Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-10-24

Friday and Saturday. which will be
the last to be sent south, according to
present plans.
For the second time within q week.
tragedy trod upon the forming impress
at Camp Meade. At the Severn grade
crossing of the Pennsylvania railroad.
q troop train struck the delivery truck
Of Philadelphia newspaper headed for
the camp. Three men died. Two others
sustained injuries and one remarkably
escaped harm. The fatalities happened
at the identical spot where two Sc
lected Army recruits from Philadelphia
were killed under similar circumstances
Saturday last,
Maj. Gen. Kuhn, commander at the
camp, has written letter to the rail-
road officials requesting adequate pro-
The horrors Of modern warfare and
the methods being employed In the
great struggle for democracy in France.
Belgium. Russia and the other thea
direct attention OF the oficers here:
Capt. Laintx Of the 22d French Field
Artillery. who saw service with the pig
guns behind the lines in his native
land, IL here to lecture to artillery ofIl-
GERS. Other French and English off,
GERS are to come and there also Will DC
score or more OF non c0mmisSloneo
officers OF the French, English and Ca
madam armies to aid In the INSTRUCTION
Of the Americana.
They call him 'sClass.'' His fun name
is Harry C.. Chang. He 10 Q Chinaman.
and is among the selected men here
from Baltimore.
Chang has what might be termed the
Pollyhanna way Of looking at things.
According to his fellow soldiers. moth
ing ever disturbs or disgrunties him.
He IL always in the same happy MOOD.
passing with smile reverses and fall
ures which would make the ordinary
person stop and grumb1e. Chang Is
witty just in his own particular way.
and when. you are In his company you
cannot help but feel just little
Before he came to Camp Meade Chang
was q member of the senior class OF the
University Of Maryland, School Of Dem
tistry.
you'll know when TO come back next
time" This and similar remarks were
being made by @ group of soldiers for
the benefit of rookie in their company
who was cleaning up the yard In front
Of the barracE.
This particular rookie was doing
penance. IL IL may be termed such. for
overstaying his time OF and losing his
hat. According to the story, he went
to Baltimore in an automobile. and aft
Monumental city started homeward.
Then he discovered that ne had to
speed pretty fast TO get to the camp In
time, and In driving along the wash
headgear became disiodged and was
whirled away in the darkness to the
side OF the road. And the soldier. so &c
Is said, drove right ahead without
stopping. to make an Investigation as
to the whereabouts OF the hat.
Il was cold as biaxes Sunday morn
ing and the roofs Of the buildings at
the cantonment were coated with .
white layer Of frost. One OF the work.
men attempted TO climb up the roof
to get piece OF rope. He was crawl.
ing along cautiously when the slippery
he started backward at q rate con-
siderably faster than he had assembled.
His companion, however, who was sta
toned at the edge OF the roof to watch
the proceedings. placed plank In such
way as 60 stop the descent
Work in the construction Of the
Knights of Columbus building is pro-
crossing rapidly. and within week
or ten days everything 70 expected to
soldiers The building 10 commodI-
GUS structure. and is centrally located.
SO that men who viii go there Will
have access convenient for them from
any section OF the environment.
horse, saddled and bridIed, ran
madly down the main Highway Of the
camp Sunday at noon. with several
workmen I'm pursuit. causing pedestri-
ans to scatter In alarm. The animal
was finally captured by q soldier at
the northern extremity Of the. camp.
MAGAZINES give the diversity OF
reading matter that comes to the Z. "a.
G. A. administration building from day
to day for distribution among the
soldiers The magazines are greatly
appreciated by the men, The ~maga-
zines. pamphlets and newspapers are
taken to the various headquarters
where they are then distributed by the