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Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-03
YOUNG MEN AND OLD ERRORS
ny CFIARrdSs III. DENNIS


world in conhagration through nc
fault Of theirs. Into this, their her
itage, Aftila has broken again to raw
age and possess. They are rallying =
the defense Of all that free men hold
dear at the command OF their own
souls no less than at the call of the
ncglcctful, the foolishly unprepared
the long uncornrrchcnding older gen
Grafton that holds the places of au-
thority.
Young Americans, indeed, have been
fighting by thousands in the armies Of
Britain and France almost from the
beginning Of the war. The compre-
iiending heart Of youth told them long
ago what to do and they did it,
When the young men Of this and the
other dernocracies shall have rescued
the world from its present peril by
their heavy toll. their heroism and
their blood, they should straightway
possess It spiritually, the living and
the dead--for bright valor cannot die.
Possessing their heritage In the
sense that ti1cy--srot old forms OF
error rmle it, they will, predict,
administer il in the spirit Of flaming
justice that they now carry with them
to the war Youth fights for immortal
things--human liberty, human equal
ity, the universal right TO happiness.
These and kindred blessings youth
shall uphold with unconquefable deter
nination when il returns bearing
peace TO thus dear land.
see daily among the young men in
khaki OF navy blue remarkable num-
Der Of strong, serious faces, faces pro-
phetic Of new days that shall be bet
Ter days.
Most aifectionately. most trustingly,
/ greet these young men, They have
tsska Of enormous hardship TO perform
So :. assr~ TO come.
s' the i they bear the proof
utenants, Guy Dolly, sunsetlR tasks,
bId III ms ls siIiosfslise. ali r
II W KeUington aA ~
81 fsSss.sssssa.lztn
.ven onr Mexican dificfessseaTs3 had not
Rssun1sd the alarming proportions Of
the next few months.
Ii was felt, when the Presidents adj
dress was read throughout the coun-
try, that It was a beautiful example Of
fslis mastery of the English language.
And the address seemed quito in
Saocunus. In other words, It was a
document that weuid have done credit
to Il monarch In those hair-trigger
days of European suspicion that pre-
coded the war.
Four years have gone since the adj
dress was delivered--not long in the
life Of nation. not long in iuferna-
tional relations which often are pre-
dicated upon century Of anticipation.
To-day tlse man in the street reads
again the American Declaration Of In
dependence and sees between the lines
the terms of the covenant Of peace.
That Declaration Of independence
was the charter Of American Liberty.
Il was a document that instantly took
It's place with Magma charta.
IN the broader ssnefioas TO which
il Is pointing there Ii in its introduce
tory sentences a warning to the Ger-
manic Allies and an irariTstian 10 Tie
American people. for therein It Is
stated that a "duc respect for the
opinions of mankind demands the
statement Of the reasons for the. ac-
ticn Of the Colonies.
X is that due respect for the apia-
ions Of mankind which Germany has
ignored. These ogiaians which Ger
gsasv hsia ia
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lows, | came 10 see things In a now
light and just want TO tell you that
conscientious objector though / was.
J, too, am proud to Tight against vio-
lence and against yileness. From now
on ! am q soldier"
He was tremendously cheered and
so was the General and | came to my
barracks thinking very deeply.
My mates seem like very decent
chaps, or course, they have not all
come from as nice homes as / have
had. But they seem all right And
have made up my mind to get along
with them as best | can,
In the building with us are six Off
GERS The Captain Is a young man
only short time out Of West Point
and the others are graduates of the
training camps They seem like very
decent chaps too One of the lieu
tenants was inclined to be very short
in his dealings with the men. The
Captain touched him on the shoulder.
We could not hear what he said. But
the Lieutenant lost All his shortne sa
and became very pleasant
Tonight Just before Taps" I
think that's what they call it-the
Lieutenant came upstairs. He want
ed TO know If we had enough blan-
kets and called out good -naturedly,
Don't get lonely on this first night
away from home The army Ia not
a half bad place and this army is or
eaniged to do a great job. Good
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WHAT'S GOING
ON in GERMANY
From The Taegliehe Rundsohau

From the Taegliche Ruudschau
Those poor French." This is what
one frequently hears people saying in
Germany We, TOO. would pity the
French were they not a nation of de-
cadents. abandoned by God, and had
they not by their folly forfeited all
right 10 pity AS it Is, however, no
fate can be too hard for them.
AS for the Americans. there is no
reason whatever why we should hold
sthem in much esteem. A nation Of a
hundred million inhabitants which
cannot find the means to send more
men to the front than they have done
during a period of IS months is of a
negligible value from a military point
of view.
From the Berlin Post
Another instance was afforded of
the incredibly disgusting material
which is at present being foisted on
the public in the trial before the
Schoeneherg Assessors Court of Carl
Graefe, who was fined % pounds for
fraudulent trafficking in food
The man had for some time been
occupied in the sale Of great Quanti-
ties Of a compound enclosed in attrac-
tive little packets which he called Ell
fervescent Fruitfood."
An analysis carried out by Prof. DR..
Baier showed thar this food con-
sisted mainly Of ordinary glue which
has been mixed with certain aromatic
ingredients to conceal its disgusting
odor.
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do MOI kH0gV ihot there ms
eiaYufion of lnaebsNdSNee and -
gievdaees for Nasklsid, btt beiieyr
thai if aHy yiteh doeNgtegf il ever
srdxNs Il Raii he 3fazeu III tie spirit
If the Apfsrica# Declaration Of IHde-
fsHdeAee and fhal dHtetlcd has bfsfd
htab the iighf guhieh usai shine asfo all
generations ard gstide tie }eet o Niat-
kind to she aoel III fassiee and liberty
and peuee
The occaaion of the Pgesident's adj
feHs was Fourth Of July ohserv-
hec in old Independence Hall, phiIa-
elpllia. lis words have n new Gig
lficanee d, this Independence Day.
hey are aeen to be something more
lan Understanding distractions such
! fan from the lips of many Fourth
July orators, and the President Ia
ten to be 4 prophet Of the immediate
lfure
With the Historic injunction to be-
are Of cntangling alliances; with a
synkortablc senae Of rernoteness from
70 theatre nf European rnisnnder-
hndings and only a jcalousy for the
Ionroe doctrine to foreshadow any
nuble with the Eastern world, Amer.
d looked confidently forward TO days
I'D pears Of peace and prosperity.
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tories, Everything possible seems to
have been done for our comfort.

tories. Everything possible seems to
have been done for our comfort.
Yesterday there was SO much ex-
element that you did not seem to
mind the waiting very much. Though.
as came to look back at it, realized
we must have spent two hours in the
broiling sun waiting to be classified
and assorted, TheBe who came from
home were directed to an enclosure
bearing y sian telling thom to assem-
Bile there, Yourg officers were seat
cd at tables filing out what they
called our service records. Then we
made out blanks assigning our pay
claims IN case we we're killed in ac-
ton. 1t was not very cheerful per-
Torrance. But it was all 40 novel
that we did not appreciate Just what
we were doing.
Again we we're examined nhyai-
Icaliy and the surgeon who looked me
sa3sar said q You eeg4aialy are in fne
lshape. You've kept up your athletics.
haven't yoH?"
Whom it was all over We were very
hungry we were given mess pans
and cups Al told 10 get our "chow :"
Some of the men ate theirs vita great
relish. couldn't 90 nina, But this
morning was hungry and
everything tasted good
1t was now experience to me to
have to wash dishea Somehow | al
ways despsod the man dishwasher.
But here 1t ia different II your dish
es are not washed Glenn you viii be
punished. There is a kind Of pun
la mani l-noF "a Re tr5tchan t,gjguO and
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nificance from now on. / am in the
army and the flag is more than my
flag.
Tonight we were called to the Cen
erals headquarters. A man who said
he was conscientious director was
there lie had been called in before
the General early in the day when he
had said fatty he would not fight.
The General was not rough with him;
instead he reasoned with him. And
the upshot of 1t all was that We
we're called to headquarters to hear
the story from his own lips.
The General introduced him. AS
nearly az can remember his speech,
it was like this. Men, this young
man was called, like you. But he had
q conscientious objection to war Also
let me say that ne had the courage
of his congictions-a good quality in
anyone, and especially in a soldier.
But let him tell you his story"
The young man stood out By the
General He was goOd-lookiug
oung chap, and he, too was all en-
thusjasm. Fellows" he began,
when I came here | made up my
mind that no government could COM
pei me to fight / said so. The Cen
eral heard about and ordered me to
hts quarters. He pointed to his uni
form and said he vas proud to wear
It and that nothing he did should ever
shame IT, He said he too ahhorred
war-as war But he loved to fight
for the right, He told me he was will
Ing to resort to force when it was
necessary and asked me why I. too.
could not be proud to fight even as he
was proud for the finest OF aags and
the highest OF ideals. Somehow, fel-
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Sept. g.
am in uniform. Two hundred Of
US came to camp yesterday We were
escorted to the train by great cheer
ing crowd. The trip was not unpleas-
ant. 1t was only two-hour run
for our camp is not far from home.
That is consolation at any rate, for
am told that we can receive visitors
and occasionally can go on furloughs
II our behavior is good
The cantonment is revelation. rs
far as you can see there are buildings.
They seem well constructed and there
are good shower baths. We will live
in long barracks that are like dormi-
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-03

An erduent professional r1an more
khan eighty years old said to me re-
gently Never before ii sll my life
have been SO proud 81 being IA
American citizen ~ | am today
These words express what Is in the
hearts Of all of us. The access Of pride
In our AmericanisSn is due, Of course,
10 the fact that we see cur people ris-
Ing Ia stern determination, with no
thought Ell material gain, to beat down
organized evil ard thus rcfutc In the
only effective way certain hateful ar
EunsefltR that threaten to destroy the
very soul Of humanity.
Through those arguruenss--wlsicEs
undertake 70 justify robbery and OPP
preston by advancing the claim that
NE perpetrators 81 those crimes are d
lace superior Ii intellectual merit and
achievement TO all other races-unre-
trained uailitariam has established
termination over great empire ard ito
subIcct natSona.
These accordingly have put aside all
considerations Of honor afid Justice, all
ientitnenfs of mercy, that they may
Engage IN the desperate adventure Of
9orId conquest for their own material
erotis.
Old errors die hard. Each genera
Son Ii It's t1trn ID induced TO accept
multitude III them as a part of the
lecuunIated wisdom of preceding gel :
Natiuna.
Bcra3te of the strong bonds that
Nsturn forges IA years pass, hope az
lrogress fnsist rest mainly on the
lounR nlen.
Theirs are The generous hearts and
Iieirs the wide horizons, Some of
Isem go far. even IN times VIXEN lifR
II shout them d cast in uicids III pg
rdent and convention. III
tie young ~ sssasiaa., fin II ~ i,
49, Wits an To n meeting Ill Ill,
1flfis3e siEla & III ne noon
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alone could pronounce Judgment upon
the actions of the Co1onisss, will be
the final arbiters of the present con-
hict.
Before that bar America now, as in
1776, has not the slightest fear as to
the verdict, for she still lifts high the
light which will shine unto all genera
tons and guide the feet of mankind
to the goal Of justice and liberty and
peace"
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upon q higher law Of which Germany
was not ignorant, but which she ap-
praised too lightly.
It is that due respect for the opin-
ions Of mankind which America has
needed. America, unlike Germany, is
not outside the family of civilization,
and when her conscience spoke she
knew that it was the voice Of man
kind.
The opinions of mankind, which
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Contests for trained men are limited to
four rounds Of two minutes duration
with an iptermssion of one minute he
tween rounds for rest If the judges dis
agree the referee may at his discretion
call tor NTH round limited 10 two min
utes, Tho novice contests are subject 10
the Same rulings The final bouts In Di-
WMonai championships shall consist OF
six rounds Of three minutes each and no
extra rounds can be ordered.
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Confessions or Conscript

This is the sixth diary
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National civilians
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-07
STEADY EMPLOYMENT THE ANSWER.

Actual figures offered the loss To manufacturing
concerns railways. etc, caused by the hiring and
firing" habit startling. a writer in Engineering
and Contracting" that the railroads alone have
paid high s4OOOO.OOO annually for the wasteful
practice of labor turnover
The turnover in factories runs from 80 up TO 400
percent Of the total number people actually needed
for production. The railways employ annually million
more than they have places to FILL this huge
Der Of shifting employees representing serious hand
leap and loss in money and efficiency.
1t costs $40 TO replace unskled laborer, $500 to
replace skilled with special ability. Multiply
this by the thousands changes that place
in a year in industry alone!
Facing such facts employers are seriously studying
the problem They coming realize that
it's cheaper train incompetent worker fiji his
job satisfactorily than it is to keep trying
series Of incompetents until the for the job IS
found
The problem is Of special Importance in these days
when labor is essential to all our progress in
winning the steady employment is needed to
prevent loss Of time and material and product. For
the worker himself his family the community in
which they live the loss of this constant shifting
from job to job is equally serious although there Is
of measuring it, Steady employment is his
key to progress and self-respect
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-07

that has almost given up hope OF adequate trans
portation facilities. Deliveries will begin July and
continue throughout tie year. Nearly all Of the
engines expected he available for hauling freight
next winter. II they are the situation will be much
improved last winter. Most Of them will Je
signed TO eastern reads whore the shortage Of motive
power is greatest.
The locomotives will not bear the initials or en-
blem any individual railroads. but the simple and
significant initials u. s" with identifying numbers
That will be visible proof that railroads for the
present at least. have been really natonazed These
~. s." locomotives viii owned by the
ment, however. but by all the railroads Jointly.
Another significant thing. perhaps the most i'm
portant Of all. is that they mark the beginning Of
standardization. The locomotives ordered said TO
consist Of six newly developed standard types. intend
ed ultimately replace many times that number Of
types Heretofore every big railroad has had a
penchant for designing its engines. Standardza-
ton. Of course will a great saving in manufac-
ture and repairing.
The administration is introducing the prin-
cipe into the production Of freight cars Of which
100000 have recently been ordered and expects TO
make big gain simplicity and efficiency in all
kinds Of rolling stock.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-07
u @zN 2S<@ezz ~
MAYO, 1918
PICTURE MESSAGES FROM HOME.

a good many people have had TO do their travelling
sitting looking stereopticon pic
lures OF foreign lands. AMI while IL hasn't been so
completely satisfactory the thing has done
a lot 10 broaden the interests Of the and women
who haven't had the chance to go and for them
selves.
Now a for the stereopucon machine has
been found IT sot bring strange scenes and peo-
piles the viewers eye put before him the old
familiar. loved The " NJ c. a. plans 70 provide
stereopticon machine 500 Americans abroad
And the pictures they show will be bits OF home"
Those IN charge the work are asking governors.
mayors. chambers of commerce. colleges and museums
and descriptive material everything from
Main street" the "or swimmin hole" isn't hard
TO imagine Individual thrills that will
who in this way little bit Of home A New York
skyscraper. typical farm house from college
campus a railroad station. toll brdge-countless
things can be thought of That would serve the pur-
pose.
Perhaps the who thrills at the skyscraper viii
appreciate the JOY OF the other who laughs
at recolections the swimming picture brings But
10y by both will realize that every picture brings
message from home TO someone and kindly feeling
kinshp will gladden. the heart of every soldier who
them The boys the front aren't going to NOPE
in homesickness. but Just the they'll be mighty
glad for just this bit OF home the Y NJ C. A is going
o give them.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-07
TREATED SQUARE.

officer the national army who an eye for
the human side Of military life noticed rocky who
had TO the camp with a sullen and hopeless
preston who moved about if always expecting to
be jumped something Gradually that be-
to cheer up. to look the rest of the straight
in the eye go about his work with the energy
and swing Of a man who likes his work and his fellow
workers
one day he asked permission 20 devote Of
his spare time doing jobs the officers.
Questioned he replied that he had in all his life
been square until he the cantonment.
He had been cuffed about home a child He
had grown up with fear AMI resentment heart.
looking for trouble and abuse and always finding it,.
Then he had been drafted
In the army he had been treated like every other
RE had been given like everyone else.
But he had received fair treatment like everyone
else. 1t had made a of him, and he trying to
show his appreciation in the direct way that
Cured himby giving his leisure the officers who
had been decent him.
That this mans case is unique points big
difference between autocratic militarism and an
army raised to defend democracy.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-07

tho. sed Pa II keeps the married
men from going in the city mites, if
thay have bowling aley-way rite
at the sea shOar.
Then we will have il, sed Ma, il
is part of our plan TO keap our noa-
bel husbands rite at our side if we
go to the Oshun for the Summer.
Cant have a pig? l asked Ma.
Certingly, sed Pa, you can have
ten pigs. That is the way 10 git
salt pork. sed Pa. TO talk the pigs
down neer the Oshun. Thare they
breethe the salt air, sed Pa, & in the
Fall, sed Pa, thay are all reddy TO
eet. Thare is no moar noabler
work, sed Pa, than preparing food
for mankind.
Peepul must have ideels higher
than Food, sed Ma.
1 know, sed Pa, but IL peepul
doant have Food in thare STUN
micks thay cant have ideels in thare
beds Food & our Flag forever
sed Pa.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-07
The Melting Pot
COME! TAKE POTLUCK
WITH Us
LITTLE boobies PA.
BY William Kirk.

We are all going 20 have cum
ming little cottage at the Oshun this
summer. sed Ma 10 Pa last mite.
Oaver on the Jersey coast. she sed.
j luv the sounding Sea, sed Pa.
] will 90 10 any place YOU pick out
for US. sed Pa.
l jest knew you wud say that. sed
Ma. you are a deer old boy. sed Ma
Missus Bendix and Madeline and
Caroline and Marian and all Of us
are going 10 the Sea shoar this sum-
mer.
That Will be fine, sed Pa, thare is
sumthing majestick about the oshun
as it Gums rolling in and telling its
tale Of woe 10 the hard harted rocks
On the shoar. sed Pa. have always
luved the Oshun since / was a boy
and shipped beefoar the mast. sed
Pa.
I newer knowed YOU was a sailor
boy. I sed 10 Pa.
have been many things. Bobby.
sed Pa. Wild and roaming was my
early life. Pa sed. have faced
Deth in a hundred different forms.
sed Pa, and I doant believe I ever
trembled onst. sed Pa
I wish 1 cud face them dangers
like you. / sed 10 Pa
Them wild run days is past. sed
Pa. The men now are gentel and
tain. espeshully oaver in Yurup,
sed Pa. When YOU grow up. Bob
bic, sed Pa. the only dangers you
|t.-t1 s..
of not erning enun mummy 20 buy
food. Food is rapidly Citing to be
like dimonds and perls. sed Pa. or
nuggets Of gold. ] think il wud be
a good idee for all of us TO talk a
little farm this Summer and raise
spuds. sed Pa. spuds and turnips.
etc. No matter what else happens,
sed Pa, Man must eet and keep on
Getting.
We are going 20 have a big gar
den, sed Ma. That part of it is all
planned. and you can dig it all up
beefoar we plant the seeds. sed Ma
! see, sed Pa. that is all I have to
do. dig up the ground. Well, sed
Pa, am reddy 10 do my bit with
shUvvel eeven if I am too old TO
shoulder a gun. ] hOap that when
you ladies pick out the place you
are going at the sea shoar. sed Pa
YOU will find a place neer a bowl
ing allewway sed Pa.
Why bowling alleyway sed Ma
For eXer-sise, sed Pa
thot you were going to shuvvel
& maik garden, sed Ma. That will
be eXer-sise enun for you, my hero
sed Ma.
A bowling alleyway is crate sport.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-07
Other Editor, Than Ours
THE DECISIVE FACTOR.
nafayctte COurierl

The mos. decisive factor Ct all in this war IS the
human element. We may discuss strategy and arma-
ments and supplies with profit and denies
that all these things success
But the vital thing is flesh and blood imbued
with the spirit of victory born OF knowledge the
being foul hit for is just An Achilles Hector
"a Napoleon a Wellington may tend O bring vic
tory. but the tate OF the armies peoples depends
upon mans effort but upon the average cour-
and endurance maintained in the masses Of men.
There be the spiritual ere within the soldiers
whole Wonderfully have allies demonstrated the
power of the human factor inspired. nothing is
more encouraging in these days that try our souls
than the repeated testimony that % us from,
over the the temper OF boys who
undergoing the hercest and fiery trial tina:
valor Zoe subjected Dauntess courage. super
brav er--these are terms used by friends and foes
alike describe these boys OF Grandy are they
provins nettle justifyng confidence and
pride them. The whole nation showers. blessings
upon them for their heroism and true Americansm.