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Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
Big Ho'abird Dance.

The men OF Camp Holabird are
planning to hold q monster military
dance at the 9TH Regiment A-rnory
on Saturdau evening. Februarc 3.
This affair will be for men in uni
form onlv The price Of tickets will
be 80 cents ladies' with escorts Will
be admitted free.
This viii be the biggest event ever
staged by the men of Camp Hola bird.
and It is an'icipated that an enor-
zmors Gro" win attend. Tickets will
he on sal at convenient points down
dor and in camp thief will be ham
died by the top sergeah,s Of the
various cor Danies.
The 9Th Regiment armory will be
elahOrately decorated and the music
will he furnished by the famous Hola-
bird Tand. There will be plenty
ladies here for those who come With
out one.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
Second Battalion, 18th Infantry

One of the fastest. scrappiest and
most interesting basket ball games
ever staged in G hut was played last
Thursday evening. when Company +.
18th Infantry, won from Company r,
18th Infantry, by one point. the score
being IA to 13 as the final whistle
sounded.
E Company. with the aid of one OF
two players. h we'd more accuracy
in basket Shooting but whatever f
Company lacked in that respect and
general knowledge of the game was
more than made up for in fight and
pep Both teams We're poor in pa s3-
ing the ball and numerous fouls were
made by running with the ball.
Weinberger and Mahon. the latter
. being from G Company. starred for
the winners. while Bawden anl b:
beau showed the most class in their
team
A great deal of rivalry is being
shown in the I'd Battalion since the
four companies ara fighting out the
basket ball and Wall-scaling cham
pionship. With men going out daily.
there is also continuous influx of
men from other organizations, 50 that
the athletic programs are Constantly
made up of new material and no real
loss is felt by any one organiZat ton.
Maj.~F. c. Clemens. commandinG the
I'd Battalion, was in morbid s0irits
last Saturday. when he failed t. frd
anything that wasn't up to snuff" All
who know Little Tex" will apUre-
cIate the fact that some folks were
up all night getting ready for him.
Folks down Georgia way are going
to have mighty hard time catching
peach rustlers" wnen our men get
back home. Any eight men in the
battalion can scale twelve foot >wall
in about 19 seconds. If eight men
can do it in that time with no one
pushing them on, what will one Elalf
be able to do it in with a few dogs
and double barrel shotgun as an in
centiVe?
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
Kiidow Gets Five Years.

Much interest was centered today
in report from Washington that
President wills on had approved a
sentence OF five years confinement
at' hard labor and dishonorable dis
charge for Capt Ray j. Kildow of the
list infantry Capt. Kildow was
found ulty of misappropriating
funds i'rirusted to his care and for
absr ing himself without leave.
He NiIl serve his term at Fort
Lea enworth.
he indiscretion of Capt. Kildow
h,tehted Il promising career. He was
. non commissioned officer in the old
Regular Army when the United
of his good record and his ability
rs a soldier he was commissioned
second lieutenant when the expansion
of the Army began His ability soon
forced him ahead of other commits
"ioned officers who came into the
Army from civil life or from the
officers training camps. He was liked
by his fellow officers, and was ex-
fromely popular with the men of his
command.
The funds which were misapprO-
Driated were o:mpaDy funds which
belonged TO th1 men. After The al
legged. offense C3pt Kildow left camp
and when the discrepancy was dis
covered he Was posted as a deSerter
ard was arrested IN Florence q ham
let in South Carolina. He WAS
arraigned here on November 6.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
Dance Wednesday Night.

One big time is promised the men of
the service who delight in tripping the
light fantastic on Wednesday evening.
February 12-Lincons birthday-at the
9TH Regiment Armory Baltimore. The
affair is in the hands of the War Camp
Community Service. and that means it
will be a success and everybody will
have a good time. In conjunction with
the w. c. C. S., the Women's Civic
League of Baltimore will act as master
of ceremonies" providing the receiving
line, patronesses and hostesses. The
Eostesses will number seventy, while the
entire personnel of the board of directors
and executive committee of the league
will receive. Ladies will be admitted by
card only.
In the receiving line will be:
Board of observation-disclosures Edward
f. Anell David l.. Bartlett, Robert l..
Burton, George II. Cook, A. r. i.
Dohme, W. w. Emmart, Louis II. Feb
senfeld, Joseph +. France, Louis h. Gut
man. John Grifiis, Thomas B. Harrison.
Arthur l.. Horner, Joseph II. HELEN, p.
f. jackson, jr.; Cornelius d. Kenny, r.
II. Fitzpatrick, William H. Matthai, Hen
ry G. Matthews, JosiaS Pennington.
Samuel C. Rowland, Daniel r. Randel,
White, jr.; Benjamin H. Brewster. jr.:
Albert l.. Sioussat, Misses Amelia de p.
Fowler, Sarah r. Baldwin, Mabel Hutz-
Ter. Amelia Marbury, Ellen {. Pleasants,
e. c. Williams and DIR. Claribel Cone
Executive committee-Mesdames Fran
els NJ Jencks, Benjamin w. Cochran.
William l.. Marbury. Frederick w.
Wood, Nathan B. Gorter. 7. Dorsey
Pitts, J. Wesley Brown, Ellicott II.
Worthington. Misses Alice T. Tiffany.
Berthe c. Rogge.
The following will act as chairmen of
the subcommittee of hostesses-Mes
DANES T. Dorsey Pitts, j. Wesley
Brown, William l.. Marbury, Elllcott H.
Worthington, Sidney Greenfield, NJ e.
Harlan and Miss Merthe c. Bogge
Officers stationed at Camp Meade, to-
gether with other Army, naval and ma
rine officers, are invited by the War
Camp Community Service to-make the
new Officers Club of that organization,
located at 1902 North Charles street,
Baltimore. their headquarters while in
that city.
An old clubhouse has been renovated
for the use of commissioned officers. un-
der the direction OF the w. y. y: p III
conjunction with the Rotary Club of
Baltimore, and the most approved ac-
commodations Offered by any club will
be found here. Sleeping accommoda-
tions for fifty officers have been pro-
vided. Excellent bathing facilities have
been installed and reading, writing. bill
lard and recreation rooms equipped.
1t is requested that officers intending
to spend the night in Baltimore get in
touch with the club Immediately upon
arriving in the city, in order that t~they
may be assured of accommodations.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
Went With Pershing.

Bu. finally clouds gathered on the
Mexican American horizon and the col
cnel inspector hastened to his native
land, enlisted and was made one of Gen.
i'ershings personal SCOTS. For months
he was The eyes of the punitive expedi-
tion and safely guided the American
forces through the traps of the Mexican
bandit.
In action ever so thrilling a task as
pilot Of the American Array bored him,
so Fioneer Scout Homdahl took task
ION his own" and ono morning Gen.
Pcrshing's staff stood agasp while Holm
dahl Ralloped i'm front of the generals
tent, threw off a burden, and galloped
away again. \ Ru:hng to the 81 OF, the
generals aids found the bodies Of three
Mexican generals killed by Ho'mdahl in
per- nnal Cambat.
When the American forces were re-
O. He'd Scout Iiolmdah che~e to re-
enist. this time in tho engineers. and
Was immediate Y sent overseas with the
10th Engineers. Here his service was
50 storing that he was advanced through
al the T0n-commissioned ranks until he
was made second lieutenant and in
eighteen days received two ether pro-
motions. As a Regular Army captain
he was returned 10 this country to as
siat in ihc organization Of new engineer
Ieeiments. ard today the 211th men
bo;.st Of famoIs Capt Hoirndahl as A
r'ember Of theii' organization.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
"The Girl ] Left Behind Me" "
By ARTHUR BEARDMORE.
18th Infantry.

BY ARTHUR BEARDMORE-,
18th Infantry.
Baby Darling, when ! am far away
From you. somewhere in France.
] ask you to always remember me
And pray that l have chance.
To leave you was hard.
The hardest thing of all
But ! am no Stacker
When l hear my country's call.
To be at home With you, little girl,
It's happiness that's true,
But ! cannot see the Germans
Down the Old Red, White and Blue.
Id like to be with you often
These beautiful happy days.
.. But now it makes me blue TO think
That we~are so far apart.
Some day in the far future
This great conflict will end,
And the soldier boy who loves you
Will come to you again.
'Tis the duty of every girl
Who is left behind
TO always remember the boy she loves.
Who Is on the firing line. -
He did rot want to leave you,
For he is going TO risk his life
But he is a true American
And upholds the Stars and Stripes.
/ told You when | kissed you,
Those lips of yours so sweet,
That | as going to leave
And again we might never meet.
Don't give me up. my darling;
If you love me you will wait,
And il we do not meet on earth again
We will meet at the golden gate.
Some girls are so impatient
And will not wait so long
Will go and 4ove Stacker
When their soldier boy has gone.
When he goes TO fight his battle
For his country and for you
His heart is always resting
On the one he thinks is true.
When he returns in years to come.
And finds that you were false,
His whole life will be ruined
And his happiness will be lost.
Do not hear this strain. little girl
Make your love be true.
Greet the boy in khaki
When lie comes marching back to you.
Throw your arms around him.
Let him kiss your sweet little lips
And he will joyfully tell yOS
All about his wonderful trip.
/ viii; close this letter, hoping
You will be mine some day.
As / bid you goodbye for this hour
And goodbye for the day
1t is goodbye for a month
He loves you true as ever;
Then goodbye for a year.
And perhaps goodbye forever.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06

When Miss Cameron was playing at
the Hostess House Thursday night
one of her listeners was Private At
will of the list Infantry, and he sat
in rapt attention.
After the concert Atwill was walk
ing up the road. and he said: You
know. that place is certainly a havel
of rest for the soldiers. ! am very
fond of Miss Cameron's playing. and
one Of my friends was there tonight.
and he knew that wanted to hear
her. 50 he pefsu tded her 20 play Her
playing IL so a3ff and appealing
am eusriy fNdeh eN 20 her.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
Wounded, But Fought On.

Wounded three times. Ballard wears
but one gold stripe on his right arm.
He was a battalion runner for the
31Sth Infantry in the Argonne. and
was going along one very hard day
when the German artillery was in eX-
cellent working order. and he got a
bad one in the arm. He Went to a
dressing station and got bandage
arranged and returned at once to the
firing line. He got in with the 4th
Division and then was sent back to
his own, only to be wounded in the
shoulder SO badly that he had to give
up and go back to a general hospf-
tai.
The 10th" said Ballard, "was near
us at Montfaucon and it was due to
the fact that the German pivot was at
that point that they suffered as they
did. The boys were going into battle
for the first time and they were Bit
slow in keeping up with their bar
rage, but they got there just the same
and deserve lots of credit. They lost
lot of their officers and. not know
ing the general plan of battle. the
men could not be blamed if they did
not keep right up to schedule. They
& charged machine gun nests after
passing by Moptfaucon. and when
they took the woods beyond they had
sustained such losses as to make them
badly Scared"
Ballard'S battalion in the last fight
/ in which he took part had only six
fteen men left out of $50. The Ger
mans. he said: had begun to reorgan-
ize at this time and their resistance
was stubborn. The American artil-
lery was getting very strong at this
junctHre and the British were driv-
ing very hard above Cambria. while
the French were pouring through at
other points so that the Germans
finally took to fight.
Cheaper Than at Home.
The " was good in France" said
Ballard, "and it deserves credit. 1t
sold things cheaper. generally. than
you could buy them in the states In
A case where / thought the prices
were too high could tell by the Sec
Setaries' faces that they did not be-
Rng in their jobs. 1t is not fair to
nounce the association for a few
fstakes. / think the criticisms were
hretty well organized and were due
ih Tlrt to the well known capacity of
. me soldier to knock anything and
anybody
If you want to write up a hero, see
Goyer, our midget runner. He went
through shell fire and then reported
to us and laughed about it. He. car
ried bigger load than his own
weight, and he is only sixteen years
old now. He was the pride of the
whole S0th Division, and is now
IN Camp Meade, wounded"
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
The Farmer feeds Us All.
W. H. RAYNER MEDICAL DETACHMENT
RAGE HORPITAL CANlP MEAnE

". II. RAYNER. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.
BASE HOSPITAL. CAMP MEADE.
When Lincoln called IN sxty-one,
From shops and farms men came. IA
Dropping their usual pursuits u
For the duties of war and fame: 70
And IN the days Of sixty five.
After the war was DER.
We noticed then q laHdward trend .
TO the peaceful farms Of yOre.
SO. now In these days when war has eeaxed
And ''Our boys return once more
We notice again the Iansiward trend.
As In the days Of y0rc.
And it's fine to know that this is So
After the days Of strife.
The call Is stronG 70 the farm again.
And the peaceful coEntry life.
God grant them sfFepSfh. fsle<e nossle lst<e
who answer flc f1fmlf nd'2 tnlI
For thfs = IN ex.eaf ~ * ~
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
COL. RHE|NEKE'S men
PREPARE FOR HOME
211th Engineers Are Happy ct
Thought That They Will Soon
Be Out of Khaki.

THE 211th Engineers are to disbandt
The organization that helped V-Hut Of
the Y. NJ. c. A. stands out among huts In
the entire Eastern Department, the en-
gineers who emphasized the glory OF the
engineering corps to the surrounding
states and who made the bronze castle
an emblem of the highest esteem In the
homes of Baltimore, is TO be scattered.
No more will the boxing instructor Of
V-Hut, disappointed by some Of his
scrappers. call to the crowd, Engineers,
lend a hand." and no more will the
brave music of their famous band draw
music lovers from the farthest corners
of the camp to V-IIut
The Filth Engineers were organized
under authority of the adjutant general
end the chief of engineers at Camp For
rest, Ga, on July H. 1918. under COM
nand of Col William b. Ladue, then In
command of Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Ind. To its. commissioned personnel
were drawn the highest type Of Army
officers and the 22d Engineers had to re-
linquish it's commander, Lieut.. Col.
kratz, while Mai Paul A. HodgsOn, the
famous West Point athlete, was also de-
tailed to the organization At nearly the
same time Maj. Richard OLeary, well
known throughout The southwest as an
engineer, was ordered to the regiment,
while the same policy prompted the se-
lection of accomplished officers to the
companies. The caliber of the officers Ia
further shown by the selection of the
adjutant. Capt. A. w. Roberts. a college
student and athlete OF note.
Train d in Camp Forest.
At Forrest the engineers made ex-
tensive use of the Y. NJ c. A., which
volunteered the services Of DIR. Reed,
the we'll known authority on frst-aid.
as we'll as the English school of Sec
retary Roehm. In turn. the engineers.
officer and enlisted personnel, did
much to help the effectiveness of the
Young Mems Christian Association,
and in Camp Forrest. as well as IN
Camp Meade. every soldier talent
show, every boxing match and every
concert was made worth while by
the ever-present aid of the 2l1th.s
Bugler Bolin, Corp. Fretchin, OfIicers
Candidate Kline. Corp. Nagel and the
many other athletes of the regiment
have written their. names indelibly on
Just previous to their departure the
engineers had the famous old Chicka-.
mauga creek resembling battle
creek of Europe, with its pontoon
bridges, it's adjacent trenches and OBJ
stacles. Finally Maj. Gen. Carter call
ed for the Filth and 8 am. october ~,
the regiment detrained and proudly
marched behind Sergt Hunter and his
band to the barracks In u block.
From the first day Of their arrival
the regiment has been a JOY to the v
Y NJ. c. a. hut. their spirit permeatlng
the building. their band playing, their
medical officers assisting and their
athletes succc: ssully competing
against strong opponents. Col. Isadue's
place has been ably filed by Col.
Rheineke. one OF the Youngest and vet
best known Of TIE Corps Of Engineers
coonels. When 2ll scatters they will
take with them The best wishes of the
entire division--and happy will be the
memories Of "Y" hut crowded with
good naturcd. hiGn-class engineers.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
Marines Win Here.

A Marine officers basket ball team
from Quantico, Va. defeated the Off
GERS team of the 18th Infantry at the
Y. M. G. A. Auditorium Friday night :,
The marine team was composed of
Instructors from the Marine Officers
Training School at Quantico and was
IN charge of Lieut. P1att, a great work
er for recreation and athletics among
the boys at Quantico. Lieut.. Platt be-
Sides being a devotee of athletics is a
man of considerable military expert
ence; he wears an eight-inch service
bar which briefly tells the long story
OF his years in the Army. However the
Army has not taken all of Lieut.
Platt's time and energy as he has
done great work in connection with
the Drexel- -Biddle Bible class move
ment, being associated with Tony
Biddle himself
AS for basket ball Lieut. Platt pilot
ed his team to victory in this. its first
game j the Marines winning by a score
ofs23 to416. Brown was the high scorer
foa the. winners caging six field goals
and three fouls, thus scoring fifteen
PtHlt8s 10E Ills I6ttIu oOASS was lHC
high man for the 18th, making eleven
points for his team with three field
goals and five fouls. At several stages
or the game the Marines pulled on
s0he fine passing work. Throughout
the game the Meadeites forced the
Ylaying, but were Inaccurate in shoot
4n& gols, missing many shots. Score
Marine o. r. s. Positions. 18th Inf:
kFswn. ....... Forward ............ RoDbles
Way. .....-... Forward ......... Whitehead
ldGAter.. .-..... Center Soies
lnpry Guard Ross, Mahoney
Rlddehouf. . Guard. .Urghart, Hutchinson,
Lehman
Goals from noor-Brown (6), Wray. Lighter,
Emhry (2), Whitehead SOles (6l. Mahoney.
Goals from fOuls-Soles (2), Brown (3l.
Referee-Mr. Walton. Timekeeper-Mr. FOsA
ter. ScOrer-Mr. lehman.
Company. M of the SD Infantry cele-
brated Monday afternoon at the Y M
G. a. auditorium by defeating the bas-
kets bali team of Company E of the 63d
by senre of g to "A. The Company NJ
boys rolled up IL points to their oppo-
nents' s. in the first half. and thus put
the game on ice. Company NJ left for
New York Tuesday. Their victory sent
them on their way rejoicing. Score:
Cd NJ: Osd Inf. Positions. Co. E. sd Inf.
troHn. Forward .Armbruster
KEN. Forward ........... .Merland
hue1l Center Tyson
riaHt. ..........-G Guard ...... :-...... Muilan
DAVIS Guard Brown
Gaais from noor-Crown 81. Kent 90.
Aueh t2). Plant Oh. Davis. Arn1brusfer tSl.
T fiAH Referee Lieut.. Young. Scorer~~Private
@tNE%.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
NC FOOD WAS
AND GOT REDRESS
Praises British
vision and Says ~"
Ehfully and Well.

men knew that it meant suicide to
start anything of that sort The
platoon that relieved Billiards. was
captured by the Germans in raid
ing party.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
Fought in Many Places.

No more polished gentleman could
be found than Capt. e. l.. Ho'mdahl,
also of the engineers, and if the division
were searched few could be found to
match his record in foreign countries.
Capt. Holmdahl has been a soldier for
twelve and half years, bears the scars
OF many wars, but has never succumbed
to defeat. Armies in many corners OF
tho earth owe their modern appearance
to the captain. while whole armies fear
his work. Victories are attributed to
him and to his associates, and erstwhiie
enemies acclaim his bravery, fearless
ness and fairness.
For six years Capt. Holmdahl organ
lied and drilled Mexican armies, advanc-
ing through the ranks of captain, major
and colonel to inspector. AS an inspector
he supervised and revised the work of
generals, organized corps of artillery,
machine gun battalions and showed by
example as well as precept the way
brave men should fight.
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06
HOLMDAHL. KILLED
3 MEXICAN GENERALS

The area surrounding v Hut Is
thickly populated with famous fight
ers. They range from heroes of fierce
wars to battlers of the squared arena.
And the fiercer the scrapper the kind
er his heart.
Prominent among the warriors who
have made history are Capt. See
graves, commander of the 11th Di-
visional Supply Train; Capt Holm
dahl and Capt. Heider of the 211th
Engineers.
Capt. Seegraves is we'll known as
an international soldier of fortune,
always ready to hurry back to his
native land should trouble be brew
inE.
Equal to his natural fighting abil-
ity is his inventive genius and his
sympathetic handling of his men. The
great liberty truck is largely prod
uct of the captains genius, while to
his credit are long lists of helpful
and important perfections and inven-
tions Forgetting his great record
i'm many wars, and his fame as an
automobile engineer, his officers and
men like 10 talk of him as big
brother and a leader, and long after
the Lafayette Division is scattered to
the four winds and it's members have
folnded cczy American homes the
bed-t time stories will generally in
clude tales of Capt. Seegraves.
The 211th Regiment of Engineers
is Justly proud of Capt. Heider, for
merly of the 9Th Engineers, of bat
Tie of the Marne fame. Students OF
the great war will remember the tale
of the building of the foot bridge
across the Bloody River Marne IN the
face of severe machine gun and ar
tillery fire. and here the 211th En-
-gineers will pause to remark, Our
Capt. Heider directed that"
Trench and camp., 1919-02-06

Y Goais from no0rs-Crown t3), Kent 81,
Aueh l2l Plant (2l. Davis. Arn1brusfer t3l,
z.e1hnd t2l, Tyson t2l. Goal from foul
slaa na2z Refereeiaeuf. Young. seorsr--i'rasase
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-01-30
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Miss Ielma Berwick is spending
a few weeks with her aunt. Mrs.
Johonasen of Colvas.
Miss Flora Siegrist came home
Sunday for a short visit with the
home folks.
Our young post master, Bjarne
Rindal. is filing the position with
ability and credit.
Mr.. Johonascn is building more
chicken houses in anticipation Of
large hatch this season.
Miss lngvard Lokke has under
gone second operation in her
throat. She is now improving rap
idly.
A large number of young people
from Cove attended the basket
ball game between Vashon and
Burton last Friday evening at Va
shon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hedstrom and
family of Seattle We're guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. i. o. Rindal over the
week end.
The slide at the Cove hill has
made it difficult for Mr.. Mcintosh
to deliver the mail to and from
this burg.
Mr.. Anton Hanson had a hem
orrhage of the nose and was taken
TO Seattle hospital. AT last re
port he was in very weak con-
dition.
Owing to sickness in the neigh
borhood the meetings of the
Young People s Society were post
poned. As conditions are now fa-
vorable, why not resume.
Mr.. Elmer Anderson gave a
birthday dinner party on Saturday
evening, January 25th. A large
number of young people were
present and very delightful even
ing was enjoyed with games and
music.