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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.
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