Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-05
VETERAN IN AMAZE
ATANNISTONCAMp
Private Snow Sees Wonders Of
Modern Army Life at
Mcclellan.
WATCHES DAYONET DRILLS
Relic Of Confederate Days IN Open.
mouthed Advertisement Watches
Irish instruetor-ssys Conditions
Are Not az They Were In eos.


Camp Mcclellan, Admission. Ala
Private Clark Snow. he OF the Ala
hama "Yellow Hammers" who fought
for the Confederacy hack I'm the COS,
llmped into Camp Mcclellan 20 give
the boys OF the Blue and Gray few
pointers on how to lick the Huns.
81 have had no experience with Mr..
Kaiser. but reckon what Colonel
Johnston and / went through few
years back was n fair sample Of what
You youngsters are due 20 stack up
against over yonder," declared the
grizzled veteran Of the struggle be-
tween the North and the South. as he
introduced himself 70 the students OF
modern warfare.
1--WE didn't have those new-fanglcd
gases, but we had battle against the
effects OF some OF the rottcnest corn
whisky that ever came from stlll.
and reckon that's just as bad. Take
II from me. youngsters. It's good thing
FOR Uncle Sam that these moonshlncrs
have been scared into burying them
selves away for the winter"
Private Clark Snow, with his chest
pulled out to mn UP a splck and span
gray uniform made from the remnants
OF the one In which he fought for the
Confederacy, was standing In the cen
ter OF n mNdern soldier city of 10000
men and nearly as many canvas cano-
pies. He was escorted by n bunch OF
soldier enthusiasts who were proud 20
be a part OF the Twenty-ninth division
aud wanted 20 show the gray-haired
wet" all the mysteries Of present-day
fighting
Shown Bayonet School.
The first thing the sightseers tum-
bled into was the bayOnet school. Here
Sergeant "Brl' Madden. the fiery little
Irlshman delegated 20 Camp Mcclellan
as a part Of the British war mission,
was trying TO make a group Of pink
checked ex-ofice clerks look blood
thirsty. A dozen or more bayOne;
blades gllstened In the sunlight. and
there was "Peppcry BIZ" Madden
standing at the head Of the class Jug
Cling a formldable-looking oNergrown
Jackknlfe.
"Ataboy; put some beef behind that
jabl II you don't get him he'll get
you'll" shouted Bill.
The embryo fighters we're being
taught to slice imaginary Germans 20
ribbons.
"Cut that sentiment stuff out y
bawled Bin TO baby-featured private
whose face never had been introduced
10 razor. "That's not n knitting
needle you have in your hand. Poke
It right through that guys ribs end
yank It out again before he's had "a
chance to realize that he's dead.
Steady now. Rottenl That one wen,
between hts legs. You're as good 9.
dead already. Carry your corpse over
there and watch me do it."
With teeth grtted. face drawn into
a million or more wrinkles and every
muscle of his body ut high tension, the
| spirited product of the Emerald Isle
went through the move. II he didn't
Kill German Il was because there
wasn't one around.
Could Lick Whole Army.
81 thought knew a thing or two
about using those hedge trimmers,'
gasped Private Clark Snow at the con
clusion Of the exhibition, but that
freshman could lick a whole German
army all by himself. II you young
sters ever get worked up to the same
state of mind he's in there'll be LOT
Of the kalser's gang snoozlng Will
their toes 10 the sky this time nexl
year"