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it'’ 18 THE CADUCEUS. WILD DESIGNS We will not name these par WOULD SHAKE MORAL STATUS FOR THREE WEEKS. “What are'^'ou going to do for the first three weeks after you get out of the army?” This is the ques'tlon which The Ca- duceus reporters have been asking the soldiers of Camp Greene, this week. There have been 147 brief in terviews on the vital query. The men approached have been privates, cor porals, sergeants, wagoners, buglars and musicians. They are representa tives of the Fourth Recruit Camp, the ?10 Pioneer Infantry, the camp quar termaster corps, ambulance drivers and hospital attaches. And the answer: It is to he hoped that ninety-two of the men to whom the question was propounded are jokesters. If such is not the case and if other soldiers of the great American army have the same wild plans, we a^e safe in p^e- dioting that these Umted States will be held' for th^ee weeks In the grip of the most overwhelming debauch that ever wracked a nation. Ninety-tv/o of the men, sober, in dustrious fe'lows now, as they go about their camp duties, stated; “Ex- peect to be drunk during all of the three weeks.” Of course most o'f them smiled as they said it. Many of them are known to resljle in bone dry terri tory. Othe’-s looked ealous and with the glint of determination In theli eyes, ties. “You couldn’t blame ns, could you?’ asked one of a group of four and in which all had shown a tendency to wards looking upon liquor after they have buttoned their discharge in their Inside coat pocket. WANT TO SLEEP. “Soldier rest, thy warfare o’er, Sleep the sleep that knows no break ing.” These musical lines of Scott’s ap peal to forty-one of the men who were quest'oned by The Caduceus force. “I’m going to sleep for three weeks,” became an answ-er that grew quite common to those who paused and then wrote with newly sharpened pen cils. “I'm goln’ to ‘spend the rest of my life in bed,’ ” several went 'so far as to forecast. All sorts of threats about buglers and reveille were rife. TWO WILL WORK. Just two of the men from all the number of 147 said gingerly: “Am go ing to work at my old job.” Near'y all the others frankly admitted that the army has ruined them from an industrial standpoint and that they expect to be a charge upon their long suffering parents and upon the world, which they have saved, for the rest of their natural days. Three C.-mp Greene soldiers will go fish’ng tor th^ee weeks. Three more will travel in Europe to those bothered by the questioners will be just plain “bums”, they own. They expect to start by the freight route and travel “catch as catch can” from coast to coast for the rest of their life. They are the sad examples of men who have been made “bums” b’’ the army and t)ie pathetic part of It is that one was a jeweler, another a drug.gist and the third a bank clerk before the war. Of course these are the answers which are borne upon the first wave of enthusiasm and after a few sober ing days of reconstruction the entire 147 may decide to go back into the walks of peace and make honored rec ords as has been the want of Ameri ca’s patriots in days gone by. NAMED MORALE OFFICER, , Capt. B. L. Chapin has been ap pointed morale officer for Camp Greene and it is his duty to look af ter the morale of the camp. Every welfare organization comes under his supervision as well as the army ac tivities of the camp and his work is law when it comes to public programs and other events which effect the morale of the soldier in any way. This depa’’tment is considered one of the most important in tne whole service of the army in time of war or peace.— From Trench and Camp. “see where the war was.” Six of The Caduceus has been Informed that Sergeant First Class patrick Cosg’-ove and his comrades of Evacua tion Hospital Wo. 30 have' arrived safely overseas. AUDITORIDMI BROADWAY lllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllli MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, £!, CHARLES FROHMAN PRESENTS Maude Adams In a new comedy by J. M. Parrie A KISS FOR CINDERELLA Prices .50-1.00-1.50 - 2.00 :»o m m UP TO A STANDARD—NOT DOWN TO A PRICE I' IllllllllllillllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllW MONDAY AND TUESDAY Madam Petrova In a First National Production TEMPERED STEEL Niuirr TUESDAY, NOV. 19 SELWYN & CO. PRESENTS FAIR AND THE BARNUM OF ALL COMEDIES ENTIRE CHANGE OF PICTURES EVERY tWo days TWO YEARS IN NEW YORK WARMER Prices .50 - .75 -1.00 -1.50 COMEDY, DRAMA AND THE LATEST NEWS PICTURES DAILY inmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii will always find, the welcome ^ sign at both of these theatres. We solicit your patronage.—Make these theatres your meeting place while in town. 1 j MEN OF CAMP GREEN
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