Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-06-25
NEW SOLDIERS
HANDY GUIDE


eral has to do is to command the camp.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. wear red hat
cords and expect some day TO shoot
large Jumps of lead into the Huns. BY
far the most important branch of the
service--in their own estimation.
Attenton-A very annoying command
given just when the soldier wants %
rest the most
Barracks-See Tent.
Buck Private-The poor devil who
does all the work and gets the least
pay. 1t doesn't take a college educa-
ton to be a buck private.
Bugle-A musical instrument which
tells the soldier the proper time to do
everything.
Buzzer-A form of telegraph instru-
ment which buzzes instead Of clicking.
Very annoying when you try to sleep
in the same tent with one while it is
working at its trade.
Chevrcns-Stripes worn on the arms
by noncoms. They enable the public
to tell them from mere privates. There
are SO many different kinds Of chew
rons worn that it is folly for one to
try to tell them apart who has been in
the service only four or five months.
Ask the man who owns one.
Company Cferk-The fellow who
beats a typewriter all day instead Of
drilling. He is bounded to death by
men wanting to know what detail they
will be on the next day.
Cook Either the best liked or the
most hated man in his battery or COM
pany. good cook goes a long way
toward winning the war
Corporal-A noncom, who wears two
stripes on his arm. III his own estima-
ton he is little short of a General. The
privates rank him just below them
selves.
Detail-A bunch Of men under a non
com, who are supposed to work at
some particular job. 1t depends on the
nonccm as to how much work they do
Doggy Dos-The Army name for the
guardhouse. 1t is the soldiers resi-.
dence for a time after committing
some breach Of military etiquette. The
only branch Of the service to which
he is not continually trying to get q
transfer
Drilling-This consists OF going out
already know
Fall In-The most hated command OF
them all. II means throwing away
Jour cigarettes and getting into forma-
ton.
Fall Out-A command heard even by
the deaf. 1t means TO break ranks
You will not be wanted again for pos
sibly Is minutes
Faugue-Any sort of manual labor
wished on the soldier. Well named.
Fatigue uniform is the polite name for
overa!ls
ing So per month more than buck
private In all other respects he is apt
to be worse than the latter.
Furlough-A leave of absence to go
home. Another definition for Heaven
and about as hard to obtain. Even the
officers have a tough time Getting
them.
Gre coming-Massaging and manicurinz
horses. Done whenever there is moth
ing else to do.
Guards-Soldiers detailed to stay up
all night and report men coming into
camp late.
Horses-Large. hungry animals used
TO carry the officers around. They
must be fed three times a day Every
spare moment must be utilized in
grooming them whether they need 1t or
not.
Hospital--A place everybody wants
to get as it looks like snap lying in
bed. AS SON as he gets there he
wants 10 out.
1ncinerator-A large tin pan into
which is put all the garbage. Then a
private builGs a fire under it and wor-
ries the garbage into incinerating. In
GENERATORS are not as fragrant as the
rose. Their memory fingers.
Jack-The Army term for money. A
very rare substance and used by many
only to pay debts on pay day con-
tracted during the previous month.
Khaki-Something every soldier is
supposed to wear. but never does
Kitchen Police-A dignihed term
for scrubbing dirty pans in the kitchen.
Medical Corps-Composed Of fellows
who thought some of being doctors and
then decided to study law. They dish
out iodine and pills at sick call accord
ing to whether the patient is sick or
dying.
Mess kit-A couple Of tin pans, a cup,
knife, fork and spoon comprise a mess
kit complete. Some of these are GER
tain to be lost, after which the man
uses his fingers
Mess Sergeant-The noncom who goes
over to the quarterma ster's every day
and draws out almost enough food to
last till the next day.The rest Of his
time is spent in worrying the Kitchen
Police and making them wish they
FIVE minutes SO they could tell him
what they think Of him
Pay Call-The sweetest music the SOL
dier hears. He will even leave a poker
game to an-wer It,
Period OF Emergency-The term for
which the soldier enlisted Variouslv
estimated by him to be anywhere from
two weeks to 10 years.
Pick-See Shovel.
Poker--A card game forbidden BY
the authorities. Therefore never
played except in the afternoons and