^ffj( TRENCH AND CAMP
Published weekly at the National cantonWt
iHjHjpl meats fur the suldlers of the United States.
Ill Bfl II ADVISORY BOARD OP CO-OPERATING
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if i f ill JOH-N STEWART BRYAN, Chairman,
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THE FIRST MILLION
"I am anxious to know how soon
sfT |Sy the first million American men can be
| I expected in France." These are the
U words of Britain's Premier, Lloyd
\ [Va 'cor?cThey
find echo in the hearts and
fyOsJ minds of hundreds of thousands of
fc4Tl || rbJ _ind cantonments. They, too, are anxmiii
| fJ ;ous to know?and eager to go.
'Wwfl ^e collapse of Russia, the reverses
H I ill W n lta!y hearten the American soldier.
9-^Ij Jul :lis traditions teach him that the larU|(
M jlgM .jer the task the greater the ability of
tfl American artns. The day of decision
mm m Ka 's mere*y delayed by recent reverses
H M The decision itself is not and has not
Mm d (ffl For a great peace-loving nation like
SJ jfl j/IJ this to arm itself for war is a stupenW
do us task. It involves a complete
RJg -g| transformation in the nation. It is nc
U ]gdL]lft easy thing for the civilian to put aside
I 9 W HI '!'s bought of the office, the counter
B jd 9 w :^c factory anc* 'he many other meWi
??** diums of civilian pursuit. It involves
SUVI in entirely new viewpoint. How tnar
Hifl jjjf marvel of American method. Officer?
? -P. ?l ttlat ^ave corae t0 country from
tt^[ ItPff our Allied armies have gazed in won,
der as they have viewed the erstwhile
civilians, suddenly become soldiers
IhjKArw How these men have adapted themHp&n
selves to the new environment and th(
yfeeE] new order has astonished even thosi
who knew American manhood.
response on the part of th<
\ 'BPjEI young men of the nation thus far hai
V ^^9 onvinced America that her safety ii
From the meagre reports that hav<
; ;een received from abroad confirma
*'on *hc hope that rest in Americai
| urns has come already. Not on anj
\jllttrt 'arge scale have American active oper
ations been conducted. There havr
\^!F/fl months of ceaseless, tireles:
preparation. But the first of our sol
m diers of freedom have been on thi
P fl firing line and already many of then
- ij? have been cited in orders for conduc
/I W| under fire. Operating in small de
A tachments, they were without thi
^KSn stimulus of great movements whet
I I r =ac^ man is fired by the thought o
V p I the many comrades near at hani Bu
still they rose to sublime heights ii
I I Ifr bravery and in discipline. What the]
I IS have done already inspires those whi
111 are waiting to go "Over There."
pj 3W1 The traditions of American arms
111 Jul ?* nat'on itself are safe with thosi
IB Mnjl already in France. And the remainde
jri~ r^H of what Lloyd George calls the firs
million have a new tradition to inspir
O American troops in France wer
soon marked by the German com
manders. News despatches indicat
that the Crown Prince himself direct
?d heavy machine gun fire to a poin
BsbEaMa* where his ad'/ices told him they wer
ll/l lill 111(1 concentrated. The Crown Princ
ly i J I sought, with a sudden and fearfi
IS I i 11 hlow, to hreak the morale of our ar
ill 1(11 mies. But he misunderstood th
8 I American soldier. The spirit tha
Ha 1 I carried him. hungry and ill-clad an
III! I I co'd. through Valley Forge still live
If [I 1 R l| in him. In his new endeavor he fee]
I| y n 111 H he is fighting again the battle of free
I M l (a H dom. He is fighting against force
II II lill Hill whose symbol is the submarine?a hid
arayraBFtQ den foe that creeps up unseen and wi!
MUbl not fight in the open, but his spirit i
indomitable. Sooner or later the das
TRENCH A
and daring that is characteristic of die
American temperament will force the
fight into the wider stretches, and
deeds of brilliancy and valor that will
write a new chapter into the history of
military operations will be performed
by American arms.
THE MAN WHO COUGHED
Lying in No Man's Land, ready to
ambush a German patrol, an American
force awaited the approach of the enemy.
Not a sound was heard. Then faint
footfalls broke the silence. Instinctively
the Americans made ready,
being careful not to betray their presence.
The enemy came nearer and nearer.
The time was almost at hand to fire
the first shot.
AND THEN AN AMERICAN
SOLDIER COUGHED!
In a moment machine gun fire was
trained on the spot from where the
sound of the cough came.
The Americans were forced to retire.
There were other men besides the
one who coughed, that were victims of
colds. But they had learned the art of
self-controL In his zealousness to do
his part the one who coughed had unwittingly
betrayed the presence of his
comrades. Perhaps he was not much
to blame. Perhaps the excitement of
his impending baptism of fire overcame
him. But the ambuscade failed.
What shall the man say as he reads
this of the irksom<ness of discipline?
The little thing that must not be done
and the little thine that must be done
?either of which seems trivial and
irksome?take on a new importance in
the face of the enemy.
The man in the ranks may reason
that he is only a very small factor and
that it will not make much difference
if he is not perfectly drilled and perfectly
disciplined. But here is a concrete
example.
The purpose of drill is to make the
man in the ranks subordinate himself
so completely that be become a part
of a great machine. The purpose of
discipline is to make the great machine
move easily and achieve the desired
result with the least expenditure
of effort.
The individual is important because
| if he fails to catch the spirit of dis'
cipline he may clog the great machine.
Drill is a part of the large scheme
; of discipline, and discipline teaches
absolute self-control.
j ing to come to that point where the
11 soldier can even restrain a cough. But
1 the discipline must approach that state
' of perfection where tne cough will be
! restrained?or the troops may be cora1
pelled to retire.
HOT SHOT FROM T. R.
Here are some of the "punchy"
[ phrases used by Col. Roosevelt in an
adnress he delivered to the National
. Army men In one of the Eastern can\
ton men ts:
| "I have come here to pay my hom.
age to you and to those like you."
\ "You'll find It a mighty sight
pleasanter to explain to your chll.
dren why you did go to the war than
\ why you didn't."
, "You have two duties. First, to
do your 'bit. Second, when you go
. back Into civil life, to act, as mis1
sionaries to Bee that it never again
! will be necessary for Uncle Sam to
, train for war after war has begun."
"Every man who would be satls.
fled at this time with any peace but
\ the neace of overwhelming victory
. Is trying to put a pigtail on Uncle
; Sam."
i "The man who basnt raised himt
self to be a soldier, and the woman
. who hasn't raised her son to be a
E soldier aren't fit to be citizens of
i this Republic."
f "I'd put the self-styled conscient
clous objectors in the first line
j trenches or on mine sweepers."
r "I have no use for a man with a
> flfty-flfty allegiance. He that is not
with us is against us."
"I'll bet on you against any sauer5
krauters that ever were born!"
r :
* SPEAKING OP WAR
It was a secrei war conierence
e held In Washington last spring, and
many prominent men were present
e from both North and Sonth. The
. newspapers were anxious to get as
t much as possible, and their represene
tatives were meeting with meagre
e success in interviews. One reporter
il finally cornered a polished Southern
_ gentleman, anxious to get his opine
ion.
it "Colonel Blank," said the lnter<J
viewer with unctuous persuasion in
s his voice, "I would like to have your
a opinion, of the war."
.. "Well, Bah," courteously replied
s the white-bearded gentleman (he was
I- of the old school), "I haven't thought
[1 about it much lately, sah, but it's al8
ways been my opinion, sah, that Lee
h never should have surrendered."
iND CAMP
CANTONME
THE FELLOW WHO S
THIS Is about the Fellow who ]
Makes Things Easier. Some
times he wears bars, some times i
stars, and some times he's Just Plain i
Private. Rank isn't his distinction. ]
He is the ball-bearings on which i
General Morale rolls easily. And he
isn't conscious of his importance, 1
which Is only one of the many fine i
things about this chap. He Makes i
Things Easier unconsciously, with in
8tinctive art.
Perhaps there's been no letter i
from The Woman for some time, i
Sunshine is IlKe acia ana me ck?u wlne-llke
air is become poison gas.
The Fellow who Makes Things Eas- i
ler steps in. He Jabs good-natured I
.whimsies at life in general and then i
remarks that there are other Women 1
in the World, and only a few hand- i
some soldiers. His little subtleties 1
restore the sunshine's gold and clear i
the poison gas fropi the air. i
And so he works. Perhaps by a :
i smile. The gags about "keep smll- :
ing" taste bitter in the mouth occa- :
| sionally. This roller-bearing lad
makes them sweet again, not by reSoldiers'
Insure
! Are Definet
To the Officers and Enlisted Men and
Women of the Army and Navy of
the United States and Their Relatives
:
Ocwoiorv of the Treasury,
through the Bureau of War Risk
Insurance, has been charged with the
administration of the War Insurance
Law enacted by the Congress as a
measure of justice to the men and
women who have been called to give
their lives, if need be. In the service
of their country.
I wish to acquaint you with the ,
benefits and privileges which your
Government has placed at your disposal.
It is essential that you and
your families at home should know
of your and their rights, under this
! law in order that full advantage may
be taken of them.
1 To care for the wife and children
of the enlisted man during his Servian,
the War Insurance Law compels
| him to contribute up to one-half of
his pay for their support. The Government,
on application, will generously
add to this an allowance of
from $5 to $50 a month, according to
the size of the family. Moreover, if
the enlisted man will make some further
provision himself for a dependent
parent, brother, sister, or grandchild,
they may be included in the
Government allowance.
If, as a result of injuries incurred
or disease contracted in the line of
duty, an officer or enlisted man or an
Army or Navy nurse should be disabled,
provision is made for compensation
of from $30 to $100 a month
to him, and should he die, compensa"
" -on ?- ? - -^11, will I
uon 01 irum to ? w ? ?...
be paid to his wife, his child, or his
widowed mother.
In order, however, fully to protect
each person and family, Congress has
made it possible for every soldier.
Bailor and nurse to obtain life and
total disability insurance. This insurance
applies to injuries received
while he or she is in the service or
after he or she shall have left it.
Feb. 12, 1918, Last Day
Exposure to the extra dangers of
war makes the cost of life insurance
in private life insurance companies
prohibitive. It was, therefore, a plain
duty and obligation for the Government
to assume the risk of insuring
hundreds of thousands of our soldiers
and sailors who ake making the
supreme sacrifice. Under this law,
every soldier and sailor and nurse,
commissioned and enlisted, and of
any age, has the right, between now
and February 12, 1918, to take out
life and total disability Insurance up
to $ 10,000 at very low cost, with the
Government without medical examin
ation. This right is purely optional.
The soldiers and sailors are not compelled
to take Insurance, but If they
desire to exercise the right, they must
do so before the 12 th of February,
1918. The cost ranges from 65 cents
i monthly, at the age of, 21, to. $1.20
monthly at the age of 51, for each
$1,000 of Insurance. This Is a small
charge on a man's pay?small In proportion
to the benefits It may bring.
The premiums will be deducted from
his pay. If he desires, thus eliminating
trouble on bis part.
To provide adequate protection until
February 12, 1918, during the
i period when the soldiers and sailors
, are learning the details of this law,
the Government automatically" ini
sures each man and woman, commissioned
or enlisted. In the military
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TYPES
(AKES TQINOS EASIER
peating the gage but by?smiling.
He makes the unpleasant detail
easier by slipping little ball-bearings
pf wit, raillery and Josh Into it. Or
he may say nothing and do the biggest
share of work. h
This valuable member proved his
rirtue in those overcast days when
the military life was new and so different,
that a lump of homesickness
would Insist on rising. He saw the^"
funny things and pointed out the Incongruous.
And he's been do^ng it
aver since, with never-flagging orlg
He's not all froth, either. Underneath
he's solid, but still' the Pellow
who Makes Things Easier. His
ndvlce la the kind that helps. It is
kind and seasoned with wisdom. He
Isn't afraid to face difficulties, either
In his own life or in the life of a
:omrade. He meet/them cheerfully,
smilingly, manfully. His rollerbearing
qualities make riding over
the rough places seem like a RollsRoyce
on asphalt.
Do you know him??This Fellow
Who Makes Things Easier.
mce Rights
--Ml
1 By McAdoo
service of the United States. It pays
the man $25 a month during total * ^
permanent disability; If he dies within
20 years, it pays the rest of 240
monthly Installments of $25 each to
bis wife, child or widowed mother.
I desire to call the provisions of
this Just and generous law to the attention
of our officers and enlisted
men and women so that they may not
be deprived of their rights through
lack of knowledge. Pull Information
may be obtained from the Bureau of "
War Risk Insurance of the Treasury
Department, Washington, D. C. I ;
earnestly urge that the officers of the
Army and Navy give to the men un- #
der their command all possible aid
in helping them to understand fully
iho Konofltu tViof thin inaitmnre mnv
bring to their families and the small
cost at which it may be obtained.
This is the greatest measure of pro- ?3?
tection ever offered to its fighting
forces by any nation in the history of
the world. It is not charity; it la
simply Justice to the enlisted men
and women and to their loved ones
at home, and each and?every one of -*'
them should promptly take the benefits
of this great law.
W. G. McADOO,
Secretary of the Treasury.
FIGHTING MEN INSURING
AT RATE OF 6,000 A DAY
Applications for more than $700,r -iMS
000,000 of life insurance were received
by the Military and Naval Division
of the Bureau of War Risk /gSn
Insurance of the Treasury Depart
ment during the first five weeks' ojh
eration of the War Insurance Act, jvg
according to announcement by Secretary
McAdoo.
Under the law, soldiers, sailors, VsJB
marines and nurses In active service, . ^5?
in addition to family allowances and
death and disability compensation
furnished by the goyernment without
charge, may buy from the govern-' '
ment life insurance up to $10,000 ata
rate of from 65 cents a month at
the age of 21 to $1.20 a month at the
age of 61, for each $1,000 of insur- : ance
Prom October 8 to November 17
the Military and Naval Division of 7;
the Bureau of War Risk Insurance
received more than 78,200 applica
than $675,000,000. The average
amount of Insurance applied for, y
counting officers and men, is $8,603.
Applications are being received at 1
the rate of approximately four or five
thousand a day?often close to six J?
thousand. The amount of insurance ,
applied for on a given day ranges $
from twenty to fifty million dollars. s?j
These figures do not include applications
from the American overseas
forces, which are known to be sul>-. .J&f
stantiaL The first formal appllca-'
tions from France are not expected g&p
to arrive here for several weeks.
Intensive efforts are being made at '
all .National Guard and National
Army ramps, and among the naval . ..."
forces, to explain the terms of tfcy-.^gjg
new War-Insurance law.
Col. C. R. Howland, 343d Inkintry, r &;
Camp Grant, Illinois, in a letter recently
received by the Treasury Dopartment,
said that he was forward*
ing in two registered mall sacks,
14,037 applications totaling $9,616,600.
"This makes a total of Ingarance
written by me la this divtakm
of $109,376,600," said Col. Howland.