Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-02
or THE TWENTY EIGHTH
DIVISION.

In Training Memorandum No. I,
which appears elsewhere in this is
sue, will be found the creed of the 28th
division Here it is and it should be
fen1bodied in the aspirations and work
of every man in camp:
E1xactness of execution in every
thing; confidence of the men in the
arms with which they are equipped.
and discipline above ALL
These three qualities are essential to
the fighting spirit of the soldier
Without them the 28th division be-
comes merely mob of frresolute, fall
tering, spirited men, without
purpose, without hope Of victory, with
little of the esprit absolutely neces-
sary to success in our battle across the
seas.
If it is matter of kitchen detail or
sanitation. or guard duty, or bayonot
practice, or target practice, exactness
of execution is the thing most to be
desired, for with it is born confidence.
the second article of the creed. All
men recognize the value of discipline
In submitting cheerfuny to the con-
troll of others, we are learning the les
son of self control and there is no finer
attribute under the sun
II practiced faithfully the creed of
the 2Sth division will be of immeas-
urable value in the lives of men after
the conflict is ended and we return to
civilian life. The soldier who learns
this creed best will be successful in
anything he undertakes.
Happy New Year, men Of the 2Sth
division.
May 1918 be full Of happiness and joy
for the lads from Pennsylvania.
Let us set our faces toward the great
task ahead with perfect confidence in |
the outcome, knowing we are fighting |
not for ourselves but for the emanci- |
patton Of the world from the thralldom
Of fear.
Most of the boys have lost conf
dence in the Sunny South" although |
as we write, Old Sol is doing his best
to dispel the frigidity.
Fate seemed to be against the di-
vision Christmas tree celebration.
Rain caused a postponement on Christ
mas night and a week later snow and
an intensely cold night kept all in the
shelter of their tents.
Government control of RAILWAYS is
with us and let us hope that the CEN
tralization of control will provide a
more equitable distribution Of the ne
cessities of life.
Epicureans who frequent Augustus
cafes are confronted with little brown |
envelopes, containing the war supply |
of sugar. One stranger in the city |
asked for more, but his request was
unheeded.
Pep" has become a familiar express |
sion, but from now on, the 28th divis- |
ion will adopt it as the slogan for fur
cannot defeat the Germans. Cultivate
it, men,
What is 'Pep?" VIII a number of |
men give us their definition for the |
next Trench and Camp? BE brief!
0heerfulness! How is that for a
New Year resolution? Without It, the |
life of a soldier becomes rather dreary |
and irksOr2e. Be cheerful! The best
soldier in the 2Sth division is the fell |
low who accepts everything with a |
smile.
Keep this before you during 1918: |
The Y. M c. A. is the church at work |
Without the influence of the church |
and the support of the folks back home |
the Y. M. c. A. would cease to exist |
The X M. c. A. is doing the work Of |
the church IT is he united effort IF |
all the churches in behalf of the SOL /
der. Long live the church Of Christ! |