Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-07-31
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Capt. strutz has returned after visit
on an important mission to Washington,
d. C. The captain is as usual smiling.
Capt, strutz found real hearty wei
come in the office. All the men were glad
The Captain also found changes in the
tinues to smile.
Rumors were aloat that some Of the
men were to be sent to Washington to
take course in personnel office work
We boar that three of the select society
are the lucky men.
Louis Loeb, the information bureau. is
not one of them, This may account for
the indifference in Louis manner this
week Or perhaps the SKUNK" act fell
fiat Cheer w Louis, try training some
of the stray dogs around here. Which
also recalls, that every time Louis leaves
the office, some mongrel follows him,
one OF his pets followed him into tho
Canteen and Louis doubled crossed the
pet by buying apples. How could you
Louis,
"Yodel Dodelson is one Of Corporal
Harris main loCaters Between Yodel
and Midget Calure, Corporal Harris looks
like a Woolworth Building
Observed Private Dudley of the select
class tearing his hair Ii he does not
watch out, he will pull the three Of them
out.
That Quartette" sergt Don Butler
Assistant Sergt. Mlt Fine. Inspector
ing the Albion Hotel off the boards Take
tip and quit it, or the Hotel detective
win begin bouncing.
The select society is in executive ses-
sion every day. Sergt Buffers desk is
the most popular piece Of furniture in the
office.
Cheroots Dudley received three checks
OF substantial amounts and 10 pound
box of sweets from Lofts,
He passed around the candy Dust
julie Gross sees Morning reports in his
sleep. At that he beats the Headquar-
tiers Band by at least five hours.
Gross begins raving about reports at 3
a. m. and is suspected of urging the band
out to annoy the men.
Inspector Wigger assures us that he
does not care how many birthdays Che
roots Dudley has, as long as ne receives a
part of the gifts OF candy.
Walter Kline is stn sucking his corn
cob awaiting action on his application
| for the @. IT. S.
Milt Fine manages to keep awake while
on the job We think its the cigars he
| received that gave him new lease on his
| life.
The brand MIlt smokes is called Divide
\ Maybe it will, ask him We had three OF
the mwithin the past week, and are still
able to breathe at times
Lieut. Brorstrom spent a miserable
| evening recently. He was in the Order
| ly tent when a terrific storm broke out
| ana the Lieut., was delayed for almost IL
minutes. He felt so sore about it that he
worked until after 2 a. M
J 1t looks like it viii have to be some.
| thtng stronger than mere storm to make
/ Lieutenant take night off.
We wonder If its the former civil con.
| nections of the Lieutenant that has in.
| sptred his unusual capacity for work til
| something fearful the manner in which ht
kills himself by night work
me Night owls may apply for an in
| junction to prohibit the Lieutenant from
| working overtime. We will cheerful,
draw the petition,
Lieut., Emerson, the modest account
ing. chief, is camera shy
we never heard OF good Joking blond,
OFFICER being that way before. Perhapl
we can get him in q photographer grasI
good looks and be afraid to expose same
Lieut.. Bryan is a nephew of a famous
| MAJOR General of the army. 1t runs il
the family. Good natured soldiers ar,
| scarce. Washington, D. c. papers pleas,
copy. The Lieutenant reports that up t.
noon all his property is intact. The loos,
| or lght- fingered gentry are nowhere II
| sight. Good reason they are all in tn,
| guard house Which undoubtedly pIeasei
the lieutenant. II ever they steal tn,
Leutenant's smile, he will be hard put
No one reported how many men go
| BAWLED' out by the Lieutenant dur.
| ing the week
Perhaps the Lieutenant feels it's q
waste Of time.
Capt. Strutz thought the Canteen was
part OF his office. He recognized about
! SIX of his men there at one time IT'S a
| curse to be addicted to the dope habit
II the Canteen holds out long enough
| an OF the personnel office will be drink
| ing Coca Dopa."
How do they do it on eight per month
Nick Collins received manuscript
from his sweetheart and not to be out
| done Nick wrote until II D. m. and by ac-
tual count Hugh McRae accounted for 275
| typewritten pages
u great to &c an infant and love the
iadieS Nick 1t quite cute, but we had no
IDEA that the local draft boards were com
PEELED to go to the cradle to fill the army.
lie is so young, that Nick bushes every
time regular soldier passes.
Corporal Herb Harris, the next senator
IRON Cambridge, received a check from
one of his constituents OF substantial
amount to aid his campaign The cor
poral Immediately bought a box of cigars
and acted like a real politician.
lie even offered one to John (Boston)
Conway This caused Boston Conway to