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He looked up with sort; OF resentfut
challenge, and when his listener APP
peared to agree with him he sighed
with satisfaction. early marriages
are silly-but she seems to think other
wise. Maybe she's right. Anyhow
she's licked me. I'm done. She wants
to be married right away, before we
go west. That's why l. waited to see
you at once. You won't object, will
you? We men have to take our medi-
cine"
Its quite out Of the question:"
stammered the unhappy O'RefIly.
Come, come! It's tough on YOU: ]
know, but" Johnnie had a Mortified
vision of himself being dragged unwil-
lingly to the altar. ELSA Is going to
have what she wants. IL j have to break
something. If you'll be sensible III
stand behind you like a father and
teach you the business. I'm getting
old, and EtheIbert could never leafr
1t. Otherwise" The old mans jaw
set; his eyes began to CLEAN angrlly
"1yho is EthelbertT family in
CURED O'Reilly.
why, dammit! He's the fellow I've
been telling you about. He's not so
bad as he sounds; he's really a nice
boy
Elisa is in love with another man?
Is that what you meant"
Good Lord, yes! Don't you under
stand English? Il didn't think you'd
take it so hard-I was going to make
place for you here In the Office. but
Of course if Say! What the deuce
ails your"
Samuel Carter stared with amaze
rnent. for the injured victim of his
daughters fickleness had leaped to his
feet and was shaking his hand vlgor-
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without influence; can save Rosa, but
for you, Esteban, I fear can do moth
ing. You must look out for yourself.
Well? What do you say?" =
When Esteban saw how pale his sis
ter had grown he took her in his arms.
saying gently: 'Im sorry. dear It's all
my fault" Then to the merchant ;
its very good Of you to warn U.S."
) ''Ha.' Don Mario famed himself.
"I'm glad you appreciate my efforts.
lisa good thing to have the right kind
Of a friend. III marry Rosa within an
hour, and 1 fancy my name will be a
sufficient shield" ~
Rosa turned to her elderly sutton
and made deep courtesy. II am un-
worthy OF the honor" said she. "Yeu
see, FL do rot love you, Don Mario.
'Love" exploded the visitor. "God
bless you! What has love to do With
the matter? Esteban will have to ride
for his life in ten minutes and your
property will be seized. So you had
better make yourself ready to go with
me-"
But Rosa shook her head.
"Eh? What ails you? What do you
expect to dor"
II shall go with Esteban," said the
girl. ~"
This calm announcement seemed to
stupefy De Castano. He sat down
heavily in the nearest chair, and with
his wet handkerchief poised In one
pudgy hand he stared fixedly at the
speaker. His eyes were round and
bullying, the sweat streamed unheeded
from his temples. He resembled some
queer bloated marine monster just
emerged from the sea and momentarily
dazzled by the light.
"You-. You're mad" he finally
gasped. "Esteban, tell her what II
MEANS" VlJs
But this Esteban could not do for
he himself had not the faintest no
ton Of what was in store for him. War
seemed to him glorious thing; he had
been told that the hills were peopled
with patriots. He was very young, his
heart was ablaze with hatred for the
Spanlards and for Pancho Cueto. He
longed to risk his life for free Cuba
Therefore he said: "Rosa shall do as
she pleases. II we must be exiles we
shall share each others hardships. II
will not be for long,"
"Idiotl' stormed the fat man. bet
ter that you gave her to the sharks
below San Severino. There is no law
no safety for women outside OF the
cities. The island is in anarchy. These
patriots you talk about are the blacks
the mulattoes, the-lowest. LATEST saw
ages In Cuba"
"Please! Don Mario! !" the CIR
pleaded. 81 cannot marry you, for.
love smother" ~
/. "Ehi --. 4
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ously, meanwhile 'uttering unintelli-
gible sounds that seemed to signify
relief, pleasure, delight-anything ex-
cept what the old man expected.
"Are you crazy, or, am II" he que
ried.s
''Yes, sir: delirious. It's this way,
sir; I've changed my mind, too."
Obi You have?' @
1--WE met the dearest, sweetest
O'Reilly choked, then began again
1.-THE dearest, loveliest-"
"Never mind the bird-calls-don't
coo! I get enough of that at home.
Humph! 1t turned out better than l
thought. Why, I'll was positively ter
rified when You walked In. ought to
be offended. and l am, but Get out
while telephone Elsa"
O'Reilly spent that evening in writ
ing a, long letter to. Rosa varona.
Other letters went forward by sue
deciding posts, and there was no doubt
now that Q,Reilly's pen was timed
with magic! He tingled when he re-
read what 9e- had .written..s He babe
Rosa prepare f6rshis return and their
immediate marriage.
OReilly's love was unlimited; his
truse In the. girl was absolute. He
knew, moreover, that she loved and
trusted him. This, to be sure, was a
mfacle--a unique phen6mshdn FAch
never ceased to amaze him. He did
not dream that every maB had felt the
same vague wonder..5
And SO the time passed rapidly. But,
strange to say. there came no answer
to those letters. O'Reilly cursed the
revolution which had made communi.
cation 30 uncertain; at length he
cabled, but still the days dragged on
with no, result. Gradually his impa-
tience gave way to apprehension.
~ Great was his relief, therefore, when
one day worn, stained envelope ad-
dressed In Rosa's hand was laid upon
his desk. The American stamp, the
Key West postmark, looked strange,
but Her first letter! O'Reilly won
dered II his first letter to her could
possibly have moved her as this moved
him. He kissed the envelope where
her lips had caressed it in the sealing,
Then with eager fingers ne brekes It
open.
1t was generous epistle, long, and
closely written, but as he read his keen
delight turned to dismay, and when
he had turned the hast thin page his
brain !, was in widest turmoil. He
thought he must be dreaming. Could
1t be that he had misunderstood any
thing? He turned to the beginning and
attempted to read, but his hands shook
SO that he was obliged to lay the letter
nat upon his desk.
My Dear Beloved: 1T is with diffidence
and hesitation that I take my pen in
hand. for ! fear you may consider me
unduIy forward in writing to you with
out solicitation, as+- - I.
Alas! We are refugees. Esteban and I
--fugitives, outcasts, living In the mani
qua with Asensio and Evangelina former
slaves OF our father. Such poverty, such
indescribable circumstances. But they
we're our only friends and they took us
in when We were homeless, SO we love
them, .ss. :,s,sgss.s ~ ~, =;
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sense"
DO you know
that now" asked
Brother Bacon.
II do" said
Sammy Sausage,
twisting his tall
and squealing de-
Iightedly.
They're really
quite nice and
sensible, he con-
tinued.
Elm sure they'd
be pleased If they
knew you thought
that of them. Mas
ter Sausage" said
Miss Ham
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world" said Sammy Sausage. squea1-
ing with pleasure, for all the pigs were
smiling upon him.
"And I know something else, too"
said Sammy.
"He knows something else,' squealed
all the pigs.
"rhey like to eat. heard them say
SOL They were talking about their
next meal when they were making mud
pies! Yes, they were talking Of good
les to eat"
"The bright little things" said
Grandfather Porkey
"They weren't so little" said Sammy.
"The bright big things then" said
Perky.
"Ah, 1t must be a pleasure for chill
dren to be SO like pigs" said Sammy,
and as all the creatures around were
pigs they didn't know that children
would not have been fiattered by such
a silly remark!
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MADE A CORPORAL.

Mr.. w G.. Rutherford of West Ste
phen street, is mighty proud to learn
that his son, Arthur H., has been
made a corporal in his company at
Camp Shelby. Corporal Rutherford
vas a member of old Company F, that
went from. Martinsburg.
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NUW uOH De SdTCdStlC anu Tuue.
said Grandfather Perky. ''You don't
| like it when some one discovers some
thing without your help, you know"
"That's not so, at ALL" said Miss
| Ham. "Some one else discovered this
country. and still another discovered
this farm and yet another discovered
this pen-and l suppose my mother
/ discovered me. None of those things
annoy me in the least. They were
all before my time"
like to have anything discovered 10
these days that you don't have some
thing to do with, eh?" asked Grand
father Porky.
"Oh, not altogether, and perhaps
not at ALL" said Miss Ham grunting in
a rather bored fashion, for she knew
she was getting the worst of the argu-
ment. e
eco on with your speech" said
Grandfather Perky to Sammy Sausage.
"We all want to know. what makes yon
say that you think children have SO
much sense" ri
81 didn't say thought it. I said I
knew it," squeaied Sammy Sausage.
"Well, what makes you know it?"
asked Pinky Pig.
That's the sort of question to ask"
said Sammy Sausage, turning his head
and gazing at Pinky out of his watery
pink eyes.
''I'm glad you can ask the right sort
of questions" he said as he tried to
smile with his very ugly snout.
"Go on and tell u.s." urged Brother
Bacon.
81 will do so," grunted Sammy, 'but
first must have little nourishment.'
"Ah, he's y ri. all right. He must
have food. Thinks of nothing but his
fat little tu,a,uy. All, he's q. pig"
gruntcd Miss Ham. ~.
Hammy de;,r!" asked Sammy Sausage.
Nothing 10 do with my appetite"
said Miss Ham. II was talking Of
yours FT
VIZ, y i'c SUI ~ NC SURF SuiN f'eAAAA
N.Y. "Ntw where is. the small morsel
of food? Or will IT be a big ono? /
have been kept waiting and my appe-
tite has increased"
At the mention of food all the pigs
had picked up some goodies for them
selves hut had not given any to Sam
my. OF course he was not surprised
ahd he grabbed for some good bits HIM
self. >
81 feel better now" he said.
'Continue with your story" said
Pinky Pig.
Begin it," said Grandfather Perky.
He can't continue when he hasn't yet
begun"
eau right, only hurry" said Brother
Bacon. st will soon be time for sup
per-" szA
s'Children like mud" said Sammy.
'9They make mud pies. They actua1ly
enjoy it. Now haven't they sense?"
"They have they have" squealcd all
the pigs. The children like mud like
their dear piggies."
Perhaps they wouldn't like to be
like us" said Miss Ham.
They wouldn't show sense if they
didn't" said Sammy, "and l am sure
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miss Florence Small spent Friday
night at her home in Berkeley Sta
tion.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-06
No. Is
JUDGE EMORY SPEER
United States Circuit Lectures
at No. rs on Robert e. Lee

With great pleasure do we announce
the willingness OF his honor, Judge Emory
Speer to lecture on Wednesday evening
next. at 1880 o'clock, at Young Mems
Christian Association Building No. 70.
When this matter was presented to him
Judge Speer not only graciously con-
sented to lecture to the boys in khaki
but said many complimentary things
about the work Of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association
Judge Speer is one of the most noted
orators of the South His charges to the
jury are gems of English. He is a clas-
steal scholar Of renown For thirty three
years he has hat on the bench Judging
his fellow mortals for all sorts of crimes.
and misdemeanors. Judge Speer lives at
Mount Airy, but much of his time is
spent on his circuit. Since he is holding
court In Augusta for several weeks 1t is
hoped that he will be willing to sacrifice
further time from his busy life to lee
ture to the soldiers, not only on Robert
r.. Lee whose great character should be
better known to our Pennsylvania boys
but also on General Grant and Abraham
Lincoln.
An erroneous impression was left by
statement in the Sunday paper that the
Augusta public was invited to these lee
lures. There will be no room for the
public at No. 70. as standing room will
be at premium for soldiers only.
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old YATERLAND

A French CITY, Jan. 3o.--The steamer
Levlathan, formerly the Vaterland. has
arrived at an European port carrying
thousands of American, soldiers.
They had an uneventful voyage and did
not sight a submarine.
1t is permissible to announce to Amer
lea today that the transports Coyington,
Cincinnati, President Lincoln. President
Grant, Powhatan. Madewaska, all of
which are also former North German
Lloyd steamships, seized by the United
States at the outbreak of the war, to-
gether with the George Washington. the
Mount Vernon. Agamemnon. the Aetolus,
Mercury. Pocahontas. Huron. Anteigone,
have all arrived.
All these vessels had safe passage.
They carried thousands of American
troops and thousands of tons of supplies.
Every one OF these transports has ar
rived at an European port three months
earlier than their former German crews
anticipated when they smashed the ma
chinery aboard each liner.
Announcement may also now be made
that the steamships Baron Won Steuben
and Baron De Kalb are now actively en-
gagged in service.
A half-million tons Of shipping former
ly property Of the enemy is now capable
Of being utilized by the United States
and the Allies,
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-06
Military Wedding at
Field Hospital No. III

On Thursday, January 31st, Field Hos
pital Company No Ill, was thrown into
an uproar when, at the noon mess, Major
Eugene swayne. the commanding officer,
announced that there would be military
wedding in the mess hall that evening
the lucky boy being Private Joseph Gu
neo. The wedding ceremony was per-
formed by Chaplain Hill of the Sanitary
Train at Z o'clock, when Private Cuneo
took unto himself in wedlocle, Miss Ethel
Walker, who, by the way, is one of Au-
gusta's most beautiful young ladies'. The
bride entered the rear door of the hall
on the, arm Of Major .swayne and passed
through an aisle which was formed by
the entire company. That the affair was
an elaborate one would be. putting it
having as flower girls, the Misses New
ton and Van Stan, two very charming
young ladies. The bride received some
handsome and useful presents from the
members of the company After the cere-
mony refreshments were served. There
was music by the Sanitary Band The
groom made clever little speech in
which he thanked the members of the
company for their kindness and then
J. c..
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$50, 10000 For Roads
At Camp Hancock;
Either That or Boats
VOL. l..


For the last week the roads at Camp
Hancock have been i'll bad shape though
nothing to be compared with other roads
in Georgia camps. For instance, at Camp
Gordon, the entertainers who came to the
camp for the Young MEMS Christian AS
ISOLATION were taken from the street car
at q certain point and carried to the audi
torium on the shoulders of soldiers, who
waded knee-deep in mud.
But the mess on the Wrightsboro and
Wheless roads has made every soldier
rejoice at the news that the govern
ment was intending to build real Penn
syiyania roads throughout the camp. At
least q telegram from Washington was
printed by The Chronicle last week.
Between 500, 900 and $4,000 will be
spent by the government at once in paw
ing the streets and roads at Camp Han
cock, thus again indicating the perma-
nent nature of the camp. The camp
quartermaster recently recommended
about $4,000 yards of paving for Camp
Hancock and army engineers were sent to
Augusta to make a special inspection and
report on the same with the result that
the recommendation has been approved
by the engineering department and is now
on the adjutant generals desk.
There is no doubt of the work being
done and the contract will probably be
let within the next ten days.
incidentally it may be said that Au-
gusta is in a fair way to be selected for
one of the largest conyalescent hospitals
In the country
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G. u RRENT EVENT S
Gen. March Acting Chief of Staff.

Secretary Baker on War Prepara-
tions-No Cali at present for draftees.
BY Frederick g. Heitkamp.
SECRETARY BAKER yielding to
the countrywide appeal for informa-
ton as to the actual condition of our
own preparation has issued a state
ment which relieves whatever anxiety
might have been felt
In his address before the senate in
vestigating committee he emphasized
the need Of an army of half a million
men In France early this year; and as
soon as ships can be secured another
million men trained and equipped will
follow. Secretary Baker gave encour-
aging information concerning the plans
and successes already perfected and
attained. Never in the history Of
time has an army of it's size been rails
ed, equipped, trained and prepared for
battle as has that of the United
States"
We entered the war after it had
been in progress two and half years.
Our theater was France. We had to
establish lines Of communication
across three thousand miles of ocean,
one end infested with submarines. We
had to concentrate our financial, in
dustrial and military strength. 1t was
ASSSSSaAJ u 6LQdy WUSI6 D6SL we
could put our shoulder to the wheel.
Entente experts were sent here for
that purpose-to instruct. guide and
direct us in our preparations. Con-
stantly changing conditions have made
it very difficult to form a permanent
policy-this is a satic war. And so
it was necessary to send General Per-
shing and our trained officers to
France that we might be furnished
with immediate and accurate tnforma-
ton.
At home the war department had
stupendous task. The war organiza
ton had to be rebuilt and enlarged;
men had to go Immediately to France,
engineers. doctors and nurses follow
ed; hospitals. roads, and lines of COM
munications were built and a thor
ough and complete system for hand
ling our men when they arrived in
France had to be instituted.
Much has been donej errorts have
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REVERIES

Hunting a Hole.
On the front many a man has saved
his life by knowing how to dig the right
kind of hole right away. The great
engineer, Vauban. made his. name etern-
ally famous by knowing where and how
to dig. A few blsters on your hands
may give you a llnack that will save the
rest of your skin.
Promotions.
Yes, promotions are slow and on merit
but they are going to be made You
say they will be more rapid tower there
That is true; but the effort you make to
merit one win help you get tower there"
sooner and help you when there.
Tho Bright Side.
OF course, there has been some mud and
rain; just look over the Pennsylvania side
of the weather report. If it is best to
look at the bright side then look at ours
down here. In New England, they speak
of their pro-German winter
The Tattooed Man.
You will hardly believe it but the habit
of tattooing the number OF your company
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been committed; but the results are
stupendous and encouraging.
THE ITALIAN FRONT has been
most active this past week. In spite
of heavy SHOWS violent and unified
attacks resulted in the capture of
strong positions by the italians on the
Asiago plateau section.
NO FURTHER CALL for the draft
will be made until the men are act
ualiy needed. The date for the sec
ond draft and the number to be call
ed has not been fixed. However, this
will not prevent the calling of men
for examination preparatory to their
being called to service.
TO RELIEVE the congestion Of the
freight in the northeastern states ship
ping will be diverted to the southern
ports. A central shipping commission
has also been appointed to handle and
control all trans Atlantic shipping.
THE FREIGHT congestion has been
intensified during the past week due
to storms, billiards. and cold. Relief
Is not expected until March and an
other serious coal famine in the east
ern states Is imminent.
IN AN ADDRESS to the farmers of
the nation President Wilson considers
that this is the year of crisis for the
war, and that the achievements Of the
coming year will decide it. He ap-
pealed to them to continue, to renew,
and to increase their efforts. '"The
toll. intelligence, energy. the foresight,
sacrifice and devotion of the farmers
Of America will bring to g. triumphant
conclusion this great war"
GENERAL PEYTON c. MARCH
has been appointed acting chief Of
staff, while General Tasker H. Bliss,
chief of staff, remains in France sit
ting with the supreme war council.
This will mean o Fastening Of the
general staff operations. Coming
from the front after witnessing many
months Of fighting. General March is
well prepared to ELL this important
position
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and regiment on your arm is being en-
couraged by German propaganda. A Ia
beled man Is an easy way to identify the
troops in our sector and an easy man to
hold.
Neatness.
Have you noticed that a clean and
snappy appearance helps a man to higher
grade and to the consideration of others
When in town 1t not only commands more
respect and attention from the civilian
but it is a simple act Of loyalty to the
organi9ation@to have the snappy appear
sance and bearing og the lfgiffing man.
soldier.
Mlsuslng Mother.
Don't you think it a mean. humanity
act to write letters to a worried, loving
mother exaggerating the trivial hardships
of our camp life? How much worse it
Is to write deliberate lies, which besides
the anguish they cause at home waste
the time of good men In useless investi-
cations II you wish to hit somebody
don't do it through your mother!
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Virgin Islands Celebrate
Natives Mark Entry into United
States Citizenship With
Speeches, Parade and Cen
eral Holiday.

ST. Thomas, American Virgin islands,
Jan. 2S.-The anniversary Of the rati-
fication Of the treaty by which the Vir-
gin Islands were coded by Denmark
to the United States, was enthusias--
tically celebrated yesterday. The day
was called Citizenship day, as it mark
ed the entry of the islands natives into
United States citizenship. The gov
ernor had declared the day holiday
and the town was decorated with the
national colors.
The festivities included the saluting
Of the colors by sailors, marines and
school children in the presence of a
large assemblage, and parade review
ed by the governor. A program of
athletics was carried out.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-06
SOLDIERS INSURED
WHILE Ill.
Mother of Dead Infantryman
To Get $5S a Month.

Fort Worth. Texas.-Robert j. Ander-
son of Lufkin. private in the One Hun
bred and Forty-thfrd Infantry at Camp
Bowie, who died recently of pneumonia
received a $4,000 life insurance policy
under the recently enacted soldiers act
the day before he died
The $4,000 viii be paid to his mother
at the rate Of $5S per month for twenty
years
Anderson arranged for the insurance
while i'll in a hospital. but before his con-
ditiof became critical.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-06

Secretary Baker on War Prepara-
Cali at present for draftees.
BY Frederick 3. heitkamp.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-06

been committed; but the results are
stupendous and encouraging.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-06
OLD CLOTHES WANTED

Officers Of the Twenty eighth Division
are requested to send to the Young Mems
Christian Association building any old
clothes. especially wooden coats or trors-
ers which can be used by the women of
Augusta for patching soldiers clothes 1t
Is very difficult to secure this material.
Sometimes repairs are badly needed. The
committees of Augusta women coming
dering much appreciated service to the
soldier boys who soon enough will have to
be doing their own repairing in dug-outs
or in billets.