The Springdale news., 1918-08-30
CAMP pIkE NOTES
Camp Pike, Ark, Aug 26, 1918.

II liAt ttlAtis00 VI q ootN"S- VI abroad have received no wofd om him for an unreasonable length oi time and desire to inquire IS to his welfare; or if they have rece.Ve1 word that he has been wounded and desire to receive additional information; Jr II they have been notified of his death and disire to receive additional ln- formation, they should write to the Bureau of Communication, American Red Cross, Washington. D. C. or Red Triangle League, 603 A. 0. U. W. Bldg. Little Rock, Ark, his serial number, the name of his unit, his age and the date when he entered the ser vice. By giving this information Tn full. it will be much easer to find the record of the soldier and to also make certain that they have the right man and not someone with q similar name. It is we'll for relatives to make cer- tain they have the correct serial or id entification tag number of the soldier to avoid all uncertainty.
 You can't tell much about a soldier at Camp Pike by his name. White is coal black, while Black is white. Little is six feet tall, and weighs POS while Short goes him an inch better. small PIT Long is short, Rich is poor, Poor has an independent income, and Sharpe IS dull Oleson was born in Ireland, Murphy was born in Rome, Singer can't sing note, Merry is grouch. and Miser never saves a cent.
 When you get the address of sol dier and you can't tell whether he IS in Go. or Go J, always make it Go. Owing to the similarity of the two letters, there are no companies known as y"
 Corporal Hodges came back from Little Rock the other night saying: Them slaekers whats trying to hide behind the women's skirts these days ain't got much shelter"
 Iowa has furnished the latest az gregatien of conscientious objeetors" in the person of bunch of Mennonites some twenty or more in number, who decline to enter the active service as either eombatants or non-combatants. They have been sent to Fort Leaven- worth, where they will have plenty of time to study over the matter.
 There are men in this country try ing to get the office of chaplain in the belief that they will be dropping into a soft berth and will have nothing~to to do but lead the reginegat F. prayer once ? n- Y eaek aeek ana draw his salary. A chaplain is the official postmaster of the regiment, is librarian, and is subject to all sorts of calls. A chap lian these days has to justify his pre- senee on the payroll by his works as well as by his religious faith.
 Private Edgar NJ Mcbride, Go. F 4th Replacement Regiment. writes to the Marshall Republican in part as follows: Il like Camp Pike fine and most of the boys that are with me do. We have plenty of good solid food but of course not many pies and cakes. From what I learn from boys who have been in other camps, Camp Pike is as good as any of them, and wish the boys would quit knocking on this camp, for in so doing they are knocking on our home state.-There is nothing like letter from home to soldier boy
 Camp Pike is to see S4,000000 spent in improvements and additional bar racks during the coming fall and it is hoped they will be completed by the first of December One half of the sum will go for the new home for the Central Officers Training School, which will be located about two miles north of the present location and will house 10000 student officers Camp Pike will be the only infantry school for officers west of the Mississippi river The other money will provide quarters for six additional battalions to the l63nd Depot Brigade and bar racks for detention quarantine area.
 Once again let word of warning be given against writing the sort of letters to soldiers that will induce them to come home against the or ders of their superior officers. They may pay dearly for the few short hours at home. During the last ten days a number ofprivates have sui fered court matrialfor desertion and absence without leave, the penalties ranging from confinement at hard labor for six months and forfeiture of two-thirds of the pay, to ten years at hard labor and dishonorable dis charge with forfeiture of all pay at the end of the term.
 Erwin Funk,
 Camp Publicity Director.
 More Men to Camp Pike