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Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
RANDOM PILLS FROM
18th field HOSPITAL


Monday evening, Dec, 3rd 18th Field
Hospital were hosts at a dance held in
| honor of their newly-wed commanding
officer and his wife, Major and Mrs. 7.
Lyle Hazlett. The tables were taken out
of the mess hall the floor WaXed, and
while the appointments were nothing ON
the William Penn or Adelphia order, tha
pep" and esprit de corps displayed by
lack of some of the more subtle things
generally attendant upon military pail.
Several charming young ladies from Au-
gusta were guests of the organization,
and the success of the "hop" may be
judged from the fact that the fellows
are contemplating another one Friday
quit the ranks of the Ancient and Erst-
while Order of Stays. Not so bad for ths
Iodine Squad, Ell what?
"Owney" Murphy is seriously thinking
of quitting the ranks Of the Irish Ten
ors" (too much competition and doing
liberty or give me death Squad. His spe-
cialty, though is Bob service stuff.
rather thah~.'Ruddy'' Kipling.
The boys are going in for r. fo ?!25
cats" played the first half of their first
minutes and second quarter-4o minutes.
Very gentle game too. Moore has
broken nose; Miller a wrenched knee;
Weber bad shoulder; Moneys right
set-to. But all the boys reported 1t
great afternoons sport-especially the
rooters. See Porter!
Jake" scheler is rapidly becoming
the boy Lothario" of the outf1t-so
much so that he is beginning to worry
about his thinning 'thatch.' Woe IS
him!
Turk" Calhoon is the last word in
what the men will wear this winter
nowadays. Between being pestered by
the boys about the new issue of clothing
and worrying about his next furlough,
he has concluded that a soldiers NE IS
surely happy one" Cd
Newell is home on furlough. The boys
are expectant regarding certain tidings
mot until after the war" So we are
prepared for anything now, in the way
of an announcement
We are wondering why winter comes
South with the soldiers every time. Au-
gustans tell us that the last time they
hope the next time" they bring~-us
South, it will be to the Indies or Pan
anna or the. Solomons or some other place
where it is warm and balsny zephyrs
'zeph" all day long.
Nash is quite the gay phnanderer. He
claims Augusta is some town. we are
wondering now what he mAans.
Hamilton claims ne is beginning 10 llhS
Cooks Police" His ''bunkies'' are some
what alarmed and are seriously consid-
ering putting him under observation
Having known the gentleman personally
for several years, some of us are in
clined to doubt his sincerity.
Blanck is falling away toSa ton. He
is a living example of what army grub
does for chap. Mess sergeants, take
notice
Dub Smathers from Clarion, Pa,
went home on furlough about six weeks
that the little old "cam" had been mar
red The insurance allotments are some
good after all!
Musician Weber was called home to
Pittsburgh last Sunday week ago, owing
to the serious illness of his mother. We
received the very sad news that she died
the following Wednesday. The officers
and men of the 18th have expressed
their sympathies over his bereavement.
Webers furlough has been extended I'M
til the gath instant.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19
COL. SCOTT WANTS NAMES
OF WANAMAKER MEN

Several weeks ago. Col William R.
Scott, of the John Wanamaker CONNER
cial Institute, visited Camp Hancock for
the purpose of presenting flag to the
10Sth Field Artillery During his visit
in the camp he met $50 former employees
of the Wanamaker store and he is now
making an investigation into and regis
tering all the names of former employees
who are now in the service of the United
States.
Colonel Scott will publish a book. giving
the rank, name, company, regiment and
station of all men whom he can locate
and copy will be sent to all whose
Camp Hancock who have been connected
with the Wanamaker store are asked to
send the necessary information to Colonel
Scott, and to furnish names of others who
may be in the service in other camps.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19

Representative johnson of South Da-
kota, enlisted Monday as a private in
the regular army and was assigned to
Camp Meade. He has not resigned his
seat in the house.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19

Copy for next weeks Trench
and Camp must be in by Sat-
urday afternoon. Get busyi
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19

The manufacture of silk from wood
pulp is now quite an important industry
in England and France.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19

American ships about 100 years ago
carried 80 per cent of the commerce OF
the country; last year they were carrying
less than 10 per cent.
The amount of tobacco consumed in
Great Britain last year was 4,72S,00
pounds more than during the previous
year. The total consumption was $780,
900, 900 pounds.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19

Newell is home on furlough. The boy
are expectant regarding certain tiding
from West Virginia. But Johnny claim
mot until after the war" So we ar
prepared for anything now, in the wa,
of an announcement.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19

We are wondering why winter co
South with the soldiers every time.
gustans tell us that the last time
had such cold weather was in '98. l
hope the next time" they bring
South, it will be to the Indies or T
anna or the Solomons or some other p
where it is warm and bala1y zepl
"zeph'' all day long.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-19

Blanck is falling away to> ton. He
is living example of what army grub
does for a chap. Mess sergeants, take
notice!
Arizona republican., 1917-06-29
SUMMER COMPLAINT
 TAXES MANY TOTS
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 ST. LOUIS, June 2S.-Sixty eight children have died of a severe form of summer complaint in southeastern Missouri during the last few weeks, according to information telephoned here today.
 More than 200 persons, mostly chil- dren, now are ill, and about fourth of these are in a serious condition.
 The information came here from Dr c. M. Harrison. coroner of Dunklin county. and Dr. E. S. Tate, coroner of Scott county.
 Dr. Morrison reported 50 child deaths in Dunklin county in the last six weeks and Dr. Tate reported IS in Scott county Dr. Harrison said the deaths in Dunklin county were due to enterocolitis, an infection of the in testines. pr Tate said the disease in Scott county was iliocolitis, a sum- mer complaint similar to enterocolitis
 The disease is attributed to abnor- nal weather conditions-a late, col" spring quickly followed by warm weather, which caused extensive evap- orization from the sandy soil. Flies are believed to have been carriers of the disease.
 Four deaths from cholera infantum are reported from Senath, Dunklin county by Dr. Hughes. Sixteen per sons there are under treatment for that disease.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-29
GENERAL STRIKE
 F NO VOTE TAKEN
 0N CONSCR|PT|ON
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OTTAWA, Ont, June 2S.-The dec 'aratlon that general strike of organ to be followed
 lzed labor in Canada will be called if the government attempts to apply con- scription without first obtaining ma Jorlty vote by the people, was made in parliament tonight by Alphonse Yer vllle. who represents the district of Maisonneuve. part of the city of Mon creal He is the only labor member of the Canadian house and for many years was president of the Canadian Trades and Labor congress. MT Yer vile declared that in striking, Cana dian labor would have the support of organized labor in the United States, although there would be no strike there.
 The announcement was made in a speech on the government compulsory service bill.
 T want this parliament to under stand, said MT. Verville, that passage and application of this measure means a general strike and it means national calamity. Even if there is exemption, there will be no change in labOr's de- termination. It is a matter of prin- ciple.
 It is not too late yet to avoid this calamity. If the people of Canada, by direct verdict support conscription then organized labor will submit loyal ty to the decision; but organized labor, Which must bear the brunt of censcrip- ton has been ignored and never con- suited by the Canadian government"
 Organized labor in the United States would be loyal to President Wilson, but would cooperate, MT. Verville said, in the protest of labor in Canada against the decision of the Canadian government, which had been made Without cOnsultinglabor
 MT. Verville said that last February he visited Detroit, Chicago, Indianap- oils. Cleveland and Buffalo and con- ferred with labor men relative to the prospective participation of the United States in the war. Ten days before President Wilson made his historic war communication to congress, asking the enactment of a measure of select i've conscription, he declared the heads Of American organized labor had been summoned to the White House for a conference with the president and asked separately what he could expect from labor and American labor had answered that it would cooperate Ioy- ally with the president.
 In Canada, NIT. Vervile said. Premier Borden had followed different course
 Organized labor has been ignored since the war began" he asserted. De spite the fact that Canadian labor is expected to furnish it's generous share Of soldiers, there was no calling of the members together for consultation. If 1t was good for the United States gov ernment, before presenting it's con scription bill to congress, to get the good will and power of organized labor why was it that the Canadian govern ment decided not to do so, but to ig- nore labor?
 Remember l would not be guilty oi endorsing a general strike. Perhaps few people know what it means. The government should consider what ii woulwd mean for itself, for the coun- try and for the allies
Arizona republican., 1917-06-29


 recently it asked from the United States government $95 per ton.
 When an ordinary man sees his loved boy snatched from his home to be shot to pieces upon foreign soil and reads of profits asked by corporation created by his government of six hun dred millions per year during the war, he cannot be blamed for the demand in which our peop.e unite ana in which the congress units by the passage of just such bills as this"
 Senator Johnson praised Herbert C. Hoover and said he is particularly fit ted for the task of food administrator. Senator Lodge, saying he would vote for the bill after it had been carefully considered, opposed some of it's pro- visions as amazing and said public excitement for food control legisla- tion is pressing upon congress with lit tie public conception of the powers the bill proposes to confer.
 The people oniy know of it's pro- visions in a general way he saic. Congress also must consider the peo- pie who are seeking more huge power. More than one of the Caesars went mad by mere possession of unrestrained power. We have pressure constantly
Arizona republican., 1917-06-29

factor in winning the war. Abolish all the breweries at stroke, throw 100000 people out of emp ovment and deprive the hundreds of thousands of laborinE and other people who take their glass of beer and see no harm in it, and you will engender dissatisfaction and re- sentiment"
 Telling how New England dairy in- terests depend upon brewers by-pro- ducts for cattle feed, the senator said stoppage of brewing would send many milk cattle to the slaughter house anc that it also would be like to double the price of bread by suddenly reducing by 40 per cent the supply of yeast, made largely from brewing products.
 Germany, Senator Lodge declared, has not rstricted alcoholic beverages ln any way. while France gives her sold iers regualr wine rations. And" he added. T think nobody will dispute that the German and French soldiers are of good fighting quality. It is idle to say that the men who drink light wines and beer are undermined.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-29
WARN TRAVELLERS ID
 GUT 0UT SOUTH

The Kunselman party returned yes terday morning from an automobile trip to the coast on which they set out three weeks ago, and brought back great deal of information about the roads, which may be valuable to others contemplating journey. 0. l.. Hinger the driver, said that they went by the northern route, via Needles and Parker, and found a very good road. That was before the flood at Needles. The distance by that route, something more than 800 miles, under the condi- tions of the road then, could be made in two days. The road was being steadily improved in many places by oiling and otherwise.
 Mr Hinger advises travellers to watch their inner tubes, especially those that have been patched, for the intense heat quickly melts the patches off. On this trip he said one day was spent in changing tires on the, ma chine. Air pressure also is something that must be taken into account, for the pressure in a 3 12 inch tire is in- creased from 10 to E pounds. Also travellers should take plenty of water which boils out of the radiator quick ly, The human system also requires immoderate quantities of water.
 The ferry charge at Needles is $2.50 one way or s4 going and returning
 The start home was made over the southern route from San Diego, and of that route in it's present condition MT. Hirger believes the less said is the better. The road is not bad to Nyland, in the eastern part of the Imperial Valley, but from there to Yuma, about 65 miles, it could not well be worse. The plank road across Mammoth Wash is covered with sand The sand 1 is so deep, fine and heavy that through that region MT. Hinger advises the de- flatiOn of the tires 6 1-2 inch), to 30 or 8 pounds. But care must be takel: l against too much deflation or else the valve stemp will be pulled out, as he found by bitter experience. After leaving the wash one encounters sharp washes every 100 or 150 feet, so that one must creep along generally on low The distance from Nyland to Yuma, 65 miles, takes a full days run.
 From Yuma 70 miles this way the roads are excellent, but thence to Agua Caliente they could not be worse. i The ruts are so deep that cars with a low center can make no progress and Mir. Hinger found it very difficult for his Ford. There are also great 1 holes in the ruts which let the wheels down to the hub. From Agua Caliente
 to Phoenix the roads are generally good
 The distance from San Diego tc
 Phoenix is something more than JOG miles, but under the condition of the
 roads, MT. Hinger says it takes a five
 day run. He made the trip in three ' by travelling almost night and day.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-29
BOOZE |S HARD NIT
 BY RESTRICTIONS

An enormous reduction in convictions for drunkenness is not the only evil dence adduced in the report of the li quOr control board as justification for the war time restrictions imposed on the sale of liquor This reduction amounted in 1916 to 50 per cent on the figures for 1914, and returns for the first three months of 1917 indicate that the decrease continues to pro- gress.
 After all these figures relate only to the habitual or occasional drunkards, and the board attaches more import ance to the fact that the habit of soaking" has been practically sup pressed. and a vast amount of unneces- sary or excessive drinking has been prevented.
 There is mass of testimony that the prohibition of treating has been welcomed as checking a convention which had become onerous. The bene- ficial effects of the prohibition upon the efficiency of the army have ob- tained for it warm and general ap- proval fromthe military authorities
 Allegations of increased home drinking are found by the board in the great majority of specific cases to be ul4ouPpOl lCu ny SuUSldIlidl eNlueDCe. The bulk of the best available testi- mony is in the opposite direction. The same conclusion applies to the allega- tions of increased drinking among women.
 It has been proved that by extin- gushing private interest in the sale of liquor and a strict system of control. excessive drinking can be reduced in a marked degree, and that in houses where liquor is sold under conditions of comfort and decency there is less inclination to drink to excess than in mere drinkink bars.-LondOn Chronicle.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-29
FAY PEOPLE BUY
 THREE HUDS0NS

Cal Messner, local Hudson distribu- tor who returned from Ray yesterday, reports the sale of three Hudson Speedsters in the mining town.
 The speedster created a real sensa- tion in Ray and no little amount of comment was heard on the streets, said MT. Messner upon his return last evening. Prominent men of the city took to the new design like a duck to water and I could easily have sold sev eral more cars had I been able to guar antee immediate delivery.
 Business is going along smoothly in Ray and there is no strike talk. The miners and others connected with the industry seem to be satisfied with present conditions.
 The speedster made the run from Ray Junction to Ray on high gear, a remarkable feat that can be appre ciated only by motorists acquainted with conditions in that community
 L. P. Jones of the Ray Motor com pany has been appointed by Messner as the Hudson Super Six representa- tive in that community.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-29
T0
 A|D SETTLEMENT

To aid in the ettiement of the in surance claim caused by the burning of the power plant of the Williams Electric Light and Water company some few days ago, the corporation commission will hold a hearing al Williams at 10 o'clock on Saturday morning, June 30.
 The hearing also will be for the pur pose of aiding the town of Williams il the purchase of the remainder of tho light and water plant from the Chicago owners, negotiations for which were being conducted at the time of the fire.
 Since the destruction of the power plant the town has been without ec- tric light as it has been unable to secure transformers to connect with the power plant of the Saginaw and Manistee Lumber company. the use of which plant was offered. The water plant was separate, and by the aid of a reser- voir, service has not been interrupted.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-29
ELKHORN RESERVOIR BURSTS AND MUCH
 DAMAGE RESULTS
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BAKER. Ore. June 2S.-Carrying de- struction in its path. millions of gal ons of water from a reservoir high in the ElkhOrn mountains. fifteen miles west of Haines, swept through the village of Rock Creek, destroyed crops on thou- sands of acres, killed livestock, de- prived Baker and Haines of electric power and interrupted telegraph and telephone service today. Tonight, so far as is known, no lives were lost, but the loss to crops, buildings and stock is many thousands of dollars.
 Big trees were uprooted and became a weapon of the flood, striking build- ings as battering rams.
 At Rock Creek a number of buildings were destroyed. Seve.dl -amilies had narrow escapes.
 Officials of the company owning the reservoir declared tonight they believed the dam had been dynamited, and they caused the arrest of a discharged work man named Gray. He protested in nOcense
Arizona republican., 1917-06-29

P|TTSBURC MAN
 ||VvENTS NEW LIGHT;
 GIVES BUGS CREDIT

Before long the United States navy may be using bottled light 1t is sure thing that it will be-particularly in submarines-if tine navy depart ment thinks half as much of the meth cd of Ethan I. Dodds of Pittsburg as Mr Dodds himself does.
 q got my idea from lightning bugs" MT Dodds said just before he left for Washington to offer his lnven- ton to the government. My theory is that the bugs store up light during a sunny day and use it at night.
 q killed thousands of lightning bugs and had them analysed quantitatively and qualitatively. From them l got some element that I can't describe and that I don't know much about myself. use the slightest trace Of rad1um with the lightning bug element that l have been able to produce artiflcially.
 Now. as you will see for yourself, can store away light to last quite a while-four hours under ideal condi- tions-by simply exposing one of my bulbs to the light for a few seconds. The composition that l put on the glass costs only three cents. There is absolutely no heat. Just cold bottled light"
 The composition is Whitish paste.
 As he was talking, MT Dodds drew from his travelling bag glass bulb about the size of an overgroWn grape fruit. It enclosed second bulb, vac uum existing between the two. The in side of the outer bulb was smeared with the whitish substance. Mr. nnhhc cuyitCba6 oIIt the 1iPbtS plunging the room into darkness. The bulb was hardly discernible. Then he put the mouth of it over an incandes- cent bulb and switched on the light After few seconds he took it away. MT. Doddss light blue eyes were sparkling with a humor and enthusi- asm of their own. His smooth shaver cheeks entrusted pinkly with his close cropped and plentiful white hair.
 Now, look" he said turning out the lights
 The bulb glowed with a greenisf light in the darkened room. Print or a magazine was easily deciphered. The glass was cool to the touch. That bulb was laid aside and a small CT one without a vacuum was set glow 1 ing with lighted match. That smaller one was taken into a closet where il glowed.
 | Half an hour later the first bulb was still giving out light rays. The ob- servers. who had been rather skepti- cal, admitted cheerfully that about tn, only thing MT. Dodds's bottles of ligh 1 appeared to lack was a spihon at l tachment
 MT Dodd spent sSOOOOO perfectins this invention" an acquaintance said
 He hit upon it by accident while h. was trying to invent a method of mak i ing pictures visible to the blind bN ] using radium rays"
 l Mir. Dodds nodded and said, smiling Now 1 don't know what to do witt | the thing The government can have i ! if it wants it, and welcome. Nothing
 would suit me better than to hay
 someone figure out way for the bu.b
 to store the light longer.
 Tn the shape it's in now I shoul,
 think it would be practicable to use il l submarines where every bit of cleo trical power is so necessary"
Arizona republican., 1917-06-29
German Statement

BERLIN, June 2S, Via London)- The official statement issued from gen. eral headquarters this evening reads:
 In the west, apart from lively fight ing in the forenoon on the Lens Arras road, there is nothing of importance to report
 The German official statement today says:
 Near Hooge an enemy reconnoiter- ing advance failed.
 South of the Cambrai-Arras road the British suffered considerable losses in killed and prisoners during the clear ing of a trench by Westphalian and RheniSh storming troops.
 Tn the forefield of our positions at St. Quentin several minor engagements developed between our outposts and British attachments
 Army group of the German crown prince:
 North of the Aisne north of Rheims and in the western Champagne lively artillery duels developed.
 Army group of Duke Albrecht-on Hartmanns- Weilerkopf reconnoiterins troops broke into French trenches anu made a number of prisoners
Arizona republican., 1917-06-29
to give more power.

to give more power.
 The Massachusetts senator opposed particularly the proposal that the American industries shall sell to for eign nations as well as the American government at low prices. He said the minimum price fixing provision holds lover the heads of all business and in- dustry a deadly threat" and protestec against the exemption of farmers from the hoarding section.
 Opposing the 'dry" legislation as an injection of a moral issue and not war measure, the senator directed at tention to the fact that the effort to impose prohibition on the country has been mixed up with food conservation by congress itself and not by the ad- ministration. He declared himself il favor of prohibiting the manufacture Of distilled liquors during the war, but thought beer and wine should be per mitted.
 T now come to the controlling fac tor in this natter he continued. "A united public opinion is the greatest