Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1919-01-02
t ANDC" TREMBLESAT
HIS AWFUL TRADE
Aufnrth Brings on Fire and Brim-
stone at Leavenworth
Debate.
Editor Trench and Camp:

Editor Trench and Camp:
Dear Sir: Will you kindly give g.
pittle space in our valuable paper to
make little correction. or contradict
zion, in regard to a small article
(which appeared in the issue of De-
fember 26. in which it was stated
Ehat the Christmas spirit and New
Eears happiness Will prevail as long
Es we retain Col. Allison and Col
Christian.
Also that they stand ready to helm
Es n every way. So far so good. But
The comic section of some good paper
missed Q good cartoon in regard to
me part that claims that, due to Col.
Rnis0n, We were rescued from Fort
AeavenwDrth.
"Yon were. I fear, informed by a
very irresponsible Narty to that eff
fect, or some one is letting his imagi-
patton run wild. First, Leavenworth
vas real honest to God camp" and
Eithin walking distance Of civiliza-
pon, while here we are a mile and a
euarter from any car line. We were
q liberty from retreat until reveiile
4nd needed no pass to leave the
famp. Our freedom was at no time
4DusHd, and the proof of this Is that
put Of the 5000 men there under Col.
Allison we had only six or eight
courts martial i. which proves the
yonderful morale and satisfaction of
$ne mem and the great respect they
4eld Tor Col. Allison and their SUI
peri0r officers.
The weather conditions were ideal
ana we had a long way to go without
Yading In mud up to our necks. To
dompare the camps and prevailing
qondixf1nss here we haye but two sea-
pns wet and rainy" it doesn't stop
Nining Iong enough here to even dry
up, and then fG is almost for the time
being. u<l8s to get about in. We did,
10WGv@Bs SPEND a fairly pleasant
nristmaas Dskt the happiness fell far
Flow pME due to the poor considera-
ION the boys here at this cantonment
we getting from the War Depart
ment. 7 take 1T for granted that you
or the party who gave you all the
Information about our rescue must
have based his talk on lines of assur-
edness when he said that our highly
esteemed colonels are ready to help
US in any way that they can.
Now, instead of asking any help, all
would like to know Is not when
are getting out, so much as we
Tsuld like Col. Allison to have a
meeting called ard inform US as disci-
pAtned soldiers and American citizens
way they are holding us for such a
1&pgth Of time without any move
Whatever. This is. believe, not above
JASON. and the fact that every one
~ us left families and business be-
md that need our assistance more
nRw than does our government, to
which we responded with the great
e4t spirit OF any nation ever called
To arms
Now. in conclusion, If it is a fact
at we were rescued by one, and our
h CHEST comma nding officer, our high
lyH respected Col. Allison, then it is
a Eolufaly essential that every avail
al lie regiment viii be needed to get
u out of this pace termed by US
I'd lows as the depths of hell.
Wishing, in behalf of the boys of
tn entire Signal Corps. all officers
an boys of the entire Camp Meade
al q cantonment a happy new year,
HI Remain respectfully.
I'M Erwin Auffurth.
R3fate 18th Service Company. s. c..
fanklin Environments.