Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-04
"Non-ComS" Return After
Being Transferred to Ar
range Everything For the In
coming Battalion Of Infantry
Due From Camp Sewer
Company Has Interesting His
tory Since Lieut.. Samuel
Burns Became C. 0.

IN camp HANCOCK on May IftH lhe
next installment Of mea for MS com
pany arrived here from New York and
Wisconsin on July 18th and were com
manded by Capt Frank w Salfnger up-
III August nth, when Lieut.. Eecrhinor
was placed in command Majority Of the
original company was sent overseas and
the second contingent was transferred to
diylsinos throughout the country.
The present company which is COM
posed Of men from New York. Tennessee
and Georgia. on October -, 1915. Lieut.
Beechinor was relieved from command
and transferred to the Machine Gun
School and Lieut.. Samuel Burns, the
present commander placed in command
Live Wire c. o.
Lieut.. Burns halls from the state of
California where they do things and uu-
der his supervision the nth Company,
First Tr. Or. has come into the lime
light as the most enterprisng company
in the camp. Under his supervision as
sisted by Corporal Rouutree the men
who were unfortunate in not knowing
how to read and write were schooed
were able 10 write to the "home" folks
ad tell them about their work in Uncle
Sans big army
One Of the most interesting features to
take note Of is the mess han of this
company. The interior is painted dark
green, trimmed with white and a Dor
der Of machine guns extends all around
This is the work OF Cook Albert Boiling,
a native Of New Jersey who Is an artist
in civil life but has devoted his time to
making chow for his comrades since
his entry into service One Of the things
that makes the men feel glad that they
are members of this company is the fact
that one end Of the mess han has been
fitted up into sort Of cub-room (An-
other ono Of LieutA Burns ideas) Here
may be found piaho and vlctrola which
furnishes all kinds of music. Reading
matter Of all description can be had.
hon HI
chanic Leurner provide comfortable
places to sit This club gives the men
chance to get together and become ac-
quainted with each other 'rhe bath
house has been equipped with mirrors
and all Of the comforts Of home can be
enjoyed.
Capable Set of Officers.
Among the officers of the old 18th Go.
who deserve honorable mention are Lieut.
Walter NJ. Stotts who has been trans
camp. Lieut. Carl $tebbins, former mess
officer OF the company. Through Lieut.
Stebbinss efforts the banquet put on for
the non-coms Of the British mission was
great success. Lieut.. Stebbns was
transferred to Camp Sheridan in October.
Lieut. Byars, who was a machine gun in
structor, was also very popular officer
In this company. Lieut. Byars was trans
ferred to Camp Sherman. Lieut.. lie
Febore, whose cartoons used to please
the readers Of this paper, and Lieut.
ZeilmelslSi We're also transferred to Camp
Sherman in October On October 10th
twelve brand new SHAVE tails" stormed
into the orderly tent and introduced
themselves TO Lieut. Burns. Quarters
were assigned these new men and their
work as officers commenced.
These twelve new officers representing
nearly as many sttaes are as follows.
Lieut.. Louis J. Hartman, Of Nashville,
Tenn. who came through the ranks from
the Mobile Ordnance Repair shop in a
very capable officer, Lieut.. Joseph L.,
Williams who halls from the "WfldS' of
Arkansas Is another popular officer As
n civilian Lieut.. Williams made the lum-
Der jacks under his supervision walk the
line and as an officer he did not lose his
ability to handle men Lieut. Walker
who halls from Leroy. w. Virginia while
serving with the 45th U. s. Inf. showed
his ability as soldier and was sent to
the 9TH OTIS. where he came through
with FLYING colOrs Lieut.. Dempsey whose
pert equestrian but he some times for
gets and dismounts from the right side Of
the horse Lieut. Dempsey is think
ing seriously of taking up farming in
Lotions with the army, This will give
him a opportu0ity to learn the right
and wrong side Of a horse.
Lieut. May, a naSve of Virginia is a
uqiet chap but as on olficer-"still
dater runs deep Lieut.. Austin comes
from the hills Of North Carolina Par
gOpfi AuGtfu IL,
up ~, I ie,+ tnrors S,rl,osa 49, g. H.
Darlipgtn1 9 - fhougb sro,li brs ,,,,r ~
dcrr,,I ahiitfy voban connn 10 ,,a,Iit,a.
GAS TJeTt dcpbat c,oG,,5t - -
tbe TtniversitV ~ f,aoreia ma ~ ia i,,,e
AfiaUta az bie Lo,nS bag doaiao5 n,,
tha ree,,iar ery,,, fnr nc I'D Js W.,
coYnp,9ngfing ne 1ofb - "' 4et . ra mo~
,.S5a"" is oiso sor,,ou,bnt ~ II,,ja ,,3
1,',n,a. aiye gn,aii t,f1lo NV" H. ~,
the SdironGaclts Is nrond Of tha ~ ~
NJ ~ L. ~ 49,, ~ - 60. - y
fTi = om 'e I Hrn e ., t5o OF''T
cn,t, WITH 49,. yat tbTC,,ol I,,tb h;,, Nc
lii ~" iar,,o. 9,.a "a LII ~ Al ne
Grno stra@t ~ S,,eto ,oni, - ~" :,
rr tUSU o,,, M t 'ooSr,S i9r
nsi,,s nf Nfnntaro IL o,'io
ohrr ,,,e trstr,,"t f ~ 80 ,t. ~
iemt Er,ost n Svif. "a nafi,.o ~ P% 2lis
- 49, nv, y, 8. i,"e4So VI ~
i5ts't'' ~ az ~
~ 80 % frts Az
~, go e. rT4'i 60; 49,, " N"su
aule a9se' 10 0"V'e 9'@" as s"s III
/ SI uetor' v,-i,,t, 1rt,.... III.
tHSue, NM.a'n r. N5iHiieI, q nd'lVe OF
rafm,rt 5sf w''4 was 1pLer al
'SStallSe otitttr "a c ms SQlhp9uY' vas
5a',StgI en ~ ne w. a N'Nesiue Gu3
"a '9tluH 1t. N-''Hti w "t ~ .. 1" ana
tuc HteSt IepuIC we nave rom nun IS
~ ne ~ 3 ~ i,; u ltae "UoNe oulllt.
i-'Sut, .eu ~ ietSuu MUSE nuite loWn
/ y aloh y l.. St@Fte1 nus army career
1 III tte ASt N. L. I'M, IN. .l.) as 4 ilrSt