Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-04-03
SAND SHOTS FROM
18TH INFANTRY

Somebody remarked that they in
vented the daylight saving plan for the
Fellows could spend the extra minutes
of the day getting the slush off the
new rifles issued about week ago.
But the hardest blow of all was to
see the old Sprngfields, pets of Camp
Hancock days and symbols of hours
OF labor, being dipped and treated to a
coating of slush.
April 1st came in with dark rush
IN other words, it seemed like good old
winter days, crawling out of the bunk
with the sky as dark as night Color
Sergeant John r.. Kahle came rushing
out of his tent in an excited manner,
arousing the rockies nearby to see the
northern lights" And they all rushed
out. AS we said before, It was April
first.
The chocolate soldier joke has been
buried for ten days, during the absence
Of the regimental postman, who is Wis
ting Erie and nearby villages.
The band feels bit lost without Mu-
stefan Francis Maloney. its able COR
nestist. He is over at the base hos
pital, getting along splendidly follow
ing an operation for appendicitis.
And stil the wonder grew. that
one small barrack bag could carry all
he knew" With dae apologies to the
author Of ''The Deserted Village"
A trunk has been defined as a useful
article in times Of peace, troublesome
bit Of furniture ON cleanup days, an
untolerable nuisance and a near-men-
ace to the peace of the community on
and after this date, April ISL.
That long line of supply wagons car
rying their quota of rooters, singers,
and 112th boosters headed by the 10th
Regtmental Band blaring away with
selections, created no little ex-
element on Broad Street Saturday at
ternoon. Best OF all. the fellows held
the Washington Americans to 4-0i
score, and plenty Of credit for the good
work goes to every member Of the
team, Frant Hart, Of Carlisle, who
pitched for the 18th, has lots to feel
good over.
Sergeant Harry r. Shields, of Com
pany r. who was chief engineer on an
incinerator for ten days not long ago,
has achieved new honors in the ice
cream line, and got away with three
big bowls of Augustus best cream
Sunday noon.
Fellows who have been getting their
shoes fitted and their sizes Noted at
the InfirlnaTy Oh ing the past two
weeks have found that their feet have
been growing in all kinds of ways
and that the sizes they have been
wearing for q half to a whole size
off the correct size. But even at that,
the old shoes felt mighty comfortable
Most of the swagger sticks which
were in evidence last summer have
since done their bit in reducing the
fuel shortage. None are available in
the regiment at the present time. Ii
they were, the men would probably be
up for S. G. d.
For the first time in more than a
month, there was no division review on
Saturday. The one before, however,
was acclaimed to be the best in which
this regiment ever participated. Bat
TALON parades and the usual Friday
evening regimental parade have done
much to keep the soldier boys in good
marching trim.
They say there are forty copies Of
Ernpey's new book, First CALI at the
library, and it is hard matter to find
half dozen copies on the shelf at one
time. The library still keeps up Its
patronage, and is getting more attrac~
tive books in every day.
TAI TILT nIIRDD u0lIcE