Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-06
CAMP CULLINGS.

The shortage of coal means longer
hours on the woodpile.
Measles and mumps are no respecters
of persons.
It's amusing the way new arrivals
talk about going to France right away,
awhile they forget all about going
right away and wonder if they'll go
before the war is over.
If the fellows would say dear army
beans" to the mess sergeant with the
same gusto they say it to the song
leader this would be happy, happy
world.
Boxing proves to be a popular at
traction for the soldiers. Indeed. 1t Is
an exciting diversion. The bouts are
frequently staged by professionals who
are among the selected men, making
the events exciting. from start to fin
ish.
With snow on the ground, drills have
been somewhat suspended But this Is
from bad to worse, according to those
rockies who were assigned to the teams
to help clean the roads and drill
| grounds of the snow.
Every state in the Union. practically,
| is represented in the 23d Engineers.
California, the westernmost state, is
| especially well represented. There are
men in this company who have had to
| submit to all sorts of difficulties to
come here to join.
Specializing has been carried out to
! degree nobody ever dreamed of before
| in connection with the Army, or even
in business. Men have now moved out
| to the remount station to be candi-
| dates of the degree of D. T. doctor of
properly. Men are called together here
| to learn how to handle fuel. In the
same way men are sent off from this
| camp to specialize in lines that here
| be considered worthy Of special courses
| of instruction.
Prof. Alexander Petrunkivitch of
Yale, who is here to carry on a cam
paign Of education among the Russians,
| said that the bo1shevik movement In
! Russia represents only about per cent
! Of the population. He made it clear
| to the Russians here that they can
serve this country best. and Russia. too.
| and to make the world safe for democ-
racy. Prof. Petrunkivitch delivered a
| lecture to officers on Finland. He is
| leading authority on Russian languages
| Of all kinds in that land.
A new commander has been chosen
| for the infantry school Of arms. He Is
Lieut.. Col. Charles e. Doster, formerly
| Of the 154th Depot Brigade. Maj. Rob-
| ert b. Johnson Of the 311th Field Ar
| tillery has been transferred to Camp
Beauregard, Alexandria, La.
The Protestant Episcopal diocese of
Maryland, with the cooperation of that
of Pennsylvania, win erect at Odenton,
near the camp, where the Baltimore and
Annapolis roads cross, a church and<so-
I cial center. Plans have been drawn and
| the construction as soon as the weather
opens. The building will be in the
shape of a cross and have a main audi
| torium, an officers clubroom, a place
for entertainments, bedrooms, DOR
mitory for cots and may also have
cafeteria Rev. 8. Tagart Steele, jr.,
of Baltimore; Rev. Julian D. Hamlin.
formerly of Bethlehem, Pa, and. an
other clergyman will make the build
ing their headquarters.
The applications for transfers by OFF,
GERS have been disapproved by the war
DepartmeN and special memorandum
has been issued telling why. IL Is, In
part, as follows:
There are now thousands OF officers
in the Army, each of whom would like
to serve at some particular station, and
while some officers have most excellent
personal reasons for such preference, 1t
must be apparent to every officer that
there would be an immense amount of
clerical labor involved If such requests
for transfer were favorably considered.