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Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-18
HIGH MARK ACCORDED
DEPOT BRIGADE SHOW
Program Consists of Numbers
Which Are Rated as Never
Before Surpassed.

Shows may come and shows may 30.
but the one given by the 18th Com
pany of the Depot Brigade will be re-
corded in the history Of Camp Meade
theatricals as one that has not yet been
surpassed
With Lieut.. Mccarthy as coach. the
curtain was run up sharply at pm.
For the opening number the entire
company sang that rousing rag en-
titled The Darktown Shutters Ball."
Andrew johnson, better known on the
Keith circuit as Jolly. Jack Johnson,
was on the second number. His favor
lite ballad, Pray for the Lights to Go
Out" had the whole house in a state
of merriment. Not until he had favored
the audience with seven encores was
he allowed to retire from the stage.
Excels in "Buck and Wing" Dance.
There are dancers in the Army as
well as in civil life. There are few who
buck and wing. Jack was turned down
for service three times before the
draft When called for service he was
filling an engagement in Minnesota.
Now he is one of Camp Meade's head
liners
When 1t comes to "balling the Jack"
in true negro fashion, Walter Rucker
(Nap) cannot be excelled. He kept the
audience in a state of uproar from the
beginning to the end of his number
Before his arrival at the liberty divi-
sion Nap was with Pat Whites Gaiety
Girls and had just renewed his con-
tract when the draft caught him.
Quartet of Harmony.
Mines Eules with his quartet of har-
mony," sang I'm the Evening by the
Moonlight" Owen Dymsey acted as in
terlocutor, assisted by John Elliot,
leader of the dancing team of Ramsey
and Elliot. James Walter. with his
quartet, made a decided hit with the
soldiers. The show closed with the en-
tire company singing the latest southH
ern melody. ut Takes Long, Tall,
Brown Skin Girl to Make a Preacher
Lay His Bible Down."
Included in the audience was the en-
tire STAFF of the Depot Brigade.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-18

Sunday was banner day at Y. M.
c. A. &C. The 9 o'clock communion
service was very well attended, as was
the regimental service which followed.
This was conducted by Chaplain Charles
Gruber. who gave splendid message.
Following came the usual Bible class
study, in charge Of Secretary Conrad.
In the afternoon from 2:3O to 4 :aO
the auditorium was turned over to the
cOlored members of the brigade. The
speaker was Chaplain Prick of the
Depot Brigade Communion was ceIe.
brated. Secretary Leftwich sang a
solo in finished manner
The evening song and praise service
attracted nearly 200 men, a part of the
meeting being devoted to a Christian
Endeavor service. Testimonies and
prayers were uplifting and the sing
ing was enthusiastic. Three fellows
expressed a desire to join the church.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-18
BUSY CAPTURING ~ENEM1Es."
Meade Mems Only Regret Is That
"Captives" Are Not Huns.

The importance Of getting information
by the capture Of. live enemies. as wen
as killing. is being emphasized. WoziA
derful daring, or, rather. dash and reu
sourcefulness, is being displayed by lies
tie liaison detachments. The hundreds
Of acres of woodland and the many ''sheIa
holes" left behind by the contractors I'm
dynamiting our trees afford plenty OF
scope for such important games Men
bring back one another, and each ex.
presses his sorrow that these "enemiess
are not real Huns
The officers and men are eager to get
over and help curb the thrusts of tie
Germans; Many think they know enough
however. those in authority find more
things for the men to learn. The COM
piexlty OF the task and the occasional
transfer of men make all realize that the
day for going over is still some time OIL
many weeks and, surely, some months.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-18
LAUDS "CATERPuLARS" BEING
MADE FOR AMERICAN ARMY
RED CROSS IN FRANCE
NEARING BATTLE LINE
Arranges to Install for All Amex2s
can Troops Complete Front
Line Canteen Service. /:

The war council of the American Re-
Cross announces the receipt froa8
France of the following information:
"At the request Of the United Sta4eD
Army the American Red Cross has 5uSS
arranged to install with all America4
troops now engaged in actually dgh&$
nag the Germans a special front-lip&
service. This is q development OF tn
front-line canteens, through which tAS
American Red Cross has during th9
past six months served more thar
LOCO, 900 French poilus with hot drinkk
and. above all else, friendly boost
right up in or near the trenches themA
selves.
To-day the Red Cross has f1ftee%
rolling canteens behind the lines
From these canteens are sent forward
daily, often in the small hours of th4
containing hot drinks. They are served
free to the men going on or just cona$
ing off duty. The work has proved
itself to be of such value to thA
French that the American Army h&9
dSkSQ Inc xSeO CTOSS 10 nave CUlS SCTVS
ice directly in touch with the medical
relief stations nearest the front. The
work is often done under heavy shell
fire and requires men Of great bravery
and sympathy. Eugene Hale, brother
Of Senator Hale, finishing his sit
months without vacation with q rolf
ing canteen near Verdun, served
Thousands Of French troops gained
great commentator from French gem
erals who noticed the character of h.
work. Returning to Paris today jus&
before leaving for America Mr.. Hale
says:
awhile the men are glad to have
not drinks, their chief satisfaction corr
sists in the sense this service give8
them Of a friend being there to exc
tend a helping hand and a cheering
word at critical or tired hour
American Army officers are MANI
Testing keen interest in having tho
service at the disposal of the Ameri.
can troops, and the Red Cross plans
to enlist in France and in America i
substantial number Of men of thu
highest caliber to undertake this
wonderful service. 1t will be performs
ed at the point nearest to the fightin&
line at which civilians will be permit
ted to be in any contact with the
men,"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-18
SOLDIERS HEAR GYPSY SMITH.
S13th Band Gives Program at Ford's
Opera House.

A brilliant program was presented by
the 313th Infantry Band at the meeting
in Ford's Opera House, Baltimore, Sunday
afternoon at which Gypsy Smith. the IA
nous English evangelist made one of his
thrilling addresses based upon his year,
experiences at the front.
The band was directed by it's con-
ductor, Louis Fisher, the numbers in
Guiding: The Star Spangled Banner"
Onward, Christian Soldiers Schu-
mann's beautiful Evening Song"
Schubert's familiar Moment Musical
and a medley of familiar airs.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-18
Quartermaster Corps Promotions.

The following promotions in the
Quartermaster Corps have been an
nounced: To be corporal chauffeurs,
James B. Parker and Gilbert w
Jacques; to be privates first -class
chauffeurs, Privates Lyle A. Swinle and
William H. Herr; to be first-class SER
geants, Corporal Chauffeurs Frank E.
Robbins and Robert H. Wilson, Sergt
George wilkins, Privates Christ. Held
ing, Philip H. Hoddnett and Fred W.
Temple; to be sergeants. Privates John
Allen, William ]. Carroll. David G.
Gambler, George w. Cook. James NJ.
Cunningham, Ralph D. Parker and Vim
cent w. Struczko; to be first-class pri-
Yates, Privates Frank Costello, George
r. Moore, Ralph Reavis, James T.
Shockley and William Wagner.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-18

Sergt c. Simmons of the Sd Company.
154th Depot Brigade. has all the col.
ored soldiers Of the 351st Field ArtiYu
lery singing a regimental song or
which he is the proud composer. It In
impossible to give in cold print the
good old jazz swing that the sergeant
has put into the music. but when the
boys come out with the chorus it
sounds like Bert Williams himself.
This is the way the chorus goes and
the boys say that they will sing it IA
Berlin:
TT takes the 361st Artillery to make
the kaiser lay his weapons down,
1t takes the 351st Artillery to bring
those Germans round,
Because when those boys start to
showing their stuff
The Germans are going to cry, That
bunch is too rough
It takes the 351st Artillery to make thu
Germans say they've got enough
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-18
HE SURE KNEW w0LFsoN.
Incident Which Proves "World Not
So Big. After All"

East is east and west is west" But
this was not the case when Gus Cantor.
well known in financial circles at
Mount Carmel, Pa. and now a member
OF the 314th Infantry and Lew Edle-
stein, formerly of London, met in the
Y. M. H. A. Home.
Cantor asked Edlestein whether he
knew anybody in London by the name
of Wolfson.
do I know him? Wolfson, you see.
happens to be slightly related to me
he's my uncle"
The world is not such a big place
after all.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-18
Changes in Warfare.

A story illustrative of the changes
in methods of warfare comes from a
soldier in France who took a German
officer prisoner.
"Give up your sword shouted the
poilu. as he covered the Hun with his
gun.
But the officer shook his head and an
swered: Il have no sword to give up,
put won't my vltrioi spray. my oil pro-
jector or my gas cylinder do as well?'
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-18
New Head for NC. A. Work,

James McConaughy. editor of publ
cations of the American Sunday School
Union. Philadelphia, arrived Monday to
take charge of the religious work of
the Y. M. C. A. He succeeds DR.. E. L.
McAlpin. pastor Of the Presbyterian
Church at Madison, N. J.. whose three
months leave Of absence from his
church expired.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-18

social and the intellectual needs of
the boys in camp, it is in all it's
underlying principles Christian
association.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-18

The British tanks have nothing on the
caterpillar tractors that the Army iS
making out I'm Clintonville, Wis. accord
ing to Harold Horton Of Supply Company.
312th f. A.. who has just returned from
the school Of ordnance at Peoria, Ill
With Horton were Corp MCGEE, James
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-18
All He Saw of It.

do you belong to the National
Armyr' asked a feminine visitor the
other day.
Nav. I'm on K P.." said White OF
the ordnance.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-18
Accessible.

Although the guardhouse is not To-
Gated with respect for geographical
convenience, it is the most accessible
building in the cantonme
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-18
The Sprinter.

Green Recruit-Do you think wen
ever get back?
Scared One-I don't know about von
but If the first shot doesn't hit me -
rest are all going to fall short.-Jnas-~
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-18

Germany ought to take some of the
old-fashioned remedies for those in
ternal cramps.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-18

Devine and James Russell, all of Supply
Company, formerly Of Battery c..
The repair wagon for ordnance is car
ried in the field, and almost any And OF
an ordinary break in the parts Of can
non can be repaired without sending the
piece back of the firing line.
Horton says the tractors develop sew
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-13

A frenzled financier out of a lob is
OF about as much use to the world
as last years birds nest.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-13
NO REGULATION OF
WHEAT SUBSTITUTES
AVER SEES SMALL CHANCE FOR
LEGISLATION BY U. s.
CONGRESS.
Statement Is Made in Answer to Many
Queries from Farmers Asking for
Price Fixing.

PORTLAND, March 1S.-No hope
that the price OF grains urged as SUBJ
stitutes for wheat will be regulated
is given by w. b. Aver, food adminis-
traitor for Oregon.
II know nothing about the matter
officially" he said, but from what
/ have read in the press reports it is
apparent that congress does not take
u favorable attitude toward the eX-
tension of regulation. Personally
believe that the latitude of the food
administration should be very much
broadened."
Mr.. Ayers statement was in answer
to many queries, largely from farmers
asking why barley and corn cannot be
regulated in price as we'll as wheat,
and pointing out substitutes for wheat
cost so much more than wheat that
it is not profitable to buy the substi-
tutes as feed for livestock.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-13

-FOUR HUN PLANES DOWNED.
PARIS, March 12.-Four German
airplanes were doWned during last
nights raid here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-13
Vassar To Open Nurses
Training School Soon

NEW YORK. March IA "Col-
lege Womans plattsburg,'' will be
opened at Vassar college June "a. The
object as announced today by the
Vassar Recruiting committee here is
to fit college women for important
posts in military and civil nursing
service. The work will be conducted
under the auspices of the Red Gross
and the council of national defense.
In its appeal for volunteers the
Vassar recruiting committee says it's
school is designed to overcome the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-13
White Elk to Marry.

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, March
12,-Attired in native regalia, White
Elk, chieftain of the Cherokee Indi-
ans, reported to be millionaire, who
was on board the ship Antilles when
1t was torpedoed, and Princess All
Tra-Ah-Sua, of the klamath reserva-
tion, Oregon, obtained a marriage Ii
cense today. The ceremony will be
performed on the steps of the state
capitol tomorrow
White Elk bought more than $780,
QUO worth of second liberty loan
bonds, 1t is reported, He is here aid
ing the United States to obtain re-
cruits for the army. He has seen SER
vice in France and when the Antilles
was torpedoed he suffered five brok>
en- ribs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-13
No Base Here During war.

ASTORIA. March 12.-Chairman
Stone of the Port of Astoria Commits
sion, received a letter today from
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels with
reference to the proposed columbia
river submarine base.
The secretary said that his depart
ment could not recommend any addi-
tions to the naval program during the
period of the war. Only such meas
ures as directly. affect the war move
ments. would be considered. but later
on he would take up the Helm rec
concentrations for an aviation field
and submarine base on the Column
bia ana recommend their construc-
tion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-13
FARM NOTES
PUBLIC HEARING ON
GRAIN STANDARDS
INTERESTS FARMERS

Every wheat grower in Umatilla
county is vitality interested in the
coming public hearing on the newly
proposed grain@ standards, to be held
in Spokane next Monday, March 18th.
There has been some dissatisfac.
tion over the established grades and
new standards have been proposed
Copies of the proposed standards
can be had at the county agents Of
flee.
Several features of the new stand
ards such as the raising of the mois-
ture allowance, the admission of 25
per cent "other wheat and lower
ing of the weight for busheI stand
ard, are not satisfactory to many of
the producers of the northwest who
have examined the proposed regula-
tions. 1t is feared by some that the
standards have been prepared to
meet the requirements of eastern con-
ditions and that if adopted they
would work a hardship on northwest
growers.
Umatilla, the banner wheat produc-
ing county of the northwest, is most
vitally interested and every farmer
should study the proposed stand
ards. To properly present our case
there should be a large delegation
/ from this county at the hearing. This
will be the only hearing that will be
held in the northwest and therefore
our only opportunity for voicing our
wants.
The federal grain Standardization
officials are anxious to adopt the
most practical set of grain grading
standards, but they are powerless to
comply with our wants unless we
make our wants known.
Remember the date, March 18th,
in assembly room of Chamber of
Commerce, Spokane.
NJ. S. SHROCK.
County Agricultural Agent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-13
Special Fare Expected.

SPOKANE, Wash, March 20.
c. Pratt. superintendent of schools
here. and Secretary James A. Burke
of the Inland Empire Teachers AS
sociatiOn, believe that a rate of n fare
and a third will be given school teach
ers from outside cities who wish to
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-13
OVER THE NORTHWEST

attend the convention here the first
week in April.
Director of Railroads William
McAdoo granted the request of the
Kentucky State Institute for fare and
a third rate n short time ago and l
believe he will do the same for the
Inland Empire teachers convention
said Superintendent Pratt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-13
BUYING BACK DRY GOODS.
Purchasers from Eastern Cities Are
Busy in Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 11.-Buy-
ers from half a dozen large cities of
the east have been in Minneapolis for
about two weeks quietly purchasing
all the drygoods they could obtain, ac-
cording to reports today which were
circumstantially confirmed by large
wholesale houses. Sheetings, shirtings
and other materials in many instance
es will be shipped back to the very
cities in which they were manufac-
tured at large advances in prices, 1t
is said.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-13

shortage of nurses that now con-
fronts &he country" Leading spec
1alists from all parts of the country
have volunteered to serve ON the
nurses training camp faculty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-13

ARCHIE ROOSEVELT HONORED.
AMERICAN FRONT, March "a
Captain Archie Roosevelt, the col
Oncrs SON. has been awarded the
Croix dc Geurre by the French gener-
al for gallantTy in action.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-05-29
College Girls Show Patriotism

The students of Martha Wash.
ington College at Abingdon are
doing their "bit" by working
in their college gardens. When
the president of the college was
unable to secure men to work
the gardens, the entire student
body volunteered to do the work
themselves and so donninp ov,
erals and armed with hoes,
rakes and other farming nipple.
ments they declared war on
the weeds and now report an
overwhelming victory.
The "Marthe" girls are known
throughout the country for the
success of their patriotic Tea
Room The Tea Room was
organized under the auspices of
the Y. w. @. A. in February
and since that time seven hun.
dred dollars has been realized.
which has been given to tho
Red Cross and the War Fund.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-05-29

1t might be well to remind
certain people that the Presi-
dent is commandments of
the United States forces, and
that the constitution which we
are 30 fond of invoking clothes
MN with almost absolute pow
er. ltis supreme folly to sup
pose that Congress, mighty as
1t ID IN some matters, can take
away one fraction of his au-
thority. That was delegated to
MIN by q higher power than
any Congress. There ia no mid
die road-the American citizen
who does not give full CO oper,
alton and obedience to his gov
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-05-29

ira, of Columbus, Ohio, furnish.
ed the music Tor the occasion.
The dining-room was appro.
priately decorated with Ameri-
can French and Red Cross flags,
red, white and blue bunting
and rhodod endrum, Punch aud
sandwiches were served be.
tween dances during the even.
ing. Those present were: Miss.
es Jim Wynn, of jon esyille,
Kathleen Litton, of Dot, Belle
Sigman, of Corbin, Ky. Lenore
Hurd, of Middleshoro, Ky, Der
nice Spaulding, Margaret Bar
ron, Elizabeth Sprinkle, May
Wilmoth, Fisher, Marie Max
well, Louise Goodloe, Madge
Muncy, Margaret and Christine
Miller, Janet Bailey Mrs Frank
w. Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Evans.
Messrs. G. l.. Foley, j. b.
Rolston, O. p. Hoyt, w. Il. Jor-
dan, of Middlesboro, VIM. Ball,
OF Pineyilie, Rowland, of Cor
bin, Charles Duffy, Of Stonega,
w, l.. Jones, of Appalachia,
I. |. Cantrell, Byron Rhoads,
Ben Spivey, w. G. Skunk, c..
Robins, + +. Kahle, Il. Stone,
Guy Patrick, j. w, Rush, w. A.
Mcdonald, John Fox, Jr., and
Willard Miller, Bill Lyons.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1918-05-29
RED CROSS DRIVE

To The Citizens Big Stone Gap East Stone Gan oreto and m
Farmers in the Community and especially Members OF
the Thirteen Committees and the respective Executives Of
those Committees:
The drive is no, quite al time this is written
Monday morning but the subscriptions up Monday morning are
So and two calves indications poin To- by the con f
me ed Gross Campaign tonight that subscriptions will
be S96oo this against of 81 roo which
was an estimate made based upon $4,000 being the allotment
towns covered by the Big Stone Gap Chapter, which
Twelve towns figure that the allotment probably would b.,
nearer correct to that would be about 100 Of
s $4,000 which was assessed against the Chapter the
that the allotment by the District Chairman was based
upon $1,000 which the actual allotment
Tins being the workers bic for pacn,
the contribution for the Red Cross in this Campaign over five
times what expected proportion drive for 500
0oo,oO0
As far know, am Garner in The towns H.
otcd to us has failed subscribe impossible to see All or
the Farmers throughout the mountains belonging This
~ but all who have been subscribed Every school
child has subscribed and while work completed as to the
Soliciting the increase that looking for today coniuo
from bcated reports
The Chairman you who have done the work Of bi
Campaign his thanks the which YOU nye perfected liz,
organizations summarizing work which enabled ms l
know certainty each night only money was
raised nut now many people and attribute ,nc
cess OF this drive not only to the efficient Special Commit
tee stan held the plan organization oyernin, Tia
committees under them but to all the the ,assiGca
ton Committees, in that every and worked hard 10
get the object aimed which was every Garner ,rSbnr
The canvass has been thorough perfect in our first Or
ganization as il was possible o make
We will have published complete list Of all subscribers
to the Red Cross Funds, stating the amount each his yil u
our allotment These lists will be the pst but in nd
Idon to that there will be struck otr mud hone 10 ia
an' TO semi every one who desires il complete list Tie ofca
report will be framed and placed II the posotice
We want To remind all to note carefully ia ,,
lo subscription ON their pledge cards YOU will be advised l
the proper authority to whom send your pledges when uue
AS Chairman of the Big Stone Gap end of the Rec, cross
Chapter in this campaign wish express my npure,n far
the cooperation given by everyone literally contributed
bh effort ana money making subscription reality over