Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-20

London, May 19.-undoubtedly one ot the first things the American sol dlers will learn when they get into the trenches will be the goodly assort- ment of nlcknames and slang phrases to which the war has given birth. Eng llsh, French, Italians, Canadians, Aus trallans, New Zealands and last, but not least, the Hindus, have contrib uted to the immense vocabulary of modern arms slang with which every soldier at the front is familiar. Based on past performances, as the dope sheets say, the Americans may be expected to add another entire vol ume to the vocabulary. for in no other country of the world do so many expressive slang words and phrases originate as in the United States.
 The American soldier won't be many hours at the front before he will hear the quartermaster referred to as the "quarter-bloke," and he will quickly get to know that "gunfire" is not gun fire at all, but the early morning drink of tea or coffee which he will get if he is lucky.
 At the base he will hear of people who have the "wind up" or who are "windy," which is equivalent to the American term of having "cold feet" He will hear the enemy referred to as Fritz" "Alleyman," "Boche' and several other designations that would scarcely look we'll in print.
 Very often he will hear the word "scrounger," a term applied to any man who for some reason or other is lodging the fighting and the hard work. He will also hear him spoken of as man who is "dodging the col umn," and often as one who is "swineino the lead" A lead-swing- CT" is he who is shamming sickness in order to dodge the column" but army doctors are not easily deceived, and there are few "lead-swingers" nowadays.
 Going Up the Line"
 Leaving the base for the trenches is termed "going up the line," which will not sound unfamiliar to the Am erican ear. The soldier from the states also will readily become accustomed and "coal-boxes," and not content with calling his hole in the ground a dug out, he will learn to call it a "tamboo" and many other names.
 Often he will hear of a man who has got "cushy" job-that is, soft job. "Cushy" trenches are trenches where there are plenty of comfortable dugouts and not muc" shell;ng. Thtn tits a gaff," or "it's doddle::" in plain English, it's simple, it's easy.
 For all articles of diet the soldier in the trenches has his own name, generally one of Hindustani origin. Tea is "char," bread is "rooty," whilst but ter is "muckin," and very often Mag gie Ann." "Possy" denotes jam and an onion is "peadge," all of which are words brought from India. If soldier wants plenty of gravy with his din- ner, he asks for more "gippo," and for cheese he asks for "bungy," while all buildings are classed as "duff."
 Many Hindu Words.
 There are scores of Hindu words which the soldier has appropriated for himself, such as "atch-a," all right; "dhobie,' washerman; "dersey," a tailor; "kn aphi," the barber; "Garry- waller" generally transport driver, and many others.
 The war in the air has likewise CVUlVCU c ICW loASuA VI Aoo nc Hundreds of quaint and peculiar words are in use among airmen, and the list is being added to daily. No airman ever thinks of talking about a flight, for example. Flip" is the word he uses. For an allied airman to attack German Zepp is to "spike- him. "Huffed," meaning got killed, is another characteristic airman's word. Of the same meaning is the phrase, "He hasn't come back for his cap"
 Another common expression among the airmen is "hockboo," which means good many things, but chiefly that enemy aircraft are about. If Zeppe- lins or Taubes are on their way a' "hockoo" is "on." Anything, in fact, that is calculated to give the timid "cold feet" is "hockboo." The word is really distortion of an Indian word meaning eagle.
 It is rather curious that the mili- tary aviators, being so fertile in the