A T T A C K a n d R I O G R A N D E R A T T L E R 5

A S O L D I E R ' S L E T T E R T O HIS

S W E E T H E A R T .

D e r e M a b l e : I w o u l d have w r o t e sooner but I h a d s u c h

a co ld I cou ldn ' t say n o t h i n for most a week . W e l l , M a b l e , we ate a l l the food l i k e the

cook sa id but we a i n ' t i n F r a n c e yet. I guess he a i n t got as m a n y b r a i n s as he s a i d he had . E v e r y o n e is sore at h i m cause we d idnt k i c k at none of h i s food for more t h a n a week t h i n k i n t h a t w h e n w e d ate i t a l l w e d go a w a y . H e t h i n k s i t s f u n n y a n says " D o youse guys t h i n k th i s w a r i s a Cooks t o u r ? " I hate fe l los w h a t t r i e s to get out of t h i n g s by b e i n smar t .

E v e r y t h i n g ' s covered w i t h m u d i n c l u d i n me. I seem to a t t r a c t m u d l i k e I was a m a g got, M a b l e . Y e s t e r d a y I spent a l l the a f ter noon s h i n i n up for g u a r d sos to be the K e r n e l s o r d e r l y . T h e n I step out of the tent a n d f lu i . T h e sargent says " S m i t h dont y o u k n o w enuff not to go on g u a r d l o o k i n l i k e t h a t ? "

I even got m u d i n m y h a i r . M a x Glucos says w h e n he combs h i s i ts l i k e r a k i n out a garden . F r o m w h a t I seen of h i m t h o u g h 1 dont see how he f ound out.

Its p o u r i n r a i n a n a w f u l co ld . Its so co ld that the too th paste r o l l s r i g h t offen y o u r b r u s h i n the m o r n i n g . T h e C a p t i n has a co ld i n h is nose. H e says he wont t a k e the m e n out i n s u c h bad w e t h e r as today. T a i n t n u t h i n ga ins t h i m M a b l e but I hope he has a c o ld a l l w i n t e r .

T h e r e s a hole i n the tent over m y cot where the w a t e r comes t h r o u g h on me. I put a s l i c k e r over me las t n i t e . T h e w a t e r made puddles i n i t . T h e n w h e n I t u r n e d over they s p i l t out into m y shoes. T h i s h a d me guess in M a b e l t i l l finally I put M a x Glucoses shoes there i n s t e a d of m i n e . A n g u s M a c K e n z i e h a d so m a n y holes over h is cot that i t l o oked l i k e one of those safety f ire s p r i n k l e r s . H e got up las t n i te a n d r i g g e d h i s she l t e r h a l f sos the w a t e r h i t i t a n r u n onto the next cot. H e a br i te fe l lo , A n g u s , even i f he is a forener .

T h e other day he h a d some medec ine for a co ld . It says on the bot t le that i t w a s 17 per cent, a l c oho l . H e d r a n k the w h o l e t h i n g r i g h t d o w n sos nobody cou ldnt get h o l d of i t . It made h i m a w f u l s i c k but he says thats because he i s n t used to i t for s u c h a l o n g t i m e . M e a n d h i m s go ing d o w n next week to put i n a s tock of ton ics .

Its a w f u l h a r d to r i t e l e t ters , M a b l e . Somebodys a l w a y s f a l l i n over y o u r feet or d r a g g i n s o m e t h i n g wet over the paper i f youve got a cot n e a r the door l i k e m i n e i s . A n w h e n you get g o i n finally at about the

f o u r t h t r y some sargent a l w a y s comes i n w i t h a l i s t a n d m a k e s y o u check up somet h i n g .

S o m e t i m e s I go over to the Y M C A , M a b l e . B u t as soon as y o u get w r i t i n a b a l d headed fe l lo j u m p s up a n says " N o w fe l los w e e l a l l s i n g . " A l l the fe l los w h a t s w r i t i n l ooks up a n says " A w one t h i n g a n d ano ther . " I dont k n o w who the b a l d headed fe l lo i s . T h e y got one i n every Y M C A . T h e y a l l l ook about a l i k e . I guess there a r e g u l a r i ssue . T h e y s a l w a y s a b u n c h of fe l los w h a t dont seem to k n o w w h y t h e y came. T h e y a l l s ta r t s i n g i n . T h e n I cant w r i t e no m o r e or do n o t h i n . So I come home a n go to bed. Independent . T h a t s me a l l over , M a b l e .

M o s t of the t a x i s is s w a l l o w e d up i n the m u d . T h e y s o n l y two or three r u n n i n now. O n l y the b i g s t r o n g fe l los c a n get to t o w n . T h e cook says i t s the o ld theory of the a r r i v a l of the fittest. B u t I guess y o u dont k n o w n o t h i n about s ience , M a b l e . W h e n I go to t o w n I w r a p m y blouze i n a newspaper . If they k n o w y o u r g o i n they g ive y o u a l i s t of t h i n g s to get that l ooks l i k e a Ch inese M e s s a g e to Congress . B y the t i m e y o u go to come home y o u got so m a n y bundles y o u look l i k e one of those fe l los i n the F u n n y P a p e r s . E v e r y o n e stands i n the square l o o k i n l i k e a ha t r a c k w a i t i n for the three t a x i s to come a long . W h e n they see one they r u s h i t l i k e they do i n the mov ies w h e n the m i l u n a r e s c a r r u n s over the poor fe l los k i d . If go in over the top is any worse t h a n g e t t i n u n d e r the top of one of t h e m t h i n g s w i t h fifty bundles a n d as m a n y fe l los t h e n S h e r m a n d i d n t k n o w m a n y swear words , eh M a b l e ? B u t thats h i s t o r y . I guess y o u w o u l d n t u n d e r s t a n d .

A n t h e n w h e n y o u get home w i t h o u t a b a t h or a h a i r cut or the mov ies or n o t h i n , a n you forget to get that s h a v i n soap for yourse l f a n spent a l l y o u r m o n e y they say ' ' T h a n k s B i l l . P u t i t over there . C a n y o u change a t en d o l l a r b i l l ? " T h e r e ought to be a l a w aga ins t m a k i n money i n such b i g n u m b e r s .

I in g l a d you t a k e n up s i n g i n lessons a g a i n . Y o u ought to take a lot of em. I got a f avor to ask . I dont do t h a t often. P r o u d . T h a t s me a l l over . B u t i f tha t f e l l o B r o g -g ins keeps b u t t i n r o u n d s i n g for h i m M a b l e . It a i n t a s k i n m u c h w i t h me d o w n here de -f e n d i n y o u . A l t h o u g h I dont see w h y I h a d to come d o w n here to do i t .

yours i n t e r n a l l y B i l l .

( E . SO

Some people 's idea of roughing i t is to d r i n k champagne out of t i n cups.

S T U C K !

T r a m p ! T r a m p ! T r a m p ! T h e so ld iers on parade .

H o w s m a r t they s w u n g a l o n g the road i n c h e c k e r e d s u n a n d s h a d e :

T h e g l e a m i n g guns, the s h i n i n g boots, the l i v e l y steps, the neat s a l u t e s —

T r a m p ! T r a m p ! T r a m p ! T h e so ld iers on parade .

S q u s h ! S q u s h ! S q u s h ! T h e roads are f u l l of m u d .

H o w s m a r t the so ld iers s tagger w h e r e they once were w o n t to t h u d ,

T o m u s i c m a d e of s l u s h y ooze, as s u c t i o n gr ips the p l a s t e r e d shoes—

S q u s h ! S q u s h ! S q u s h ! T h e so ld iers i n the m u d .

M u d , m u d , m u d , O u n d e l i c i o u s b r e w of e a r t h a n d s k y . M u d , m u d , m u d , P a r t coffee, p u d d i n g , s tew, a n d pie , S e r v e d to C a r o l i n a h i l l s . So adhes ive a r e you , m u d of camp, T h a t even th i s poem has at las t become

m i r e d . It l i m p s , a p r i s o n e r i n y o u r g lucose gr ip . Its feet are s tuck , N o r a l l the K i n g ' s horses , N o r a l l the G e n e r a l ' s m u l e s k i n n e r s C a n p u l l t h e m b a c k a g a i n .

So ld i e r s w a l l o w to the knees , wagons s ink to the h u b s ;

O m u d , i t i s w i t h thou t h a t T h e R i v e r S t y x m u s t f low! M u d i n the c o m p a n y street , m u d i n the tent , M u d i n the mess t i n s , a n d m u d on y o u r

b l a n k e t s , M u d i n the w a s h b a s i n , W h i c h you h a n g up on the stove to d ry b y

n i g h t , I n o rder that y o u m a y b r u s h i t out I n the m o r n i n g w i t h a w h i s k b r o o m . A f t e r y o u , O m u d , the fields of F r a n c e W i l l s eem A r c a d i a n . O m u d , s i x t e e n weeks of i n t e n s i v e m u d . One c a n not t h i n k of you l o n g W i t h o u t c u s s i n g , O m u d , M u d , M U D . — C . D.

I t i s repor ted on good a u t h o r i t y that the doctors at the Base H o s p i t a l are w o r k i n g on a new s e r u m w i t h w h i c h they can i n o c u late us aga inst mule-bite .


G U M - B O O T T I M E I N C A R O L I N E .

G E N E R A L , O ' R Y A N K I C K E D B Y H O R S E .

M a j o r - G e n e r a l O ' R y a n was h u r t by the k i c k of h i s horse w h i l e on a recent v i s i t to the a r t i l l e r y range at G l a s s y R o c k . H e has l o n g s ince recovered .

T h e G e n e r a l was l e a d i n g his horse up a m o u n t a i n s i d e to inspect a g u n p o s i t i o n . T h e horse became f r i g h t e n e d , w h e e l e d and k i c k e d h i m i n the s t o m a c h w i t h bo th feet. T h e G e n e r a l was unconsc ious for t e n m i n utes . L a t e r he made h i s w a y d o w n the h i l l to B r i g a d i e r - G e n e r a l P h i l l i p s ' s tent , where he spent the n i g h t .

T H A N K S , J O H N D . T h e R o c k e f e l l e r F o u n d a t i o n has g i v e n

$150,000 to be used for " c a m p we l fare w o r k u n d e r the W a r D e p a r t m e n t ' s C o m m i s s i o n on T r a i n i n g C a m p A c t i v i t i e s . " C a m p W a d s -w o r t h is g o i n g to use i t s share to buy deep sea d i v i n g u n i f o r m s for the m e n a n d m u d guards for the mules .

B A N D M A K E S A H I T .

Two Hundred Pieces in the Division Unit in Concert at Converse.

T h e d i v i s i o n b a n d gave a concert i n Con verse Co l l ege o n the e v e n i n g of F e b r u a r y 12th, a n d i t was a great success .

T h e r e were 200 pieces i n the conso l idated band , conducted by B a n d L e a d e r Suther l a n d , of the 104th F i e l d A r t i l l e r y . T h e prog r a m was v a r i e d a n d i n t e r e s t i n g .

S p e c i a l t r a i n s over the P . & N . r a i l w a y took m a n y so ld iers to the c i t y a n d back to a t t end the concert .

A S C H O O L F O R A D J U T A N T S . L t . C o l . F r a n k l i n W . W a r d , d i v i s i o n a d j u

tant , is c o n d u c t i n g a s choo l for r e g i m e n t a l ad ju tants . L a t e r , he m a y conduct a s choo l for b a t t a l i o n ad ju tants .

T h e r e w i l l be a n u n u s u a l l y l a rge n u m b e r of snappy cartoons a n d i l l u s t r a t i o n s i n next week ' s G a s A t t a c k . D o n ' t miss i t I

C H E E R O !

Y o u ' l l never repent . Y o u s lept i n a tent ; O r the b l a n k e t y o u lent W h e n the tent -po le bent, Or the O. D. 's vent , Or the S ib ley ' s dent , Or y o u p a i d no rent L i k e a decent gent, I n Y p r e s a n d G h e n t ; F o r y o u ' l l k n o w i t m e a n t : J u s t went not sent !

C o r n e l i u s V a n d e r b i l t , J r . , D i v i s i o n H e a d q u a r t e r s Troop .

Sergeant T o m p k i n s , the A m m u n i t i o n T r a i n m u l e c h a r m e r , cal ls the s a l m o n to w h i c h some mess sergeants are addic ted , " s u b m a r i n e c h i c k e n . "

T h e y say that d i s c i p l i n e i s so s t r i c t at the O. T. C. that the m e n have to sleep at a t t e n t i o n a n d snore by the numbers .


THE IDEAS OF E T H E L B U R T JELLYBACK, PRIVATE

XI . On a Night at the Boxing Bouts and the Great Inspi

ration That Came to "Him There

The other m o r n i n g when I entered the breakfast p a v i l i o n , w h i c h soldiers less cu l tured than I ca l l the mess shack, I carr ied w i t h me, as is my custom, my i n d i v i d u a l package of cornflakes. The top-sergeant, who seldom says a n y t h i n g pleasant to me, cal led to the cook:

' 1 Be sure to g ive dearie another spoonful of m i l k . 7 7

I resented the remark . T u r n i n g to the top-sergeant, I r e tor ted :

i i Y o u had better exercise caut ion i f you venture out of doors. There are many buzzards i n the a ir t o d a y . 7 7

S a y i n g w h i c h , I sat down to eat beside the spor t ing editor of The Gas A t t a c k , a rather decent chap despite the fac t that he is somewhat crude.

' 1 N e v e r m i n d the t o p p e r / 7 he consoled. i 1 I '11 be . nice to you . I '11 take you to the bouts t o n i g h t . 7 7

That was how, w i t h m y cur ios i ty aroused, and not r e a l i z i n g to the f u l l just what 1 ' the bouts 7 7 were, I accompanied the sport ing ed i tor that evening into a b i g wooden b u i l d i n g . A r o u n d four sides of i t , and packed close to a roped-off arena, was a vast crowd of soldiers. The a i r was f u l l of smoke and del i g h t f u l jazz -band music p layed by the 106th M e l d H o s p i t a l .

F r a n k M o r a n i n R u b b e r Boots . The sport ing editor and I sat down at the

r ings ide , next to a row of captains and majors . T h e y d i d not nod to me. B u t then I gave them no encouragement.

A b i g , b r a w n y f e l l ow stepped into the r i n g a n d made an announcement. The sport ing editor to ld me i t was no less a person than F r a n k M o r a n , the pr ize fighter, " w h o s e p ic ture is so f a m i l i a r to readers of The Po l i c e Gazette and other f a m i l y p u b l i c a t i o n s . 7 7

F r a n k \s ha i r was tousled—not a b i t n e a t — a n d he wore rubber boots. I questioned the spor t ing editor about this uneonvent ional costume.

' ( Shhhh, -' 7 he whispered. ( ' F r a n k has to wear boots so he can wade through the pools of blood af ter the fights get s t a r t e d . 7 7

" O h , how b r u t a l ! W h y d idn 7 t you t e l l me that before? I 7 m g o i n g ! 7 7 I leaped to m y feet.

' i S i t down, you b i g boob, 7 7 shouted a sold ier back of me. " W h o do you t h i n k your fa ther w a s — a glass blower? 7 7

" I k n o w per fec t ly w e l l who m y paterna l parent w a s , 7 7 I rep l ied , t u r n i n g on the f e l l ow hot ly . " M y father was E t h e l b u r t J e l l y -back, Sr . , the founder of the great -fortune

" I , too, was infected w i t h the exc i tement . "

and f a m i l y of that name. H e never engaged in any project so commercia l as the glass i n d u s t r y . 7 7

The sport ing editor pu l led me back into my chair , say ing that the first bout was go ing to begin. W h a t was my astonishment to see that two opponents faced each other almost nude. A l l they wore was the better ha l f of a pa i r of Bee Vee Dees. B u t on their hands were g iant mit tens , w h i c h the sport ing editor spoke of carelessly as gloves. The boxers danced around each other, d a r t i n g f o r w a r d every now and then and b r i n g i n g one of their gloved hands crashing onto the other \s head. I thought the ir skul ls would be shattered.

E t h e l b u r t I s A l a r m e d . " B r e a k ! 7 7 commanded F r a n k M o r a n , who

was the referee. " B r e a k ! 7 7

" O h ! H o w h o r r i b l e ! 7 7 I cr ied . " T h a t brute encouraging them to break each other ' s bones. 7 7

S l a p ! S m a c k ! C r a c k ! went the blows, one a f ter another. I watched, fasc inated , i n spite of m y qualms. G r a d u a l l y I began to discern that the sound of the compact came more f rom glove meet ing glove than f r om any direct a t tack upon the body of either pug i l i s t . That considerably lessened m y fee l ing of horror at the spectacle. I also began to see the s ly w a y i n w h i c h each boxer protected himsel f w i t h his s h i f t i n g hands, and the equal ly s ly methods each adopted to s l ip a blow past the other 7s camouflage. S p e a k i n g of camouflage, as everybody is , have you heard the latest def init ion of the word? I t i s : muss ing up the other t w i n bed. Cute idea, i s n 7 t i t ?

B u t about the bout, a l l of a sudden the boxers boxed more fur i ous ly . The soldiers got excited.

' ' L o t o 7 p e p ! 7 7 they cr ied. ' ' Th i s is war, . . S l a m h i m i n the s t u m m i c k . 7 7

The round ended. W h i l e the protagonists , rest ing i n the ir corners, were be ing fanned by the ir sol icitous attendants , F r a n k M o r a n held up his hand for silence.

' ' N o w , remember, the General sa id not to shout d u r i n g the rounds. Don 't spoi l a good fight. Save your noise ' t i l the round is over and then give the boys your applause . 7 7

The F a t a l R o u n d . When M a j o r Somebody-or-other b lew his

whist le , the two boxers leaped f o r w a r d aga in . " There 7s blood i n the ir e y e , 7 7 sa id the

sport ing editor. B u t I couldn 7 t see any there. I t seemed to be chiefly a l l over one fe l low 7s. nose.

The s l immer of the two fighters began to del iver dexterous blows w i t h l i g h t n i n g speed. B u t the other, as s turdy and s tocky as a County Courthouse, hammered back at h i m . F a s t e r and faster went the blows. Soldiers forgot and shouted.

Suddenly the s l immer fighter, cal led " M a c k , 7 7 went down, b a n g ! I t occurred i n the corner where I was s i t t i n g . B u t I never flinched. M a c k struggled to his feet and again faced the other g lad iator . The other drove i n another terr i f i c b low. B a n g ! M a c k went down aga in .

" O n e , two, t h r e e , 7 7 counted M o r a n , s tandi n g over the f a l l e n man . A t the count of f our M a c k got up and cont inued the fight. H e went down . aga in . T h a t happened at least s ix or seven t imes, u n t i l I marve l l ed at the fe l low 7s p luck i n coming back to such tremendous punishment each t ime.

" O n e , two, three, four , five,7 7 counted M o r a n , wh i l e M a c k l i f t e d h imsel f h a l f 'dazed to his knees. " S i x , seven, e i g h t . 7 7 M a c k rested one knee prepared to rise before the count of ten should declare h i m defeated, " N i n e — 7 7

( C o n t i n u e d on page 30)

8 T H E W A D S W O R T H G A S A T T A C K A N D . R I O . G R A N D E R A T T L E R

P R A I S E D B Y T H E G E N E R A L ,

P r i v a t e s L a i r d a n d M c C a r t h y A r e Com

mended f o r Preventing E s c a p e

*' o f P r i s o n e r s ,

i. — _

P r i v a t e s L a i r d a n d M c C a r t h y , of the 108th I n f a n t r y , k e p t three p r i s o n e r s f r o m e s c a p i n g re cent ly . One of the p r i s o n e r s w a s shot a n d k i l l e d . M o r e r e c e n t l y M a j o r - G e n e r a l J o h n F . O ' R y a n sent for L a i r d a n d M c C a r t h y a n d t o ld t h e m :

" I t does y o u c red i t . A l l of us regret , of course , that the i n c i d e n t r e s u l t e d i n the d e a t h of one of the p r i s o n e r s . B u t every officer a n d every m a n i n the d i v i s i o n k n o w s that y o u w e r e a c t i n g i n the l i n e of duty , a n d not on ly that , y o u were q u i c k a n d effic ient , a l l t h a t a so ld i e r ought to be. Y o u have n o t h i n g to regret , but a great d e a l to be p r o u d of. Y o u r a c t i o n has been of f i c ia l ly a p p r o v e d b y a board of officers w h i c h i n ves t i ga ted the case, a n d 1 w a n t to c o m m e n d y o u p e r s o n a l l y . Y o u not o n l y d i s c h a r g e d y o u r duty i n the most c r e d i t a b l e m a n n e r to yourse l f , but y o u have f u r n i s h e d a n exa m p l e that a l l o thers ought to f o l l ow , i f , u n f o r t u n a t e l y , a s i m i l a r c i r c u m s t a n c e s h o u l d ar i se . T h e c o m m e n d a t i o n of y o u r c o m m a n d i n g g e n e r a l has been p laced i n the of f ic ial r e c o r d of th i s case, a n d I w a n t e d to have the s a t i s f a c t i o n of c o m m e n d i n g y o u pers o n a l l y , but y o u r greatest s a t i s f a c t i o n w i l l come f r o m the k n o w l e d g e of h a v i n g d is c h a r g e d y o u r duty . T h a t Is the greatest r e w a r d a n y of us c a n h a v e . "

M O V I E S O F C A M P . L i e u t s . M e y e r S. L e n t z , L a w r e n c e J . D a r

in our a n d J o s e p h P . A n n i n , f r o m the office of the chie f s i g n a l officer of the a r m y , re c ent ly h a v e v i s i t e d C a m p W a d s w o r t h for the purpose of m a k i n g of f ic ial s t i l l a n d m o t i o n p i c tures of the l i f e a n d t r a i n i n g w o r k here and at the target range , bo th for h i s t o r i c a l a n d p r o p a g a n d a purposes . Some of the p i c tures w i l l be used i n the r e c r u i t i n g c a m paigns ,

H a v e you seen the automobi les w i t h " 0 . D . " pa in ted on them? O. D . means Ordnance D e p a r t m e n t . Get t h a t s t r a i g h t . I t i s n ' t O r d i n a n c e , n o r yet A u d i e n c e . T h e other n i g h t a buck p r i v a t e , w e n d i n g h i s w a y h o m e w a r d over the corrugated r o a d , stopped a n O. D . car a n d demanded a r ide . T h e d r i v e r d e m u r r e d a b i t . B u t the buck hopped on, a n y h o w . A f t e r t h e y ; h a d jogged a n d j o t ted a l o n g for about a m i l e , the buck , jus t to m a k e conversa t i on , i n q u i r e d , " W h a t have y o u got i n the b a c k of the c a r ? "

" O h / 8 s a i d the O. D . d r i v e r , as he dext e rous ly avo ided a c a v i t y i n the road , " j u s t a few cans of T . N . T . "

Y o u are not t r e a t i n g t h a t g i r l b a c k home r i g h t un less y o u send h e r T h e Gas A t t a c k every week.

" P I O N E E R I N F A N T R Y . "

F r o m the A r m y and Navy Journal, February 2d, 1918.

W e have rece ived requests for a d e f i n i t i o n of P i o n e e r I n f a n t r y , now b e i n g o r ganized at C a m p W a d s w o r t h , S. C , under B r i g . Gen . G u y C a r l e t o n . A t present the genera l a n s w e r to a n i n q u i r y for a def ini t i o n , even a m o n g h i g h officers of the a r m y , i s : " D a m n e d i f I k n o w . "

T h e F i e l d Serv i ce R e g u l a t i o n s prov ide for A u x i l i a r y troops to be at tached to A r m y a n d Corps H e a d q u a r t e r s ; t h i s used to i n c l u d e H e a v y B r i g a d e T r a i n s , H e a v y Siege A r t i l l e r y , some I n f a n t r y a n d C a v a l r y . T h e I n f a n t r y to be at tached to A r m y a n d C o r p s H e a d q u a r t e r s are n o w to be ca l led " P i o n e e r I n f a n t r y . " T h e r e are to be i n c l u d e d also A n t i - A i r c r a f t M a c h i n e G u n B a t t a l i o n s , a n d some S i g n a l troops.

A P i o n e e r I n f a n t r y r e g i m e n t appears to be a cross between a n I n f a n t r y r e g i ment a n d a n E n g i n e e r reg iment , d o i n g the w o r k of b o t h ; the o r g a n i z a t i o n is the same as t h a t of I n f a n t r y , except that i t has no M a c h i n e G u n company, a n d there are but 142 m e n i n the H e a d q u a r t e r s c o m pany . H o w they are to be d i v i d e d i n t o br igades we be l ieve i s as yet p r o b l e m a t i ca l . I t w o u l d appear t h a t the reg iments f r o m 1 to 50 are to be Corps troops a n d f r o m 50 to 100 A r m y troops.

T h e co l la r device has not ye t been a n nounced . T h e g e n e r a l i m p r e s s i o n is that i t w i l l be crossed r i f les w i t h a castle u n derneath . I t i s presumed t h a t the w o r k of the P i o n e e r troops is to be m a i n l y g u a r d i n g depots, r a i l r o a d s , supp l i es , a n d e n g i n e e r i n g w o r k of di f ferent k i n d s .

L I D D O F F A G A I N . ,

T h e t o w n of S p a r t a n b u r g was q u a r a n t i n e d f r o m J a n u a r y 26th u n t i l F e b r u a r y 11th because of a few cases of s p i n a l m e n i n g i t i s i n t o w n . N o w the l i g h t s a l o n g E a s t M a i n street b u r n b r i g h t l y a g a i n a n d the so ld iers s ip t h e i r l oganberryo la i n the g i l d cafes a n d s u r r o u n d the fest ive w a w f u l l .

A F R A T E R N I T Y - S O R O R I T Y . A f r a t e r n i t y - s o r o r i t y , composed of equa l

parts of so ld iers a n d f a i r m a i d e n s of Spar t a n b u r g , has j u s t been f o r m e d w i t h the avowed i n t e n t i o n of h o l d i n g f o r t n i g h t l y dances. I t i s ca l led the E t a B i t a P i . T h e m e m b e r s are Misses N e l l i e S c r i v e n , S a r a h M o n t g o m e r y , N a t a l i e G r e e n , B e t t y C a r r i n g -ton , R o x i e B r o w n a n d the M i s s e s S i m s , a n d Sergeant D o n a l d M i t c h e l l , H d q t s . Co., 106th F . A . ; Sergt . R e g i n a l d H u d s o n , 102d T r e n c h M o r t a r B a t t e r y ; Corp . R o b e r t A d a m s , 102d T r e n c h M o r t a r B a t t e r y ; C o r p . J o h n Boche t , H d q t s . Co. , 55th P i o n e e r s ; P r v t . F r a n k H e l f e r t , H d q t s . Co. , 106th F . A . ; P r v t . D a v i d H u g h e s , Co. B , 106th M . G. B a t t e r y ; P r v t . P o r t e r , 102d A m m u n i t i o n T r a i n .

O N E O F D A N C A R R O L L ' S P O E M S .

D a n C a r r o l l , staff c orrespondent for the N e w Y o r k H e r a l d w i t h the T w e n t y - s e v e n t h D i v i s i o n , wro te a c o l u m n of prose a n d poe t ry i n T h e S p a r t a n b u r g H e r a l d w h i l e the c i t y was under q u a r a n t i n e . One of h i s w o r k s f o l l ows , d e p i c t i n g the effect o n the C leve l a n d H o t e l of the so ld ie rs ' absence.

T h e c h a i r s i n the l obby are v a c a n t ; T h e c r o w d i s n ' t j a m m e d to the w a l l .

W e don ' t have to w a i t A n h o u r for a p l a t e ;

T h e r e ' s a few i n the b i g d i n i n g h a l L T h e w a i t e r s s tand a r o u n d i d l e ; T h e y m i s s y o u r t ips , l a rge a n d s m a l l , T h e guests are a l l b lue , T h e y m i s s you , only y o u ; B u t the baths m i s s y o u most of a l l .

L U G G A G E F O R L O N D O N . T h e f o l l o w i n g announcement f r o m the

ad ju tant -genera l of the a r m y w i l l be of i n terest to a l l who m a y be t h i n k i n g of t r a v e l i n g t h r o u g h E n g l a n d soon :

" D u e to l i m i t e d t r a n s p o r t a t i o n for troops t r a v e l i n g t h r o u g h E n g l a n d , officers a c c o m p a n y i n g s u c h troops w i l l l i m i t t h e i r p e r s o n a l baggage to one t r u n k l o c k e r , one b e d d i n g r o l l a n d h a n d baggage. A d d i t i o n a l baggage a u t h o r i z e d under e x i s t i n g r e g u l a t i o n s w i l l be sh ipped d i r e c t to F r a n c e . "

I S T H I S T H E R E C O R D ? M r s . R a l p h E r w i n , of B a r t l e s v l l l e , O k l a . ,

k n i t a man ' s sweater i n e ight hours a n d f o r ty m i n u t e s . S h e has k n i t t e d f i fteen sweaters i n t w e l v e days . T h e first one was comple ted i n e ighteen hours a n d the next i n f ourteen ,

U N C L A I M E D M A I L , Insuf f i c ient ly addressed m a i l for the f o l

l o w i n g m e n w i l l be h e l d at the C a m p W a d s w o r t h P o s t Office for one week. T h i s m a y be ob ta ined b y w r i t i n g to the "Of f i cer i n charge of P o s t Office," g i v i n g complete m a i l i n g address ( R e g i m e n t a n d C o m p a n y ) , or by c a l l i n g for i t i n p e r s o n :

A b b o t s , J a m e s H . ; A l i e s k y . R o b e r t ; A m e d t , F r a n k ; B e r n , J o s e p h M a i Ion; B l a c k , B u g l e r J o e ; B r o o m h a l l , Corp . Geo. H . : Buona fe te , S a l v a t o r e ; B u r g h , D . T . : B u t a n k i , P v t . L u d w i g ; C l a r k , L i e u t . R . G . ; C lee , F r a n k ; Cobb, A . E ' . ; C o c h r a n , W i n . B . ; C r e -h a n , L i e u t . J o h n P . ; C r i p p s , A . H . ; C r u m -mey, P v t . W m . G . ; F i n l e y , Sgt . Y . d e P a u l ; D o u g h e r t y , Sgt . R . G . ; D r u r y , George ; E g i -dio , G i l a r d i ; F l a c k , E d w i n ; G e m p p . T h e o ; G i l l e t , R . H . ; Greenf i e ld , I . ; H o b a r t , L i e u t . M a r c u s H . ; J e n s e n , C o r p . W m . E . ; K l e r , Sgt . J o h n E . ; K n o b e l , E . ; K o m e y e r , M i k e ; K r a s -ner , M o r r i s ; L e R o y , T h e o d o r e ; M a r t i n , L i e u t . A l v a h H . J r . ; M c K e m y , Capt . J . ; M c -N a l l y , Corp . F r a n c i s ; M c P h a i l , L t . G r a h a m ; M e l h a s t e r , J a m e s ; M i l l e r , C. B l a c k b u r n ; M a n t e l l , L t . E g b e r t ; O 'Conner , W m . ; M i s s P a t t e n ; Peabody , Sgt . W m . T . ; P e r r o t t , T h o s . A . ; R o b b i n s , Capt . F . C ; W e l l e s , Sgt . M a j . J e r r y .


O U R M O V I E P A G E

O. U . H E L L E R .

O. U . H e l l e r , the hero of so m a n y f ive-p a r t p i c tures , r i s k s h i s l i f e t i m e a n d t i m e a g a i n that mov ies m a y be made for h i s c o u n t r y at a s a l a r y of $200,000 a year . H e has a b e a u t i f u l c o u n t r y home, H e l l e r P a r a d i s e , where he does h i s b i t every t h i r d T h u r s d a y i n s u m m e r d i g g i n g , i n superb w h i t e flannels, i n the q u a i n t I t a l i a n g a r d e n back of h i s pergo la . H i s favor i t e p o r t r a i t i s the one above, s h o w i n g h i m debonair i n h i s sport s h i r t .

G E R A L D X . K1STOCKWOOD.

G e r a l d X . K n o c k w o o d is a great favor i t e w i t h the m a t i n e e g i r l s . H e can ' t he lp i t . T h e r e i s n o t h i n g he doesn't dare d o — i n the movies . H e t h r o w s the v i l l a i n over h i s shoulder , he heaves h i s chest at least twice every r e e l , he b r u s h e s h i s h a i r i n B y r o n i c waves , a n d puts down t y r a n t s w h e r e v e r he sees t h e m — o n th i s s ide of the water . H i s f avor i t e p o r t r a i t i s the one above, s h o w i n g h i m debona i r i n h i s sport s h i r t .

M E L V I L L E M A N L Y .

M e l v i l l e M a n l y , w h o leads t r i u m p h a n t a r m i e s across the batt le f ie lds of M o v e x i c o , has j u s t s igned a contract for nex t season for $175,000. I n every p i c t u r e y o u see h i m i n , he goes over the top (of a cl i f f ) or uses a g u n w i t h great d e x t e r i t y a n d b l a n k c a r t r idges . M r . M a n l y has o r g a n i z e d a V i o l e t M i l o c igaret te f u n d for A m e r i c a n so ld ie rs i n F r a n c e . H i s f a v o r i t e p o r t r a i t i s the one above, s h o w i n g h i m debonair i n h i s sport s h i r t .

Q U E S T I O N S A N D A N S W E R S F O R

M O V I E M A D M U T S .

Behind the Screens With Your

Favorites.

B e r t i e B.—-Yes, F r a n c i s X . Caveman w i l l send you his photo i f you w i l l send h i m one do l lar and stamps. Green umbre l las .

Ruff Necque—-No, she doesn't. A l o y s i o u s P . — G r a i n P i l f e r p layed the C a p

t a i n in "The D a u g h t e r of the Dug - -out . " Yes , he was exempted; feet; flat and cold.

C h a p l a i n — T a k e juice of one orange, a dash of brandy, an inch of r u m , two soft boi led eggs, and some cracked ice. Shake w e l l t o gether and a l l o w to cool. A d d a soupcon of absinthe, and serve w a r m .

A d m i r e r of Char les H a y — H e is 25. No. Perhaps he doesn't k n o w there is a w a r . Mov ie stars seldom read the papers. It is too much of a s t r a i n on the ir intel lects . T w o Lanc ies , a F i a t and a B u g a t t i .

Miss Converse—-Wall ie Greed does look w e l l i n u n i f o r m , doesn't he? No, he hasn ' t t r i ed to enl ist . H e fears that he has l i ved i n an apartment so l ong he has flat feet.

M i s s Happ — -Dus ty B a r n u m prefers n ight ies to pajamas. H e wears a size 10 hat. H e ob

jects to a r m y l i f e because you have to get up before noon. W h o can b lame h im? H i s favor i te cheese is P imento .

The G i r l w i t h the F r e c k l e d N o s e — G a y t o n P a i l — y e s , he's 27, has been m a r r i e d twice (not s imul taneous ly , however) and is an expert s k e e - b a l l p l a y e r — p l a y s m i l i t a r y roles to perfect ion. H i s salute is i n the poetry of motion. H e gives i t equal ly w e l l w i t h e i ther hand. H e can not j o i n the a r m y u n t i l his seven-year contract at $133,000 per, w i t h L o u i s J . Messhack F i l m Corp. expires.

The B e l l e of Gaffney-—The Infamous P l a y e r s have a f a r m where a l l the stars hoe hominy on f a i r F r i d a y s . T h i s b r ings them under the head of necessary f a r m laborers and so they are free to persue the i r ar t w h i l e the extras register Squads E a s t and W e s t in some camp.

R E E L M E N .

Intimate Glimpses of Heroes of the Screen.

Douglas F a i r b a n k s gets $25,000 a year for g r i n n i n g and vault ing" over fences. H e is 34 years old. H e receives $3,571 a day. H e makes more i n O N E D A Y than Nine P r i v a t e s make i n O N E Y E A R .

H a r o l d St. E l m o , who p layed the d a s h i n g l i eutenant i n the pa t r i o t i c film success, " M y C o u n t r y 'T i s of Thee," has jo ined the colors.

H e has enl isted i n the H a s h k y H o m e Guards , and w i l l s tand g u a r d over the studio somewhere i n Southern C a l i f o r n i a , between 4 and 5 p. m. on a l ternate Tuesdays, i n a spec ia l ly designed uni form. . H e w i l l pose for photos before, a f ter and d u r i n g his g u a r d t r i c k . A d m i r e r s who w a n t to secure h is autograph w i l l please not c lu t ter up his post.

M o n t g o m e r y F l u t e , the v i r i l e s tar of the Sox F i l m Corporat i on , who scored a t r i u m p h as C a p t a i n E e f f i n g w e l l , i n "the star -spangled photoplay, The T e r r o r of the Trenches , " has been granted exemption f r om m i l i t a r y s e rv ice by the l o ca l board of F o l l y w o o d , Cal i f . , on the grounds that he has a dependent wi fe and ch i ld . M r . F l u t e has just renewed a seven year contract w i t h the Sox Corporat ion , c a l l i n g for $125,000 a year. H i s wi fe , k n o w n to m i l l i o n s of film fans as B e t t y B e a u t i f u l has also renewed her contract , and w i l l be s tarred i n a series of p a t r i o t i c photoplays . T h e i r ta lented daughter , B a b y Cut ie F l u t e (aged 7) has s igned w i t h the Goldf ish F i l m Co. at w h a t is bel ieved to be the larges t sa lary ever pa id a c h i l d vampire .

J a c k N i c k l e f o r d , the b r i l l i a n t y o u n g star of the Catamount P i c t u r e s , celebrated his 21st b i r thday recent ly by do ing his bit . H e bought $25,000 w o r t h of L i b e r t y Bonds. J a c k has just s igned a 20-year contract w h i c h w i l l mean $150,000 a year to the y o u n g star, or twice w h a t the Pres ident of the U n i t e d States gets.


H I N E W S F R O M D I V I S I O N U N I T S B A T T E R Y E , 1 0 4 T H F I E L D A R T I L L E R Y .

P r v t s . F i r s t C l a s s F r a n k O w e n s , C h a r l e s P l a t h a n d A r t h u r B . W o o d were p r o m o t e d c o r p o r a l s th i s week . T h e s e a p p o i n t m e n t s w i l l a d d to the eff iciency of Sergt . Corbet t ' s c r a c k s p e c i a l d e t a i l .

Our o l d f r i e n d , Sergt . M a j o r B r e e n , rec e i v e d h i s c o m m i s s i o n th i s week . T h e m e m bers of the b a t t e r y ex tend h e a r t y c ongra tu la t i ons a n d w i s h L t . B r e e n l u c k i n h i s new r a n k .

Sergt . K e l l y a n d P r v t . M a t t h e w s are doi n g w e l l u n d e r B a r b e r M a r t i n ' s t r ea tment . K e l l y c a n boast of a " f u z z y top , " w h i l e M a t thews ' bean resembles a b a l l r o o m floor.

T a b l e W a i t e r Y a t e s w o u l d l i k e to k n o w w h y the b o x i n g gloves w e r e not s t r a i n e d out M i k e Donoho ' s tea .

F i r s t Sergt . C r a n e says , " W h e r e there ' s s m o k e there ' s fire," a n d w h e r e there ' s fire there are " g o l d b r i c k s . "

Corp . K e e n a n ' s fu ture t i t l e w i l l be " B a t t e r y T a i l o r . " E x p e r t w o r k done o n blouses a n d chevrons , u n d e r w e a r a spec ia l ty , open a l l n i g h t , too.

F r o m a l l appearances our nex t notes w i l l be f r o m " D a r k C o r n e r s . " T h e r e g i m e n t is s cheduled for range prac t i ce . T h e roads are bad , the w e a t h e r coo l , b u t — l e t ' s go.

It 's a co ld m o r n i n g for K l a n & M c B e a t h w h e n the o rder comes " o p e n those tent flaps."

T h e good news has reached camp that C o r p o r a l R e g a n F i n n e y is do ing great w o r k at the D i v i s i o n a l Officers ' T r a i n i n g Schoo l . F i n n e y has a l l the qua l i t i e s necessary to m a k e a n officer a n d shou ld pass the " g r i n d " eas i ly .

" D r i p " Subers has p r o v e n h i m s e l f a s c i en t i s t . B y u s i n g a c lothes l i n e a n d a n ax i n the hands of Corp . R a l e i g h , he cured J a c k of a s p e l l of i n s o m n i a .

— J . S. K .

C O M P A N Y I , 5 3 R D P I O N E E R I N F A N T R Y .

T o p Sergeant A l e x a n d e r , of C o m p a n y I, has ceased to be a m a n who can s t i l l c a l l h i s sou l , c o r n p las ters , s h a v i n g brushes , or a n y t h i n g else, h i s own .

H e a p p l i e d for a f u r l o u g h d u r i n g J a n u a r y . H e went home to see h i s g i r l . F i r s t , he quest ioned the Pop , and then he popped the quest ion . H e v o l u n t e e r e d to sacr i f i ce h is fu ture peace of m i n d a n d s igned up f or a n e n l i s t m e n t for l i f e , b e i n g persuaded to do so by the greatest of r e c r u i t i n g a g e n t s — C u p i d . O n the twenty - second of the m o n t h , he took the f a t a l d ive i n the sea of m a t r i m o n y , w i t h no thought of ever being-rescued . Good l u c k , Sergeant . W e t r u s t the b a r k of l ove w h i c h y o u boarded w i l l never s t r i k e a ra f t of t roub le .

D I V I S I O N H E A D Q U A R T E R S T R O O P .

A troop glee c lub has been f o r m e d . A m o n g the p l a y e r s e n r o l l e d so far are C o r p o r a l Ros t , T e d G e m p , D i c k G i l e s , B o b W h i t e , F i e l d C l e r k K e h o e .

A d a i l y news b u l l e t i n i s a lso b e i n g i ssued . F r a n k G e i f e r a n d T e d G e m p have b u i l t a w i r e l e s s r e c e i v i n g apparatus on the garage roof and every n i g h t repor ts are r e c e i v e d f r o m the n a t i o n a l s t a t i o n at A r l i n g t o n a n d p u b l i s h e d on the ros ter board i n the m o r n i n g .

Sergeant C r a w f o r d has r e l i e v e d the m e n of the blues w h i c h have been t r o u b l i n g t h e m for the past m o n t h a n d a hal f . W i t h i n t en minutes a f ter the news h a d been r e c e i v e d that D i v i s i o n H e a d q u a r t e r s T r o o p h a d been g i v e n back i ts c a v a l r y i n s i g n i a by the W a r D e p a r t m e n t , he h a d put every mother ' s son back i n h i s y e l l o w cord .

Sergeant J i m T o w n s e n d has found a scheme to r e m i n d h i m of h i s job even w h e n he sleeps. H e has made a c o l l e c t i o n of wooden horses and enc losed t h e m i n a corr a l above the head of h is bunk .

S e v e r a l of the m e n who have a p p l i e d for c o m m i s s i o n s have t a k e n t i m e by the forel ock and not i f ied t h e i r f r i ends of the news ahead of t i m e . If we c a n be l ieve the i n c o m i n g m a i l , the r a n k s i n c l u d e L i e u t e n a n t s J a k e W a g n e r , J a c k T a g g e r t a n d N e i l V a n -derb i l t .

C i v i l w a r is b e i n g waged i n the J u d g e Advoca te ' s depar tment . E v e r s ince two of N e i l V a n d e r b i l t ' s poems appeared i n T h e Gas A t t a c k , T o m A h e a r n , h i s boss, has been s t a y i n g i n n i g h t s s t u d y i n g r h y t h m a n d meter . H e now announces a r e c i t a l of some of h is o w n w o r k at one of the S p a r t a n b u r g c lubs .

A N E W V E R S I O N O F T H E G O L D E N R U L E .

C a p t a i n W a l t e r P a l m e r , of the R e m o u n t , i n s i s t s first, last , a n d a l l the t i m e , upon k i n d n e s s to the a n i m a l s u n d e r h i s charge. T h e f o l l o w i n g t i m e l y verse is posted on the b u l l e t i n board at the W a g o n C o m p a n y a n d P a c k T r a i n : W o u l d y o u have a gent le M u l e

T h e n a p p l y the G o l d e n R u l e ; If he's f u l l of pep a n d v i m

H e ' l l do to y o u as y o u do to h i m ; Cuss h i m less a n d c u r r y more ,

H e ' l l repay a h u n d r e d score; P e t h i m m o r e a n d pound h i m less,

H e ' l l r e t u r n each fond caress ; B u t k i c k h i m — a n d H i s M u l e s h i p w a i t s

T o l a n d y o u t h r o u g h the P e a r l y Gates. — W . B . P .

Y o u have h e a r d of s p a r k ar res te rs a n d shock absorbers . T h e Gas A t t a c k i s even more unique . It is a g loom d i spe l l e r .

M A C H I N E G U N C O M P A N Y , 1 0 8 T H I N F .

" B l o w y o u r w h i s t l e , D a v y ! " the c r o w d y e l l e d . J u s t t h e n B a n d L e a d e r O l t z a n d h i s o r c h e s t r a b roke in to the s t i r r i n g s t ra ins of C h o p i n ' s F u n e r a l M a r c h . D a v y C o h e n b lew h i s w h i s t l e a n d the B a t t l e R o y a l , the feature of the " R a c k e t " the M a c h i n e G u n n e r s of the 108th I n f a n t r y , h e l d last S a t u r d a y n i g h t i n t h e i r mess s h a c k was on. B u t the dead m a r c h w a s n ' t necessary . T h e y d i d n ' t have to d r a g anybody out.

F u n n y ? W h y even S e r g e a n t J a c k Butler , , sa id to be the most even- tempered m a n i n the d i v i s i o n , h a d to depart f r o m his u s u a l pose a n d s m i l e at the figure w h i c h W e e W i l l i e Nasoff made w h e n he missed a s w i n g and bumped in to h i s o w n par tner . N o b o d y k n o w s yet how the melee ended up, but it is a safe bet that no bout on r e c o r d ever f u r n i s h e d so m u c h a m u s e m e n t to a c r o w d as that w h i c h the f our s m a l l e s t m e n of the t h i r d p la toon put on. T h e y c a l l e d it the " B a t t l e R o y a l . " It was .

C o r p o r a l B e n F l y n n a n d H e r b e r t E r n i s s e s a n g for the c r o w d between bouts. " M u l e -s k i n n e r " Q u i n n came up f r o m the p i cket l ine l o n g enough to he lp the R a c k e t a l o n g w i t h a couple of solos. A n d y C a r r o l l was. the announcer . H e s t r u c k the h i g h spots w h e n he came into the g lare a n d t o ld what, the I r i s h t h i n k of the A m e r i c a n n a t i o n a l pas t ime .

E d d i e T r o a n , beg pardon , Sergeant T r o a n i t is now, le ft h i s s i g n a l p la toon i n H e a d quarters C o m p a n y l o n g enough to come over to w a t c h the f e s t i v i t i e s a n d he ended up by s t e p p i n g f o r t h a n d p u t t i n g on a couple of m e l o d r a m a s w i t h the ass i s tance o f E r n i s s e a n d h is " V e i l e d L a d y . "

A f t e r the evening 's e n t e r t a i n m e n t was over the ropes were p u l l e d d o w n , the can vas was t a k e n up f r o m the r i n g , more tables were pushed back a n d w i t h " W e a s e l " P r a t t a c t i n g i n the c a p a c i t y of o r ches t ra , they staged a n i m p r o m p t u dance. Cook ie K a s s e l a n d h is K . P. ' s were r i g h t i n t h e i r g l o ry then . T h e n poured out cocoa a l l a r o u n d a n d t h e n topped that w i t h a chocolate pie confec t ion that K a s s e l k n o w s how to m a k e .

C o r p o r a l F e r r y , of the M . P . ' s , was sent to t o w n on official business . Not. be ing i n a h u r r y he decided to take the P . a n d N . T h e conductor came t h r o u g h the car, d ime h u n t i n g .

" I ' m on official bus iness , " sa id C o r p o r a l F e r r y , " Y o u ' l l have to pass me . "

" S o n , " s a i d the venerable conductor , sadly , " I ' m sorry , but we can't . T h e t r a i n s on t h i s road are so d u r n s low we can ' t pass; anybody . "

( M o r e C a m p N e w s on page 12)

1 2 T H E W A D S W O R T H G A S A T T A C K a n d R I O G R A N D E R A T T L E R

M A C H I N E G U N C O M P A N Y , 1 0 8 T H I N F . W e are a g a i n t a k i n g up our d a i l y schedule

of t r a i n i n g w h i c h was s o m e w h a t b r o k e n dur i n g our quarant ine . W e have f our A m e r i c a n M o d e l L e w i s M a c h i n e G u n s a n d three A u t o m a t i c Co l t s w h i c h were ass igned to us recent ly . W e have In a d d i t i o n e ight E n g l i s h m o d e l L e w i s G u n s . T h e m e n are a l l s tudyi n g a n d r a p i d l y b e c o m i n g f a m i l i a r w i t h the o p e r a t i o n a n d n o m e n c l a t u r e of the n e w e r guns . T h e m e n are w o r k i n g u n d e r the d i r e c t i o n of t h e i r p la toon l eaders , L i e u t s . M c K a y , S u m m e r s a n d B u t t e r f i e l d . '

W e have lost n i n e of our best m e n , w h o were chosen for the M o t o r M e c h a n i c s ' R e g i ment . T h e y left on T u e s d a y , J a n u a r y 29, ' m i d the cheers a n d best w ishes of the company . M a n y more are expected to leave In the near fu ture .

O u r c o m p a n y Is m o s t a b l y represented at the Off icers ' T r a i n i n g S c h o o l b y Sergeants G o l d e n , S o m m e r , B a t e s a n d Di f f en .

Sergt . D o n L i n d s e y was chosen to take a course at the S c h o o l for camouflage.

Sergt . " B i l l " C r u m l i s h , one of our most popu lar non-coms, has been p r o m o t e d to a c t i n g 1st Sergt .

P r i v a t e " R o g e " P a r l e y is at present filling the dut ies of mess -sergeant i n the absence of M e s s - S e r g t . T o m S y k e s , who is e n j o y i n g a f u r l o u g h .

T h e " S e c r e t S e v e n " are s t i l l h o l d i n g t h e i r n i g h t l y meet ings of a m y s t e r i o u s nature .

" H u c k " Q u i n n , the c o r r a l c omed ian , is t r y i n g h is j okes on the mules . Y o u ought to see t h e m l a u g h .

C o r p . " C h r i s . " R e d d a n cha l lenges any prof e s s i o n a l c r ibbage p layers to a ser ies of games. See M g r . Rooney .

W a n t e d — E i g h t good gags for the 13th squad. T o be a p p l i e d a f ter taps.

P r i v a t e s G l a n d s , B r e m n e r , a n d O v e r e n d have r e t u r n e d f r o m the 107th M . G. Co. , w h e r e they were most p l e a s a n t l y e n t e r t a i n e d a n d d r i l l e d d u r i n g our q u a r a n t i n e .

E x - S e r g t . W a k e f i e l d has h is ups a n d downs . H e is a first c lass p r i v a t e a g a i n . G o i n g up or d o w n next , " S l i v e r s ? "

" H e r b " E r n i s e e bought a u k u l e l e a n d someone m u s t have s m e a r e d g lue o n i t , for we c a n not separate H e r b f r o m i t . W e h a v e t r i e d s e v e r a l w a y s but have f a i l e d .

Sergt . B u t l e r expects to t r a n s f e r to the M o t o r M e c h a n i c s .

M e c h a n i c H a r r y M i l l e r has been made a c o r p o r a l . H e w i s h e d to get in to a c t i v e service. H e d i d . H e n o w has charge of the " f i g h t i n g t w e l f t h " squad .

P r i v a t e W a d s w o r t h : Y o u a l l k n o w " C l a y t . " of A l . F i e l d s M i n s t r e l s , has been v e r y quiet l a t e l y . W e a l l w o n d e r i f he i s l onesome for the foo t l ights a n d h i s o ld p a r t i n U n c l e T o m ' s C a b i n .

O u r f r i e n d W . J . M c K e n z i e has been pro moted to c o r p o r a l . Go to i t W a l t e r J o h n , y o u have our h e a r t i e s t w i s h e s .

Seven M o d e r n W o n d e r s : " W h i f f e n " not o n s i c k report . P eace i n the 13th squad . " S l i v e r s ' ' W a k e f i e l d f o r g e t t i n g the "bor

der . "

I A G A S M A S K . I It is a sp i toon , shaped l i k e a pig 's | snout , c o n t a i n i n g disease germs, a n i p p l e , | a c lothes-p in , a p a i r of goggles, a r a i n -I coat, a hose ( r u b b e r ) , w i t h a t i n can f u l l 1 of d r u g stores on the end, conta ined i n | a sack, a n d l a c k i n g on ly three ba l l s to be t a f u l l y - e q u i p p e d hock-shop . | Its purposes are m a n y , ch ie f ly—to see | how m a n y di f ferent persons can use the J same mouthp iece w i t h o u t w e a r i n g i t out ; f to find out how l o n g one can h o l d h i s | b r e a t h ; to prove the necessity of b ib is -| sue ; to be w o r n by cooks w h e n s l i n g i n g f h a s h ; to be w o r n w h e n the c a p t a i n or I top-sergeant promises y o u p r o m o t i o n ; at | masquerades ; to prevent tobacco chewing . I J . A . E L A S E R , { Co. B , 102d A m . T i \

" P a r l e y " l e a r n i n g to cook. " S h i n e R o o n e y " not i n quarters . " B a r b o n a " w i t h money. " S u p . - Sergt . C o l i n " w i t h suppl ies .

H . W . O. M a c h i n e G u n Co.

B A T T E R Y D , 1 0 6 T H R E G T . F I E L D A R T I L L E R Y .

L a d y B r i g g s has been af ter a t r a n s f e r to the W o f f o r d Col lege . W h a t is the t roub le , dear , too m u c h m u d at c a m p ?

F i r s t L i e u t . P a r l o u r expects to be t rans f e r red to the A v i a t i o n Corps soon. Good l u c k to y o u .

B u g l e r B l a s s o was seen w a s h i n g h i s face yes terday .

T h e B a t t e r y flat car p u l l e d in to the s i d i n g yes terday . O r d B l a c k a n d S h e l t e r - H a l f W e i s n e r , step up a n d get our hats .

T h e y are now c a r r y i n g the food to the tables i n hods , s ince B r i c k l a y e r Jucld is acti n g M e s s Sergeant .

C o r p . D a v i d h a z y a n d C o r p . W o o d have been c o m p l a i n i n g that t h e i r names h a v e not been i n T h e Gas A t t a c k , so here they are .

R a t h e r a m u s i n g to hear the S. H . Quar tet, composed of F i r s t Sergt . P r i e s t e r , Corp . J a c k s o n , C o r p . M c M u r r a y a n d B o l o g n e K e e t h e , s i n g " T h e y Go W i l d , S i m p l y W i l d Over M e . " T h e y have re fused severa l flatt e r i n g offers f r o m the M e t r o p o l i t a n Opera Co.

— S . W . J .

C O M P A N Y M , 1 0 5 T H I N F A N T R Y . It i s w h i s p e r e d a m o n g our officers t h a t

one of t h e i r n u m b e r is g o i n g to a p p l y for a L a n c e C o r p o r a l ' s job, now that he has gone back to the " b o i l " stage.

" T i p p y " S m y t h e has gone into the p igeon bus iness for a p a s t i m e . T h e p e c u l i a r t h i n g about " T i p s " pigeons i s , they are a l l b l a c k and go " C a w - C a w . "

Corp . R o s e b r o o k met w i t h a sad , sad ex per ience las t week. Some one b o r r o w e d h is sox a n d t rousers w h i l e i n b a t h i n g at the Y . M . a n d poor " R o s i e " h a d to come home i n the wor ld - famous b a r r e l .

J a c k F i d e l o , the stone i n v e n t o r , has at l as t departed f r o m our m i d s t . W e hope to h e a r f r o m J a c k soon, s omewhere i n , etc., etc.

T h e boys of the 12th S q u a d repor t , that T o m W h i t e , the d i v i n g V e n u s , is eager ly a w a i t i n g h is l o n g overdue d i s charge .

Joe Squazzo has los t h i s o ld t i t l e , " T h e P r i d e of B a t t e r y P a r k " a n d has annexed a new • one to the tune of " T h e S o l d i e r O i l K i n g . "

C O R P . F . B . R. , J R .

W E S T E R N R E S E R V E U N I V E R S I T Y . M e n i n C a m p W a d s w o r t h w h o have at

tended, or g raduated f r o m the W e s t e r n R e serve U n i v e r s i t y , are a s k e d to c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h T . W . G a r v i n , D i r e c t o r S p a r t a n b u r g W a r C a m p C o m m u n i t y S e r v i c e , S p a r t a n b u r g , S. C.

A C O B B L E R ' S P A Y . A c c o r d i n g to a camp b u l l e t i n i s sued r e

cent ly , the grade a n d pay of cobblers i s that of m e c h a n i c s , except that the grade of a cobbler for o rgan i za t i ons of the s i g n a l corps is tha t of a c o r p o r a l .

1 0 6 T H I N F A N T R Y . C u r r e n t c o m m e n t up a n d d o w n D street ,

or r a t h e r , p a s s i n g the t i m e of day w i t h F i r s t Sergeant L i c h t e n s t e i n :

" W e l l , 'Sarge , ' have you reduced anyone t o d a y ? "

T o our now complete l i b r a r y of m u s i c a l c lass i c s , we announce the a d d i t i o n of the f o l l o w i n g , w h i c h m a y be p r o c u r e d at the office, a n y t i m e be tween " T a p s " a n d " R e v e i l l e , " for the t h i n s m a ' d ime .

" T h e r e ' s a B r o k e n C o r p o r a l for E v e r y L i g h t i n D S t . "

T h e f o l l o w i n g embryo " h a l f - l o o i e s " are i n at tendance at the Officers T r a i n i n g s choo l f r o m th i s c o m p a n y : Sergeant D . R . A d a m -son, Sergeant H e r m a n Garn jos t , J r . , a n d S u p p l y Sergeant G u s t a v e C. F e n n . T h e best wishes of the ent i re c o m p a n y to you , m e n , and more power to you .

C o m m e r c i a l candor i n a recent Gas A t t a c k : " I f y o u w a n t the best fit y o u ever h a d i n your l i f e , see m e . — W . F . P o r t e r , C l e v e l a n d H o t e l . " — A n d s t i l l more of i t , O v e r the door of W o o l w o r t h ' s i n S p a r t a n b u r g : N . Y . p r i ces for N . Y . B o y s . '

B i l l B o c k m e y e r finally got a w a y w i t h i t W h a t ? Y e p , he's on h i s f u r l o u g h . H e was pre t ty sober about i t before he left , but we refuse to v o u c h for h i s present c o n d i t i o n .

O u r c ont r ibs are c o m i n g t h r u ! A n d now for a good l a s t l i n e . Out of conf inement by C h r i s t m a s .

H . D . T .

C O M P A N Y L , 1 0 5 T H I N F A N T R Y . Joe G a d d e n , the boy w h o got out on ac

count of h is flat feet, is n o w a d a n c i n g in s t r u c t o r i n G r a n d C e n t r a l P a l a c e , N . Y .

Co . L a n d Co. B are go ing to have a squad r e l a y j u s t as soon as the w e a t h e r p e r m i t s .

L C o m p a n y w i l l h a v e t h e i r o ld c oach F r a n k T h o r n t o n ; so M a t t Ge i s , w a t c h y o u r self. J . M . M c .

T H E W A D S W O R T H G A S A T T A C K a n d R I O G R A N D E R A T T L E R 1 3

IN T H E G A S A T T A C K O F F I C E . " Is the ed i tor i n ? " " Y e s , a l l i n ! " " D o you t u r n m a n y poets out h e r e ? " " Y e s , we can ' t t u r n 'em out fas t enough. 1 '

C O M P A N Y A , 1 0 2 N D S U P P L Y T R A I N .

It seems a p i t y how t rue a r t i s den ied . " V e r n o n " M u l l a n e , a dancer j u s t flowing over w i t h grace a n d c h a r m , i n fact , a n a r t i s t of r a r e ta lent , has h a d l i t t l e or no chance to show h i s w o n d e r f u l a b i l i t y i n the S u n n y S o u t h . N e v e r m i n d , " V e r n o n , " y o u m a y have a chance to do a l i t t l e " h o o f i n g " o n the R u e de l ' O p e r a .

Sergt . H y s l o p , the word - famous a v i a t o r , is flying to c o o k i n g s choo l every m o r n i n g . L e a r n i n g how to m a k e ange l cake , C h a r l i e ?

C o r p o r a l J a c k K e h o e s u p e r i n t e n d e d the m a n i c u r i n g of our c o m p a n y street l a s t week. N o w , i f N e w Y o r k ever w a n t s a good street c o m m i s s i o n e r — o h , w e l l , h a v e pat ience , J a c k .

Joe W h i t e is t r y i n g to i m p r e s s o n M i k e D e v a n e y the large prof its that i s i n the l i v e r y s tab le bus iness . B e c a r e f u l M i k e .

C o r p o r a l L i d d a n e ' s n e w se c re tary made a t e r r i b l e m i s t a k e the o ther day. P u t the w r o n g paper i n the r i g h t envelope . A n y h a r m done, R a y ?

C o r p o r a l P r i c e , hope y o u have r e n e w e d y o u r s u b s c r i p t i o n to " S n a p p y S t o r i e s . " T h a t was a good one about the R e m i n g t o n .

C o r p o r a l F r a z e r don ' t find m u c h t i m e ' to " t a l k to the b o n e s " l a t e l y ; he i s qu i te busy l e a r n i n g the a r t of c o o k i n g .

Sergt . S m i t h is g o i n g to h a v e a f a m i l y r e u n i o n i n the near fu ture .

C. J .


O u r evenings are s omewhat l i v e n e d s ince P r i v a t e R o s t r o m entered our tent . H i s h a r m o n i c a p l a y i n g is s i m p l y exquis i te .

W e w o n d e r i f P r i v a t e G r a n e y w i l l ever get enough sleep. H e is k n o w n as the " S l e e p i n g B e a u t y " of our tent . H o w do you get that w a y N i c k , is i t n a t u r a l or j u s t a h a b i t ?

P r i v a t e S c h l i m o w i t z is s a v i n g the G o v e r n ment money , by w e a r i n g h i s O. D. boots these days . H a s n ' t w o r n h is shoes i n three weeks . W h a t c h a t r y i n g for H a r r y , a comm i s s i o n ?

P r i v a t e " K i n g " B r a d y has been u n a n i m o u s l y e lected chie f fireman, s ince the dep a r t u r e of P r i v a t e M i l t o n T u l l y , to the M e c h a n i c s ' R e g i m e n t . Go to i t s t rong , " K i n g , " a n d have that S i b l e y r o a r i n g w h e n we get up i n the m o r n i n g .

P r i v a t e D u r h a m , our new tent mate , seems to be f u l l of pep a n d a m b i t i o n . H o p e he doesn't lose h i s a m b i t i o n too soon. W e l c o m e to our h a p p y f a m i l y , " B u l l D u r h a m . "

T h e boys h a v e a new de f in i t i on for L i a i s -s o n : T h e y t h i n k i t is a new w o r d for labor .

W e we l come the a r r i v a l of Sergt . R a l e i g h to our c ompany , a f ter b e i n g on detached serv i ce for four months . M a k e y o u r s e l f at home " S a r g . " H . E . S.

M , P ' S A T R A N G E S .

T w o officers a n d f o r ty m e n f r o m the 102d M i l i t a r y P o l i c e are d o i n g d u t y at C a m p o b e l l o , L a n d r u m a n d T r y o n , the a r t i l l e r y and i n f a n t r y range towns.


P r i v a t e Z i m m e r m a n is f e e l i n g v e r y b lue s ince h i s o ld f r i e n d T a r m a r g o has been t r a n s f e r r e d to A u g u s t a , G a . T h e y w e r e as f r i e n d l y as a one-armed m a n is w i t h the h ives . Z i m m i e , however , has not l os t h i s w o n d e r f u l voice . M o s t t a l k i n g m a c h i n e s are made , but he was born .

P r i v a t e Zeese, the on ly m a n i n the company w h o is honored by w e a r i n g a s ize 14 ^ shoe, w o u l d l i k e to k n o w w h e n they are go ing to i s sue O. D . rowboats ,

PL H .

W H O L I V E S I N W E S T C H E S T E R C O U N T Y ?

If y o u do, send i n y o u r name at once to the Westchester C o u n t y C o m m i s s i o n of G e n e r a l Safety , C o u r t H o u s e , W h i t e P l a i n s , N . Y . , a n d have y o u r name i n s c r i b e d on y o u r county ' s r o l l of honor . T e l l y o u r r a n k , org a n i z a t i o n a n d home address .

N E W 71ST N . Y . I N F A N T R Y C A R R I E S O N .

M e n of the o ld 71st N . Y . I n f a n t r y (now the 54th P i o n e e r s ) w i l l be in teres ted to k n o w t h a t the new 71st i s c a r r y i n g on. T h e new 71st of the N e w Y o r k N a t i o n a l G u a r d now has a t o t a l s t r e n g t h of 762. A t a recent inspec t i on i t was h i g h l y praised,, a n d Co lone l W e l l s was commended for h i s w o r k i n g e t t i n g h i s r e g i m e n t in to such good shape.

Need less to say the new 71st has the w a r m e s t i n t e r e s t i n the o ld 71st. M e n are encouraged to get i n t o ac t ive f edera l s e r v ice as soon as possible a n d e v e r y t h i n g i s done to f a c i l i t a t e t h e i r t r a n s f e r , so the n e w 71st i s r e a l l y s e r v i n g as a prep school for the o ld 71st a n d other outfits i n ac t ive service.

A p r o v i s i o n a l company f r o m the n e w 71st of 80 officers a n d m e n is now d o i n g duty on the N . Y . aqueduct ,

E v e r y b o d y i s d o i n g i t ! D o i n g w h a t ? k e e p i n g a file of copies of T h e Gas A t t a c k . B e sure a n d get nex t week ' s .

1 4 T H E W A D S W O R T H G A S A T T A C K A N D R I O G R A N D E R A T T L E R

L E T T E R S T H A T C H O K E T H E E D I T O R ' S M A I ! C o m m u n i c a t i o n s f r o m Readers, Gent le and O t h e r w i s e

To t h e E d i t o r : H a v e y o u ever h a d that tatoo fee l ing? i

mean t h a t f e e l i n g of empt iness t h a t h i t s 'you at n i n e p. m.? N o m a t t e r how m u c h good s l u m you. pack a w a y at 5:30, t h a t h o l l o w f e e l i n g comes a - s t e a l i n g o'er y o u r t u m m y , and. y o u borrow two b i t s f r o m a tent -mate a n d h e a d for the canteen, w h e r e y o u assuage the f e e l i n g w i t h pie , pop, popcorn a n d peanut bars . B u t on a C a r o l i n a n i g h t , w h e n there is a n i p i n the a i r but not In y o u / pie , pop, etc., often doesn't h i t that spot t h a t so bad ly needs h i t t i n g .

Y o u y e a r n for s o m e t h i n g s i z z l i n g , somet h i n g sooth ing , w a r m , s u b s t a n t i a l — y e s , y o u get m e — h o t cakes a n d coffee. O h , yes— y o u can - go to S p a r t a n b u r g , y o u rep ly . B u t that costs h a l f a buck for t r a n s p o r t a t i o n alone, a n d is a t r i p c omparab le to a s c e n d i n g the M a t t e r h o r n i n these days of m u d .

N o w , toy po in t Is t h i s — w h y can ' t the canteens se l l ho t cakes a n d coffee? A s a n i t a r y k i t c h e n can be put up qui te eas i ly . A n d I a m sure t h a t the • o ld s i m i l e " s e l l l i k e hot cakes " w o u l d be f ound to w o r k r e m a r k a b l y w e l l . W h y , a m a n d o w n i n the 105th te l ls me t h a t w h e n the canteen d o w n there so ld hot cakes a n d coffee, the n u m b e r of hot cake i n h a l e r s averaged a r o u n d 2,500 a d a y — w h i c h i s p r e t t y good proof t h a t the boys w a n t t h e m . S u r e , our r e g u l a r issue grub is good—and we get a lo t of i t . B u t i t ' s no s i n to have a l i t t l e e x t r a appet i te , is i t ? C a n ' t you t i p off y o u r f r i e n d s i n the c a n teens so t h a t we hot cake fans can enjoy l i f e ?

Y o u r s , w i t h map le s y r u p , A H U N G R Y S O L D I E R .

O N S C E N T E D P A P E R , T O O ! Deares t E d i t o r :

J u s t to t e l l you h o w m u c h I enjoy your p a p e r — " G a s A t t a c k " — s e n t to me by m y " s w e e t h e a r t " there w i t h y o u b o y s — C a m p W a d s w o r t h .

I l ove people w i t h bra ins , a n d most of the boys w r i t i n g on a fo resa id paper are b r a i n y .

I r e a d to a " k n i t t i n g c l u b " a l l the c l ever a r t i c l e s ; and these y o u n g lad ies (peaches every one) j o i n me i n t h i s " p a t on the b a c k " I use th i s means to g ive you .

P r i v a t e W . A . D a v e n p o r t ' s a r t i c l e i n J a n u a r y 19th issue , " D o i n g O u r B i t at $1.50 p e r " is a b s o l u t e l y my , I s h o u l d say, our , s e n t i m e n t s , exac t ly .

A g a i n t e l l i n g you h o w I love a n d look f o r w a r d to y o u r p a p e r ; because i t seems to b r i n g me nearer to the one, a n d ones, most i n m y h e a r t — I love t h e m a l l , i n c l u d i n g m y bro ther . I r e m a i n ,

A n ardent a d m i r e r , C, L . P .

F e b r u a r y 5, 1918. E d i t o r ' s N o t e — W e b o w !

E d i t o r Gas A t t a c k : Y o u r last e d i t i o n of T h e Gas A t t a c k con

ta ined a n a r t i c l e that has caused me to take a lot of k i d d i n g f r o m the boys i n the company , not that I m i n d t h e i r j okes but they won ' t l i s t e n to m y vers i on of the af fair , i t w o u l d be quite a n o r d e a l for me to e x p l a i n to each a n d every m e m b e r of the c o m p a n y so I thought you. cou ld ass i s t me by p l a c i n g the facts w h e r e everyone cou ld read t h e m , here goes :

I f r a n k l y a d m i t h a v i n g t a k e n one p a n con t a i n i n g t h i r t y H a m b u r g e r s teaks the week I was on K . P . a n d h i d i n g same under the mess s h a c k but th i s act was i n s p i r e d by Cook H u g o H e r z o g , he e x p l a i n e d to me that. Corp . L e w i s ' squad was a l w a y s h u n g r y a n d he w a n t e d to s l ip h i m s o m e t h i n g on the quiet . I never d i d t r u s t that cook, but he h a d s u c h a n i n n o c e n t l ook a n d I fe l t so s o r r y for the h u n g r y squad, I f o l l owed H e r z o g ' s suggest ion . L i t t l e d i d I k n o w there w o u l d not be enough s teaks le f t to feed the comp a n y or that H u g o w o u l d double-cross me, so w h e n I d i s covered the meat was gone m y consc ience bo thered me a n d I p r o m p t l y brought i n the h i d d e n p a n . O f course , everyone saw me do i t , but I r e l i e d on H e r zog to square th ings . H e d i d not, but a c cused me of h i d i n g t h e m to sat i s fy m y o w n appet i te . S u c h a t e r r i b l e t h i n g to say w h e n everyone w h o k n o w s me w i l l v o u c h for i t that I a m the poorest eater i n the company .

T h i s e x p l a n a t i o n , I a m sure , w i l l set me r i g h t w i t h the boys a n d I t h a n k you s i n cere ly for g i v i n g m e the chance of p l a c i n g the m a t t e r before t h e m i n i ts t rue l i g h t .

S i n c e r e l y yours , P R I V A T E M U L L H A L L ,

Co. F , 102nd E n g i n e e r s .

T H E G I R L S D E N Y IT.

From New York City and Richmond H i l l Come Answers to Herty's

Poem. . E d i t o r G a s A t t a c k ,

C a m p W a d s w o r t h , S p a r t a n b u r g , S. C. Dear S i r :

A copy of T h e G a s A t t a c k happened to wander up t h i s way . a n d i n i t we found a l i t t l e poem w r i t t e n by P r i v a t e H o w a r d A . H e r t y , e n t i t l e d " M y Sweethear t . "

W e have - a t tempted to r e p l y to the contents of s a i d poem. Y o u w i l l find enlosed two attempts , one by M i s s L a m b , a n d one by the w r i t e r . P e r h a p s y o u w o u l d l i k e to i n sert these i n the next issue of T h e G a s A t t a c k . If y o u do, m a y we each have a copy of the magaz ine? L e t us k n o w w h a t the charge w i l l be, a n d we w i l l f o r w a r d the cost of both copies.

Y o u r s t r u l y , C h a r l o t t e E . K x o w l e s ,

R i c h m o n d H i l l , L o n g I s l a n d , N . Y .

H E R S I D E OF T H E S T O R Y .

( A n A n s w e r to " M y S w e e t h e a r t . ' ' ) Y o u le ft a t rue g i r l w h e n y o u h u r r i e d away

To answer Democracy ' s c a l l . Tears s t i l l d i m h e r eyes, as she w o r r i e s a n d

s ighs , A n d p r a y s for her boy above a l l .

She no l onger dances, j u m p s , s k i p s o r prances .

Or takes i n a n y good show. F o r the m e n left b e h i n d are not v e r y fine,.

B e i n g types w h i c h you probab ly know,

So h a v e not a fear, for y o u r g i r l is s incere , J u s t as she vowed she w o u l d be;

A n d the same cozy sofa a w a i t s her fond, loafer ,

' T i s t r u e — y o u c a n take th i s f r o m me. J E S S I E ' L A M B .

N e w Y o r k C i t y , N . Y . * * A

S H E O U G H T T O K N O W . H e says that he t h i n k s a n d he k n o w s very-

w e l l T h a t the sweetheart t h a t once was • so

t r u e , N o w loves some one else i n the same f e rvent

w a y , B u t I t h i n k he's qu i te w r o n g , don ' t you?

N o w we a r e the fo lks left b e h i n d i n New. Y o r k ,

A n d we see w h a t goes on ev ' ry day—• W h a t is more , I a m one of the " S w e e t h e a r t s

of M i n e , " A n d f r o m m y experience say.

If the g i r l who s a i d " D e a r i e , let ' s go to the show"

T o the boy now fighting somewhere , W a s to w i s h for a Sweet ie on the o ld p a r l o r

couch To replace the beau Over There .

' T w o u l d be no s m a l l puzzle to find that 'er m a n ,

E ' e n though our great c i t y is b i g , E v ' r y m a n that we meet is o ld , b a l d and

g r a y Or i s w e a r i n g an opera w i g .

A n d i f our large c i ty is so m u c h reduced, I wonder about the s m a l l v i l l a s !

Oh , no ! Y e f a i r so ld iers , fret not y o u r brave hearts ,

T h e couch bears nought else but the " p i l l a ' s ; "

— C H A R L O T T E K N O W L E S . R i c h m o n d H i l l , L o n g I s l a n d .

T H E W A D S W O R T H G A S A T T A C K A N D R I O G R A N D E R A T T L E R 1 5

" A U T O M A T I C M A I L C H U T E " or the

- F I R S T S E R G E A N T ' S D E L I G H T " Invented by

" T H E NATIONAL C O T - B E N D E R S ' S Y N D I C A T E ' ' .

A i l O r g a n i z a t i o n formed for the purpose of improv ing ' the condit ions surrounding- a S o l dier 's L i f e i n Camp. Improvement No. 3,764,921,4. Dated J e l l y 4th,

1492. P a t e n t Pend ing , S T A F F i

1st CI. P v t . A r t h u r B u e s e . . . A r t i s t & Inventor 1st CI. P v t . George D e v l i n . . . . . . P a t e n t A g e n t 1st CI. P v t . P a u l M u r t a u g h . . . . . . . . . . A t t o r n e y A. Buese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deck H a n d G. D e v l i n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scene Shi f ter P. M u r t a u g h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P r o p e r t y M a n M r . V e r a Buese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E l e c t r i c i a n M r . G. W a s h i n g t o n D e v l i n . . . . . . . . . . M u s i c i a n M r . P a u l B e r a M u r t a u g h . . . . . . . . . . P h y s i c i a n

Description of "Automatic Mail Clrate5" 1 The v i b r a t i o n of soldier 's voice, shout ing his name into the horn, causes an e lec tr i ca l t u n i n g f o rk to open his i n d i v i d u a l m a i l box and de l iver the mush f rom the Wi ld . W o m e n of the N o r t h (or S p a r t a n b u r g ) . A s this mush often affects the M a i lee, i t is sometimes necessary to assist h i m out of the F i r s t Sergeant's Tent w i t h the a i d of a " P u s h e r " operated f rom button- by man i n Charge of Quarters . The i n s t a l l a t i o n price of this M a s terpiece is only $4.97%, F . O. B. M o r g a n Square, Spar tanburg , v i a P. & N . R a i l r o a d between the hours of 4:30. R e p a i r parts can be gotten f rom any Supply Sergeant (if he has the size) or Combat W a g o n . If the Pusher does not w o r k effectively, a few empty bananas w o r k i n g in co l laborat ion w i t h a set of ro l l ers at entrance, w i l l prove of great as sistance to Mai lees h a v i n g heavy admirers .

C O M P A N Y C, 1 0 5 T H M A C H I N E G U N

B A T T A L I O N .

P r v t . Sprague is s p o r t i n g a b l a c k a n d red ha t co rd now a n d doesn't have to d r i l l nor do a n y t h i n g except keep Old S i b l e y on the job. W h y don't y o u j o i n the A r m y , Sprague?

George Messenger ' s moustache is g e t t i n g pret ty d r y a n d w i l t e d . I 'd adv ise y o u to water i t , George.

C o r p o r a l " J a c k " S u l l i v a n a n d the " f a t boy" of No . 3 Tent , h a d a l i t t l e duet the other n i g h t , but they were a b i t out of gear as they were both d r e a m i n g di f ferent th ings , and they were e n t i r e l y too l oud for the comfort of the other - fe l lows w h o were d o i n g t h e i r best to sleep. " B i l l i e , " y o u better take car fare to bed w i t h you.

L i l i M a u d A d a m s is g e t t i n g a w f u l r o u g h la te ly . W h o are y o u g o i n g around w i t h , Gr i f f i th?

Sergt . R u s t lost h i s t h i r d tent t h r o u g h fire th i s m o n t h . It m u s t cost quite a b i t of money to indu lge . D i d y o u have to h u n t t h r o u g h the ashes for y o u r m e e r c h a u m pipe aga in , C h a r l e y ?

— L . H .

N o w is the t i m e w h e n a s u n s h i n y day app e a r s — n o w a n d then . C a m p sports are l o o k i n g up. Get next week ' s Gas A t t a c k a n d read the w e l l ed i ted sport pages.

C O M P A N Y C , 1 0 8 T H I N F A N T R Y .

S e r g e a n t " B i l l " Eg lo f f s t r o n g l y protests i n b e i n g ca l l ed " H o n , " by the men . S e e i n g that " B i l l " t ips the scales close to 225 pounds he shou ld be c a l l e d " T o n " or " B a b e , " b o t h more appropr ia te .

O u r B u g l e r A i n s l i e , k n o w n as " G o l d y , " is now s p o r t i n g a gold tooth . So that everybody w o u l d not i ce i t , he h a d i t p laced i n the f ront row. N o w i t l ooks l i k e a go lden s m i l e every t i m e he opens h is m o u t h .

T h e w a y C o r p o r a l J a c k M e y e r t r i e s to s e l l W a r R i s k I n s u r a n c e one w o u l d t h i n k he was w o r k i n g on a c o m m i s s i o n bas is . H i s m a i n a r g u m e n t is the use of h i s hands .

" C h a r g e O' Q u a r t e r s " p roved s u c h a n U N i n t e r e s t i n g job that C o r p o r a l M i c h e l s app l i e d for a d m i t t a n c e to the Camouf lage schoo l . W h e n he i n v e n t e d t h a t excuse he made a good s tar t i n the r i g h t d i r e c t i o n . O le R e l i a b l e " B i l l " H o g a n i n h e r i t s the job.

W e have a new blonde stenographer . N o w , don't get exc i ted . It 's a he. P r i v a t e D i l l o n has t a k e n the j o b — a n d s a y — h e ' s good, too. Y e p . H e took the schoo l course of H u n t & P e c k .

C o r p o r a l C a r l B r o w n was presented w i t h a daughter . H e i m m e d i a t e l y le ft for home to get a cqua in ted w i t h h is f a m i l y .

P r i v a t e P fe i f f e r h a d a s p i r a t i o n s to become a boxer u n t i l J o e ' T r o u s k i handed h i m a t r i m m i n g . P fe i f f er came f r o m the 47th w i t h a " r e p . " T h a t ' s a l l he had . N o w he hasn ' t even that .

- — C O R P . J . M .


H E A D Q U A R T E R S S A N I T A R Y S Q U A D

M O . 1.

F i v e new m e n w e r e t r a n s f e r r e d to t h i s u n i t las t w e e k : P r i v a t e s R o b e r t E . K i n g , of F i e l d H o s p i t a l 107; J o h n S. M a h e r , F . H . 107; E d w a r d L . F l e m i n g , F . H . 106; W i l b u r D . V a i r , M e d . Dept . 108th Inf . ; R a y m o n d W . M e t z g e r , M e d . Dept . 108th Inf., a n d V i c t o r C. Deprez , M e d . Dept . 108th Inf.

J i m m y E h r m a n is the q u a r t e r m a s t e r sergeant of th i s r e c e n t l y o r g a n i z e d u n i t . P r i vate T e d T h i b a u Is the c l e rk .

Sergeants C r a n d a l l a n d G o l d s m i t h are att e n d i n g h is school .

P r i v a t e H e a n e y has h i s t roub les b u i l d i n g the fire i n tent N o . 2 of a m o r n i n g . H i s tentmates h a v e t h e i r s t r y i n g to sleep d u r -the process . P r i v a t e E d . S h i e l d s , of the same tent, finds h i s t roub les r e v o l v i n g chief ly a r o u n d the l e n d i n g of h i s broom. E d . is the e l e c t r i c i a n .

P r i v a t e Deprez j o i n e d the u n i t w i t h a m y s t e r i o u s b l a c k b o x — a V i c t r o l a . H e brought two a n d a h a l f records . H e ' s w a i t i n g for somebody to donate the o ther ha l f .

P r i v a t e M e t z g e r on ly m e n t i o n s F o r t B e n j a m i n H a r r i s o n o c cas i ona l ly . T h e a i l m e n t is not a ser ious one.

P r i v a t e V a i r , w h o went h o m e on a fur l ough , came back m a r r i e d . M o r a l — o h , m a k e i t up y o u r s e l f !

T h e r e w i l l be no c o m m e n t on Sergeant M c K e n n a i n th i s i ssue because he has threatened to g ive three days fa t igue to the i correspondent i f a n y t h i n g he doesn ' t l i k e is p r i n t e d about h i m . T h u s is the f reedom of the press hedged about.

T h e quartet te w h i c h used to rehearse i n the street of A m b u l a n c e Co . 108, n o w ho lds i ts o c c a s i o n a l p r a c t i c e w i t h the s a n i t a r y s q u a d : P r i v a t e s R o b r t s a n d B e r t h o f , A . C. 108, a n d Goodnough a n d D i v i n e of th i s u n i t . T h e r e , we feared a l l a l o n g our n a m e w o u l d creep in to t h i s !

B A T T E R Y B3 1 0 6 T H F I E L D A R T I L L E R Y .

T h e bug le rs of th i s B a t t e r y have been i s sued one horse apiece . F r o m the r e m a r k s h e a r d w h i l e t r y i n g to m o u n t t h e i r n e w acqu i s i t i ons , no seconds w i l l be c a l l e d for , a n d the S u p p l y Sergeant can rest easy o n that score. It is a w e l l - k n o w n fact t h a t these m o d e r n K n i g h t s i n O. D . r ide t h e i r horses —off a n d on.

B u g l e r M c C o r m i c k has been g i v e n the t i t l e of R o u g h - R i d e r , because he shows s u c h b r a v e r y w i t h h i s l i g h t e n i n g steed, w h o answers to the n a m e of B u s t e r . B u s t e r has r a t h e r a cute w a y of d o i n g t h i n g s . F o r i n s t a n c e ; i f t i r e d of h a v i n g M c C o r m i c k on h i s back , he s i m p l y l a y s d o w n on the job, a l l o w i n g the r i d e r to r o l l off to finish h i s t r i p o n foot.

T h e L i e u t e n a n t has dec ided to p lace the bug lers i n a c lass b y themse lves . T h e n a m e has not been accepted yet , but those w i t n e s s i n g the past per f o rmances of the m u s i c a l j o c k e y s i n s i s t upon c a l l i n g t h e m the " R i s i n g D o u g h b o y s . "

J . W .

Q. M . C. D E T A C H M E N T .

P v t . H . B . T r e i s t e is back f r o m h i s fifteen-day f u r l o u g h , l o o k i n g v e r y good after some h a r d n i g h t s i n the b i g c i ty , a n d is a g a i n d r i v i n g h i s l i t t l e Dodge, d o d g i n g a l l the M . P. 's i n camp.

C o r p o r a l H u g h M u l l i g a n has gone to spend | his f u r l o u g h i n the h a r d coa l reg ions i n a f s m a l l t o w n ca l l ed H a b l e t o n , somewhere i n

P e n n s y l v a n i a . P v t . M c l l r a v y a n n o u n c e d to the detach

ment t h a t B i g C h a r l i e S t e i n m e t z finally has par ted w i t h t e n cents a n d bought h i m s e l f a pack of Sweet Cap o r a l c igaret tes .

J u l i u s Chester , the cook of th i s detachment , m a r r i e d a r e a l queen f r o m S a x o n on W e d n e s d a y , F e b r u a r y 6th. T h e boys a l l w i s h h i m l u c k , but hope we get s o m e t h i n g to eat hereaf ter .

P v t . C h a r l e s B e n e d i c t Duffy , who has t a k e n e x a m i n a t i o n for second l i eu tenant , m u s t expect to get h i s c o m m i s s i o n , as he has been seen a r o u n d the officers' quarters , l o o k i n g up some of the r e a l officers' cast off c l o t h i n g , bars a n d hat cords .

T h e c a m p q u a r t e r m a s t e r ' s o r d e r l y i s wor r i e d because the c o m m a n d i n g officer can not g ive h i m a n eas ier a s s i g n m e n t t h a n s i t t i n g d o w n r e a d i n g Gas A t t a c k s a l l day.

— C . J . S.

L U T H E R A N C O M M U N I O N S E R V I C E .

T h e L u t h e r a n C o m m u n i o n S e r v i c e to be he ld i n Y . M . C. A . U n i t 96 S u n d a y , F e b r u a r y 17th, w i l l beg in at 9 a. m. ins tead of 10 a. m., as stated i n a prev ious issue of T h e G a s A t t a c k . T h e serv ice w i l l be conducted by C h a p l a i n E . F . K e e v e r , of the 102d T r a i n s a n d M i l i t a r y P o l i c e , ass is ted by C a m p P a s t o r E . E . R y d e n . A l l L u t h e r a n m e n i n C a m p W a d s w o r t h are urged to a t tend.

A M B U L A N C E CO. N O . 105.

T h e r e was great r e j o i c i n g a m o n g the " R o u g h R i d e r s of the G M C ' s " a few days ago w h e n they r e c e i v e d off ic ial n o t i f i c a t i o n of t h e i r p r o m o t i o n to wagoners , a n d the f o l l o w i n g d a y L e n G r a b o s k y sported a b r a n d new p a i r of chevrons o n h i s sweater . T h e y l ooked fine, even t h o u g h he sewed t h e m on ups ide d o w n . P r i v a t e s 1st C l a s s , G l e n n B e n s o n , J a c k B u n c h , C a r l D e L a n o , George Doust , D a v i d E a r l l , L e n G r a b o s k y , A r t H o l l i s , a n d P r i v a t e s C h a r l e s B r o w n , " G o o s i e " F e r g u s o n , L e o n H o o p e r , " Z o b " L a -V a l l e a n d L e s S c a m m e l l are the l u c k y boys. M e c h a n i c J a k e M i l l e r has been p laced i n charge of a l l r e p a i r s .

T h o u g h recent i n c l e m e n t w e a t h e r has caused the t e m p o r a r y c e s s a t i o n of a t h l e t i c s i n camp, Sergeant C h a s k e l ' s b o x i n g c lasses are s t i l l v e r y popular . C o r p o r a l B e r n a r d T u c k e r a n d P r i v a t e V i c t o r P a e t z n i c k , n i c k n a m e d " N i p " a n d " T u c k , " go at i t h a m m e r a n d tongs, a n d even Sergeant K l i n k m a k e s good use of that p e c u l i a r shuffle t h a t he adopts w h e n he dons the gloves .

A t noon mess J a n u a r y 24, C o r p o r a l W a l ter B . S c h i n d l e r was g i v e n a r o u s i n g send-off as he ate h i s f a r e w e l l m e a l w i t h the company . H e w i l l r e s u m e h i s s tudies at the Col lege of M e d i c i n e at S y r a c u s e U n i v e r s i ty . A v e t e r a n of the M e x i c a n border t roub les a year ago, he was a popu lar a n d va luab le m e m b e r of th i s o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d bo t h officers a n d m e n regre t h i s depar ture .

Sergeant C l a y t o n C r a n d a l l , P r i v a t e s 1st C l a s s F r a n k C r a n d a l l a n d J o h n A . H a l l o r a n , who were r e c e n t l y t r a n s f e r r e d f r o m t h i s c o m p a n y to S a n i t a r y S q u a d N o . 1, appear v e r y w e l l sat is f ied w i t h t h e i r n e w quar ters near the 106th F i e l d H o s p i t a l .

P r i v a t e 1st C l a s s R a y J o h n s o n a n d P r i vate T e d S w i f t have been d e t a i l e d for d u t y i n the o p e r a t i n g r o o m at the B a s e H o s p i t a l for s p e c i a l i n s t r u c t i o n .

P r i v a t e s 1st C lass J a c k B u n c h , " C u c k o o " G o m o n , a n d P r i v a t e s " H o d d y " Jones , " M o s e " Vedcler , M i k e M i c h a e l s , " H u n g r y " B u s h n e l l , " L y d i a " P a r k h u r s t , " T o n s o r i a l " Dessert , H a r o l d S h o r t , a n d P . S. B u n c h , re c ent ly r e t u r n e d f r o m a t e n day f u r l o u g h spent i n S y r a c u s e .

B y f e i g n i n g s i ckness , " M o s e " V e d d e r m a n a g e d to secure p e r m i s s i o n to share a n upper b e r t h w i t h " H o d c l y " Jones , t h o u g h he dec lares that he h a d to sleep i n the h a m mock . I n the m o r n i n g " H o d d y " d i s c o v e r e d that one of h i s socks was m i s s i n g a n d a f ter a s e a r c h , he d i s c o v e r e d i t i n a l o w e r b e r t h w h i c h happened to be occup ied by a M a j o r . B e i n g too b a s h f u l to address the M a j o r , " H o d d y " h a d to s i t i n bed a n d w a i t for the M a j o r to get up, a target for the l a u g h t e r a n d w i t t i c i s m s of h is c omrades . F i n a l l y a n o b l i g i n g por te r r e s cued the sock a n d " H o d d y " finished h i s d r e s s i n g i n peace.

If anyone s h o u l d h e a r C a r l R e a heave a h e a v y s i g h a n d t h e n s m i l e r e m i n i s c e n t l y , let h i m r e m e m b e r t h a t recent week-end t r i p to Spencer w i t h George Doust .

A . K . M .


C O M P A N Y H , 1 0 5 T H I N F A N T R Y .

C o m p a n y H w o n the honors for k i t c h e n c leanl iness i n the r e g i m e n t for the week e n d i n g F e b r u a r y 2nd, c o m i n g home a w i n ner w i t h ease a n d p l en ty of m a r g i n to spare . T h e w i n n i n g of th i s flag was due to the efforts a n d h a r d w o r k of P v t s . R e d M c G a h a n a n d Y a l l e r K a u f m a n , who d i d the p a i n t i n g and i n t e r i o r decora t i on of same.

C o r p o r a l J a c k L e v e l , a l ias " A m b i e , " has left on a f u r l o u g h for h is home on the Coast . H e w i l l be there and back before he k n o w s i t , but we a l l hope he w i l l enjoy the t r i p a n y w a y .

P r i v a t e A u g u s t u s L u c i u s T o o t e l l is s t i l l c o m p l a i n i n g of h is flat feet, a n d w i l l accept a f u r l o u g h i f some S a m a r i t a n w i l l f u r n i s h h i m the necessary funds. H a r d luck , I ' l l say Gus .

P r i v a t e L e f t y B r a y m a n c l a i m s he was born to be a n officer a n d a leader of men .

P r i v a t e W i l l i a m F o s t e r M a c k i n wants it to be k n o w n that H E , W i l l i e F . , was corpor a l of the g u a r d . T h a t ' s i t , W i l l i e , keep i t up, B i l l , y ou m a y become a co lonel some day.

D u r i n g the q u a r a n t i n e F i r s t Sgt. F r a n k D e C o n c a was m u c h upset over h i s t r i p s to the C l e v e l a n d H o t e l , n a m e l y , to have h is n a i l s m a n i c u r e d . W h e r e do you get that stuff, S e r g e a n t ?

P r i v a t e H u g h e s , one of the most p r o m i nent f oo tba l l a r t i s t s i n the company , goes to bed k i c k i n g a n d gets up the same way . W i s e up J o h n n i e , you 're i n the A r m y now.

P r i v a t e J i m m i e B u r n s was seen i n the 5 a n d 10 cent store b u y i n g a pants hanger . W h a t ' s the b i g idea , J i m m i e ? Is i t to keep y o u r pants i n shape to go G i r l i n g w i t h C o r p o r a l F a r r e l ?

C o r p o r a l C a l l a h a n is now on a f u r l o u g h , a n d we t r u s t he won ' t j o i n the l ong l i s t of " B e n e d i c t s . " H u d s o n is a pre t ty l i t t l e t o w n , but C u p i d seems to be w o r k i n g s t rong up there w i t h some of the boys.

P r i v a t e J a k e A l e x a n d e r is s t i l l h o l d i n g the t i t l e of " M a y o r of T r o y , " and back at h i s o ld game of g i m m e .

Sergeant B a r k h u f f , our w e l l k n o w n Supp l y Sergeant , or bet ter k n o w n as ba l l oon , is s t u d y i n g for the exams of 2nd l i e u t e n a n c y i n the s l a c k e r s re treat . H o w about t r y i n g for some C & G E ?

— P v t . T . J . D . , J r .

B A T T E R Y E , 1 0 6 T H F I E L D A R T I L L E R Y .

A r e Y o u J o h n Rogers?

J o h n F . R o g e r s has been the r e c i p i e n t of a n u m b e r of l e t ters addressed to h i m . A m o n g t h e m were b i l l s , requests for donat i ons to he lp the s t r i c k e n pork packers , l ove notes f r o m i n t e r e s t i n g damse l s , and orders to pay back a l i m o n y . J o h n F . is r a t h e r t i r e d of b e i n g cons idered the on ly R o g e r s i n the D i v i s i o n . A n d , besides that , he w o u l d l i k e to get some m a i l be l ong ing to h i m . A l l o ther Rogers are requested to s u b m i t t h e i r addresses to h i m , a n d he w i l l f o r w a r d the v a r i o u s l e t ters ment i oned .

C a p t a i n C a p p s : " W h y didn'1 you have that s e n t r y r e l i e v e d ? "

C o r p o r a l M i t t s (who has jus t won his c h e v r o n s ) : " H e was doing so w e l l I thought I'd let h im stay on the j o b ! "

C O M P A N Y I , 2 N D P I O N E E R I N F A N T R Y .

T h e first note of s p r i n g h e a r d i n th i s neck o' woods was caught by Corp . J . A l e x a n d e r L a u t to-day, w h i l e r e l a x i n g a few moments af ter mess. A flock of c rows i n heavy flyi n g order f r o m some S o u t h e r n point , broke up the l ong w i n t e r w i t h a l i l t i n g M e n d e l s sohn.

Cook W a l s h , f o rmer associate ed i tor of S n a p p y Stor i es , is s i l ent a n d morose over the i n c a r c e r a t i o n of M e s s Sergeant M . R a e i n the B a s e H o s p i t a l . T h e y were i n s e p a r a ble chums . M i k e has a flat w h e e l , but expects to be on the job for the s e l e c t m e n or w h a t e v e r is c o m i n g to us.

Srg t . L i e n e c k , the m i l k - f e d A d o n i s of F l a t -bush , has been made i n s u r a n c e c l e r k for t h i s company . " S h — h - h - h ! " " W h a t ? " " T h e y made me." " M a d e you w h a t ? " " M a d e me w o r k . "

T h e theater par ty at the H a r r i s , g i v e n by C o l o n e l H o w l e t t to " h i s boys , " was apprec ia ted by those w i t h " m u d h o r s e " a b i l i t i e s to m u s h i n over the " F l a n d e r s " road to t o w n .

Co. I's h a i r l e s s sergeant offers to l a y money, m a r b l e s or c h a l k , he can s tand off a n y a r m e d p la toon w i t h four bandoleers of t r e n c h shoes.

R o a r i n g B i l l , w h i l e N o r t h on f u r l o u g h , h a d h is l a r y n x r e l i n e d to meet the r e q u i r e ments of a longer street. B i l l is there i n the i m p r o v e m e n t s .

M e s s Sergeant B r o w n , f o r m e r l y first c lass c o r p o r a l w i t h th i s company , i s m a k i n g good i n h i s new r a n k .

A s h r i n k i n g V i o l e t i n the a d j o i n i n g tent asks to k n o w w h e t h e r the Gas A t t a c k w i l l a l l o w a n i m p a r t i a l s u n n y d i spos i t i oned supp l y sergeant 's n a m e to appear i n i t . H a s c o m m a n d of e l e m e n t a r y a n d e t h i c a l p ro fan i t y and a s m a t t e r i n g of E n g l i s h .

— N . M . J .

C O M P A N Y K , 1 0 7 T H I N F A N T R Y .

T h a t b l a c k b r a i d o n the a r m s of L i e u t e n ant D a n i e l l has been the p leasantest s i ght we have seen i n some t ime . C o m p a n y K , newcomers a n d those who k n o w h i m of o ld , and e spec ia l l y the T h i r d P l a t o o n , w i l l af f irm the L i e u t e n a n t is the most popu lar officer i n the r eg iment a n d un i t e i n th e i r congratu la t i ons over the we l l - earned r e w a r d ,

T h e 21st Squad have been r e s t i n g on t h e i r l a u r e l s l a te ly , s ince B u c k P r i v a t e V . S. M i l l s deve loped the meas les . W i s h someone w o u l d m a r t y r h i m s e l f i n our squad.

I wonder w h y P r i v a t e Duf fy has been s t o k i n g the i n c i n e r a t o r so f a i t h f u l l y for the las t week? T h e r e ' s a secret , i sn ' t there , Duff?

F i r s t C lass P r i v a t e J u d s o n W y l i e C a r d is t r y i n g h is ta lents on the sale of C h e w y C h e w i e s and S m a c k S m a c k s at the canteen la te ly . If y o u r a r t i s t bus iness fa i l s you, J u d , i t w i l l be a comfor t to have an other t rade on w h i c h to f a l l back . T h e m a n agement put i n c a s h reg i s te rs the second day C a r d was on the job.

I guess R o b b y ( former M e s s Sergeant R o b i n s o n ) sort of s l ipped one over on you , d idn ' t he, M e l v i l l e ?

I wonder how P r i v a t e Dyrnock manages to get a l o n g for c igaret tes these days .

One of the most popu lar of a l l the T e n t h C o m p a n y is Cook " A r t ' ' Gero f o r m e r l y of the F i r s t . H i s p leasant s m i l e a n d u n f a i l i n g good h u m o r even take a l l the s t i n g out of a r e f u s a l for seconds !

P r i v a t e B u c k has been deta i l ed to the Plead quarters T r o o p to act as a w a i t e r at the H e a d q u a r t e r s mess. W e expect to get some f irst -c lass r u m o r s now.

W h a t is the m a t t e r w i t h " L " C o m p a n y these n i g h t s ? C a n ' t y o u sleep, " L ? "

C o r p o r a l V e d d e r has been appo inted mess sergeant a n d i t m u s t be a d m i t t e d that he . k n o w s h is job. B u t w h a t is the idea of k e e p i n g the boys w a i t i n g out i n the r a i n for the grub l i n e , N i c k ?

It d idn ' t take the 25th S q u a d l ong to d is cover that the o ld sergeants quarters at 24 m a k e a fine back y a r d i n w h i c h to d ry t h e i r c lothes.

T h e measles d e t a i l a n d a few other s t rag g lers he ld a n e x c u r s i o n to the gas chamber F r i d a y a f ternoon . W h a t d i d C o n n o r say to the L i e u t e n a n t t h o u g h w h i l e demonstra t i n g t ear gas for us? Y o u s h o u l d s tand at a t t e n t i o n w h i l e s p e a k i n g to a n officer, too, M e r v .

B u g l e r H a m S c h u y l e r says one r e a s o n he d i s l i k e s b l o w i n g r e v e i l l e is that he has to get up too e a r l y to sound i t . C.

Y o u r name a n d the names of y o u r f r i ends appear i n n e a r l y every i ssue of T h e Gas A t t a c k . R e a d the news f r o m d i v i s i o n u n i t s . N e x t week there w i l l be a vas t batch of t h e m .

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News of the Y. M. C. A . E D I T E D B Y B A Y F . J E N N E Y .

E R N E S T W . L E S L I E B E C O M E S N E W G E N

E R A L S E C R E T A R Y F O R T H E A R M Y

Y . M . C. A , A T C A M P W A D S W O R T H .

E r n e s t W . L e s l i e , Camp Genera l Secretary .

E . W . L e s l i e , who has been connected w i t h the Y . M . C. A . w o r k i n C a m p W a d s w o r t h s ince i t s tar ted , has been appo in ted genera l camp secretary , suceed ing W . J . D a v i s o n , who has r e t u r n e d to h i s home at A l b a n y , a n d w i l l have genera l charge of a l l the Y . M . C. A . w o r k i n camp.

T h i s w i l l be pleasing ' to a l l M r . L e s l i e ' s f r i e n d s , a n d to a l l the Y . M . C. A . w o r k e r s , and to the officers a n d men i n camp as w e l l . M r . L e s l i e is a popu lar a n d capable m a n , a n d has h a d l o n g experience i n th i s w o r k .

M r . L e s l i e i s a Buf fa lo m a n . H e was e d u cated i n the Buf fa lo pub l i c schools, a f ter g r a d u a t i o n was for seven years sa lesman for the D u p o n t P o w d e r Co. , l e a v i n g t h e i r employ at a f i n a n c i a l sacri f ice i n order to take up Y . M . C. A . w o r k . H e was s tat ioned i n Buf fa lo at the C e n t r a l Y . M . C. A . W h e n he left t h i s A s s o c i a t i o n for the A r m y Y . M . C. A . w o r k , i t h a d reached i ts h ighes t po in t i n m e m b e r s h i p i n the h i s t o r y of the o r g a n i z a t i o n , t h i s was due l a r g e l y to the unt i r ing -efforts of M r . L e s l i e , who was M e m b e r s h i p Secretary . H e went w i t h the N e w Y o r k D i v i s i o n to the border as a Y . M . C. A . Secret a r y and there g a i n e d va luab le experience , w h i l e r e n d e r i n g w o n d e r f u l service , a n d w i n n i n g h u n d r e d s of l i f e - l o n g f r i ends .

M r . L e s l i e i s a n o ld N a t i o n a l G u a r d s m a n , h a v i n g served as Sergeant for severa l years i n Co. B of the o ld 74th I n f a n t r y . H e was forced to leave the company because of the

press ing demands on h i s t ime . S ince l e a v i n g h i s company he has been offered a L i e u t en-

H e is a 32nd degree M a s o n , a n d is a v e s t r y m a n of the E p i s c o p a l i a n C h u r c h , the assistant c o m m i s s i o n by t h e m i f he w o u l d r e t u r n , ant super in tendent of the S u n d a y School , a n d one of the leaders of the B r o t h e r h o o d of St . A n d r e w .

M r . L e s l i e is a l w a y s accessible i n h i s office at the Y . M . C. A . H e a d q u a r t e r s b u i l d i n g , a n d there is h a r d l y a moment i n the day i n w h i c h some officer, en l i s ted m a n or Y . M . C. A . w o r k e r is not i n c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h h i m . A l t h o u g h the " C h i e f " of the A r m y Y . M . C. A . at C a m p W a d s w o r t h has a big-job, M r . L e s l i e , because of h i s t i re less efforts, h i s sys temat i c w a y of d o i n g t h i n g s , a n d h i s a b i l i t y to secure " t e a m - p l a y " a m o n g a l l the " Y " w o r k e r s , is p u t t i n g i t over i n big-league style . H e is able to do so because of h i s l o n g exper ience i n bus iness af fairs and i n Y . M . C. A . w o r k , coupled w i t h h i s energy , h i s a b i l i t y , has tact a n d a p l e a s i n g person a l i t y . These q u a l i t i e s m a k e h i m a n idea l m a n to be i n charge of the Y . M . C. A . w o r k at C a m p W a d s w o r t h .

Y . M . C. A . N O T E S ,

T h e l e c turers w h o come to camp are g i v i n g a post -graduate course i n genera l educat ion . A deep i m p r e s s i o n was made by D r . W i n f i e l d Scott H a l l , who is one of the best a u t h o r i t ies i n the c o u n t r y on the sex funct ions . H e is on the m e d i c a l f a c u l t y of the N o r t h w e s t e r n U n i v e r s i t y a n d has been released for a year for the same k i n d of w o r k i n the camps that he does i n colleges a n d u n i v e r s i t ies . H e spoke i n the a f ternoon i n the Base H o s p i t a l a n d i n the evenings at Y . M . C. A . b u i l d i n g s . W i t h u t te r f r a n k n e s s a n d de l i cacy he gave the latest i n f o r m a t i o n possessed by m e d i c a l science as to those organs w h i c h have i m m e d i a t e r e l a t i o n to one's own we l fare , to the efficiency of the a r m y , a n d to the w e l l - b e i n g of generat ions yet u n b o r n .

Rev . J a m e s B i s h o p T h o m a s , P h . D . , of the U n i v e r s i t y of the S o u t h , at Sewanee, T e n n . , has been a c t i n g as R e l i g i o u s D i r e c t o r at U n i t 97 i n place of M r . F o r d , who is a w a y for a two weeks ' f u r l o u g h . H e is author of " R e l i g i o n , It 's T r u e Prophets a n d F a l s e , " a book, b e i n g pub l i shed by M c M i l l a n ' s , w h i c h is sure to m a k e a s t i r . D r . T h o m a s is a n o lder -bro ther sort of chap a n d the m e n took to h i m at once. On the other h a n d , he is s t r u c k by the m o r a l earnestness a n d fineness of the men of the N e w Y o r k D i v i s i o n .

F r e d . B . S m i t h is a power on the p lat f o r m . H e can get a n audience of m e n to s tand on t h e i r heads i f he asks t h e m to. On two evenings las t week he spoke four t imes , a n d the i m p a c t of h i s appea l was l i k e a s i x t e e n - i n c h g u n . H e made the crowds who h e a r d h i m feel the b igness and

splendor of the job we have to do i n t h i s w a r , a n d gave a m i g h t y t u g at t h e i r hearts to l i v e a c l ean , m a n l y l i f e .

A n o t h e r p a r t i c u l a r l y good speaker i s M r . Chas . S. G r o s s m a n , of P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a , , who has been i n camp t h i s past week g i v i n g a l e c ture on " T h e M a k i n g of a M a g a z i n e , " w h i c h was i l l u s t r a t e d by severa l reels of f i lms a n d b e a u t i f u l s l ides . M r . Grossman has made a " h i t " at every Y . M . C. A . b u i l d i n g where he has appeared.

U N I T N O . 271.

C h a p l a i n S h i p m a n , 108th F i e l d A r t i l l e r y , addressed us at the S u n d a y e v e n i n g hour , a n d le f t a r e a l message w i t h us. A t the close of h i s r e m a r k s , m a n y of the boys e n joyed a n i n t i m a t e , persona l chat w i t h the C h a p l a i n , whose k i n d l y in te res t a n d adv i ce are m u c h sought,

T h e class i n p iano i n s t r u c t i o n is progressi n g famous ly , a n d a d d i t i o n a l m e n are t a k i n g up the w o r k .

Secre tar i e s B o n k a n d Foote enter ta ined D r . M . J . T h o m p s o n , of Rochester , N. Y . , at Officers' M e s s , W e d n e s d a y n i g h t . D r . T h o m p son was the speaker of the M i d - W e e k s e r v ice, a n d d e l i v e r e d a f o r ce fu l appea l on " d o i n g w h a t one c a n . " no m a t t e r how l i t t l e i t m a y seem, t o w a r d h e l p i n g the " o ther f e l l ow . "

W . R . Gross , Q. M . C , i s h e l p i n g out i n the office, as l i b r a r i a n , a n d h i s r e a d y adapt a b i l i t y to a l l - a r o u n d w o r k is g rea t ly appre c ia ted by a l l .

U n i t 271 is indebted to the officers of the Q. M . C. for the m a n i f e s t a t i o n of a n interest i n p r o m o t i n g the w o r k of the A s s o c i a t i o n .

W e were at last f o r tunate i n s e c u r i n g Capt . F i a l a , 102nd A m . T r a i n , to de l iver h i s t h r i l l i n g lecture on h i s own expedi t ions to the N o r t h pole, i l l u s t r a t e d w i t h s l ides a n d movies , the first of the k i n d ever t a k e n i n the f rozen N o r t h . T h e close a t t e n t i o n , a n d the recept ion accorded Capt . F i a l a , merely-demonstrated a g a i n the p o p u l a r i t y of speaker a n d subject.

A r r a n g e m e n t s have been made w i t h B a n d master Roche , 102nd A m . T r a i n , to present a band concert after the mov ie feature every T h u r s d a y even ing .

O u r first " s o l d i e r - t a l e n t " n i g h t , presented on S a t u r d a y , was a s p l e n d i d success. F o l l o w i n g is the p r o g r a m : V o c a l solo, L . W . G r a n t , Q. M . C ; E c c e n t r i c j i g g i n g , C. L a u -bendorfer , F i e l d B a k e r y ; B o x i n g bout, Jones a n d S chub r i n g , F i e l d B a k e r y ; V o c a l solo, M . F o g a r t y , S u p p l y T r a i n ; V i o l i n solo, N . M a r quar t , R e m o u n t ; V o c a l solo, H a r r y S h a r p . M i l i t a r y P o l i c e .


U N I T N O . 98.

A m o n g the events of the week was the talk of D r . Geo. Doug las , of Rochester , who brought to the m e n a s p l e n d i d gospel message.

The usua l movies took place on F r i d a y n i g h t and were fo l lowed by C h a p l a i n E d r o p ' s B i b l e class, w h i c h was h e l d i n the m a i n a u d i t o r i u m , as the E d u c a t i o n a l R o o m s are at present be ing used as a d o r m i t o r y for m a n y of the new officers of the 53rd P ioneers .

(The s ix b o x i n g bouts of S a t u r d a y n i g h t are w r i t t e n up e l sewhere ) .

S p e a k i n g of C h a p l a i n s , S u n d a y , F e b r u a r y 3, was a r e g u l a r C h a p l a i n s ' D a y at t h i s u n i t . A t the S: 30 a. m. services C h a p l a i n E d r o p , 53rd P ioneers , was i n charge. A t the R e g i m e n t a l Services at 10:30 a. m. , C h a p l a i n Ja ines . lOSth IT. S. I n f a n t r y , was i n charge , w h i l e at the r e g u l a r e v e n i n g serv ices at 7 :30 p. m . ; C h a p l a i n S h i p m a n , 106th F i e l d A r t i l l e r y , de l i vered a s t i r r i n g address to the largest c r o w d that ever at tended a r e l i g i o u s m e e t i n g i n t h i s b u i l d i n g .

D u r i n g the week H . L . A n d e r t o n , new e d u c a t i o n a l secretary , o rgan ized five classes i n g r a m m a r , a r i t h m e t i c , s p e l l i n g a n d p e n m a n s h i p , ..and r e a d i n g . A l g e b r a a n d geometry classes w i l l be f o rmed i m m e d i a t e l y . T h r e e F r e n c h classes are a l ready i n operat i on a n d are d o i n g exce l lent w o r k w i t h P r o f . L i b b y , of Wof ford Col lege , as i n s t r u c t o r . B o x i n g classes n u m b e r i n g 35 a n d 40 m e n are meeti n g 011 T u e s d a y a n d F r i d a y every week after the movies . Competent i n s t r u c t o r s , composed of the "greats a n d near -greats , " have been secured to do the i n s t r u c t i n g .

U N I T N O . 92.

M o n d a y n i g h t severa l good b o x i n g bouts were staged and one w r e s t l i n g m a t c h . T h i s is a c o m p a r a t i v e l y new e n t e r t a i n m e n t at t h i s u n i t and the men are interested i n the bouts.

T u e s d a y e v e n i n g D r . Woolsey and M i s s Woolsey , ass isted by P r i v a t e M c D o n a l d , of the 105th M . G. B r . , gave an excel lent m u s i ca l p r o g r a m . F r e d B . S m i t h came over W e d nesday e v e n i n g i n spite of the m u d and gave a good t a l k before the movies .

T h e b u i l d i n g was used S a t u r d a y for the r e g i m e n t a l f u n e r a l services of P r i v a t e R e e l , Co. D , 106th Inf.

U n i t N o . 92 has jus t formed the first organized B i b l e Class . T h i s class meets every S u n d a y m o r n i n g at 10: 30 i n the C h a p e l room. It has twenty-f ive charter members a n d the f o l l o w i n g officers: P r e s i d e n t , A l b e r t N . E ' l lender , Co. A , 102nd E n g . ; V i c e - P r e s i d e n t , D. L . B r i d g m a n , Co. B , 106th M . G . ; Secret a r y , O. C. S m i t h , Co. D , 104th M . G . ; T e a c h er, M r . F . A . C u n n i n g h a m .

L I T T L E T H O U G H T S O F L I T T L E M E N .

'•It m a y seem h a r s h to m a n y who are s t u d y i n g G e r m a n as a step t o w a r d h i g h e r educat ion , but we w a n t no G e r m a n k u l t u r i n our country , so s tamp i t out before i t reaches a dangerous s t a g e . " — C o m m i s s i o n e r P . P . O ' B r i e n .

W H Y L E A V E D A D O U T ?

W e have M o t h e r ' s D a y and are a s k e d to wear a w h i t e c a r n a t i o n i n h e r m e m o r y ; but we have no father ' s day. W e have songs to mother l i k e " M o t h e r M a c h r e e , " w h i c h g r i p the h e a r t ; but none to the m a n she chose for her h u s b a n d , except those on the order of " E v e r y b o d y W o r k s B u t F a t h e r . " E v e r y m a n who goes to a Y . M . C. A . b u i l d i n g is r e m i n d e d to " W r i t e to M o t h e r . " A l l r e a l fe l lows do, i f they are so blessed as to h a v e a mother l i v i n g .

B u t w h a t about dad ? M a n y of us have w r i t t e n more le t ters since we came to camp than we d i d i n a l l our l ives before, but how m a n y letters have gone to the m a n we honor before a l l others? L e t t e r - w r i t i n g is the so ld ier ' s most popu lar d i v e r s i o n a n d i t is a good one, but w h e r e does dad come i n ? U s u a l l y at the end of a let ter home, one says " R e m e m b e r me to F a t h e r " or " T e l l dad so a n d so" or " T h a n k P a t e r for the check he sent . " T h a t is about the l i m i t , unless a chap a n d h i s dad are pals .

M o t h e r s are the greatest i n s t i t u t i o n on ear th but fa thers are i n the same class. I owe a lot to m y fa ther a n d so do you . I owe i t to h i m to t e l l h i m how m u c h I love h i m . H e enjoys a l i t t l e a t t e n t i o n now a n d then. I t w a r m s h i s hear t . H e i s more l one ly w i t h o u t h i s son t h a n he is apt to say.

So on S u n d a y , the 10th, the Y . M . C. A . urged every m a n to w r i t e to h i s s i r e . On the T h u r s d a y f o l l o w i n g a fa ther -and-son prog r a m was put on i n every u n i t . T h i s t i c k l e r is for the fe l l ows w h o d i d not get a r o u n d , and d i d not get off the letter . W r i t e to dad such a letter as you never wrote before. H e m a y g r u n t and snor t but he w i l l l i k e i t .

P . M . S.

C O M P A N Y H , 1 0 5 T H U . S. I N F A N T R Y .

S h e — W i l l you be h a p p y w h e n y o u s tar t for F r a n c e ?

H e — H a p p y ? W e w i l l be i n t r a n s p o r t s . " H u m p . " B r e n n a n of the N i n t h Squad

qual i f i ed as a " b u m " t h r o w e r w h e n he was f o l l o w i n g his o c cupat i on as a " b o u n c e r " i n the b i g c i ty .

Sergeant W h o o z i s — I w o u l d take you to the V a u d e v i l l e at the H a r r i s , but I k n o w you w o u l d be uncomfor tab le .

M i s s C o n v e r s e — H o w is that ? Sergeant W . - — Y o u k n o w the G o v e r n m e n t

now puts tax o n the seats. P r i v a t e Covey c l a i m s that next to the

Sa ints the pre t t i es t name i n the w o r l d is " C a r r i e . "

It seems v e r y quiet i n the company street s ince " L o t t i e " O ' D e l l has been t r a n s f e r r e d to C o l o n e l W a i n w r i g h t ' s office.

W e are g e t t i n g three mea ls a day. Ind i a n m e a l ; o a t m e a l and c o r n m e a l .

P r i v a t e S .—Do you k n o w w h y the K a i s e r is l i k e a m a n f r o m the N o r t h of I ce land?

C o r p o r a l H . — S e a r c h m e ! P r i v a t e S . -—Wel l , one comes f r o m B e l f a s t

and the other 's go ing to H e l l f a s t . A . G . A .

Worjderirjg w!~iy 4]c " T o p p e r ' r y ^ c d to O .K . ip j ^ V j .

1 0 8 T H A M B U L A N C E C O M P A N Y .

C a p t a i n F r a n k . W . Sears is a c t i n g D i r e c t o r of A m b u l a n c e C o m p a n i e s d u r i n g the absence of M a j o r C r a n s t o n .

L i e u t e n a n t Jones , who has been on detached serv i ce at the B e l l e v u e H o s p i t a l i n N e w Y o r k , has r e t u r n e d to t a k e up his dut ies here a g a i n . W h i l e i n N e w Y o r k he was m a r r i e d to M i s s E l i z a Cady . T h e b r i d e a c c o m p a n i e d her husband. S o u t h .

E d . H o w a r d has been t r y i n g to d r i v e h is mules w i t h o u t the c u s t o m a r y b i t s i n t h e i r mouths . T h a t m a y w o r k w i t h the c i r cus v a r i e t y , E d . , but i t won ' t w i t h these a r m y mules .

A l l ' those not s a v i n g t i n f o i l for H o r s e -shoer Raggs are requested to do so. R a g g s wants to m a k e a l i t t l e s p e n d i n g money on the side.

A m o n g our five officers, a l l but one are m a r r i e d m e n . B e t s are b e i n g p l a c e d as to how l ong L i e u t e n a n t B a g l e y w i l l r e m a i n i m mune .

M e c h a n i c O ' N e i l , i n s p i r e d by the a c t i v i t y of the rest of the P i n e K n o b b u n c h , has become so i n d u s t r i o u s t h a t he ar i ses every m o r n i n g at five o ' c lock i n order to t a k e t i m e by the fore lock . T h i s is v e r y c ommendab le except for the fact that, i t a w a k e n s the o thers f r o m t h e i r s l u m b e r s .

L a r r y T r u e s d e l l , who heads the l i s t of our k i t c h e n force, has been appo inted In s t r u c t i n g Cook for the S a n i t a r y T r a i n . C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s , L a r r y .


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W i t h Heide. W i l l M e e t A g a i n .

Fred. M c D e r m o t t , the l a n k y h e a v y w e i g h t f r o m the 100th F i e l d H o s p i t a l , m e t h i s f irst defeat s ince c o m i n g to camp, last F r i d a y n i g h t , i n the bouts at K n i g h t s of C o l u m b u s H a l l . H i s setback proved a b i g s u r p r i s e as M a c h a d been w a l k i n g a w a y w i t h e v e r y t h i n g he met f o r m e r l y , h a v i n g three con secutive k n o c k o u t s to h i s credi t . O n the other h a n d , H e i d e , who now stands out as leader of the l oca l h e a v y w e i g h t s , was a n u n k n o w n , whose on ly asset appears to be the s l a m m i n g power of a Chicago ox - fe l l er .

H e i d e a Steam Ro l l e r , H e i d e is a short , s tocky f e l l ow w i t h ab

n o r m a l l y l o n g a r m s a n d musc les that s t i c k out i n every d i r e c t i o n . H e l a c k s a l l r i n g genera l sh ip but is a bear for p u n i s h m e n t , a n d took e v e r y t h i n g M c D e r m o t t served i n the f irst two rounds , w i t h o u t a qu iver . H i s super i o r s t r e n g t h came i n m i g h t y h a n d y . A f t e r the first few seconds he gave a l l h i s a t t e n t i o n to p u s h i n g the f a v o r i t e back to the ropes where he proceeded to cut off h i s w i n d a n d bru i se up h i s musc les . H a d the r i n g been of r e g u l a t i o n s ize , M a c w o u l d probab ly added another w i n to h i s l i s t , but he f ound the task of g e t t i n g out of the n a r row corners too m u c h for h i m , a n d was never able to put h i s science to any use.

T h e w i n n e r , who h a i l s f r o m the H e a d quarters C o m p a n y , 106th F i e l d A r t i l l e r y , b roke in to the H a l l of F a m e i n the t h i r d r o u n d after he h a d made M a c take the count seven t imes . T h e t e l l i n g p u n c h was a s t r a i g h t r i g h t to the j aw . T h e m e d i c a l boy w a s game but a l l t h r o u g h the t h i r d r o u n d he was groggy a n d reeled about w i t h out any defense at a l l . H i s courage was a l l tha t p u l l e d h i m off the floor so often. A s M o r a n s a i d , w h e n i t was a l l over, " U n cle S a m w i l l have n o t h i n g to w o r r y about, If a l l of us show the same s p i r i t of comeback as the boy f r o m A l b a n y . "

F i r s t R o u n d E v e n . T h e first r o u n d w e n t even. M c D e r m o t t

h a d the advantage of h e i g h t but H e i d e equal led t h i s w i t h h i s e x t r a we ight . T h e a r t i l l e r y m a n d i s regarded the s tomach r i g h t f r o m the s tar t a n d w e n t a f ter the b i g fe l low's jaw. H e k e p t p i l i n g i n , s e n d i n g shot after shot s t r a i g h t up f r o m the shoulder . E a c h t i m e they went too h i g h . M a c was content to show a s t r o n g defense, p u t t i n g over shor t jabs to the ear.

F i r s t b lood f e l l to M c D e r m o t t i n the second r o u n d . A s t r a i g h t r i g h t to He ide ' s

nose was responsible . R i g h t there, the A l bany scrapper made h i s m i s t a k e . Instead of f o l l o w i n g up n i s advantage he dropped his g u a r d a n d i t was a l l over. T h e a r t i l l e r y m a n grabbed the chance. R u s h i n g , he sent h i m back over the ropes w i t h a shot on the neck. On i ts w a y back M a c ' s head s t r u c k a wooden r a i l b e h i n d the hemp b o u n dar ies , a n d to t h i s , perhaps , Mac ' s grog-giness was clue. T h e b low dazed the m e d i c a l m a n a n d robbed h i m of a l l h i s j u d g ment. Instead of t a k i n g t i m e enough to c lear h i s w i t s he at tempted to get up i m m e d i a t e l y a n d went down a g a i n . T w i c e he fo l lowed the same course before the sess ion ended a n d each t i m e he p a i d for i t by a free pass to the floor.

T h e clean-up came less t h a n a m i n u t e after the t h i r d r o u n d s tar ted . H e i d e came out of h i s corner confident a n d s t r o n g and w i t h M a c bare ly able to r i se f r o m h i s seat, the r e su l t of the batt le was c l ear to a l l . Three s t r a i g h t shots to the j a w sent the youngster down for the f o u r t h t ime . H e beat the c lock a g a i n by a bare second but to no a v a i l . T h e count came i n h a n d y t h r i c e more, but the e i g h t h t r i p was the last . M a c s tayed d o w n i n s l u m b e r l a n d after H e i d e h a d at tempted to he lp h i m enter four t i m e s i n the r o u n d . H i s face and nose were bad ly battered.

I m m e d i a t e l y after the bout M o r a n a n nounced that the two m e n w o u l d be matched a g a i n d u r i n g the present m o n t h over a ten -round bout. M o s t of the S a n i t a r y T r a i n fans are confident that w i t h a r e g u l a t i o n s ized r i n g , l a c k i n g wooden r a i l s , a d i f fer ent r e su l t w i l l be reached.

; H a i n e s M u c h Improved . T h e first bout w e n t to R e x H a i n e s , C o m

pany L , 108th I n f a n t r y . H e was matched w i t h H e g a r t e s , H e a d q u a r t e r s , 106th F i e l d A r t i l l e r y . H a i n e s appeared a thousand per cent i m p r o v e d over h i s f i rst s h o w i n g i n the r i n g a m o n t h ago. I n the first r o u n d he took h i s t i m e l a n d i n g a few h a r d ones to H e g a r t e s ' wa i s t . H i s opponent s tar ted s t r o n g enough but began to t h i n k he h a d a c i n c h . Instead of c o n t i n u i n g the good b o x i n g that w o n h i m the i n i t i a l r o u n d he was content to lose the other p a i r by too m u c h s t a l l i n g . H a i n e s d i d a l l the first w o r k i n the last p a r t of the m a t c h .

Shannon and M y k e n s D r a w . S h a n n o n , 53rd P i o n e e r s , a n d M y k e n s were

p r i n c i p a l s i n the second act. It was a fast d r a w w i t h the m i d g e t b a t t l e r f r o m the 102nd E n g i n e e r s , g e t t i n g w h a t e v e r l i t t l e shade there m i g h t be a l l owed . S h a n n o n was the better boxer, but a bad k n u c k l e prevented h i m f r o m g e t t i n g i n as m a n y t e l l i n g wa l l ops as h i s r i v a l . T h e second a n d f o u r t h rounds were even, w i t h the other p a i r s p l i t between the scrappers . S h a n n o n

S U P P L Y K I C K E R S IN A N O T H E R

W A L K A W A Y

Shut Out Signal Corps, 8 to 0, in Second

Round of Tournament.

The 102nd Supp ly T r a i n ' s soccer team found another easy m a r k Wednesday i n the ir second appearance i n the D i v i s i o n tournament. This t ime the S i g n a l Corps furn ished the entertainment for the Buff cord p layers . P i t m a n continued his fast w o r k account ing for hal f of the afternoon 's t o ta l .

N e i t h e r team was able to score dur ing the first ten minutes . The Supp ly outfit got i t s machine w o r k i n g after that , P i t m a n driving-over the first t a l l y . A f ew seconds later F o r d fo l lowed w i t h another. The field was covered w i t h mud and several other s tra ight shots stopped dead i n f ront of the goal . When the ha l f t ime whis t le blew, the S i g n a l Corps was fighting a s ix point handicap .

The communicat ion men t ightened up i n the second hal f . I t took ten minutes before Dermody found himsel f near enough to add another point .

W a l k e r and Thomas d i d most of the w o r k for the S i g n a l Corps wh i l e T. W h a l e n and F o r d aided P i t m a n operate the Supp ly add ing machine. Sergeant J i m P o e l l , manager of the Supp ly T r a i n k i ckers has i n s t i t u t e d d a i l y pract ice for his team.

The l ine -up : 102d Supp ly T r a i n . 102nd S i g n a l Corps A l l e n . . . . . . . . . . . . . G o a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas T. Cowan . . . . . . . . R i g h t B a c k H a p p e M . W h a l e n L e f t B a c k . Lutesenger Dermody . . . . . . . . R i g h t H a l f . A d a m s K e a t i n g . . . . . . . . Center H a l f D o n b l e r Co l ley . . . . . . . . . . . L e f t H a l f . . . . . . . . . . . D a y W a r r e n . . . . . . . . Outside R i g h t . . . . . . . . Stokes T. W h a l e n . . . . . . Ins ide R i g h t . C r a w f o r d P i t m a n . . . . . . Outside L e f t . . . . . . M c P a r t l a n d F o r d . . . . . . . . . . Ins ide L e f t . . . . . . . . . . W a l k e r A y ton . . . . . . . . Center F o r w a r d . . . . . . . . . D a l y

Referee—Sergeant J o h n Rooney. G o a l s — P i t m a n , 4; T. W h a l e n . 2; F o r d and

Dermody . H a l v e s — 4 0 minutes each.

is one of the neatest boxers seen i n these parts .

S a m L e W i n t e r , 53rd P i o n e e r s , was w e l l on h i s w a y to a v i c t o r y over D e l e h a n t y , C o m p a n y C, 107th I n f a n t r y , i n the c u r t a i n bout w h e n he dec ided to q u i t i n the m i d d l e of the t h i r d f r a m e . U p to that t i m e he h a d been l a n d i n g five b lows to every one by the m a n w i t h the fighting name. A bad h a n d seemed of more va lue to h i m t h a n the d e c i s ion . R e s u l t — a n o t h e r t a l l y for the " O l d S e v e n t h . "


B e r n h a r d in A c t i o n .

M E D I C I N E M E N S O M E B A T T L E R S .

Maher and Kingsley of the 108th Field Hospital Settle a Few Scores.

T h e most i n t e r e s t i n g bout on the K n i g h t s of C o l u m b u s p r o g r a m last T u e s d a y n i g h t was the setto between K i n g s l e y a n d M a h e r , of the 108th F i e l d H o s p i t a l . A l t h o u g h they both h a i l e d f r o m the same outfit , they lost no t ime i n s h o w i n g the two thousand spectators who h u n g to the r a f t e r s , crowded the roof, a n d sat on the w i n d o w s of the b i g b u i l d i n g , t h a t they were not there for any b r o t h e r l y love af fa ir .

M a h e r m i g h t have been a l i t t l e surer i n h i s dr ives but K i n g s l e y offset t h i s a d v a n tage by a gameness w h i c h w o n the a p p r o v a l of every one i n the h a l l . A l t h o u g h out -reached, a n d subjected to a c o n t i n u a l bat t e r i n g about the head f r o m a n opponent who towered at least four inches above h i m a n d who was equa l ly super i o r i n w e i g h t , the youngster showed a g r i n a l l the t ime . H e bored r i g h t i n to M a h e r ' s w i n d , s e n d i n g h i m back to the ropes severa l t imes . I n the last r o u n d the coolness of h i s s m a l l e r enemy got on the b i g fe l low 's n e r v e and ins tead of c o n t i n u i n g h i s assau l t he went w i l d , s e n d i n g h i s b lows a l l over the atmosphere. K i n g s l e y used t h i s chance to pay back a few of the fistic g i f t s he h a d been r e c e i v i n g a n d proceeded to p a i n t the R e d Cross i n s i g n i a a l l over M a h e r ' s nose.

G-ood Hea¥yweights Scarce. T h e h e a v y w e i g h t ques t i on proved too b i g .

M c E l g o t t , of C o m p a n y B , 102nd E n g i n e e r s , came to prove h i s place a m o n g the leaders of the l o ca l B i g F e l l o w s , but nobody was there to meet h i m . F r a n k M o r a n ca l led for vo lunteers a n d two of the c r o w d were game enough to take a chance. I n each case they showed l a c k of c o n d i t i o n a n d the referee re fused to let the fight go on. M c E l g o t t i s a r e a l m i x e r a n d showed the w e l l k n o w n

I r i s h t r a i t of w a n t i n g to tear i n a n d settle e v e r y t h i n g up a l l at once.

G o r m a n , C o m p a n y E , 108th I n f a n t r y , was the first spectator who vo lunteered to meet the W i l d H a r p . M c E l g o t t h a d h i m i n both reach a n d c o n d i t i o n . H o s t i l i t i e s were ca l led off i n the m i d d l e of the second f rame . Spot K a d i , another 108th m a n , f r o m C Company, also at tempted to appease the fighti n g a m b i t i o n s of the scrappy engineer , but he, too, was forced to g ive up the job af ter a r o u n d . K a d i was f u l l y t w e n t y pounds l i g h t e r t h a n M c E l g o t t a n d h a d j u s t been let out of the h o s p i t a l . H e is no s l ouch . H e decorated M a c ' s nose i n t h e i r one sess i on acquaintance a n d showed h i m s e l f a better boxer. I n h i s o w n w e i g h t he shou ld prove a leader .

L i g h t w e i g h t s There A - P l e n t y . T h r e e o ther bouts finished the n i g h t ' s

w o r k . I n the 145-pound class M a r t i n , 53rd P i o n e e r s , outpo inted M a s u c o , B a t t e r y C, 106th F i e l d A r t i l l e r y . T h e b i g g u n m a n s t a r r e d i n the mop act, tw i ce d u r i n g the las t few rounds . I n the f o u r t h bout, S c h u l t z , C o m p a n y F , 102nd E n g i n e e r s , p roved too s t r o n g for P h e l a n , C o m p a n y D, 107th I n f a n t r y . H e accounted for three rounds , the other g o i n g even.

B a b y B e r n a r d , C o m p a n y G, 108th I n f a n t r y , the hero of the unbreakab le - n u t , made h i s first appearance since c o m i n g out of q u a r a n t i n e , i n a n a r g u m e n t w i t h E b e r l e , B a t t e r y D , 106th F i e l d A r t i l l e r y . T h e d o u g h boy whose t r a i n i n g i s c a r r i e d on a l ong H a p py H o o l i g a n l i n e s , a g a i n p r o v e d a w i n n e r . H e took the first a n d t h i r d rounds w i t h the other p a i r i n the balance. E b e r l e ' s s tomach proved h i s w e a k spot a n d the B a b y p layed for i t r i g h t f r o m the s tar t . E b e r l e l anded a few good ones to the face b u t u s u a l l y B e r n a r d was too fast w i t h the getaway.

L O C A L H E A V Y W E I G H T T O F I G H T A T H A T T I E S B U R G .

The best of the heavyweights developed i n the e l iminat i on contests now under w a y w i l l represent the 27th D i v i s i o n against the best 185 pounder of the 81st D i v i s i o n at Camp She lby at H a t t i e s b u r g , M i s s i s s i p p i , on W a s h ington 's B i r t h d a y . M e l v i n Shepperd, the P h y s i c a l D i rec to r at the Southern camp, has issued a challenge to the b igger scrappers of the E m p i r e State d i v i s i o n i n behal f of his man. The loca l representat ive w i l l be selected b y F r a n k M o r a n and w i l l have a l l his expenses p a i d , together w i t h those of his t ra iner ,

B O X I N G C L A S S E S A T 93. There w i l l be b o x i n g classes at U n i t 93

every Tuesday, Wednesday and S a t u r d a y n ight f r o m seven to n ine . J a c k D r i s c o l l is h a n d l i n g the men, whi le B e n y of the 2nd Pioneers is t each ing the w r e s t l i n g appl i cants . M o s t of the men now t a k i n g the course are featherweights . A m o n g the most p romis ing are L e v i n e and W a r d of Company I , 106th I n f a n t r y , H o w a r d and Cosgrove of H Company, 106th I n f a n t r y , J i m Stewart of the Headquarters Company and J a c k Co l l ins of the M a c h i n e G u n Company, same regiment .

106TH I N F A N T R Y W I N S A T S O C C E R .

The soccer team of the 106th I n f a n t r y had an easy t ime i n i t s first game, last Sunday , t rounc ing the p layers of Company A , 105th M a c h i n e G u n B a t t a l i o n 11 to 0. The former c a v a l r y men found the pace of the dough boys too fast for them and were on the defensive a l l the t ime.

Leeson of the 106th scored three goals i n the first hal f , and another i n the last . M e -Guire also counted w i t h three ta l l ies , W a i t e w i t h two, and Burhenne and M a x w e l l w i t h one apiece. M c G u i r e starred i n every branch of the game.

T E N N I S E Q U I P M E N T C O M I N G . The N a t i o n a l L a w n Tennis Assoc ia t i on has

offered to equip a team organized by the men of the 27th D i v i s i o n . H a r v e y Col in w i l l issue a ca l l for candidates for the net men th is week. A n officers 7 team w i l l also be organized. Games are pend ing w i t h several of the camps and colleges.

S I X B O U T S A T 96. S i x bouts were on the calendar at U n i t 96

last S a t u r d a y n ight . The star affair of the evening was that between B e r n h a r d , Company G, 108th I n f a n t r y , and Johnson, Company K , 53rd Pioneers . J a c k A l b c r , Company C, 106th I n f a n t r y , held a l i t t l e f a m i l y affair w i t h his brother f r o m Company L , 53rd Pioneers , i n the opener.

Se i tz , Company C, 107th I n f a n t r y , met G a l lagher of Company E , same regiment . P r i vate Tepper, B a t t e r y F , 104th F i e l d A r t i l l ery , opposed W h e l a n , Headquarters Company, 107th I n f a n t r y ; Conboy, Company G , 108th, m i x e d i t up w i t h F o x , Company A , 53rd P i o neers, i n the l i g h t w e i g h t c lass ; and P r i v a t e H i c k i e , Company F , 108th I n f a n t r y , t r i e d to settle a f ew scores w i t h his corporal , Sherrod.

95 U N C O R K S S O M E S L A M M E R S , T O O .

1 S w a t t M u l i g a n , of the 105th I n f a n t r y , f a i l e d to l i v e up to his name when he met M c L a u g h l i n of his own regiment, i n the r i n g last M o n day n ight . A l l the s w a t t i n g was done b y the la t ter . A n o t h e r p a i r , B u r b s and Tucker , f r om the 105th, were put i n the r i n g for the l i g h t w e i g h t event , but seemed a l i t t l e m o r e f r i e n d l y t h a n the crowd desired.

L o y c h e a n d Clarence of Headquarters Company^ 105th, went at each other tooth and n a i l . Clarence, whose onslaught can not be camouflaged b y his name, uncorked a series of so l id raps that had L o y c h e completely dazed.

The best af fair of the evening was the f o u r t h bout. B o t h Stock ins Conroy, H e a d quarters Company, 105th I n f a n t r y and R e d M a c k , 51st Pioneers , are old t imers at the s lam and h i t game and the ir work d isp layed cleverness and speed.

B a i l e y of the 105th was completely outclassed b y T u r k e y K e l l y , 51st Pioneers , i n the last bout. H e was game, but f ound the go ing too fas t f o r h i m .

( M o r e Spor ts on page 27)


•ivision Society Mrs. Charles P. Loeser, Editor.

Mrs. J . W. Al len, Mrs. Walter Montgomery, Associate Editors.

O F F I C E R S O F - S E C O N D P I O N E E R I N F A N T R Y H A V E A G E T - T O G E T H E R

D I N N E R . T h e Officers of the Second P i o n e e r I n

f a n t r y , the old 14th N e w Y o r k I n f a n t r y , h a d a get-together d i n n e r at the F i n c h H o t e l . T h e r e were m a n y new officers present f r om the reserve corps and dif ferent states now ass igned to the r eg iment . T h e d i n n e r was g i v e n i n t h e i r honor , affording" them an opp o r t u n i t y to meet the o ld officers of the " F i g h t i n g F o u r t e e n t h , " who gave t h e m a c o r d i a l recept ion . A m o n g the officers present were : C o l . J a m e s R . H e w l e t t , L i e u t . C o l . T i m o t h y F . D o n o v a n , M a j o r s W i l l i a m I). B a i r d , W i l l i a m R. J a c k s o n , G a b r i e l G. H o l l a n d e r , C a p t a i n J o h n W . B o s t i c k , r e g i m e n t a l a d j u t a n t ; F i r s t L i e u t e n a n t s E d m u n d F . M u l h o l l a n d , W i l l i a m C. W y l e , S a m u e l W . B o n d u r a n t , b a t t a l i o n a d j u t a n t s ; F i r s t L i e u t . E m i l S. H a r p e r , c h a p l a i n , a n d the company officers.

C H E N E Y - D E S P A R D . T h e w e d d i n g of M i s s S a r a h Cheney , daugh

ter of M r . a n d M r s . George L . Cheney , to Capt . Doug las C. D e s p a r d , took place on the a f ternoon of F e b r u a r y 6th, i n Grace C h u r c h , B r o a d w a y a n d T e n t h Streets , N e w Y o r k C i t y . Capt . D e s p a r d Is r e g i m e n t a l a d j u t a n t of the 107th I n f a n t r y , a n d is s tat ioned at C a m p W a d s w o r t h .

F O R M E R O F F I C E R S O F 1 2 T H N E W Y O R K I N F A N T R Y H A V E R E U N I O N

D I N N E R . T h e officers of the o ld 12th N e w Y o r k I n

f a n t r y h a d a r e - u n i o n d i n n e r at the F i n c h H o t e l , w h i c h was a d e l i g h t f u l af fair . T h e guests of honor were C o l . R . L . F o s t e r , 52d P i o n e e r I n f a n t r y ; M a j o r W . R . W r i g h t , 105th M a c h i n e G u n B a t t a l i o n , a n d M a j o r M . G. A n d e r s o n , of the 52d P i o n e e r I n f a n t r y .

C O M P A N Y B , 102D E N G I N E E R S E N T E R T A I N .

C o m p a n y B , 102d E n g i n e e r s , gave a v e r y enjoyable e n t e r t a i n m e n t In t h e i r mess h a l l . M a n y of the per f o rmers were pro fess i ona l enter ta iners a n d have appeared In v a u d e v i l l e a n d m u s i c a l comedy. T h e 102d E n g i n e e r s jazz band f u r n i s h e d the mus i c .

L i e u t . F r e d H . C a v a l i e r e Is a m o n g the guests at the C l e v e l a n d , r e g i s t e r i n g f r o m R o m e , I ta ly .

L i e u t . A . A . M o r s e a n d L i e u t . L i t t l e t o n H a m b l y were a m o n g week-end v i s i t o r s In A she v i l ie .

L i e u t , a n d M r s . J . N . D u n n are v i s i t i n g i n C h a r l e s t o n for severa l days. L i e u t . D u n n is w i t h the 105th I n f a n t r y .

G E N E R A L O R D E R S I N R H Y M E .

1. W i l l i G e n e r a l Order N u m b e r O N E

I take charge of m y post A n d G o v e r n m e n t proper ty i n view—-

T w o hours each t r i c k at most.

" T o w a l k m y Post ' ' is n u m b e r T W O O b s e r v i n g a n d awake .

" R e p o r t V i o l a t i o n s " n u m b e r T H R E E Of orders that they break.

o. " R e p e a t a l l C a l l s " reads n u m b e r F O U R

" L e a v e not m y P o s t " says F I V E "Rece ive , Obey, Pass O n " reads S I X

A l l orders that a r r i v e .

4. " T a l k to no one" is S E V E N ' S c o m m a n d

" G i v e the a l a r m " says E I G H T " I n case of F i r e ; " a n d says N I N E

" N o nu i sance near me, mate . "

5. T E N says " C a l l C o r p o r a l of the G u a r d "

W h e n no i n s t r u c t i o n s are g i v e n , " S a l u t e a l l Officers a n d F l a g s , "

Reads G e n e r a l Order E L E V E N .

6. T W E L V E . ' ends the l i s t of orders ,

A n d i t w a r n s y o u w a t c h f u l be—• A n d i f you can ' t r emember now,

D o n ' t l a y the b lame on me. — P V T . A L F R E D R . T O M L I N S O N ,

Co. D , 102nd E n g i n e e r s .

A N S W E R E D , T h e L e g a l P r o f e s s o r — " N o w , w i l l some

m e m b e r of the c lass please g ive me three examples of c o m m o n p r o p e r t y ? "

T h e S m a r k A l e c k — " Y e s , s i r — c i g a r e t t e s , matches , a n d u m b r e l l a s . " — R i c h m o n d T i m e s -D i s p a t c h ,

L i e u t . H a r o l d S m i t h , of the 105th I n f a n t r y , a n d M i s s G r a c e G u r n s e y H a l l a m , both of N e w Y o r k , were m a r r i e d by R e v . R . E . Roe , rector of H o l y T r i n i t y .

C o l . a n d M r s . G u y D e m i n g a n d son, of Ohio , are recent a r r i v a l s i n S p a r t a n b u r g , a n d are s t opp ing w i t h M r s . V a u g h n , on A l a b a m a A v e n u e .

L i e u t , a n d M r s . B l a n v e l t , of N e w Y o r k , have t a k e n a p a r t m e n t s on H a m p t o n A v e n u e .

M r s . E . L . Sweetser , w i f e of G e n e r a l Sweetser , of the P i o n e e r B r i g a d e , w h o is s t opp ing at the F i n c h H o t e l , has gone to P i n e h u r s t for a f o r t n i g h t .

M r s . W . A . E l y , w i f e of Capt . E l y , of the 105th I n f a n t r y , has r e t u r n e d f r o m a t r i p N o r t h and is a guest at the F i n c h H o t e l .

FOOD FOR T H O U G H T .

M o i e t h a n h a l f a m i l l i o n books have been sent b}̂ the A m e r i c a n L i b r a r y A s s o c i a t i o n to A m e r i c a n so ld iers a n d sa i l o rs i n t r a i n i n g camps. T h i r t y - f o u r l i b r a r y b u i l d i n g s have been, or are be ing , erected i n the m a i n camps. T r a i n e d and experienced l i b r a r i a n s have been put i n charge at these camps to organize and conduct the l i b r a r y service . T h e s m a l l e r camps, posts and forts , a n d the n a v a l s tat ions and vessels are be ing suppl ied w i t h books and magazines t h r o u g h the i r chap la ins , Y . M . G. A . and K n i g h t s of Co l u m b u s Secretar ies . P l a n s have been made for the s u p p l y i n g of books to the m e n on board t ranspor t s and for the s h i p m e n t of boks to F r a n c e .

Of the more t h a n h a l f m i l l i o n books sent by the A s s o c i a t i o n to the so ldiers and sa i l o rs up to date, one h u n d r e d thousand were pur chased out of the f u n d col lected. T h e rest are g i f t s . B o o k s on e n g i n e e r i n g a n d other t e c h n i c a l subjects, books on the w a r , and books on m i l i t a r y t r a i n i n g — m a n y of them dup l i ca ted to a large ex tent—have compr ised the ma jor p o r t i o n of the book purchases . T h i s i s because the demand , next to fiction, is for books of th i s character . T h e g i f t books w h i c h have been sent to the camps and elsewhere are not mere heaps of books. E v e r y book is c a r e f u l l y s c r u t i n i z e d by a l i b r a r i a n before i t is sent to a camp, and there are severa l large d i spa t ch offices i n w h i c h the la rger co l lec t ion of gi ft books are sorted a n d prepared for use.

T h e t h i r t y - f o u r b u i l d i n g s erected were made possible by a g r a n t of $320,000 f r o m the Carneg ie C o r p o r a t i o n . T h e y are f o r ty feet w i d e and v a r y i n l ength f r o m n i n e t y -three to 120 feet. T h e y w i l l accommodate f r o m 10,000 to 15,000 vo lumes , a n d f r o m one h u n d r e d and fifty to two h u n d r e d a n d fifty readers. T h e b u i l d i n g s are s i m p l e i n des ign and cons t ruc t i on , but are r a t h e r more a t t rac t i ve , both i n s i d e a n d out, t h a n the other camp b u i l d i n g s . T h e y are equipped w i t h comfortable c h a i r s — n o t benches l i k e most camp b u i l d i n g s — a n d prov ide a quiet , r e s t f u l place for r e a d i n g a n d study .

T h e l i b r a r y b u i l d i n g houses the c e n t r a l or m a i n l i b r a r y . E v e r y Y . M . C. A . a n d K . C. b u i l d i n g , every Y . W . C. A . hostess house and every base h o s p i t a l r e a d i n g r o o m i n a l l these camps is a b r a n c h of the A . L . A . C a m p L i b r a r y .

T h i s C a m p L i b r a r y is the c h u r c h i n the center of the camp. A new b u i l d i n g is bei n g constructed . C a l l i n a n d use the l i b r a r y . M r . C h a m p l i n , the l i b r a r i a n , w i l l do a l l i n his power to serve the fe l lows w i t h books they need or w i s h .

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M A X L E I C H T M A N .

Field Representative of the Jewish Board of Welfare Work at

Camp Wadsworth,

M a x L e i c h t m a n has come to C a m p W a d s w o r t h as the f ield representat ive of the J e w i s h B o a r d of W e l f a r e W o r k here. H e is p l a n n i n g a n extensive p r o g r a m , a n d has a l r e a d y h a d v e r y g r a t i f y i n g co -operat ion f r o m the J e w i s h so ld iers of the 27th D i v i s ion .

Mr. L e i c h t m a n Is a N e w Y o r k e r . H e was graduated f r o m P . S. 110, B r o o k l y n , a n d f r o m R a y en School , Y o u n g s t own , O. H e received h i s A . B . degree f r o m the Col lege of the C i t y of N e w Y o r k . H e then became a student at the Teachers ' I n s t i t u t e of the J e w i s h T h e o l o g i c a l S e m i n a r y , a n d he also s tud ied l a w at N e w Y o r k U n i v e r s i t y .

H e was d i r e c t o r of the B o y s ' D e p a r t m e n t of the 92d St. Y o u n g M e n ' s H e b r e w A s s o c i a t i o n . M r . L e i c h t m a n is a f o r ce fu l speaker a n d has preached for the past three a n d a h a l f years , first at the Cong . B e t h B n a i I s r a e l and then at the Cong . D e r e c h A m u n a h .

H e w i l l be v e r y g lad to get i n touch w i t h a l l men i n camp who are interested, i n h i s work'. H i s office for the present i s i n the Y . M . C. A . H e a d q u a r t e r s B u i l d i n g , opposite D i v i s i o n Headquar ters .

B E N J A M I N S. G R O S S H E R E . Assoc ia ted w i t h M r . L e i c h t m a n i n h i s

work: here is B e n j a m i n S. Gross , who for s ix months d i d s i m i l a r w o r k at C a m p Sev i e r , G r e e n v i l l e , S. C. M r . Gross comes f r o m B i r m i n g h a m , A l a , H e has done newspaper w o r k there a n d i n N e w Or leans . H e has been a d m i t t e d to the bar a n d was p r a c t i c i n g l a w w h e n he went, in to w a r w o r k . A t C a m p Sev ie r , M r . Gross was ed i t o r of T r e n c h and C a m p .

C A M P W A D S W O R T H M A C C A B E E U N I T .

Next Jewish Holiday is Purim (February 26, 1918).

T h e m e n of J e w i s h f a i t h i n C a m p W a d s w o r t h have just completed the o r g a n i z a t i o n of a n assoc iat ion w h i c h hopes and in tends co -operat ing w i t h the representat ives of the J e w i s h B o a r d for we l fare w o r k to ar range for the s p i r i t u a l we l fare of the J e w i s h men i n camp. T h e o r g a n i z a t i o n prov ides foi r e g i m e n t a l and company key men w i t h w h o m a l l can keep i n touch a n d f r o m w h o m i n f o r m a t i o n can be obta ined at a l l t imes . E v e r y en l i s ted m a n m a y j o i n a n d can do so by g e t t i n g a r o u n d to one of the J e w i s h W e l fare W o r k e r s . Pvt . S. Cohen , of the Base H o s p i t a l ; Sergeant L i m i n e , S u p p l y Co., Hb l th I n f a n t r y , or P v t . S. S. M a r k s , Co. A , 106th I n f a n t r y . T h e names of the key m e n w i l l appear i n the next issue of G a s A t t a c k .

If there is a n y spec ia l service w h i c h the men w i s h to h o l d , let us k n o w by m a i l or personal i n t e r v i e w w i t h one of the m e n ment i oned above, a n d after next week w i t h your key m a n . R e m e m b e r that t h i s U n i t is here to serve the m e n , a n d is a l w a y s ready to rece ive suggest ions a n d c r i t i c i s m s f r o m the men.

A t present we are p l a n n i n g to h o l d services on F r i d a y e v e n i n g , bo th i n the camp a n d i n the synagogue i n S p a r t a n b u r g ( N . D e a n a n d U n i o n S t s . ) , w h i c h the people of the c i t y have k i n d l y t h r o w n open to the so ld iers . T h r o u g h o u t , the U n i t w i l l co-operate to the fu l l e s t extent w i t h the J . B . W . W . a n d a l l other agencies a u t h o r i z e d by the government to w o r k for the we l fare of the e n l i s t e d m e n .

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" T H E Y . M . C. A . A T T H E R A N G E . " T h e s tatement t h a t " the Y . M . C. A . is the

last evidence that anyone cares, ' ' has become a n accepted fact as i t is used i n r e g a r d to the s i t u a t i o n " over there . " It w o u l d app ly equa l ly w e l l to those boys of the E m p i r e State who came S o u t h for the w i n t e r a n d got it, by s p e n d i n g the greater par t of t h e i r t i m e at the R a n g e at G lass M o u n t a i n .

S ince the v e r y f irst so ld iers went to Glass M o u n t a i n the " Y " m e n have been there on the job. I n spite of w i n d s that blew down tents a n d tore t h e m to shreds, i t spite of cold weather t h a t w o u l d have done Ice land due credi t , they have p r o v i d e d w h a t good cheer and comfort they could for the men who have been s tat ioned there.

T h e needs at the R a n g e have become so great t h a t a r r a n g e m e n t s are now p e n d i n g to prov ide for the erect ion of two " Y h u t s ; " one for the men at the A r t i l l e r y R a n g e , and the other for the m e n at the I n f a n t r y Range . T h i s means that there w i l l be a staff of " Y " w o r k e r s at each place. T h i s w i l l be good news for those who ant i c ipa te spend ing t h e i r " s p r i n g " i n the " l a n d of the s k y , " at that noted h e a l t h resort , " T h e R a n g e / ' G lass M o u n t a i n , S. C.

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F R E N C H T O S U P P L Y A R T I L L E R Y .

On February 7th was celebrated t h r o u g h out the N o r t h e r n c i t i es of the U n i t e d States the a n n i v e r s a r y of the t rea ty between F r a n c e a n d the A m e r i c a n colonies In 1778. A t one of these ce lebrat ions h e l d i n the c i ty of N e w Y o r k there was i n attendance as guests of honor the F r e n c h A m b a s s a d o r , J u l e s J . J u s s e r a n d a n d the F r e n c h , H i g h C o m m i s s i o n e r to t h i s c ountry , M . T a r d i e u . T h e la t ter , i n a speech, sa id that the m i l i tary effort of A m e r i c a i s w o n d e r f u l a n d a s u r p r i s e to the A l l i e s a n d to the enemy. H e sa id that F r a n c e w o u l d f u r n i s h a r t i l l e r y to the A m e r i c a n s for t w e n t y d i v i s i o n s before J u l y 1st.

B R O W N I N G A N D L E W I S M A C H I N E

G U N S .

M u c h c r i t i c i s m has been d i rec ted at our government for a l l o w i n g F r a n c e to m a n u facture our a r t i l l e r y guns. T h e c r i t i c s assert that we have no r i g h t to a l l ow F r a n c e , who is i n a l i f e a n d death s trugg le to f u r n i s h us w i t h equipment . I t now comes to l i g h t t h a t Joffre suggested i t w h e n he was i n t h i s c o u n t r y s a y i n g t h a t i t w o u l d be better both for our c ountry a n d F r a n c e to f u r n i s h F r a n c e w i t h r a w mater i a l s w h i c h she cou ld not o therwise e a s i l y get a n d to f u r n i s h her w i t h food a n d t rans p o r t a t i o n for the same. B y a l l o w i n g F r a n c e to m a k e the a r t i l l e r y F r a n c e could best g a i n her suppl ies w h i l e we could best f u r n i s h foods a n d r a w m a t e r i a l s . T h e n too, a r t i l l e r y w o u l d take up m u c h va luab le r o o m on the boats on the w a y to F r a n c e . I t i s c l a i m e d t h a t no a r m y i n E u r o p e has a better equ ipment of a r t i l l e r y t h a n the A m e r i can a r m y . It is also c l a i m e d by our a r m y experts that, the B r o w n i n g m a c h i n e g u n is m u c h super ior to the L e w i s g u n , w h i l e the L e w i s gun could have been supp l i ed q u i c k e r yet the B r o w n i n g gu j i is a l r e a d y i n the hands of the A m e r i c a n so ld ier i n F r a n c e i n l a rger quant i t i e s t h a n i s a n y m a c h i n e g u n i n any other a r m y .

• S H I P S H O R T A G E F E L T .

T h e s h o i i a g e of sh ips is felt more now by a l l the A l l i e s t h a n w i l l be fe l t i n the future . N o w there are three great objects to a c compl i sh , f i rst , to t r a n s p o r t our troops, thousands of w h o m are ready a n d a w a i t i n g t r a n s p o r t a t i o n ; second, sh ips to c a r r y suppl ies to the A m e r i c a n a r m y now a n d after a m i l l i o n m e n have been t ranspor ted , a n d t h i r d , sh ips to c a r r y suppl ies to the c i v i l i a n s of E n g l a n d , F r a n c e , I ta ly , B e l g i u m , H o l l a n d a n d Sweden. Our c o u n t r y now has four m i l l i o n of tonnage a n d expects to b u i l d d u r i n g the c o m i n g year at least as m u c h more a n d probably s i x m i l l i o n s more . A l ready p lans are completed for c u t t i n g off m u c h of the i m p o r t a t i o n f r o m the Or i en t and f r o m S o u t h A m e r i c a .

C O L . R O O S E V E L T R E C O V E R I N G .

C o l o n e l Theodore Rooseve l t has been se r i ous ly i l l for n e a r l y ten days. D u r i n g the S p a n i s h - A m e r i c a n w a r he contracted a fever w h i c h has i n t e r m i t t e n t l y caused h i m m u c h trouble . W h e n he was on h i s B r a z i l i a n t r i p he h a d a relapse w h i c h took a m a l i g n a n t f o r m . L a t e l y , a n abscess was f o rmed i n h i s head . H e was operated on by a staff surgeon of St . L u k e ' s H o s p i t a l and is recover ing .

G E R M A N S T R I K E A F I Z Z L E .

T h e b i g s t r i k e by w o r k m e n i n A u s t r i a and i n G e r m a n y seems to have f a i l e d . I n A u s t r i a the government made concessions w h i c h are acceptable to the s t r i k e r s for the present. I n B e r l i n the m i l i t a r y forces compel led the s t r i k e r s to cease but a b i t terness • a m o n g the s t r i k e r s was created w h i c h m a y be i n c i t e d into ac t i on i n the future .

E N G L I S H M A Y T R A I N U . S, T R O O P S .

T h e Supreme W a r C o u n c i l w h i c h met i n F r a n c e last week considered the propos i t i o n of h a v i n g 150,000 A m e r i c a n s t r a i n e d under B r i t i s h d i r e c t i o n a n d placed i n F l a n ders. T h e reason is sa id to be the congest i o n of troops a n d suppl ies i n F r a n c e at the po int of d i s e m b a r k a t i o n .

A R G E N T I N A B R E A K S W I T H H U N S .

A r g e n t i n a has f i n a l l y b r o k e n off d ip lo m a t i c re la t i ons w i t h G e r m a n y . L o n g has the break been contemplated by A r g e n t i n a but a great G e r m a n propaganda de layed the ac t i on . F i n a l l y , one of A r g e n t i n a ' s sh ips , the M i n i s t r o Tuendo , was s u n k by a U -boat. T h e f i rst c o m p l i c a t i o n arose w h e n the U n i t e d States intercepted some papers sent by the G e r m a n A m b a s s a d o r to Ger m a n y i n w h i c h he adv ised that A r g e n t i n a sh ips be s u n k w i t h o u t l e a v i n g a trace. A t t h i s same t i m e G e r m a n y professed most s incere affection for A r g e n t i n a .

P U N I S H P L O T T E R S . E l e v e n G e r m a n p lot ters were t r i e d a n d

found g u i l t y of p l o t t i n g aga ins t t h i s count r y before the U n i t e d States entered the w a r . One of the p lans was to b low up the t r a n s - A t l a n t i c steamer K i r k O s w a l d . T h e sentence was IS m o n t h s a n d a fine of $2,-000. S ince the c r i m e was c o m m i t t e d a new l a w , ca l l ed the espionage l a w , has been passed w h i c h w o u l d m a k e the pena l ty m u c h more severe.

A M E R I C A N S A C T I V E A T F R O N T * S ince the A m e r i c a n s have come i n t o

ac t i on on the batt le l i n e i n F r a n c e they have been, v e r y act ive . B y t h e i r heavy a r t i l l e r y fire they caved- in the G e r m a n f irst l i n e of trenches so t h a t the G e r m a n s cou ld not use t h em . T h e G e r m a n s b u i l t new ones i n the rear . T h e G e r m a n s p l a n n e d to m a k e a " s i l e n t a t t a c k " a g a i n s t the A m e r i c a n s but w i t h i n fifteen m i n u t e s of the t im e set by the G e r m a n s for m a k i n g the a t tack the A m e r i c a n s l a i d d o w n so heavy a barrage that i t delayed the a t tack a n d probab ly caused a cons iderable f a t a l i t y a m o n g the G e r m a n s .

T h e G e r m a n s have been t r y i n g out gas on our troops i n the f o r m of she l ls . T h e boys were a l e r t a n d f r u s t r a t e d the gas attack.

A P R I L F O O L , V O N !

G e n e r a l V o n H i n d e n b u r g i n answer to the i n q u i r y of f o r ty G e r m a n edi tors , s a i d that he w o u l d reach P a r i s before A p r i l f irst . W h i l e t h i s seems e n t i r e l y improbab le yet there i s but l i t t l e doubt t h a t G e r m a n y has been p r e p a r i n g for some t i m e to m a k e a supreme a n d poss ib ly a las t a t t a c k on the W e s t e r n l i n e i n order to sa t i s fy the G e r m a n pub l i c , who beg in to see that G e r m a n y is l o s i n g out, a n d to m a k e one m o r e s u preme effort to break the A l l i e d l ines before the A m e r i c a n forces can reach F r a n c e . It is also t rue that the G e r m a n s are m a k i n g a supreme effort w i t h her s u b m a r i n e s w h i l e the A m e r i c a n s are t r y i n g to get forces across the A t l a n t i c . A l t h o u g h the G e r m a n s probab ly have about 200 s u b m a r ines she is d o i n g f a r less damage now t h a n she d i d one year ago w i t h about h a l f the number .

U N D E R - S E A F O R D S .

H e n r y F o r d has u n d e r t a k e n to f u r n i s h a s u b s t a n t i a l q u a n t i t y of s u b m a r i n e destroy ers. H e w i l l b u i l d one boat a day at Det ro i t . T h e boat w i l l be b u i l t i n a m a n n e r s i m i l a r to the w a y F o r d cars are made. T h e boats w i l l be 200 feet l o n g a n d w i l l have a 500 tonnage. These boats w i l l then be t a k e n f r o m D e t r o i t to the A t l a n t i c b y w a y of the G r e a t L a k e s . These boats w i l l w a t c h for the s u b m a r i n e w h i c h is compel led to come to the surface to get a new supp ly of a i r a n d to recharge the batter ies . T h e subm a r i n e r e m a i n s on the sur face severa l hours before the process is completed. A t t h i s t ime the destroyer gets i n i t s w o r k . T h e U-boat can not s i n k the destroyer s ince a torpedo has to be l a u n c h e d 15 feet below the sur face i f i t i s to keep a, s t r a i g h t l i n e . S ince the destroyer does not extend to t h a t depth the torpedo is h a r m l e s s .

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1 7 - Y E A R O L D F L I E R B A G S B O C H E S . T h o m a s H i t c h c o c k , J r . , a seventeen-year-

o ld f l ier f r o m W e s t b u r y , L . I., h a v i n g been refused by. the A m e r i c a n s , went to F r a n c e a n d j o ined the F r e n c h f i lers . H e has w o n the cross for d o w n i n g two G e r m a n planes a n d w o r d has come that he has downed the t h i r d .

A M E R I C A N S O N R H I N E . T h e A m e r i c a n s i n F r a n c e have been

ass igned the L o r r a i n e sector, the one nearest the R h i n e a n d also nearest the G e r m a n t e r r i t o r y . T h i s is near the R h i n e a n d is regarded as one of the hardest sectors. T h e reason for p l a c i n g the A m e r i c a n s here was de te rmined by t r a n s p o r t a t i o n f a c i l i t i e s .

H U N S H A V E 100 A M E R I C A N P R I S O N E R S .

G e r m a n y now has about 100 A m e r i c a n pr i soners . A Y . M . C. A . w o r k e r c o m i n g from D e n m a r k reports that the bo\ s arc fed on s m a l l r a t i o n s , one-hal f pound of bread a day a n d some t h i n soup. T h e y are placed under most r i g i d d i s c i p l i n e a n d compel led to w o r k h a r d , yet the Y . M . C. A . m a n reports that not a c ompla in t is heard .

U - B O A T S I N K S T U S C A N I A . T h e G e r m a n U-boat at last has succeeded

i n s i n k i n g a n A m e r i c a n t r a n s p o r t h a v i n g over 2,500 o n board . T h e T u s c a n i a was bound for a N o r t h e r n port , poss ib ly , G l a s gow, where she was a t tacked by probab ly a s ing le s u b m a r i n e w h i c h h a d s l ipped under the advanced g u a r d of destroyers a n d used a deep sea bomb on the T u s c a n i a . T h e part i c u l a r s at t h i s t i m e are not k n o w n beyond the fact that the t r a n s p o r t was between Irel a n d a n d Sco t land a n d that one h u n d r e d a n d one were lost. A n at tack made on the sub m a r i n e probab ly destroyed i t . T h e l i s t of those lost has not yet been made but can be made la ter . One m i s t a k e was made, however , i n a l l o w i n g m e n to cross the ocean w i t h o u t ident i f i ca t i on m a r k s on t h e i r discs. S u c h ident i f i ca t i on n u m b e r s were not on These tags because i n m a n y instances i t was not k n o w n to w h a t u n i t the m e n w o u l d be ass igned . A s a resu l t of t h i s severa l of the bodies could not be ident i f ied .

C O A L F A M I N E . W h o i s responsib le for the coal f a m i n e ?

T h e operators c l a i m t h a t i t is the government ' s f a u l t for fixing the pr i ce so l ow that coal could not be produced i n sufficient quant i t i e s . T h e m i n e owners c l a i m the f a u l t i s due to the r a i l r o a d s for a l l o w i n g p r i v a t e interests to take precedence over the p u b l i c interest . T h u s the r a i l r o a d s have not based t h e i r o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d methods on service but r a t h e r upon profit . T h e y do not have cars e n o u g h ; they do not have coal t e r m i n a l s large enough, they do not see t h a t cars are unloaded p r o m p t l y ; they do not m a k e the best connect ions i n j o i n t systems. T h e r a i l r o a d s c l a i m t h a t the d i s t r i b u t o r s do not have convenient t e r m i na l s a n d do not pay wages enough to get labor enough to keep the t e r m i n a l s c lear . W e l l , who is at f a u l t ?

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EV E R Y penny saved, helps. Along with a cool, comfortable shave

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500,000 M O R E E N G L I S H R E C R U I T S . E n g l a n d i s about to r e c r u i t another h a l f -

m i l l i o n m e n , t a k i n g the younger m e n f r o m i n d u s t r i e s i n w h i c h w o m e n can be subst i tuted . It is es t imated t h a t E n g l a n d a n d her colonies now have i n l a n d a n d sea service seven a n d a h a l f m i l l i o n men . A t the same rate we w o u l d have to place twelve m i l l i o n m e n i n service .

B E L G I A N S C A R R Y O N . W e hear l i t t l e of the B e l g i a n a r m y now,

a l t h o u g h no one can forget w h a t i t d i d i n the ear ly days of the w a r .

T h e B e l g i a n a r m y i s s t i l l three t imes the size i t was af ter the bat t le of Ypes . I t s t i l l ho lds a f r o n t l i n e of 21 m i l e s aga ins t the G ermans . It has per f o rmed a lmost i n c r e d i ble feats i n e n g i n e e r i n g , such as construct i n g trenches , te legraphs , telephones, etc.

M O R E S H I P S . L a s t year A m e r i c a produced n e a r l y a m i l

l i o n tons of s h i p p i n g , double the a m o u n t she produced the year before a n d h a l f the p r o d u c t i o n of the w o r l d i n 1916. A n d yet l as t year double as m u c h tonnage was s u n k by s u b m a r i n e s as was b u i l t by the A l l i e d coun

t r i e s . T h i s emphasizes the necess i ty of haste i n s h i p b u i l d i n g . F o r t y - o n e sh ips w i l l be completed by M a r c h 1, and 30 more w i l l be t r a n s f e r r e d f r o m the G r e a t L a k e s to the A t l a n t i c .

O U R W A R M A C H I N E . M a j o r P a l m e r , f o rmer w a r correspondent ,

now attached to G e n e r a l P e r s h i n g ' s I n t e l l i gence Sect ion , says, " O u r w a r m a c h i n e i n E u r o p e can now hand le 1,000,000 m e n a n d can be expanded to take care of 2,000,000 m e n . " H e says that the message w h i c h our a r m y sends home f r o m F r a n c e is a plea for t ranspor ts .

T H E I N D I S P E N S A B L E M O T O R T R U C K . T h e motor t r u c k is d o i n g m u c h to c a r r y

on t r a n s p o r t a t i o n i n t h i s c o u n t r y a n d i n E u r o p e . I t has become a n absolute necess i t y b e h i n d the l ines of batt le . I t has t a k e n the place of the s team roads i n h a u l i n g f r e i g h t a n d express short distances . M o r e passengers are r i d i n g i n autos t h a n i n passenger t r a i n s . T h e new L i b e r t y T r u c k is a new n a m e for the 10,000 a r m y t r u c k s w h i c h w i l l r u n f r o m the C e n t r a l W e s t to the E a s t e r n seaboard.

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