The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
CAMP COM MENT
Continued from preceding page.)


Continued from preceding page.)
of the national army are urged to send
| any photographs they may have show
| ing army life to Wayne Townsend.
| editor of the "Cornhusker." the an
nual published by the university Junior
| class This years issue of the Corn
| husker' is to be military number as
| a large part of it will be given over
to activities of old Nebraska men
| Photographs, with proper memoranda
| OF names, organizations and repre-
sertations in ehe pictures may be sent
Mr.. Townsend direct or left at Y. NJ
c. A. No. (Which serves the Sanitary
| and Engineers trains) for Mr.. Over
| man.
| We know spring is here. not alone
| by that fiendish half-hour earlier
bugle call, but by the flood of spring
] poetry that Trench and Camp is re-
ceiving. Camp Funston has more
poets to the square inch than any
other spot on earth. This paper prints
| poetry but not all of the contributions
| that we receive. Some of these offer
| ings follow no known rule of meter.
] rhyme and whatever else is needed by
| a muse of class. But some day one
| of these Camp Funston barjs is going
to produce - ballad worth while and
| in the meantime the army paper will
print the better ones received.
Chef Shaffer, who writes the
| "wheeze'' column in Trench and
Camp. could have used this one. A
| lady called Y. NJ. C A. headquarters
to inquire about finding her son. ''You
won't be able to see him." she was
| told: hes out drilling
Drilling what?" she asked inno-
Gently. -n-
| The camp library served tea in
| formally from three to five Saturday
| afternoon, visitors day.
The war department still complains
of attempts being made by officers
| and men in the service to secure
| preferment and advancement other
than thru military channels. 1t is
| contrary to army regulations and
| does more harm to the candidate for
| advancement thar good. matter of
| this kind should always be taken up
with ones immediate organization
| commander.
Then there is the fond parent who
/ writes to the commanding general
| complaining that son BILL has not
| been able to get a pass to come home
and sell the old roam mule Letters
4 from the outside concerning the well
| fare of men in camp should be adj
| dressed direct to a mans immediate
| company or organization commander
|
| The other DAY buck private in
| one of the infantry regiments called
| up the regimental commander by
| phone, interrupting the colonel's
breakfast, to make some trivial in
| quiry about his transfer. How long
| have you been in the service ?" the
colonel asked. six months-well,
you've got whole lot to learn"
|
sale at each of it's IS service huts in
the 20 military centers of the Central
Military Department the Army Y M.
| G. A. is actively engaged in the promo
ton of thrift among the soldiers and
| in aiding the government In hnan-
| cling its war program. according to an
| announcement received here. AL
| ready, ii is stated, the 900, 900 enlisted
men modified in the middle west are
| responding generously to the appeal
| of the government to take their share
| of War Savings Stamps, even tho 3
| large majority of them have invested
! in Liberty Bonds and Government In
surance, on which they are still maxi
| ing payments.
A program of unusual entertainments
| is to be offered at Y. NJ. G. A. No. .
on Saturday evening of this week. II
will be a comic debate on the subject.
Resolved that the front of a goat II
the butt end. Men of the 356th regf-
ment will take part in the debate. the
| affirmative taken by Alexander OF
headquarters and Mcneil of Company
| G and the negative by Davis of Com
pany K and Bradley of Company L
| Dale of headquarters and Lee of Com
pany K have been chosen as substt-
tutes 1t is expected that this debate
will furnish a lot of amusement for
| the audience, and no doubt a big
crowd will be on hand to hear it
| One soldier who really believed thai
| he was making conservative estf-
mate place the number of visitors to
Camp Funston Visitors day last
Saturday at 10000 Doubtless the
presence of SO many fair ones warped
his judgment. The boys at informa-
ton say that 1900 passes were issued.
! The Knights of Columbus put on .
big bill, a combination athletic and
musical program. Secretaries at the
| building say that the men lad a good
time and then some. The band from
| the 34oth field artillery gave concert
and Bugler George Stroh of E conn
pany, 354th, sang a solo. Exhibition
| boxing bouts of three rounds each
were pulled between Tuhill and Fifz-
patrick. Uvick and DAILY, and Miller
| and King Uvick of Company 3. 3f4
4 ammunition train, will fight any man
| in the camp at his weight or 15S
pounds. Taylor and Charter wrestled
| to draw. Fitzpatrick of the 34f
| machine gun. a former actor. put on
an exhibition of fancy tumbling. A
similar program is being planned
| for the evening of March IA In
| structor Bob McAllister. middleweight
| champion of the Pacific coast. says
that about 400 men are receiving
training in boxing at the X of C. han
| Of ST fe raTa fr10