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' '' Witwr'T " f\UR object is, of course * * * As a natioi * They do not tottc 6 jji| | gotten. * * * |[ R|| |! "A. supreme moment it II [ fjli '! God is laid upon the nationt |i ([ pjjl (I 1 own justice ana mercy."?E. II IS II ^ ustria Hun9ary nJjIUP Trench and Camp Published weekly at the National^ eantonNutlonul llrmiqaftrter*, r/Z/iWlSI Koom MM. Pulitier Building, UMI I utij New York City Hf ill ill ADVISORY BOARD OF CO-OPERATINO II 1 In 111 PUBLISHERS IR5 L>1 Bit JOHN* STEWART BRYAN*. Chairman. Ifll ft/Hrffll C- Adler. Chattanooga Tlmea. W In III HI H Allen. Montgomery Advertiser. Si H JIN UN P" T Anderson. Macon Telegraph. W nil F. 8. Baker, Tacoma Tribune. \jt- BE John Stewart Bryan. Richmond N'ews Jrn I jJHf Harry Chandler, Los Angeles Times. H B&TflniH Amon C Carter. Fort Worth Star TeleuluS ' Lner T? Clarke. Little Rock Arkansas * iH MR R. A. Crothers. San Francisco Bulletin. rfHUW lU Charles S. Rlehl. San Antonio Light. IMsIi K K Caylord. Oklahoma City Oklaho^ 08 F. P. 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New Orleans Item. hOs/1 ?. of the I'nltnt States with tho co-operation Distributed free to the soldiers In the WW A NEW TRADITION |H At a meeting in one of the large IK National Guard camps the other Sunday evening a brilliant preacher, with r-fl a national reputation tor eloquence, ull was sPea'ser- was no 'ongcr ! |il eloquent?instead he was uncouth. nK His finely turned phrases had given place to a torrent of slang. Almost at times he was on the raggad edge of W. But he was highly pleased with himself. Leaving the building in comfl JH [M fla pany with a chaplain he said in subII It ill U stance. "I think I am able to appeal to tBTTfTTD Then the chaplain's turn came. He wanted to know why the speaker had PBHTjjffl assumed, because the men wore uniWLJHy* forms, that they were debased; why BaPaj he had descended from the heights he I TTgW tro<* at home to the level of the gutI tBPi ter; why the speaker could not unI JrLjj&L derstand that the uniform was a mark k ^jjC of distinction instead of disgrace; I anc*. 'n ^ne- why so many speakers assumed that soldiers necessarily were The speaker attempted an explana ?jr jf ? tion. out tns cnapiain cut mm snort with the statement that if he had been preaching from his own pulpit he \viW5l would not have dreamed of address\\l/#7. ing these same men in the manner (ll^ t*lat characterized the talk just " m K cnr ^rst sPea^cr would not adj /I Qf^c mit that he had erred. He spoke of L jf the crimes that had always been associated with the soldiery, he told of /) the misdoings that always characterizl| ^ ed the grouping of men. But the chaplain insisted that the American ' j ? soldier was a man very different from ' I A the traditional soldier. Because he | fi was different, said the chaplain, he S SB wouId not Pil'agc and assault. Briefly IL H the American soldier was a man taken 1> aaa from homes just as g?od as that from IS ?Qm which the preacher came. It was very v-v^xl early in his military experience for all the home training to be dissipated. The ta'k of the speaker and the cltaPlain was interesting for another Kd rcason- than for its purely personal concern. It reflected an opinion that was well estSblished in the minds of fcjfc.wll many: As soon as a man donned a .... ..., ..... uniform he necessarily became deit! (]!| || based. Some of the large cities near ||l| jij J camps and cantonments, while proud llii ')! till I t^eir own mcn- because they knew II i'i them and sending them off with cheerIP 1 I ing and with weeping, dreaded the ar IU l l W r'va' 0 l"cse scheduled to train in Ifi j i 1 the vicinity?but only because they |l ( H W|| did not know them. 11 ill i i III *?or wee'cs a^tcr troops began to |l| j Hjfl arrive and it was seen that they were just as worthy of trust and esteem as were the boys that had been drafted * 11 or that had gone with the local Na IREWCH.'A J i* J _ , to win the war, and we shau no rt We are united in spirit and inte h the heart of anything. They i history has come. The eyes of i. He will show them favor, I de rccrpts from President Wilson's me. tional Guard troops, the townspeople doubted their 'discovery. . But now the behavior of the soldiers has firmly fixed their place in popular understanding. Cities and towns are proud of the proximity of the camps and cantonments. ; The behavior of the American soldiers at home augurs well for their restraint abroad. It has made a new tradition for the soldiery. A HERO IN SILHOUETTE A great arsenal was threatened. Flames already had destroyed a building. One explosion followed another. Beneath the" feet of those on the arsenal grounds was enough explosive to destroy a city. On guard at the arsenal were raw troops. They were young men who had voluntarily enlisted for service in the National Guard. Only a negligible percentage could boast any military experience. Yet they rose to the demands of that midnight alarm. They formed fire lines and prepared for the work of prevention and rescue. Thousands of civilians, men and women employed in the arsenal buildings. hurried from their places to, the grounds, and into the citv streets. They saw flames leaping high above the tallest buildings. They saw a quick flash here, another there. They heard heralds of impending doom, the 1 explosion that catne with greater fre- 1 quency. The raw troops went on-unconcernedly. The danger was just as great , for them, greater in fact. The one thing to do was to save the magazines. If those ereat storehouses went up, ruin would be complete. Cool and collected the Commandant of the arsenal viewed the firefighters as they worked. He was a well disciplined man. Every suggestion he made was the result of a ouick but careful survey. So completely in possession of himself was this armytrained man that he was overhead to remark. "We had planned to tear down that ruined building. If we can confine the flames the fire will prove a blessing instead of a disaster. It will actually save money to tne gov- j eminent.". i Looking up at the building he spoke s of, the Commandant saw a sheet of ? flame. Silhouetted against it was the figure of a soldier. It was a National Guard private. With his bare hands the soldier was picking burning brands from the roof of the magazine: and he was kicking , away cinders. Also he was directing ^ by gesture?for his voice could not be ( heard?the streams of water so that . the walls would not become overheated. Beneath him lurked death?not alone for him, but for his comrades and for thousands of others, perhaps, j The magazine was saved. Disaster j was averted. Some of the young man's comrades " were eye-witnesses of his bravery. 1 Few outside the regiment know the | story. But the Commandant of the , arsenal has told _ the authorities in . Washington and it may be that this { young hero will wear one of the ] world's most coveted military medals. . Yet he never saw a battle line. . Those of the soldiery who are left ( to serve in this country may believe that the tasks to be done here are not worth-while. They may resent the fact that they are not chosen to be on the battlefront. Let the lesson of < this hero, now only in silhouette but J soon to be completely identified, teach ' that our tasks and duties are what we 1 make them and that there is oppor- 1 tunity for real and worth-while service no matter where we are. 1 PATRIOTIC HAWAII , Hawaii has furnished a remarkable , example of patriotism. She has con- , tributed more than twice her quota ] of volunteers for the army and navy , and asks that credit for them he waived so that more of her 26,337 , cligibles for selective Bervice may be j taken into the National Army. I SEND IT HOME Trench and Camp contains the ] news, gossip, chatter and humor of the camp in which you are living. Do you know anything else that would be more acceptable to the members of your family? Send this paper t home. I ND CAMP t slacken or suffer otfrselves tq ntion. I pay little heed to tnt may safely he left to strut the i the people have been opened < voutly believe, only if they rise ssage to Congress in which he asked j CANT0NM1 THE MISPLil rU know the Misplaced Private, when in civil liTe, knew how to i He should be a general or a War Department he is wasting awaj Or, if he doesn't admit it openly, evei he is a big calibre gun, being wastefi is a grave mistake. This fellow haf If ho were only where he thinks he be improvements everywhere, in eve the scheme of things entire and remol food would be different, the plan of cipline would be revised, the equipme For The Misplaced Private neve better, not for any other reason tl opinion, his little, single-track notion superior. What a blessing that he is Mis should be. His sort will always be serves, according to his estimate. ' menace of The Misplaced Private. The Liste Soldiers in the various camps an the latest camp stories to the main o) lion in its columns. Address your Building, New York City. Following are some stories that are told by soldiers about actual experijnces in the field: WEARY A company commander, in charge af negro troops, became deeply sympathetic for them after four hours of intensive drilling. Standing in front )f his men he made this statement: 'I don't want to be too hard on you. [ will excuse from this afternoon's Irill any men who do not want to go 5ut, but this will not happen every afternoon. I am doing it because I ion't want to drive you too hard at :he start. Let those who don't want :o go out step forward one pace." Instantly every man except one stepped forward. The captain looked at his troops tnd thought that among them there was one at least who had the makngs of an exceptional soldier. Lookng at the lone man, he said: "Johnion, how does it happen you don't >tep forward?" The answer was drawled back: 'Boh3, ah's jus' too tired." . HK REMEMBERED The same company commander n-ent out one night to find out how :he guard duty was being done. Sudienly a deep voice rang out calling, 'Halt! who's dere?" "Friend," ^as the response. "Advance, friend, and be reorganized." was the answer. Going to the sentry who had challenged. the captain?after establishing his identity?said: "What are four general orders?" The colored soldier, hesitated a moment, then he said: "You know, boss, das funny, but ah knew dem rer' well when ah started out but ah's |us' clean forgot." Then he paused i long time impressively. Suddenly be drew himself up to his full height. 'Yes, boss, ah know. You walk your Dost in a military manner and you :ake everything in sight." THEY SAILED AWAY During the- long tour of guard duty if one of the Eastern regiments, a sentinel was stationed on a lbne bridge. It was his first time on guard tnd soon he found hiipself seeing ihings at night. An intruder came nonchalantly ilong despite the challenge. The sentry challenged again but no attention was paid to his warning ex:ept that the position of the cigar 3tte smoked by the approaching tlgare showed that his head was held liigh in the air. Angered by this ieflar.ce, the sentry fired a shot, rolling of It, wide-eyed, when the :orporal of the guard had arrived, liesaid: "The man and the cigarette fust sailed over the river." The corporal said: "The next time you see a lightning bug, you will fire no shots or we will know the reason why." "LEST WE FORGET" A young man In one of the Western regiments committeed some ninor infraction of the regulations be diverted until it is won. we who tell me otherwise. Ir uneasy hour and be for-. ind they see. The hand of *;5I to the clear heights of His or a declaration of war against i II II NT TYPES I iCED PRIVATE ? He is a relative of the fellow who. - , run the office better than the boas, colonel, but by some oversight of the r in the ranks. He says so h^self. rything he does and says implies that illy used as a side arm. Every thing i intimate, first-hand dope that it is. should be?at the top?there would rything. He wodld shatter into bits d it nearer to his heart's desire. The training would be changed, the dlsnt would be of another sort, r agrees. He always has something ian that it's his own?his idea, his . His ideal is himself, exalted, lofty, _ , i placed, and not where he thinks he lower than self-esteemed worth derhat assurance delivers us from the - I ning Post id cantonments are requested to send M Hoe of Trench and Camp for publics,- ' contributions to Room. 504 Pulitzer for which he was 'ordered to do j | kitchen police duty.. Writing home to his mother he remarked casually Bj that he was now doing kitchen police: , :>: I His fond parent wrote back: "My son, do not let your sudden climb to authority make you forget that you . ;H were once a private yourself. SEE CANVA8MA8TER In the Middle West there is a sol-.. Ill -dier so fat that all his friends wonder Ik how he ever passed the purgeon, but * l a he prides himself on-the fact he is .'|j$ as hard as nails and says that na lil medical board could ever find fault kJ with him. Several weeks ago he sent a cotton uniform to the laundry. It r came back with the curt comment: "We do not launder tents." ^JJ MEDICOS Pt'ZZI.ED Thorn In another ctorv nf a fat dl I? soldier. He was suffering from appendicitis?or thought he was?and presented himself to a surgeon at sick call. The surgeon had become very tired of seeing men who were trying to evade drills, and, calling _ over to his Major, he said, in loud tones: "Fat man thinks he's got appendicitis. Shall we- operate or blast?" The soldier suddenly wae1 cured, or reported that he was, and did his drill uncomplainingly. '.vSM A REAL SKIRMISH LINE The old Joke about a yard of skir-. mish line took a peculiar turn in one of the National Guard regiments. A recruit appeared at the tent of a company commander and, presenting t another captain's compliments, requested one yard of skirmish line. The company commander hesitated a moment and then had an inspiration, k for in his tent was a pet snake measuring about one-half yard. Carefully < wrapping it up, he sent it to the practical joker with his regrets that he could only supply one-half yard. The joker, thinking the captain had devised some new turn to the camp humor, gleefully opened the package containing the snake and let out one unholy yell. His ideas of humor no lodger included victimizing recruits. 15,000 NURSES NOW ENROLLED Fifteen thousand nurses have already been enrolled by the American Red Cross, many of whom have volunteered for war service, according to a statement made public at Red Cross headquarters. About 2,000 have already been sent to Europe. It is estimated that the present registered force is sufficient to care for an army of a million and a half, and approximately a thousand nurses are being added monthly. ; 53 BIKES FOR COURIERS Uncle Sam has bought 10,000 Sff,\ bicycles to be used "by army messengers and couriers. Each "wheel" la to be equipped with an attachment in which the khaki-clad rider may carry a rifle. The machines are designed to carry 200 pounds of rider and 50 pounds of equipment.
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