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Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-18
CoLoRED SOLDIERS CLUB.
Baltimore to Open One on Orchard
Street.

Tho War Camp Community Service,
of which Judge Morris A. Soper is
chairman, is establishing a club for
colored troops in the four hundred
block of Orchard street, Baltimore.
The building Is the old st. Mary's
Hall and is admirably adapted for
club for colored soldiers. as it is
located very near Druid Hill avenue.
Many of these men come to the city
particularly on Saturday and Sunday.
and have great difficulty in finding
place to sleep, as well as a place
where they may read and write, have
a good time. and come in normal con-
tact with civilians. 1t is the plan to
fit the building up with cots, pool and
billiard tables, books and magazines
and furniture for lounging There are
already shower baths, and the rooms
are sufficiently large for various
kinds of entertainments to be put
on for the enjoyment of these men.
1t is the plan of the War Camp Com
munity~ Service to appoint commit
tee. composed mostly of colored peo-
pie, that win be responsible for look
ing after the welfare of coiored troops
who may have occasion to come to
Baltimore. This committee will have
as one OF its functions operations Of
the club. IL il the expects ton that
the club will serve as this center f0r
xisis work Of the cQlQred troops
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-18

That the "Y' is doing direct work
in the interest of Christianity and not
merely doing moral service" which
helps maintain the morale of the
Army is borne out by the experience
OF many secretaries, notably George
A. Sanford. whose twenty years in the
"Y'' Army work enables him to speak
with authority.
Mr.. Sanford visited the men of
pleased with conditions here. Follow
ing are some striking cases which
he handled in his talks:
Get Even First.
Private H.. Artillery.-Not a church
member. Assented- to my proposals
that he lead a Christian life. Would
not take a definite stand. Finally adj
mitted that man had done his ia
ther out of $50, 900 worth Of real es-
tate. who. dying. had committed to this
boy the task of getting even with the
guilty party. The boy said he would
get even and then take up Christian
Case was further complicated by
the soldiers being engaged to the
daughter of the man who had done
his father out of the money Said he
had not asked the girls father to
consent to the match, but had been
meeting her at another's house. /
asked him how he could pray God
to forgive his debts when he had not
forgiven his debtors himself. He was
obdurate. He said he would keep
his Testament with him."
Private L.. Artillery.-One of twelve
children and member OF Lutheran
Church. Had friends going home on
furl0ugh, who urged him to go along
and get on, a big drunk. He told them
he would prefer to spend his money
differently and get up the morning
after with clear head. Said he had
saved enough to buy an automobile
ana got his pleasure in that way"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-18
Wife Was Teaching.

aged man, with gray hair, was asked
IL he was not past the military age.
Said he was, but his family had been
represented in the civil war and the
revolutionary war and he did not
propose that this war should go by
without his having a part in it. Said
his 1KifWas teaching school In Bos-
ton ne could go to front. Showed
a Letter from wife. saying she had not
slept a wink since he left, but that
she would not ask him to return. as
he was doing his duty.
Private NJ, Infantry.-Was seen
bowling his head in approval of my
sermon. Was asked to say something.
He said he had been travelling in show
business all over country and had
often lain in the gutter Said he had
drifted into street meeting in But
Ter, Pa, where he became converted.
Had since gained wonderful knowl-
edge Of the Scripture and expects to
become a minister upon his return
from battle.
Private H, Infantry.-Folls belong
to Methodist Church. Asked about his
Christian life. said he had never
cursed until he entered Army and
now hardly talked without swearing.
So much profanity around him he
could not e seemed, give up the prac-
tice. Said he would try to do better.
as 1t would break his mothers heart
to know that he was so profane."
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-18
FREE AUTOMOBILE RIDES
FOR MEN IN UNIFORM
baltimore Pla6s to Show City's At
fractions to Men From
Camp Meade,

The Baltimore War Camp Community
Service, or which Judge Morris A. Soper
Is chairman. and the Automobile Club
Of Maryland win cooperate to make it
possible for soldiers visiting the city to
have chance to see some Of its beau
ties and interesting places. Return
postcards are being sent out today to
members Of the automobile club on
Which those who are willing and able
to make their machines available for
carrying soldiers and sailors will make
this known to the. War Camp Com
munity Service. The cards alsosprovide
for owners designating the days and
time of day upon which they can rem
der this service.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-18

Private F. w. Loring. medical sup
ply depot. who recently acquired a
piano for $3.50 U. S. currency. has
"gone over the top again by acquir-
ing q wife.
5 The happy int took place in Cam
bridge. Mass. July S. The young lady
ia question vas Miss r Fitapatrlcs<
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-18
new BLOOD GOOD,
SAYS GENERAL HERO
Declares Mixing Of Men From Diff
ferent States Will Be Bene-
fetal to ALI.


That the mixing of men from differ
emit parts of the country In one regi"
ment is a good thing is the opinion OF
Brig. Gen. Andrew Hero. jr., CONF
mander of the 18th Field Artillery
Brigade.
1.-The bringing in of hundreds OF
men into the s12th Field Artillery"
said the general. "from Kansas. Min
nesota. Ohio. Virginia and other states
has resulted in spirit Of rivalry and
broadening among the Philadelphtans
and the newcomers that Is very
pleasant sight.
81 was inclined to think. some time
ago, notably In the Spanish American
war. at Chickamaugua, that the regi-
ments did better work when the men
were confined in each organization to
a certain locality.
Welding Process Right.
while I have not given the mat
ter much thought. think the welding
process is the better plan and gives
the men aSpep' that they would not
otherwise possess.
Gen. Hero believes that the brigade.
including the 312th. the 310th and the
311th, will give a good account OF it
self, especially after the finishing
touches have been put on in France.
The work of the coast artillerymen,
from which he came to Meade, is at
tracing the attention OF the general,
and he Is especially gratified to md
that the mortars now taking part in
the work of the railroad artillery are
much admired by the French.
Regulars Fine on Mortars.
sTt is an easy thing for the Ameri-
cans to hit stationary target. as
they have been used to hitting moving
targets on the coast waters here. The
stationary object Is easy for them to
destroy These are eight ana ten inch
guns, and are new to the English and
French. The American coast artil-
iery fire direction methods are not en-
ployed abroad, and our results have
been Atartling to our allies, who term
the mortars howitxers."
Gen. Hero Is a native OF Louisiana
and is one Of the youngest brigadiers
in the Army. The south, as formerly.
is producing large share OF the Lead
ers Brig. Gen. Rosenbaun Is q Vir-
giniaIi. and Brig. Gen.. Nicholson Is
Washingtonian.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-18
COLUMN RIGHT
BY ROBERr. d. GOODwIN.
Headquarters 18th Bat. 154th Depot
Brigade).


Headquarters 18th Bat. 154th Depot
Brigade).
-Four moves equal one fire, is an
old adage, but I've just completed one
that is rather paradoxicaL 1 deeply
regret having to leave 5th Company.
and am delighted with my new sur
roundings here at headquarters.
II AN positive the war will end IN
the next six weeks remarked .
dusky rookie Of ID" block.
"How's THAR" asked a companion.
We'll, never did hold a job any
longer than that, and this will be no
exception"
An inventory Of whats coming to
the kaiser would be interesting. but,
rather lengthy It's coming to him.
and, oh, boy! Watch ship production
for speed details.
A friend asked me il had seen the
new ten-doliar bank notes. AS q
newspaper man and soldier 1 can
say without fear of contradiction that
even the old ones are strangers. The
'bilr' I'm seeking to annex is Kaiser
Bill He's counterfeit, and will never
pass.
Here is bit of sentiment from an
old-timer in the ranks:
IF / were to cash in tonight, I'd
like to leave to every one of those
back home and to the boys with the
colors' a bunch of letters. and .
knowledge OF and desire to use
them. They would be the twenty-six
letters of the alphabet" Crude, but
forceful.
Now. let some statistician figure out
how many less letters would speed
homeward from camp were it not for
the "huts" of the Y. NJ C. A. and the
X. C.
what is your favorite fiower?s
asked a maiden fair Of her soldier
lover.
Omega" ('). replied soldier boy. u
sPaid Adv.
Heroines NOT mentioned in dis
patches. Camp Meade telephone girls.
A certain movie star passes this to
us:
did you buy a Liberty loanT' he
was asked.
No, you see. rye been swamped
with too many AT Liberty Loans
When washing out 'kerchiefs these
sweltering days we wonder il the
popular song. Keep the Home Fires
Burning" was not sponsored by some
Pittsburgh coal magnate.'
After witnessing some of the max.
ing over" process Of camp life, am
just beginning to see how much Of an
imposition such institutions as the
Kelley cure" and others were.
estimate that fully 175.Q00 habituaI
drinkers and others OF more proc
nounced weakness for J. b. have come
to learn what real sober life H.
After the effects Of the usual last
fling" wears of the change is rapid
Many books have been written on
the subject of war and allied SUBJECTS
and there is room for a few more.
am thinking Of compiling q general
catalogue of them. That at least will
be original material.
During a recent hike the sergeant
noticed one of his squad who just
could or would not keep up with the
rest:
Say. snake it up there, what in the
thunder were you before you came In
the Army" said the sergeant.
Messenger boy" was the meek res
ply.
Our idea of real genuine Al luck
To have ten-day pass and we aat
broke.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-18
Men Are Thankful.


This is the kind Of service that means
more to men in uniform than any one
realizes. 1t also means much to the
city to have these people who are
strangers see the many advantages that
the city possesses, so that they can re-
port them upon their return to their
own communities
Many automobile owners in various
places throughout the country near
which camps are located have made it
q practice to take men in uniform for
sightseeing trips In Washington re-
Gently one Sunday afternoon 5000 OF
these men, in the service OF the United
States, were taken Nor ride.
Signal for Ride.
Another measure will be taken to aid
men in uniform. This win be through
requesting owners of automobiles to an
roll with the War Camp Community
Service, signifying their willingness to
carry soldiers and sailors In their ma
chimes when the owners and men in uni
form happen to be going in the same
direction. To these owners viii be given
motor cards, which they may clip to
the wind shield of their automobiles.
These motor cards will tell q soldier or
sailor that there is a seat in the car
for him. If he desires to take advan
tage Of it he will signal the machine
to stop. When there is no seat, of
course, the. card will not be exposed.
1t will be expected that when a man
in uniform sees such a card on the
wind shield he will hail the machine
and take advantage of the proffered
ride. This will make ii unnecessary for
so many automobile owners to stop their
machines and ask men in Uniform
whom they happen to overtake on the
street whether they would like lift"
Those owners who wish TO volunteer for.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-18
Baltimore Programs.

Observation-Disclosures, with
Clubs Are Trumps."
Garden Vaudeville. with
Making Movie Stars"
Victoria = Vaudeville, with
Norman. the Magician.
Parkway-Movies. Marguerite
Clark in Uncle Toms Cabin"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-18
Brother q Banker.

Private g.. Tnfantry-Came In the
Army In place Of his brother. Was
entitled to exemption on ground that
he. being the eldest son. was the sup
port OF mis- widowed mother Said
he preferred to serve rather than his
kid brother. who was making more
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-18
TAKES PLACE OF BROTHER IN
JUSTICE TO WIDOWED MOTHER
Boy Discovered by Army Secretary San
ford Only One of Many Notable Gases
Cited by w Worker.


money as clerk in New York bank.
The soldier was printer and a
member Of the Methodist Church. The
course he took was certainly very
noble.
private H., Infantry.-From good
home in New York state. Contracted
venereal disease upon going down
the line with some old timers. Con-
fessed his situation to Y secretary
and admitted he was engaged 10 be
married. Secretary told him first
thing to do was to pray for Forgive
ness. They prayed together. He was
urged to ask the girl to release him
from engagement, which he did. The
girl consented. Secretary asked him
to take platform that night and tell
several hundred soldiers what his
mistake had cost him. He did so amid
tears. There was never an address
made in this hut which made q deeper
impression than that given by this
young soldier.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-18

An inventory Of whats coming to
the kaiser" would be interesting, but
rather lengthy. It's coming to him.
and, oh. boy! Watch ship production
for speed details.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-18

II AN positive the war will end in
the next six weeks" remarked .
dusky rookie of d. block.
"How's that?" asked a companion.
We'll. never did hold job any
longer than that, and this will be no
exception"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-18

Keith's Vaudeville. with
Christie Mcdonald.
BeIasco-''Oh. Look with the
Dolly Sisters.
Poii's-Fhe Italian Battle
Front"
National-color movies. "our
Navy.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-18

Heroines NOT mentioned in dis
patches. Camp Meade telephone girls.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-15

The supreme moments of our struggle with
Germany have now come.
We have carried our first armies across three
thousand miles Of ocean and joined the issue
of battle with the military power Of a nation
that has been for forty years preparing its
plans and its weapons for its present attempt
to dominate the world We have had to put
forth an immense effort and spend fabulous
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-15

We are fighting for the liberty of the world,
Tor the triumph of our ideals Of democracy and
seE-governnent over the last great advocate of
force upholdlng injustice. We are buying with
our Liberty Loans the security and joy of our
people ior generations to come No price could
be too high to pay for such victory-no cost
too great for such purchase. ~ wv
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-15

The enemy is watching anxiously for the
first sign that we are faltering
Our Government Loans should go 4over the
top" as eagerly as our soldiers do, in order to
carry with them the terror of furious attack
Our dollars must rain upon the enemy as over,
whemngg as our hail of bullets or our storm
of shells.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-15
The Enemy Is Watching

sum in order to make, in so short time, an
adequate beginning for our gigantic task.
But it is only our beginning. We must follow
it with greater energy and support it with
increasing power. Men, munitions, ships and
supplies must goto Europe in a larger and larger
stream. We must redoube our blows and add
constantly to the strength of those blows, if
our initial effort is not to be wasted.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-10-15

This Means That Our Fourth Liberty Loan Must Be Lar&er
Than Its Predecessors More Enthusiastically Sup.
ported and More Quickly Than Ever Subscribed
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
FAMOUS OLD MIDDLE TEMPLE
tuaI Stage on Which Shakespeare
Acted Before Queen Elizabeth,

The hall of the Middle temple, Lon
don, contains table made from tree
presented by Queen Elizabeth.
The top is 30 feet long and 3 inches
thick and forms ''the high table" for
the Benchers of the Inn. The dais on
which it stands is at the western end
of the hall, and on the actual ficor
boards of this platform Shakespeare
performed Twelfth Night" for the
entertainment of ''the Virgin Queen"
who opened the hall in 1872.
The eastern end of the hall is occu-
pied by a magnificent carved screen,
finished in 1874, the upper part of
which forms the Minstrels' gallery.
The walls of the hall are paneled to
great height, and both the panels
and windows above are richly emilia
zoned with the coats of arms. dating
from the sixteenth century, of legal
luminaries, members of the inn.
Among them may be observed the
arms of Sir Walter Raleigh, Pepys
and Of the present lord chancellor and
the present lord chief justice of Eng
land. Portraits by Vandyk, Lely,
Kneller and Murray, together with
suits Of well-preserved armor, greatly
add to the mural adornment of this
historic edifice.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
Interested In STRANGERS.

Many of the native customs men
toned by "Merrigal" as Samoan or
Melanesfan seem to be observed all
over the western Pacific, the Sydney
(Australia) Bulletin says. The ex.
IRENE Difference to the chiefs was
practiced by the Maoris and Fijians
particularly. In Papua the Trobriand
natives are the only tribe with any
regard for the claims of high descent.
They never stand in a chiefs presence,
much less walk past him. The custom
Of placing stone in leaf on a path
rs a mo thoroughfare" sign Is com.
mon in Papua.
A fav0rite trick there is to knot a
vine or long grass across the tracks
as a warning to go back. The north.
eastern Papuan welcomes a visitor by
feeling over and pinching the callers
arms and trunk. remarking at the
same time what splendid condition he's
In. Coming from a people who have
been and are, when they get a chance,
unblushing cannibals, this is rather
disconcerting, however complimentary.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
GARMENT BADGE OF IDlENESS
Real Significance Of Joseph's "Coat Of
Many colors" May Not Be Gen.
orally Understood.

Do you know the real reason why
Joseph's brethren hated him and sold
him to a band of Ishmaelites and into
slavery. and after first deciding t.
Stay him?
You remember the story in Gene
sis-which, by the way, is the most in
teresting book in the Bible-that Jo-
.;eph's father gave him "coat of
many colore''
The father did not give the other
brothers coats of many colors, for, as
stated in the story, he loved him more
than the others.
Now here is the real reason Joseph
was hated:
ga coat Of many colors" Of that
time, in the land of Canaan and adj
joining civilizations, was q badge of
idleness.
The sleeves of a coat of many colors
came down almost to the finger tips
to indicate that the wearer did no
manual labor.
AS late as the French revolution in
Europe, and even in our Colonial time
here in America, certain gentlemen
wore lace on their coat sleeves that
covered their hands, thereby indicat-
ing that so far as they were con-
cerned there was nothing doing" in
the way of actual work-COttrell's
Magazine.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
Creatures Of Habit.

The Olean IN. ~ Times headlines
1t this way: Twins Born Seven
Times In One Street." The news fllls
US with amazement and tempts us te
philosophize. Amusement because
twins should like being born 80 well
that they repeat the act seven times
to philosophize on the force Of habit
which makes them continually choose
the same street as the scene Of their
natal encores. It seems to US that II
we were twins with an incurable birth
habit, we should desire a bit of vari.
ETY.. Having been born once in Olean,
we should yearn for some different
place for our next debut; we should
try to be born in China, in France, in
Salamanca, in Cattaraugus. in Indiana,
at Aurora Pond.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
Local Bow Had Narrow
Escape.

Warren G.. Reed, Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Reed of this
city, was one of two who were
saved when a United States SUBJ
marine patrol boat was wrecked
off the coast near Galveston last
Friday. Advices to this effect
were received by Mr.. and Mrs.
Reed this morning from the cap
tain of the boat, who was the
other survivor, and young Reed.
A message was also received
from Warren last night stating
he was on his way to Galveston,
and the wire this morning an
nounced he had reached that city
and was safe and well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed are anx-
iously awaiting further details
of the disaster in a letter which
is expected today from their son.
It is known that the boat on this
Inflated expedition carried q
crew of only eight men. Young
Reed is enlisted in the Naval Re-
serves and has been assigned to
patrol duty out of the port of
Galveston for the past several
months.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
Thanksgiving Service At
tendance Large.

A throng which filled every
seat greeted the thanksgiving
service held Sunday morning at
the Methodist Church The audi
ence was a thoroughly reresen-
tative one. 1t consisted of Pro-
testants, Catholics and Jews.
Leaders of the Protestant and
Jewish faiths in Morgan City
participated in the program. It
was an opportunity to return
thanks to a common God, re-
CARELESS of religious beliefs and
creeds, for mighty blessing
just bestowed. A blessing which
inspired a spirit of thankfulness
that recognized no demomina-
tional divisions-and thus is
found the reason for the largest
congregation which ever gath
cred under the roof of the Meth
cdist Church of Morgan City.
Red Cross workers from the
local branch were present in
their beautiful uniforms a
badge which stands for much
these days. The Morgan City
rcop of Bow Scouts, under the
leadership of Mr.. Frank VAUGHN.
set in a body on one side of the
auditorium. The contribution
to the program, aside from tha
color they gave to the occasion
by their presence. came
in the middle Of the program
when each boy arose, stood At
attention, saluted and the Boy
Scout oath was repeated in uni
son.
The service was directed BIZ
the Rev. Miller, assisted by Raj
bi Loeb and the Rev. M. C. Nc
Lean. A feature of the serv-
ice was the splendid music rem
dered by the choir. accompanied
bys Mr.. John A. Pharr at the
organ. The strains of the "Mar- |
seillaise" from the beautiful
voice of Mrs. E. A. Pharr thrilled |
the audience.
Words which found instant re-
spouse in the hearts of their
hearers, were uttered by Mr..
Lewis J. Bass, Mr.. K. R. Hood
md Mr.. E. A. Pharr. Each of
hem counseled that the present
spirit of thankfulness be re-
aimed, that the vast work of re-
construction which now con-
'ronts the world, be carried on
md through to a conclusion that
will ever reflect the honor and
,lory of a christian people. |
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18
What Old Glory Means.

When you hang out the colors spare
q minute to think of it-of the places
it has been, Of the things 1t means.
1t has given new hope to the proud
and TO the poor everywhere in this
world. 1t Is the symbol and the
achievement Of the two noblest hui
man attributes-strength and compass.
sion. It springs from the enduring
good that is in the heart of humanity.
It stands for the liberation of all men.
And 1t can never fail. 1t can never
be humbled, because that motive lies
deep in every human consciousness,
as permanent, as sure. as inevitable az
tears or laughter or hope or faith in
God.-Philadelphia Evening Public
Ledger. :,