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The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-09-27
MEN KILLED IN MINES
IN v. VA. IN AUGUST

The report Of the State Department oi
Mines for the month Of August shows
that there were . total OF al men killed
IN and about the mines OF that num-
ber. twenty were white Americans, nine
Negro Americans and twelve foreigners.
Thirty four we're killed on the ineide and
twelve on the outside of the mines. Lo
sn and Raleigh counties leads with nine
men killed in each. McDowell follow.
with eight killed.
The colored men killed in the mines IT,
Mcdowell county during August are Ne
foilows:
August 9TH. Thomas Moorehead, brake
,hile riding front end Of motor, slipped
and fell on and Was run oven ~ same at
rtiewater mines
August 2Srd, James Parks. tipple bos-
nd powder clerk, James Payne, miner,
were killed and Wil5~rt Harris, miner.
received injuries from which he died
August 18th. when the powder magazine
exploded at Yukon No. I niue, Yukon
Pocshontss Coal Co. Ii is presumed
t'ist James Parkes opened . krs OF pow
'ier for one Of Ike men, when the key
exploded, csnsing the balance Of tie
P,w Ter TO explode.
August 3lst, George Taylor. miner,
killed by fall Of slate ct face OF working
place 1t Algoma mine. AIgoms u. Il G.
~.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-09-27
MORTGAGE BURNED
Keystone Presbyterian Church Now
Free From pebt.

The Keystone Presbyterian ehnrch. .
mission o. the only cOlor-.i Presbyterian
work in the stat, which 10 st kimbsIl.
- nov ir-e from debt The last dollar
due having b-~n rsIss-I sunday ga /.
qui home rally
Msml'er. and fr,sud- ~ this work via,
i'rcsn- t'red 81 paying interest on /. no.r.
the balance of which ~s- tlJD. d~ridesi
they would ut tDyrtll~r, r.is- money
aud pay the nDLs of ~ Sunday. SEPT
,2nd ~ss d--igDstsd .. tiI. day aud date
up "a ~h'ch this amount should tie Isis
81. Ia wz- -ugy-sted that no noise be
faised ziOut 70 but that esrh memb~r
wouii just put his hand ~ has f,ockst
snd raise the money, sunday teins
XIV Hyde's lay. the pre.snt supply. he
came, tiiet the DulpIt and yre.ched two
sb'e sermons morning and n.ght and
~hen editor Of tise Tunes fini-lIed maxim.
hi. spr~sl and tie money -s counted
q as found se had fe~ dollar. NOR.
than tie .n'Ount called Tor. A. no time
49, the crowd large, but uso-e present
sboSed thst they meant business They
punched . hole 10 thst nots, demanded
tbst tie mortgage ~ burned snd the
church - ~ Tree absolutely fire. frou,
deot- Thus q is the officer. can present
y tie rood peopie Who have heen 90
sind oil along W help, record clean,
detailing an sccOunt Of how every penny
h~. Teen u-ed. Ps-. are p.id for, pul-
pa and table are all frre. looks without
. claim against them aud tie yx-tor'. /.
salary amply provided for Pr.,-- the
Lord and thank the good peOyl-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-09-27
TEN NEGRO SOLDIERS
AND CIVILIANS SHOT

NORFOLK. Sept. - Negro soldiers
from Csmp Alexander tonight suscked
TO- -s-coDd prr-.inst police station IN an
attempt o. rescne two -oldiers arrested
~ tiie T-'lic~ on a charge Of rol,bing the
cash r-si-ter of pi'otogrspi'er- -tnd'o
More than hslf the windows Oi tie sta
ton ~ere smashed l~fore tie officers
opened ir~ With pistols and rot gum
Ten Negro soldiers and civilians we're
shot before the srrivsl 81 tire reserves
from the central station aud naval gnard-
gave the police sufficient iorcr 10 qn~ll
the rioters Police Sergeant White wss
rbe only odic-r injured. Tie mot lead.
ers we're arrested.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-09-27
FOR
GREAT BATTLE
Republican Committee and Party
Leaders Meet --Creat Repub-
liean Victory Predicted.

The Mci'o~-ll County Republican ~
~ utive C'Hnln'ttr~ met Saturday morn
inR-At 10 o'els~-k in tile Cl-rk'. ,.ffis~ Il
Wrlch. Chairman M.ts q ,l- Hatfi.Li
resided. A nrl 'rlty al tl- tn-ml,~r- of
thr eomnitt.~- ~.- present in I~rsot os
10y rxy. Chan I'M sn Hatfield ~.. auth
osiz'-i Z" make tile n+. s-sHry srrans-
ments sLd oysn h-a. a tart-r. 1T M~lri
~ SOM - prscticahl~. Ia pr~par- a list
! Republican slsSrtive oiiic~r~ and r.,. IN
mend them to th- county c"nrt at th..
proper time aud u sppoinss rsmpaiyn
conmItt~e o. conduct the coming r.n
psign thi- ~.
ElitH NJ. 4. Whitticn. m-n. her ..f tl,..
Republican StAt~ Enr-ut'v- Commits
wss present. and di.rns--si tin las .,i
the stat commit ~ - outlined 10y Stst.-
Chairman w. r.. Baker. and offered
'usxe~tions ~ To getting tile Republican
vot' 'rs Who failed to r-yistr bsfor- the
primary Registered ON the 2I.t and 2.nd
oi october and getting out the largest
possible vo.e on election day. Othsr
leaders PRESENT who made remark. .nd
offered suggestions we're lion. w. bur
b''dge Payne. SInirrs Samuel Cridcr and
Floyd ko~-
Both Tn~ni'er. ~ the comuiitis- and
visItors rxprrssrd the hope ,st the Re
publican psre would triumph IN STAT
and nation this fall and urged the k--
puiiicAns to leave no stone uLtnrn-d g.
get every vot- pos-ibls cast
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-09-27
PRIVATE QU|GlEY TO
TOUR COAL FIELDS

announcement . made ~ r. ID. P.t-
terson, Prohibition Manager of the rocs
b. nts- snd Tug kiv~r coal fields. Of The
forthcoming appearance of Private X. A.
("'giey. of ti'e I9th Canadians.
frivst- tln'siey ~ill tour both The
heidi IN the interest ~ enIsrsed coal
proinetion, under the snspice. q the
frodurt'"n COMMITTEES. lie will arrive
IA Tie held on The Z7th inst, and viii
remain indshnitsly. Datrs ios bl. n~ss-
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-09-27

l ~ will - announced IN tie various
minins eommunitirs ry po.s-r..
Private Quigl-y t,ks. the view that
the cosi miner a. 4 'he tiisr. are ~
she ssni- l"h. and the rnsn " ha dlss the
coal Q" furnish tile -nppll-. for the army
10 snutlrd 9" equal cr-dii th sh- colder
Although friv.t- Quisl y wears the
uniform "f the Canadian soldier. h~ /.
. ci,iz-n of the Unit.-i stats When the
~sr b oke cut In lola h- ~ss . sh-~.
'u~tsl worker in Midil. town. Ohm lie
ild l-ot ~ ait lor the cali Ia arms 10y hi-
country. tut went .sro~- the npth-rn
border sni -nllst<-i With the Canadian
troops in th~ battle for universal hi~rty
He is an enthusiastic and interesting X
tslker and never fail. "a .ntritun aud
instIuet his .udi~nc-. tie kno~s thr
value of c''sI to th. war and has vi ln
t-er-d "a address tile miners on thls oil
nm ortsnt toplc.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-09-27
JOHN MULLENS LOADS 69l
TONS OF COAL In I MONTH

John Mullrns, q young white miner at
the iiemphill mine, of tile Solv.y Cob
ll-ries Company made a r,r'ord f"r coal
loading ia one month. for ~hich Pro
iuction Manager Patterson tsok pl, assure
'n commenting him, 10y letter
During the month oi August the 18th
To September IItb inclssive. Mullens
loaded dsl tons of coal, which Represents
a daily average "f over twenty-five tons
Whsn Il 10 considered that MIR. Mul-
lens Was working n a thin vein, ami
without help, h's accomplishment stands
ont - . r-mark able achievement
The average loading in the thicker
veins Is seventeen tons a day.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-09-27
West Virginia Boys
Glad to Read The
Mcdowell Times
A and 4. College,
Training Dstachm meut.

OreenslOro. y. O.. sept. ~, rs.
dear Editor.
Allow the % erprs-- my thanks 20 zoe
Tor tire copy u tire paper you we're 90
hind IN sending 10 me. Most OF the
W-t Virgins boys read tbs cop1,nss
eagerly and we're glad % know vhas
progress the pcppls u our homo sssss
are making. since ws left ~ do our shars
In the great conflict nov on. We sin-
csrely home that you meg consiLuf -
publish your paper untn the coiorsd rsss
has won ous in eyery dspsrsnsss. - ssr
officers are always telling ~ that Nov
is the only time that The colorsd rsss
be- ever bed 70 come IRON NJ dspsAs u
vhssh thsy have bssn hsssso<sss "a
(Consisosd On Psss Eeas.l
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-09-27

Ia 70 no new feature Il the mines Of tbi.
company 70 sdd 10 their tonnage by
overtime production
On the Saturday night previous. the
employees Of No. 8 works mined So tons
of cosl. On JuIy fth the employees of
thee works csiebrsted the anniversary
Of she nations natal day BY producing
l4,o29 tons and on Lsbor Day. sept. 2.
tbsy produced IA. SIS tons.
In tns~ p-Ssotic sxhibitons no one
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-09-27
6ARY MINERS HELPING
TO WHIP GERMANY
lien Answering Call Of Govern
mest BY Producing Coal, the
Country's Crying Need.

a great demoDstfstI"n Of patriotism
1d lOys'ty % the Govrrnment " a. shown
= THE employees 81 the Uhited Stst@-
al snd OOks 90 at 6sry, Saturday
''ght, when by putting In extra tim.
ley Produced G.;so tom of Pocshonts-
-osl.
Ten of the twelve Operations psrtlci
rated IN this exhibition Of prscticsl pstri-
tism. No. works made no show ING.
operstion having b~en suspended ther.
TIE building Of . ne~ tipple; No. ~
~orks -ss sl-o out on secOunt Of the 70
try converter being d..vn
Ths other xo,k. l....t.-t -. 4 -
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-09-27
Republicans to Send One Solid
Delegation to Congress This Fall

nationality 10 more Conspicuous than ALL
other. Without r-gsrd to nativity the
men responded Ia the demand OF the
Goyernn.ent for more Pocahontss coal.
Neither ls tiie performance contine~i 81
particular works II th- H. : & al and
Coke %. All Of them join IN the god
nstared rivalry among ali plants AMI all
employees to s-e ~ho can do the meet
Tor their country in this time OF need
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-09-27

the situation .. -s~n hv the Iolitlc,sn-
and explain in . hrsi snd cur.ory lash
hon Why k~I'ubllc=n confidence !. :.
strong sud Repuhllrsn hops arr .o high
why their goal h.s l-~n --t for solid
k-pnhl'csn delegation sni . represents
uon in the S~nst. aud H"n.- without =
break Ia party hnsv MAJOR klkins and
chsrlr- >ehnrk. ,i~org- Bowers. stuart
Reed. Harry w1-iyard. Well. ooody-
ko"ntz rni l.. : Erhol.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-09-27
URGES SQUARE
DEAL FOR RACE
First Southern Univer-
sity Commission
Makes Report

The Southern University Commission
for the scientific study q: race questions.
Great slx y~srs axo 10y the action OF
81 ven Southern state unlversItiss, has
Just publIshed its first report. Meeting
twice . year To plan snd discuss IL in
vestisstlons. the commission hss spoken
little and studied much. Its only public
,urancss have been the three open let
tiers to the college men oi the South. ell
Il which have t,e-n ~ai-ly approved by
the southern prr...
These letteIs .sr -tnl,odied in the pres-
cut report
The iirst 10 not only . strong protsss
against uob violence. hut 10 al urrna
appeal Ia eoll-s- men Ia lead crus1o6
''fH Law and rivilizstiouo'
The ~scond urs,- c,iIegr men to work
Tor b-t-r scisools ior ~hits and black .. Q
l'rr--n: u~crs-itS ior the welfare of the
entire South but Il pl-~.is especially for
a large share t"i sch.sd tunj-D foI the
Nesr" on ths ground al she comtuon
welfare aud c',tuul on Iustice. lie 10 the
.k-st link in our risllixstiou, and our
welfare 's in.iissbiibly bound up with
hun
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-09-27

Bond. buiid tanks Bug Liberty
Bonds
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-09-27

ssve Your country or slave for the
Hun.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-09-27

Money mean. munitions. buy I.iiert,
Bonds
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-09-27
NtailiD MIGRATION.

The latest HITTER. considering the csuses
al tins migration admits the South's in-
with 'ti'-r s~~tions. but contends that
tn S.'uth can easily keep her Neuross
against ali sllurrIn-nts II size will give
th -" . larger nrssurc 81 these ttAngs
~h"'h human t,~lnss isold desrsr than
nat rial s'~~is-fsir dealing. sympathy.
P~i'-"'r. LDi-r..ic-. is pays W bs just
AMI kl"d i~'th spiritually aud mat ,risily.
H"r'y the s,oush has SoshiHs ~ ioss aud
m''':' ~ gain 10y sd,ptiny tsaehJ 90 at
tItusie.''
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1918-09-27
= FORMAL. REPORT.

The present report makes public the
scoio oi tiie couinis-ionsr' vtudy, aud
the MINUTES of regular msssings, with
their record of discussion Of race prsb-
lem with leading men oi both races wha
have been invited to ths various ssssions.
There are slso valuable comnitsss re-
I.orts OF Investigations made. Governor
Brougli of Arkansas. who wss the Con
m'--'on's chairman while . professor ~
the state university. odtlines ths plan Of
work IA AL able paper prrssntsd st one
81 tile earlier neetIngs. Dr Scroxrs OF
i.onisisnA has = careful historical study
IL tis NegrO's civic status. With prsssos
day applications. Dr. DsI.osch. Who
vas. while . uisni,er III the faculty of
the University Of Gsorgis. chairman Of
the comni-sion's COMMITTEES on ecouofn-
'cs. has . convincing report. of the eco
nomic result. of tile univsrsity's dns ~
rcaitursi eEt~nsion work among Negro
tanners, . report of interest o. ell Who
have tue welfare of the south ct heart.
Dr Doster Of tire University OF Ala
hsns 10 the present chairman of the CON-
mission The other unIversi ties rsprs-
sentsd are thOs- Of I.ouisisos, Texss,
Arksb-s-. tiOrId.. 'i-orxs, Virginia,
North aud South C.rolins. Tsnuss,ss
aud Mlssi-lpp,. Dr. DilIsrd OF tha
Jssns- and slater Boards. Dr. Aidsrm
.nd Df Barrow. presidents OF the uni
versiti-. 81 VIrgini. aud 6corsis, and
Dr. Mitcbsii. fDrmsr prrs,dsot Of the
University oi south O.rolinis, scs - sa
advisory b,.sd 10 the commisssos. Cop
'es OF the rrp ri may be bad on spplics-
ton - Dr ". H. Huniey, Lsxington,
We.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-13
DEMOCRACY AN IDEAL.

People say we lay too much
emphasis upon the value of
democracy. They are thinking
only of the form of government.
Democracy is more than mere
form; it is an ideal. 1t enables
us to correct our faults, to erase
the blemishes and to create a new
life.
The present war will create a
profounder faith in the spiritual
side of democracy. The war will
not make a fundamentally bad
man-if there is such a being
into fundamentally good man,
but it will bring out the good
points of many a nan.
1t is important that the soldiers
have the right ideal, not narrowed
by the idea to become merely eff
fective fighters. But they should
be inspired by the high motive
of their work to bring about a
better order of things.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-13
Camp Definitions.

Orderly Bucker-A soldier who, when
going on guard. strives by extra meats
ness Of appearance to be designated 40
orderly for the commanding officer.
Orderly Room-Company Office.
Pills = The hospital steward; some-
times used in reference to the surgeon
Punk-Lightbread.
Q. M-The quartermaster.
@. M. D.-Quartermaster's depart-
ment.
Ranked Quito be compelled to>vas
cate by senior. as Ito be ranked-out
Of quarters"
Red Tape-Oficial formality.
Regimental Monkey-The drum major,
Re-Up-TO re-enlist at once. ,
Rookie-A new recruit.
Saw Rat-An officer or soldier on
duty in the rife pit at target practice.
Saw Bone-The doctor.
Shutters-Camphor or opium pills.
Sinkers-Dumplings.
Skypflot-The chaplain.
Observation-Disclosures.
Slum-A stew of meat. potatoes and
onions. mostly potatoes and onions.
Soapsuds Row = The laundresses'
quarters.
Soldier One Per Cent-One hundred
per cent
Sow Belly-Bacon.
Stars and Stripes-Beans.
Striker-A soldier who works for an
officer.
Take Onto re-enlist before the ex.
piration of three months after dis.
charge.
To Take Another Blanket-Same az
take on"
Top Sergeant-First sergeant.
Yellow Leg-Cavalryman.'
Wagon Soldier-Light or field artilo
leryman.
Windjammer-A trumpeter or bands.
man.
Wood Butcher-Company artifcer.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-13
To Guy Herbert Aaro

To Guy Herbert Aaron.
We are the Ordnance Company. :.
A jolly bunch Of boys.
And when. we get across the sea,
Well raise lot of noise.
Wen bring the powder and the shell
To beat the boches back;
And drive the kaiser down to hell
To soak his soul in sack.
Wen bring the guns, the mess kits. too,
And other things of need;
And we can fight. for SO we'll do.
To check the Hunnish greed.
So here's a cheer for each of us.
And one for each of you,
Who'll wave our flag victorious +
For Hindenburg to view.
And when the war is ended
And peace once more descends.
The nations we've befriended,
Shall stay forever friends.
FRANK r.. BUSHEY,
Ordnance Sergeant, 101st Ordnance De-
pot Co.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-13
warlike Sounds at Camp.

Over the snowy hills there now rattle
machine guns. The sound gives one more
warlike touch to the place. The firing is
at school for special instruction to
those who will later impart their knowl-
edge to others who will have the direct
handling of such arms.
The work of these special schools is
going on now along more realistic lines
every day. The small groups make pos
sible methods of training not yet possible
on a large scale because of the enormous
expenditure of ammunition that would
be required.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-13
THE TUsCANIA.

If there has been any indiffer-
ence or unpatriotic feeling regard
ing Americas entrance into the
war, any disloyalty or half-heart-
edness among the men of the Ma
tional Army in our training
camps, such feelings have been
entirely swept aside by the recent
sinking of the transport Tuscania.
when over one hundred of our
soldiers lost their lives.
AS a result of this tragedy a
feeling of bitter determination to
carry on the war until victory is
assured, no matter what the cost
may be in men and money, has
spread from one end of the coun-
try to the other. People who re-
garded the war as a mere incl
dental occurrence in our national
life now realize as they have never
realized before that the conflict
is. no trifie to be reckoned with
lightly, but something that must
be faced with serious determine
ton.
AT Camp Meade-and the same
is true in the other training camps
throughout the United Sates-the
soldiers have been aroused to the
point where the routine of drill
ing has become an annoyance.
Now they want to do something
to show the world and this nation
that they really mean business
and that their training has not
been for nothing. They have
been charged with a new zeal, a
higher sense of duty.
1t takes such disasters as the
sinking of the Tuscania to bring
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-13
THE OFFICERS AT CAMP MEADE

The officers shape the life and
determine the character of a camp.
AS they think and act, so do the
men under them.
1t is a great thing to be part
of any army, but to be in this
great American Army now form
ing is an honor that any brave
man should covet. To be an Of
ficer in the American Army opens
the door to glorious service and
to a leadership that has no
bounds. The American officer is
doing more to make the world a
fit habitation for honest, clean,
brave folks than any other class
of people on earth. They deserve
the respect of all good Americans.
Here at Camp Meade we have
officers, from the commanding
general down to the latest arrival
in the rank of young lieutenants,
who, by reason of their military
training, their proficiency in the
art of war as we'll as by their high
personal character, command the
respect of all within the camp.
Proper discipline is maintained
and the required dignity is OBJ
served, but in spite of all regula-
tons a warm affection exists be-
tween the officers and the men.
The men appreciate the reason
for rank as essential to efficient
leadership, and the officers show
a regard for the comfort and well
fare of their men that will cause
many a company commander to
be remembered as "the beloved
captain"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-13
Slides to Teach Soldiers Songs.

More than 100 hymns and songs have
been transferred to slides and now are Pc
ing thrown up between moving pictures at
the "Y" buildings as part of a-dehnite
effort to teach men singing: Gen. Per-
shing has said that "a singing army is a
safe army" and has made a request for
more singing instruction. Gen. .Nichol-
son, the camp commander, Is insisting
upon having every man learn '"The Star
Spangled Banner" '"rhe Marseillaise'
and "God Save the King" One impress
sive feature IL the singing of Onward.
Christian Soldiers" In the bungalows
while the men march around the BUILD
ing The indoor marching stirs up great
enthusiasm and gives the floors good
test. A contest in the singing OF the
national anthem -is being arranged.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-13
Some Vast Orders.

Some idea Of the magnitude OF the
scale on which the United States gov
eminent is ordering clothing for its
soldiers may be gotten from ngures
furnished by the quartermaster gem
eral Of the Army. The following ng-
ures show. the quantity Of articles con-
tracted for and delivered up to Deem
Der i: s-,..
Blankets contracted for, 17.sS1.es2,
delivered, 6,990.236. ~;
wooden cloth for overcoats contract
ed for. 6,ss1,S50 oyercoats; delivered.
a,o2e,346 overcoats. -
Suits for winter underwear contract
ed for, 15.4S1,210 drawers and 12.szs,Ss4
undeS$hirts; delivered, s,542.160 draw
ers, and 4,30e,34s undershirts.
WOODEN cloth for uniforms contract
ed for, 2S.9SS,9 68 yeards; delivered, IL
299, S67 yards. made up into 2.SSA'SS'
breeches and 2,378,511 coats.
wooden cloth for shirts contracted
for, 35,165,OS1 yards; delivered, 10,eSO-
EOS yards made up to 6,676. 444. shlfts.-
Shoes contracted for, 21,117.612 pairs;
delivered, S,625.298 pairs.
Hats contracted for, S.O92.O2l; de-
livered. S,654,091.
II these articles Of clothing. were
placed end to end they would girdfe the
globe several times. For instance, the
WOODEN cloth for uniforms measures
more than 5,4S4 miles and the clotn
for shirts measures more than 1905
miles.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-13

do you claim Exemption asked the
examiner of a negro with a powerful
physique.
Whats dat, suh7"
"Is there any reason why you should
not render military service-why you
should not fight your country's bat
tlesT"
"Oh, yes suh," replied the applicant,
much enlightened. Use gun-shy."
An actor within the draft age who
had been examined for military service
and rejected by the surgeon on account
Of faulty vision, dropped into the
Friars' Club and to an interesting
group proceeded to describe the test to
which he had been subjected.
why, you've got myopia," spoke up
Harry Davidson.
You're mistaken. Mr.. Davidson" re-
piled the youth, with some heat. IT
haven't got anything that belongs to
YOU"
A soldier on guard was questioned as
to his duties.
you know your duty here, do you.
sentinel?"
Yes. SIR
We'll. now, suppose the enemy should
open on you with shells and musketry,
what would you do?"
Form a line, SIR"
. WHAT One man form a line?
Eyes. sir. Decline for camp. sir"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-13

the people to a full realization
that we are at war.
No one will forget the sinking
of the battleship Maine In the
harbor of Havana. At once
America was stirred with a burn
ing patriotism, a desire to- avenge
the wrong.
So with the Tuscania. Only
the results that will come from
this event will be greater in scope
so far as speeding up the war pro-
gram is concerned.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-13
r. =. LEONARD.

He Is social director Of the Y, 4
G. A. at Camp Meade. Everybody
miliarly, called by the soldiers. MO
Leonard came to the camp early las1
fall when the association work here
had just begun. 1t was a mans JOG
providing amusement for the selected
men then, but he accomplished thai
task in spite of the many difficpltiel
that confronted him., Now things