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Page 8 r FOREIGN BORN SOLDIERS EDGED 10 GEIRN ENGLISH About 500 Men Instructed in Our Language by Unique |l| El 11 Meinoa. ( Ril il' Y M. C. A. building 103 feels that! it has almost an ideal organization in J Kngjish e hisses. undej- the direction j !tor. lie has begun at home and start-j of English to foreigners and to others who need instruction in the English j At the present time between four strueion. The following CTllcers aro | instructors, also responsible for the c1.is.aos in their respective companies: la. Henry (J. Howell. Lt. Charles H. Victor E. I'.iehn. 1.1. Clinton w! l'erry. Lt. Charles L. Richey. Lt. L. 1J. LcCIere. Lt. David E. Gardner, Lt. John J. McLean. Lt. G. A. Paul. Lt. Joseph P. McAteer. There are still several others to be appoint- | ed. Every one of these officers is The officers with Chaplain Griffies, Secretary Thurston, the Y. M. C. A. camp educational director, and Secretary Rupp. the educational director at building 103. met last Thursday for the purpose of discussing the best method <?f teaching the classes, and to plan an extended educational pro-. gram. Each officer related his particu- i lar problem and method of teaching | so that every other company could | profit by his experience. Those in charge are contident mat some peimanent good can be accomplished by (TV these weekly normal classes. Each company has from three to I It eight classes, and each class is superIY vised by a capable teacher. It is the /J aim of the officers in charge to classirv fy the men into about four grades so that the students' interest will be stimulated. It is not at all unusual to ?Ol I[TS. see some eager fellow with his knees on the bench", and his body on the BTHTCB table in order that he may get nearer + fc 'tJTBf ihe teacher. The men are eager to - Jm N learn and they are making great i ffl HrflU This is regarded as one of the finest |U ULa ra and most important bits of educationD al work that the Y. M. C. A. building Ifi has undertaken. Thousands of men H in this camp have never before enKykj| Joyed opportunity to acquire part of "D jfl nff a graded school education. /CONESK! WINS HARD IS B ^ MATUH Wllh tiurrmHn After Twenty-four Minutes of H tfWIt Desperate Struggling, HoffP ill Ji H man Conceded Second Fall. tfidbf - ? j n A short but very Interesting pro* I^RQH gram was given at Y 105 stunt night. The entertainment was opened with led by the physical director. "GoodmfiHjFlJ live Broadway; Over There. Indiana dered with all the "pep" that could *591 t,,at assent bled and the good \ W folks down Charlotte way certainly at "Kang singing" they cannot A recitation, "Tackling the Wrong VTfOs. Tom Cat." by Private Hoover of Co. 1'. Sixty-first infantry followed and \xpfH W,IS "let with rounds of applause. V"?staged with Private Clemming. E lo ? " company. Fifty-ninth infantry and I* wj Private Laurber of Company D. Thip* |? .41 ty-ninth infantry as opponents for a J ll Ul^ three round go at 118 pounds. This A jl bout was good and met with the ap^5 proval of the boys. Private Burman. Company L, Sixtieth and Private *? Y lloney. Company F. Sixtieth, showed "n ' considerable science in their three II I I rol,ru' "mill." and this bout was also L D I In a wrestling match that followed 1A |EJ Private Donehue of supply company^ U Thirtieth and Private Joenoskl, Comlifl 631 pany A. Sixtieth infantry, went their In Van seven minutes of classy "grappling" pBj when the match was stopped owing to a severe nose bleed received by Donehue. These men have arrangd to finish their match -on some other llfcTTfM77l night. Their weights are 160 pounds. ?^^531 The center of attraction of the eveJWJ ?53 ning's performance was the wrestling Ka5finIZ<B match at 138 pounds between Private Hoffman, Company I. Thirtyfyny It CiB eighth and Loneski of the same regiS. ment. The first fall was" secured by II I Loneski in 4 Vi minutes with a "half Nelson." These men know the mat 1 II | game and certainly had the house (which was packed) in an uproar I | throughout the event. Hoffman had I I Loneski in many bad holes during the H I next "setto" but was unable to pin l| | the sturdy opponent's shoulders on l|| his l>ack. However, after 24 minutes of the best wrestling so for seen at U HI 105. Loneski gave up and Hoffman l| SlU conceded the fall. This finished an all together pleasing program and the boys went "home" happy. TRENCH i SIMILARITY OF NAMES CAUSES EMBARRASSMENT Two Boys in Thirteenth Artillery Get Letters Crossed?Promotions Are Made. By recommendation of the Battery "C" commander and by order of Colonel Smith, the following promotions and appointments have bean maue in this battery: Corporal David Gordon to sergeancy. Corporal Frank Henshaw, sergeancy?original vapancy. Corporals. Private George L. Sorick, Vice Gordon promoted. Private Charley F.laekwell. Private Lee Graham, Vice Henshaw promoted. Private Roy Park to fill an original vacancy. Private John Jewett to fill an original vacancy. Private James Donovan to fill an original vacancy. A recruit is a recruit and you can't make anything else of him. The oth er morning: corporal i,ee piuaeu uui ten recruits for fatigue duty. When he gave the command, "Right face," half of them started to march to the right, while the remaining ones went to the left much to the delight and amusement of the rest of the battery. Speaking of coincidences, there are two men in the battery with the same names ai?d both hail from the same state. Indiana. Their names are Private Evert Maddox and Recruit Evr Maddox. Neither of the men is related to the other. The similarity in monikers has caused no little embarrassment for both as each has opened the mail of the other. It should be stated here that^Recruit Maddox, who rs a barber by trade, expects to open his shop for the men of Battery 20" as soon as his tool-kit arrives. Corporal John Kinsela has estab-1 lished quite a reputation among the men as a spinner of yarns. Corporal Kinsella has traveled extensively in the far west, has an unlimited fund | of anecdotes and tales of the old fron- | tier days of California. Val Jolicouer, a product of Waverly, Minn., is probably the youngster of I the outfit, having just passed his | eighteenth birthday. Val says at the time of his enlistment, he promised his girl that he would bring back the kaiser's helmet for an Easter bonnet. Here's hoping you will keep your promise, Val. We have seen and heard a great deal of the thrill that comes "once in a lifetime," pictured by some of our famous cartoonists: their conceptions are as nothing in comparison to tne thrill" that comes to the heart of the lonely, homesick soldier, when he receives the first Christmas package from the "folk back home." For all round geniality and bubbling Kood humor, we ve got 10 nana 11 n? Corporal John Hunter. With his cheery smile and reaay wit. Corporal llupter is among the most popular mem in the battery. f$/nge and remount depot get "y" huts It is announced by the Army Y. M. C. A.- camp secretary, J. O. Grogan, at Camp Greene, that the building of two new red triangle buildings has been authorized by the New York national headquarters. Advice came from Executive Secretary S. A. Ackley, commanding the southeastern department from Atlanta, Ga., headquarters. The new buildings are to be as follows: One hut at the rifle range. One hut at the remount station. With the south suffering under the severest cold weather In its history, the soldiers at the distant rifle ranges and remount stations are particularly in need of the kind of service which the Army Y. M. C. A. provides: warmth, comfort and good cheer, in a building where the men can spend their leisure time. Throughout the southeastern department, at all of these training points, distant from the camps, the Y. M. C. A. is rushing the indnn nt itipu Rnprinl huts. $ANGUM IS NEW Y. M. C. A. CAMP SOCIAL SECRETARY Accompanying Dr. Grogan from Camp Gordon was J. T. Mangum who comes to Camp Greene to take the position of Y. Si. C. A. camp social secretary. Mr. Mangum will develop the soldier talent along the line of entertainment and have general charge ol the social activities at the camp. Before entering army Y. M. C. A. work, Mr. Mangum was in the real estate and Insurance business in Selma, Alabama. He is a graduate of Auburn and Vanderbilt 1,000 NEWYORK DRAFTED MEN ARRIVE AT CAMF About 1,000 drafted soldiers, said tc ; be principally of the New York slate increment arrived early yesterday from Camp Upton, Yaphank, Long Island, and were assigned to regulai army infantry regiments at Cam j Greene, which are being expanded tc war strength. p ^ O'BRIEN'S MINSTRELS SHOW FOR SOLDIERS AT CAMP Laugh Provoking Troupe Received. Rousing and Appreciative Reception From Men. Nell O'firien and his minstrels played to the soldiers at Camp Greene last night, their show being given in the Knights of Columbus buildipg to a well filled house. Owing to the shortness of the notice the minstrel gave the troops, the crowd was not as large by far as would have been had the news of his coming had time | to spread. O'Brien and his laugh ; provoking assistants received a rous| ing and appreciative reception from the soldiers. I The show was opened by O'Brien himself, who made a short talk on appropriate topics and then launched i into his witty monologue, which was followed by some numorous stories. Steve Warher and William Doran I captured the house by their clog dancing, and Just a^ much enthusiasm was aroused by J. Lester Haberkorn's singing. Haberkorn has a fine voice, and his selections varied from the operatic to the popular favorites, and he displayed fine judgment in selecting the numbers. Burton Isbel certainly was "there" while playing the ukelele. Charles R. Wright, one of O'Brien's troupe, is a nephew of Major General Wright. WELTERWEIGHTS TO MEET IN 15-ROUND GO TONIGHT Two of Camp Greene's best known welterweight boxers are scheduled to meet in a 15-round bout tonight at an/HtArlnm at the csmn. I They are Sergeant Potts, of the maI chine gun company of the Sixtieth infantry, and Sergeant Piatt, of Comjpany E, Seventh infantry. Piatt, it jwas announced, won the army welterweight honors in the Philippines, and Potts was the bcst*of the service I weltA-weights in Hawaii. PHYSICAL DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT VISITS CAMP I Robert C. Cubbon, the Army T. M. C. A., southeastern department direc[ tor of physical training, is making a day's visit to Camp Greene today to talk matters' over with the Y. M. C. A. physical staff. K. OP C. BUILDING NOTES. The excellent program which was given at Y. M. C. A. building 108 a few nights ago by Battery A of the Thirteenth Held artillery assist^ by the band of the same regiment was repeated at the Knights of Columbus building on Thursday evening. The hall was packed with soldiers who were highly pleased witn ine pro-1 gram. Manuel Cohn was again in evidence both in managing the performance and in Individual numbers. Cohn deserves a great deal of credit for the reputation as entertainers which the Thirteenth field artillery is fast achieving. Harry Jagendorf, the band leader, also is worthy. of j praise for the excellent work which: his organization is doing. i William Bordeaux of Company G, I First New Hampshire Infantry has rendered valuable assistance to the secretaries of the K. of C. building during the past week. He is a live wire. Father Stephenson, chaplain of the Knights of Columbus building, conducted the funeral of Robert Cady of the First New Hampshire infantry on Friday morning. The regimental band of the Sixteenth field artillery Played a very pleasing concert at the K. of C. building on New Year's eve. NOTES FROM COMPANY A, EIGHTH MACHINE GUN BATTALION. Ellwood Yoest was made a first cook. Bugler Rietzinger almost blew his lungs out trying to get the boys up these cold mornings. <" ii Pnnners Is trying to cook beans. Kid King is the coming White Hope. He is licking all the military police in Charlotte. Sergeant Channaull is the best first sergeant in the battalion. John Kitchen is back from a tonday leave and all the boys are glad to see him again. The Eighth Mcahine Gun battalion is the best drilled regiment in camp. First Cook Yoest is going to get married on Monday, January 7. The company will attend Mr. Yoest who will live in Charlotte. The bride to , be is Miss Lulu Trush of Shippenburg, Pa. ? , NOTES FROM COMPANY A, SEVENTH MACHINE GUN BATTALION. Private Lucas is the happiest man in camp. He drew a pair of number ten hob nailed shoes. , All the sergeants in the company had a fight and one big sergeant' by the name of Sour whipped the whole , bunch. They sure named him right i when they christened him Sour. He ' is now in the guard house. Bugler Jesse Wikscll was married last week to Miss Mary Plipp. The bride' shome is in Chambersburg, Pa. i He is with Company A, Eighth Machine Guii battalion. ' FIFE AND DRUM CORPS 1 CLAIMS UNIQUE RECORD ; ? Fifth Massachusetts Organization Is Pride of Depot Brigade. List of Members. The fife drum corps of the Fifth -t Massachusetts Infantry, In winter ( quarters at Camp Greene, claims to be the only organization in the ser vice which plays the regulation re- . ville. This corps on several occasions has been selected by Brigadier General Sftveetser, commanding the Fiftyflrat depot brigade, in which the. Fifth mnsaachusetts Infantry is included, to lead the parades of the brigade. Col. ' Willis H. Stover, commanding the 'If Fifth Massachusetts, takes a lot of t pride in the organization and its accomplishments. These boys are on 1 the Job every xhorning at 6:30 o'clock -!| to Dlay the reville. ,'J This corps was organized at Law- ;* rence, Mass.. June 1. 1917. by Drum I Major Henry J. Caron, and is com- J posed of the following men: i! From Lawrence, Mass.: Corp. "11- u liam Casey, Walter Giles, Joseph Bell, \\ Alfred Caron, Ernest Caron, Ernest 1 Dowling, Frank Doyle, John Lynch, || Theodore Lynch, Thomas Maloney, I Fred Mitchell, Geo. Murphy, Fred 1,. McGowan, William O'Neill, Thomas It McKiernan, Frank Quinn, Roderick l| Quinn, John Wilson, Michael Caxity. fj From Charleston, Mass.: OrvUle Dud- 1 ley. William McKay; Frank Coyne. ^ From Waltham, Mass.: Bernard Keough. || DISCUSSES LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES OF SOLDIERS Fosdick Commission Representative Inquires Into Athletic and Recreational Opportuni- ;; ties of Men at Camp. Alexander M. White, of New York | city, has completed at Camp Greene a tour of Inspection as a representa- , '? Uve of the Fosdick Commission on tfv Training Camp Activities. ja Mr. White discussed the "inside and ^ outside of camp activities" with MaJ. 3 General Dickman and also spent some i- 1 f Ume with Major O. P. Cole, camp athletic director, with whom he dis- ; cussed the question of physical actlviUes. I With Camp Educational Secretary . Thurston and Y. M. C. A. Camp Physical Director Bagley, Mr. White talked about the details of their work and how the program of entertainment and activities in general In camp may be advanced. He seemed much pleased with the ^ camp and thought the men well prflN vided for in the matter of leisure time ' i activities. ? -? KNUDSON, POPULAR MESS SERGEANT, TOLD GOOD-BYE The men of Company H. Seventh infantry said good-bye to their beloved mess sergeant, Herman W. Knudson, with mingled feelings of delight and sadness. Sergeant Khud eon leit nis compauj listed men's training camp at Fort Oglethorpe. Chickamauga Park, -oa. He has been in the service for ton I years and has in truth "seen tho W?Before his transfer to the Seventh , he was with the Sixth U. S. cavalry serving in the Philippines for a year and a half, and on the Mexican border for more than three years. He was born in Denmark about 36 years ago and like many of his people hs poved himself most proficient in the culinary art When the powers that be at Washington wanted to find out how a first class mess was run, their representative, Sergeant Layman was oruw ?- ?least two weeks with Company H. Seventh U.S. infantry to observe and -S take notes on Sergeant KnudsonB "lay-outs," and also of his ways and means. Enssrir SUCCUMB TO SLOWS It penetrates without rubbing, bringing prompt relief. The next time an attack of Lumbago Sciatica, Neuralgia, Muscle-sorenesa, Joint-stiffness, or the thousand and one external pains and bruises humanity Is heir to, assails you, try Sloan's Liniment. It is the biggest selling liniment In the world, a popularity due entirely to Its ability to bring prompt relief. Sloan's Liniment is clean, soothing, effective, economical. Leaves.no un- 1 tidiness, no skin-stain. Generous sized bottles at all druggists?25c, 60c, $1.
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