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Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-17
ODE TO MY Pipe
By Sergt. Jack Berks
First Reg. Ordnance

Much cussed and oderiferous briar
How Oft have We aroused the ire
OF folk who gladly would couspire
To Dust this fixture.
But I'll not chuck you in the fire
or smoke Blanks Mixture!"
When you come through the office door
Help. Aid. Assistancel" all hands
roar.
And put that blame thing out before
We suffocate"
But we proceed, with galors
To fun1igatei
It's easier to concentrate
When smoke is circling round my plate
So wen continue to cremate
Much nicotine.
II get bald. bugs will not skate
Upon my bean.
Inside. ones nose suspects much CRIME
To clean my pipe would seem a crime
AT any rate a waste Of time.
A bath would shock it,
Me thinks the gang would feel sublime
II / should hook II.
But II hooked it. I'd be broke
If they don't like it, let EN- choke
They'd HE to see ny pipe in soak
And i they hide it; ia! I'll smoke
a RANK Cigari
Ny pine is growing stronger every day
some day II may get gay and walk
1t smells somewhat like punk and burning
Or toasted kraut.
Let's hope 1t jolts the Kaisers nose some
And knocks him out!
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BETTY AND |
KILLED A BEAR"

There Is a man in our town
Who boasts, WE'LL put the Germans
down"
But not bit of dough has he
To help our boys that's across the sea.
When he reads about a battle won
He says WE'LL make the Kaiser run
But instead Of helping as others are,
He's saving HIS dough to buy s car
When he's as..ed TO buy a Liberty bond
He makes a pitiful mouth and tone:
"Well you know Ia like TO, but man!
cant lend to Uncle Sam.
He stung me for Income Tax.
And they've raised the price OF canvas
Backs
With the cost of sugar, coal and flour
can hardly afford 10 buy a car
But say have you seen the news ?"
asks he,
Did you read of the battle across the
sea-
WE'RE winning the war, WE are,
They can't lick US NE. OF the L. S. A.
Which reminds me of a story I read
OF a bear, giFl, and her brother
Fred
The girl killed the bear with he,
fathers gun.
And afetr the brave deed was done,
Fred came from the closet under the
stair
And boosted, Betty and I killed q
IL. k. C,
Washington. Pa.
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It tuU9E g. private 10 mama the pic
taire that stnZnped the editors at
"Tranrtr and Camp" I'm CONSEQUENCE
lis In ten dnGIEnH rfHirsr.. HiIs tisaa f5
mt only atUiatng, shoEt and numor-
GUS, but Egt1rigaa as waIK
T5*E DaRsr' tMNffad aul5szarB Ell over
HEhm unsfaIE akr1nH bD GSzrnuatsp IN tAa
rtatIrrS sIaHr&ng contest AID CTse hzsf-
baftnEB EEuugM D CREST DszHs0Trge Last-
dsEB BnwnHd la upua TIsa MaEioaaE
Neutrality-suspicious. OF "B1smGfk and CRupD'''
fnHum aIn tia Casngm @ard c&n6DnHmmuts
wisGus tita Sani@E5 @s1ttnus ara gsrb-
RHEnnd, lEsEKnG OF thst tthtms Rsa3csaad.
wars very mummy ALI reffmCtea a do
guas Ge GIsrhhdksns@ IN Amarirzn asruEa
and eSpIatHu@ a snprI dazP vi tho daga
thar Raa GhTraEterizsu CUR tronpa
aEnunaG.
Another soSdisr had the same idea
as thEEt suggested by Private Cor
MAN But the rules of tbs contest
gttDWDMHed as one of the conditions
thsT 'Tihe best title means the NEST
ssrttaalE, the etevereat, this SHORT
hl@g arr the most hHasouuus. II was
CanpGrS1 Fohn Bruad hrzIt, of Com
pamy L., f4sth fnfnnfrT, at Camp Lea,
Virginia, who had tho samo idea "a
PrfvEte German. But 1t took the Cor,
Bpzal an extra word to express him
aeh, fur tina title he suggested read,
80 Theaa Are Those supermen
ThkB EdsSte hne5dent win teach She Cor
poUzI taG hea2on OF hg0yEty 1t is un-
GcTt&n7gs that Tire ezae word should
bGye Frwwed SO expensive. but there
waa no WY tn which Trench and
Gang" eoaba split the prize.
Three HAen shared an idea that wma
almost as good as the winning ono.
Otis Reese, q CoxpGr&i In CoHzp&ny b,
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Clara to Charley, Being line Letter Of a Country
Girl TO Her Soldier Beau In The
Ordnance Corps

how my lavender shirt waist stained YOUR
new pink shirt. You were so angry be-
cause you had to wear the shirt 10
church next day ana you couldn't take of
your coat in the choir during the service.
Charley, l bet you wish you could get
caught IN rain with me now. Amt I
right, Charley.
And when is this War geIng to step9
/ was telling Sue-you remember sue
Lawton who kissed Jake kFeidsr on the
haek~poreh last winter-as l was saving
TO Sue, this War is going 20 stop In pretty
short order. She wanted to know how
knew So much about IT ana | showed her
Your letter where you said that Pershing
wanted lot more Ordnance and that
meant that the War would he soon over
as they always called on the Ordnance to
hn!Sh up a job, Ny I wish they would
call the Ordnance but Lave yau AT home
cause ! don't want you 10 he a hero
Al the heroes J ever heard of are dead
Now l must close this letter Charley as
4 l have u get dinner ready for non and
the help. Forgot to tell yen that the corn
You planted In our back yard is growing
me and IN week or so IN send YOU
some down TO camp and You can have
your cook boil YOU some
Now DO write me suon Charley and
answer all my questions.
An my love, Your friend
CLARA
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What's Con,inp To The Kaiser

And Of
New ark
aaae 70 oxrsnaihle, hc ra1sd 10
to the
be
papcr
jon In
isto
What's Coming To The Kaiser
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SOLDIER PILGRIMS
PROGRESS
(Continued.)
Part II,


At Grand headquarters a liyeried
orderly CAME rushing out In ten sec
onds flat to hold the bride while we
dlsmounted from our detroit bl and
brass front car Upon observing the
oiderly perhaps too closely for good
taste, my ever keen eye remarked the
fact/ that be stood proudly upon only
one foot, the other limb being fur
ioughed TO the reserve as | found upon
interrogatiEg him.
His story was entirely too lengthy
70 repeat out / shall give you my
kamerad the gist of his narrowing
tale 1t seemed that at one time he
had been q member Of the fighting
Ordnance and while engaged in the
capacity of mounted kitchen police
had lost limb whenhis saw horse had
SHE'D at passing honey wagon
throwing him directly under the hob
nailed hoof Of a self wriuging mop.
When the poor fellow was taken out
more dead than alive he had only one
sound foot and his W Il. l. papers or
which to stand
Seeing me In tears at this breath
less recital he soon washed away my
tears with bucket q "Becvo," a
new and immortal potion comparable
only 20 the nectar INDUCED in after
elections and at old settlers meetings.
among the prime, al gods and heir
feSnaie kin After the first five gall
Ions Of Bevo has rushed past your
soft palate and tonstle you feel bet
ter than you look and your immortal
ity seems to be uppermost in your
division depot
AS this groom and / chatted and
drank few more stir~up horrs | cast
nay eyes toward headquarters entrance
and took my bearings and allowed
approximately for declination, wind
sat41 t1zT ,tr...
person as ] should soon make for the
C. O.'s smoking room ant inspect him
preparatory 10 putting his command
through formal guard mount and re-
treat combined However | was find
iLg out ever more and more the fetch
ing personality Of this orderly and !
was loathe to leave him At length
they escorted me into the lobby Of
headquarters where | found an ami
able gentleman waiting to receive me.
! stepped into 1t and saluted, but he
tfowned peeYishly and said in Esper-
anto we observe no courtesies here "
II was once" said he. "a poor miser-
able private IT, the rear rank I have
borne the cross of duty roster and ex-
ira duty in reshaping the fields and
rocks 10 suit the whims OF my in
feriors, Yea more I have cut wood
for my spirit VI je [, and for my wits
have done double time. Now | am
come into my own and these poor
creatures under my care shall never be
compelled to wash thei apparel or
cut their hair, neither shaI they
stand any formations or be denied any
pass, His voice trembled with ten
der emotion and / } aliziug that
stood in the presenc Of a deliverer,
fell upon his neck and cried in a local
voice and wept until the next issLe in
which I shall relate the story Of the
grand review.
ITO Be Continued)
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(CoHfdeHtioI Correspondence from he
Dcyi! 10 the kGisey)
DECIDED BY EUGENE n. BLAKE, Of
the pigtlsBfes
Internal palacs, Hades.
Friend Wilhelm
I see by my asbestos copy OF the
Berlin Isokal Anxeiger that you broke
silence recently west OF the battlefield
of Cambria and asked one OF your
officers; What have not done to
preserve the world from such hor-
rors?" Don't you know what folks
will say to that. Wilhelm?
1t is sure TO bring up how ron did
not Let Austria accept SerbiR's abJect
surrender OF her national rights to
preserve peace. And that you did not
accept EpglRnd's oftor to arbitrate
and save the world from war.
Then besides. my dear Willie, ev-
cry body knows by this time that yoa
haven't treated Belgium in way t.
make for early peace, You remem-
Dor | kept warning you that this Ia
good frightfulness but bad business.
lou know you did not leave very many
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DON'T WORRY
ABOUT THAT TEN CASE NOTE NOW

y has bean 0uasad taat-apznt by
feu probably Soy by dEnmtng
the
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Sigma Chi Holds Reg
uIar Informal Dinner

Another very delightful time was
held by the Sigma Chi's on Saturday
evening at Hancock Inn. The well
served dinner. without formahty and
stiffness, the congenial group Of
brothers, the presence of the travelling
secretary, all went to make the occa-
sion a splendid one These dinners
are held each Saturday night II Han
cock Inn at $3.50 o'clock. Every Sig
in camp is urged 20 be on hand
The informal chapter meeting is held
at Y "79' every Thursday evening at
1880 O'clock II ven are a newly ar
rived Sig in Camp. drop into Y-79 and
ask fer Brother Baker, The rest will
be easy and Camp viii be made more
pleasant
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Washington. Pa.
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at Camp Sherman. Ohio. gubmitted
the hsst answer embodYtng this hisa-
dis answer Waa single word,
'TaniEsdI'' Private Sidney r.. Isonty ;.
@. ~. g.. az the Bass HasUtfaI. Camp
KsRrnF,. LINDA Vista, California. Gum
imfEted 'Tanking Them" and Private
Russell s. Howe, 18th Training Cadr
Depot Brigade, Camp Grant, re
ford. Illinois, submitted 1.-THE Tat
Are YankinG"
Prtgs&a Peter H, FaIdman, Of the
3Stii CuxapanT, 1g1st Depot Brigade.
lGamEV Grant, bad a good idea, toe.
Ha suga@sfsd, Another German AID
Wzzrce.'"
Pnfwste Horugr A.. Tsnuyla, at Camp
asregnIaaf. Evrt Ogfstnorge, Georgia,
whore he is a member of Field Zoe
Dtka1 Company Ms. IA, suggested
Policing EfHs Post
The favorita title was "Kanlernd. y
phres soldfary suggeEtad "a Lone
Ace b Better Than a pan Etouse7
THE End OF A Perfect Day was
suggested by many contcstante
One soldier th~Hght the oppression
on the AmErfenn soB9i 7r's fese was
accaaienea hT the df9 ~ e< khs old
cook arasug his uew ssners, Ssv-
eral slggested TIGER spre o. L."
Another SD 2asitt e3, Flow DID
That Bunch Know I yvas Over Here ?"
OtMcr tttfen suggested BY SOLDIERS
were.
Taking Things Rasy."
~tfsns Up
Come, EIft1feF''
~Jcanuy'8 Got Hrs Gan"
-Wksn Bin Got Lost on Patrol.
mig Out of the Dugont."
Amt It Grand and Glorious
RceEfur?''
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Former President Taft in his young
eF days, when he was a law reporter.
rad been studying a case in SomerviIle.
Ohio, and found he couldn't get back TO
the office that night unless he manag-
ed TO stop a through express, So he
wired 70 headquarters. "Will you stop
through express at Somerville to take
on large psrty" The answer came
back, Yes"
The express was duly stopped lat
Somerville The young law reporter
got aboard with his copy, and the con-
ductor said, where's that large party
was to take on?"
I'm it, was the ehuckllhg answer
That's alLp
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-08

son property opened at once, and SC
instructed the street commissioner
The Mayor also advised that all side
walk connections, in which the city is
interested, be put in by contractors
constructing side walks, as fast .as
they were approached and the matter
was referred to the street and alley
committee for report at the meeting
Of the council, March IL.
Representatives from safe and cab
met companies were present at the
the meeting and the mayor and coun-
Gil drove a good bargain with them
in the purchase and delivery of the
cabinet within week at q saving Of
about $3.50 over any figures previously
available. The cabinet is nearly 6
feet high, is of good width and
depth and will readily hold all city
papers and records for years. 1t was
a good purchase and the officials
have q right to feel a pride in it.
There are several smallpox cases in
the city but they are under quaran-
tine and not considered a menace to
public health.
Considerable oratory was indulged
in at the session and things were
thrashed out that will result in bet
ter feeling between the business in
terests of the city and the law
makers and will eventually result in
great public good. May the good work
continue.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-08
TEMPERANCE PARTIES
may Be MERGED TODAY
Passing of Prohibition Party
and It's Merger Into New
National Organization
Is Predicted Today

Chicago, March 5-The prohibition
Party, II is confidently believed, will
pass out of existence after a meeting
If the party lenders here today and
become merged in the new National
Party, organized in Chicago several
months ago.
Prohibition leaders from every
State in the Union are attending the
Meeting, which was called primarily
% discuss the merger question. That
the merger will be effected is con-
iidered probable, rs advance reports
Indicate q majority Of the State or
yanizations have instructed their
delegates to favor the plan.
Leaders of the Prohibition move
ment claim the passing Of the Prohi-
bition Party, which they declare has
had the longest continued existence
of any political organization, will
usher in a new era in the political
life of the United States. The Ma
tional Party, which is to replace 1t, is
Intended to mold together the radical
Ind reform element of all parties and
create a sharp division between radi-
,alism and conservation. Existing
party lines, it is predicted, will
soon be wiped out as the result Of
the new political movement.
Although it will cease to function
as an independent political organiza-
ton, it is not planned to kill the
organized prohibition movement by
The merger. The meeting here will
discuss plans for keeping the move
ment alive.
The plan chiefly favored is the or
ganization of a National Dry Fedora
lion which will take over the
propaganda work now in the hands of
the Prohibition party. This fedora
tion, to be a sort of prohibition war
council" will be composed of the
heads of all the prohibition and
temperance organizations in the
United States.
The federation plans to conduct a
campaign to get ten million voters
in the United States to sign pledge
not to support any State or National
Legislative candidate who is not
pledged to vote for nationwide pro-
hibition. It will father thousands Of
and rallies in all parts OF
the United States.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-08
METHODISTS TO UNITE
Only Thin Line Separates North and
South Conferences

Louisville, KY, March 4-Unifca-
ton of the two great branches Of the
Methodist church, the Northern and
Southern, with a combined member
ship of about 100000 persons, is
practically certain to take place with
in six years, according to the Rev.
Frank M. Thomas, pastor of the
Fourth Avenue Methodist church, who
has just returned from the meeting of
he Joint commission on unifcation at
Savannah, Ga.
Another session of the joint COM
mission will be held in St. Louis be-
ginning April 10 for the purpose OF
adopting proposals already tentative
ly agreed upon.
"Only a thin line now divides the
two great branches of Methodism," !"
said DIR. Thomas. practically every
problem of reunion has been solved.
The foundation of q new church has
TO be laid from the best elements OF
the old. We have really got to build
world church for Methodism is at
home on every land.
"The union of the Methodist church
IS, North and South will make a men,
bership of about 100000 and we are
expecting other Methodist organiza-
tions to come in later. One is the
Methodist Protestant church. Another
is the Japanese Methodist church,
which has been independent.
"The meeting at Savannah was
most important and successful. The
commission left feeling that solution
of all problems involved in unifca-
ton was near.
'If everything is agreed to at the
st. Louis meeting the plan Of unifca-
ton can be. brought before the Meth
odist church South for ratification al
the general conference IN Atlanta
next May. While the general confer
ence will not be held regularly until
1920 the bishops have the authority
to call special session if they deem
it best.
"Should the st. Louis session de
velop agreement on every point 4
would be four to six years before w
could get everything working.
at has been discovered that $780,
900 has ben expended annually by tn
two great branches in competitive
territory, places where one Methods
church could have done the work. Thi
would be S7,6OO,OOO in ten years, o.
enough money with what they alread.
have to provide for all the superan
nuated ministers"
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-08
MISSIONARY REFUSES TO
REGISTER-GOES TO JAIL

Refusing the register under the
selective service act, John Newport, a
missionary Baptist minister, of Rob
bins, Scott county, Tenn, was SEN
fenced to one month in the Scott coun-
ty Jail, ordered to pay the costs in the
case, and required to register.
81 have read very much about the
registration" he explained, and
made an honest effort to convince
myself that l should register, but the
more l tried to do this, the more l
was convinced that l should not. !
hate to break the laws of our country,
but the Apostle Paul says that we are
not under the law but under grace"
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-08
WORK OF THE Y. M. C. A.
IN THE WORLD WAR

Contributions made to the National
Var Work fund of the Army Y. M.
). A., which has now reached $780,
100000 are already paying big divi-
ends in the lives of boys who have
rome from this city and county to re-
,eive their military training at Camp
Funston, Camp Dodge and other mill
tary points in the west. According
to advices reaching here this week
the Y. M. C. A. huts in the big con-
tonments never have ben so popular
us during the recent cold weather,
when thousands of enlisted men We're
driven inside the buildings for their
amusements, games and letter-writ-
ing. The CHEEKY open fre-places, the
monographs and pianos, books and
magazines form happy combination
that spells "home" to the boys away
from home.
Practically every family in this
community has received letters from
Kansas boys written on Y. M. c. A.
or Red Triangle stationery which is
issued without cost to every man in
uniform. At Camp Funston recently
total of 35O,274 letters were mailed
by the Y. NJ. C. A. in single month";
all of them having been written at
the benches in the Y. M. c. A. huts.
Y. M. C. A. accommodations have
been provided already in more than
$50 centers in France for the soldiers
| in Pershing's expedition. At the pre-
sent time there are more than 1SOO
American Y. M. C. A. secretaries in
the war zone promoting for Uncle
Sans boys the same program they
have enjoyed in the big camps in this
country.
When the American troops took
over their section of the French fight
ing front there were eight Y. M. c. A
dugouts waiting for their exclusive
use. These provided chocolate, sweets
of all kinds, biscuits and knicknacks
The last thing American troops viii
get before they go over the top will bt
cup Of hot coffee Of tea, a biscuit
or two, some chocolate for emergency
rations and a word of cheer and in
spiration from the Y. M. c. A. sec
retaries.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-08
MORE RICH STRIKES
IN BAXTER FIELD.
Prospecting Campaign Has BrOt
Evidences Of Ore Runs Equal
or Exceeding Picher-Tar
River District

The continuation Of uniformly rich
strikes being brought in from two or
four miles west Of Baxter Springs
give plenty Of assurance that coming
up to the very limits of the city is an
ore run fully as rich as anything in
the Oklahoma field. Ever since the
big strike on the r. o. Thomas land
couple Of months ago, excellent re
ports have come in from adjacent
territory. This week two good strikes
have been made in that vicinity.
On 20-acfe lease belonging to R.
o. Thomas, and lying just east Of the
home site Oklahoma parties who are
prospecting il, report a fine vein of
jack encountered at depth Of 200
feet. The cuttings will assay from
l5 to 20 per cent and the drill is now
down several feet in ore. Four holes
have so far been sunk there and three
Of them have been successful. This
property being developed has
been designated as the Enterpe mine.
1t is under the supervision of Chas.
Clark, who is also experimenting
other properties in the Baxter field.
Abey q Tucker, prominent attorneys,
and Simon Jankowski, merchant, of
tulsa, are interested with Mr.. Clark.
W. l. Golf, of FL Reno. was here today
Investigating the field with Mr.. Clark,
with view to making investments.
An excellent hole was brought in
early this week on the C. NJ. Clark
farm which is located just north of
he Thomas land. The Citizen has
not been able to get the exact dope on
his strike but it is a very good one.
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-08
BOOT LEGGERS PLEAD
GUILTY At GALENA
Would Not Stand Trial, Got Six
Months in Jail and a 5000
Fine-Others Sentenced
March 16

The five men whom Sheriff Frazier
captured few weeks ago at Melrose
with booze in their cars, all plead
guilty before the district court ut Ca
lena yesterday. They confessed to
having liquor in their possession, in
violation Of the bone dry law.
The men are:
Guy McMann, Of Coffeyville.
Lewis Elder, Of Coffeyville.
Joe Hastings, of Tulsa.
o. Olson, Of Tulsa.
Ed Heron, of Tulsa.
McMann and Olson were sentenced
each to receive six months in the
county Jail, and pay fine of 5000.
The other three men will be SEN
fenced March 18th.
Several Of the cases on the docket
were disposed Of yesterday, by dis
missal or continuance, and dates set
for trial OF criminal cases.
The trial of Elsie Shailer, for forg.
cry; Shannon Carnahan, forgery;
William Stoney, burglary; Wagner
and Patterson, larceny; were all set
for Marth 9Th.
The trial of Mike Glyer, accused of
receiving stolen property, will come
up March 7th.
Tom Faganelli, accused of murder,
will be tried March 11th.
The case of the State VS.. Tom Col
Inns was dismissed, as the defend
ant is dead.
State VS.. Lorin Pittman, for grand
larceny, dismissed.
Safe VS.. Savage and Mccullough,
continued.
State VS.. Ed Scrugham, for statu-
tory rape, dismissed, as the girl re-
fused to testify against the defendant,
Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-08
A. C. EDRINGTON
UNDER ARREST

A. C. Edrington, of this city, was
placed under arrest while in Joplin
Saturday night, on a warrant charg-
ing him with writing q check on a
bank in which he had no funds. The
offence complained of is alleged to
have been committed about two years
ago, when Mr.. Edrington was in Jop-
lin and under the influence of liquor.
The case was talked about at the time,
but it was supposed to have been
dropped. Recently Mrs. Edrington
sued her husband for a divorce and
the case is to be heard in Columbus
next Tuesday. Unless Mr.. Edrington
succeeds in getting bondsmen and Sc
curing his liberty he will not be able
10 appear in answer to the suit. 1t is
reported that the Missouri officer
making the arrest took his prisoner
to Kansas City.