Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-20

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there is only one thing to prevent
his being married-and that is get
ting one more pass.
Calvin Leitz and Harry Detterline.
both of Baltimore and the Base Hos
pital. are enthusiastic about their
work here.
One of the best posted men in camp
on theatrical life is MotZ, A, 313th
Infantry. He has a brother who Is a
medical officer in Camp Travis. His
side-kick in Company A is Roberts, also
of Baltimore
II always return from pass sew
eral hours ahead of time" said Adam
Kenelli, supply, 3I1th Field Artillery,
who came from Hazelton, Pa. He
has little trouble in securing per-
mits. Speaking of lnguists, Kenneth
can talk in four foreign tongues
Italian, Tyrolian, French and Slavish.
In d, 313th Infantry. are two
brothers, Dan and Fred Kratz. who
look almost exactly alike. They are
about six years apart. Dan knows
the bitter from the sweet, because he
used to be manager of the Martha
Washington candy shop in Baiti-
more. Fred was formerly window
brother Harry, not of draft age. is a
prestidigitator of some note. and
later may be persuaded to entertain
here.
"Cnf' Downing. ordnance man in
supply. 311th Field Artillery, is
thought to be the youngest soldier
in Meade He is just seventeen and
enlisted in New Mexico. He has
served in three camps already. Many
ooys of his age are being accepted
for enlistment in his state, he says.
He was born in Oklahoma, which he
calls back east"
Austin and Daily of C, 9th En-
gineers, were talking about the Henry
Watterson editorial in Trench and
Camp last week.
You bet it's good If Col. Watterson
wrote it," said Austin, who added that
everybody in the west knew about
"Marse" Henry.
II studied sculpture in Philadel-
phia," said Swaine, b, 311th Field Ar
tillery, but gave 1t up to get into
something active He Is friend or
Charlie Flynn. the new cartoonist Of
Trench and Camp, who makes his bow
this week.
cambridge, another gardener of fiow-
ers at C-Y. Is in ID. 310th Field Artillery.
II have a BROTHER he said. who crafts
flowers"
In an excited moment fellow in B.
9th Engineers, who used to know
Capt. Norcross in the west, slapped
him on the back and said, Say, Bill,
let me in on this tug-O-war team, will
your" The good natured commander
only smiled and then the fellow re-
membered and said. Il beg pardon,
sir, l meant lieutenant" An unkind
friend told him that he was trying to
insult the captain and deprive him of
a stripe.
The 311th Weekly Letter says: In
Battery A Stanley Wksniewski has
foresworn his allegiance to the red
guard" and has hearkened to the call
of his Irish" tempters, Madden and
Dashkowski.
IL can't stand at attention, sir; I'm
worried about my gum" said Curly
Davis to Capt. Royce of c, 9th En-
gineers.
Cant see that you are standing at
attention, so you need not worry about
your gum" replied the captain, watch
ing Curly waving his rife back and
forth.
Jewell, formerly of Kentucky and
the far west, now recruit in the 9th
Engineers, tells this one about'a south
ern negro who was much smaller than
another of his race with whom he was
Z getting into a warm argument. Final
ly, very angry. the smaller one said:
IF you don't stop this minute. I'll
trim vnu Houn tn INV size