Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-14

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Mike Haskins may not be able to
/ Judge flies in his tent, but he sure can
murder them on the ball field,
Barber Capione sure had narrow
escape with that girl at Lake View on
| Saturday night. We understand one
| of the Ordnance men tried to relieve
| him. Halt relief and please be re-
cognized. So says Capione.
Corporals Daley and Lyons received
| their second promotion since arriving
at Camp Hancock and will now be
| known as Sergeants Daley and Lyons.
Callen's Stale Jokes. If they call
Pa, Pop" why don't they call Ma.
Mop?
Answer; She would mop the floor
with you.
| II you call a left-hander a south-paw,
| why don't they call a highlander a
north-paw?
Dir you hear Of Collen's Cliff? It's
only bluff,
Have you heard OF the tissue paper?
It's tearablc.
My son Joe's in the army now, Faith
he is Il corporal,
When IT comes to basehaFl, Corpo-
rol MiIibury would rather play ball
than eat, and that's going some for
Bob.
Corporal Chopper is oud candy kid.
| When it comes to good singing, our
bly, is there. having sung at one of the
leading churches at Augusta, as well
as spending the weekend on the hill
last week.
Ask Sergeant Ted Peeling if he knows
where Crawfords Street is.
How does Private Pierce enjoy stay
ing on the company street?
The boys are now wondering what
p, Mess Sergeant Packard is trying to
hang with them pulleys on the mess
hail door They are wondering wheth-
err he wants to keep the flies or the
boys out.
Cook Daigneault is transferred to the
+, officers mess hail. 1t takes the Fifth
Company to furnish all the good vooks,
Cook Curly Ledoux now being con-
fined to the company street has given
In his notice to gem through with the
army, but the poor X, P.'s will catch
it now If he stays.
Corporal Tom Conway, while on his
way down our company street was
halted by the guard Attention! Yho's
there? Advance and be recognized
by me. SO say the guard Of the End
| Company.
Privates Sheridan and John Sullivan
are always talking about how many
beers they'll have when they get back
to New York.
Private Roll should learn how to play
! ball before he tries to play with the
! Fifth He is so tall we are thinking
about building a trench so he won't
need to stoop.
All the boys Of the Second Squad are
getting kind Of lazy and Corporal Gull
| livan, better know as "fireside,9 our
official Hookworm inspector. claims
| they need the hookworm treatment
! Our official non1coms Sergeant
| Lyons and Corporal Joe Freymuth,
| Corporal Tom Conway, Corporal Gull
! Ivan and Corporal Ogle. Instructor
! Corporals Of the Fifth Group Machine
Gun School, spent the weekend in
! Aiken, s. c.
| Private Frank Brey is wondering
wha this sister thinks Augusta Ga. Is
| she must thing it's like Alaska as he
! received two pairs Of wooden socks and
| a sweater, but the cake did not arrive
| All the men Of the Second Squad
/ say although the weather is hot. they
are all feeling fine.
| Private Walters and Private Schaltz
| are some letter writer's and the boys
| Of the Third Squad are wondering who
| all the girls are as they write from
80 a. m, to 9 p. m.
! Private Praezewtz, the man who
| hates to get w in the morning. as we
have to fire the sunset gun to wake
him up.
| Private iPepkorn claims Private L.
| Alland walked in his sleep, saying, oh
| dear. how / have missed you since I've
| left Greenbury. I am dying for one
more look at your beautiful face and to
kiss those dear sweet lips Of yours.
Private Rank will soon be up In the
ranks as he has the making Of good
machine gunner.
Private Lean Case has been apptnt-
| ed bugler, We hope he won't make
mistake some morning and get up too
early.
/ Ardnance baseball team refuses 10
| play the First Graup baseball team,
we hear.
! Cook Daigneault cooked enough oat-
meal Sunday morning to feed the whole
corps. Curly wants to know the name
OF that stuff he drank the night before,
as he, too wants four fingers Of it.
AS Mess Sergeant Packard is now
| confined to the company street, we are
wondering what the girl at Towards
| Drug Store will do,
Cook Atkinson refuses to make any
more French toast; as every time he
/ makes 1t he sets the mess hall on fire
and wakes up the whole camp with his
| fire call, Fire Post No. 2, 4.30 a, m.
When it comes to sign painting our
/ Private Weiser Of the 18th Squad has
| them all beat as he is now official sign
| painter for the group.
Private Ralus while down street on
! Saturday the officers came so fast he
saluted them with both hands,
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