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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
While the Soldier Warmly We'll
comes the Pay Day
Clerks in the Regimental Ex-
changes Look Askance at 1t.
FOR IT MEANS MUCH WORK
Sales of Cigarets $4,000 in
Couple of Hours.
Half the Sales Are of Candy
and Tobacco.
BY FLOYD wAMBEAM.

There's one day In the month that
clerks in regimenta1 exchanges don't
look forward to with pleasure-the
soldiers pay day. A glance at the
cash. books makes this plain, for they
have to hustle when the soldiers have
plenty of money to lay in big stocks
of the things they want.
Gross daily receipts at most of the
exchanges are more than doubled for
two or three days following every pay
day, according to Lieut.. H. Shrifin,
who is in charge of the exchange in
the sanitary and engineers trains.
During the remainder of the month
the sales are fairly constant, with per-
haps a slight tapering off just before
the next pay day.
More than half of the total sales are
made at the candy and tobacco coun-
ter. Of course, the larger part of this
is tobacco. Lieutenant Shrifin esti-
mates that the average soldier smokes
or gives away nearly a package of
cigarettes a day. His record sale
came the day after New Years, when,
in couple of hours, he sold 10000.
City men-clerks, mechanics. BUSH
ness men, professional men, etc.-are
better spenders than farmers, accord
ing to the lieutenant. The preponder-
ance OF city men, ne DSl1eV0Sy accounts
for the fact that men of the sanitary
train spend more than do the engi-
neers. These units contain about the
same number of men.
When the water is off a few hours,
the soft drinks counter is busy one.
However, this part of the establish
ment is literally patroniZed at all
times, and in even the coolest weather
many ice cream cones are sold. Cakes
and cinnamon rolls are in demand in
direct proportion to the number of
times hash and maearoni make their
appearance on company bills of fare.
if the word of purchasers is to be re-
lied upon.
The daily peak Load on exchange
clerks comes between the hours of
$50 and s p. m, for more than half
of the days business is transacted at
that time Sunday is a heavy day of
the week, three-fourths of normal
week days sales being made between
the hours of 10 and IL.
The exchange grapevine" rivals
other "grapevines' and Western Union
as a source of news II heard it at
the canteen" has become so common
that the exchange has come to be al
most news institution. Rumors of
moves are born every minute. and
what a clerk there doesn't hear is GER
tainly a secret from the whole mill
tarv world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
MAKE THE WORLD SAFE
DIR. DenIinger. Crack Player, Ad-
dressed Funston Soldiers.

DR.. Henry K. Denlinger, Princeton
graduate of 1890, a university honor
man. crack football player, captain of
the gy:a team and distinguished in
college debating circles, later dis
tinguished pastor, journalist, Y. M. c.
A. worker and lecturer. now OF New
York City. addressed Camp Funston
soldiers in a number of the build
ines during the past week. Doctor
Denlinger's subject here was THE
Faith ct America" By request of
Colonel Nugent of the 164 field artil-
Iery brigade, Doctor Denlinger gave
his address to the officers OF that or
ganization. In all of his lectures here
officers and men gave Doctor Denim
ger an enthusiastic response.
Doctor Deniinger interprets Amer
loan life and history from a spiritual
viewpoint and in every address rnere
is a challenge demanding consecratlon
to American ideals. He shows that
American freedom has always been
associated with a spiritual ideal He
holds that American initiative and
prosperity are the outcome OF her spl-
rit and that here more than IN any
other country in the world her leaders
are determined that science and in
dustry, the machine, shall be dorni
mated FOR the enrichment OF life. He
made the men feel that there is God
of America and that this God is call
ing us to help Him bring about re-
public of free souls to establish right
eousness and justice on earth. Some
of Doctor Denlinger's subjects are
Columbus and His New World"
Reuben Dario, the Latin American
Poet, Prophet of the Two Americas"
abraham Lincoln, First World Citi-
zen.''
1t is expected that Doctor Denim
ger will visit other canIonments. His
message should be heard in each as a
force in helping to build up the NOR
ale of the country. Doctor Den1inger
| is of Pennsylvania Quaker stock.
At one of the meetings at Camp
Funston the soldiers sang the song of
democracy written by Doctor Denim
ger, the refrain for which follows:
We will make the world safe for Democ-
racy
For life and for commerce the seas shall
| be free.
Fathers sons, daughters, the sweet mother
brood
The world shall be sa-e for Gods Brother
hoodt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
A WIDE CIRCULATION
What They Think of Trench ard
Camp in Australia.

Trench and Camp is read with
much interest in Australia, according
to letter just received by Private
G. Adolph Fischer from David Service
of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
The letter reads: I'VE very much
appreciate the copy of Trench and
Camp you sent. Have pas ed it around
to friends who have enjoyed it as
much as we did and call for more
copies.
I'VE are immensely pleased here at
the way you Americans are doing
things in connection with the war OF
course, you are much closer to the
scene of action than We and can con-
sequently better appreciate the need
for determined action. Life in Aus
tralia is too easy going and we are
SO far away from the fighting. 1 be-
lieve a large number of people don't
realize there is life and death strug-
gle going on. The great bulk of our
men who do go to the front will give
a good account of themselves as has
already been amply proved. To the
great majority our life in Australia
is SO free and easy the great difficulty
is to bring those who enlist under
discipline. The usual idea is to let
the other fellow do anything needed
and it would require a big charge of
dynamite to rouse them out of their
course-but once reused God pity
their opponents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
CAMP CONSERVATION
Efforts to Avoid Waste of Any Food
in Camp.

Food must not be wasted at Camp
Funston! While every conceivable
pressure is being brought to bear upon
civilians to economic in the utiliza-
ton of food, army officers are at the
same time insisting upon stringent
regulations within the service. The
command at Camp Funston does not
consider it sufficient to issue an order
recommending the saving of food. To
guarE nteo that waste shall not occur
q commissioned officer will be detail-
ed in each company to inspect each
meal served therein. This officer is
to be ''nosey'' sort of individual. 1t
is to be his business to pry around
and see that the strictes. economy in
the conservation of food is maintained
at any and all times. For instance,
this officer will look into the amount
of food placed in garbage cans after
each meal. And a roster of officers
on this duty will be kept so that the
responsibility may be definitely fixed
when wastage of food fs discovered.
There should not be over 5 per
cent waste of vegetables and no waste
as to meat or bread" says memoran-
dunn of February 49,. A tab is to be
kept upon each soldier and he who
habitually takes more food than fe
can cat will be required to clean his
platter at the next meal. Further
more he is to receive no additional
food until he ha3 consumed that which
he has earelessly left at the previous
meal
Arrangements will be made by the
officer in charge of camp utilities"
states the memorandum, TO have gar
bage cans marked with chalk as they
are removed from the barracks This
will enable check as to wastage and
the placing of improper articles in the
garbage cans.
At the garbage disposal plant the
division surgeon will conduct another
inspection and is expected to report
any organization whose garbage cans
show that there has been negligence
in saving food.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
ON ROLL OF HONOR
Trench and Camp Representative on
Associated Press List.

Trench and Camp representative
H. E. Fisher receives letters from his
fellow associates cover there"
He has just received a long letter
from the Associated Press, stating
that his name appears in the roll of
honor in the central division.
The Goodfellowship club of the
Associated Press is doing splendid
work for the boys who have Joined
the colors. The members have pledged
themselves to keep in touch with each
member in Uncle Sans service, who
formerly worked in the traffic depart
ment, in addition to sending tobacco,
''the makin's." candy, gum and
goodies" Reports from the several
branches show that packages have
been sent overseas and also to vari-
Gus camps and cantonments here.
Secretary Roshon of the Michigan
branch said the fellows in his state
are doing all in their power to see
that the men who have answered
Sans call will enjoy at least a few of
the privileges and pleasures lover
there" that we have at home. The
same spirit is being shown in Chi
cago, Kansas City and other clubs.
We at home realize that you are
fighting for US. You in the service
have dedicated your lives to the
achievement of a great principle. We
want you to know that our hearts are
with you and that we have you al
WAYS in mind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
Interesting Figures the Government
Pays for Equipment
BY SGT. Fl. E. FISHER

BY SGT. FL. E FISHER.
The cost to equip one of Uncle
Sammy's soldiers:
detail which throws interesting
light on the wars colossal cost is
found in the statement that our gov
eminent spends approximately S156 in
equipping every infantryman for ser
vice in France. A little, calculation
Will show what it costs to prepare a
million or a million and half men
for the front. The equipment expen-
ditures for the foot soldier are CLASH
fled under three heads: Clothing, eat
ing utensils and fighting equipment.
Under the latter group the rifle cost,
which is figured at $3.50, is the most
expensive item. This amount varies
from time to time. The gas mask
which also varies in price somewhat
Is estimated at s12, and 100 cartridges
at SIS. The total cost of clothing is
slightly over 500. For example
$14.92 for one overcoat, $500 for two
wool service coats, and 5000 for two
pairs of shoes. In all there are % arti-
cles of different kinds of equipment
listed under clothing. In the eating
utensil group are included food to be
carried in the haversack during field
service, mess kit and cover, canteen
cup, knife, fork, spoon, meat can,
haversack, first-aid kit, and a pouch,
approximately S770.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
THEY WENT HOME
Giving the Folks a Good Enfertain-
Inent.
BY FLOYD wAMBEAM

Boys in Ambulance Company $50
who hail from Winfield, Kan, went
back home Saturday, March 2, to show
their home folks that army life hasn't
interfered with the development of
their arts as entertainers. They ap-
peared there in a minstrel show stag
ed under the auspices of the local Elks
lodge.
Mogle and Cunningham, of asa,
appeared in the first part of the pro-
gram, most of which was put on by
Winfield Elks, and the last part of
the program was turned over to SOL
diers alone. The first round showed
the jazz band de luxe in action.
This consisted of the following: w. T.
Jacubsick, Zach Sheets, Victor Maui,
V. o. Patton, Paul Cross, William
Wolff and Freeman G. Mogle. Pot
ash and Perlmutter, otherwise known
at Jacubsick and Sheets, also made
their appearance.
A cornet solo by Mogle was fol-
lowed by round three, billed as a
Knockout" and entitled Raw Re-
cruits.' This included a piano and
violin duet by Ray Holderman and
Paul Morse, a vocal solo by F. D. CAL
loway and The Rookey Trio" Ser
geant Cunningham, Private Mogle
and Private johnson. The closing
chorus was by the entire cast lin tab
loid -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
RECREATION BUILDINGS
Several Regiments Are Provided With
The Desirables.

II is not impossible that every regi-
ment and department of considerable
numbers in the S9th division will have
its own recreational building The
ass regiment and the Nebraska men
of the ammunition train and the 355
regiment have completed halls and
now comes the announcement that the
354th, composed of Missouri men, will
shortly begin construction on a home
for the SHOW Me- soldiers and their
officers.
The campaign for funds for the
Missouri building will be conducted
along the same lines and the good
people of the state of Missouri will be
asked to subscribe to a fund of $780,
900 for this purpose. The people Of
Missouri will be explained the need of
| the regiment for a meeting house
where the men may gather. not only
to listen to distinguished speakers who
| may be the guests of the 354th, but
| also to entertain the friends and rel
atives who come to Camp Funston to
visit them. For this reason the great
er part of the space in the building
| will be devoted to the enlisted men,
only small portion being reserved
| for conference rooms and a meeting
place for the officers OF the regiment.
| A finance committee has been ap-
| pointed. Capt Manton Davis of st.
Louis, chairman; Capt. A. T. Lincoln.
St Louis, and Capt. w. P. Pinkerton,
Kansas City. Captain Davis will push
the fund campaign in St. Louis and
Captain Pinkerton in Kansas City. As
| in the case of the campaign for the
| All-Kansas regiment, the men of the
| 354th will be given leaves of absence
| in which to return to their respective
counties and solicit funds.
| Capt. Morton Jones of Kansas City
and Capt. Gregory Vigeant compose
the building committee and will buy
| the material and arrange for labor.
An executive committee composed of
| the staff officers will draw the plans
and have charge of construction. The
/ members of this committee are: Col.
| Americas Mitchell, Lieut.. Col. H. A.
Richmond, and Majors Keller, Waugh
and Stiyers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
CAMP PASTORS
They Do Their Bit for Morale
and Morals.
Cooperate With Camp Y. NJ.
C. A. Secretary Pratt.
BY H. E. FISHER.

Take care of the morals? OF
course" said a gentleman of the cloth
who has come to Camp Funston and
Fort Riley to Join with other clericals
from various church bodies, and
known as camp pastors" But also
doing our bit to keep up the morale.
This place is high in morals and also
in morale, and we're here to keep both
above par"
The camp pastor wears the uniform
of lieutenant without bronze button
or braid, but has the bronze cross on
the collar and is recognized as one
of those who go about doing good and
carrying a smile. lin all parts of the
camp and at all hours" according to
the wording of the pass.
The churches are appointing men
who have been pre-eminently success
full in their church work. and who
can talk to soldiers with a spirit of
appreciation of the soldiers way of
looking at life. The present corps of
camp pastors includes the following
clergymen: Rev. c. c. Whitsitt and
H. r. Brown representing the Pres
byterian church; A. H. Brat. Dutch
Reformed; H. w. Cole, Baptist; G. H.
Tangeman, Christian Scientist; H. Pc
trich, Carl Kurth and Martin Nord-
stad, Lutheran; and Alexander G.
are ready on call to help cheer the
boys in the dark hours. minister in
hospitals, help in the Y. NJ. c. AS,
write to parents and friends of SOL
diers to tell them to be game" when
they get nervous about their boys in
army life, and all such lines of joyful
labor to keep up the spirit and the
zest of life. The churches support
these men, ana the military authori-
ties are giving them every encourage
ment to go ahead with their good
work. The regimenta1 chaplains are
cordial to this additional effort for the
soldiers. Y. M. C. A. Secretary Pratt
meets with the camp pastors and the
chaplains fortnightly to have a con-
ference concerning the camp life aQd
work that can be cared for in this
cooperation. The camp pastors are
now studying the matter of obtaining
headquarters building for themselves
where they can keep open-house and
have private offices. They are bunch
of live wires" Doctor Bennett is
the preacher who was recently called
to go TO Iowa to officiate at the funeral
of Frank Gotch of wrestling fame,
and also has some prominence as an
amateur baseball umpire. Doctor
Whitsett was a football player. Mr..
Tangeman is some speeder with the
automobile. And others of this list
have been in the lively ways of life
enough to know how men think and
act in the great games and Iabors of
life. They are good mixers and
can readily get next to men. They
carry the Sword of the Spirit and a
whole lot of sunshine, and by this
must justify their appointment and
place in army life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
Infantry Notes About the ALI
Kansas Men.
Captain Masseck Wants Good
Extra Pictures.
COLLECTION DEPICTING CAMP
Clippings Are Saved, Too, OF
Newspaper References.
The Popularity of the Recrea-
ton Building.

BY SERGT. GEORGE c. ADRIANCE.
Here's a good idea. Send in your
extra kodak pictures to Capt. C. j.
Masseck, adjutant. The adjutant is
making collection of pictures of in
terest, depicting the men of the regi-
ment and scenes of the barrack life
of Kansas men. These will be collect
ed in big albums and preserved in the
archives of this organization as a
part of the records. In later years
these pictures will be of the greatest
value. Send in pictures of Bill Jones
or Tom Smith. Bill and Toms friends
Will see them in later years and the
principles of the snapshots will be
tickled to run across them after the
war. No matter how inconsequentiaI
the picture may seem Just at this time,
it will mean a lot in years to come
Captain MasSeck has already made a
considerable beginning upon this col
lection but he wants lot more
In this connection clippings are saved
of all newspaper publicity that con-
Germs the activities of this regiment.
The files at headquarters contain
reams of it, shipped from Kansas pa
pers and periodicals of many other
states The -All-KansAs regiment is
known from one corner of the United
States to another.
At a meeting of the non-commis-
stoned officers fraternity of the regi-
ment one night last week Colonel
Reeves emphasized the value of his
((sontinued ON nexf na0e \
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
THE MEN ARE IN 1T
T, See the Whole Thing Thru to
the End.

These are days when a healthy
young civilian will attract attention
at Camp Funston. A soldier will turn
to his friend anF remark: "He'd look
good III a uniform, wouldn't hep"
At Camp Funston dance the other
day, given by soldiers, young col
lege student stepped out upon the floor
for Il couple of sets ard then gave
it up.
You know, I haven't the heart"
he remarked in an aside, Il hate to
beat these fellows out of a dance.
They seem to enjoy it So
That was what he said but that IS
net what he felt. If the truth were
told the college man was ashamed of
of quality cloth an6 of fashionable
cut.
1t has even come about that young
man may be engaged in a useful war
work and yet feel that he is not meas
uring up to what his country expects
of him. For instance. hundreds of Y.
N. c. A workers in ARM camps have
thrown aside the Y uniform for the
o. D. So great have been the inroads
into the personnel of this association
that the national council has found
it necessary to establish schools at the
camps to instruct recruits in welfare
WORK.
In England in the earlier days of
the war the custom became quite
prevalent for young women to pin a
white feather upon young civilians
who did not have any apparent reason
for not enlisting. Such thing is not
likely to happen in America for in the
first place America adopted compul-
sony service almost in a day while
England wrangled over it for months.
In America, too, the recruiting officer
fCoDtiUupd on newt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
WIN THE CUP
The 355 Infantry Gets Prize for Best
Concert.

The 355 infantry, made up for the
greater part of Nebraska men. won
the $50 loving cup offered by thu
kansas City Post and the Denver Post
for the best regimental sing and band
concert The $40 field artillery orr
ganization gave the seventh and last
sing on Saturday night. This outfit
played in hard luck. Thru a misun-
derstanding some of the artists went
TO No. IL instead of the central
auditorium and a full representa- ton
was impossible. The judges were
Prof. Harry Brown and Miss Helen
Buckley of the Manhattan Conserya-
tory of Music. These judges attended
each of the seven competitive perform
ances. In each organization the band
counted so per cent and the singing
so per cent. The judges decided that
the 355 had the best combination Of
band and singers and decided accord
ingly. The award has a value of
$3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
CAPTAIN COVE TALKS
Delivers Patriotic Address at Y is to
the Soldiers.

Capt. C. A. Grover. r. c., command
ing the Eighth battalion at the deten-
ton camp, gave a lecture to the
rockies the other evening in Y No. IS
Secretary D. B. Bulkey says that the
fifteen hundred men in the captains
audience were deeply interested in his
discussion of the reasons for Americas
entry into the European conflict
Many have since come to him and re-
marked about the force of logic used.
Captain Grover said:
For the benefit of those who may
not know and because I believe that
every man can better undertake a
task If he understands the why of it.
L am going to tell you why we are at
war with Germany, and how we were
forced into the war. l shall quote
extracts from several speeches made
in this connection by the Hon. W. G.
McAdoo at American Lake, Wash, on
the 9Th of october. 1917. also from
the address by the president, the sec
rotary of war and various speeches
compiled under the title of Source
Book published by the United States
government in 1917" His patriotic
and interesting address followed.