Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-30

all ran back and nut on their gasI
masks, and than, threw some bombs
that exploded and gave forth white
smoke. / was getting real excited
and was going To root for them when
. tail ofElcer I'm British uniform, who
was standing on little knoll, called
out:
win you people please move hack
ten yards from this fOwtxom?"
didn't zee any fortress. and
thought that an undasciplined way to
speak % the men. But it was al lust
N real 70 him a. q snow night When
you're ten. IL wasn't long before one
HOldier detached himself from the
mass and marched toward n. No
passes? Sorry, bat NO civilians al-
lowed. Good m0Tning.
On the way from the fortress" We
saw some bayomet practice which
made me shudder. IL these dummies
had not been painted with such ride
uI0ms faces it would have seemed like
practice in the art Of murder. Bat
Ewhen thought OF the Germans
wanted TO yell, ''GO 70 i4s~
CompensaG30ns Of YOnGh
Then We went over to eall ON the
kgeneral In command and hin chief-Of-
STAN. The chisf- of-skaR was not In
TO issue ms o pass. % aak down ana
gave the general, alxUtAeR general
Ifriead OF his and all the c0lOmelS ana
maioFs the sonce over" TAey Ger
tainly were Q 1ne-looktng crowd. 1
think I like lfeutenants and captains
better than coAonels and majors,
though. FOR one thing. they are
younger.
We rode into the back coantry,
/. where some of the infantry and artii-
| lery had gone 60 live under Held con-
dftions. be2ieve they say they are
going on . hike.
We turned OF the main road and
bumped along q muddy trail.
Lack at that heid.s aaid TIE
driver.
I looked. but saw nothing different
from the fields that wo had passed al
along the way. A fairly level stretch,
with here and there . rise Of ground
all rough country. much <sage-
brush. No, nothing unusual. de-
eided. We passed one succession Of
knolls and stopped.
Nov look. he said.
The backs OF the knobs were sim
flAr 20 the backs OF movie Sets. The
stage had been set to bring up the
gums.
'sCamouflage," said I, Columbus
like, elated ut my discovery. He nod
ded assent.
They certainly used q lot Of chicken
wire, thought, and then TO cover Il
all with weeda! Well, It would fool
the Germans, al right, uAtfl they got
within range, and tAen-GOd have
mercy on them, the gums would not.
On the opposite hizlside the dough
| boys came rushing ever the top Of the
trenches. lover the t0p!" That was
what It meant. Then, after investi-
eating the temporary camp until we
met guard, We went back 70 camp
ana visited the stockade. The sign,
Mot Wanted" was hung out here
also, and the sentry In the little tower
sent rs away before We had time 70
peep through the femce.'
what ISIS Al Ab0uE
Here 70 what the casual visitor
sees in yoar camp. Practical out-0f-
door work. Best Of training In physi-
| cal and mental alertmaas. The Bane@e
life In the world. Advancement &C
eording TO ability. Mem learning to
stand straight, 20 obey authority, to
work hard and to play harder. To
earn little CHATS unfortunately and
TO spend little (that isn't). To take
things a. they come-nohody knows
what fate or the Government win
hand out, so why worry? Adventure,
strange laRAs, strange faces excite
ment. glory. hOnor-ali these M looks
forward TO.
So what more conId the soldier
want? Just this: Home.
Home and al Il meaAs 20 q man
lfreedom 70 come and 90 at viii; moth
err, eWee&heart, wife, child. A man
may be wamdeFlust- inearnate. may
love nothing better than q good fight
occasionally. But what - the good
fight for? To come back home and
tell aboMt-
When the soldier has gone through
the sort Of fighting the German makes
Ms 20 through-the twisted, unnat-
urai dis1og4ed fight, where anything
goes and victory is TO the crafty;
where one uses unnatural weapons.
gas, Gre, poison, against An unnatural
enemy-thes thing that win make it
worth while is Just the thing that
camp and army life lAeks-h0ne.
To keep the home h what this war
Il for. IT'S the biggest job. the best
job. men ever had to do.