Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-08-02
(Passed by the Censor.

to forfeiture of pay without confinc-
ment.
Bob -tail-a dishonorable discharge.
or a discharge without honor; to he
bob tailed" to he discharged or to he
given a discharge without honor.
(Precious few are being discharged
now for any cause.)
Bone bootlick onto cultivate the
favor of.
Boots and saddlcs-trumpct call.
Bootlick-to flatter.
Bucking for ordinary-givinG cloth
ing and accoutremcnts extra clean
ing so as to compete for orderly.
Bunkie-a soldier who shares the
shelter of n comrade.
Bust-to reduce a n-commission-
cd officer to the grade of n private.
Butchcr-the company barber.
Cit-a civilian.
Cits-civ!lian clothes.
c. O.-commanding officer.
Coffee coolcr-a soldier who is al
ways looking for an easy job. (There
are many OF these at Scvicr.)
Cold footcr-onc who lacks courage.
Crawl-to admonish.
Dog-robber-namc by which en-
listed men call soldier who works
for an officer. Gan offensive term. the
use of which generally results in
trouble.)
Dough- -boy-infantryman.
Dough- -puncher-the baker.
Duff-any sweet edible.
Fatigue-any extra work.
Goaty-awkward or ignorant.
ks Qsc =c,laNzyerua-sol soldses with
a smattering knowledge Of regulations
and military law; quite loquacious and
liberal with advice and counsel to
men in the guard house or other
trouble.
Handshakcr-a soldier who tries to
| win the favor OF the first sergeant or
commander.
Hobo-the provost guard.
Holy Joe-the chaplain.
Hop-a dance.
Mill-guard house.
Jump-to admonish.
Old issue-an old soldier.
Old Qle-an old officer.
Old man-the company command
er.
On the carpet-callcd before the
captain for a bawling out.
Opencrs-C c pills.
Outfit-one's organization in the
army.
Over-thc- -hill-to desert.
Pills-the hospital steward.
Punk-light bread.
Regimental monkey-the drum ma
jor.
Showed up-to pawn.
SinkersA
Slum-a stew of meat, potatoes and
onions, mostly potatoes and onions.
Wind jammer-a trumpeter OF
bandsman.
Wood butchcr-company comman-
der.
Due to the fact that many outfits
have moved away during the past
week or so, there are comparatively
few soldiers at Camp Sewer just now
| In fact, II Is doubtful If so many rs
5000 are here. 1t Is easy for any one
to tell wien the personnel OF the cVmI
Is down. Picture shows airlr''
Greenville and Paris play to empty
| houses, restaurateurs advertise ham
and eggs and fish and onions in vain:
transfer men ply between Camp Sc
vier and Greenville passengcrless. bar
bers at Paris and Camp Sewer sit
around and wish for better times and
Greenville merchants are lacking the
smile that won't come of. Not for
l6hg, however, will the strength OF
the camp be so low. While no infor-
nation Is available as to what organ
izations are to be sent here. the un-
derstanding Is that the latter part OF
August will see more men at Camp
Sewer than have ever been in train
ing here at any one time before.
Newspaper dispatches are authority
for the statement that the Thirtieth
division which trained at Sewer and
| which left here for "over there" In
May, Is in the big battle now going on
over there. It would not be at all sur
prising. The Thirtieth was In the best
Of shape and just raring to get into
It. In a letter written from Some
where In France" three weeks ago
Quartermaster Sergeant E. Carlton
Huey. a friend of mine. who Is with
the Thirtieth said: I'VE have been
here long enough to get acclimated
and to grow weary. No fighting OF
excitement Of any sort has fallen to
our lot as yet, and believe me, we arc
getting mighty restless and impatient
The dope among the men Is tina,
something big Is going to break be-
fore long and that we will then gel
our chance Lord knows I hope So"
1t would do progressive and wide
awake York county farmers a world oi
good to come over to Camp Sewer and
inspect the huge war garden that Ii
being operated by the conservation
division Of the office Of the camI
auartermaster. More than 100 SOL
diers, found to be unfit for military