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Page 8 fCAMP INSURANCE TOTAL CLIMBS TO $139,732,500 Objective of Great Drive Is $10,000 Protection for Each Of- i ficer and Man Before Feb. 12. J KIH UIS il l'??n?l is niv iiiK every company com-1 mil Hlil! HI m.unlink otllcer a splendid opportunity Hi Hill III !" s^"w '!'s capacities for leadership. I(J|| S.'M U for Sln.OWU t?y February lL'th. is the f* h Massachusetts infantry?317' policies; insurance. $1,999,500. Sixth Massachusetts infantry?155 policies; insurance. $1,130,000. Kitthth Massachusetts infantry--237 ; ilicies; insurance. $1,606,000. Fourteenth machine gun battalion? . SiKtntl supply depot?3 policies, in- | Total amount of insurance. $139,-' Avcrajre amount of policy. $7,682.91.1 This rrreetiiiK will supplant "Good , "* February 8th. | fTli.it ila> has been designated as '"War! Uisk Insurance Day." and will mark ' the climax of "Insurance Week" in1 tli" nation-wide effort to insure a| February *th will also be "Thrift ' Thrift Campaign." Commanding of- 1 Four-Minute Men. lecturers, and other that United States government insurance is the greatest opportunity for thrift and protection ever afforded by . ny government to its military forces.' in the libera! advantages of the insurance as protection against death flg D U |U Mure than 3SO.U00 members of |i j| ? W. Xmrriea's fighting forces have already -pplied for tniled Slates government 4 I WkSE insurance. and the total amount writH IMril > ., tii' i" January 2t>th is S4.UG3.420.ini / SHORT BOUTS CHEER MEN GATHERED AT Y 106 The stunt night program for Tuesday night at Y IMG could not be put .1 voidable. The thrift talk that was to of the H.ghth Massachusetts. has been^ postponed. ^ Secretary Oliver. the ground of patriotism, but rather v a voluntary program was arranged k-?: which furnished entertainment for the \ wd and was thoroughly enjoyed. XiwttU M"*m of i !. audience was desirous of J4 M The i::st bout was between Private "" A ^hirtcenth. This was somewhat jnHBfj rounds. and this bout furnished the jl5 y comedy of (he evening. If * I Private I Toy I e followed with several I I -iik< - parodies?between bouts, and I I It were greatly enjoyd by the crowd. j? ^ ! ITI.V COMPANY. 5KTII I\F\NH ? William Reefer says that | ? !:; i'lns to he the best man in thi . eRiment. However, there Is a man bw MfcTUU Hie name of Kdiebute who has som4 thing to >ay about that dope. As A O:-. ifei of fai l Kdiebute is of the opin ...i hat he is the man who wears that "best man belt." and he kindly be made known recently in the f-KLTKlj me-s hall Now be careful boys we ' .1..n't want to buy any nowers oecause If II |||i have too much life insurance and U U UH I ilx-rly bunds already. I'irst Sergeant Macardy sure does u jj Iff '.now ih?- boys ir. that fourteenth tent. \nd when he wants a detail he goes |l I 0 rutin to the I 1th. Out of that tent he m H 0 ean gel anything he wants from Sunf! Q I day K. I'.s to stable police. If the II If I . he wants isn't in that tent he 11 ways knows where to go find him. I U lie's a good sergeant though, at that. II fl 3) .ml we have no right to get off with ',ls' 'be iLa*8#fips8l naine of every man in the tent hackwards. / TRENCH / !&ud bound soldiers FIND FUN AT Y 105 Monday's heavy rain and terrible muddy roads did not interfere with the I boys coming to "Y 105" for their usual stunts. The program, somewhat impromptu, was carried out despite a few disappointments. In all probability the missing entertainers were "tnud bound." Sergeant Rorst of regimental supply company was on nana wmi ura uau^i j .sunny smile" und the new songs he , I promised. With F. Hale of headquar-j j ters supply company. 30th regiment, j at the piano, the entertainment was I on. The boys warmed up with a ren-1 I dition fo "Over There" and then went ' through a few new songs which Ser. goanl llorst taught tlient very quickly.) I l*i ivate Collins. 3t'th supply com-J .p.iiiv. then amused the boys by shak-i I istg "grela gobs" of mud of his "num- | her nines" in executing a complicated i lliish c log dance. The boys like Col-j I lins- footwork and called upon him j liepeatedly for encores. A brief but I altogether interesting and instructive taiK was Riven oy rrivaie ?iuum. i of the 30th supply co. We really i | <ti<1 not know we had such accompllshied speakers in our midst and we will 'look forward to the next chance of i hearing Private Bloom. He certainly | made some of us blush for shame j when he brought out the fact that 1 we were not writing mother regularly. I Private Bloom received the promise ' from the delinquents that they would I brush up on this matter. A big hand 'was in store for Bloom by the audience when he stepped from the platform. ! Songs were then in order and the boys sang "Pack Up Your Troubles") Iwith the "pep" which always is evident j when led by Borst. iaist but uot least Corporal W. l/ev?II<-?. v.umi?aii) ms. | was has already seen two years ox j service "Over There" under the British colors?gave us a talk that was gripping, awe inspiring, instructive na deducational. Corporal Devaney I did not prepare any note? on his ; subject but in a free. easy, natural manner described what the Y. M. C. A. was doing for men at the front and went on to explain that triangle huts could be found as close as five miles from the front line trenches. The corpora), who is also possessed with a pleasing voice, sang a j parody composed by the British Tom-1 mies as his grand "flnale." To say he was applauded would be putting it mild. This closed a short but pleasing j program and the boys went home ; happy. ^ SECOND PRESBYTERIAN INVITES MEN TO ITS CLUB Soldiers who have difficulty in finding a comfortable loafing place when in the city are invited to avail themselves of the club rooms provided by the Second Presbyterian church. These rooms are located over Stone and Barringer's bookstore. 216 North Tryor. street, about a block beyond the city hall. While these "rooms may be just a few steps beyond that part of the center of the city most frequented by soldiers, yet any soldier who will take 1 these few additional steps will find liininclf rewarded with club facilities , sucli as at present cannot be excelled ! in the city. i lie will find himself at the top of a short flight of stairs entering two large, well-lighted rooms which have recently been completely renovated and made attractive with hardwood J floors and repapered walls. One of these rooms is provided with writing tables, piano and victrola. The other i .as provided with tables for games of I jriniu sorts The idea in the minds I I of those in charge of these rooms wasl to make them a real men's club. It I was this purpose that led to locating I them in a building apart from the Second Pr sbytprian church, the be-1 j lief being that under such an ar- ] ' rangenient the men would avail themselves of the rooms with greater freei (loin. Those in charge of the rooms i do not regard it its improper for men 1 to smoke in them or to be "rough and noisy in their games. 1 During all the recent cold weather,; | these rooms have always been kept comfortably warm. No better place i can be found-in the city for the man. . or the group of men. that wish when j in town to spend a half hour or so in I resting, or writing or reading or talki ing than these club rooms. Soldiers iarc urged to seek them out and use | them freely. DRAWING CLASS TO BE ^ FORMED AT "Y" 105 We have supplies for drawing classes at building No. 105, next to postoffice. and all men desiring to draw, i nuint. model, or do wood carving are invited to attend the class. Materials will be furnished free of charge. I a room serving as a studio will be I set aside every Saturday afternoon I from 2 to 4:30 o'clock for this purI pose. The subjects to be taught are |as follows: - Lettering. designing, commercial illustration. modeling, water color (still life and nature), illustration and composition. Also mechanical drawing and map draw m This class is not only open to units covered by "Y" building N.o 105 but to all olflcers and enlisted men of the 'entire camp.. Secretary Newmann. ! formerly of Pratt institute. New York. ! will instruct the class. i N D CAMP MAINE HEAVY NEWS. Battery "A." Wonder if they made a certain private;' corporal, then then gave him a horse to ride, just because he had a . little eye-brow on his upper lip and looked like a lieutC When they say that our men in Battery A cannot use a pick ana shovel, don't they lie? For heaven's sake. Leo, shave it ofT. the girls say it is awfully unbecoming to one so y?unK"Big Bill Doran"?"Is that all there is to eat, cook? Aw, trow us somethine, will yd?" . .. I Slion Duff" is captain of the bath . room in C street and watches the lire | and the men taking a bath. they j won't get too wet. Sortie job. Dun. Battery B. They say Private Poehler is a good <in?er why? He has a leg like a "lark. and makes a pretty good song leader. "Singers of Battery B are John the Cowboy. Johnny Rondeau. Corporal Bosscneau, Sim Caron. and Joe Daniels and "Smithy" the 1 odler and noted bass singer, have all come back from the contact camp and all are sure strong on the seconds at mess time, and they brought their cook with them, and he has been detailed to feed them up and we think they need it. They sure are a hungry squad. Would-bo-Sgt. Komlnsky is still on the job. and Ills hand never gets tired. "Hungry" Davis is in C street and I guess he wants to stay there. From last reports he was on duty in the kitchen and certainly looks better than he did a short time ago. Poor Davis needs a lot of nourishment There is only one man in the battery that can compete with him at mess and. we think, that Private Foley can go him one better on potatoes any time. They have a crew out on the street today shoveling mud from the ditches to the road, and every time they throw one shovelful to the. road two shovelfuls run back Into the ditch, but we can't help it and hope to have the ditches cleaned out by the Fourth of July. Private Hill is extra strong on the shovel. He said he would rather have a pick to shovel mud with, as he has a weak back. Private Dube likes to keep the tags on his clothes, so every one will know when he gets a new coat. Even the officers noticed the tags. Poor Dube, in trouble all the time. "1 was Copral in Lewiston Co. once tain Dube." Private Perrault, when Sergeant Hardy calls mail, "I take dis." Private Martin is worxing naraer every day. Sgt. Hardy says he is getting worse than Dube. Johnnie Rondeau must be some heart-breaker, as he got nine letters the last mail. Private Foley. 13th squad," wants to go across with the First New Hampshire. They say he has a chance tor promotion upon transfer, and it's up to Colonel Ballentlne whether he goes or not. Good luck to you, Jack. Battery C. Sgt. Dube is confined to C street and is anxious to have Dr. Reese give him an O. K. while his luck is so good so lie can enjoy a ten day furlough upon the money contributed by the poor cripples of C street. Corporal Giblin, so the Top SerIgcant says, is extra strong on bunk fatigue. Sergeant Sammon almost j has to kick him out of bed in the morning and has to carry him to the bath house and put cold water on, him to wake him up as he sure does love to dream. Battery D I IJ..?l,nl. Dnrtor la Bollini' In hfl quite a cowboy and says he can stay on any horse if he has plenty, of glue or rope. He is pretty funny i and ho knows it. Dakin suggests that Huckey be transferred to some other squad as he is strong for bunk I fatigue and Huckey won't allow any one to sleep when he can't. Battery 10. Rlackington, the Boy Lawyer from Waterville. Maine, by Heck, has been in the kitchen two weeks and appears to be gaining weight as he has asked to have his assignment extended. Private JLlbby since working in the post exchange has got so fat he can hardly waddle and goes back to bed after standing reveille, and also takes an afternoon nap. Our expert fireman at the post exchange comes from Richmond, Maine. COMPANY A. 5MT1I INFANTRY. Private Abbot was transferred last week to headquarters company. He must have made good with the pick and shovel brigade. Corporal Hanlon receives four and five letter a day. He must be in good with the girls at Philadelphia. The boys were pleased with the eats while Acting Mess Sergeant Motz had charge of the kitchen. Mess Sergeant Williams can now put in for another ten-day furlough. Private Dakoshl must be after Frankie Nurdin's crown. In his spare moments he dons the gloves at the Y. M. C. A. Private Fry was in charge of quarters last week. He certain did carry his chest out. You'll make good "Red." Don't worry. Private Mass was made bugler last week. Private O'Ncil is worried these days. His girl in Chambersburg did not write. CORPORAL DEVANEY TELLS OF GOING "OVER THE TOP" (Continued from Page One.) the coffee was ready for breakfast we would have to go along a trench for 60 -oCs yards, pushing our way through the '.\"p mud, get our coffee in our canteen, and a tin of bully beef, and think ourselves luck to get it At night we would go on a wiring party over the top, with a covering party of four or five bombers. We would be getting along fine when some one would kick an old tin can that was lying in No y Man's Land and it would sure make a din. Then we would be detected hv "our friends" across No Man's Land and they would play the machine gun 1 on us. The wiring party would cease i wiring for that night. n (To be continued.) Belgium Brand whitlock i? writing the 6tory of the Back of Belgium. i As our Minister and as Director of the American Relief, he was ere witness to that cruel and b tup end- J> ous crime. Brand Whitlock is able, forceful, a trained observer ?a rarely gifted writer. He starts like a thoroughbred, J tense with reserve power. ? With hardlj a hint of y tragedy he begins by show- f ? ing us little Belgium as he found it, happy?simple? kind-hearted. And yet as the storjr J grows, the sense of what is J&j impending grips one by the throat Without these opening chaDters no reader will fully realize the pathos, the exquisite literary charm, or the contrast of his crashin'g climaxes. Those with appreciation will recognize that the ( tragedy has wrought upon him until the result is such literature as may never ^ again come out of the War, ?such history as America must know to stand united. PERSHING. The French Government sent its official painter, Boncher, to paint Pershing. Everybody's prints it in color ?yon who have men over there will frame it. RAOUL LUFBERY, "ACE," tells of one of his daredevil air raids. Lx?ok for it over in the advertising. SAMUEL HOPKINS ADAMS wakes up America this month for fair. "TAM 'O THE SCOOTS"? There's another battle itory of this dauntless little Scot Including February, the Whitlock articles will run through at least ten issues. J No more magazines than neoessary will be printed on ao count of the price of paper. To make sure 01 geiuug every copy you should leave a standing order with your newsdealer. Gvefyfodys MAv*A2yINE ForFdnnj 15 Cents s Copy ?1-S0 ? * "
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