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MINNESOTA MEN
PLAN RALLY MEETS
Alumni and Former Students
Of University of Minnesota
. Will Have Series of Get-to-
Gether Dinners at Lenwood.
Prove Great Success 4


The idea Of regular ''get-to -gethers''
among University of Minnesota men sta
toned at Camp Hancock is proving
great success. On Thursday evening,
August 1st the next of the series Of III.
of M dinners will be given at the Len
wood Hotel, at Z o'clock. All alumni and
former students are urged to attend
At their last meeting practically every
regiment in camp was represented. Lieu
tenants Abrahamson and Mayer OF the
Central Machine Gun Officers Training
School gave short talks upon the perils
of being an officer Sergeant Frank
Kelly Of Headquarters Company, Ord
nance Supply School, who, with ten other
Minnesota men, served with the Morton
Harjes Ambulance Corps in France, gave
an interesting account Of some of his
thrilling experiences while at the front.
About twenty five old Minnesotans were
present and all declared the affair a
typical Minnesota rouser. "Nuf said
The committee on arrangements has
tried to get In touch with al Minnesota
men here In camp but with so many
new arrivals some are bound to be over
looked. Next Thursday evening presents
fine opportunity for these new men to
make their whereabouts known and to re-
new old college friendships
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MATINEE PARTY
ON SATURDAY
FOR SOLDIERS

There will be a splendid opportunity
for every soldier who attends the Sol
diers' Club on next Saturday afternoon to
meet and get acquainted with some of
the best and loyelest women and girls In
Augusta, and the fellow who does not
take advantage of the opportunity will
have only himself to blame.
During the past two months group
Of Augusta women, with their daughters
community, have been coming to the club
on Saturday afternoons. from four-thirty
to seven, for the express purpose OF meet
ing the boys there, and not only spend
ing a pleasant afternoon in dancing but
paving the way for each man to enlarge
his circle of acquaintances and friends in
Augusta while he is stationed at Camp
Hancock.
A great many fellows have taken ad-
vantage OF these parties, and from the
acquaintance made there have grown
ties are not for the few, but for every
man who attends the club and wants to
meet good, wholesome women and girls.
For the information Of those who are
backward or timid, let II be said that
the hostess (anyone of the seven or eight
older women who are always on hand)
expect the men to come to them, intro
duce themselves and merely say that they
will be glad 10 meet some OF the young
ladies'. After that 1t is up to you. Re-
member that these girls want to meet
they can TO make your hours in Augusta
the very pleasantest possible for you.
Punch will be served on next Saturday
afternoon and every effort Is being made
TO make this the most successful day.
Every man in uniform Is invited.
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DESPE RATE EFFORT
TO CHECK ALLIES

London.--Importanc Of the smash
ing of the enemy defensive line along
the Ourcq by Franco American troops
is emphasized by a Berlin official
statement which indicated the Ger
mans intended to hold those positions.
The communique declares withdraw
al to the line between Fere-E En- -Tarde-
nois and VILE En- Tardenois was ac-
complished Saturday without tho
knowledge Of the Allies and that sub
sequent attempts to storm the new POI
sitions were all repulsed
Both the Paris communique and the
battle front dispatches show the Ger
mans have been driven some distance
north of the Ourcq. from its source to
a point west of Fere En- Tardenois,
and that a sharp wedge has been
driven into the enemy lines in the di-
rection Of Fismes.
on the eastern edge Of the salient.
Allied troops were reported fighting in
the southern outskirts of Yille-En-
Tardenois while further progress had
been made between Ste. Euhraise and
Bligny, up the Ardre River, This
stream flows northwestward to Fis-
mes
The presence OF fresh Prussian and
Bavarlan guard regiments in the fight
ing Is accepted as admission by the
Crown Prince that the situation Is be-
coming increasingly menacing.
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lcx Hecksrl.


1t has long been a question how to
conserve in the army. In a short
while you win notice timely hints in
the columnsy whereby the soldier will
be greatly benefited if he will follow
the policy inaugurated and used to
good advantage in other camps
The new recruit who comes into the
service from all walks OF life is accus-
toned to his own ways. he has gotten
into. irregular habits Of eating and
sleeping. He has become careless and
slack. This man, now recruit, natu-
rally objects to the daily routine he
finds in the army He resents oblig-
atory discipline and hates to do this
and do that and perform punctually
other duties, the reason he does not at
first realize-but in due time the i'm
portance Of various orders, he soons
finds they are essential and above all
his haelth depends upon it. Various
things that will be mentioned might
seem ridiculous to the average soldier
but they are being done every day, in
every mess hall.
You know that gag:Oh, well, Uncle
Sam Is paying for tive should care
that's the old adage-but get wise to
yourself. TO the new method--conserve
and you will be doing your bit battling
with waste which is one of our enc
mics.
Did you ever stop TO think that if
each man was to waste piece Of but
ter in a company Of $50 men it will
actually mean a waste Of about six
pounds Of butter to a company. In
a camp where 10000 men are congre-
gated a waste of 100 pouns at a cost Of
$40 in a years time an unnecessary ex-
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Large Concentration Of Ma
chine GunnerS For Effective
Training. Course to Cover
Period of Four Months. AM
eriCan and British Officers
From Battle Fields to Aid In
struction. Candidates Chosen
For Special Aptitude
Present War Proves Value Of
Machine Gun


The Machine Gun Companies from the
various training school throughout the
entire United States arrived at Camp
Hancock during the past week, The
Of the machine gun schools
at Camp Hancock was for the purpose Of
in machine gun instruction.
The present war has proved the value Of
the machine gun on the European battle
fields and in the 4th officials Training
School, one-fifth OF the total school was
selected for special machine gun instruc-
ton at the Central Training School at
Camp Hancock
The course is scheduled to cover a spe-
cial period of four months instruction, and
great preparation is being made to train
the men to the highest proficiency in the
latest methods of mPchine gun war
fare
American and British officers from the
battle fields of France are present to con-
duct the training of the candidates.
The candidate officers have been in
an officers training school since May Is
and many Of them have had years Of
service In the regular army and are
well trained and disciplined soldiers.
Every candidate in the training school
was selected to attend this camp be-
cause of special military ability and APP
titude.
The past week has been spent in ar
rangement of tents and policing OF COM
pany streets. Many Of the candidates
ind 1t novelty in being initiated into
tent life and have had various experiences
amusing to themselves in adjusting the
tent ropes during the rains OF the last
week
On Friday afternoon of last week. It
was particularly humorous Qf your tent
and bunk was on the high greundl to
watch the candidates whose tents were
M the iowiahd, work Hike So many hes
49, spiogN rfiA. ssl aalei 81 cam )
opstrus ssgss sdyance upon their new
dwelling place Several tents OF the
18th. 10th, 18th, and 18th companies were
completely inundated to the depth of two
feet or more
Candidates Tomlinson, King Poninr and
''Budweiser" Of the 18th Co think ii ad-
Visable that they be issued ''life preserv-
eers' before getting to the part of en-
fences of tent life are quickly forgotten
by the men who look forward with great
anticipation to the important course
ahead OF them at this camp.
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SIGNAL CORPS
FEASTS DE Luxe
SUNDAY MESS
(By 3. Grigos)
OH WHERE, OF WHERE, HAVE

SANS SAVINGS GONE.
Many times will the moon silver fun.
quarter and disappear before the tale OF
last Sunday noon mess grows old with
the tellinf. For soldiers, or soldiers, what
n feed we had We even thought of the
poor folks at home
First of all it must be understood that
this was not called banquet-merely
Sunday mess. Many Sunday mess has
been good, but this was par excellence,
Instructor Sergt Robert e. Fitzgerald
decided that School Company No. / had
been saved on about enough, so he went
to work and with the able assistance Of
the cooks turned out masterpiece of
culinary art. Here is the menue:
Roast Pork and Apple Sauce
Cream Gravy Spanish Dressing
Mashed Potatoes Bakew Sweet Potatoes
Dreamed String Beans Sliced Tomatoes
Pickles olives Celery
Marble Cake Citron Cake
Fruited Jello Sliced Bananas Dreamed
Bread and Butter
Iced Tea
Ice Cream.
/ don't know whether THIS is menu OF
book, however, this is what We had
for Sunday mess
A vote Of sincere thanks to these men
who toiled, though 1t be Sunday and hot
that we might have all these good things
Phillip J. Mongeau. first cook Arnold y
Meth, first cook; Richard H. Weaver, sec
ond cook Harry Russell, second cook;
Frederick SteiDhauer third cook; Charles
March, dining room orderly Corporal De
SO came In to pay a friendly visit to
Charley and was put to cutting bread.
And now last, but not least, the poor little
Kitchen s"-Beardsiee, Brown and
MeKenna. Brown appearing in his fam
GUS legRings.
Mess Sergeant Freed would sweat blood
thinking Of his savings account
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eIgateLtes
cigars
SOLDERING AT
CAMP HANCOCK
A. Prlvate Meyer W Welsaap

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~ ~, ig t'.'.'s 49, p' ~. 49,
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bars,,sa ~ beije,,s n is = tr,la refec4lon
~ sss enirt t.,itb v,bioh sol5ieriv life ia
faLsr 49, ~. orea+ roain-Ifv al The men
~ Ia,.,isb Fsth M ehare ,a5ith the writer
In sis ,in.,,in, 4rihuts n me me riean Of
rsr Tbs srt5efs znoeared in The W9cca-
bzean by oermssiot, Of the Camp Com
re, -, "S b 81 6stiors energy and 70
sources ave hayf M winning thIs war 40
make fbfg world n decent Mace 10 live inn
& evident aveo 10 a bnck nrivate gifted
with no s,Iera h,fndance az bolitieaI Saga
citV ana with Ices military foresight.
fThe buronese ~ tbe r1an-noVyer m IL
ine-rnacbinerv II I am permitted to coin
a new con1noi,nd leaves no one in the
aar}f as 10 the determination of the Amer
Ican people Here in eamp have CONG
fsnf t. face ,gifh inc heipht Of American
efyc{arc,- O1e js almost sroa7ad m ~
reycs5lest,lo spead tg,tb Dbicb fhin,s are
dona here
For the mast few weeks Thousands Of
recruits most of them emanating from
Naw York Of which n RoodIy number are
AchAnf R'nai vfsrnal ba0e been 1,ourfny
b.
Note-"Acbeni R'nai YisroeI'f is a com
min FJebrevt e.-t,Teesjor, r,earing, ttonr
Jegish brefbrey, Z,
Needless 10 saw. that among this vast
current M bnroan p7atariaI frarerf N, 10
aIIy NAV add that n csrefut dTr,bito. tgflf
into fb5s cs1,n fbers Gro non ~ ,lsrS1
pFails n ne fra,n bootbfsci-s - - a5Ite-ss
ana over niebf as n v.ere tbe,, s-e ~
moulded INTO soidiers III co,,Tse soiS11~
ran not he ,7,a1e c,,er uirbt reteerfb el,se
their outer fnifv ~ sT7,esra,,l $1,000
eoIoring Ia fbe raw redy'lfs Srha e,3iTa@
and he boofhiacir cIsd in oji,,a draI -
siiire fbo,,ssh ~ 49, 1900 ~ IoD'N
1af oie my possess more gen
rsse1 % ''iN'' - i'0e ai"eSS INC
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sses,sh a.5,1,I alasil ~ I iiVsa mere
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$500 % iiis wiz uHuouDl ecly take tlile.
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sl,;.i anu those OF somewhat hlgher
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~ fa,,i laf w4q nave oeen iaehtted with
desire ana Reconsideration to- get i I9ts
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-31

penditure of $3.50 is being spent on a
small article like piece Of butter
now this ran very easily be avoided nv
the men If they would realize the i'm
portance Of conservation and thus
avoid--waste.
Saving scraps over here will save the
scrap over there.
Isn't 1t better to have and not want.
than to want and not have, sure it is
-but-dop't see whether you can get
more than the next fellow the result
Will be-waste, or a sick stomach.
Are your eyes bigger than your
stomach?
If your eyes are bigger than your
stomach we will get you binders and
probably that will help your magma
ton.
Try to regulate your appetites and
prevent all unnecessary waste result
ing from the use Of food
The mess sergeant will be held re-
sponsible for full garbage cans. IL will
be his duty to try and tickle the mems
palates and see why certain articles OF
food are being wasted and in this way
the men viii be able to st better food.
From long experience the army offic-
ials have found that the food offered
the men in the army is both appetizing
and wholesome and should be no ex-
cuse offered for properly preparing the
food
Remember, boys, don't bite the hand
that's feeding you. Begin now and
learn to conserve and by empty garb
age cans we viii know you are getting
good food and the slumguliIon Specials
will be thing Of the past
Reclamation Is our work--conserva.
ton " your dutM
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When Nature Says: GO to the
Dental Infirmary, BeQuicR
Obey the Command
Small Hole In a Tooth May
Lead Into a Large Cavity, Re-
veaIing Tooth to be But a
Shell. Ample Warning of De-
cay Given. Dental Surgeons
Do Work Well and Kindly

We have tried to tell you how and
why you should care for your mouth
and teeth, and now we viii attempt to
show some of the effects of lack of
care and the results of failure to have
dentist make frequent examinations
of the teeth.
1t has very often been my expert
ence to begin to clean out what seems
to be a very small cavity or hole in
tooth, to find the tooth all decayed, un-
til nothing remained but the she'll
When we find conditions like that, we
either have to put that tooth through
a long course of treatment, or extract
it. In many cases the patient does not
understand the conditions and blames
the dentist for troubles that had been
slowly lut surely growing, due to lack
of personal care and dental examina-
lions. We might explain that process
of decay by comparing it to an apple,
which is selected by worm as home
The worm gains entrance by small
hole. The worm or the effects of its
presence are not visible on the outside
but as you all know, in time the in
side is completely gone, yet the form
and appearance Of the apple remain
normal. The tooth is affected in the
same way. The germs of decay, gain
ing entrance to the tooth through the
enamel, which is softened by the chem
zeal acton OF 1000 ana otner ,,, alrt,
which Is allowed TO remain on II. Ihese
germs once they are inside Degln 10
eat up the tooth structure and unless
they are detected ana removed ana lii
the tootn stefllized ana hlied' you VII.
nave the coLdltlon nave aescrlped
above.
Nature has way of warning us Of
approaching disaster in our teeth in
the same wa she does in other parts
of the body. When any part of the
body is out of order we learn of 1t
by feeling pain. Pain IS natures warn
ing of more serious troubles coming.
Almost invariably decay in teeth IS
made known o us ny signt pains from
time TO tlme. AZ the liFst pam III your
teeth ask permission g visit me Den
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-31
By Private Meyer W. WeisgaI.

To bury Kaiserism and all its in
herent evils-autocracy oppression.
slavery, unutterable human misery,
carnage, murder Of helpless babies and
stockings, toture OF innocent women,
ravaging Of homes. destruction Of ca
thedraIs, in a word. vandalism and all
it embraces the supreme task Of the
card M. t. p.
And in a spirit not unequal to the
task has it undertaken the preparatory
work for the solemn burial ceremony.
With this end in view the work is
carried on with greater zeal than the
most sanguine optimism might have
wished for. Nothing, 1t seems, can de-
ter them from the task they set out
70 accomplish. As If to test their en-
durance the merciless southern sun
places itself perpendicularly
over their heads and throws down its
piercing; sags creating havoc III the
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Digging a Craze For KaiseriSm
The Task Of the 63rd NJ. T. d.

line of action. But no sooner does the
sun hide it's glaring fac e than rain
storms under cover of the darkness Of
the night steals in and washes away
everything, leaving no vestige of the
fruit of the days labor
But the men Of the 63rd are made of
the stuff that knows not how to yield,
even to Nature itself. Thus, il today
five fathom deep is washed away. the
morrow viii find them again at their
task with added zest and with greater
perseverance. When the interment of
Kaiserism viii actually take place no
living being can tell with any degree
of certainty 1t largely depends on the
boys over there to deliver the corpse.
And who can tell what the morrow
win bring in its wake. II has not been
even asesrtained as to whether the
consecrated soil Of Camp Hancock win
Continued on page eighty
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SEMI PROS TACKLE
MILITARY POLICE i
NINE ON WEDNESDAY

The Augusta Semi Professionals and
the Military Police aggregation from
Camp Hancock viii cross bats at War
rem Park Thursday afternoon In what
promises to be one Of the most interesting
games Of the local season.
The local line-up has been reinforced
and will present a formidable front
against the Champions Of Camp Han
cock. Manager Bin Zeiger says the
team will be stronger than at any time
this seasOn.
The N. 2. aggrega ton met the Wolves
n few days ago. and BANKED that local
.eam witt comparative ease. The whole
tear plays bail in fine style, and an in
teresting game on their part as well as
on the part Of the Seml-Pros may be
expected Thursday
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NEWSPAPER MEN, EDITORS,
WRIT ERS, CARTOONIST

PUBLICITY MEN.
You are cordially invited to Join the
Camp Hancock Press Club, which mas
been organized for the promotion of so
cial affairs and general good Fellowship
among its members, and for preservlnt,
the old ties of the Fourth Estate, Com.
municate with Private Geo. X. 4enken.
Divisional Headquarters Company. Tent
8, M. C. r. c., secretary
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Conversation on Conservation

The Publicity Bureau Of the Con division the
?s Of food conservation behalf of the soldiers Of Camp
soldier here and those who sh all Il
possible ' 49, - wy
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FLAGS FLY
At FEAST OF
C j N Ne R s
Banquet of 18th Company
Main Training Depot, Machine
Gun Training Center a Bril-
liant Affair. Entertainment
Par Excellence Follows Stump
tuous Dinner. Non-Coms.
Serve the Repast
FAMOUS ACTORS TAKE
PART IN THE PROGRAM


First Lieutenant Reid L. McCiung,
commanding officer Of the 18th Company,
Main Training Depot Machine Gun
Training Center, and the officers attach
ed to the company, acted as hosts at
an elaborate dinner and entertainment to
the men Saturday evening.
The dinner was Of the variety that is
served in the leading hotels and the ta-
bles which weer neatly decorated with
patriotic ornaments. were loaded down
with eatables that pointed strongly to-
wards the fact that no expense was
spared in making this dinner the talk OF
the camp.
The Invited guests included number
Of prominent Augusta ladies', who showed
their pleasure in having the opportunity
Of mixing with the soldiers and the
praise bestowed upon the soldiers was of
the highest complimentary type. which
was well deserved
In order to accommodate the large at
tendance, II was found necessary to set
row Of tables outside of the company's
mess hall where the dinner was held.
The menu. which follows, was served by
non-commissioned officers:
MENU
olives Celery Pickles
Roast Lamb, Mint Sauce
Roast Turkey, Cranberry Sauce
Oyster Dressing
Mashed Potatoes Green Corn on Cob
Green Peas
Romano Salad
Cheese Assorted Nuts
Assorted Cakes
Assorted Fruits
Bevo Grape Juice Lemonade
e Ice Cream
Coffee
Cigars Cigarettes
Before the entertainment commenced,
Corporal John c. Heller, the POSTMASTER,
introduced Lieutenant McClung as the
first speaker Of the evening. Lieutenant
McClung, in a modest speech. which rang
with sincerity, told the audience that the
dinner was the achievement of the nom
commissioned officers and the men OF
the company. He also impressed his
(cnntintlnd ON mage eighty
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Brain Board" With Slogan
" American Brains Win Win
The War;" Conducts Tests

Psychological Examining Board
Successfully Examines Three
Thousand Men in One Day BY
Systematic Means Employed.
Separate Tests For Educated
and lIIiterate. Test Designed
TO Measure Capacity to Learn
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Field Glasses Won By
Sgt. Fisher, No. 80

The trench field glasses which we're
ratified at x. Of O. Hall Sunday night
Julv 2lst were won by Sergt Geo. 81
Fisher Of the 38rd Casual Company,
Third Group His lucky number was SO.
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lMTeMaE FLoHTIMo.

London, July so, (4;4i .. ni.l--Arnerican
troop IN the soissons- Rheims ector have
been fighting virtually without CESSATION
along their whols line for the last "a
hours. The German defense had stiff
fened ard tie Americans had made very
little FISH progress up TO noon today, ac-
coraing TO- dispsteh this afternoon.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-23

American Artillery Locates artery Firing Gas Bombs And
Heavy Fire Is Concentrated On Huns Increasing
Aerial Activity Seen And One American Ma
chine Brings Down Hun Plane

moved from place to place even in.
the trenches. They also secured di-
rect hits on the junction Of commune
cation trenches as men were passing
and into the entrance of the dugout
which a number of the enemy were
seen to, enter and from which smoke
was issuing None of the enemy was
seen to come out.
Intermittent artillery dues have
been in progress all day, both on our
Toul front and in the Luneyille sector
where American troops are in train
ing.
Three Of our patrols reached the
enemy's line easily this morning but
in the brilliant moonlight they were
discovered and were driven out by
trisk machine gun and automatic rifle
fire.
Our infantry discovered one enemy
inside our wire. These Germans were
driven on and it is believed they suf-
fered casualties.
There was increased aerial activity
today. The weather was warm and 1t
was generally clear except for haze
which obscured visibility above the
llow ground. One machine with an
American, observer at its gun emptied
a stream Of bullets into a German air
plane which was observed descending
rapidly as though in trouble behind
our lines.
! Ten German machines crossed our
/ lines last night and circled around,
apparently seeking out targets which
lthey intended to bomb but American
anti aircraft guns kept the enemy 80
hiEh that no explosives were dropped. /.