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ALL AMERICAN DEAD
TO BE BROUGHT HOME
AT END OF THE WAR

The following statement has
been authorized by the War De
partment:
The question of returning the
bodies of soldiers who are killed
or die ON foreign service has been
considered by the War Department
and the Navy Department In con-
junction. The committee consid-
crtng this matter went into the
case In all its aspects and it has
been decided that the bodies Of
oar soldiers, sailors, marines and
civilian employees who are killed
or Ole In Franco cannot be re~
turned TO this country for inter-
sfiUnt until after the close ~if tho
war.
General Pcrshing has arranged
with the French Government for
sections OF the country to be used
as military cemeteries, and tho
Quartcrmnster Corps has organ
lied and is now operating In
France certain organizations called
Grave Registration Units.
These units arc charged with
the duty cf burying she dead, car
Ing for tho cemeteries, and the
Identification records Of those bur-
led. This Is done I'm such n man
ner that there will be no confusion
OF doubt as TO the identity of any
soldier now buried when his body
Is takcn mp to he transported home
after the war.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24

he would see it, only to have darkness
close in again--and with darkness came
un' ertainty, The hours passed slowly
but Key remained at his post Watching
hoping against hope Morning broke at
last, lsad above the fort odd Glory" still
Heated detiantl.- in the breeze. The Brit
ish had failed, and ,dtherew 1t was then
that Key. on the Inspiration Of the mo-
mnet. put down the first lines or notes
from which he later wrote the Star
SpanSled Banner" week later the
paper under the title of The Defense Of
Fort McHenry." A short timo later they
We're set to the tune of the Old air. ITO
Ancreou in Heaven" nd We're taken up
at once by the troops cmped in Balu-
more and from that time the song grew in
popularity until today it is given It's first
place among our national songs.
America.
Samuel Francis Smith, u. n. for many
Years the pastor OF the First Baptist
Church OF Newton, Massachusetts. wrote
the words OF America when he was a
student at Andoyer Academy in the win
ter of 1SS1-Ss. 1t was first used publicly
several years later at q Sunday school
eelehratiS,n q July Fourth in the Park
that of God Save the king"
The Battle Cry of Freedom.
The Battle Cry of Freedom was writ
ten by George +. Root in 1851 President
L.incoln had just issued his second call
for troops and Root was impressed by the
caught the spirit OF the hour ana there
began to evolve in his mind a rallying
song, In an outburst OF patriotic ferVor
he conceived the words and music Of the
song and it was presented to the public
the following day, II spread throughout
the country as il impelled by some mag
neuc Influence and did much to swell
the ranks Of the army. On one occasion
It is said to have been the deciding fac
tor in a hattie.
Columbia, The Gem OF the ocean
The authorship of "Cc-amhIa the Gem
of the Ocean" has long been in dispute
While the Idea is said to have originated
with David T. Shaw. il is believed that il
was actually written by Thomas a Beckett
in lS&S,
Dixie Land
The version OF Dixie" which is best
known is the composition OF Dan. r. EN-
mett, well-known minstrel OF years gone
by and was FIRST sung in New York in
1850, Another version OF the song which
was used during the Civil War BY the
South was written by General Albert
Pike, a Confederate officer. The tune is
thought to be that OF an old negro mel
Ody.
saNle Hymn OF the Republic.
Joila Ward Howe wrote the Battle
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Hymn OF the Republic" in a moment of
intense inspiration. II was while she
was on a visit to Washington in 1862 She
was impressed by the troops guarding
the city. One night she awoke from her
siumber to find herself weaving together
the lines OF a poem. sac arose and set
this antheum down on paper To-day
the Battle Hymn Of the Republic" in
spires Americans as few others do The
tune is that OF John Browns Body 90
Hail Columbia.
Hail Columbia is the Oldest patriotic
song of the United States. The words
were written in l79S by Joseph Hopsinson
q Philadelphia LAWYER, ana its music dates
back to Washingtons Inauguration in
1883 Although Hopkinson was the aur-
thor OF the verses, IL was an actor who
first conceived the idea. In 1928 France
and England We're at war and feeling in
the United States ran high as to which
side We should take Gilbert a Phlladel-
phia lawyer, suggested TO Hopkinson that
he write patriotic verses which might be
set 20 the then popular PRESIDENTS
March. IN writing tho verses Hopkiu.
son attempted 10 portray the true Amer
lean spirit They were received with the
greatest enthusiast and found favor with
htose of British and French sentiment
alike. During the season President ID
ans ana ms cabinet attended the theatre
IN body to hear il, The music Of "Hail
Coihmhia' originally know as The Pres
dents March was written BY q com
poser named Phyla and first played in
From SONGS of our Country. Copy-
ught, 1917, John Il Eggers, n. Y
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24
GOVT. CHANGES MODE OF
HANDLING ALLOTMENTS

A radical change in the method Of
handling allotmants and family al
lowances, which will speed up the
delivery of Government checks to the
dependents OF soldiers and sailors,
vent into effect July / Several Inn
portant amendments OF the War Risk
Insurance Act, approved by the presi-
dent, made possible the change In
procedure.
Under the new rules every enlisted
man In the military or naval service,
regardless OF rank or pay. must make
the same compulsory allotment to his
wife and children, SIS d month. TO
this allotment the Government will
add o monthly allowance ranging
fran SIS A. month for. mat arlesa
child. and stb for d wife withCnt chill.
dren. up to maximum Of $50.
III addition. the enlisted man, IL he
desire Government allowances for his
dependent parents, grandparents,
grandchildren, brothers and sisters,
may make voluntary allotments to
then--Axod by the new amendments
at IS month, where allotment Ia
made to wife and children. and SIS
whore no such allotment Ia made.
Heretofore allotmenta were on a slid
ing scale and varied accordingly to
the soldiers pay or the numbers and
personnel of his family,
Tho new system, which was put
into effect with tho approval OF the
War and Navy Departments, Bimpli-
fles the administration of allotmentB
and allowances. both by the Bureau
OF WAr-RialS Insurance and IN the
iield. Henoeforth the Bureau OF
War-Rlals Insurance will handle al
lotmenta OF only two amounts, 916O
or $40,
The amounts OF family allowances
paid by tho Government to supplies
ment these allotmenta we're not
changed by the amended laws.
Beginning with July pay, the Au~
raau OF War-Risk Insurance will han-
dle Allotments only TO support fam
NY allowances and then only In The
amounts required by Law to sunAert
aach allowances, The axeeaa ahat7
ments, and allotmeAts to persons not
.entitle3 TO allowances, Will be han
died by the War Department, Navy
Department, Marine Corps or Coast
Guard.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24
SPORTING EDITORS Favor
NEW Army BOXING RULES

WFlfaEa Fl. M6eap, the BoEe4 &u-
tfi6f5ty On fl6xfffg, and sports editor
OF the Philadelphia Public Ledger,
has explained why he awarded the
decision TO Benny Leonard on June
25fh, when Leonard boxed Jsck
Bfftson In the Quaker CITY Recap
says In arriving at the decision he
kept continually In mind the new
code Of boxing rules issued by DR..
RayerOft, head OF the Athletics Divf-
sion OF the War Departments Com
mission ON Training Camp Activities
sporting editors all over the coun-
try are realizing that the new army
boxing code fills need. Il empha~
sizes clean clever and fast lighting.
A premium 10 placed on the man who
forces the ring battle, takes his
chances and uses his best efforts to
YIN, and win decfsively. The man
WHO stalls, evades, cttncheg or IL on
GSS Defensive continually shcald lose
wpsn final Judgment 10 made.
In explaining why be awarded the
decision TO Benny Leonard, HocaD
says:
Referees and judges Of boxing are
esked by the War Departments Com
mission on Training Camp Activities
TO lend their aid in encouraging ag-
Iressiye boxing. The writer Is With
kAe United States Government In his
ksdgment Of boxers and boxing con-
tEste. In arriving at the decision in
tie Benny L,eonard-Jack BTitton bout
BIS kept the Government code con-
tihasSly In mind. Leonard did the
greater ixart OF the leading, landed tho
greater nAmber Of clean blows or
leadn, bIocEed when blocking count
ed, and wac entitled to the decision.
Brtttou fought defensive battle, be-
ing the aggreseor only in streaks.
He frequently played evasive and
used the ring TO keep himself out of
harms way Those tactics were all
right before the war. Bat not now.
America Ia developing an army OF
lighters. Each man must learn to
tear In and give his opponent no
quarter.
"All baek-stepping. covering-up
@nd purely defensive work are dis
couraged under the army boxing
rules, and each contestant is made
subject to a penalty for such work.
An eflcient lighting soldier must not
only be trained in the technique OF
ofgenge and defense, but must be
charged with the proper lighting
spirit
1T is to be hoped that every critic.
every referee and all men who Judge
boxing contests in America will stand
by the Government In its effort to
develop a fighting army and live UP
faithfully to the new code.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24

their study TO deceive others in order
to get the better OF them" Frederick
William Nv. seventy years ago said that
all written constitutions were only scraps
1914. referred to the Hague Convention
In the identical words. The scrap Of
paper" idea ia an old one German dipio-
macy.
The Germans believe themselves to be
nation Of supermen and the Kaiser the
ar-partner-not Of the God of Humanity
but the gutter alter Gott' of the Pa
gan North-the War God-who revels In
the shrieks OF women md the torture
Of children, in bloodshed and cruelty.
II am his sword, his AGENT. declares
william Hohenzollern- Let all the enc
mics Of the German people perish! God
demands their destruction. --God. who by
mouth. bids you do his will!'
To accomplish this divine will the
German military authorities believe that
any means are Justiiable.-the moving
machine guns. the cutting of Of the
breasts Of women, the battering in Of the
skulls Of the wounded with rifle butts.
BE as terrible as Attilla's Huns! ordered
red women belonging to the enemy die
Of hunger than 20 let single German
soldier suffer" "All prisoners are to be
put to death" ordered General Stenger. in
Belgium, Writes a Bavarian private;
During the battle of Budonwiller I did
away with four women and seven young
girls In five minutes. The captain had
told me TO shoot these French sows, but
preferred to run my bayonet through
them"
This is the concrete result Of what the
Germans call The Religion Of Valor"
and ''The Gospel Of Hate" Says one Of
their spokesman: Must Kultur build its
cathedrals on hills Of corpses, seas Of
tears and the death rattle Of the van
quished? Yes. II must"
II Germany wins She war the United
States viii either be paying tribute to
the Kaiser or German soldiers will be
bayonetting American girls and women
in Jersey city rather than take the
trouble TO shoot them.
If Germany wins. all our ideales Of
truth, justice and humanity which we
call Chrstan-wll be trodden down into
bloody mire under hes iron heel Of the
Kaiser's armies. and the coming genera
ton win be taught that there is no God
but the merciless God Of Battle who
speaks through Germany's treacherous
tongue and by her brutal sword.
ARTHUR TRAIN.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24
A PATRIOT IN STRIPES
TAPS, BY ]. u. b.

The rsands of France that slUeep oeyoJs
Thy bleeding fields,
Der trench or dagoWt TsatoH takes or
yields,
WestaVurd they come across the ocean
cast
H'uh echoes Of moayntal basis blast,
Il cedselesS solemn melody
The taps that knosV no reveiAe.
lind from the biIlogU orgcn Of the mighty
sea.
Throsgh boOy,ine l~rfs to stuneelad
aVood and lea,
From gyases that heoy no q.iver Of the
Thcrc comes The echo of a Reqaier,
Mass;
The taps tlsot knorps no geveJie,
The hero-hallogued melody.
44d stIl, NTH ears thot hear, ne hear II
not but SLEEP
now y0ho torcp.
.3Mt far seems vet the uGr-cloHd of The
Han.
For oar skies are bIpe and filed NTH
Stss.
ne t0PS bsdF RN0Tu 80 TeDstHe
Is bat a distant melody,
on God. sHitst tops be sowndcd here on
oar Soii
Before ne realise ihai hands mast toll.
That eVry man and mate mRSi freely
1tp<
Their uiiermost, their all thot ne may
livs
To heav~-Rol taps htss--reueiils
Al dauC~ CT world democracy.
lind shol The eogIe cease to soar oHd
hssssGyds 0RRs
Their uuy Ger fields crhrre Horv the
forRlarkS sag
Before ese see tAal sn Of Rr zgssf fight
VITA cAR or shedf sRifrS IN iAs plight
To nsoke ths TOPS r@peslir;
Tee eAtAfm Of the LssSs 50 IRE.
From Good Words" published
monthly by the men confined IN the
u, S, prison. Atlanta.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24

There is a man in Bezeman. Mont,
who will probably go through life be-
wailing the injustice OF tho draft
board that certified him for service
despite the fact that he presented a
letter written by his wife to prove that
he had a dependent family Here is
the letter:
Dear United States Army: Ny
husband ask me to write a recommend
that he supports his family. He can
not read, so don't tell him. Just take
him. He amt no good to me He
amt done nothing but play a fiddle
and drink lemon essence since I mar
ried him, eight years ago, and 1 got
70 feed seven kids of his. Maybe you
can get him to carry gun. He's good
on squirrels and eatin'. Take him
and welcum. I need the grub and his
bed for the kids. Don't tell him this
but take him."
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24

competed his plans for the attack on
Fort MoHenrN and Instead OF releas-
ms Keys Friend, made Key tempo
ravy prisoner, The battle began on Sep
temher IS 1914, and lasted until the
morning % the following day, From his
prison ship Key watched the progress OF
The bomhardment hopeful but not con
hdent that the .Stars and Stripes" would
still wave above the Tort when the bat
lie eLded, Now he would catch glimpse
OF the flag for second as the smoke and
log cleared away. and then It would e
hidden from view again as the British
guns belehed forth shot, fire aud smoke.
Night fell and the homhardment continu-
ed AnNlouslS the prisoner peered through
the darkness for a glimpse Of the flag
For an instant, as 4 bomb or "a rocket
would burst perilousY close to It's stan,
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24
ARMY TRAINING IMPROVES
MEN BY 800 PER CENT

An army phynioian was explaining
enthusiastically the fact that the new
diaeipltne and training now required
of the American soldier improves the
average enliated mana physieal con
dttien not less than SOC per cent,
"ABd yau would not think 1t 30, ="
he declared. "but the baais of all this
improvement to greatly increased
supply of oxygen -more oxygen, 10
enrich the blood. to digest the food, to
give the etrculatory aystem Increased
carrying power beth for Rebuilding
the body and for drawing off the
waste natter"
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24
First Group Band
Making Progress

The First Group Band, under the lead
ership Of j, J. Wuerthner. is making
splendid progress in Its development Both
leader and men are enthusiastic over me
possibilities and the camp may feel that
a new star Of respectable magnitude has
made its appearance so recently. Ii
Will soon be found doing yeoman's SER
vice in its group. and viii no doubt dc
much good toward boosting the social
life in the Y 81. c. AS and other well
fare organizations in the camp The al
most daily showing the drill field causes
MANY folks to stop. look and listen with
military hand PLAYING The Star Spang-
led Banner and the martial airs. one
cannot help but be thrilled with euthu-
siasm and the spirit OF fighting
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24
Il Our Country

tar- spArnled Banner
song has . more thrilling or
story than tho national an-
country. "a" he Star Spang-
'5ea It MS during the war IL
1919, the British had failed 20 re-
dice AfSg4engy, the defense of Bal
&ilnore. What Francis Scott Key. held
prisoner BY Lord cockbnrn, the British
Admiral wrote the first lines of the
uStar -Spangled Banner" Key had gone
20 the flagship under flag OF truce for
the purpose Of requesting The release Of
friend who was being held as q pris-
oner The British Admiral had Just
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24
WHAT TAFr SAWS
Xlszs is from srzzseg President
wsLsssmm III. TAFT:

Glsxs is from fsxxseg President
sAssamn III. Taft:
A'.xshe art Of war has turned the
SaexzsaMsass aAeada. Every ytaa4y has
distressed the @lze Of their sasds.
1asey prMy TO a German god. One
u them referred TO the god itgh
Mz@Es sAa charubim, Hsraphiln and
80 &pSeaIn. Germany was ready
1zx tn w@r to this last button, and
u nzsY Gsa4 she WINS not Ii enough
~ 1uass@a horse laugh.
We lasRst change their psyche
z1Eiral state nnd perform q SUR
&zrRa upennfgon upon their heads.
81 1aes not need a knife, but
Aasymf Instrument. We need club,
fpr ehsy l,nyo made tho devil their
NnNs pra uann Of peaee, but |
nnssrik Gee s,5nnr1
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24
Eep KlArn

coruit, after fruitleaa
able pair OF tronsers)
hlinkln' uao to us
% do IA 10 apply for a
alilghlanaern, London
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24

dQuarters OF
received a pa
letter from u
certain copy OF
n abe borrowed
LII friend whose
homo from camp
rrowing &c. The
stopped speaking
3 lost tho paper.
as 10 how highly
ldiers priza copies
np, Are you send-
ina zach week 2
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24

8. O. 8.
Your uDSfOrm belongs TO Ulacle
sam, Yon are its caretAker. Re-
IneMhen "a stitch In time saves
nfne."
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24

PATRIOTISM through Gdueation.)
A German victory-or an ineonclusfve
peace--would mean the ultimate realiza-
tion Of the German idea that Germany for
the good OF the world must rule the
world. This has been taught in her uni
Versities as philosophy and in her pull
pits as religion The German nation un-
questionahly accents it and intends to
force the rest OF the world to accept ii.
This they call "kpltuF" which they claim
Is "aooVe morality, reason and science"
kultur teaches that there is only one
sort Of right-that Of the stronger Il
the relations OF nations with one an
other there can be no such thing as
truth or honor. Frederick the Great
taught that the Germans must make Il
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24
What German
Victory Would Mean

Contributed by Arthur Train to the
National Security Leagues campaign OIL
Patriotism Through Edueatlon.)
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24

Sergeant Harmon Genlot wishes to take
this opportunity TO state that he is mi
nus new hat cord and necktie. Of
course he does not accuse anybody In
particular but says that Il that fellow
from CRANKY does not return same at
once that drastic measures win be taken.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24

c. Lester Cobb IL the owner of ven
geanoe hair cut, II must have been your
lost a bet or something Ike that II so
with nerve enough to so around with a
trimming like that can't be afraid OF any
thing
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24

In the course OF our rambes we have
met with the meanest man in the world.
Last week however We met one who
made his predecessors look like real nice
fellows. Imagine taking the shoe laces
out OF a fellows shoes that were all
shined and laced up for inspection. Only
for our friend "Biouses" the owner Of
the shoes would no doubt be enjoying
restriction to Camp.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24

Joe Gallagher has a new way to keep
his shoes under the cot hammer and
two nails is the only equipment needed
SAYS Joe but you can't make reveiNe in
the morning in those shoe.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-24

Sandy Pullar went over to the Liberty
Sunday eve to see his old friend Norah
Bayes II seems that he was not the only
one for among those present was kssahle
lips o'Connor who has been on the bill
with her on several occasions.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-06-29
16REGISTRANTS
REPORT THIS P. N.
At COURT HOUSE
NEW SOLDIERS HEAR TALKS
FROM MINISTER, DOCTOR AND
LAWYER.
AFTER 3 O'CLOCK UN-
TIL NEAR TRAIN TIME
TONIGHT.
MEN ARE FOUNTAINS;
OTHERS SENT FOR FOREIGN
BOARDS.

This afternoon at O'Clock BerlSo-
ley eouuty's registrants who will be
sent to Camp Lee tonight at $50
O'Clock, on a special train, assembled
In the court house, where they listen
ed attentiyely to short talks by the
Rev r. Il. Wright, Dr. Clifford Spe-
row and Attorney A. c. Nadenbousch.
Each speaker dwelt on topics con-
corning his own following. Rev
Wright was first and spoke from a re-
ligious standpoint He was followed
by DR. Sperow. who explained to the
registrants how necessary It would be
for them to keep their bodies clean,
and avoid disease while In the service
OF Uncle Sam. and by so doing they
could far better aid their country In
this struggle Attorney Nadenbousoh
followed and spoke on legal points
concerning life OF a soldier and gave
some very useful information He
also spoke on the status OF the Amari-
can army: how foreign generals had
Landed it and how it was proving bet
ter than any other, and would prove
so until the world was safe for democ-
racy.
At 3f5 O'clock the men were dis.
missed until $50 tonight when all
must report at the court house and
make final preparations to leave They
will march from the Public Square 10
the Baltimore and Ohio station, leay-
Ing the former place shortly after 0
o'clock, and in all probability, will
be escorted by Comrey's Concert Band
and the Boy Scouts
The following will compose the in
crement:
Reginal tRIaney.
Dennis eastman.
George f. Mish.
Nicholas Strauther Athey.
Edward Benjamin Hoy.
CHARLES William Rickel.
raul FRANCIS Cole.
Joseph G. Poffenbarger
Yost Caleb Bowers. -,
Arthur Franklin Mills.
~ mer Louis Hill.
Edward Ottobine Smith.
Robert Bernie Jordon.
William Mac" Martin, registered
all Manatee county, Florida, will leave
with the above contingent, as well
u ston Preston Myers of Akron, Ohio,
and Doland Alther, local traffic Off
Ger who was registered before Local
Board No. 1870, New York City