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Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-08
1sT PROV. co. 2ND REG

A word from Company One, Second
Provisional Regiment. With Frank Ferg-
uson, popular and good looking, also quite
like Sergeant of the First Provisional
Company getting married and Jake Stein
man the Whirlwind barber and original
ribs fractured the First Company has or
should have a perfect right to break into
Trench and Camp.
While a marriage and accident should
not be included in the same news item,
facts are facts and the First Company
wants to be heard from The marriage
is the most important, so here goes.
Ferguson planned his little affair several
weeks ago but when he came to the day
he found himself under arrest along with
the entire Second Regiment.
Needless to say the First Company
was not implicated but Ferguson was
worried, but not for long. lie got the girl,
Miss Marriet Morris from Gary, Ind. his
old home, TO come to the camp and the
Building No 232 Thursday, May End, and
Of course he has been talking about it all
since
AS for poor Jake he played in hard
luck all week Friday he was on gem
eral guard and by being there managed
to lose at least SIS for the mess fund. Sat
urday he became slightly overheated
day. Sunday he was up bright and early
more cheerful than ever. lie stood Re-
Veille but that's as far as he got Leav-
ing the formation he and another member
OF the company INDUCED in some friendly
horse-play
Now Jake is in the Base Hospital with
three broken Ribs and the company mess
fund is out IS every day.
Such Is life in the Ordnance Depart
ment
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INTRODUCING co. 1T"

The inhospitable blanket of a precau-
tionary quarantine has prevented us from
meeting our fellow heroes in the Ord
nance Division at Camp Hancock and
Trench and Camp has kindly given us
the opportunity of saying glad to meet
yo' al"
Products of the Stores Course at the
Universities of Chicago and Dartmouth
with one lone Pennsylvania man, the
company comes to Camp Hancock via a
seven weeks stop-oVer at Camp Jackson,
S, c., where under the title of the Ord
nance Supply School, they contributed to
participation in athletic affairs and by
presenting several social features in the
form of MINISTRIES and dances at the
same time enjoying the kind hospitality
of the Hostess House and "400' of Co
lumbia.
Altho destined mostly for the supply
end of the Great Scrap, the blue denms
have been donned as gracefully as the
doubtful fit of these garments permit and
some of the men are even showing a GER
tain amount Of skill with the Ordnance
weapons OF defense-the classic pick and
shovel
1t would be difficult in this space t.
pick aRt all the celebrities. Reference of
course could be made to back files of all
the big newspapers but we have put all
the names in a hat with the following
representative result For instance there
is b. n. Collins who has worn both the
uniforms of the Pirates and Cubs in the
big show, J. r. Cole a member of the
University of Chicago crack baseball team
which toured the Orient several years ago
FredeTicks. Dartmouth sprinter and
Perkins of Trinity track fame also
answer the mess call where THEN. mast
running experience stands them in good
stead, From the standpoint of tempera =
mental talent, who has not heard with
pleasure the silvery notes of Chris RAYS
cornet in the moon light and with an
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BOMBS AND FLAMES

ward to his early return to the ranks.
Don't know how Jim feels about it. For
luck we award him the brown derby.
Mess Sergt. Craft is perhaps more
pleased over the change of quarters than
anyone else. Heretofore the sergeant
has been somewhat handicapped for
sleeping quarters but since the move the
supply sergeant has found place to put
the wheelbarrows and oil cans besides
on the mess sergeants bunk.
The boys are all extremely grateful for
the coming opportunity to exercise their
engineering skill in building and grad
ing q new company street Since their
recent triumph in rebuilding Wrghts-
boro Road no amount of argument could
convince them that the job of recon-
structing the company street should be
handled by the Engineers.
The Supply Sergeant is now in rosi-
ton to issue chevrons so all the boys have
TO worry about is their warrants. Some
what like the bird that was standing by
the roadside with salt and pepper wait
ting for hen to lay him an egg
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PICKUPS FROM co. R

In response to some harmonious 70
cal selectionss rendered in adjacent
streets after lights were out a member
of this command shouts this The
words to that song are beautiful, but
please step outside the tent and find
the air.
That familiar song: "All we do is
sign the payroll, etc, is now a thing
of the past, due to the fact that orders
have been issued eliminating the pay
rolls being made up by each individual
company. What will the boys do now
for a song?
One lad writes home to father, tell
ing him that it was all wrong, and that
the army life was not much to his Xix
ing. Father writes back that he re-
allied that it was pretty tough but
that his little son should keep a stiff
upper lip and stick it out. Some en-
ucouragement. He expected father to
ask him to pack up and come home
The first week in April, known as
moving week in civilian life has moth
ing on the first week in May in army
life. Boys of the Second Regiment
will agree on that.
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Hobart MCGEE, Stephens L. McNIa-
hon and Fred Fenny have been polish
ing up all week to go to town Sunday.
Why all the polishing, boys?
Mickey and Larson accuse the above
named trio of having dates with some
pretty girls, but they say that the only
one in the squad who can boast of that
honor is Corporal Mathews who spends
his time in town.
After suffering for the past four
weeks with an abrasion of the left foot
Earl Mathis is able to be around once
again and the boys of the top are glad.
The boys in the Top Squad are, as a
class, by themselves when it comes to
working with the ordnance sidearms,
picks and shovels."
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4TH PROV. co. End PROV.
REG. ORD. T. C.

Most everybody is happy over the move
which brought the company to their new
quarters recently vacated by the 1llth
Infantry This is much nearer the emit
rance to the Camp and to the car line
and many of the boys are already specu-
lating over what they are going to dc
with all the money they are going to
save in jitney fares.
There is no doubt but that the new
quarters are far more comfortable than
those Just vacated, for with the hot
water for showers and shaVes, the board
ed up tents with wooden floor and the
many other conveniences, we feel very
much at home Still many hated to leave
the old camp with its rustic appearances
for there it seemed almost like we were
out on q camping trip instead of in the
army Every one will Concede though,
that the new drill field has it all over the
old one forty ways from the Jack.
The latest l.. II. that has just come
out as we so to press is that everyone
win have to send home all their watches
and jewelry by Wednesday. This greatly
agitated some of the boys who were wear
ing pictures in their watches. 1t seems
that after this we will have to keep time
with our feet.
Pvt. Jim O'Leary had three accidents
last week that finally landed him in the
Base Hospital. He was accidently de-
tailed fer fatigue and while riding in one
of the trucks was accidentally thrown
out accidentally fracturing a small bone
IN his left leg. Reports from the Base
Hospital are that he is improving ran
idly and his many friends are looking for
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0P-L00K--LlSTE
CO. w HAS ARRIVED

Stop Look! Listen! the last of the
mighty base is here, we as a body are
here to extend our best wishes to the
boys from far and near, to those we knew
in the West and to those we knew in
their best. To them we wish luck for we
feel stuck, and that's not truck. Now
ready for the drover to take us over, build
roads we can right from a stand. also
move at the shake of a hand, now fellows
II you want to see us before we march
with the band, come over quick as we
can't stick, we are good and as hard as a
brick ready for dry or wet. You will find
our boys scattered all over the camp, all
ready for a tramp. Who are we. oven,
that trouble you (What regiment) O. l.
did not hear what you mean. Second
Provisional now give us a (visital)
We, the boys Of Company "W," Second
Provisional Regiment, wish to announce
to our many friends that we arrived in
camp on April q. We were told upon
arrival that we would not be allowed to
leave our company street for fourteen
days. During this sentence we have not
been idle, having developed into regular
road builders. After quarantine has been
l1ted We presume our services will be re-
quired in other parts Of the camp How
ever we left all our troubles at Rock
Island. and we smile, smile smile
we also wish to state that we are look
ing Tor the man that drove a heavy field
truck through our street a few days ago.
We are not threatening but lust looking
for him, that's all
Provisional Company w. which arrived
In camp about two weeks ago from the
Rock Island Arsenal, is rapidly getting
accllmated. Most of the men are hand
ling the pick and shovel like real vet
Grams. But the good old days on the
arsenal are not yet forgotten
4 baseball team is in period of organ
lzation and expects to take a prominent
place in camp baseball circles.
The "detail' dodgers are deeply de-
pressed by the transfer of Sergeants
Baker and Smith to another company
The climate of Georgia seems to agree
with the health Of First Sergeant Cairns,
for he sings more than he ever did be-
fore.
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INSPECTION.

Lots of hustle everywi ere
And policing, here and there.
Lots of shining up of shoes,
Lots of shaves-no time to lose
Lots of stuff laid on your cot
All in order-all that rot
Lots of boxes, cans and RAGS
Stuffed into your barracks bags,
Lots of standing in row
Lots of quizZing on c. O.
Lots of teen SHUN" by you .
Till it's rest" and you are thru.
Then much pulling out of junk
From your bag and off your bunk,
Much replacing of it then
Lots Of wondering, no doubt.
What the whole dalned things about
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-08
Sparks From The Second
Regiment Camp Fires

The Second Provisional Regiment of
the Ordnance Training Camp has set
tied down to hard work The SEIZED
ules of training, drill and study are
observed without deviation The Reg
iment has gotten down to brass
tacks.' Transfers in and out are
handled without confusion and with
utmost promptness. Major Ruth is
Minute Man" before anything else
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-08

instantaneous performance of orders is
a cardinal point on the compass by
which he steers this ship. Results
Count" is his every day working mot
to. The Regiment has been going
through a course of sprouts of a pref
ty strenuous nature with the simple
object in view to teach both individ-
uals and organizations to do what they
are told to do right and right away.
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Many glad it's over" sigh
Think it's nutty? So do l!
It's tough enough to get X. p, but
why, Schloss wants to know, should
Hard Luck rub it in by having the girl
you had cultivated and spent money on
roll by in her Packard while you are
securing a kettle in front Of the
kitchen?
Sergeant Colby has wheeled chair.
At least the Top Sergeant of the Third
Company claims he wheeled it.
They said: Were going over" and
We thought they meant the ocean
damp,
But Move all went over" but
Just to the other side Of camp.
Mess Sergeant Court says the Sec
ond Company is certainly there at tax
ing the provision" out of provisional"
EDWIN H. PENISTER.
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equal amount Of displeasr
performance on the bugle
Red" Neisler and Curly
their guitars and sentimen
almost over the space linn
fore closing we say that
good reasons for wanting t
the company baseball tear
date. Any interested part
touch with E. NJ. Collins,
PA.
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.21ST P. @. D. CO.
READY TO "P.
UP'' BERLI
(Ry Charles L. r

BY ChafleS l.. n
Without the least fear Of
the Twenty-fi first Proyisions
pany is the best in the e
could not be otherwise and
acters at the helm that y
the battalions of Ordnan
there it will be the Twent
always be in the forefroG
the orders came in to 'po
the 21st Company will be {
to the Kaiser's residence
may be no stumps to pull
there viii be plenty of the
kraut to be cleaned up. y
Sergeant Frank r. Riehs
with it we sure will pol
ond" it. But listen. fellow
per this in your ears: ther
beer in Berlin, and SergeaI
thirsty, having had none I
will you fight? Il
According to the extes
that the members of this
Receiving daily at the haI
sergeant, James J, Duffy, ii
pared to go "over the a
least he is at the head OF
it comes to drill s6rgeant,
He is a P. S. man and i
right sort of training fOrF
knows how to give it. He.
and off the drill field, ant
like to rally to his whisl
week he has been giving 4
order" (skirmish lines) a.
been making good at hi
Duffy" viii make good
military work he attempt
Company is certainly fortu
at their top" Under his
are certainly making rapid
the different branches of c
Sergeant Duffy sits in hi'
listening to the trains OF
Railroad flying past and E
hauling dead Germans by
"over there" He says Il,
engines make him think !
the dear old d. L. and w.
The office force OF the
serves marked praise for
ing the past week there /
placed in the Orderly Ten
stenographr, Acting SergeI
Pave, can measure the vol
his Remington by the vii
pine boards which SUPP
speaking of efficiently, the
a mention made of the wo
was the first to have the
month and it is said to
neatest in the regiment.
wrong with Pave, outside
he comes from Jersey. is til
hungry. even though he 5
an awful portion at mess 4
Another character in tt
is Acting Sergeant Georg
Company Clerk. He is a
ant principal at Eramus II I
Brooklyn. New York. S
ficiency, we are inclined
is the best in the regin
Leman is a congenial ha
is very obiiging, finding Il
work that necessitates his
Still another famous CT
Orderly Tent is Acting
Unfortunately, he is in a d
as he also comes from j
of that there seems to be 4
with hing. Sergeant Hoa
the job, having to take 81
surance and allotments of
company. in addition to ia
sick call" each morning
Acting Sergeant Charlie
charge of the supplies of
another character in conn
affairs of the 21st. Char
for this business, and sad
comes from Jersey. No
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TIPS FROM THE TOP
SQUAD 18TH COMPANY

Joseph Red LEM is the only come
dian this company can boast of and
he is a regular Charley Chaplin, when
it comes to entertaining the boys.
The Top Squad according to First
Sergeant Huckstuhl is the pride of the
company. Second Squad take notice.
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As soon as we get better acquainted
with our newly acquired men received via
transfers. it looks as though we will have
some funny stories for T and c. There
are few, however, that we can't pass
by.
Private Knode applying for pass to
town. was asked by our c. o. what he
would do If he had package in his right
arm and passed an officer. He replied
saying that he didn't expect that he
would be carrying any bundles in this
trip.
Private Weigel is worrying about the
fact that he hasn't had a face massage
since he has been in camp. AS the sand
is pretty rough around here, we think
that we can take pretty good care of him
if he gets any more persistent about 1t.
Sergt. Moves. and Privates Rauschenber-
ger and Phillips one on top of the other
win be detailed for the job.
Private De Blase. our little barber, the
most independent in camp. He tells all
his customers to "go to hell but alas,
we need him.
Sergeants King and Fryer weren't to
town last Saturday night
Yours truly,
SAMMY.
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Private Hubbard is recovering from
a case OF shock, He got it last week,
just after he had growed: You men
will have to put that light out in the
supply tent when Lieut.. Walters said.
Very We'll" turned off the light and
walked out.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-08

The sky is blue-the violet. too,
HER eyes are blue--likewise the sea,
But the bluest blues your! e'er peruse
We have-in blues--when on X. P.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-08

Heard in squad drill: Sweeney:
Right dress! Steinberg, get your nose
in.
Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-08

Little cigarette butt
Tho innocent-at peace
It's tough, but soon You win be
Picked up by the police.
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A tale of the daily routine Of the
Second Company-Detail.
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BARBER
TAILOR

BARBER TAILOR
The 25th is represented with a first
men have located their shops on the end
of the company street.
First Sergeant Thomas has added to
wonder what allowance the O. NJ. win
make. Strangely to say the motorcycle
has been spending most of it's time on
sick report Confined to Quarters" but
the main question seems to be whether
or not the Illness was contracted 'in line
of duty"
Corporal Ingal will stage an entertain
ment on Friday evening next at Y. NJ. c.
A. 232. 1t is desired to bring out the
best talent to be found in this regiment
A fine program has been arranged and
all who attend can be sures o. an even
ing We'll spent. '
Mail Orderly NIaloney is getting to be
Some Guy" since the appearance of a
growth of some sort ON his upper lip, 1t
reminds one very much of q soup Straner
and would hardly entice an Augusta las
sic to attempt to kiss him. They do not
like to be licked to death with the first
kiss.
Ho! Other companies of the Second
Regiment. Come Down and Take Slant
at Our Bulletin Board.
If other companies would pattern their
bulletin after ours they had better hurry
or they will have to pay the 25th royalty
on the design.
One of qhose odd occurrences of army
life happened last week. when the COM
pany commander Lieut.. Levin. drilled the
men for an hour ON the manual of arms
and later heard the guard walked post
With shinaiahs
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3RD PROV. co. End REG

May Moving day. Finding our new
quarters an Improvement oyer the old
that the next move viii find us on the
big pond going over.
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18TH P. O. D. COMPANY

The men of the 25th Company keenly
regret the loss of Acting Sergeant John
Crory, who has been transferred to the
3rd Heavy Mobile Ordnance Shop. 1t is
hoped that he viii be as successful in
his new organization as he was in the
25th Company, even more So His work
with the 25th Company, both as Duty
Sergeant and Company pianist. was ex-
Ceptionally fine, and he has the we'll
wishes of all of US for success in his new
assignment.
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The 25th is represented with a lirst
class tailor and first class barber. These
men have located their shops on the ent
of the company street.
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Many a glad it's over" sigh
Think it's nutty? So do II
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-26
Just q "Y" Secretary

Harris Dickson in Golfers Weekly
The first wave pillows over the
crest, dropping its dead as it goes.
The second wave meets an answer
ing storm from the Boche, a pelting
of shells which converts the slope
into a field OF death, plowed by gil
gantic maniacs. officers order their
men to lie down in the captured
trenches, in the shell craters, to lie
down anywhere, everywhere. until
the opposing batteries can be smoth-
cred.
One man disobeys; one solitary
figure keeps his feet. He carries no
bayonet, flashes no sword. flourishes
no banner. From crater to crater he
moves calmly about his work.
who is that hero? Is he some
great general encouraging his SOL
diers by such splendid gallantry?''
Not a bit. He's no hero; that's
nothing but a Y. secretary serving
hot coffee to the men.
When the smoke of the Big Push
had cleared away, two secretaries
were found among the slain, and
ten among the wounded. And chap
lains, too, were lying dead upon the
field. &.
AS Tommy puts 1t; "If you like
that -ort of sport, it's fine to go over
the top with a bayonet; but 1t takes
some nerve to go over with a pot of
coffee. or a hymn book in your
hand"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-26
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
ORA WS A LESSON
By Briggs
To the Editor of the Telegraph:
PIaa CO rood tho folIouyioor oIinDi

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
Please read the following clipping:
rs Mrs. Glithers a snob?"
She's what you might call lin
tied snob."
"How's that?"
while she considers a great many
people beneath her socially, she is
willing to join them in a little Red
Cross work. Birmingham Age
Herald
The above appears in a morning
paper and while 1t is supposed TO
be joke is there not lesson many
could learn from?
The awful war has forever erased
the line between the north and the
south, it has done much to bring the
various churches together, showing
that all are working for the COM
mon good and all creeds have done a
wonderful amount of good, teaching
and giving to know the brotherhood
of man. The ladies of the Red
Cross are giving much in service and
; means to help along the same line,
but we have to wonder If the good
God of Peace will ever bring about
a lasting peace until the ladies of
the Red Cross here and everywhere
AAOhi Ldllh tlle VI
all deserving people. If a co-worker
is good enough to work with and
! talk to in the Red Cross room are
they not good enough to be treated
with common politeness in the street
and in public places.
OF course they do not have to
make companions of any one not of
their taste and financial and social
standing, but If we want to see the
world become safe for Democracy"
we must first realize all have the
same right in this land of freedom
and all, so long as they follow the
path of right. must be treated with
consideration and respect not only in
| the work room but wherever met.
Heaven grant the day may dawn
when there will be no more -snobs"
Limited" or full grown for not until
! then can we expect the world to be
what the Master would have it be.
A MALE MEMBER OF THE RED
| CROSS.