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

the electric line from Admiral to Camp
Meade post once, and the poles that
are to CAVITY the trolley wire have been
placed. The track, which is single, has
not yet been graded and leveled up
will require only . few days, when
visitors to camp will be able to ride
from Naval Academy Junction direct
to the post ONCE building. which 10
practically the geographical center OK
the camp.
About half Of the concrete roadway
around the camp Is completed, ana
work Is being rushed to get this nm
ished before freezing weather puts an
end to concrete laying. When the sys-
ten of concrete roads around and with
I'm the camp is completed there will be
between hfty-fve and sixty miles or
this roadway, in addition to properly
graded, scraped and rolled dirt and
gravel roads.
Lieut.. Col Huntington. division sur
geon at Camp Meade. is exceedingly
proud Of the fact that the general
health OF the men of the 18TH Division
Of the National Army is better than
that Of the men at any of the other Ma
tional Army camps
Statistics from the other campss" he
said, "show that Camp Meade has a con-
siderably lower sick report than any Of
them-in other words, that the boys
here are in better health than those at
the other camps.
There are no serious cases in any of
the hospitals here. In many instances
the sick report for n fun company
shows only two or three minor cases.
When the men first began coming here
many were reporting sick every day,
the change from their accustomed sur
TOundings and habits causing stomach
troubles. colds and the like The men
now have become sufzicientiy hardened
that such cases are scarce ana the
members Of the Medical Corps have lit
Gle to do"
Louden L. LAngan. one of the 312th
Battaiion's foot ballers. used to pl@y ON
In Washington before Uncle Sam, Gen.
|CrOwdeP and D48i0l Donovan coRsptRed
Ito make him soldier. Langan's father
was soldier I'm the ctvi1 war and was.
I'm the battles Of Antietam and Gettys-
burg.
The Army 10 being fed ration that
costs q fraction less than 40 cents per
day DGr man. But here In q list of artt-
e,es seen em the pantry shelves Of q sim
Canned goods-Baked bears, corn,
Vienna style RRnsages, tomatoes, lima
beans evapOrated milk, condensed
tsweeHened) milk. blackberry jam.
Package goods Chocolate, cocoa. bal-
ing powder. spices, including pepper,
cloves, cinnamon, etc.
hom1ny grfts. granulated sugar, flour,
corn meal. coffee, tea, etc.
In the big refrigerator Of this company
hung quarter Of first-class beef. besides
other smaller pieces of beef. There was
also q fun tub az Elgin creamery but
ter. besides nearly half a tub.
THIS pantry II representative Of every
company mes In Camp Meade. Besides
these things the pantry contained sew
eEal bushels Of white potatoes, because
the @wA&Asg b0y1 are great for spudm: an
equal quantity Of sweet potatoes and half
q dozen shGets or more Of the bread that
s1zeek containing sin two-pOund loaves.
The first man has gone from here to
France. He In Julius Fischer of the
35eth Regiment. who Is q czbinetmalEer
and Was desired for special Job Do
Gen. P0TGhtng.
Nine4y-tyVO men from many units. but
none from the 312th Machine Gun Bat
talon. have been picked to 60 to Camp
Grant, Rockford, H.. to complete the
33d Regiment OF Railway Engineers
Seventy men of the Telephone Signal
Corps have left for Chillic0the, Ohio, to
get special training at a Signal Corps
camp.
Another new song the me mare catch
Ing on TO goes like this:
Goodbye, old kaiser.
And crown prince. too;
Say farewell TO Germany,
For you are through
When the YanlkR get you
with shot and shell,
You will be toasting
In the fires OF hell.
College men are here numerously.
You can bump into them in the kitchen
or stumble over them an the parade
ground Here. there and everywhere
you flnd the lads who have acquired q
sheapMlxfn or were close to ft when
Mars stepped In Every alma mater
known In tha east and south is repre-
seafe0, too, In the vast array OF the
higher education going TO war. Many
ct these chaps shed lwBfer On their
colleges prior to this big game by their
work On gridiron. base hail field and
other spheres Of athletic activity.
HON Hop Is q Chinese member Of the
Baltimore regiment. HON operated q
laundry in Baltimore. Here il the sub
stance Of HONS opinion OF the war and
the kaiser: AZ d0n't knew . thing about |
the kaiser and don't care much about |
the kaiser who talk about him. The |
war 6 On and my adopted country II in !
II Talk never won q war, 40 am not |