Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-04
COLUMN RIGHT
ROBERT d. GOODWIN
sen Company. 15Akh Depot BKAwmAns

ROBERT ID. GOODWIN
Bfh COmpmmy, 1S4kh Depot BKAgmans
Straw hat, tan shoes and pink hose
were too much for the boys OF the
6tb recently. Such q specimen ar
rived with several hundreds Of others
and was met with:
'Heyi Where are you from9
1T don't make durn bit OF diMer~
ence where came from. It's wher@
I'm going that is interesting"
where's thatr' asked Ernese
Brown, a rookie.
'Berlin!" was the brief answer.
Private Arthur Hines says he knows
now why the NJ DIS always put those
s;shots'' In the left arm. After hear
ing lecture ON the time and proper
place Of the salute, he said.
IF they'd put that stun in . fea@
lows right arm-good night for Fase
salute" fjEtIHE|
Vincanxo MorelIi il just ane@$$sk
fighting Italian. And besides beih D
fighter he is progressive. 4 Wit4&&
this:
Arrived camp about pm. and IN
less than an hour was doing busIness
as frst-class barber.
Howard Brown asked Sergt. r. "A.
Williams for the loan Of his large
mirror and met with this reply.
Sorry, SON, but this mirror can
beach in sight!
There's is one Job in the camp that
Is never Stunned. 1t is that of writ
ing letters home for the fellows that
don't know how.
Now comes the real sort of conscfen-
tious> objectors. Some one has re-
moved the kings and queens from ali
the playing card decks in our barr
racks.
Sand. sand. everywhere and not 4
bach in sight.
Clarence Gundaker has a mandolin
ana 2 violin and can't play either.
Cartwright. the Tennessee sshf1f-
ply says his girls gave 'em to him
TO keep their real fellows from an.
moving them when they visited
n T fhs,Ip r ds had just met Each
-
soy III bet the girls sent you
away away with a smile." said one to his
Yes. the girls sent me away with
smile all right, but that rival Of
"ne' We'll ne just laughed out loud"
Mess Sergt Mccain sent a small
1tailan over to the supply sergeanf
.or some ny paper. When it came he
the ,o the fellow to place 1t about
ne noticed a worried expression an
the Italians face:
WHAT'S the trouble?" he asked.
"a. wanna Know" said the Italian.
AZ gotta picka all dem tfngs on
~ Is really food for the student OF
psychology the manner in which for
ner civilians look upon the ones !.
SSomng 70 camp to be made into
rean ns material. They laugh at the
Tenectlon or their own former selves.
Life Is funny.
NOW Just word for the boys. When
YOU Ieel-and you do or you have Felt
craat you are not important in this
think of this story and them smile'
Wnen on a visit to New York 4 few
WSeKs ago I visited a friend IN bhe
sne pressrooms OF that city. I saw
Ualtery OF printing presses that
weLe wonders. All at once. the din
ano wnir Of the machines stopped. 4.
asHeo my friend. the foreman. what
e IT0upie was. He did not reply at
unce' put excusing himself, he left
ana s IN Few moments he returned
OF the parts of the FEEDING gangs.
Sor ,nat It would hold up that press
NOW don't you see? One little screw
1o;r up tnat great machine. Are you
hinder Uncle Sam from going over -
sHe crest to victory? You are not. 81
ar.er All. you see, you are j1,ef ~
Important to the Army as that litfiS
screw was to the press. &
Let's goi