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. Decision by Army Chief of Staff
Has Inhibition Against Com
foiling Enemy.
BY THE JUJUOB OBSERVER.
General Riddle, acting chief of staff
of the American army, has issued in- |
structions to com menders of army i
camps' raising the censorship roles
which have been in force for some
time past. Heretofore camp commanders
have maintained a very strict
censorship over the matter which has
been published concerning their en-1
camp men ts.
The speech of Senator Chamberlain
I in the senate recently brought atten1
tion to the present conditions and it is
S understood that a conference . was
held which resulted, in modification of
the censorship rules: It was pointed
out in speeches in Congress that if
fewer restrictions had been placed on
certain news, particularly at camps
and cantonments, no such material
as Senator Chamberlain surprised the I
public with would have been possible.
The order. Issued Wednesday of
this week, lifts the ban from newspaper
men entering the camp, but leaves
the commander with full power to
deal with any violation of the proprieties,
In so far as giving comfort
to the enemy by the publication of
any military information. Heretofore, ]
all matter published passed through j
the hands of the camp censor, and in ;
' this war it is believed that much in
formation of interest to the- public
and still not infringing upon the spirit
of the order, has been held up through
precaution which" the camp censors
have felt necessary.
"There is no objection," says the
order, 'to the writing of letters or!
the furnishing of news items to news-1
papers, magazines, etc., from time to
time, or to the publication,, with the j
consent 9/ the writer, of personal and 1
private correspondence provided such
activities do not interfere with the
proper performance of military duty,
i Matter written - by persons in the
p" army intended for publication is re- i
quired to be censored by an officer detailed
for this purpose.
The order further states that "the
"object of this order is to satisfy, as!
far as is "compatible with the protec-j
tion of military interests, the natural,
desire of the people to Keep in touch
with their soldier representatives. It i
la therefore expected that all concerned
will comply with both the let-1
; ter and spirit of Its provisions. 1
/ "None of the foregoing applies to'
press dispatches filed from national
army or national guard cantonments
or camps by regularly paid newspaper!
? correspondents not in the military!
service. Their copy will not be censored
by military authority, but the
camp commander will instruct them
trial tney must aanere ngxaiy to inu
request for secrecy with respect to information
of value to the enemy as
defined on the printed card sent out
by the committee on public Information.
On violation of these requests
the offending correspondent will be
deprived of the prlvelege of the camp."
AWAIT WORD REGARDING
IMPROVEMENT OF CAMP
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! . ' No official word as yet has been
received from the war department by
headquarters of Camp Greene regarding
the carrying into effect of Improvements
of this camp which Assistant
Secretary of War Crowell said
he would recommend as necessary.
This was stated officially yesterday at
Camp Greene headquarters.
So far as can be learned,, camp
m- headquarters has no expectations
either way, and is simply awaiting
f any official advices that may come
V; later.
The Improvements mentioned by
j Secretary Crowe 11 as necessary, in
; which Major General Biddle. acting:
chief of staff of the army, agreed,
l were installation of a complete sewer
, system and the construction of a system
of good roads within the camp.
jjfwV- The season of the year and the condition
of the ground at present make
impossible the inauguration of such
teg; work.
CARD INDEXING ALL
OFFICERS AND MEN
Every officer and enlisted man at
Camp Greene is being card indexed,
that the war department or the di
jr* vision commanders may be able at'
any time to select a man or any sum- [
ber of men available for duty of a
nature requiring peculiar qualifications
and experience obtained in civil 1
life. The cards showing the name
and record of every officer and en-1
listed man resembles somewhat the J
qualification table in the selective
u',-- service questionnaires, though includ- I
ed In the 55 occupations listed in the,
regular army-national guard cards
are a number not mentioned in the)
< selective service registrant's list !
These exceptions are mostly indicative
of qualifications which are the result'
of experience within the army.
1 Comedies of
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At Btrctdier practice: MS?y, Inju
thin ley spot 'fore we make tliis trip
rill A V-T I'dMPAVV H MtTH IV- I
'* FA^TOY.
Corporal Marshall, who has Just
come back from a live-day furlough.
Is all the time talking of what he did
while he was at home. Every morning
when he gets up out of his bed |
he says, "Gee, but,I do wish that I was
back where I was this time last week."
Corpora! Miller sleeps in the corner
of the tent with a large hole In it
right over his head. When it rains
Corporal Miller atays up. that night,
praying for U to stop raining. He also
had a hole in the seat of bis trousers,
and he was too lazy to take them off,
but got a looking glass and laid it oh
bis bunk while he looked in it to
sew his trousers.
Corporal Hosley has been thinking
a lot of getting married since we have
i been quarantined, as only the niar|
ried men are able to go down town
| twice a weok, and he thinks if he
I gets married he will be able to go
i down also. He is growing a mustache
[ or la trying to. He has the fozz on his
face like that of a peach,
i Private Gilbert Showalter, who
. would like to be an expert riflelman
' but can't, Is doing very well as he is
wearing first class private chevrons.
| Jess Wlllard has not a thing on Fat i
| Williams, as he is some boy. He
weighs about 20 pounds. Fat has
; charge of the second squad, and if
I they do as much fighting over In
I France as they do here in the company
they will not need the rest of
the company at all.
?
"H" COMPANY, THIRTY-NINTH IN.
FANTRY.
Private Akermans la one buoy man
these days with his officers. Lurdburg
is back and Cremmens is also
on the Job, but leg and a half can't
move very fast ; ,
We are still laughing at the jokes
Sunny Jim Molendy pulls. Some line
^-that boy. , ^ .
Ex-Barber Reilly is now assistant
cook. Some promotion for our Irish
b*GbBM. Choan & Co. is getting into
whip again. Too bad that outfit can't
get a crack at Keith's.
All the boys are beginning to snap
into It now. We won out in baseball
and football, and we are going to win
out in drill as well.
Mud or no mud we challenge any
company in the entire regiment to
any kind of sport, makes no difference
what.
Wo don't mind the quarantine so
much after all. H company can make
themselves comfortable no matter
what comes.
JEWISH WELFARE WORK.
Messrs. Seligman and Konowitz,
representatives of the Jewish board
f<jr welfare work, at Camp Greene
are now permanently located at Y
105. They desire to meet all inen
ihterested in forming social and literary
groups, and are now forming
classes In English to help those men
out who have not been able to make
arrangements for classes.
Beginning Friday evening, February
8, services will be held at a j
time and place that will be adver- 1
tlsed on company bulletin boards and i
in all Y buildings.
GAMP GREENE
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red Man?You'd bettor lilke hitosk
a reality."
NOTES OF COMPANY L, 58TII
INFANTRY.
The machine gun battalion boys
have left us for their new camp at
Camp One and we hope they will like
It Good luck boys.
Several of our boys are in the base |
hospital and we hope that they will be j
out soon. I
Mechanic "Re-JC Buricl is back with i
us after an exten??cd visit to his home :
in Philadelphia and he reports that I
the town to not as lively as it used J
to be.
Private LetrhowHS-to out again after
being sick for seme time and his ever I
smiling face is welcome.
Ex-Cook Price is doing duty as a :
private in the line. Private Westfall j
to acting cook In bis place.
Ask Corporal Lowers how he likes
Salisbury, N. C.
"F" Company to under guard again. ,
What is the matter with you fellows? 1
Somebody put the Jinx on your trail j
again?
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Regardless of ti
weather, the cold and oth
discomforts that occur d
mattress roll will keep you war
and comfortable. In camp ai
at the front it will prove a bo<
to every officer. It combine;
mattress and pillow of genuii
oaried hair with a hood and oorer, foot h
clothes press and pocket for toilet articl
When in use it is 6% feet long, but wt
rolled it makes a compact bundle 12 inel
in diameter and weighing 15 lbs. Mi
of the finest khaki and so constructed ti
it will bold its shape and not ibcco
bunchy. Write today for
onr illustrated literature
and prices. yt9T"^
42nd and Ashland Ave. V
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TRENCH AND CAMP STAFP. BBH
Camp Editor, H. M. Thurston. HflfV
Associate Editors, F. M. Burnett
D. M. Spence, J. H. Strawbridge. C.
H. Ellinwood, C. E. Wincheil.
Roster of Y. M. C. A. Secretaries: If I ID ID
Camp Secretary?J. O. Grogan.
Camp Religious Secretary?Dr. T. R. r| jjj HI
Camp Physical Secretary?A. E. Bag- Ujj jUj
Camp Educational Secretary?H. M.
Thurston. CMBHd
Camp Social Secretary?J. T. Man- #5"?2PS
Camp Business Secretary?R. V. C. /ffiyjj
-amp Secretary Material ? Joseph JIJJ/ irsiM
Camp Clerk?W. A. Rees. ?T I # J HjJ
3amp Singer?D. W. Milan. MB jjl J H
3amp Motion Picture Expert?II. M.
3amp Book-keeper?C. O. Padgett.
Bulkling Staffs: |fjl B I
Building No. 102. VjftAl
Building Secretary?F. M. Burnett. W Un Hpffl
Religious Secretao'?W. A. Croxier. lit HI W
Physical Secretary?H. R. Newcome. firjjfjfrS
Educational Secretary?N. P. Knowl- m ijH fflSj
Building Assistant?L. E- Martin. B
Building Assistant?to. F. Libby. nUzgngtyR
Building No. 103. gfl ffl B
Building Secretary?D. M. Spence.
Religious Secretao'?Re\'. E. O. I ?
Physical Secretary?George H. Ayls
Education?.! Secretary?J. W. Itupp
Building Assistant?Paul Hubbeli.
Building Assistant?H. L. Greene. V
Building No. 104.
Building Secretary?C. E. Wlnchell. BU'CdC*
Religious Serretary?Rev. J. II. Ann- B>f >j
Physiral Serretary?W. S. Williams. Hi
Educational Secretary?C. K. Ed- jHI
Building Assistant?V. T. Smith. Wk\
Building No. 105. 11 Wyj
Building Secretary?J. II. StrawReligious
Secretary?E. B. Padgett. Mill ID
Physical 'Secrotary?A. E. Bergman . "
Educational Secretary?Orel .1 Myers 11111111
Building Assistant?-J. K. Williams.
Building Assistant --A. C. Kewnianu. II HI
Building Secretary?C. Howard Ellin- fli MfcH.
Physical Secretary?George 11. TayEducational
Secretary?Chatles M. KpKLBju*
Building Assistants?Frank P. Ander- , WJKsSfU
son and Ralph P. Parsons nn.1 II I
Hide Itangc Si.-itT. |S /jjf H I
Building Secretary? R- E. Cooper. kr&SAv
Building Assistant?C. E. Libhy. UB ||||
Ruse Hospital. Lji jnl 111 M
Building Awistani J. I>. Ferguson. ^ ^ |[^
er A Full List of Our VVJ
lis. Army Goods
1?Improved Amy aad Camp Afl I
1(l Mattress Boll KM I
2?Combination Army and 1
on Camp Mattrcw Boll with 1,1
1 3 3?RcCalatioo OSem' Roil.
QC Same with Hair Malfrraa.
11, S-S?pOTU Hair Mwum with
? Rflow AXtacfced.
6-Separatr Kapok P?3- rTiTTinM.I
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ICS 8 -Separate Pillow Filled With
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