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Trench and camp., 1919-04-24

Flying head = on, with defiance,
through a flock of crows, only few
feet from the ground, ofttimes receiv-
ing a broken propeller for his pains.
but always coming out the victor" in
the battle, was the experience of
Sergt. First Class Walter Fischer of
1880 East Fort avenue Baltimore.
II was with Jewett. the noted Cana
dian fyer," said Fischer, who was in
the American air service, when these
stunts were pulled off, and it was
great fun.
'Jewett was one of the greatest
daredevils l ever met When he saw
a flock of crows he would go for 1t
just like a duck for water. He liked
1T, and whether anything happened to
the machine or not was a small mat
ter. He was flying low when he did
1t. We hit the line hard and some
times the enemy would .retaliate by
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24

The War Camp Community Service
has recently perfected arrangements
whereby 1t largely extends it's
'elo thfng canteen activities. This ex-
tension includes shoes. hats, trunks,
gnit eases and so forth. which, while
mot sold at wholesale PRICES. as are
lbrnishings and suits, will neverthe-
Iess show enlisted men a saving of
ID per cent over regular retail prices.
N order to take advantage of this
ew feature, 1t will be necessary for
Me men to visit the Military Wool
Shop SIS North Charles street, and
secure an order the same as they
brevi0usly have done for purchasing
Butts.
The stock of furnishings has also
Aeeit greatly increased during the
sast week, new lines having been
added and q more complete stock
Acarried at all times This increase
. 10 the result of the heavy patronage
\ on the part of the men about to be
4 sdscharged, which has increased
leach week. It has also been nece sasry
For the Militaryq Wool Shop to call for
&thei assistance of an additional num-
I ber Of volunteers.
The War Camp Community Service
heotlling canteen should be one of the
most p0pular activities of Baltimore
las far as the enlisted man Is con-
Acerned, as 1t shows him a real saw
ling. Al1 purchasers of suits have
been particularly well pleased with
Mheir purchases and have saved from
bsM to SO per cent.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24
GAVE SHOW IN GERMAN DUCOUT d
THEATER, SAYS JACOB ALBRIG1Tl
Boys of the 77th Division, Metropolitan
New Workers, Use Tickets for Admis-
sion Left Behind by Retreatine Huns.

And the 77th,s "Argonne Players" mt
on show in that German dugusie
with admission to nearly 200 men. hy
tickets--the very same ones the Ger
mans used
The 18th did not want for real show
men, and IL some day the "Argonnes
Players come back to the good old
United States and travel the country
over together they certainly will haves
packed houses and rousing receptiOng.
That dugout theater was near Grand
Pre-. The "Argonne Players" put ON.
shows ali over France and in Paris
and-cheered up Yanks in many a hos@
pftal with their jokes
Albright, several days after that
show in the German dugout, was
combing the woods for Germans when
sniper put an explosive bullet in
his arm. which sent him back to the
hospital and then later to the home@
land with the convalescents
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24
THAT FEED" AT FIRST
BATTAt|ON'S FAREWELL
Banquet at Baltimore Hotel Marks
Disbanding of 0fficersESome
Thrilling" After Dinner Talk.

OfYicers of the 1st Training Bat
talon, 154th Depot Brigade, had
farewell banquet at the Belvidere
being left undone to make the even
ing a huge success and something to
be remembered by the thirty officers
after the disbanding of their organi--
zation.
The banquet consisted of numerous
courses, followed by the usual after
dinner coffee, cigars, cigarettes and
also the usual (but in this case. rather
Unusually after-dinner speeches. Dur
ing the dinner an eight-piece orches-
ira plalyed the latest jazz and dreamy
waltzes, accompanied by the bassos
and tenors of the 1st Battalion in
stentorian notes.
Maj Davis H. Estill graced the head
of the table as battalion commander,
while his adjutant and captains sat at
his right and left. respectively. 1t
might be here noted that Capt. r. E.
Frye and First Lieut.. A. c. Charter
(formerly adjutant) are now on the
high seas as personnel adjutants on
transport duty.
Capt A. r. McCown acted as toast
master and introduced the speech
makers, among whom were Mai.
Estill, Capt. Frye. Lieut. Ward, Lieut..
Hart. Lieut.. Charter and Capt.
Shearer.
Capt. Shearer related some thrill
ers" about his experiences with the
British on the western front. Lieut..
Ward related some tales of the frozen
north, where he served with the 23d
Infantry in Alaska. Capt. Frye and
Lieut.. Ward related some of their ex-
periences with the Army in Panama,
besides keeping the table in continu- :
Gus uproar with their witty quips and
jests and knocks" on the various
gentlemen present. Lieut.. Charter
opined a joyous time on the briny
deep and Maj. Estill bade farewell 10
all his officers.
The evening ended with The Star
Spangled Banner" and all present
voted the occasion a grand success.
Bill Hart as he went down the ele-
Vator was heard to remark to the
girl operator We'll sister it was some
feed" All agreed with Wild Bill OF
base hospital renown.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24

Mr.. Theodore H. Reumann, recrea-
tional and social work secretary at G
hut, has resigned after three months
very efficient service. In addition to his
work at the hut, Mr.. Reumann took
charge of the athletics of the guards at
the stockade, was correspondent for
Trench and Camp and boosted Maj.
Clemens recruiting campaign for the
18th Infantry.
Mr.. Reumann is a graduate Of Massa-
chusetts Agricultural College, at Am
herst, twenty mine of his classmate nav
ing entered the Service in 1915, and Of
this number six were killed in France.
Mr.. Reumann served on the border and
was discharged as a first lieutenant last
December. He goes to New York state
to continue his agricultural work,
spending the summer on farm.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24
"Y" Hand in Hand
With the Allies

Gen. Allenby, the conqueror
of Turkey, declared recently:
II want to express my debt
of gratitude to the Y. M. c. A.
for helping to bring about the
victory. 1t was of greatest as
sistance, and through all the op-
erations worked with us abso-
lutely hand in hand. 1t did more
than / can express to bring
about that combination of sound
minds in sound bodies in the
troops under my command.
They (the Red Triangle work.
ers) encountered great risks
and great hardships, and pro-.
vided not only spiritual but ma
terial comforts. They provided
food, entertainments, etc. and l
want TO express my gratitude to
them"
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24

flying into our propeller, which would
surely mean trouble"
Had Two Falls.
Fischer declared that he had two
falls, one from a great height. which
gave him broken leg. and another
from lower elevation, which was not
very diss strous.
He and Sergt. First Class Benjamin
M. Yoder of Wheeling, w. Va, came
back to Meade together for discharge.
They agree that flying Is fairly safe
as long as the aviator does not try
stunts. They do not like to wear belts
unless stunts are tried, as they be-
lieve they are aided in making a bet
ter landing in case of mishap. They
declared that the liberty motor was
great success and that there were
plenty of Americans flying in the fall
They sometimes used foreign made
planes.
Il have not been home In nine
years" said Yoder, and am just wild
to see the folks"
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24
RY }. NJ. p. METCALFE.

Frederick Palmer, in one of his re-
cent Collier articles. calls attention
to what the 18th Division. Metropolis
tan New Workers. did In the woods of
the Argonne and to their pride In 1t.
1t would seem more natural work
the men Of the 18th found use for
some of their city talents also even
there in the Argonne forest.
One of the s7th, Jacob Albright,
305th Infantry. was telling how they
hustled the Germans so quickly out
of those woundefful dugouts they had
there that they left all sorts Of equip
ment behind, electric lights and all
down to the theater tickets for the
big dugout theater. where the "Jer-
ries' whiled away their rest time.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24
QUARTET IS APPRECIATED.
Base Y Gets Program in Good Old
Minstrel Fashion,

A fine entertainment by two ladies
and two gentlemen was the treat the
boys in the Base "Y'' had the privilege
of enjoying last Saturday night
The quartet was formed of Miss
.Windel as reader. Miss MacGowan, at
the piano; Mr.. White, entertaining
with the violin and Mr.. Lotta, as bari
tone.
The program went off in good. old
minstrel fashion, very well seasoned
with popular music. songs and read
ings, and each number was applauded
loudly by an unusually good Saturday
audience.
Here is a sample:
Miss MacGowan-Miss Windel, my
nose is itching; what does that mean?
Miss Windel-Ah, dear, you will
have visitors soon.
Miss MacGowan-But now my head
is itching; what does that mean?
Miss Windel-It means your visitors
have arrived
Miss Windel was a very fine elocu-
ZIONIST. did some exceptionally ,od
reading and made great hit with
the boys.
Mr. Lotta's well cultivated voice was
received with loud applause, and he
had to give several encores Dear
Old Pal of Mine" and Mother
Machree" were some of his offerings:
but it was the beautiful rendition or
"A Perfect Day" which created the
most enthusiasm in the audience.
duet by Mr.. LottG and Mr.. White.
Till We Meet Again. was also re-
ceived very heartily, but Mr. White
he played "Mazurka" on his violin.
"Mazurka," the Polish national dance.
is a wonderful composition, and the
boys surely enjoyed Mr.. Whites fine
performance.
Miss MacGowan was the indispen-
sable corner stone in the quartet at
the piano. She also sang a duet with
Mr.. Lotta and proved she could sing
as well as play. The quartet was at
the end of the program rewarded with
three cheers from the audience, who
had followed the performance very
attepttFely THE NORSEMAN-
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24

Sergt. White of ward 20 is one of
the fellows who are keenly interested
in forestry, a business in which he
was engaged prior to the war.
Having served in the capacity Of
forester in northern Michigan, the
sergeant is anxious to learn all he
can from the books of the A. L. A.,
and he has read everything on the
subject which has been offered him.
He has an article on the subject
of Forestry" which will appear
shortly in Here and There"
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24
TANK TlNKERS.

Requests have been made by the fol-
lowing tankers that these facts CD be
published:
Mess Sergt Winkelman spent more
than $1,000 over his mess allowance to
feed the tankers. Here Is a sample of
his Sunday menus Of late. since the
departure of many tankers on the VIC
tory loan drive:
Mashed potatoes
Bread Butter Celery
Lemonade Oranges
Pie Cake
Ice Cream
Cookies in busheH baskets
Help yourself table service
We trust that none will go A. w. O.
L. back to Franklin cantonment.
Corpl Niedfelt wants it known that
he was top kick" for two hours when
casual company was merged with
battalion
Sergt. Mai. Milliman wants II known
that he pinned sign reading The.
Music Master on the back of M. Boil
strom Che of the many titles) last pay
day. and let him roam all around camp
with it. And no one cracked smile ex-
cept~ the music master. And he smiled
SO his face cracked.
ma jor desires to state that he one day
saw the music master beating a nail
into a door. Since said music master
did not beat his fingers more than A
dozen times or SO. the said sergeant
major verify believes that the music
master has done at least one half
days work in his life, but not since
he came to camp, though. Eh! What!
The music master was trying to make
good at his added duties as acting
sergeant of utilities. it is aver"e1.
Corpl. Rife wants 1t known that 1t
was he who learned the following:
One Werner, cook, slide trombonist
and general help, one day assisted in
the supply room. whereupOn the job
less corporal bugler posted sign
reducing the said Werner to acting
major of supplies. From general help
to acting major is some bust to
hand fellow all in a bunch. But"
solloquizes Werner. Were in the
Army now" and the corporal sighed,
ooh. Lord. how long?"
The following was handed in too
late for the Easter number:
Upon this beauteous Easter morn
The King casts off His crown of thorn
To live eternally;
So may we, too, when life is done,
If evil and all wrong we shun,
Exist eternally.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24
DR.. CLAYTON SOUNDS
CALL TO ALL CLASSES
Declares in Address That Educas
tion Is Corner Stone of d
Democracy.

DR.. p. +. Claxton said that educa tiOrs
is the corner stone Of democracy.
Fact is. in his wonderful speech in
the main 'Y'' Friday evening, the u. s..
Commissioner of Education declared
that democracy without education Ii
failure of the worst sort He said
further that the public schools should
always be open to all in order that
the opportunity for advancement might
be given to all classes.
There was large audience present
to near DE. ClaXton. this being the
opening night for the regular Friday
educational program. Movies were
shown after the talk. including one
on the Making of Paper" and ana
other on the Great Waterfalls %
British Guiana"
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24
THE REAL SMILES. "

There are stripes for ranks Of service.
There are stripes and bars galore:
There are pretty silver service chew
rons
For the boys who never got to war.
And the men who used the gas ana
shrapnel
Wear the blue and gold for oveR~
seas
But I'd sacrifice the whole d-A
business
For the red ones upon my sleeves.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24

of the most interesting sub
debated rec y in the English
Z the vocational school was on
kdeck, Letters Reveal the Edu-
and Culture of a Man"
khep a man shows his learning
correspondence is a fine sub
Ix debate. and the students were
|bw to take hold. Some argued,
I negative. that words were in
\ fo conceal thought" and that,
br< mans education was not
hr5ly revealed in HIS writings.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24
ADJUSTMENTS.
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
Poli's-"Sunshine."
h's-Vaudeville, with Alan
Brooke & Co.
Belasco-"The Crowded Hour"
Garrick-"Nightie Night"
National-George Arliss.
BALTIMORE.
Vaudeville, with Alice
Els.
Ford's-"The Bird of Paradise"
Academy-'-The Girl Behind the
Cum with Donald Brian.
Audiforium-Wal Whiteside,
in The Little Brother"
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24
NAR|ED STUNTS At y HUT
| FOR SIX BIG PRIZES
Unique Sports Form an Interest
in9s Program for the
Camp Boys.

Before the v hut show started the
&ecretary announced that instead Of
kne or two big prizes and lots Of
Amaller ones there would be just six
4rixes and all big ones, the winners
10 be the six highest point winners
hn the evenings program.
kFusfeld took first place In the try
Aor goal. He was followed by Welt
Der, Mccormack. Kobe. Stover and
ktherkon. Others tried, but the above
keres the six best.
LIN the standing broad jump there
We're many contestants. but the point
ketfers were as follows: Blndman.
krst and Higgins, Dueber, Oden, Fus-
feld and Atherton.
Next came a. couple of good rail
NRi1fs Atherton and Mccormack held
the attention Of the crowd for the
hrst three rounds. There were sew
kral spills for both. but they did hot
kouat as they fell together. Atherton
Wnal1Y won in two out Of three falls
Then StQver and Higgins went three
@ore rounds and Higgins came out
be better
n Frog and Crab Race.
THE frogs were on the stage and at
Nhe shout they jumped off and hoped
10 the far end of the auditorium: then
#hey Topped over on their backs and
s$ecafne crabs and raced back to f1n-
oh lime. Higgins was first to finish.
Rtherg following were Bindman,
2alker. Atherton, Mccormack and
HAtherton and Mccormack tried the
MhistIe fight. On one hand was box
g glove and in the other was a
hstle. Contestants were biindfolded
laa&~ - (F
e riak. They had to tell where each
as hY the footing of the whistle.
Aese boys cut ~up some scandalouS
does all right and both shed bit of
De crimson before the fight was over.
Then came hobbled battle royal.
MAe men who took part had to take
" their belts and tie up their legs.
Nhen the fight started it was to see
yho would be the last man to get
kw1ed over. Mccormack had the
\ Bnor of being the best on his feet.
AltrfdeF came next and Higgins Ath-
ton and Bindman followed.
Only three entered the shoe race.
! hey were Atherton, Caltrider and
4 Wgging As the whistle blew, the
kn raced across the building and
eek. Then came a grand scramble
\ & ace who could get his shoes out
1 he bag and on first. One man had
@m@ shoe and it laced up, but
4 RuRM1 that 1t was some ones else,
q d1kaf came. 1t was his, though
i I'd IL caused him to lose the race
AheFAons frst; Caltrider, second;
Wg@fam third.
EiaMks men eased up their belts to
a RNndB for the big pie contest. All
@the9a men had made good showings
) 4tlaes NgewiOus events. The pies were
4 INce@ i'm plates on tables and men
coskeep their hands behind their
hAclxs ana eat dog or cat fashion. We
ysh that the best girls Of these fell
Il rs could have seen them, they were
S 'piey Their faces looked like
As there was so much smeared over
= Gm Ghltridef was the first to lick
u platter clean and hold it up with
teeth. Bindman came next and
: Hgins, Atherton, Slower. Weltner
; Sk Fusfeld followed
bts we're totaled up and it was
that Atherton led, with 80. Hig-
- bad rs: Bindman. %: Caltfider,
- EcCormaek, IS, and Fusfeld. 8.
Of candy were the prizes given
N0ve men.
Il forget. big. stunt every We'd
" night at our old v hut.
81 ]. D'A. c.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24
Tells of German System.

DR.. Claxton was very enthusiasts
about his picture of the future Of
America provided the soldiers ad-
hered to the policy of free educational
facilities for all. He decried the Ger
man system which made all study.
but which put certain classes into cef~
tain professions and thus discrfmi-
mated in favor of the few.
He told of the costs of the war I'm
men and money. He pointed out how
figures can be visualized, stating, for
instance that the war cost in money
about 200 billions, which would mean
10000 pounds of silver dollars per ear
on twenty cars of a train, succeeded
by another OF the same kind in twenty
minutes, and SO on continuously fer
four years before the cost would BE-
completed.
His talk was warmly applauded By
the men in the auditorium and later
by those in Gel and CO.., where he
spoke later in the evening.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-24
SAILED PLANE THROUGH FLOCK
OF CROWS, SAYS FISCHER
Baltimore Boy Flew With Noted Jewett of
Canada, Who Liked to Scare the
Birds When Flying Low.

flying into our propeller, which woul,
surely mean trouble"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04
you WOULDN'T TRY
TO TAME A WILDCAT
Mr.. Dodson Warns Against Use %
Treaeherous, Dangerous
Calonel.

CalOmel sallvatesl It's mercury.
Calomel acts like dynamite on a slug.
gish liver. When calOmeI comes into
contact with sour bile it crashes into
il, causing cramplng and nausea.
IL you feel bilious, headachy, consti-
pated and all knocked out, Just go to
your druggist and get a bottle of bod
sons Liver Tone for a few cents which
IS harmless vegetable substitute for
dangerous calomel. Take a spoonful
and If it doesn't start your liver and
straighten you up better and quicker
than nasty calomel and without max
ing YOU sick, just go back and get your
money.
If you take calomel today you'll be
sick and nauseated tomorrow; besides.
it may salivate you, while If you take
DOdson's Liver Tone you will wake up
feeling great, full Of ambition and
ready for work or play. It's harmless.
pleasant and safe to give to children;
they like it.-Adv.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04
PRICES OF COAL
TO REMAIN SAME
FOR THE CONSUMER
Fuel Administrator Sets Forth
Government Proposal

Washington.-A wage increase Of
IA per cent for all mine workers
maintenance of government control
over coal prices, and no increase in
prices at this time, were the conclu-
sions of Fuel Administrator Garfield,
announced to the operators and min
ers wage scale committees.
Doctor Garfield declared that the
miners, without the proposed increase
of IA per cent, were better off than
other classes of employees. A perma-
nent body, with purely advisory pow
ers, consisting of the secretary of the
interior as chairman, and of an equal
of representatives of opera
tors and mine workers, was recon-
by Doctor Garfield.
This board would continue to apply
the principles announced by the fuel
to unsettled questions,
wages and profits and living condi-
tons
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04
NationaIized Pharmacies Failure.

Reports received from Europe by
members of the trade in this city are
said to indicate that the nationalIza-
ton of pharmacies in Hungary has
not come up to expectation. From
statements made by state officials and
by the former owners it appears that
already the deficit amounts to 1.O0O,-
600 crowns Further than this, there
are many complaints about the SLOW
emily and Indifferent manner in which
the work is being done as contrasted
with the former methods in vogue
New York Post.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04
Industrial Training.

The difficulty of procuring sufficient
trained workers in the garment indus
try in this country because immigra-
ton has nearly ceased promises to be
obviated in large measure by the in
stallation of Industrial training, which
the government is promoting through
out the United States as a branch of
the department of labor The gov
eInment's aid for the industry is in
the form of four books, which set forth
in detail practical methods of teach
ing old and new workers the most ap-
proved ways of performing their tasks.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04
URGES 1.-THE AMERICAN WAY"
Teach Us To Know That We Are
Sons OF The Living God" He
He Quotes Hale

Misunderstanding Lane, at 1
Thanksgiving Day service here, spoke
Tor a pledge to Americanism and
counseled taking the American way
at each turn of the road"
We are living in a time Of depres-
sion, Of reaction, from exaItation of
wartime" said Mr. Lane. Now the
smaller man who is inside each one
OF US has come to the fore, the ego
istic, self-seeking side, while then and
there we drown out the larger, nobler
man, who always walks with us, bit
is too seldom challenged to appear.
This would be true Thanksgiving
Day if it could be a day of pledge to
the stronger, prouder things in us
which we call our Americanism. As
Edward Everett Hale used to pray,
Teach us to know that we are sons
of the living God so / would pray
also that we might know that we are
sons of living America. To know
that is to know that we can solve |
our difficulties, answer our problems |
md go on growing. For living Amer
ca is one that is not static, fixed ira
but one that is moving"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-12-04
BALTIMORE SUFFERS A
SEW HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLAR FIRE
Famous Johns Hopkins University Is
Damaged To The Extent or
Five Hundred Thousand

Baltimore, Md.--Revised estimates
of the loss caused by the fire which
wrecked three of the group of build
ings in the center of Baltimore, for
merly occupied by Johns Hopkins uni
versity and damaged about a score
of residences and stores in the vi
cinity placed the amount at approx
mately seven hundred thousand dol
lars. The less to the university alone
may reach five hundred thousand dol
lars.
Investigation is under way to de-
termine the origin of the blaze, which
broke out in Mccoy hall, one of the
units of the Hopkins group. Several
explosions were heard in the building
a few minutes after the fire started,
and as no explosives were stored there,
fire officials are loss to explain
what caused them.