Trench and camp., 1918-01-30
CAMP CULLINGS.

cannot be pulled in any too soon for
them. They are like the rest in being
very anxious to get on the other side
and make their ability count. This reg
iment includes many men who were
superintendents of large road construc-
tion companies and had large business
interests or drew large salaries. Most
of the organization is from the far
west. 1t has outgrown the quarters
here, and moved some of its companies
to Laurel race track.
The weather is not going to be al
lowed to check activities here. The
soldiers are becoming more and more
seasoned and Injured to work under all
conditions. The snow was the heaviest
of the season and the camp presented a
beautiful, sight. 1t was hard work,
however, blowing through the snow,
muscles of the soldiers against the
time when they must wade through the
mud in Flanders.
A vaudeville show was given Tues
day in the main knights of Columbus
building by the actors who are appear
ing on the bill at the Maryland Theater
this week. Brig. Gen. William ]. Mich
olson, many colOnels and other officers
of the regiment and hundreds of men
crOwded the hall and gave the per-
formers a fine ovation. The entertain
ment was managed by the Maryland
branch of the war work recreation
committee and Bernard ]. Flynn,
knights of Columbus secretary.
Private Fred Washington, Company G.,
36Sth Infantry, was sentenced today to
be confined at hard labor for year for
refusing to obey the command of a
superior officer and for attempting to
strike Sergt. Walter Hoban, formerly
of the military police, and now an en-
bryOnic second lieutenant
There are about $50 young men in
this cantopment who. are beginning to
wonder il the government has ceased
to think of them. They are members Of
the aviation section who were sent here
about six weeks ago with the expecta-
tion that they would be transferred to
another camp out west or to San An
tonic, Tex, in a few days. They have
heard nothing of any plans to have
them change their habitations. They
surely would like to get to the Texas
town before the winter is over. These
men are from Maryland, Pennsylvania
and Delaware. In the meantime they
are receiving the best care here, are
being fed well and are going through
the infantry drills.
Maj. Henry T. McKenney has been re-
lieved from further duty with the 314th
Infantry and detailed for duty in COM
mand Of the 304th Ammunition Train of
the 10Th Division. He succeeds Lieut..
Col. Walter E. Presser. Maj. McKenny
is a soldier Of the old school. He Is
regular Army man and knows the Mex
lean border Like a book. He was in
charge of the recruiting station in Bal
timore for quite while.
Five more of the officers at Meade are
to be sent to Fort SILL Okla, for special
instruction at the school of fire. An order
directing them to report to the command
ing officer there on February 8 was issued
yesterday. The officers are Maj. Earl
Biscoe, 351st Field Artillery: Capt. Glenn
ent l.. Bouve. 351st Field Artillery; First
Lieut. Thomas X. Finletter, 312th Field
Artillery; Capt. Louis DUB. Rees. 310th
Field Artillery and Capt. John w. Con-
verse, 311th Field Artillery
The unusual request Of a soldier in
training for a commission as a second
lieutenant requesting that he be re-
Iieved and assigned to his old COM
mand was made at Meade a few days
ago and a special order was issued di-