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Trench and camp., 1919-04-03
Relics of the Heroic Dead.

Another story comes out of that ter
rible struggle in the Argonne, and a
most touching incident it is. Back in
Uniontown, Pa, where the narrative.
must begin, Homer r. Wilkins and
Walter Deshang were boyhood friends.
They grew UP together, went to the same
school. played together. Then came the
war and they entered the service to-
gether.
Both were members of Company B,
319th Infantry, of the S0th Division.
They went to France together and
fought side by side until that momen-
tous day that was finally to separate
them-September %. 1918. Two days
before they had gone over the top to-
gether
On the 2Sth Walter Deshang was hit
by high explosive shell and died a few
minutes afterward. Kneeling beside his
the ring from the old friends finger and
cut off a lock OF his hair On the next
day Wilkins was wounded He is now
in the base hospital and treasures as
precious mementOs of his beloved friend
the ring and the lock of hair He is
thinking, too. of the comfort these will
afford the bereaved old father and moth
er back in Uniontown.
Wilkins also has in his collection OF
war relics the machine gun bullet that
was taken from his own leg. But more
precious than coins OF Palestine or of
France, more precious than machine
gun bullets, are the battered ring and
the bit of hair.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-03
GARR|TY Of WARD IS
FINDS SUCCESS" GOOD
Other Patients Rejoice at Coming
of $500 New Books From
Wadsworth.

Miss Hoyer of the A. l.. A. branch
said yesterday that $500 books from
the Camp Wadsworth library are ex-
pected to come to the hospital very
soon. as Wadsworth has been closed
for military purposes.
The pendulum seems to be swing
ing now from poetry in the wards
toward. tales of western life" In
fact, it would be hard to imagine a
time when the soldiers in the hospital
were not interested in this class of
works. Adventure is dear to the
heart of boy in Khaki.
Just the same there are men read
ing books of a serious nature; that is
to say, the kind which leads to inti-
Garrity, for instance, of ward 18 is
reading Success magazine. while K.
Johnston OF ward II is devoting him
self to similar work.
In ward 19 Andrew Turper took out
recently a copy of Worlds Work,
tractive. John t. Andrews. in ward 29,
is another reader Of the same periodical.
Bucher is reading up on practical
wireless telegraphy, while Lauter-
bach is taking with interest to How
to Get Ahead.
Everybody in the hospital knows
Sergt. Graham, the, man with the
croix de guerre who married q
French girl. The sergeant's favorite
recently has been "By the Side Of
the Road" He is teaching in the
carpenter shop. He is a blacksmith. a
painter and shoemaker and knows
enough about the business Of a car
penter to make pretty good job of
teaching that subject. And the boys
like his methods.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-03
Lauds Y's Service.

Private Rowland Touchton, Com
pany c. s1sth Infantry. has this to
say Of ''Y" canteen service in France:
''Instead of complaining about the
prices charged by the Y. M. c. A. can
teen have found that they sold
things cheaper than any one else.
"For instance. at Souilly at the
evacuation hospital I bought a,bar of
chocolate such as sells here for. Is
cents and q package Of Piedmont
cigarettes for one franc. At Rima-
court l bought Chesterfields for 8
cents, and the commissary charged IL
cents. / was in France about eight
months, was in the Argonne -Meuse
drive and was gassed at st. MihieL
front and il found the buildings every
where mighty ane places to visit.
saw M ground for COMPLAINT
Trench and camp., 1919-04-03
WHO SENT NOLAN VEST
He Came Back East and Yet He
Should Be West.

Somebody pulled a bone" Now.
who was it? e5.
The facts are that Private Thomas
S. Nolan of the 4s2d Aero Squadron.
who lives in st. Louis. was sent all
the way back to Meade from Camp
Dodge, Iowa, to be discharged. al
though he was ordered to Dodge by
the commanding officer at Upton.
Nolan was returning from overseas.
1t happened that he enlisted in Balti-
more, so when the commanding officer
at Dodge learned this fact he ordered
Nolan to Meade because of the rule
which says that a. man must be dis
charged from camp within $50 miles
OF the place OF enlistment.
Now NOlaTi'a fare 20 St. Louis will
have 70 - paid ~ somebody.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-03
POTATO PLANTING now
BY FARMER CLA|

Farmer" Clark is getting the
ground ready for the patients Of the
base" who wish to get into the plant
ing and cultivating game this spring
and summer.
Potatoes are being planted now, Al
fact, and soon some Of these g0iA-
stripe lads will be out beating up. he
ground with the plowshares, jusilIhs
they beat up the boche last year IA
Capt. Ramaker and Lieut.. Col. sIke-
vauver, the hospital head. have &f-
ranged to have about sixty acres ~
der cultivation. and they do not inkhhf
to have Mr.. Clark do all the work tnf
the hospital boys all the eating Ah
fact. they realize that Mr.. Clay Als
already done lot of work and thay
would like to see the boys give hlti a
chance to do q little eating.
However, these overseas 1adSf stE3 3e
certainly going into this work " n
eager interest when theN tliac0feffk t
this soil produces almost any Wi1& tf
the choicest vegetables Apd fHtit4te1
Watern.elohs and caht416HD&.
grapes. peaches, green peas, aapart
gus, sweet potatoes. straWberri6 s.
blackberries and everything that d
good.
Get busy. boys. and see ParRtt NJ
the school.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-03
PRIZES GIVEN BY
CLAIR TO WINNERS

The Base Hospital "Y" had an in
teresting> feature on Fridays pro-
gram with the awarding. Of prizes to
the winners int checker .tourna-
ment held recently Secretary Clair
made the presentation speech on be-
half Of the soldier committee in
charge of the tournament.
The first prize. a handsome silver
loving cup was won by Gross. whose
tournament score was nineteen games
won and two lost. Gissel won fifteen
and half games and lost three, win
ming the second honors. He received
complete shaving outfit. Third
prize, a beautiful set of dominoes and
case. was won by Sergt. Line. whose
score was fourteen and half games
won and six games lost Rayner and
Ethridge were tied. for fourth place,
each having won fourteen and lost
six games.
On the play-off,. Ethridge won and
was awarded fourth prize, while Ray
ner received the fifth prize. This
brings to q close g. most successful
tournament, in which great interest
was taken by all the Base Hospital
checker enthusiasts.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-03
TWO R1PLEYS GONE.
Red Cross Men Were Popular With
Bows at Camp.

Both Ripleys have left Meade.
Maj. Ripley is still with the Red Cross,
but he Is doing transport work out of
Newport News and is now on his way
back to France.
His brother left for Connecticut last
week, after having been here about six
weeks. coming Just about the time the
major left for the southern port. He
has been very popular and the men in
the hospital learned to love him. He was
with Maj. Bailey much of the time in
the receiving ward. His cigars were Of
the best brands and he was very liberal
with them.
Mr.. Ripley did fine work here and he
will be Sorely missed.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-03
ONE Of GEN. BUCKS
OVERSEAS BOYS HAPPY
First Division Man Named Mid.
daugh Says Leader Was
Idol of Men.

When Gen. Buck took command in
mighty glad to have him come. He
was Earl Middaugh, who served with
him in the 1st Division at the battle
of Cantigny
"Gen. Buck coming here?" asked the
soldier. who was in the Medical
Corps. "Why. I served with him in the
midst of the great battle. which was
the first in which an American divi-
sion took part. We had had other
smaller units in the line, but this was
the first time that so many soldiers
from the United States had been sent
in under the command of major
general"
Middaugh was pleased beyond de-
scription
He praised Gen. Buck, declaring that
the men Of the division liked him and
that he made a great hit as leader.
In coming back to the United States,
Middaugh went to Tampa, Fla, where
his home is now. and there he saw
a "Y" man whom he met in the LIST
Division. He said he did not recognize
him. but as the "Y' man said he had
been with the 1st Division at Can
tigny he concluded that he was there
with him. The "Y" man crossed the
street in Tampa to speak to him
when he discovered the insignia on
the soldiers shoulder.
Middaugh's people We're originally
Canadians. He tried hard to get into
the army and finally succeeded. He
had been sick and was turned down
When he was accepted he fought tc
get overseas and won out again.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-03
CAMP CLASSES
GROWING IN FAVOR

Great interests has been aroused
among the men Of the area by the
Tuesday night discussion groups held
at the close of the song service. These
classes are under soldier leadership.
Under the able direction Of Sergt.
Gripp. the class has just completed
the winters course in Rauschen-
busch's Social Principles of Jesus"
They are now taking up the study
of Ward Edwards "Christianfzing
Community Life" Mention should
also be made of the successful edu-
cational classes In stenography, type
writing and bookkeeping. Since the
departure of the former teacher. Sec
retary Uhrich. Private Hutzell has
assumed charge of the class. Hutzell
is a graduate of the famous Xenarian
School and has had several years
experience in the teaching of COM
mercial subjects.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-03
DID YoU9
BY W. II. r.


lid you ever have the feeling, when the spring
was in the air.
That Won would like to ramble to a shady spot
somewhere:
\, here you could lie and listen to the hum
tad watch the clouds 60 sAillng on the gentle
spring-time breeze?
J,a you ever have the feeling, most folks do,
without doubt:
i&sort of lazy feeling and a longing to be out
/, 1.-THE country, where the birds are. ana the
flowers and the trees
Seem TO give you Invitations just to come and
be ut ease:
Did yeu crafty that longing and take that
little trip
Or did you put it OF until the spring had
seemed to slip
INTO summer and the heat waves seemed to
dance around your head?
Pause q moment, friend. and pOnder-yOu will
be long time dead!
And the spring time and its gladness will
have vanished from your ken.
IL ron do not take that rambie. you will never
kad the memofy OF the country when the
ar2sys 49, Mssth = Il ths III SSart that il takes 10
Trench and camp., 1919-04-03
MEADE AGAIN IN LEAD;
OPENS MUSICAL STUDIO
Mrs. G. H. Stearns Offers Chance
for Disabled Soldier at Part of Vo-
cational Training Program.

What promises to be one of the
most successful features of Uncle
Sans vocational program is about to
be opened in the recreation room E-3
at the base hospital. Under the per-
sonal supervision of the surgeon gen.
eral and headed by Mrs. George H.
Stearns of Syracuse, N. Y, widely
known in the north. and who former
ly conducted studio prior to her
taking up reconstruction and curative
work for Uncle Sam.
She is wearing two service stripes
and will don the third one shortly. so
one can readily see she Is with the
"boys in khaki" Mrs. Stearns lost
a SON "over there in the early part
OF the titantic struggle. so one can
imagine the love and appreciation she
holds for the wounded. disabled and
sick heroes" who are here in the
hospital.
The writer had the pleasure of be-
ing able to get Mrs. Stearns to give
him a few moments of her time. She
was there, seated at her desk, sur
rounded by corps of assistants and
co-workers. giving out orders to one
just stare in amazement at this won
derful worker and how she was
working to get the place in shape
for "the boys"
Her ONCE as I saw it yesterday
to tell what fine opportunities s are
awaiting the disabled soldier in the
musical line. First, every instrument
known to music lovers Is there, for
you to learn on: second. the most
able assistants will be on hand to
teach you how; thirdly. that all in
Mrs. Stearns located after a personal
visit to all the wards.
Every artist, for the time being, will
be one Of the boys. And last but not
least. Capt. G.. w. Ramaker will be
on hand to answer questions and ex-
heard In regard to Uncle Sans re-
construction program.
No "red tape" to go through with.
not cent Of cost to you. this is just
one of many of the things America
is doing for her heroes" Then there
will be Sargt. Arthur Davenport, cap
tain of cadets and graduate of Girard
College, 1918 class. who is busily en-
gagged training a band which promises
to be one of the best in. the country.
Come in and hear the "jazz band and
chase the blues away.
If you want to learn "rag" or
Opera" it makes no difference; you
are the Judge. Mako your own selection
and. as they say in French, there will
be beau coup" instructors on hand to
teach you how. If you don't care
to take up any of this part of the
program, come in anyway and spend
an hour in the brightest, lovliest room
in Meade. Special attention is given
to the men in the rolling chairs,
so pay visit to the land Of music,
the worlds sweetest art. Mr. Carl A.
Schwartz, the noted pianist. will be
on hand to welcome you. So remem-
ber the number, "E-3," and watch this
page for further announcements. Mrs.
Stearns has the distinction of having
associated with her at the studio her
daughter. the youngest paid girl in
the Army.
Remember: E-3, Music studio.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-03
FALL FROM HORSE HURT AS
MUCH AS 2,OOO-FOOT DROP
Lieut.. Gaeghagen, Aviator, Severely Hurt
About Leg by Rearing Steed, Yet
Survived Fall With Airplane.

nally. 1t developed later that his leg
was bruised and sore, but that no
bones were broken. He has the leg
in a splint and is still confined to his
bed.
In the war Lieut.. Gaeghagen was
flying at height of 1000 feet when
something snapped and the plane
made a direct dive for the ground. The
officer made repeated efforts to right
the machine. but without success un-
til 1t was almost at the end OF the
journey earthward.
He gave a sudden twist to it as it
was a few feet from the ground and
the machine struck in such way that
he was thrown out clear of the
wreckage, his straps being broken in
four places. He was only stunned,
but later 1t was found advisable for
him to remain in the hospital few
weeks, although he did not break any
bones.
Lieut.. Gaeghagen has been one Of
the teachers in the vocational school:
Trench and camp., 1919-04-03

Lieut.. Howard Gaeghagen of the
Aviation Corps was almost as severe
ly injured when he fell from his horse
at the "base" last Thursday as when
he dropped 1900 feet to the earth
with his airplane in Italy last fall.
Fortunately The officer. who is pa
tient in the officers ward, was not
badly hurt either time. The accident
with the horse occurred on the main
road In front of the hospital. and was
witnessed by large number af per-
sons who were passing to and fro.
His horse reared and fell backward,
catching the lieutenant's leg beneath
him.
Has Leg in Splint.
It was feared at first that he had
been severely injured. perhaps inter-
Trench and camp., 1919-04-03
.EDCEWOOD DEFEATED
BY BASE" TEAM

The Camp Meade basket ball team
visited Edgewood arsenal Monday
evening, March "a. and defeated the
l,dgewood team by the core of 26 to
IL. The first half was decidedly In
favor of the hospital boys, who. with
their excellent team work and goal
shooting, succeeded in rolling up.
score df II. Meanwhile the best the
arsenal could do was 5.
The arsenal boys came into the Sec
end half with q little more pep" and
tried very hard to break up the passes
.of the Meade team. but in this they
,-ere unsuccessful.
@0orn fOl10wS
Trench and camp., 1919-04-03
Chaplain Lancaster Hero.

Chaplain Lancaster. the Pres
byterian chaplain in my bat
talon of the S15th Infantry'
said Maj. Fred Patterson. '.Md
simply splendids,dn his in9Rt
turbable courage and ealmhe
He attended the WOund4S
amid she'll fire and won the
miration of officers and men
his wonderful work. But
climax came when ] apDe&I4
for somebody to take sV41E
important message; hack 4Fptl2i
the front line to the fegimen1Ak
commander, two. miles in the
rear. The man who volunteered
and who carried the meseag9
through was Chaplain Lant
caster, man who serEed 1is
battalion runner IN q Great
emergency. vet his duties "A ri
not ean Tor the o1er.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-03
"Can" This One.

One Of Springer's notices:
''Do as well as you can,
For as many as you can.
As long as you can,
Before you are canned"
''Of course 1 am not In the canning trade as
have not accumulated enough tin,
PROF SPRINGER Magician for the ~"
Trench and camp., 1919-04-03
Rocking Chair Movies.

Few are privileged to enjoy a movie
show and the comfort of rocking
chair at one and the same time. Yet
this is the experience of the volun-
teers who are assisting Maj. Sellards
in some important experiments in the
isolation ward
AT the request of the major. the "Y"
has provided these men in ward ES
with a special show Wednesday night.
The four fortunate men are members
of the medical detachment. Their
names are Caste A. Lewis. David III.
Markey. Joseph Goldbeck- and Albert
l.. Belmer.
Trench and camp., 1919-04-03
Then It's a Chorus.

From the Widow. ?
-Does woman always have the
last word p c
40. Sometimes she u talking TO
q omam
Trench and camp., 1919-04-03

FieId gOals--H Humphreys "a, Scott GanI l2l,
Ford III, Ashman t4D.. Finkelste.n. Dunton:
Foul goais-Humphreys, out Of q; Gaui,
t.lt Of 9.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-12-17
WRITES FOR ALL THE FAMILY.

Cloverport, Ky. Dear old Santa Claus: /
anu little girl six years old, and I go to
school almost ever day. Miss Tessia Roland
is my teacher and / like her very much. L
love to go to school and try to learn my les
sons good and try TO be a good girl so I want
you to be good to me, please bring me
Red Cross nurse doll, a mother goose story
book, a new dress. some dishes and al OF the
wants some cards, a Buffalo Bill book, a
knife and candy, oranges and nuts Please
bring my little sister, Mary Darcus some
thing nice. she is little over a year old.
Austin is twelve years old he wants an
electric top, Jesse James book and anything
else you care to bring him. So good bye
Santa. / will go to bed early and shut my
eyes toght. Your little girl Mildred M. Pate
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-12-17

for fuel, brought about BY the min
ers' strike, the railroads are seeing
that the mines OF Hopkins county are
supplied with all the coal cars the
miners can fill That explains how il
is that the Hopkins county miners
are now enabled to work eight hours
day and six days a week, when
formerly they did not average over
six or seven hours day four or FIVE
DAYS a week
Ii was not until they had been
promised that they would not be cali
ed out on strike under eighteen
months that the Hopkins county min
ers agreed to join the union. For years
previously efforts had been made to
unionize them, but in vain. Now they
are getting all the union men OF other
districts would be getting had they
not gone on strike, plus the IA per
cent increase Fuel Administrator Gar
field announced the operators could
afford to pay without increasing the
price charged the consumer.
Should the striking miners win
bigger increase in pay in the end, the
Hopkins county miners will benefit
as richly, for though they are not on
strike, they belong to the union, and
under their agreement are entitled to
every advance the union may bring
about.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-12-17
HAPPILY LOCATED.

Mr.. ]. D. Babbage, Dear Sir: You
will find enclosed herewith my check
for $1.50 for which send me The
Breckenridge News for one year.
am living in Illinois and like it fine
The farm on which | live has 500
acres. We raised good crops this time,
and about through husking corn. Corn
averaged SO bu. to the acre on 225
acres. Well this is all Hoping to get
the News soon Emmett White,
Macon, Route 1, Ill
p S. AS my husband is writing you
for the paper, thought would tell you
of my fine boy. His name is Leo Har-
old. like Illinois fine. | have a nice
flock of chickens, and live on a pretty
farm.
Wishing old Cloverport merry
Xmas and happy New Year, Mrs.
White (nee Maud Jennings)
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-12-17
MINERS WIVES
RICHLY DRESSED
Hopkins County Miners Max.
ing Big Salaries And Spend
ing 1t.

jacksonville, KY, Dec. 9.--Among
the most richly dressed women OF
this community are coal miners
wives. Their men are working eight
hours day, six days a week, and are
drawing princely wages. They are
grinning broadly with the JOY OF liv-
ing, because this is their day. They
are earning more money than ever
before in the whole of their existence,
and are spending it.
This is Hopkins county, wherein
recently organized coal miners are
working under an agreement that they
will not be called out before expira-
ton of eighteen months from the
time they become affiliated with the
miners union. There are 1000 of
them, and they are operating approx
imately thirty mines which, in nor
NAL times, supply about one-fourth of
Kentucky's output of bituminous coal.
Working Full Time.
By reason of the pressing demand
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-12-17
County is Prosperous.

Yes, things are pretty fat tor the
Hopkins county miners, and every
body else living in Hopkins county,
for the miners are spenders and as
such are turning loose their money
as fast as they are making it. AS a
result merchants of the town, the
county seat, are more prosperous than
ever before in history and persons en-
gagged in other lines of business are
reaping a harvest.-By Claude Perry,
Courier-Journal Staff Correspondent.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-12-17
BANKERS DAUGHTER RAISES
TOBACCO-SELLS FOR $50.

Paris, KY, Dec. 9.-That women
are beginning to take an active part in
farming was illustrated today when
Miss Margaret Allen, daughter OF
Sanford Allen, banker, Millersburg
sold at the Bourbon house 375 pounds
of tobacco raised by her in her faith
er's garden. 1t was of bright color
and showed fine texture and brought
an average Of $s2.32 hundred
,0,rdc
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-12-17
TWO LITTLE SISTERS DELIGHT
IN sANTAs VISIT

My dear Santa Claus: As Christmas is
drawing near and our thoughts are Of the
many things we want you to bring to MS.
We will write to tell you how much we
snail appreciate the following presents I,
(Paulne) want a little suit case full Of dolly
clothes and dolly, candy, nuts, oranges and
lots OF goodies 10 eat. | (Dorris) want a
handkerchief box and card album. | also want
lots OF nice things to eat Please don't Tor
get our little niece, Gladys. who has never
saan a Christmas. We thank you so much
for the nice things you bring to us. We will
hang our stockings where you can find them
easily and will go to bed early. Wishing you
and Mrs. Santa Claus a happy Xmas we re-
main. Doris and Pauline Rush.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-12-17
LETTERS TO
SANTACLAUS
WANTS EVERYTHING
SANTA HAS TO SPARE.

To my dear old Santa Claus Christmas
Is coming near again just thought I would
write you line or so telling you what 1
would love to have. | want a pair OF skates,
some story books, a pair OF overshoes, a
nccktic, all kinds OF fruit and ERE works and
everything you have 70 spare. Please don't
forget my little baby brother. His name Is
Roy Reed Bring him some toys to play
with in the house. 7 am in the fourth grade
and go to school tHolt and don't forget my
teacher and all Of my playmates,a at school SO
good night, III ring of. Hoping TO see your
reindeer tracks Christmas morning. Alonza
Black, Addison, Ky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-12-17
STILL LOVES THE NEWS.

My dear Friend Mr.. Babbage: En-
closed find 81 check for s months
subscription for The Breckenridge
News. | am one Of your old subserib-
ers and still love the good paper. Ac-
cept my kind regards, and wish you
success in 1870 Mrs. z. ]. Bandy.
.Stephensport. Ky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-12-17

Dear Santa Claus: I am a little girl .
years old and thought would write and tell
you what I would like to have for Xmas. |
want a little doll and doll bed and some
candy. oranges, and nuts, and some FIRE
for Xmas, but don't forget little brother,
bring him a wagon, candy and Roman candles.
will be good little girl and go to bed
early. Your little girl Ressie A. Dowell,
Mystic XIV