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Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31
had the audience rocking with

th4t had the audience rocking with
The end men were Charles Country.
WILLIAM Meredith: William Jones and
H>rry Levin. This quartet worked in
peffect harmony and they put over
some red-h0t stun. Meridith's solo
VIZ AT the Darktown Shutters Ball"
alln Levin sang his snappy parody on
They Go Wild Over Me-" The outfit
wnH fortunate in having several clever
9plendid tones in rendering "Baby's
Prayer at Twilight" and David Fook-
man made an instantaneous hit in
singing SBe1gian Rose" Peter Wha-
len contributed "A Little Lump of
Sugar
speciaitiesS introduced during the
show included q clever dancing. act
by William Hoff. a one-string violin
solo by John Winfelder and a mono
1OEue by Charles Country. The finale
included q turn by the Yankee Doodle
-Four, Al Greenbaum. William Jones,
Michael MiIh@llasd and AL Bockman.
These boys are bears" for harmony
and are fast grounfiing into shape as
one OF the4beat singing fours that has
Yet appeered in camp. Al Greenbaum
acted az ifIteRl0eutor for the show
ana has . happy faculty of being a
very cleyeR middle worker. The show
was c0mkuzme@s for the event in a most
curtain went down it left the boys
Wild with de1fght.
Among those present. were the
Yankee uoodle Four, Charles Coun
Try HaEzE LAYING Corp. Eberle, Corp.
LaAly ana the sCloYeF Leaf Trio. That
means it was Some show, doesn't
III You said it! They put on per-
fOrmance at Y. M. c. A. Hut &C the
other night that had the depot
brigade boys yelling for more every
minute. The Glover Leaf Trio. Nor
tom Thomas and Gibson, put over
,c21nle OF new numbers and. concluded
I'll act with number of Morton's
par0dies. These bays are pep
nger personified.
slIry Levin sang three numbers.
ldiHg q clever Hebrew parody
tEE asn't minute in winning the plau-'
/di~ Of the boys and had to hand them
lbs ever-popular Cliff Gordon imita-
lion. Gounkryss change of costume
eftnt IL nifty Corp Bert Eberle and
his piano accordion were successful
IN puttin& ever popular medley that
leaves no doubt TO as the players
ability. Eberle has every trade mark
Of a dandy musician.
One o. the hits of the show was
scored by Corp .Lally, who gave the
boys hfms impression OF a Hawaiian.
. R&IEt lean hula h1Elas with the best of
e. ana his song repertoire is not a
minute behind the times. The closing
act. put on by the Yankee Doodle
-Four. Greenbauni, Jones, Milholland
and Bockman, hit the boys like a turn
right of the big time. This outfit
has the harmony, the popular stun
and the voices to clean mp every time.
Their conception Of close harmony IL
right up and coming.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31
May Apply for Commissions.

Civilians from Is to IS years may
now apply for admission to central
officers training schools. The War
Department h = announced that such
applications must be made to Army
officers at various educational insti-
tutions. Men in class LA Of the draft
and those given deferred classifica-
tion on other than occupationaI
grounds may apply for commissions.
--Exch1nge.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31
REMOUlT SHOW TO RIVAL
THRILLS OF WILD WEST
Sixty-third Infantry, Westerners, Will Be
In Contest Starting at 10 AM. Sun
day-Huge Crowd Expected.

Those boys down at the remount
station. under Corp. Jack Spencer, and
those lads of the esd Infantry, under
Sergt. Jack Smith, are going to show
the public next Sunday morning some-
thing about fancy riding. It's going
to be a real contest. OF course, others
are invited to join in the show but
these boys will furnish the real fun.
1t will be held at 10 o'clock at the
remount station, and judging by the
advertising matter it should be great
success. The 63d lads claim the hon.
ors Of the camp in the riding line.
while the remount boys are not quite
willing to call themselves second
raters."
All wishing to enter must put in
their names by 10 pm. Friday and
Corp. Spencer must be notified. The
show will include the hold-up of an
old-fashioned stage coach. Roman rid
ing, pony express, bareback riding,
all sorts of roping, relay races and
the breaking of bucking steeds.
1t takes a 9th Battalion volley ball
game to develop real sport, and now
the 36th Company, Depot Brigade,
claims the honor Of having beaten to
us Knees tne team Oh inc ooU OoHi-
pany.
A series was played. and the scores
stood Is to O, Is to and Is to 3. A
strange thing happened later, when
the losers turned and won from the
36th boys 81 to Is. The winning
team, which challenges all corners,
was composed Of Sergt. Lukens, Sergt.
Gleason, Sergt. Katten Ameluxen.
Corp Wallen, Corp Smith and Private
Lilley. The losers had Sergt. Baker,
Corp Jaquith, Corp Brown. Corp
Barnes, Corp. Hendrick, Corp. Busch
and Corp. Hermandorfer.
A branch bank is now established
in Barracks No. %, Admiral station.
Great place for cashing checks and
opening savings accounts.
O. F. Miller, Headquarters Develop
ment Battalion, D-39, offers reward
for the return of seventeen-jewel
gold Hampton watch, lost near the
post office on Saturday, October 10.
Director Rochester has chosen the
following to take part in the show to
be given by the SD Infantry Novem-
Der Is in Liberty Theater, the show
being a. musical comedy:
Clarence Leland, Carl Ecker, L. X.
ton A. Herberg, George p. Marshall,
Ernest Clark, Curtis Sutton, George
r. Edwards, William M. Davis, J. Joel
Dyche, Anthony Coenen, l.. A. Eau
bion and Freeman Walters.
Then, too, there will be a burlesque
sextet composed of Edward Schmidt.
J. III. Hageman, William A. Curtsi.
ChaWles F. Miller. Leslie K. Boyd, JUS
tin OConnor and Charles E. Schwa-
bel. Charles E. Bouck will appear as
a dancer, George Harrington as
yodeler and Michael A. Shade as a
fire-eater. The crack quartet OF the
organization is composed of III Il.
Jones, Thomas Mcdowell. j. c. Por-
ter and AL Hog. Earl e. Rackle is the
musical director.
1t is declared that Private r. Tuck
er, Company d, 63d Infantry, is not
looking these days for any betting
propositions. He met Buck Private
Drew not long ago and the relative
merits of their home states became
the subject of debate earnest and
long. Tucker is from Florida. Drew
n. R@r nnf6 vnp
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31
Worse Than School Days.

FIRE are some Of the questions that
~ secretary, on duty overseas,
he was asked within few
wv do you spell provincialism?
bat was the date the Lusitania
hat was the guy in the Bible that
q thousand James all to himself?
#dn't you use to tend bar in the
ersOn Hotel at Richm0nd?-Ex-
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31

ida was great cattle state and bet
$40 on it,
Drew was right. Tucker lost the
fen" and Drew said: THE only things
they can raise in Florida are alliga.
tors and bull pine"
Bernard J. Flynn has the two new
X. OF c. clubs in the Signal Corps
camp nearly completed and they will
be beauties.
1t is announced that the amount
raised In Meade for the fourth loan
was $609.200. n
Lieut.. Beckwith of the depot bril-
gade is being congratulated on his
completion OF thirty years service in
the Army. He was commissioned a
second lieutenant not long ago, which
was pretty nice way for Uncle Sam
to remember him on the officers cele-
bration day He was there with the
boys at the front in many a hard fight
in the old days.
Lieut.. Lattanzi of the 3sd Machine
Gun Battalion usd to be a farmer
down on Long Island. He was grad
uated from the agricultural school
at Cornell and played on the famous
foot ball team Of that university i'm
1916 when such teams as Harvard
were Dedten an the aust.
The lieutenant was holding down a
job In a munition factory six months
ago. He was married and had a lit
tie daughter and was doing what he
called "his Bit Now he is doing
his limit" which certainly is very
commendable In \him. according to
the view of his friends.
There is no doubt about 1t, Lieut..
Noonan, Battery B, 31st f. A., Is
some dancer The girls at the big
battery dance Saturday had a great
time with him. There was nobody
else in his class unless it was Sergt.
McAdams.
The girls at the dance declared
afterward that the proper way to
take your seat at the mess table is
to first sit backward: then turn
around slowly, raising the feet over
the bench, and smile broadly as the
job is finished. And it is quite a
job!
Sergt. Wyatt of the surgeon gem
erals Office is doing a fine piece of
work in Meade and the boys are be-
ginning to appreciate his services.
He breaches the Presidents doctrine
that soldier should be clean NOR
ally and physically, which will do
away with the necessity for medical
treatment
Lieut.. Riley, 31st F. A., who went
overseas with the division composed
of Oregon, Montana and Wyoming
troops. was also near by the regi-
ment in which Lieut.. Col. De Bremond
of the 3Sd was stationed.
A colored soldier wished to use a
telephone not long ago. He APP
chad "YO and asked that
the message be sent for him.
You don't mean, John, that you
can't use a phone?"
mo sir" with a grin, "but it tickles
my ears SO.
An order was issued by the camp
medical officer saying that religious
meetings might be held, but without
massed singing. Quartets would be
allowed. A colored "Y" secretary
divided his audience up into groups OF
four~each and singing was carried on
I-<-L
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31
Utilities Detachment.
BY DOC HIRNER.

Slatington, Pa, boasts of having one
of the greatest buglers in Uncle Sans
Army. n This honor is bestowed on
Corp. Leon Stoffel. now blowing taps
for the utilities. Besides being among
the big time buglers. "Frenchy." as
Stoffel is called Py his comrades, has
the right idea Of 4ife--a smile for
every minute in the day. No matter
what happens. "Frenchy" is always
there with the glad smile and is the
life of the detachment.
Pop German. who Is always the first
man to rise in the morning, has de-
man a good farmer after peace is de-
you do IL the Depot Brigade Band
moved away? REST, of course"
Matt Barlow and Jerry wild have
agreed to hold an eating contest in
Baltimore as soon as the quarantine
is lifted. The boys would like to
know who Is going to foot the bill. AZ
1t will take a bank roll as big as
Essie Rosenstadt's. A good sugges-
tion--take Essie as referee!
Moses J. Batkins, from dear old Vir-
ginia. is the big squeeze when it
comes to letter writing. Every night
Moses may be seen. pen in hand, COR
responding to all parts Of the big
u. S. A.. mostly Richmond. Va. Tell
us her name, Nose. The boys are all
worried about you. Dismissed.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31
H INFANTRY WINS
Battle ON GR|D|RON
Infantry by % to o.
capt." Norcross' Boys
Fight Hard.

with the trusty stewardship of Capt.
'owning, quarterback and former
slayer on the University of Kentucky.
esides the plentiful aid of several
Their well known players, F Company,
- Infantry. won a hard fought foot
'W game from L Company, list In.
4 Try, here Thursday by the de-
he score of 26 to O.
e game was replete with good
but the outstanding feature was
4 superiority of the winners and
4 stubborn "never-say-d die" spirit
q be losers.
the steady drubbing which his
was getting, Capt. Norcross of
4 1st boys held his team together
4 several times got away to good
Norcross had the 18th lads
p He remembered some of the
The learned on the Deshler,
iii high school team, and put them
" figst kick-o6 sent the ball far
10 lists territory, where it was
q with little gain. On the first
b ollins carried the ball over the
I Tor the first score. Goal was
BIZ and the score stood to O.
u must have been the maroon
ne prs of the 18th players that got
I'D pat of their opponents, for an
H score was recorded a few min
: ater. Norcross, however, got
Z am together, and much better
as played from that time on.
I uarter ended with no more
Il n owns.
au, formerly of Holyoke High
plunged through for a touch
n the second quarter, after sue
E gains by the other backs.
Edoin Of Philadelphia carried the
al Dver for the final touchdown in
Il bird quarter. when goal was
Ml umpire was H. F. Sweet,
n cal director Of the "Y."
lowing was the lineup:
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31

Corp. McDonnelrs leave of absence
could be considered justified even in
the face of quarantine. His reason
was a worthy one and before he lis
tens again to reveille he'll BECOME
acquainted with that familiar strain
"Here Comes the Bride"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31

The detachment as a body recon-
mends Corp. Apel's transfer to the
laundry.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31

Place: Company drill ground. Time:
GAS am. Corp. lombard: Squads
right into line. Platoon-nalt At
ease. Any of you boys care to shoot
q quarter"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31

An order was issued by the camp
medical officer saying that religious
meetings might be held, but without
massed singing. Quartets would be
allowed. A colored "Y'' secretary
divided his audience up into groups of
fOur-each and singing was carried on
in that way.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31

1t is declared that Private r. Tuck
err, Company d, 63d Infantry, is not
looking these days for any betting
propositions. He met Buck Private
Drew not long ago and the relative
merits of their home states became
the subject of debate earnest and
long. Tucker is from Florida. Drew
from Indiana The former said Flor
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31

Latest quotations received by Prl-
vate Holberg from the Fruit Grow
ers' Association of America show a
decided upward trend in prices to all
retailers. Private Holberg states
that this 1uctuation is only tenn
porary and assures his patrons that
muskmelons and the other varieties
will soon be at normal figures.
The terrible trio, Hunt, Brady and
Carrigan, are the specialists!
Corp. Mcdonnell walked last week
to the strain of mo Wedding Bells
for Me-" and says 1t is just like go
ing to church with your girl.
Go ahead. Private Clapp. Give us
that squads right, like a captain.
Sergt Clayton surely is fond Of
horses and mules.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31

A colored soldier wished to use a
telephone not long ago. He ap-
preached a "Y" man and asked that
the message be sent for him.
You don't mean. John, that you
can't use a phone?"
mo sir" with a grin, "but it tickles
my ears so.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31

Lieut. Riley, 31st F. A.. who went
overseas with the division composed
of Oregon, Montana and Wyoming
troops. was also near by the regi-
ment in which Lieut.. Col. De Bremond
of the 33d was stationed.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31

Corp. d. III. Smith, jr., fills in the
missing line in our volley bali team
ana we now have a fairly good team.
about it.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31

The terrible trio, Hunt, Brady and
Carrigan, are the specialists!
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31

Bernard J. Flynn has the two new
X. of C. clubs in the Signal Corps
camp nearly completed and they will
be beauties.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-31

ida was a great cattle state and bet
$40 on 1t.
1t was proved down at sly that
Drew was right. Tucker lost the
fen" and Drew said: "The only things
they can raise in Florida are alliga.
tors and bull pine"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-18
new YORK STOCKS
Trading Increases and Prices
Rise; Market Strength
ened by Rumors of Ho-
henzollern Abdication.

New York. Sept. l7.-Political rumors
restored today's stock market from
session of iethargic character to one in
which active buying in the last hour car
red the general list of shares into the
highest levels OF the day. While Wall
street could obtain no confirmation of
vague reports that the HohenZollern
dynasty hid abdicated or was soon to do
50, circulation 81 them on the financial
news ticker facilitated a recovery from
the earlier pressure which, concentrated
on speculative issues and United States
Steel, in many instances had carried
prices down TO points below Mon
days close. United States Steel more
than made up its loss during the finan-
cial period OF covering. closing at $l.0SS,
or S of point higher than the previous
days close
Other stocks which participated notably
in the final upswing were Canadian Pacific,
which advanced four points,. and Ameri-
can Car, American Telephone, Bethlehem
Steel, Texas company and Mexican PETROL
cum. the two oils making new high rec
ords for the year on continued acquisition
OF these shares which began in yester-
days market. General Motors regained
3h OF its loss Of 81 points suffered
earlier IN response to announcement that
Chevrolet Motors. In its proposed dissolu-
ton, would distribute assets, including
100000 shares Of General Motor stock.
American Sumatra Tobacco and United
States Alcohol also rallied sharply.
Exchange rates on neutral countries
continued their recent downward course.
losing from to so points. attributed to
favorable weather news and international
political rumors. Foreign war issues were
actively dealt in, Paris skies rising Y of
a point to s5h, a new high price for
the year.
Liberty bonds moved narrowly and ir-
regularly; railroad and miscellaneous Is
sues were without definite tone. Total
sales par value were sS,450,000.
United States Bonds Gold issues) were
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-18
Document No. 81.

NENl SEANE l..
To the Commissar of Foreign Al
fairs: I ask you to Immediately give
the Turkish subject, Carp C. Missi-
ROT, Russian passport in place OF
the one taken from him, which was
given him in 1912 on the basis of the
inclosed national passport.
Agent c. Missirof is to be sent to
the staff of the Russian high COM
mand, where, according to the pre-
vious discussion between General
Hoffman and Commissars Trotsky
and Joffe, he will keep watch on the
activity of the head of the staff, Cen
eral Bench Bruevich, in the capacity
of assistant to the Commissars Kali
manovich and Feierabend.-For the
head of the department, R. Bauer;
adjutant, Bukholm
Note-Here We have the behind-the-
scene disclosure Of the real relations be-
tween Trotsky and General Hoffman at
Brest-Litovsk. stripping the mask from
the public pose Trotsky got his orders
in this case and he carried them out.
Across the top of the letter. too, he has
written his own conviction, ASK Joffe,
L. t." while Joffe, whose role seems to
be that of the mouthpiece of Germany,
has written In the margin, According to
agreement this must be done. A. Joffe."
Thereby he becomes witness for the
agreement itself-that pledge between
himself, Trotsky and the military chief
Of the German government at the Brest-
Litovsk conference to betray the COM
mander Of the Russian army when he
should ATTEMPT to defend Russia against
Germany. A second marginal note states
that the passport was given February Z,
under the Russian name, P. L. Hin.
Have original letter and the surrendered
passport. Kalmanovich and Feierabend
were commissars Of counter espionage.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-18
Document No. 30.
(Gr (GreaO General Staff, Central Alb
theilung, section MR., No. 40S,
February &c. 1879
SECRET

(Gr. (Great) General Staff, Central Alb
theilung. section Mr., No. 40S,
February 20. 1879
SECRET.
To the Chairman of the Council Of
Peoples Commissars;~ The de-
partment of the staff has the hono7
TO request data of the attitude of the
detachments being sent to Pskotf
and to guard against all possible re-
suits if in these attachments any
will carry on patriotic propaganda
and agitations against the German
army.-Head of the Russian Diyi-
sion German General Staff, O..
Rausch; Adjutant, u. Wolff.
Note-The chairman of the Council Of
Peoples Commissars is Lenn. At the
top of this letter Is the written comment
urgent Chairman of the Council OF
Peoples CommissRrs asks Voladarsky to
communicate this to the agitation depart
ment. (Signedl Secretary Skipnik" Skip.
mix is the first secretary of the govern
ment, personally reporting to Lenin. A
second notation IN margin is Central Exc
cutive Committee No. 1923 TO report
(Signed) N. G." The initials correspond
with those OF N. Gorbunov, chief secretary
Of the Council OF Peoples Commissars.
The detachments being sent to Pskoff
at this time were composed of Red Guards
and OF the recruits of the new Red army
Pskoff was taken by the Germans without
fight.
Have original letter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-18

posal if our agents at Vladivostok-
Buttenhof, Staufacher and Franz
Walden, several steamships. On
these ships must be loaded the goods
indicated by our named agents and
also persons indicated by them and
be sent as directed to ports of the
United States, Japan and British
colonies in Eastern Asia. In case of
absence of free tonnage in Pacific
ports it is necessary tcharter ships
sailing under a foreign flag. The OBJ
ject of sending the ships is to carry
to enemy countries agents, agitators,
and agents Instructors. All the ex-
penses and risks the Petrograd
agency of the supreme naval COM
mand takes for account of the naval
operations fund.-Capt. 1t. Rudolph
Miller.
Note-The Endorsement Of Lenin's secre-
tary Skripnik is reported" The active
vladivostok agents have been referred to
previously. The threat OF the arrival of
German agents through Pacific ports Is ap-
parent.
Have photograph of letter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-09-18
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Sept. I7.--(U. q. Bureau Of Mar
kets neutrality-suspicious.. $4,000 head;
steers, steady to 15c higher: butchers
cattle, steady to strong; calves, aSc higher;
beef cattle, good. choice and prime, $3.50
@ls6o; common and medium, 10000
1880; butcher stock, cows and heifers.
$1s5@13.7S; Gamers and cutters, $3.50
1875; stockers and feeders, good, choice and
fancy, $1l.oo@1Aoo; inferior. common and
medium, sS.00@1l.0o; veal calves, good
and choice, S1S.6o@1S.5o.
Hogs--Receipts. $4,000 held; market 10
to 600 lower than yesterday. good hogs
declining most; early top, 5000; practi-
cal top. s7o.7s: butchers. s20.l5@2o.7o;
light. 32o.35@2o.7s; packing, s19.5o@
1910: rough. &1s5o6ls.2s: pigs, good and
choice, $ls.00G1s.5o.
Sheep and Lambs--Receipts. $4,000 head;
fat classes strong to 25c higher: feeders
mostly steady: lambs. choice and prime.
$17s59 ls.2s; medium and good. $500 @
1875: ewes. choice and prime, $l1.50@
12.26; medium and good. s1025 q 1850;
culls, $&000s.06.