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Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-07
SPORTS
PriUate Joe Jacobs Applies For
Boxing H1StfuctOrSF1ip at Hancock

Private Joe Jacobs, formerly one of
New Yorks foremost boxing promot-
ers and managers, but now of the Di-
visional Headquarters Company, Camp
Hancock has made application to DR.
Joseph +. Raycroft, chairman of the
Training Camp Athletic Activities, for
his appointment as boxing instructor
of Camp Hancock.
Manager Jacobc is very well ac-
quainted with the boxing game. hay
ing been one of New York's most
formidable boxing promoters and
managers for the past seven years.
During that time he has developed
such sterling performers as Dave
Astey, the undefeated amateur ban
tamweight champion of the North,
Willie Astey the hard hi.+ing and ag-
gressice New York bantam, Mickey
Dunn Allie Mack and Walter Lau-
rette.
Joe's one big idea is to develop a
boxing team. which will represent
Camp Hancock The team is to con-
sist Of the champions of the various
classes. In order to pick this team
Matchmaker Jacobs has arranged to
run a big boxing tournament at the
X. Of c. arena, on the first Thursday
night in Augusta. The final victors
in each separate class will be declared
the champions. by very competent
judges, and will then be chosen for
the champion boxing team of Camp
Hancock.
Jacobs viii then endeavor to secure
the permission Of Col Edwards. the
commanding officer of Camp Hancock,
to allow him to use the dry reservoir,
which can accommodate 10000 men,
L., -fF,f
carnival, between the champion box
ing team Of Camp Hancock and the
team which Camp Gordon. of Atlanta,
boasts SO highly Of. Moreover, if
given the permission of the Colonel,
Promoter Jacobs viii arrange for just
such a boxing show at the reservoir
every month between the champions
of Camp Hancock and those of the
nearby camps.
With the aid of Mr. John Donohue
| secretary of the X of c. war activ-
tiles Of Camp Hancock Joe is going to
endeavor to have some of the star
boxers of this country come on to
Camp Hancock and give the men some
expert exhibitions of the manly art
game Included amongst those whom
Manager Jacobs expects to bring to
this camp for a few bouts are such
sterling performers as Benny Leon
ard. Johnny Kilbane. Fred Fulton,
Jack Dempsey, Dave Astey, Pal Moore
Joe Lynch Kid Williams and Pete
Herman AS all of the above men
toned boxers are very intimate
friends Of Joe's. and IS they are fur
Their boxing at all the different train
ing camps for the benefit of supply
ing entertainment to Uncle Sam $ boys
in the service. there is no doubt that
they IN readily agree to come to
Camp Hancock and perform for the
men in such a great service as Ma
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-07
Badgers and Empires
In Friendly RiUalry

Among the recent arrivals in the area
Of the First Group are many men from
New York and Wisconsin. Both sides
have the earmarks for the making Of a
may he expected n strong addition to
Uncle Sans fighting forces. All of them
seem tO take to their drill work like
ducks to the water so that officers and
instructors will undoubtedly be able to
get excellent results.
The first night these men were allow
ed to get out Of their company streets IN
large numbers they came to Y. NJ. c. A.
No 232. and had a season of delightful
fellowship and acquaintance making.
Building Secretary Harry Curtis extended
the associations welcome to all and ask
ed that they one and all make the build
ing their rallyiug center, and assured
them that they would be served in the
best possible way with such facilities as
the association had at its command,
/ was suggeted that it he found how
many of the new men from the two
states particularly mentioned were pres
emit SO a showing Of hands was asked;
first New YorlEs showing wa scaled for.
Hundreds Of Empire hands shot up quick
IT, There were so many that the New
Yorker felt SO sure they were in the
asccndency that they gave utteranee to n
Vefitahle TammanY or some other sort
Of ven while the Badgers sat glumly
but with determined purpose. Then the
showing from Wisconsin was asked for;
men from the timber regions. from the
lake cities. from the dairy farms and
from both the grain and hay sections, re-
gponded giving Wisconsin the victory
with score Of about five to three. Then
there was some applause sure enough.
The New Workers. showed tho fine sports
man spirit applauding the western
huskies as vigorously as the Badgers did
themselves Now acquainted and feeling
fully at home they joined in a Zig song
fest, In which there was no east no west.
no north, no south, Just one big An
merry makers. These fellows
say they are going to keep up their
singing spirit ana practice until all Camp
Hancock sits up and takes notice.
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Baseball at 23T

Director Crozier has discovered a lot
of good material among the new re-
cruits, among them being professional,
semi professional and college stars
from which goo dteam will be or
ganized to represent -Iut 231, Sew
eral match games have already been
PLAYED between the companies, and
new teams are rapidly being organized
by the top sergeant of the other COM
NAMES
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-07
MEDICAL DEPOT SONG.

-Four men Of the Medical Depot have
been assigned to the Quartermaster
and Ordnance Company Inhrmary and
this is their song:
The Medical Corps, the Medical Corps,
With pills and lots of cheer.
The Medical Corps the Medical Corps,
They haven't any var,
Thecavalry, the infantry, the corps of
engineers,
They must all have the Medical orps
To carry them to the rear.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-07
OF Interest to the Soldiers of Camp Hancock
31st Co. Organizes
Baseball Team

Sergeant Hart of the S1st Company,
r. r. D.. has organized baseball team
with S. j. Levy as manager and Her
bert, who is acting captain, will prob
ably be elected as permanent captain.
The 31st has some good baseball men
from which a good team can be de-
veloped, Captain Herbert has a fine
reputation as a pitcher in the Western
Association, having pitched for Okla
homa City several years, Any team
wishing to arrange a game will please
write Manager S. ]. Levy or Sergeant
Hort
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-07
WHO NEEDS The TESTAMENT

He was new % The army game aud
from his appearance he had always
lived back in that part Of the country
known as the sticks AS lie came
into the Y NJ G A, hut his gaze rest
ed upon the pictures on the wall. the
movie screen and the numerous other
appurtenances After a short period
he came up to the desk and noticed q
pile of New Tcstamcnts. He picked
one up, idly turned the leaves and
then seemed to lose himself in a maze
OF thought Finally he turned to the
secretary and in q voice filled with
doubt said Mister Secretary, how in
the h--- is fellow going to send
one Of these here testaments home to
his mother?"
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-07
Boxing Platform, Being
MoUed Nearer to "Y"
N-Boufs To Be
Staged Soon

Athletic night soon to be the
feature at No. II. Lieut.. A A. Mill
man, athletic officer for the Machine
Gun Special School, is having the
large boxing platform transferred
from it's out of the way" place to
Building No. a.
He expects to entertain the men
with some of the elassiest boxing ever
witnessed at Camp Hancock
Watch the bulletinl
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-07
Athletic Goods
Furnish by US

y. Building &c is furnishing athletic
goods such as boxing gloves. volley
balls, indoor baseballs and quoits to
he used in the company streets of
Group 3
Tuesday night is given over to box
If six bouts will be staged and the
boys are looking forward to some real
live bouts as the boys have been prac-
tiCing in the comnnnN StreetS
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-07

LOST-Sunday July 2Sth, one olive
drab slicler coat; left at Monte
Sano car sta on Name III M
Shacklctt' written inside of collar.
Finder viii kindly phone 70, Camp
Hancock,
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-07

why did she marry limY
$50 he'd be glad to enlist tshe hates
1 Stacker"
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-09-05

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Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-09-05

Toisy "" heari there were forty-two
bullet holes found in the hae
might ndi that since w.itiur YOU
.1s' / have hat O. jump wi,e. both
mrs in the SHINE aiterroon The
first time our balloon was not
seriously attacked AMI the plane dbl
NOT set near enough to FIRE upon us
hIt IL i better "a be safe than sorry
- ~ n' uverboard-af,cr few
moments of hesitation The >eco. q
,lm" vas late in the afternoon Five
treuch planes With Bochc ayiatorS.
'al> lS the first time they have done
stunt ike this, flew mp from behind
uHuoles,ed and when near NJ open
rt tre all AT once The bullets we're
I.i inCcudiary ones and we're thick
tN hallstoaeS We, of course. didn't
hesitate 20 jump this tlme, and did
just IN time The bslloon-that is
the basket with a few remnants Of
burning balloon cloth hung on to it
came whizzing down past our
pa7achuies and 1t was a grand aud
glorious feeling to know that | was
not ~ It But this thing happens IN
rHe best OF regulated balloon com
panics
It's comforting however, to be on
lUe ground nov as they have regu-
IaJed artillery fire better than few
days ago Today have been going
around tn Il the different woods see
.n. the damage that was done while
tse Boche were here.
This is all can tell you at present
and It is getting dark and we cant
have light So Goodnight. will
write you again in a few days. Love
to all from your sou and brother
Glenn Phelps.
First Lieut.. A. 5. Sig. r. C.. Second
Balloon Company.
Through the courtesy of Mr.
Phelps mother and Mrs, C. NJ.
Wilmer we are enabled to publish
he above interesting letter.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-09-05
A. {. s. France

SNuil Balloon Co
july D. 1918
hcar Mamma and Al Ny pen
has gone dry ~ ! viii make an at
tempt to ~ri,e a short letter on the
Typewriter. Il is all Nr have here
with which one might write. VI
are verv much IN he field nov, not
even billeted in a village as We usual
ly have been For four DAYS We
have been following up the Huns.
having pushed them back several
miles, all OF when yOu possibly
know from the amount OF extra
newspapers that must have been
issued Today there has been
slight halt, as the Germans seem To
have become lodged, but | don't
think this will last a great while.
They have fled in mad disorder
leaving most everything behind,
their dead included. In folio IlE
up We have passed many dead 3Dal.r
lyas just as they had faIiea aey
also lef, loads of their uInfntaition
and machine guns hu,ttvery man
Ia the company mas riA,J up
German rifle and uue n,eu an
enemy aeropiane flies over near they
all turn loose ON him Yesterday we
had quite time, every one was fir
Ing. But we turned the plane from
our own balloon and he flew over
and swooped down on another. We
saw the observer jump from the
basket, but the balloon didn't burn |
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-09-05
Circuit Count Docket
PETIT JURY

PETIT JURY
j. p Mcdowell, John ": Boiling
CO.. Whitewater. " u HlnkIc. \
FaN Edgar FirIds Ben Fowler
Na,r" Louis Zimmerman. Nm
Underwood. Crooked Greek r I
Bridges, + b Chostncr. Scopus
p Pr'sncII David Robinson
Union Jack Call Wm Abcruathy
Harry Francis, Marvin Burns LHy
Mynss. George Francis. Torrance
Willie Eakcr. Abe Bess. Chas A.
Mat n q Collins Liberty NJ. NJ
Kinder Wm BoIhngcr Fillmore
GRAND JURY
Robert Stltler, Whitewater; tr-
ban GibrD \ J jackson. WAYNE
J II Green. Crooked Creek, j. p.
Limbaugh, scopus; George Smith.
Union, J a Harris, q. q. Smith.
Muc.lcy Limbaugh, Lorancc; l.
James, Peter NJ Eaker, Liberty
DoJph Haynes, fillmore.
Monday Sept eth
S.ate Of Missouri vs. ANander
Fish Murder
state Of Missouri vs. Jesse AiU
Parole
state Of Missouri vs. Clay Mint
err Inccs,
safe Of Missouri vs. Clay Minter
Rape
State Of Missouri vs. Marion Gar
re,t- Larceny
S.ate OF Missouri vs. Fred Bur
ford Assault.
State OF Missouri vs. Riley Fost-
er--Appeal from J 7.
state OF Missouri vs. \ J. Greer
Forgery
Town Of Lutesvine, Mo, vs.. Jesse
J Englehart-Appeal from J. p.
Town of LutesviIe VS. Jesse !
Englehart-Appeal from j. p.
10th
Ida Queen vs. Chas Q. Hobbs
Damages
Mary Ann Taylor, ct al, vs., Thos
j Null Suit in Partition.
Mrs Zettie Estella Hahs ana
Zacariah III Hahs VS. Mrs. Emma
A Limbaugh, Lon NJ Lin baugh I
and Chas. Bollinger Partition
Elijah Smith and Macarthur Smith .
IS Thomas Schweain and Jose
>hine Schweain-Civil action for
'pecific performance Of contract.
The National Importing Co, a
vs. II A. Iamnitz Il
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-09-05
Carp fsssfoH. ksnsss

Athusi - I5lh
hcar Bru,h-f Chandlef
80 stsid~nl, ~ss ralicd into the
s<rNIcr. that haven't hsd time
~uoer to as. you To- chnnsr NV si
drr<s LIT Thc prrss trihg me ~.
god mcssse~ from ho,nr out h-rr
To the camp ScDd II to Firsl Lieut.
Gco " Graham Chaplain Drtcnton
Camp ? Camp Funston. kan
~as commissioned August 3. bat
dsi no, rcpR, fuS duty until ~ofne
days later as hai TO clos> up my
~uss In khnsas CITY hal plann.
~i to spend some days IN uartIc
It'll before Joining the army. bat our
Uncle Samuel has has his o~n ,deis
about ~hcn his boys are TO don the
khaki. 81 had 10 abandon my plans
| am hopcing. however. To have some
days OF spon In order 10 attend Ia
personal matters down there aud onc
or tao other places. before guins
oyrr scas
When | can Set Strengthened on,
with my ~ors little better. will
try TO mention some of the i'm.
prrsslons have had and let them
be- a sort OF general letter to my
friends down there lhope any ore
there In BoiIinser county, who has
a boy in the camp here who would
be interested In having me hook him
up. will send me his address
Cordially yours,
Geo " Graham.
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-09-05

rsting ! ike g. rad a.. = th, letter,
from thr hys over th.r. fnf Z
have haT-- q going F-flss t.;1r,
Gag uls-.! fruu "a !. b. AS, ~
o.. It must - ayvry al Iacr Not .
! ~ps s.so surprised 70 S~ that
JOHN Ricketts, s5,s a. hu#Fr Would
lis~ 60 ~-' him ~ lAfr .ni / tried
to rn.ts, IN ttc nA,l the same tay h.
gut n Wa a..n s.aI g, ~-r ,'pc
letter from I5nnc GrimsIr, bu, he
must have hal time
have had Two W thr,,, letters
from Frr,i Kinder s,acy / have t--.n
h"rr And one from ~ Howard bat
the1 cant tell me- mach about IL
HAs" newer hsard from Howard
Hartman slne,. have b,.rn here
We'll ,uyr,-~, C1..rgr started
to.lay Ani al ,h, elbows have put
sSSy their various wAys 4 amusing
th"ms-'iy,> during their vacation.
hAyr gotten their books ASA their
long fao,s" and started m far
same rral learning Don't supplse
thcrr arr many boys there this year
and am very much afraid some of
them Will newer finish for s,-, u herr
the neNt draft takes from is to -.
That SURF viii make people realize
~ are NJ war hope the war will
te over before then Tor would hate
u ss>' all the young fellows have to
go.
We don't know when We will leave
here There has been another bat
talon formed which takes all of the
ith, 9th and 10th companies and very
near all Of the 7th but | don't know
they will leave certainly hope we
cave before they do for If We don't
~ will have To- DO guard duty"
lnttI the recruits can start in doing
e.
II seems that the mosquitoes are /.
getting worse here instead Of better /
md they sure can bite,
We sure did get into something /
his morning. We escorted Colonel ,
Patterson. commanding officer of the
'oast defenses of Portsmouth, who
committed suicide few days ago.
q the trai at Portsmouth. All the
companies from Forts Stark and
Noster and this post went. 1t sure
vas something grand and it almost
eemed that YOU wern't going to
uneral at all. IL was grand affair
ist the same. We also knew about
when We got back for we had five
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-09-05
RI. Constitution, N. N.
August 26. 1915.

august Sh, 1918.
Dear General
received The Press today and can
tru,hfully say enjoy every bit Of it
and after seeing a show ,onigh, en-.
titled His Own Home Town" con.
cluded to write you. read the
story a couple Of years ago and from
u magazine got at The Press Office
and. | expect. read during some of
the time you were paying me to
stick" type. or probably some
press day" when you were pretty
much behind. That WAS the time |
generally read my stories.
read the letter from Miss Loyd's
nephew, who is in France. know
her. but never knew the writer of
the letter. However. It was inter
Marble Hill press. (Marbel [sic] Hill, Mo.) 1881-1923, 1918-09-05

yellow con plcXion, plmples and
disfgurine biemishes on the face or
body can be gotten rid Of by doctor
ing the liver hlch is torpid. Her.
bine is q pc ertul liver correctant.
1t purifes system, stimulates the
vita organ puts the body in fine
vigorous CO on. Price 60c. Sold
BY drug
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-11
Seeking Sufficient
 Agricultural Labor

THE United States department of
 4 agriculture is giving great at tention now to the farm labor prob len--one of the greatest problems of the war-and yet it is not so difficult, lsays the assistant secretary of the department, as it appears. State ag ricultural colleges and other agencies are cooperating in efforts to relieve the situation"
 Careful surveys have been made this winter to learn definitely the needs of the farm touching labor. In every section the department is di- recting all available labor to the near est place where it is needed, and with changes of seasons and crops it will continue to direct men capable of farm work to other sections.
 High school boys and others old enough to do farm work, but not old enough for the army, will be trained | in some of the practical funda- mentals" of agriculture to the end that after a few weeks of experience in training camp early in the coming spring they will be fit for farm serv- ice in their county or community un- der the leadership and supervision of competent men.
 The department points out the fact that Canada's food crop production has been continued despite such shortages of skilled farm labor as we now face. 1t has been done by "redirecting the man and boy power of the country" and by applying to agriculture classes of labor that normally would not have sought that field" We can do the same thing, and, as the department shows, i've must do it, otherwise we will find Germany running our farms for us."
 This is a great patriotic movement and everyone should give it earnest imoral support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-11
IF MUSIC BE FOOD OF LOVE

stay the fork in it's too frequent pas sage to the mouth or plead like angels trumpet-tongued for half portions
 Anything is obvious after someone has discovered it. The idea of music as a ft cd conserver coses, we are told, from the secret servit &. These experienced watchers have se4n the effect with their oxn eyes. Thus hey have helped to ar range programm for confounding the voracious. It ia plain that such pro- grammes must be skillfully devised The experience of most persons has been that quite a much food is eaten at restau- rants where there is music as at those where there is not Indeed, some pro- found students of psychology have call eulated that the receipts of the lobster palaces would fall off materially were it not for string and wind instruments. It is easy to believe that jazz band" might provoke, not restrain, extrava eance
 The right kind of music is obviously that which provokes tender recollections. So pointed ar invitation to go home as that once popular ballad, Put Me in My Little Bed" would be more likely to arouse resentful determination to stay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-11
Battle Slogans
 Past and Present

TN 1776 it was, Liberty or Death;" ll in 1872, Don't Give Up the Ship;" in 1849, Remember the Ala mo-" in 1898, Remember the Maine" :" and now, Remember the Tuscania." !" We also remember the Lusitania as one of the worst crimes of Prussian ruthlessness.
 The comment of English newspa- pers on the sinking of the Tuscania is significant. "A new slogan of vic- tory has been given to America" says the London Daily Express. "The spirit of the American people was al- ready high. It will be higher yet as they mourn their heroes who sleep forever beneath the waves of the At lantic," says the Times, land this tribute of precious lives will stimulate them to heightened effort as nothing else would do." The Daily Mail de- clares: "A thousand men will step for ward to fill the gap left vacant by each of the dead. Americans are look ing the task straight in the face and dangers and difficulties, even disas- ter, will only serve to stimulate and steady them"
 These press opinions of our great ally reflect the sentiments of patri- otic Americans everywhere. While we rejoice that the casualties were not greater and it was fortunate cir constance which permitted so many of our troops on board the torpedoed transport to be saved, the loss of but one life is to be deplored. Those of our soldiers who were not instantly killed, yet died in this disaster, car ried with them to their watery grave  a comforting thought. They knew that they would not die in vain, that the supreme sacrifice they were about to make would fire the hearts of their countrymen and steel nation to avenge their deaths tenfold.
 Let the German press chortlc. The day of reckoning is coming. If we were ever guilty of empty braggado- cio that time has passed Stern deeds will take the place of words, and, having set her hands to the task, America will not pause until Prus- sianism is swept from the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-11
Arousing Enthusiasm
 in Garden Campaign

IT1 HE home garden can be made a
 N valuable adjunct of the food crop movement. Last year house. holders throughout the land responded to the appeal of the food administra- tion and greatly increased vegetable production. But this year should wit ness still greater increase.
 So important is this work that the government has organized a garden campaign in every state. In every city and in every town in Alabama organizers will push the work.
 In Birmingham experts will deliver addresses this week at various school buildings, and it is earnestly hoped that the meetings will be largely at- tended. The speakers will discuss the possibilities of the war garden in a practical and interesting way. Every boy and girl can do 'bit" to aid in the great cause that is now uppermost