The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-27

The Age-Herald has received from James l.. Kendall of Huntsville copy of the Thanksgiving number of the 100 La La Times, published by the Seven teenth regiment United States engineers
 railway) somewhere in France. The copy was sent to Mr. Kendall by his brother, Corporal Austin F. Kendall, of Company c.
 The publication is of especial interest to Alabamians because the colonel of the Seventeenth is John s. Sewell, former head of the Alabama Marble company. The lieutenant colonel or the regiment is Charles G. Dawes of Chicago, former comptroller of the currency.
 Hundreds of Birmingham and Alabama men are in the regiment and it will be interesting to their friends to know that the boys are issuing such a bright ana readable four-page publication. An ef- fort was mads to photograph the pages in order to reproduce it in the columns of The Age-Herald, but the printing is somewhat gray and failed to reproduce.
 The 100 La La Times states simply that it is published somewhere by the Seventeenth U. s. engineers railway). The editor-in-chief is Corporal c. L. Geesey and the editorial staff consists of C. Y. Hinchey, Company F; K. T. Williams. Company F; Sergt. w. D. Geohegan, Company F; Sergt. N. Blount, headquarters company; Sergt. J. F. Mitchell, headquarters company.
 The leading article on the front page
 describes the dedication of the first American cemetery in France and in cludes the address made upon this occa- sion by Colonel Sewell. There is a de- scription of the weekly regimental Sing song" a form of entertainment in which the men indulge,
 On page three is a cartoon showing the men of the Seventeenth marching, equipped with swords bayonets, shoyels picks, sextants, axes and the man in the lead is pushing a wheelbarrow.
 Under the heading, Field Notes and Sparks from the Pick,' there are numer ous personal paragraphs about the men of the regiment. The following are picked at random as showing the char acter of the jokes the men enjoy REPAIR DEPARTMENT. The Misses Hull, Baines. Kitches and Williamson have taken up that wonder indulgence in this devilish pastime they considered taking up knitting. Great excitement was noticed at the camp infirmary last night. Upon inves- tigation it was found that the hand somest Lady Killer in the camp, Seegars. discovered another hair in his mustache. PEACEFUL A. Private Whiting Gone of the Marietta gang is running Sergeant Montz a close race for the title of Mail Idol. It is re- ported that negotiations are under way to send their mail from the states in separate sacks.
 ia arla has chn ci a able interest in the discovery of the vari- ous Suits of underwear of Private Me Whirther.
 French billets deux arrive almost daily for Prvates Busby and Gore. Who is she, boys?'
 GALLOPING D. First Sergt. Zwald was the most pop ular man in the company yesterday. 1 (Received a box of real American ci- gars)
 LABORING E. | Bullock the company clerk, is getting | to be quite musician. He is now talk I ing lessons on the Corona. | Mess Sergeant Dawes says that be- 1 tween his work and bunk fatigue he | does not get much rest.
 l Sergeant Cowley formerly company clerk. is working now. His reason fol l doing so was as he states, because his 1 double chin was botherng him. 1 Sergeant Woolard's arm is much bet ter now He says the pretty nurse al | the hospital did him world of good l Poor knock-kneed Gale.
 1 HOSPITAL DETACHMENT. l Leon l.. Kitchens doesn't have to put l up an alibi for his Host mail" Thai boy gets the goods every time. 1 Manning s. Lewis announces a most I living somewhere about there who ia'
 CONTENTED F.
 Jack L. Gleich is the lucky boy of thu
 regiment. He has inherited millions l Not dolars-bugs.
 Sergt. J. A. Tabor holds the recorf ] for rapidity; Sick in hospital, made a tril
 out of town on the next day after his i'll
 ness, was cured then on the night O ] his return called on the mademoiselle. | Private P A. Currie has received on' l of the most patriotic letters from on ] Sammy back in Chicago named Mir W
 B. Simmons that will put the pep il
 anyone Here's hopine tha+ ~arv mor'