Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-30

wanted 20 borrow an ambulance
IN which to 60 out to the remount de-
DOT and the hospital, but We couldn't
aeavo the Ford. 1 really should have
xelt much safer in the ambulance, Is
tne editor had never before driven .
Ford. But the ambulance was held
An reserve. Finally We got the Thing
started. nearly running through .
Kitchen instead Of reversing.
Ny most vivid impression of the re-
mount depot is Of being stalled in
Sadie ON steep 'dobe hin, with hum
dreds Of mules rudely looking on
FROM surrounding corrals. Being
stuck on the hillside might have been
worse, but everywhere went there
were mules eyes staring at me. I've
ridden horses ever since / was a hid.
but muleg-. We left.
Then We breezed out 20 the base
hospital, the sight Of which rovolu-
tiOnf2ed my idea Of hospitals. About
ten bungalows and hundreds OF tents
had been set ND some distance from
camp. Some Of the buildings were on
etfIts.
me Puzaing Femce
Two Of the hospital huildiags we're
fenced In with barbea wire HE New
England pastures. Was ft to koep
the Germans out or the germs In?
Twenty rockies &C the recruit camp
were lined mp 20 Get their shots in
the arm. Aside from these twenty
the place seemed like o deserted
mining camp. The bunch waved
In salute a. We dismounted. Poor
ehings! They hadn't sean @ GIRL for
90 long that T-even WAS worth
looking at. Every one looked home
sick. Five were isolated In . tent out
near the road because cOmrade had
been % inconefderate N to get the
measles. With nothing to do except
ct and sleep, they Grabbed because
they would be ignorant Of drill when
vacation was over.
That evening as we ate dinner at
the Hostess House / watched the boys
llie in. It was worth living Just to
see their sturdy, straight figures and
their air of good comrMdeship. The
hostess told me the crowd wasn't 80
big rs usual, because Il was Just be-
.M8B& N14y -W8y 044 0v&8y UAkS W0D OkVAC.
One fellow pulled out his purse and
showed me proudly that he was still
eighty cents 20 the good. / was glaA
he didn't have 70 pay for my dinner.
We went to an entertainment in q
8 Y hat. The hall was OVERLOOKING with
eoJdie1a, yelling and whOOping like o
bmneh Of cowboys or crowd ut o
football rally. They told me this par
49, 49, HN.4s
being the tOughs Of the camp. It may
be %, bat never saw more respon-
Give audience ut any grand opera than
this crowd Of Mexieamg, glavs, Rus
etmnn-Amerie4ns. Two enlisted men
ware on the prograM-bCth with
splendid voaces. Old songs were most
q man I'm the room without that far
away look in his eyes. Yes, they re-
memhere6- wen.
Af another building the movies
were ''on.s The girl and the hero
were east upon desert isle. The plot
wMa quite original. The girl wore
one OF those almy, aimsy Aack-to-
nnfwr@ costumes that are always I'm
gtyle, while the here wore . coat
and Kept &c on while the night hreexes
played Ger the isle.
"Why don't you give her your
cnat?" called . deep voice.
Hes q German" came from the
other side Of the room, followed by
. rear Of laughter. Through Il all
che fellows talked % the screen char
acters.
Inspection Fascinating Perhaps
nfssed reveille the next morning.
The M. p. loot wasn't in when We
! nhOned about q pass to visit the
trenches. Two h0nEB later he had
not arrived. why not 90 without
0me4 We did. Out ON the parade
grounds two companies Of infantry
we're being inspected for . long hike.
Tverything they possessed was set
forth that the hawk-eYed captain
ml@lat crittcise and swear az the meek
and submissive private We watched
snanecki0n untfl / knew what kind Of
rnnors the boys used, and Wntfl e0uld
mimic the captains fayOTite hands
on-hip6 attitude and What-the- 'eiEare-
von-dOing-here stare 20 wen that 1
wanted to inspect the company my
self.
We trudged along some way fur
Their without meeting any guards.
Over. In q field We saw some soldiers
picking up stones and throwing them
- far IS they c0ula. Suddenly they