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Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-25
FOX TROUPE PLEASES.
Monologist and Musicians Bring
Cheer to Soldiers.

With Robert Fox as monologist, "the
noted Fox Troupe" of Baltimore, added
to it's fine reputation in 20" Thurs
day night, where an excellent program
was given.
Private Cusick of the 311th Field
Artillery was the pianist for the troupe
which gave some popular songs in a
novel way. which pleased the soldiers
clever and quaint in their odd costumes
Among the performers were James
McConville, cornetist; Hyman Rubin
stein, vioIinist, with the following
singers: Jacob Rosenthal, Isabel Frind
Harry Friedman. Clifton Smith, Iona
Zimmerman Esther Hollander and
Beulab Hollander.
quite a punch. boys. wasn't it?
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-25
MATCH STICKS ON STEP.
Officer Warns Sergeant to Be More
Careful in the Future.

Sergt. Williams has lost his reputa-
ton. He held the record of being the
best mess sergeant in camp-until Sat-
urday. Every day the sergeant sees to
it that the barracks are kept in first
class condition. In fact, they are, but
Saturday somebody forgot to sweep off
the steps,
Everything is all right, Williams, -
said the inspecting officer as he made
his rounds, but l saw two match sticks
on the steps,
The sergeant says he intends to give
up smoking, with the hope that the
other members of the company will fol-
low his example, thus eliminating the
use of matches around the premises and
preventing future criticism from the
inspecting officer.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-25
STUDENTS SEND BOOK.
Baltimore Class Adds to Camp Meade
Library.

School ~, Baltimore, Md,
April II, 1918.
Mr.. E. G. Baldwin, Camp Meade, Md. y
Dear Sir:
With this letter, which / am writing
to you in behalf of my class, we are
sending you copy of I'm the Desert
of Waiting" to be placed in the Y. M.
c. A. library a your camp, SO that the
soldiers may read it and obtain COM
fort from the beautiful lesson it con-
tains
1t was bought with money left over
from our liberty bond The bond,
which we shall give to the Y. NJ. G..
A. here, was purchased with tina 500
that the pupils of our school eaI4,d.
Wishing you every success in the
noble work you are doing, l remain,
Yours truly,
(MssJ FILLY STRUNGE,
Mary L. Poultop, Teacher.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-25

GUS of the fact that every cannoneer
was standing rigidly at attention
discovered them. Then he said: Rest"
with smile of apology.
Lieut.. Queri, s11th F. A., wanted a
cigar. He ''mosied" over to the exchange
and was stopped by a well posted guard.
who told him he could not enter with
out a blouse. No blouse. no smoke. So
the genial officer had to bride fellow
officer to make the purchase for him
by offering cigar in payment of the
favor.
Two fellows met by telephone in 20" Y
last Monday who had not seen each other
in nine years. Both came from Reading,
Pa, originally George Erly, 2Sth Engi-
neers, heard that Jack Lesser, Company c,
316th Infantry, was in Meade, but he did
not know his outfit"
Erly was told to call the intelligence
Officer and the meeting was arranged forth
with. And two glad boys they were, too
Corporal Craze, Supply Company, 311th
Field Artillery, has made three resolu-
tionS-to grow thin, to see no more girls
and to cut out base ball. (??O
Over in Headquarters Company, 313th
Infantry, is a fellow who may yet make
Fred Gottlieb of Baltimore jealous. His
Iifavorite pastime is playing the flute. His
name is Blunknagel.
In the 31Oth Field Artillery the rule
now is to have an officer eat In every
company mess to make sure that the food
is good and nothing is wasted. You fee
better, boys, if you don't eat so much.
Dr. Brown, Presbyterian minister OF
Chicago, was visiting his two sons, who
are sergeants in Company c, 2Sth Engi-
neers, Sunday of last week and preached
in 20" Y that night. His was virile
talk that the boys liked.
When mass was going on in 20" Y
Sunday morning, Maj. Haydens chow
dog was sleeping peacefully by the
fireside in the social room Seven
nurses from the base" with dog
entered the social room. The two dogs
got busy. Nurses screamed.
Round and round the room the dogs
went and the cries produced by spe-
cially vicious bite were heard all over
the lot Finally Secretary Hopkins
Quieted the animals but he said it was
the funniest experience he ever had in
his life.
Tanner leaves and Tanner arrives. In
short, the popular religious secretary
at 20" Y has gone to block to take
the job of executive. Three cheers for
him from the 311th, the 310th and the
312th, Field Artillery; also the en-
gineers.
Friday night belonged to Prestidigi-
tator Theodore Happ of Baltimore, who
has charge of the American Express
Company work in Camp Meade. Happ
turned some unusual tricks of sleight-
of-hand at 80" Y and is ready to do
more when wanted. The 310th Field
Artillery Band, under Leader Anderson,
gave an excellent concert.
Tho hovs NJ the Oficers' TRAINING
School have one question remaining un-
answered: The best looking man. Is
he Ashworth, Hill, William j. III. Wat
tiers or Rinehart?
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-25

Harry L. Lewis, former corporal in
the English army, discharged because
of physical disability after being
wounded three times, was among the
drafted men to arrive in camp last week
with the contingent from Baltimore.
He came to this country in December,
1914.
Lewis was a member of the Own West
Yorkshires,, which the Germans called
rcontemptibles." The English lad said
he is glad of the opportunity to get in
the Army again to fight the Huns
He spoke interestingly of life in the
Ing "over the top"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-25
Promotions in 3O4th Engineers.

The promotion of number of men
in the goth Engineers has been an
nounced. They were Maj. James F.
Barber to be lieutenant colonel; Capt.
Henry Taylor. to be major; First
I-ieuts. James H. Smith and Gordon H.
Fernald. to be captains; Second Lieuts,
Daniel III. Turner. Albertus w. Dyer
Andrew M. Stevenson and Edward A.
Hail. to be first lieutenants. Sergt.
Frank Mclaughlin, Permanent Detach-
ment, School for Bakers and Cooks
has been promoted to sergeant, first
class.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-25
To Plan Liberty Loan Campaign.

Capt. Sidney Hardness, aidde- camp
to MAJ. Gen. Joseph E. Kuhn, who will
direct the liberty loan campaign here,
will call meeting early next week Of
assist him. and plans for the campaign
will be formulated. The campaign will
be one of education, and the boys will
be urged 10 stimulate interest among
their friends at home who have not
been called upon to don The uniform of
olive drab.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-25
OFFICER WHO DIDN'T LIKE PIE
is GIVEN A SECOND HELPING
Lately Arrived, Swift Student of
English Language-Items, Personal and
Otherwise, Gathered Here and There.

Lieut.. Burrage, Supply Company.
311th F. A, to Mess Sergt. Quinn at a
test meal:
Il don't like your pie; got any more
of it?"
OF course. Quinn grinned broadly and
handed him another big cut.
If there is any one in camp who wants
to learn the secret of speaking Eng
lish let him seek De Wilde of Holland,
in c Company, 9th Engineers. He has
been a soldier only about two weeks
and has been in this country since last
August.
He never knew the beginnings of
English until he reached Savannah, Ga.
last summer. Now he talks our tongue
like an eastern shore politician. And
he is inquiring about French classes,
hoping to learn that language before
he goes over"
Shriver in Company NJ 313th Infan-
try, surely enjoyed that Glee Club
from Annapolis last Tuesday. He and
Fay were at the Hostess House when
the girls arrived and, liking their style,
followed them to the Y building.
The lad from Westminster had to
stand during the whole entertainment,
but he declared it was worth it and
more.
Speaking of high prices charged Of
ficers-in fact, all men in uniform
Lieut.. Pierce, wet" in the 314th In
fantry, was taking dinner at hotel
in Long Branch, recently, when the
usual huge bill was presented. Looking
around for an excuse for the outra geous
charge, his eye lit upon a very bright
spot on the marble floor.
Am 1 paying for the polished place
beside my table?"
And the waiter wilted, but got his
money.
They are training a new soldier in the
310th F. A. and his name is Edward
Landers, aged nine years. Edward
mixes in the movies with his course
like regular, and he generally gets
a front seat because. like his father.
''he gets there first" His dad is the
colonel.
Elmer Barry, Headquarters, 311th F. A,
accomplished little more than most
fellows in the Baltimore parade. He
got himself a wife. The girl came 200
miles to wed him and the ceremony
took place Immediately after the big
show" The kid was rather blue" when
she went back home.
IT they were all like Smallwood they
would be all right"
This from Keyser, Battery A, 31Oth
F. A, about the topper"
Hoskins, in the 9th Engineers is an
admirer of Harold Bell Wright, author
of when a Mans a Man" and other
western tales.
He was inquiring, too, about a well
known painter, whom he met in the
western country around Arizona way, a
man who painted Indian life so glow
ingly and faithfully. Charles Y. Turner,
a director of the Maryland Institute,
was suggested to him, and he said
That's the man. Now isn't that funny?'
Lieut.. lredell Iglehart, Battery F,
310th F.. A., was showing a lady about
his company's barracks, totally oblivi-
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-25
Cclored Folk Song Program.

Claude B. Amos added another great
Niece of social service work. when on
1unday at 1880 pm. o'clock he favored
the Camp Meade boys. with a program
~ the Colored Folk Song Singers of
Klngton, D. c. The Y NJ c. A. au-
alNsiMm was filled to it's capacity by
81 rreciative audience, and, as was
sen*<AIly expected. the singers render
"a 81 Unusual program.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-25

The Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity of
the Johns Hopkins University is
anxious to get in touch with any MEM
bers of the fraternity who are in the
service at Camp Meade or elsewhere.
The members are urged to write to the
secretary of the Hopkins chapter, 31O9
Calvert street, Baltimore.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-25

:, Soldiers, you can play a big part
I'm helping to make the third lib
erty loan q success.
Write to your friends and tell
them to subscribe. Possibly they
Aave already subscribed, but they
will take out another bond If you
write that letter and ask them.
Dc if today:
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-25
/ do not love you" objected

80. do not love you" objected a
lin Washington girl to Lieut.. -
Of The 315th Regiment.
Then why-why, l say, did you eat
in the last four months thirty seven
pounds of candy at net price of so
cents a pound%'
We'll, you see." said the young lady
with a charming smile, Il do love
candy"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19
41635
DAILY AVERAGE PAID
AUGUST CIRCULATION.
A BLUNDERER OR A BLATT7

MANY newspaper have long considered the Ne"
Ah York Times the greatest achievement in American
Journalism There much the excellence OF that paper
10 warrant such high tribute which makes It extremely un-
fortunate that the New York Times alone OF all news
papers we have read comes in favor OF the Austrian
peace proposals The leading editorial in the New York
Times Of Monday morning will in the main make excel
lent reading Berlin In America and the allied nations
It viii be severely cenured but appearing in publication
OF the power and magnitude OF the Times will have
certain influence and that influence certainly bad The
editorial refers TO the dscredied Austrian invitation as
tie first verabe peace offer" and adds that 1T comes
20 form which the allies may honoraby accept in the
iLen belief that il will lead to the end Of the war
her along 1t states that we bound to accept II as
ere desire for a much needed peace" And there is
more along the same line. although the writer IS
.i.ny American to insist that the Huns give up their
ucrcd territory There is also hint that Germany has
crgone change Of heart and relinqushed her dream
world dominion
On the day we got this hint OF penitenuand conri,e
Germany came also OF the sinking without warning
Of the steamer Galway Castle and the further murder Of
women and children This peace proposal which the New
York Time, felt the allies could honorably accept
swercd hy bleeding and gallant France hy the blunt state
mcr tla' there would be no peace until Germany Is
NNu si lI-. ln ctt,, was the answer England ana
America Ol ,ou-c the allie, were not bound to accept
he proposal and IL is we'll for the world that they were
not I, NIGH. o., the New York Times suggests have
ended the war and that is largely among the reasons
wh e could not be entertained time while Germany is
still ,ronp and still plotting for the next war.
After all ha, has happened all the damnable, unspcak
able atocite, Of he Huns there is hint in this peace
propaganda that Germany is outlaw which must be
punished any inmasn that a treaty with the Ger
many Of kultur and kaserism would he the lords
but another scrap Of paper TO he up cast aside
when another opportunity for conquest Neither is
there admission that any at all probable with
Germany at this time would leave the kaiser with. his
mel Europa scheme nearly perfected 1t is evident too
that the New York Times editor mas learned nothing from
the Ltovsk tiasco for there suggestions Of the
wonders to be accomplished around the council table with
no inll.nc that they would he chiefly German wonders
B'urdcr, ma, occur and frequently do, in any newspa-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19
No,,1@rT ~,
X -byvVn- v
THE NoN-EsSENTIAL TOLL.

The government lately requested
A ban on the needless pursuit,
And stated that man In such calling
must plan
To shift his vocation or shoot:
The boys who sel motor car portions.
With Walters a: clubs and shoe shining
dubs
Must find other labor to do.
The dancing academy tescher
Is also put down on the list
And junk dealing chaps who buy iron
and scraps.
Must get new Job they insist:
Then there are the cleaners and Overs,
Who renovate last seasons duds,
The mercantile clerk whose principal
work
IL selling US neckwear and spuds
Thel livery stable attendant
II ordered 20 work or fight
The billiard hail fan and florist shop
Must seek other fields, or good night
And those who make bonbons and candy
Oh peddle tobacco and snuff,
Together with those where we pawn our
old clothes
Are among those not doing enough.
Now the nifty young soda dispenser
Must let older men mix the drinks.
Or leave that 10 maids. whlle' barber
shop aids
Find that occupation n jlnx:
The men who put liquid In bottles
Must change or get into the fray,
And those who vend fruit must labor or
shoot
Since Crowder hRs said his last say.
Since there IN n war 10 he winning.
All those and some others must 70,
Nor should they complain or give sig
mails of pain
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19

The Stars and Stripes official paper Of the American
cypedtonay force written printed and published by SOL
des for soldiers perhaps comes nearer than any other
publication to expressing the united opinion Of the boys
there What says about peace is therefore worth
reading Speaking of the German peace offensive it says
LET the weak-heared who are dreaming Of comprS-
mise let the pacst who talking Of peace by agree
ment let the sdeners who have had enough Of war let
the secretly inclined roGeman who think the war should
end without decison let them one and all know once
and ior all that for the A. f there is no such word a,
peace with the Huns unbeaicn The man who talks oil
peace today, except through victory, is traitor"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19
Npl3i1nlR
n. or
THE rAxras.

I IcW doth the busy little Hun ds.l
ri light 10 pass the bunk, and claial
victory 10 on, when h \ nnoeksd
kerplunki The general wasss eum-
hrous name winds = wlIh bue9 u
dorf, still sclaims 70 hve alonve
frame, when hs 10 shown 3 dwarf.
When Fosh Or Haig N bo1t|e fell. The
tact ID not denied; these bsovo men rise
and say, The tall hes tssvjAo1 with the
hide They want Ne ioIIt at home
70 know the trplh, end rive Il flat, 4
they are beatsn ~ The Toe. they ~ K
30 st that But pvussian isaders can-
not trust the folks q home h sesss 4
they feed them 10, until th(y bust a
fakes and hopjoint dreams. How iolkl
the busy little Hun, his vSI1kor3l
streakfd with foam, hand out ~ 0)ll :
by the ton. 10 feed the iolks q 49, Z
But wheh the facts At last Iooh n, n
wonder what they'll say; viii ~ jsst]
wear foolish grin IN iheIr see1C0p j'Ho6
wayi Or will they sweli witt IN loou1
ire, tllsif spirits sore and NJ. sa1|
arumbls Ike . house nfifs. ~ I1vo'
some princes shotl -Dunh lelvn nos,
tle" sheis name u they, - = p01lGpo|
eyss, forever watch III hoeu1 - Cu|
s4fAiyh II Iisa \ z y \
..
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19

per office but few colossal this II seems strange
that even the verest provincial could fagranty have
the Austrian note so utterly ignored the
combined sentiment Of all the entente nations But II the
Times blundered choose TO hope, that mistake can
be to great degree corrected by frankly admitting it.
Unless it does places itself at BEST in classwith the
paest London News and at woSst among those reptile
newspapers which really German batts in disguise
Meanwhile single newspaper weaken the American
will to win matter how great may be the journal which
tries it, either wilfully or unwittingly
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19

This conscrpton of labor should he born, in the same
cheerful spirit that the selectve draft accepted It
doesn't differ much except that the abore thus suddenly
called to work, will get more money and less hard
ship than the soldier The need for the men to push the
war work Is imperative that it is impossible to wait
longer for volunteers Possibly some Of the men taken
will be Inconvenience but troubles of one sort or another
are commouto and will attain peace quicker VI.
accept them cheerully
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19

Belgium gave the to the German proposal Of a
separate peace that would have been expected That lion
hearted land which dared to check the gray flood at
Lege is not likely to weaken under vicssitudes nor
break under strain Of war Neither can such peo-
pie be by the soft wods of the despoier of their
country. Belgium has 'ufered much since unwarranted
war was forced upon hef by the Hun but all her agon
les, she has not endured humiliation She will not
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19

Seven o'clock closing Of drug stores,
now being urged, means little or moth
ing TO our young life. such stuff as soda
squirts dispense being small inducement
Tor late hours, Still, on behalf Of reg
istered pharmacists and others who earn
their daily bread and other luxures in
drug stores, well say II seems a worthy
plan. Pharmaceutical hours have ever
been so long that we have wondered II
the drug store help didn't rather wei
come funeral in the family as a means
OF getting brief IL much needed rest.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19

Wreck Of a troop train Marshfield Mo, with loss
Of fourteen lives is deplorable but it calls attention to the
fact that fatal accidents Of that nature have been
paraively few during the heavy troop movement which
has been going for year Both by land and the
transportation Of growing army has made most cred
table showing
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19

The reduction OF freight feed shipments to the
drouh area will prove big help to the farmers Of the
southwestern part of this Together with deposits OF
federal funds in the banks OF that region much will have
been done insure the further cultivation of that section
in to maximum production And that
is what this state and everysother state needs
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19

When puddler in steel mill can make sli day and
ryeter in ship construction do better than that no
further demonstration is needed show that this is
era of high wages for mechanics But it is improbable that
such high standard viii be maintained and he is wise
workman who saves something he goes along
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19
UNErHICAL STUFF.

A higher court has Just decided
brief is not the proper place
For long haired man 10 be derided
For what he wears above his faes.
Thomas A. Edison has suggested that
all letters be closed with boost for the
fourth Liberty loan. One might also,
in a pinch, close a column that way, as
follows andSiso towit;
This should make no patriot foan--
Yours for the fourth LiSefty loan.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19

The aborigines originated the idea Of
letting the women do the work, but the
men were ever ready 10 attend to any
tribal fighting which demanded their at
tention. g
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19
The Fitting Phrase.

The Kaiser-"Rosner, don't these
damnablc French have phrase that fits
them and their diabolical associatesl"
RosnerA"Your majesty must be think.
ing OF the Entente Terrible New
York Evening Post.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19
The poultry show At the State
Fair will attract many chicken fan
eiers, but not an Of them.

There Is now coal in the city to FIJI
orders. A word to the wise, as the sage
remarked, is sufficient, but the man
who hasn't yet ordered his coal, il that
were possible, is no second Solomon. so
il might be we'll to say more abou, IL
And then again, il might not. Great is
the power Of publicity; il might sell
sweaters to the Sandwich islanders or
electric fans to the reirigerating Eski-
mo, but asking i, to make shiitless cit
izen practice preparedness in his own az.
fairs, is asking a great deal
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19

Cranberries, we see by the paper,
are to be cheaper this fall than be-
fore the war. But food, no doubt,
will continue 10 cost more.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19

Many Chicago boys between the ages Of u and q are
getting married These matrimonial won't keep
the youth of Chicago from going to war but possibly
OF them think they will
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19

California republicans had row over prohibition
plank in their platform California being one of the few
scattered regions which still believes personal liberty
should be damp
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19

At what they must do In the show,
For work is as vital as fighting
The toll which gives aid TO the scrap
And he who Won't help In an ungrnteful
whelp.
With no proper place on the map.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19
KEEPING HOME FIREs BURNINC

IRON the Clinton MeBsenger)
With the destruction Of three rooming
houses and n depot In the past month,
Canton seems 10 be doing her share In
keeping the home fires burning.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19

This city hasn't been bombarded. al.
though there is sketch Of brick side
walk up on North Broadway which re-.
minds the passing pedestrian Of the
ruins Of Louvain, or something like
that
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-09-19

Those Indians from White Eagle.
Okla, who on entering the army, gave
their occupation as none" at least have
the satisfaction Of taking up a calling
WHICH was fayorite with their fathers,