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j "THE BARRACKS WHEEZE" i &By PRIVATE CHET SHAFER - 3 fAikdnn Corns. Somewhere in Texas) Rumor Has 18\ That Inspection yr Is a weekly Ordeal ' " jT/i* discovery Restaurant. THIRTY DAYS ON FATIGUE INVARIABLY SPRAIN'S THE TECH}' N,ylKCaptain Kidd. when he buried his treasure, had nothing on the boys who. pgyZj^iF7! prepare for inspection. ^ irs well they do sot ?_ .fcr isspect the c01s of the realm. osce a mosth would pe plesty, if they FT : D'a (3, : MILITARY ESSAYS - V'J.-'' Th? Coal Pile ? A? The coa^ P*'e ^ a revelation to - ? ? <pT every soldier. It opens up a pan? fl \ omnia of army life that was never vl even suspected before enlistment. It points out the avenues to a com/ ^RJr plete understanding of conditions / Jjt and makes a rookie wiser than a loot on the h?me town mill pond. fijgA Outfitted with a shovel, the solilffft dier goes at this duty over the side lfji of the car that contains the coal. / I u heaves the coal and constructs Jy, a large pile. As he does so his mind harks back to the day that he a enlisted. He remembers that he ^ M nearly sprained his shoulder getX Jm t iiig his hand up as he swore alleiH&iv glance and fealty. He brings back V the day of his departure. Pennons AkMtofoM were fiying. Throngs lined the yWiHimgL streets. There was cheering. His W lll^t blood tingled. His step was high f.jMiL&JZ enough for string halt. And the band played "The Victors." Then, as he is rudely awakened BCby the corporal in charge of the EZrvBt-JI squad, he wonders if a special an fW':- I**1*! the Kaiser, routed by wayj y WLf Vagfc of Puyallup, Washington, and Artichoke, Finland, containing an offer ?f free electric massage treatments for withered arms given by the , p proprietors at Sing Sing, wouldn't C \ have a powerful effect in bringing ^ [Jtff \ a snappy peace. I* Column of Platoons." ^llHl MAKE IT CRACKLE." tSOMETIMES ONE IS PRONE TO WONDER IK THE GOVERNMENT I JStfi ISSlK,) A t ALIj FOR MEN OK &7, I Either wav?it's a nrize collection. bum bar racks bulletins. 1 Ferns and other plants should be watered daily. T 2 The use of seines in the soup is prohibited. T-r^+^rcr '?Lace curtains must be washed C ^?When chicken is served don't think you are a hawk. ?5- If convenient, all soldiers should remain in camp during quaranytr>Vh srxn.tv IXSPECTIOK HAS M > TAKES Al l. THE (ALT OFF THAT jt. < OLD FAMILIAR OA'/:. -FOR EVERY DAY WILL BE SUSDAY BYE ASD x/S&z'jt m>? I Y J~ V- I a,? a soldier of two months' S, ' I r standing. I don't know as much f'y al?out army life as .Mr. Moss, but I am very good on baiting commands. Ul gfc I am anxious to know what course |? W'' J1 to pursue to become a general. Just 'a now I am a private. P^-* jmP./M You have a long run ahead of J'ou- Chases such as you suggest canj&?~~ - 58 not be done without a second wind. I Egp w A would advise that you purchase some P B good current literature and pray for ? fl peace. I think that will be your bcsC I THE TRENCH MIRROR REFLECTS A LOT OF FINANCIAL CREDIT ON THE INVENTOR, BUT; IT DON'T IK) MUCH FOR THE BIRDj THAT USES IT. i ONLYA"H ~7uws!tiscomi ? kicked about bya or jest ? /4-AH J 6UTATfW c JCOIWWZ IDEALI I^ALL? LOOK ATI I! ^ II Villi I ii. Hi pi Jewish Welfare Wc Now Fully Organize The work of the Jewish Board for Welfare Work In the United States Army and Navy is now in full swing, having the hearty cooperation of the military authorities,-the Y. M. 0. A., the Knights of Columbus and the Commission on Training Camp ActivI ities, as well as the enthusiastic and friendly support of the Jewish communities. The Board, of which Colonel Harry j Cutler is chairman, and Chester J. Teller executive director, was organized to promote the welfare and comfort of the men of Jewish faith in the United States Army and Navy. Under the leadership of Jacob H. Schlff, I tne sum or Jl.UOO.UOU was raisea oy the American Jewish Relief Committee for the work during 1918. For more efficient administration in field work, as well as town work, the country has been divided into five sections, to each of which is to be assigned a field secretary. The field secretary's duty is to organize branches in the various Jewish communities and to supervise the work of these branches. The field secretary assists ! in every possible manner the field | worker at each cantonment and camp, by advice, instructions and encouragement. Much time has been spent in the selection and training of these camp representatives. A training school has been established in New York ' City for instruction in their precise duties as field workers. The school is in charge of a faculty, whose members have made welfare work their study. The course is a most practical and intensive one, requiring from ' three to four weeks. Four weeks are then spent at Camp Upton in practical training, putting into actual operaHAPPIXKSS (From a soldier's letter from France) j Well, I've found it over here, Bill. I I've given up a good job and my wife and my kid, and maybe my life. And I'm happy all the way through. Funny, isn't it, that I should never I get any happiness when I was trying j my darnest to find it, and should find | it all in a heap when 1 thought I had I given it up? The Chaplain preached today and I went?first time in eight years. lie preached on "Greater love hath no man than this, that man lay down his life." It came over me all of I a sudden that that's the answer. What a man seeks all the time, and j mostly don't know it, is something hie enoueh to eive his life for. Lots of us have found that over here, Bill, and, believe me, it's going to [ make us different fellows when we get back?if we ever do. and camp ~? AMTW *- ?>. ^2* 0 ^ rH? 5Q8 iwf.tthf orre/t. ux. >rk Amonfif Soldiers sd Throughout U. S. I tion the theories acquired at the I school. Following this, the applicant, If proven capable, is ready for assignj ment to one of the camps. It is estimated that there are now approximately sixty thousand men of i Jewish extraction in the Army and Navy. The Jewish Board of Welfare Work has stationed, at the present time, throughout the various camps and cantonments, seventy field workers. It is purposed to provide two hundred such workers before the end of the year. The Board is anxious to receive further applications from men of the highest character, and who possess the required qualifications to become field workers. Applications should be addressed to the Jewish Board for Welfare Work. Suite 1003. 19 West 44th Street, New York City. Small administrative buildings have already been built at a few of the camps and will later be provided at several others. Many letters have been received from Jewish soldiers throughout the country, telling of their appreciation of the work performed by the representatives of the Board. The Welfare Board aims to supplement the splendid work of other welfare agencies operating in the Army and Navy, and to'provide facilities whereby Jewish men in arms may avail themselves of the same privileges for worship as is accorded to those of other faiths. It is a cooperating agency, working hand in hand with the Y. M. C. A.. Knights of Columbus and the War Qamp Community Service, with the single objective of promoting the happiness comfort, and general well-being of the men. GIFTS~FROM FRANCE Andre Tardieu, the French High Commissioner to the United States, | recently gave an idea of France's con tributions of war materials 10 ner allies. "Without speaking of what we are manufacturing for America," said M. Tardieu, "and that is several hundred; guns a month, we have during the past three years gfven to our Allies in Europe 1,350,000 rifles, 15,000 automatic rifles. 10.000 machine guns, 800,000,000 cartridges, 2,500 guns and 4,750 airplanes." TODAY IS THE DAY Mothers, wives and sweethearts of soldiers say they get a lot of enjoyment, as well as interesting news and information from the columns of Trench and Camp. Are you sending your copies home? There is no time like today to mail it. MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING MV9T BE C6TnSN HERB If the soldiers now In training In 7-J this country do not learn to shoot accnrately oh the ranges in or near their camps and cantonments, they may not learn at all. For this reason every American officer returning from France is urging that every possible moment be devoted to training soldiers how to shoot thickly and ac- ^ curately. i Major General Richard M. Blatch- S ford, U. 8. A., who spent several J. months in France, urges that every soldier be given all possible instruction in'marksmanship. He says: "I came very closely in contact with ,what the needs of our army are, as far as France is concerned, in relation to this subject of rifle firing. The divisional areas cover a tract of land about eighty miles long and sixty Tnlloa ?lila divider! un into VariOUS areas and. apportioned by the French ' government, and in these areas I was required to arrange the billeting of troops to occupy each area, as well as to construct huts in which the men were to live. In addition it was part of my task to Bupply division commanders with what lumber and material they would need for the construction of their rifle ranges. In no one division was it possible to have a range which could be used by the entire division. The brigades were split owing to the location of the town where we had to build huts. It is absolutely Impossible to properly train troops'in rifle firing in France. Inadequate Overseas Ranges f "The ranges we have built in France are small, and the danger to the inhabitants is great. Frequently ? there are no backstops. lu order to 5 i get our troops properly trained for i service in France they must be trained . in rifle firing in the United States. I see no other way out of it. In order . to train our men for efficiency as against the German, he must be ' trained in this country and he must be trained by capable instructors, f And we have them in this country. In order to get the work gping as General Pershing wants it to go there > must be a uniform system of training. "Two important things over in Europe today, as far as the infantryman is concerned, are the rifle and bayonet, and without being thoroughly expert in the use of these two weapons the Boche is going to get him. There is no getting away from it. Those men are thoroughly trained under the very highest experts. They have been planning for this for many ycaio auu IU UIU6I iu> ? ? ? condition as it must be met our men must be trained in this country. "The proposition now is, as I understand it, to establish a central training school of musketry. From this school will be sent out the various men qualified after having passed through all the grades to the divisions still remaining in the United States, and through these people give these divisions an intensive training in musketry. Muster "Whole Shooting Energy" "The specialties, such as bomb throwing, can be learned 'Over There.' We are short <of time. In my opinion a man can be taught all that is necessary in the use of the rifle in the pres ent war at short distances, on the 300-yard range. Any firing beyond 600 yards is largely dependent on cflmatic conditions that do not exist "Over There' at this time. The trenches in most instances are only . 150 yards, and sometimes much less, apart. So we have the ranges here at home, together with many National Guardsmen and civilian shots, men who can do this work, and I earnestly hope that the whole shooting energy of the United States can get behind this movement and get these men of ours properly instructed so that when they go /Over There' they will be in much better condition to go into the trenches than were many of those who have gone over heretofore." GOING TO EXTREMES "I didn't much care about the way Josh's clothes looked down to camp," commented Farmer Corntossel. "Hasn't he his regular uniform?" ' "Not yet. If they're going to keep ? him dressed that way in hopes of deceiving the enemy into thinking he's just an obscure peasant or something, what I say is that it's carrying this new kermoofling too far!" DAILY HOSPITAL INSPECTION | Daily inspections of hospitals con- t . nected with all the camps and cantonments are now being made by officers on the staff of divisional com- , manders. This practice was inaugurated by Secretary of War Baker, fol- .? lowing the congressional investigation at vfrhich it was alleged that con- ^ ditions in some of the hospitals were not what they should have been.
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