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Page 4 ' B NATIVE GERMAN MEMBER OF D. OF C. REGIMENT nhas. Leomsofi Had Six Broth Jj || ers in German Army, of Whom U H Three Have Been Killed. m Ilf| [ir Company B, of the third District of Columbia regiment, has dug up some notoriety in the shape of Chas. LeomSson, who came to this country rrom Germany in 1913. Leomson now has or did have six brothers serving in the German army, though word has reached him that three of them have been killed. Leomson says that the German Ambassador BernstorfT wished h.m to return to the fatherland at the beginning of hostillities in Europe, threatening to have him expelled from the German imperial cadets if he did not do so. He says that he sent word to BernstorfT and to his brother too. who wrote him a rather impertinent letter, that "America was good enough for him." also that he could take care of himself. n,l,A "f Thomson's life reads HbAS like a book. At the age of flvo, he Kn I became a member of the royal im Hb B B penal cadets, and at the age of 11 H he received his flrst instructions in gLJj #3 military tactics. All of the boys at that age were compelled to drill with R 3* raeH Lewis club rifles every evening for a 11 111 IHTiM period of six months. Soon after 1,I 300 of them were taken on a 10,000- i mile trip to visit various places of interest in Europe and Asia. They i visited the salt and gold mines of Siberia. * the Strait of Bosporous,! Constantinople, Sophia (Bulgaria) I-i ri 1 Bucnarest (Kumaiuaj. Budapest. Vi- j enne and Strassburg. This trip took V 11 At the age of 14, he left school and I k(f ~K.J by the help of one of his brothers II [H came to America. I| IB In June, 1916, at the time Unci* HI 'B Sam sent his troops to the border. 1^ ' Jm Leomson took out his flrst papers and /jAM Joined the third Washington, D. C. | I|\a/|(I infantry. He still persists that "America is good enough for ine." | RELIGIOUS"NOTES FROM BUILDING NO. 106, JJi Chaplain l'ippy spoke to our group Sunday evening, October 14. for the B second time. He made a deep imD pression on the men. He speaks I JLfi with authority and always carries W conviction. -* B Bj Our home hour Sunday, October 14, OH was ,eally home-like. The Hawthorne . B I HI Lane M. I?. folks came out 40 strong, ipa B Old and young were in the group. J IpM The children added much to the hour. Things were wholesomely informal. I I?Vj Come aagin, Hawthorne Lane! I u Mr. Haldwin, of Greensboro. N. C., B B JB for many years a resident of Jerusayjjl lem. gave a very interesting and inV^l struetive illustrated lecture last Tues1 Bjw M day evening. His slides are unusual. tfV~KT~PI The ,nt'n are responding to our uppeal in a very line manner. Many Shave taken on the N'ew Life; while others have cut the swearing and cigarettes. The rocket Testament and War Roll are still in demand. Last Sunday night's program was strong I)r. Thoburn was the speaker, and Miss Nell Dixon and party furnished the music. Miss Dixon was enthusiastically received on a previous visit. Next Tuesday Dr. Stair is to be with time' in Camp Greene. He leaves ? j Wednesday for his church in Boston Men have been asking when he would speak again, and we ar-e glad to anV^)W| a recent Sunday evening was powerVJXfll. ful. We aie sorry to see him go. but i wish him God-speed. j\ The Baraoas. recently organized in lo II the twentieth machine gun regiment "j 1 QR; are growing and aie doing mighty ? /I fine work. Major Lewis will be th? lea-ler. and we are to study "The Manhood of the Master." by Fosdick. A like organization is neing organizeu I V I among the Oregon men. [ L . enjoyablFprogram" m \ 1 AT BUILDING NO. 108 M Eg! \i The Friday evening entertainment H H at Building No. 108 was the best yet. JBA Mr. Harlowe was on hand and the boys made the building ring with the V*QbJ ' songs from "Trench and Camp." The audience was in a particularly happy frame of mind. Miss Robinson, of O Charlotte. made a hit with her (list reading, which was in the Italian dia^ lect. She was repeatedly encored and m || .y her impersonations of various types j will not soon be forgotten. W e hope to have Miss Robinson with us again !l| II Hill in the near future. II Jj IIHI A happy surprise was given when, (I |j i]p| due to the blowing down of tlie CliauII II jjiij tauqua tent, the sextette of talented [I U y|)| ladies gave a half-hour entertainment l| I lyil with song and instrument. Let it be I I) UII said right here that they were fully appreciated. After the performance H II [u B the boys clamored so loudly for a word with the entertainers that they | U11 |nl were compelled to hold a reception I fl 11 fllH for fully 15 minutes. May we add ITJhir"? that we hope the Chautauqua tent BoMmkJ will often blow down. i I NOTES OF COMPANY "I" 161ST INFANTRY ' Held the Lead in Liberty Bond Campaign One Day and Is Now in Second Place. Company I led in the amount of bonds signed for one day with the figures $7,550.00. At present, old "I" holds second place with a mighty good chance of re-taking number one wlth| in the next few days, j The outcome of Wednesday's game with the Washington, D. C., bunch may be learned from Private Bergeron who is pow answering sick call J as a result Corporal Howara nus a lucky squad with three men on tne : sick list. . Mechanic Lenberg Is very, much worried over the fact that he does not have a perfectly good Are to welI come him on his departure from the sheets every morning. Before going to the Q. M., he always fixed his wood so that he could touch it oft from his bunk by means of a long pole on the end of which was attached a otndle. It is rumored that some of the others i in "I" have been searching for poles I since Lenberg Invented the Idea. Privates Malone, Auld. Armfleld ana Resman are setting those voices in mighty good shape these days, and In the estimation of those who nave heard this happy four, they will glvo any quartet in the division an interesting race when it comes to tuning That Company I is Steadily coming t_.? limoiifhr in a social way is shown to be a fact when we have rock-bottom proof that Privates Armfield. New. Hager and Berg have paid more social calls in the last two weeks than the best adding machine could ever account for. It is stated officially that Hagcr has petitioned the commanding officer to excuse him from drill until he can get caught up with his social engagements. The company clerk makes his appearance in the front of the mess line these days. Why? The eighth squad has had a wash day . "Dad" ' Malone was in charge ' during the very out of the ordinary drive, and it is reported that he held I his head at all stages of the attack. This is indeed an honor to the commander, owing to the fact that he gave orders as late as 8 p. m., and that he was also at his post with nothing between him and the nice cool evening but his pajama uniform which | is supposed to be worn only on re! view. I Wanted: A wooden-legged man to i mash potatoes for Company I. Apply to Cook Hebert; also a man of athletic build to kick the wrinkles out of I prunes. | "Hap" Dye is rather slow in learnj ing the semaphore, but "Hap" says I there is no Hebrew in "him, and it I comes hard Tor mm to una ou ma | i hands. i Dad" Malone was on a rampage | ! two days last week, lie loaned his t | broom and the friend failed to return | j it on time. I Private Van Vicklo came home the ! other night and surprised his comj rades by gently cutting off the table j I leg. When an inquiry was made, it | ! was found that Vickie had become i ' angered at the leg because it refused , an operation. It is the general opini ion of those present that Van makes : a better barber than he does surgeon. | One can tell by the looks of Prl; vate Nelson's face that he is a corning : pigskin rooter. ; The hookworm is a very common I disease in Company I. The favorite indoor sport is "bunk i fatigue." The boys say fong live the 1 sport. j Private Carpenter's one ambition in ; life is to bayonet the dummies, imag| ining ail the time that they are Ger; mans. j Let us sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the deaths of "shave j tails"?Private Alex II, Act III, Scene ; hi. THE JOHNNY-YANKS. . I (From Somewhere in France.) My mother's dad fought under Lee. i Dad fought in Sherman's ranks. ; It's In the blood, so as for me, I'm with the Johnny-Yanks. The Frenchman. Englishman and Scot, The Irishman and Manx, All shouted "Bravo!" when they caught A glimpse of Johnny-Yanks. The Kaiser sneered, "They flght Me! Vat? I velcome tem mlt tanks. A preakfast dish for Me und Gott, I Vill be tem Schonny-Yanks." I So I suppose we'll have to treat K B for "lunypranx," And hear him howl, "Moin Gott, you cheat, You're nilt tem Schonny-Yanks." Don't call us Sammies any more; (It "don't ko" in the ranks) Nor other nicknames, three or four; Just call us Johnny-Yanks. "That name's too long," headliners shout. "We must decline with thanks." Bosh! We have shot the hyphen out, Just write it "JONYANKS." T. C. McConnell, in Louisville Courier- Journal. ND CXMP ' ' eP . i:.^ Equality of y Service To every patron of this company is our confident aim, pur- igj pose and desire. And to that end tne transportation system ym which is to serve Camp-Greene has been made a part and parcel of the street railway of the city of Charlotte and it will SB cost the same five cents fare to travel between city and camp as between the various sections of the town. We believe this policy tends to the best interests of the soldiery and the civilian citizen ship of this community and their welfare Is our welfare. <.;j I Southern Public i Utilities Co. M11
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