Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-20
SAND SHOTS OF 18TH
Baseball Season Opens This
Week. Brick Incinerators Ca.
Men Get Numbers.

II the weather man only keeps up
ms good work, and warm weather is
still tho regular bill of fare, this week
viii see the opening Of the 112th's
baseball season. Lieut.. Abel and Lieut.
Hntebeitel, together with Physical
Director Hughes, Of Y. M. c. A. No.
70, have announced the following pro-
gram for a starter
Feb. 20-A VS. NJ
Feb. BIB. VS.. L.
Feb. &c. vs. K.
March I'd. VS. T.
March 6-Sanitary Detachment VS.
H.
March &c. VS.. M. G.
March Headquarters VS.. f.
March 16-Supply VS. e.
1t won't be very long, SO the sport
bugs say, until there will be as many
as two or three ball games in progress
at one time, assuring the observer that
there is something doing"
Camouflage weather Of the dust va
riety materially interfered with last
Saturdays inspection in the field. The
fellows were out about twenty min
utes. and spent the next two hours
drying clothes and getting the dust out
Of their ears and eyes.
Lieut.. Merle E. Coover was the
112th's representative at the funeral
of the late Lieut.. Col. Frank e. Zeig-
Ter, whose death occurred about a week
ago at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Col
Zeigler was one Of the best known mil
itary men in the Pennsylvania national
guard and his death, coming as the
result of injuries sustained in a fall
from his horse, cast a shadow over the
division. The funeral was held In
Harrisburg last week
The brick incinerators of the oven
like type are q thing of the past. All
but one or two Of them in the 112th
Infantry disappeared from view on
Saturday and Monday saw the others
removed Rccll-pit incinerators, OF
the deep hole variety have now sup
planted them, and officers hope there
will be no more Of the annoying smoke
clouds rolling over the camp when
band concert is in progress or visitors
are here, to get a glimpse o. the or
ganization's southern home.
Sergeant Clyde M. Davis, who has
charge Of the regimental mail. wants
TO deny all reports that he is color
blind or that chocolate pudding tastes
ANYTHING like beef gravy. lie has
found out from experience.
The 111th Band made another dis
tinct hit with the residents Of Au-
gusta when it gave another one of its
splendid concerts at the Grand Theater
on Sunday February 10th.
John Surra and Daniel Isles, both
OF the Headquarters Company and
hemberes Of tn cpand, are home from
furloughs. John made another name
for himself by his singing in Bradford,
Oil City and Franklin during his visit
home and in each instance he was
greeted by large audiences who clam
ored for return engagement. But
furliughs are short-lived bits OF paper,
and now John is~back with the band.
Isles Went to New York-and Broad
ways still there" he says.
The block of Identification numbers
has been assigned to this regiment and
they will be entered on the records OF
each soldier A compilation of the
whole regiment, by numbers is also
being made in the headquarters office
Numerals will be stamped on the mans
Identification tags, and so IL anything
should happen that the name could not
be discerned the number would identi-
fly him The 18TH block of numbers
is from 1.246.101 to 1.249.300.
Fellows OF the Old lbth infantry are
just now figuring up and convincing
themselves they have been in the SER
vice longer this trip than they were
on the border. And it's going to be a
whole lot longer before Johnny comes
marching home to the tune of The Ola
Gray Mare" one buck added.
Company B, according to the divis-
ion report few days ago, had the best
kitchen in the regiment and the clean
est-looking mess hall for the week
ending February 8th. But generally
speaking, there are many organizations
who would have to go home to sur
pass the splendid condition of kitchens
throughout the 18th Just now, The
company streets, too, are in the best
of trim.
Lieut. Col Robert b. Gamble is
finding no time to soldier 'on the Job
these days. and ne wouldn't if he could
He is up at reveille every morning,
stirring things into action when mem
bers OF the office force are reporting
fo,. d,,+1Y lxAepS THINGS pOfnor aueTU