Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-24
SAND SHOTS FROM
18TH INFANTRY

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The 18TH regiment bard. if it keeps
no its present record, will soon be given
exposition. Twice within the past week
it has been engaged to play at Liberty
loan gatherings and booster meetings. On
Saturday, April 18Th, it played at Craw-
fordville, Ga, the band blaring away
with Dixie" every time a thousand dol
lar subscription was made. AS a re-
suit, it was kept busy ali day. Last
Saturday, the goth, it played at McCor-
mick. S. c., about 40 miles from Au-
gusta- The county had pledged 10 raise
$53 600 in Liberty loan bonds and Nc
Cormick, with the help of the 1i2th band,
did its fun share by contributing $780,
"Dinty'' Maloney who was absent from
the band for several weeks, following an
operation for appendicitis at the Base
hospital, is back on the job. and it seems
good TO hear his cornet again.
James Deyereaux, one of the many
ordnance clerks recently assigned to in
fantTy organizations, is with the 1i2th
and is busy at one of the office machines.
he was newspaper man ia the Windy
city until he enlisted last November and
was sent to Camp Dodge. Iowa He was
United Press reporter for some time
Previous TO that, he was court steno-
grapher.
Just to indicate that the Scout organi-
cation of the 18th is a crack organiza-
ton, the observer has only to look at the
number of green bands-signs of good
neutrality-suspicious. worn by the mem
bers of that unit. More and more green
bands are seen in the companies these
days, too.
George Niver. of OIL city. formerly of
Company .. is the only 18th candidate
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assigned to his old organization upon
being commissioned second lieutenant.
Sergeant Major Elisha Kane, now sec
ond lieutenant, is with the 10Sth Ar
ullery; Corporal Frank Mehrten now
wearing the single gold bar, is with the
lllth Infantry. A number of other COM
missions may be announced soon the
hopeful ones in the meantime wearing
the white service stripe on the left arm.
The units of the second Battalion
aren't going to forget Friday, April 10th,
in the trenches in a long time. The ter
rifle downpour, starting early in the
morning, made a Flanders scene out of
a peaceful looking division trench land
scape. The men waded about in water
up to their knees. land slides were plenty
and on several occasions fellows who got
stuck fast in the sTlire had to be dug
cut. There was genuine rejoicing when
the order was issued. sending them back
to camp at in the evening. They were
not due to return until Saturday night.
The 1i2th's general courtmartiaI had
one of its busiest sessions in weeks last
Friday. when it tried twelve "old" Of
tenders. Most of the casese were AWOL.
Colonel George C. Richards returned to
the command of the 18th Infantry on
Saturday morning, following short visit
at his home in OH City. During his stay
there he was the honor guest at an
elaborate banquet at the Wanango Club,
many of his former soldiers of thirty or
more years ago being there, as well as a
number of other intimate friends He
lost no time in getting into the run of
the work, which had been kept going
Systematically under the direction of Lit
Col. Robert B. Gamble.
The 112th boys are just getting ac-
quainted with their officers again. There
has been a general shuttle all around,
lieutenants being transferred from one
company to another, and then ten new
officers. graduates Of the Officers Train
ing School, were assigned to this regi-
ment,