Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-14
GLIMPSES Of
OFFICERS AND PR|VATES


Col. Rogers, M. p, is one of the most
likable fellows in camp. He's proud of
nve children. Coming out from Balti-
more he was telling some old Army
Officers about his youngest, quite a
bs1y.- "
But the little boy, who is a little
Older. said the colonel. did not have
much of an opinion of the baby because
the infant could not talk. So the boy
went over. to q neighbor'S and told the
bead of the house that he would will
tngly trade the baby for a prize terrier
In the other house.
But the older kid called the deal on,
when he learned that the dog, too, could
not talk
Engineers. nearly all of whom come
Montana and Texas. disdain pennies.
whenever they order eight threes"
from secretary and throw down a
two-bit piece they never get any
change, for they simply will not take
y. They say they feel nearly the same
Yer dollars-but not quite so insistently
But theirs is manhood of the real kind.
rBlankety- blank blank" ratified on a
fellow in the base hospital, who did not
eass what KIND Tan Of he used
patient there. too so the fellow came
around later and inquired of Tanner
the name of his company.
why" said Tanner, II belong to the
company of Christ"
Then the man said he would stop
swearing and ho did Sh0wyfuC hour
1t Is especially with the aid of prayer.
When the 31Oth r. A. was returning.
&yAm its field maneuver Wednesday. an
9ight-mile journey. with a meal of
hardtack and fried bacon, the band
was coming by the corral. Immediately
the horses in the Enclosure galloped
over the lot to the fence nearest the
roadway and showed the greatest In
Serest in the music. Somebody said he
saw one horse laugh at a sweating of
hcer's mount.
Arthur Thompson of the 31Oth F. A.,
who halls from Chester, Kent Island,
Nd, says Kent Islanders are not walk
ing over the tombstones of old residents,
as charged, The government wanted
TO use the island as a proving ground,
and Thompson says the islanders were
right in claiming that most of the
folks there had lived there many, many
years. The government gave up the
To be out of quarantine after enjoy
ing the bliss of such confinement since
December 20, was the pleasant expert
ence Of Company D, 2Sth Engineers.
last week. Private Trick of Frisco
said he was never so happy in all his
life as when the word of release came.
as he had enlisted in December in
order to get early service in France.
He will probably 'get there quick"
Buying airtravel magazines is the
best bet of. Private D. c. Jones, Bat
terry e, 311th F. A. He comes from
Wilkes Barre, Pa, and wanted to go
in the British Royal Flying Corps, but
could not make it at the time. He is
trying for a transfer to the United
States air service now.
When Sergt. Cramer of the 314th In
fantry was pursuing his regular work
In q detail recently he was asked. In
serve as temporary drum major for
the band. He did, and now they want
him regularly Cramer has seen ten
years service in the Army and his
home Is in New York. good live
soldier!
Scotty Mccain of headquarters, 312th
j.. A.. has more medals hanging on
him than you can see on Sousa's shirt
bQsom. and he got them from long
service In the British army. But there
10 Que thing that Scotty cannot do,
and that is to catch "a fly, ball. But
when IL comes to soldering he's there!
Following is the way the 311eh F. A.
beat the 31Oth F. A. in the first match
game OF the season in base ball Thurs
day: The score was built up to to 2,
the reasons being principally the
the Detroit Tigers, and home runs by
MoCul1oh, Tigue and Lieut.. Phil Barry.
The 311th boys want to hear from
a. good team. Address Manager Ru-
anM Feitusch, Headquarters Company.
Tnes lineup was: Crossin, Ruane,
Tggpe, McEIelis, Phil Barry, McCulloh.
ia Barry. Maraneek and Williams. for
the s311th, and Stauffer, SmallwOod
s(GDasnerIy of the New York Yankees).
paf&her: White, Nicklas, Golden, Tur
Haem Tyler, Campbell and Thomas.
For Consultation or Advice.