|H PUZZLE?FIND
I I JJ(1
llcre is another drawing from the
9 pen of Frank Hines, a member of the
H 122d Field Artillery Band at Camp
H Logan, Houston. Texas, who won the
wrist watch in the cartoon contest reJl
cently conducted by Trench and
1" All Officers Must
^ Stand "Pre
Hiflrv/ "Capacity to perform a highly spell
! if/uj eialized and arduous type of service"
A /''r 's test by which the fitness of
j W l general officers of the army tor servB//?'
icea "Over There" is to be judged.
V// Mi Physical examinations have already
// /A Prov?^ the unfitness of a number of
Mlf I Hit high officers in the Regular Army and
'/ iJWl National Guard to stand the rigorous
If IS I service in France. Announcement has
II Bf t\ been made that these officers and othI
1*/ ers who cannot pass the examination
Jlk/f I will be utilised in training troops in
Mtllf I camps and cantonments in the UnitMil
I I ed States.
II If II Following is Secretary Baker's
jl II || statement regarding the physical exIII
|| amination before being detailed foi
I Ji III "All general officers of the Regular
Will III Army and the National Guard art
HI \\r bein? examined by medical boards
I II yak and efficiency boards with a view ol
I determining the advisability of sendI
rfMf ing them for service abroad. Th?
I conditions of foreign service in this
war are unusually severe, requiring
that general officers shall be not onlj
J adequately grounded In military sciFRENCH
CONFIi
vy WILL END W
TO
Mill "When the American forces star'
IJ III Jf I their drive next spring the Germans
/' (II I W'H melt away like butter before t
j [j hot fire."
This is the expression heart
throughout France today ant
brought to this country by Ameri
I cans returning from Europe. Thest
I I travelers declare that an entirely
1 I I new spirit has come over Franct
j ' I since the American soldiers arrivet
A have been greatly encouraged an<
stimulated by the sight of the boyi
- in khaki and are confident that tb<
jfyji more American soldiers sent t(
SAVE THE CANS
HwjrflbOT In each of the camps and canton
traBraL ments throughout the United State:
an officer has been appointed to direc
the saving of all tins cans. Simila
work has been taken by civilian com
I^U^a+4 mittees in various cities. The objec
of the can saving is to conserve thi
tin supply of the country.
m,
THESOLMEITI
r
Camp. Like his prise-winning drawing,
the above cartoon doubtless will
appeal to all soldiers because of its
human touch.
In his letter acknowledging receipt
of the wrist watch awarded him.
Bandsman Hines said:
"The watch is a beauty, and need-t
Be Able To
ilonged Hardships"
Ience and adequately alert physically
to acquire rapidly the lessons which
the new form of warfare require, but
"The determination of these boards
are impersonal and in the Interest of
the success of our armies and the
welfare both of leaders and men, and
will be affirmed by the War Department.
This policy will no doubt com;
mend itself to the people of the country
as being in the public interest,
i and even where it is necessary to de-1
i lay the opportunity for foreign service
to soldiers of long experience it
will be understood to Imply nothing
i in any way prejudicial to the officers
involved.
"Boards of this kind have already
found some of the general officers of
both the Regular Army and the Nai
tional Guard physically unfit. Such
i finding does not in any way reflect
' upon the past services of the officer
or upon his present zeal and willing:
ness to make personal sacrifices in
i the further .service of his country, but
: the question to be determined is one
r of capacity to perform a highly spe
ciallzed and arduous type of service."
DENT SAMMIES
AR NEXT SPRING
l France the nearer draws the end of
i the war.
i Shortly after his arrival at an Atlantic
port Robert Davis, who has
1 spent several months in Europe
1 working for the Red Cross, said:
"Everything is all right with the
s American troops this winter. Geni
eral Pershing told me that unless
3 something unforeseen happens he
1 does not expect American troops to
s get into action generally until win
s up the French because they are
t holding the line until qur baby army
) is schooled."
IDENTIFYING THE NOISE
Harry (Just "out")?Listen, Bill!
* Sounds like ole Frits comln' over in
r the mud?Squish squash, squish
- squash.
t Bill?That's orl right?that's only
S the Americans further up a'chewin'
their gum rations.?London Opinion.
mo dm not (
less to say, I am more than proud of
it, not only for this reason, perhaps,
but also because It is In a way a
trophy and one I hardly hoped to get i
I fear very mnch that if Mr. Ray MoGill,
at Camp Grant Rockford, lit,
had been more prompt In submitting
bis work I would have been rated
BILL WOULD PERMIT
AMERICANS TO ACCEPT
FOREIGN DECORATIONS
Among the first bills introduced at
the present session of Congress was
a measure by Congressman Linthlcum,
of Maryland, "To permit any
soldier, sailor, marine or other per
sun eugagou 111 uio ? ?.?? ?
United States daring the present war
to accept decorations for valor from
any of the nations allied with the
United States In the prosecution of
, said war."
Passage of this bill, which seemB
practically assured, would permit the
wearing of war crosses recently bestowed
upon twelve American officers
and enlisted men by the French government
and the acceptance of similar
decorations by the families of
Corporal James D. Gresham and Privates
Merle D. Hay and Thomas F.
Enright, the first United States soldiers
to die In battle "Over There."
The fifteen war crosses were presented
several weeks ago, but the recipients
were informed that they could
not wear tbem until authority was
granted by Congress.
The IJnthicum bill would permit
the acceptance of decorations from
Great I-rit&in and Italy as well as
France, and also provides that diplomats
be allowed to receive decorations.
ITALIANS BATTLE HUNS
WHERE AT1LLA WAS HALTED
FIFTEEN CENTURIES AGO
Italy's struggle to save Venice developed
one of the strangest phases
of war ever known in the history of
the world. It is neither land warfare
nor water warfare, but a combination
of both and is referred to by correspondents
as "half aquatic, waterand-land
conflict."
Fifteen centuries ago Atllla and his
original Huns reached exactly the
same spot between the Piave and the
Sile rivers that the modern Teutonic
Huns have reached today. Fifteen
hundred years ago the original inhabitants
of the section fled from the
mainland and on to the gulfs and flats
of the lagoons founded the island colonies
which eventually became Venice.
Over the same intervening canals,
marshes, lagoons and lakes by which
Atilla and his Huns were checked, the
Italians today are checking the modern-day
Huns.
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jfJo
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WFrankHISES
F Ol PieU)Arr|tn
L06*n,rtrf.
among the 'also ran a,' but fete was
kind.
"That Trench and Camp has been,
bo far, successful In Its mission to Inform,
stimulate, entertain and amuse
the soldiers, I am sure, for It is decidedly
popular among the bora here,
many of whom send It home."
One of the latest souvenirs of the
war to make Its appearance In various
cities throughout the country Is an
official-looking document bearing a
big red stamp and entitled "The Last
Will and Testament of the Kaiser."
The wording of the will Is as follows:
"This Is the last will and testament
of me. Wllhelm, the superswanker
and ruler of the sausage-eaters, recognizing
that I am fairly up against
It, and expecting to meet with a violent
death at any minute at the hands
of brave Sammies, hereby make my
last will and testament
"I appoint the Emperor of Austria
to be my sole executor (by kind per
mission of the Allies).
"1?I give and bequeath to France
the territories of Alsace and Lorraine
(as this is only a case of returning
stolen property, I don't deserve any $
credit for It, and am not likely to get
it either). , l'
"2?To Serbia I give Austria.
"3?To Russia I give Turkey.
"4?To Belgium I should like to
give all the thick ears, black eyes,' yA
and broken noses that she presented
me with when I politely trespassed
on her territory.
"5?To your Uncle Sam I give all
my dreadnaughts, submarines, torpe- 3p
do-boat destroyers and fleet of Funkers
generally, what's left of theffl.
He's bound to have them in the end,
so this Is only anticipating events.
??g?To John Bull I give what's left
of my army, as his General Haig
seems so handy at turning my men
into sausage meat.
"7?To the College of Science and
Museum I leave my famous mustache
as a souvenir of the greatest swanker
in this or any other age.
"8?To Mrs. Pankhurst and the
wild women I leave my mailed fist;
they'll find it useful, no doubt, when
they resume their militant tactics.
"9?To Sir Ernest Shackleton I
leave the pole I've been up for bo long
that I regard It as my own property.
"(Signed) H. L M. Wilhelm.
"Lord of the Land, Sea and Air,
"Not forgetting the Sausages and
Lager Beer."
THEY WANT TO KNOW
All your family?grandmother to
little sister?are eager for every
scrap of information they can get ?./*
about your life In camp. Trench and
Camp is full of items concerning your
1 military Ufe. Bond thi? peper home.
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