Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-31


Have your pennies: there win be am
ether bond issue before long, and the
en you.
That bon from home you waited pa
Nzent1y, but ft came at last. Bet your
s friends knew ahout 10. too.
4AThlnk az q fellow being brought be-
IRE che e0uRt-martfal. ordered to do
work at the company wood pile for ten
days ana deprived Of o third or mis-
months salary for OveratAying HIS time.
cause he may have the joke on you
: some day.
There are zoe men here from Fort
Smelling, regular Army men, acting 3S
Instructors 20 the drafted men. They
MADE q long trip to help teach our SOL
diers here to be real warriors for Uncle
Sam.
One of the drafted men in section r
{ says he has gained twelve pounds In
4he past two weeks. He declares he
never felt better I'm his life: that mill
1Mry training was the best thing that
ever happened TO him. Before he came
to Camp Meade he says he was q
clerk for o coal concern. with duties
that kept him confined from early in
the morning until late 1t night.
g Arwee. fuxzv. white terrier versus a
hfg black bear. But the two never
cRzne to actual combat, because the
latter was chained to q post and the
former thought It the wiser policy to
F0treat to safer terYftsRy, Tne bear BE-
longs TO LAemA Edwards OF the 114th
Regiment. and 10 now considsred the
NaAscOt Of that company. TMe other
Z &av O. white serrfer beD0RG1ng 60 o Wis
I AsoE TO the camp spied tbs bear Ana
ran barkfng toward the animal ne
reiterated and then harked. And Brain
RrOw16d Quite a crowd gathered 60
1mteh this unusual spectacle which
caused . good deal OF amusement.
Az Nizscnr over I'm 8 section tells .
: story which happemsd Tuesday while
4 NE WAS on his way TO AmmAa@Iis IN an
attonSobile, and for real humor cannot
= as came to fork in the road. when
h& stopped to ask an old co1ored man.
nv. who Mmppemea To be locking ont Of
! the WfnAww 0f her shaeR nearby, whicA
Was tlas right road to take to An
mapofin
N would like to know which read
viii ka1ka me to Annapolis. the capital
~ Marv1mmd--the' Naval Academy an
nmared eIam oaEleer again In louder tones.
xes-um. I'll do II. yes-am."
ssao way from here, man. sin't get
mn anpl0Es" said the NANNY who then
AasapDsarea from view.
Lieut.. BaIds. Intelligence officer at
h6&s3QuarteR1, Ia q bu1y man. Be- manX
Hmfnmn cuuhe 20 his attention that me-
has 70 have that happy fmenity OF be-
1mm able to do o do8sm things AZ one
fa51s. There seems TO be always some
6me In his once. either civilian or sol
der, seeking Co be strmigA&snsd ont ON
fkle on that matter which has to be
handled through headQuazterA Thal
1lautenant must be cOzmen4ed upeH
the uuicImess and expedition with
which he Discharges his duties
Ever since the camp was laid cut and
s q WaEerw0TkD sFDeem t@me@H@6 q guard
has been kept constantly on 0uey ~ ene
4nnarl auuw1T near P0Ft1@md The paHwW-
fnn station il now SURROUNDED by high
M@whed wire barrfCmdes. 81 ID the 0lnc-
f1.ao power house and other vital points
~ atsdition 10 guard dmty, the police
also are charged with the duty OF
mmmwrhtmg the baggage Of persons en-
&exfmg camp. searching soldiers or
others coming I'm at any ein1e. TO see
96neRA1Iy to keep wary eyes on per-
6ons whose behavior Is at all sus-
picious
no the a1ath Infantry. 'Baltimore's
Own" Col SWeezey commanding, falls
Inc distinction of being the hrst Ma
kional Array regiment to take part in
4 parade outside eank0ument limits
z The regiment 1900 strong. went to
SDa1tim0re and taOlE part In the Liberty
day parade wednesday evening. Cost
0f tramspoFtafi0H, etc. FOR the men was
betrayed hy private individuals and or
mmM1Aatiom@ and not by Ehe government
Camp Meade construction work betng
amm the foKe@ OF wUEkm0n. These men
nave been making anywhere from IS |
&nw for weekday work to $z2 for an
f&he-h0ur day ON Sunday. and few Of I
4hsm seemed to Fe5Oice over the termi- |
nation OF tbs lob Many Of the@w woS&-
nSn came from Washington, Though the |
AD1es was drawn from every part o. the |
s&0mmtxws Many of the men released
stated thai during the zuwamsr they
made mxza sailed away emOaMh mmmeT
70 peFmx$ them to remain idle ali winter 1
& theH - desired
Gkeanatters and plumbers are busy
az nEme1Aea1ly all Of the barracks |
NuR4fmgns fngA1llfng h9e-WAfer systems,
&&kSS heaters for the shower baths.
&tns &c In expected all the barracks
~fEz Is eaufupea with heating plan4S /
MzMzn s week or two. However IN
anmV " Tie squad rooms big ke1Gtag |
stoves have beer Installed to take the
chill OF the air these frosty warnings