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Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05

swoop thSt resembled an airplane about
70 make landing-and he landed. all
right, with both feet; don't forget that.
Jack told of Riley Grammar and how
on Tod Sloan's riding until he had
amassed half million dollars. He
SAID that Grammar had studied the
ponies" until he had become great
day. and finally had to beg q bed i'm
the city lodging house. That was one.
Sloan had ridden to fame and final
ly crossed the ocean to ride the
mounts of King Edward and fived in
the royal suite in the Hotel Cecil. in
London, only to be fiat busted" a lit
tie later, when tuck went against
him. That was another. a.
Pictured Terry's Fall.
third was the case of Terry Me-
Govern. whom he described as per
maps the greatest boxing fayOrite
since John L. Sullivan" being the ban
tam. the feather-weight and the light
weight champion, all at one time
Then Terry took, to gambling ana
drinking after winning a big fortune.
weakened, he lost his title to Young
Corbett of Denver, and finally had to-
e EN- .i;d q iree ward in a hospital. where
followed his remains to the grave.
1t was pointed out by Jack that
gambling in the Army was just as bad
as gambling anywhere, and that SOL
diers often lost their months paw
and had nothing to send home to their
families. The associates which
gambler had to keep, he said, were
such that even though ne won for q
time he was SO demoralized that he
could not appreciate the better things
of life. S
The ~" the X. of C. and the ;. w.
b. were 1sure bets" he declared, and
no soldier need hesitate about going
something. =
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Notes.
BY SERGT. r. *. WHiTAKER.


The 211th F. s. B. returned to Meade
after most successful demonstration
of signal liaison at the War College
in Washington. Oficers of our own
Army and those of the French readily
complimented. the work done by. botl,
officers and enlisted men.
Capt. Franks has been transferred
from the 211th F. s. b. to the new
signal cantonment at Kelley'ss Cross
ing. Capt Franks was the acting
commander before being called away.
Warrants were presented to the nom
commissioned officers of the 211fh
r. .. =: on Saturday last. A warrant
in the hand is worth two titles in the
bush.
Lieut.. Gray of Company c. 211th
F. s. B.. is rapidly recovering from !,
injury on the leg sustained in an auto
accident.
Company B, 2l1th F. s. b.. composed
or only seventy-five men, raised and
contributed the sum of $40 to the
U. w. w. campaign. This approxi-
mates about $50 per cent for the CONF
pany.
While at Washington, Capt. Franks.
acting battalion commander, gave an
InhormaI party in honor of the offlcers
OF the signal battalion. The affemd-
ants were Capt. Flanagan, Capt. Sar.
ney, Lieut.. Wagner, Lieut. futile ana
Lieut.. Marshall. The Company b quar-
tet, comprised of Sergts. Atkins. Hax-
elton, Sargent and Whitaker, presented
e. Brannan.
company now has its radio station
relaying Western Union messages via
FRANKLIN cantonment This Ii both
new and interesting
Many OF the newcomers of the 211th
x on pass over Thanksgiving and
formed large party on the Federai
cypress to Boston, where ali of them
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05
Remembrance.
sERGT. PAUL x. WHITAKER.

NNHWT. TAUH IA WHAAAMNN'
Rememb'r ring you, dear. IL remembering
1ass inSu:osr Uf to you %K way
All, happy IL that day.
Remembering, yet in the soul song.
There threads tune of fear,
Never note or tone shall my ear throng,
Twill come with q depth Of cheer.
Cause tits pain bear In remembrance
OF thought you might not know.
That my heart opens wide its entrance
TO your wondrous friendships glow.
Remembering you, an! with anguish,
l dread the hours that may be,
When / lie on my couch and languish
With miles 'twixt thee and me.
Yet often shall in my thinking,
Thy phantom image embrace,
Praise God, you are you, chains are linking,
Mine eyes TO your dear face.
Mayhap 1t shall be but a twinkling,<
Perhaps 1t shall be for aye,
TIN hold you again; yet an inkling
OF my love offer each day.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05
Why He Wore EN-.
(Anonymous.)

Anonymously
There's a man out in the Remount,,
His name ! cannot tell;
But he's great on riding horses,
And they say he does 1t well.
-.
But of all the darn cOutraptiOns,
The one can't make out;
Is the little shining piece Of steel.
With which he struts about.
The other day a friend Of mine.
Who heard somebody SCOT, ~;
Said he only wore these shiny things
To keep from falling on.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05
After Peace-What 2

Now that peace has come a-rompin' -,
From fur across the sea-
ITS time fer us ter look about
Ter see tist whar we be-,
Things air lookin. kinda dubious
With fellerS marchin' round
Behind the nag Nv anaFehy:
Sich actions don't seem sound.
With lots NV trouble still ter face
Across the tumblin' sea-
We got no time ter waste upon
Sich feiiers rs they be.
Compared ter them. the German
Is the whitest nv the two,
An it's UP ter he ter figure
Whut it is we have Ter DO.
If we send them ter the devil.
Where they :rightfully sbeaung,
They'd only cause q strike among
Old Gatmn's wicked thromg,
: Fee the nearest inap IN Hades,
knew aimighfy Well,
sWeci0 sever recognise 8ieh scum
IN che towcat Dizsguv he'll. -4ssss
l0SAssH u: WOODS. Deggeant 2Ee 3es, q:
Ihf1nfry 1,risesl<.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05
The Cadre.

Homeward bound wen never hear that vel.
=, come sound.
Now that the shots and shells don't ~;
They throw the boil and ten us lies.
Althe' the rrivates all seem gay; $
The eadre the same tldng eannot sag;
And when the general says All men that are
well =
Can % back home. the eadre win be .. o. g.
Theyu an b IN IRE eansls:: q ~
oy, -, ~. that gives ne s1eh-a-erampsI
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05
BALD" JACK ROSE TELLS STORY
OFTT1E WISE GUYS AND ''BOOBS''
Ex-Gambler Describes Life, With Touches
of Humor and Pathos-Believes Gam
bling Is Army Greatest Curse.

1t was not only the bald pate Of Jack
Rose, former gambler, that shone in the
light of the 'Y' huts this week. but
something on the inside that proved him
to be anything but a boob"
In fact, Jack Rose gave the best illus
tration ever offered in Meade of what
is a boob and how not to become one."
He is wise guy now, even though he
himself admitted that he was once a
very big boob if not the biggest one
in the country.
he knows what he is talking about. He
has been asked many times to talk on
other things, but he "sticks to his last
because he feels that he can best serve
his fellow-man by doing his bit against
the gambling evil
Talk Is Never Too Long.
1t is very true that he talks often and
much longer than his hearers expect,
but there is always the wish, when he
returns to his seat, that he had talked a
little longer.
Jacks methods are simple He deals
in no generalities; he takes chapter
out of his own life or tells the story Of
a well known gambler whom he has
known intimately. When he appeared
Sunday night at o hut he found a
crowded house waiting to hear him.
He walked to the center Of the stage
and right away got the attention Of his
audience. He said he was not going to
preach. but simply intended to tell about
his own experiences. There was perfect
attention. He stood with his hands in his
pockets much of the time. His bald
head and his slightly STOPPING shoulders
made him an interesting figure. His
gestures were all with his left hand,
which he made with a sort of curve and
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05

A batch Of draftees were just quar-
they kept talking long after taps. 50 :
"Pipe down in there, the sergeant
was heard to shout. s~.ss-s
.'Gee," said Recruit Browne, remov-
ing pipe from his mouth. they don't
even let one smoke. in here
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05
CAMP MEADE EDITION


The Generosity Of Robert E. Lee
Survives.
When Sergt. Elisha Davis of
Company G, 313th Infantry, re-
turned to Meade last Saturday
II was to go direct to the base
hospital to have his wounds
dressed and receive the neces-
ary aid to recovery.
He told the story of how his
regifnent, a part of the 10Th
Division, had charged the
heights OF. Montfaucon and had
successfully warded off the ter
I'iIic blows of the enemy. It
vas not in a spirit of Boosting
shat he related the story. He
was merely trying to give credit
oshis fellow soldiers who helped
- win one of the greatest bat
lies Of the war.
Near him was a soldier from
mother division who grunted
Ilis disapproval of the sergeant's
tory. It was only a moment
before i bright faced lad from
the Both Division from Camp
Zee, which fought near the 10Th,
vpiunteefed the information that
3e 18th" had one of the hard
kst nuts to crack. and in crack
ii had accomplished won
|IsffQlly useful task.
This Lee soldier, who also
bore the marks of Hun ferocity,
us setting the finest example
of American unselfishness and
'berality. He did not speak of
sIs own division, but of the
roisr1 Of another.
Within the next three weeks
Is likely that the major por-
ION De the wounded in France
iIl be brought back. home, and
II not unlikely that many of
< combatant units will be
housed by that time in Ameri-
III cantoninents. Gen. March
S making a special effort to
Haxe several hundred thousand
efG before Christmas.
There will be, doubtless, a
considerable proportion of the
H'els in Meade, now here, still
within the camp when the men
from overseas arrive.
It IS important that the spirit
Which prompted the Lee war
Tor to speak as he did should
81 the guiding light of the men
low III camp when they come in
contact with the. men from the
ahting front.
IL need entail no loss of self
FesSeet for the men of Meade
speak a word of friendly APP
kciation to these returned SOL
iAfs who have borne dangers
through many long months and
Ilo have had their names made
nperishable in history.
rs speak of their victories
sill be only a natural thing for
men who are coming from
rance. They are proud of
hat they have done. They
Inst not be severely criticised
they be some what enthusiastic
describing how the Huns
re defeated.
Meade men need have no fear
approaching these men and
S|i.e them boldly that they
M mighty sorry not to have
She chance ITO go with them
r6ss the seas but that they
hot wish to take from. the
eknal lighters the slightest bit
Of credit. s.i
Listen to their stories! Re
'oile with them at their success
sud learn what you can of the
ztest methods on the battle
+. ~ -
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05

One consolation in regard to our won
table etiquette was dispensed with. g i
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05

Sick report A. lazy mans alibi, or
hiding behind scrap of paper.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05

Bunk fatigue is the only fatigue
know that requires no denims. *
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05

Our troops abroad to be home soon. -
says a news article, so the stay-at
homes will have to 60 away back and
do the Bunny act
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05

1t cost a quarter to see "a Pair Of
Sixes." at the Liberty, but the last pair
we "saw" cost us about twenty case
note.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05

My pet peeve: To get a lengthy pass
while broke. =
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05
HEARD IN HOTJ,AND. -

Won kindly: Your neck reminds me
OF a typewriter.
X-kaiser: Why. so shapely as that?
Won Hindy: NO, it's Underwood.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05

Kultur, is cold sure.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-05
sOL1LooUIEs OF A SERGEANT.
BY SERGEANT NAT wALLAcK.
The watch on the Rhine h

When do we go from here boys? lie
our latest song hit.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-28

She concentrates SO completely that
1t seems to wear her out. Do you
think 1t would be better to keep her
at home this half year.
Ruth will enter first grade little
under age, but / am not afraid OF
overstudy for her. You should see
her; tanned dark brown. and per-
fectly round. And such excellent
lungs and vocal chords! She uses
them every minute.
have visited the Auxiliary once.
The work is spreading and you'd
hardly believe such an amount could
be done there. We have rented more
room and are buying twice the
amount of stock we bought two
months ago.
Also we've opened another branch.
We have a new member, once dieti-
tian at a Chicago hospital. ! hap
pened to think Of a plan for having
her work out menus, balanced and
nourishing, but saving of wheat and
such things needed by Uncle Sans
nephews abroad. I thought we could
have the menus printed and distrib-
ute them from the Auxiliary, chan
ging often for variety and to INCLUDE
products of the seasons.
She was eager to carry out the idea
and II has been a success from the
beginning. Members report how much
less they eat and how much better
they feel. I've an idea nearly every
one eats too much, anyway.
Dear, you are going to be in for
unlimited local hero worship when
you return. / almost can see your
dismay! After facing the Boche guns,
though, I'm sure you'll meet philo-
sophicaly Mrs. Borders receptions
and the Gamblers attempts at lion
ization. Besides, I'll help.
Betty and Ruth send love, and
Junior looks so wise that I'm sure he
is sending some interesting message.
All of my love, dear. HOPE.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-28
American Gas Masks Are
Far SperiOr to German

The War Department has made
public an interesting statement re-
garding the American-made gas mask
and its efficiency on the battlefield,
where it has withstood with the most
excellent results the efforts Of the
Germans to overcome its effective
ness.
General Pershing's men have been
unnecessarily bombarded with mus
tard shells and every effort made to
drench the American advanced posi-
lions with deadly fumes, but the val
liable work done by the Gas Defense
Division of the Chemical Warfare
Service has blocked the enemy's eff
forts.
BY actual tests the American-made
gas mask gives twenty times the pro-
lection afforded by the German gas
mask. There is not single case on
record of an American soldier falling
victim to a gas attack when pro-
tected by the mask that is now being
manufactured in the United States
on a quantity basis.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-28

remember? We hope the box we sent
reached you in time. Annie put all
her skill into the birthday cake.
fear 1t may not have Withstood the
voyage, but it was packed with low
ing care and assistance Of the entire
neighborhood.
She made another cake, an exact
duplicate, which adorned our birth
day table. Betty lighted the cam
dies and Ruth blew them out and 1t
all was very holiday-like. Betty in
sisted upon having your place laid,
which thought made you all the
more absent, but it pleased them.
They will return to school in an
other week. Betty will enter the
third grade, though she is only seven,
and ! am a little anxious about her.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-28
Letters From A Soldiers Wife.
My Dear 1st John:

My Dear st John:
First saw 1t in the paper. On the
nrst page, pridefully isolated from
the column, under black headlines.
Your name jumped out; the rest was
only 1umbled words. / read 1t again
and the words began to fit together
So / read 1t once more to be sure,
and went to Junior.
He lay quiet, comically wide-eyed, ,
gravely thoughtful. Our converse
ton was something like this:
Junior, dear?"
"AE-goo!"
"Muvver has something to tell you!
Listen carefully because this is one
or your LIES big moments! Always
you Will look back to it with rever-
ence. When you are old you will try
to recall 1t, and Of course you won't
succeed, but trying will make you
happy.
Its before you are old I want you
to remember most, though. You'll
always ind 1t lurking in the back of
your mind or down round the center
Of your heart.
ut viii do ali sorts of interesting
things for you. It will lift your chin
high, 30 your vision will be above
sOrdidness and other things which
keep close to earth. It will tie wings
TO your aspirations 80 you will desire
the best. and it will bring confidence
20 you may not be afraid to ride as
piration.
But it's yours for always, dear,
to have and to hold. Do you under
stand?"
"Ah-goo!"
Eyes, Of course. Then I'll tell you
ut once. It's about someone you
don't know very velvet. Favver.
Pride Of him 10 for you to carry In
your heart forever.
4 can't tell you the whole story
now. You wouldn't remember Il
anyway. But it began Over There,
when Favver waded a river, with
death roaring all around, and led his
men into a city. You see it WIS so
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-28

brave that q great man gave him a
decOration-the Distinguished Serv-
ice Cross, it is called. Besides, they
have made him Captain. Ii it quite
elear?"
"Ah-goo!"
Thus the announcement OF your
honors to our son, John dearest.
I have come to think in terms Of
Junior; perhaps because he Is so like
you. There is no need to say how
proud ! am.
We had a little celebration the
night the news came; it happened
also to be your birthday-did you
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-28
HUNDREDS OF TONS OF
Jam FOR II. s. SOLDIERS

Tons Of jam will be fed the Am
erican soldiers during the next few
months as a result Of saving an i'm
mense crop of evergreen blackerries
throughout western Oregon. These
berries, because of their large seeds,
and the fact that they grow album
dainty in sparsely settled country,
have for years gone to waste. but
this year the Government contracted
with various parties to pick and pre-
serve the fruit for the soldiers. One
contractor has an order for 400 tons
Of jam, and there are others almost
as large.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-28

s soldiers il is duty without reference
mistice until receive instructions the
General Leonard Wood.
The patriots Of America relax their efforts for instant
until the Hun has been brought to his knees and shorn OF
power to the peace of the wOrd-Myes Bradley
Secretary of the Unconditional Surrender Club
he Hun had chance from the day the United States
tered the war.Corporal Steven Allen, American Exped
tionary Force.
What want to do to catch with those bggars Gemans
give them another licking MAJOR General Robert
M. Alexander commanding the 77th Division Over There.
Marshal FOch has inspired with and
him infinite debt"-Premier Clemenceaus tribute to the
Generalissimo of the Allied Armies.
KNOCK imperialism the head Do you you'll
get through"-Fied Marshal Hag of the British Army to
the American soldiers
am happy to send congratulations the
of these operations Fochs message General
Pershing on the operations of the American First Army
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-11-28

Two boys in . French hospital had
each lost an arm, one his right and
the other his left. Elsie Janis came
along ONE day to give an entertain.
ment and the boys arranged to sit to-
gether so they could clap each others
hand. HOw's that for reclamation?
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1918-07-11

meTer CD unb bieb cine tiefe S6maTre tn
ben Jfopf bcs 9tetters. gSer mar ser
Mann, Gapitdn2"
.Sobu gBiaiams, mar bic Ga,nort,
,ber Sibrer meiner Sdaluppe."
vNun, Gapitdn, uno bier 1T bic 9tars
be, bic pon benz Sicb ;uriifgeblisbcn it,"
llnb ben Ropi bsugsnb unb iein lanses
wirres Saar nit Der einen SanS 3ur
Seite i5lagenb, seiste CT nit Der unoeren
auf cine entictIid)e, groBe gtarbe. bic iibi
Gin puar 3nll lang oil Der eincn Seite
ieines ROpies fOrtSo9.
Gapitdn SOriptb ipfans pom ieincm
Sibe anf.
,SeiIiser @ott, sybr babt Jte6t 9lber
mie babt ibr Gu9 ucranbcrt! 0teine
Serren, Der arms Surid bate Die &iiiie
glfrifas nod nidt uerlafen, als bic
Morbtbat seidab, Gs III unnt6slib,
bab cr einenaforb periibt babe. @illiams,
Sbr babt mir bas 2sben 9erettet; i'd
bante gott, b0B es mir n,6sIid scpors
ben lit, 6as Cure III rctten."
8ei bieien @orten iprun9 9lues uon
ben Sisen auf un6 iubelte Dem Gjefnns
genen in wiIbsr @rre9uns unb Se9eiites
ring su. Der @oriisenbe ioste, 6aB u
inbem er i'm freiiprei6e, ibm sleidseitis
Su ieiuer Gopferfeit besliidwiinidsn
miiie. limb Der Sbmann Der Surp per.
anItaltete ioslei5 cine Sammlung ga
ieinen 9uniteu, bic etwa breiBig Yfunb
Sterling ersab. Gapitdn 6oriptb be.
itelte siusn @a9en, um Wiuiams mis
GiIpoit pOn benz Srte uessubrinsen, an
weIden ii9 fit i'm 70 uiele traurige grs
nusrunsen fnipiten, er uollte i'm mad
Qonbon brin9eu, no er linn bel Der 9los
miralitdt siren Soften pcri9aiien Sa
fOnnsn boiite. Das 8olf beitanb Dos
rauf ben @asen nit ei9euen Sdu6en bis
gum StaSttbor gu bringen, bort srif
wurben bic 9ferbe eingcipannt unb inter
betdubenpen So6rufen peri6wanb Dos
Raar in Der Ssrne unb ME mebr bOrte
man etipas uon ibnen."
Limb warum lieBeu iie ri1ts mebr
pom iib bOren2" frus Semanb, aIs bsr
GupitGu inne belt.
r8eil bus @anse Elm S3eImenitrsidb
mar"
,8icl" riefen mir 9lGe i'm gbors
Gin SdeImenitrei6?" g8ir batten ber
GrsabIuus, bic Der Sberit 10 uOrtreffti5
portrua, atbemIos selauIdt. Der
S8meiB itanS ibm auf Der Stirne, uls
er bic 8er;peiflun9 bes WtatrOien nit
cntietlidem &ealismus maIte.
vSa," iaste er, vein S6eImenitreid
aues mar uorber absefartet. Der Gapts-
tan mar ni6ts 9lnberes als elm sepanSs
ter gOmplice, bet ioI6e RoIlen Sn fpiss
len bate, penn feline Miti6uIbisen nabs
baran waren, Der itrufenoen @ere9tiss
felt in bic Sanbe su fallen. Der part
bes Gapitdns mar pabridsinIi9 ieine
@lansrole. Canals fonnten iol6e
Boienl ltrsi6e nod Iei6t sclingen, bsuts
Sutase, no es GeIesrapben unb peruisIs
fdlti9te S6ifisIiiten sibt, tudrcn iis Gina
fa9 num69Ii3.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1918-07-11
g,uatterin mootima mars, bi, wd.

gepattcrin Msatina mars. bic yds
ferin; lie bate ben Sunssn aug bem
aus9eitorbensn Sauie beransseboIt. Ipr'
bin bate iie bic peridIoiene Ggir oiien
aefunben unb pnllte MIN ieben, mas 90
los lei. Nas bate bic nidt su cr;dgIcn.
wie pieI 0famen pon Gobtcn muBteu &c,
nannt perben. Seit pierscbn Sagcu
mar fcin Sau mebr uorsefommen. Die
Ofutter bDrte nibts uon allcbcm; bas Ye'
ben fcbrte ibr parm in Die Srult suriid,
anb belize unuerlidnOlide SBorte flh'
iternb, bielt iie Die basercn, si.terntcn
Sin9er iim ben Gopf beg fIciueu 6ola
qeframpft. 0as rparen biciclben itar,
rem Idwarsen 6rauslofen, Die iie Der:
sinit ieinem Batter in nefcnber 2icbe ser,
olbem ar Raben.