TRENCH AND CAMP
Theodore Partrick, Jr., Editor.
Published weekly at the National
Cantonments for the soldiers of the
II ID United States, under the Husplces of
? H II the National War Work Council of
H B| -the Y. M. C. A. of the United States,
fl .HI with the co-operation of the leading
U n I newspaperS of the United States, natn
UJjf ed as Advisory Board.
Rl fill (ill C AMP GREENE EDITION.
wj If] Published every Monday at Camp
Greene. X. C., by the Army Y. M. C.
^ A., with the co-operation of The
SSESSS Charlotte Observer. Charlotte. N. C.
[| iCBQf |1| Business ofllce at Y. M. C. A. Administration
Building No. 101.
jc^raPOvW News and correspondence received
ff/WYSH nt all Y. ,\1. C. A. buildings on Camp
Jfjoyl wtl Greene reservations when properly
ffnUin Building: Secretary. .J. I,. KergURon.
My Ulj Iffif KoliKious secretary for convalescents
B^SJUI ?John K. Williams.
(HbJESs I'hysical secretary?\V. S. Williams.
*. ?0 Iff' Theodore Patrick. Jr.. editor."
MMm Department Editors:
M JKrW Ml Religious?Or. H. It. McKeen.
UbV llfl Education?C. M. Oliver.
^ Athletics?A. E. Bergman.
Kostcr of Y. >1. ('. A. Secretaries:
flf UfPftM Camp Secretary?J. O. Grogan.
v-ia Camp Religious Secretary?Dr. Henry
I'a'iip MuUon lMvluie^Exp^rt- II M.
S ;Sss~::
h)0<n} i:,l"u'iv?ion.il Secretary?W. J- Mc*,
frdflltb Social s,-'s,,^-,p?Ht.vJ''s^' g 1 Thomas.
III I'.uilding Secretary-H M. Spence.
1W UeliKious Secretary? Dr. Charles. L.
flfl ? A Smithdea'l.
Jrfl Physical Secretary?George " a>wEducational
Secretary?J- W. Rupp.
Sr? II , Building Assistant.
SOT Building Xo. 104.
K BulldinK Secretary?C. E. Winchell.
A iteligious Secretary?I". I*. Anderson.
K Kducational Secretary--l'aul llubbel.
5|W Building Assistant ? K. T. Smith.
Religious Secretary?I.. B. Padgett.
H Physical Secretary?Warren DeMann.
Kducational Secretary?Orel J. Myers.
PI Building Assistant ?A. C. Xewmann.
Building Secretary?C. Howard Ellinf
Btif'Mi wood.
UpmCU Iteligious Secretary?l>r. R. Brown.
Assistant Iteligious Secretary?Rev.
Ceorge II. Allen. Jr.
Physical Secretary?Ralph Parsons.
Sfejil Building Assistants?Ralph P. Par\
iWjH ltlllt* Range StafT.
Ttf'tSj Building Secretary?R. K. Cooper.
\ Building Assistant?C. E. Libhy.
j:i)Itoki.\l i akaoka ?hs.
I last*' on. Bent It' spring.
Senator John Sharpe Williams
wants l.aKollelte kicked out of the
I. "Arrested mentality" is a brand
|V wl new plea for defense introduced in our
^ I? Jl ?oiirts There'll be something t o
When <t visiting mother says that
KjfMM.1 she feels perfectly safe when her des'l{l
y perat-'ly.ill son is in the Camp Greene
Il|? I hospital, that's about the last word to
If | I be said m praise of the splendid hos J
Camp Greeue soldiers will please
^ H B| add "coffee coolAr" to their vocabu?
lary. Thai's what they call the olll
IMLJN si'11',lu'tlanger zont* iovcr t,,ereK-i^"
V I Out in Lima. Ohio, they knew how
i,, treat the pro-Germrtnsy Recently
they made a house-to-house canvass,
Q dragging every suspected pro-CJerinan
from his bed. taking him down town
and making him salute Old Glory.
"The church militant" is a term
that in these latter days takes on a
I H|| |||| new significance. There are six orII
H dained Kpiscopa! clergymen In the
|| || line at Camp Greene, some of them
I | olllcers and others privates. There
|j If nominations in the line.
U H The Kaiser again claims God as his
| H ally. If one were disposed to credit
II I the claim a pretty severe strain
11 would be put on his acceptance of the
I I R current Christian ideal.
The Charlotte newspapers have
been giving Camp Greene a fine news
service of the German offensive. The
V > .
T'R ? N C H
Observer ha* been carrying a ^daily
resume of the situation by Major
Edouard Dupont which has been masterly.
The dally article by Frank H.
Slmonds Is also one that is of peculiar
Interest both to military men and laym
Trench and Camp dspires to be a
soldier's newspaper. To the end. that
we may attain this' ideal we will appreciate
contributions, suggestions and
criticisms at all times.
PERSONAL GLIMPSES.
A motherly looking,woman, with a
face that, invited confidence and conws?.j
(jinndine on one of tne
city corners early Frldky moinlnP
i waiting for a camp 4 car. She had
la bundle under each arI"- 80 ,he
1 writer offered to take one. This gate
Ian opening for the little talk we
I sought. She has a son in the base
1 hospital at Camp Greene; so she toM
us. and was right then on her way
to see hinty We suggested that it
might be .a little early for a visit. I
don't care," she said, "I can t at&y
in tho city a minute whcfi I think
there's anjk chance of seeing him.
The lady's son was operated on for
impienia on Tuesday, but he's doing
nicely, thar.ks to the expert attention
I he is getting at the hospital. Mrs.
Turner?that's the lady's name?is
from Natural Bridge. Virginia. She
was In love with all of the soldiers
so she told us. because they are all
so kind to her. (Her face is the sort
that would remind the soldier of his
dear mother at home, and no wonder
he's kind to her.) She is alsf/
enthusiastic about the treatment tmvr
the hospital is giving her son. By
! the way, what do you suppose was jn
I one of the bundles she had ? -lee
[ cream! One of the boys in her son's
| ward had expressed a desire the day
before for it. She was "seeing to it
| that he got it. '
I Private John Lloyd of the Thirtyj
thidv ambulance, hospital train, is
also a reverend. He's an ordaii^d
| priest of the Episcopal church; the
who thought that the sort of service
j he is now giving his government will
t be of value to hint "after the war."
i "I don't get much chance to preach
in the army." he told us. "but a fcl'
low does have a chance to live his
j religion." There are many of us who
are ready to agree with hint that that
is what is going to count in the long
run, too. Men aren't going to listen
J much to cant and they haven't got
much patience with ecclesiastieism.
I They want something that is real.
The men in his company can't quite
j fit the name "father" to Private
Lloyd, so they've compromised on
"pop." . .
We were over at the hostess house
jon Sunday evening. The menu, card
in me (lining i 00111 iwrcu ?
us. so we decided to eat our Bupper
there. Rut we had to have an eating
partner, so Private Brockunier,
of the Sixtieth infantry consented to
make the venture. Naturally we fell
to talking about "grub." "I get very
good eating now." he said, "but mail
you ought to see the good stuff they
gave us when I belonged to the machine
gun. What causes the difference
in / fare." we questioned.
Well, you see." he went on. "the average
life of the machine gun fighter
on the front is three minutes, while
that of the infantryman is seven.
(These figures are not ours, nor are
they official, they're his). The inference
to be drawn from his "explanation
we leave to you.
The Charlotte Music festival, which
promises to be quite an event, will
have many patrons in Camp Greene.
There is all sorts of talent among
the large number of men here of
hill musical talent seems to
loud. For instance in the Sixty-first
infantry hand there is an Italian composer
and musician of some mil,'. 11 is
name is Torquato d'Annunz!o. lie
belongs to a family of distinguished
artists among whom is his close Kinsman
Gabr^l d'Annunzio. tho groat
Italian poet and dramatist, who also
is taking a part in this great war.
Torquato d'Annunzio h;ts been in this
country for eight years. His- famil>
are now living in Italy. The fact
that three of the Camp Greene hands
will take part in the music festival
has awakened much interest ir
camp.
CAGREENE IS TO HAVE
7 INTERESTING YISITOH
Jean*?icard. a soldier of the French
army who has been relieved front active
service on account of physical disability
suffered oti account of th<
war. is going to be at Camp Green*
front Ajiril 10 to 15. Mr. Picard is
traveling in the interest of the arm)
|Y. M. C. A., and win matte a number
of addresses in the different "Y"
huts. His lectures will be on conditions
in France; his purpose being t<
enlighten officers and men. as well aj
association men on what they niaj
expect when they get somewheri
"over there."
Everywhere that this lecturer ha:
been he has arouse<J his hearers tc
the highest pitch of enthusiasm. I
is said that he has a gripping mes
sage that goes straight to the hear
of his listeners. His experiences ir
the French trenches and his grasp o:
the situation will make his lecture;
both instructive and entertaining
The soldiers may well consider them
selves fortunate that they are goini
to have an opportunity of hearinf
him.
Charlotte papers Indicate the determination
on the part of-the war department
to make Camp Greene a permanent
'location for the training of
troops during the period of the war.
General Canf&ron tells The Observer
correspondent that he has had no official
notification from Washington
in regard to the beginning of new
construction work in the camp, but
Major Clarence Greene, construction
quartermaster, 'has received advices
from Washington relative to the expenditure
of half a million dollars in
the camp. It is understood that this
money will be spent in putting in a
j complete sewerage system ana me i
I construction of roads.
| It is_ undeniable that at present
i there are some distinctly unfavorable
j conditions at Camp Greene, d*e al-1
, most entirely to/the nature of the
j soil on which the camp is built. But|
it is belTeved that these can be cor!
rected. On the other hand, there are
! many things to be said in' favor of
| th? 'site. The health conditions are
excellent, as Secretary Baker pointed
out on the occasion of his recynt visit'
here. Again, there has always existed ,
the most cordial relation between the
camp and'the city of Charlotte. The |
people oC Charlotte have been tfni-1
fornrty ctMrteous to the soldiers sta- i
tioned here, and they deserve whatever
advantages may accrue from the |
presence of the camp here.
VWfeD SINGER COMING
'/ TO CAMP GREENE I
Madame Grace Hall Riheldaffer, a
noted soprano, is scheduled to makaj
her appearance in Camp Greene on
April 7. She will remain through |
the week until the 12th. During that
lime s^e 'Will entertain the soldiers,
In the "Y" huts and wherever else i
I she is desired.
| Madame Kiheiaatrer s voice y>m
j charm her hearers, 4pd her coming
I is anticipated with great pleasure
i here. She Is very jj^pch interested in I
the boys In khaki, so much so that|
| after her program she always spends
sometime in talking to them personally.
I Announbement of her itinerary will
i be made in ample time,- so that none
! of those who care to hear her will
J miss tljje^ppportunity.
! iUn,E RANGE ACTIVITIES.
third batallion of thtf FiftynMuh
infantry arrived at the target
range Wednesday evening about live
o'clock. After their hike they gathered
around the organ .at the "Y"
! tent and sang old and new, popular
jand favorite songs. The Fifty-ninth
| ft rightly namtyl the "Siftglng Fiftyninth."
I
Friday night a religious meeting
j commemorating Good Friday was
held. Lieut. J. R. Vaughan of the.
Fifty-ninth, Company D', was the
speaker of . the evening. The men
showed their appreciation of the mesjsage
by the attention they gave.
C OMPANY H. 58T1I INFANTRY. |
Company H is pretty well filled up1
with mild (?) recruits from Camp
I Custer, and our Top Kicker is very'
i i.nuv rii'ivinir thine-s into their domes.
They all expect to make- corporals,
but wc leave it to the old man of
H. company for ntaking corporals
I such as Privates "Swifty." Kamlnsky,
| Anderson, little Spider, and Shad!
?and I nearly' forgot Flossy
I Crlm. They will all get there.
; Corporal Stlppler nearly cried when
the second squad got the stai*" for
having clean tent that week before
Private Jiritiny Cruskot gave him the
star. Yes. but that doesn't say that
Private Slim Hurlick got a beating
of little Jew Kube from the twentyfourth
squad. If it hadn't been for
Lieutenant JRiley. they would have to
get the stretcher for Poor Slim Hurlick.
artd I bet he was glad for Rube
is some hitter.
II The only way to get Corporal Sims'
11 goat is to hs^ve Private Jack Hurt get
' oflnr him nhnnt his dear Floss. But
Private Brasup settles him down
quick, for he is a. little bigger than
' Jack Hurt.
Long-legged Cook Brdckman was a
, circus ip the gas mask'double timing,
for he just looked like a real dog
s catcher. If lie'finds out whofdld this
J he will give us "slum" for the rest of
( his life?that's his usual meal for
us anyhow. We wish him luck
though.
SUPPLY CO., 58TH INFANTRY.
Talk about your wagon trains, we
1 sure have one. .and the wagoners never
stop except for their meals. We
sure do wish the other outfits woul4
stop calling on us to work for them,
j We need all the teams that we can
[ get.
, Wagoners Whittle, Koch. and
, Plunk work all the time and then
1 some. It seems that if there is any'
thing to do they call on him.
"Red" Colbert is making a big
, spring drive for the three stripes and
s we all don't wish him success.
Mule Shoer Peacemaker demon
stratcd his boxing ability Saturday
night at Y. M. C. A. 104. He is
some boxer. You sure have to go
some to beat ' "the fighting Fiftyeighth,"
which will soon be on the
way to France.
HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
FIFTY-EIGHTH INFANTRY
First Class Privates Vernon and
Knapp have returned from their
much wanted furlough and had a
great vtime.
The quarantine squads are having
a hard time getting their meals. Cor
men don't fro hungry,
The headquarters motoreyflja^g
seems to be a hoodoo to the compapfe^
Private Johnson started , on it,
he is in the hospital. Then his
Iflcient assistant, Roy LightfooL. tod*
a chance and is now pending
charge. What is to become of
[ley Porter, wh"o is on the Job noigv|
'and doing fine?
The headquarters staff is gettin&spflj
I bit of gas mask drill at night. .Cqgffl|
! poral Carter has a hard timeN douD&gSI
timing and Lyons gets the nose elijjrr,*
in his- mouth too much. Band
poral Smith proves to be a compe- ; -1
j tent instructor, however. .
Corporal Lupton wants to do
[than his bit. He is transferring tgat
'Company D in the face of'a volley CsJ
Kiicnen ponce, guaru, .anu
We wish htm luck ant^lots of It.
] Sergeant Young and Musician Pow^Tg
|ers still go to Gastonia. The scerifciy'g
must be veryebeautiful there. WljBWt
[else can it be. Powers seems quK? -J
at home driving his own oar up {hab^t
town's main street?but who woulda'^gg
there? V < '-?&&
'? - -j|
HEALTH
TIIK KAISER'S DISEASE SPREAD-"
ERS.
In an -article in The Charlotte
server. Max Cook has brought to light?
some startling facts Ahat every soldi?!?
should know concerning the action Of V*;
the German government in spreadlnjfW,
venereal disease?syphilis, gonorrhenj^?
(clap), and chancroid?in the-Ameri*i*e
can army. In the words of Qook: _v'f3|
"Of all -the thousands of Germaa?$
I spies at work In this country urider--^
| mining United States efficiency, tak-^.
ing life and destroying property, none ' J
, can ^compare to Germany^ alleged '
most recent departure in the spy pro?^
fession. V "T^e
i "Some of the German atrocities
look Blight in comparison when tl? "
I real truth becomes known.
| "The after results of this latest 8
campaign, if successful, would baw'tf.
| more far-reaching and terrible effecfeffi
! on future generations than any inofw?;
that could be made by bpmb, dyna-^.
mite, fire, shell, or any other acIfenflHwS. ^
I weapon of warfare.
"This" may seem impossible. It'lhasftra
seem unreal. * |
; "But I have the word of
'abeth H. Hundley, one of the south's3
best women, that it is true?a* woman . ;
who now Is assisting the government
to kill the effectiveness of Get^iuinyW^l^
latest spy weapon.
"Here is Mrs. Hundley's charge: '
| " 'Germany has turned Into the "
| United States a -large army of mejLju
I and some.wortien, with venereAr<jjH?||5
eases. These men are finding vie- tims
among the-weakest of the weakr
i er sex- throughout the nation.
i are spreading these terrible diseases
I as rapidly as is possible.
" 'Then they are sending these
tims tv the training camps and'
racks to spread the disease among V
our soldier boys. It is Germany's de-^
I liberate purpose to face an Am'eiichf^.^
j army weakened and depleted by dis-|"
J ease: to leave the American nation'
) tne same ronumuu,
are correct.' ,
I "The government found that
j en affected with venereal disease were j
being sent on tours from one camp
another.
"A United States agent was sent
e\*ery training camp to corral all COP* ,1
, tamlnated women. These were plJMfWr.)
tin hdmes the government hurmHn
established. known as protetetWg*
homes, where they gel, the best
ical attention.
"Mrs. Hundley, who is the mother,
of Captain John R. Hundley,->
placed in charge of the proteotnr*.u
home ae I.avvW Okla la?t Decamber
There a^e now 30 girls in tnat./v
home." , ?
What do you think of that?
The best way to" avoid disease
keep healthy. See the health exhm?
on display at the following plMMUfflg
Camp library. JSSB
Post office.
Post exchange. Forty-seventh Infan-,
Detention camp. . 2 B
Liberty park (Recreation hall)., (
Y. M. C. A. 102, 103. 104 and
Y. M. C. A. base hospital.
Rifle range. Y. M. C. A. tent.
The stercomotograph is stioWUJBv
health pictures at Y. M. C. A. 10f ?
week. If you have not alreadjr^w
celved a copy of the health pamphlet,
"Keeping Fit to Fight." call at~Oie
Camp library and^ask for one. ^
AT Y. SI. C. A. BITI.MNG SO. 10S.
We have been greatly pleased
the excellent response from the mep*J|
of the Seventh infantry. They MB. II
k? Knot clno-intr regiment amona.ll
which we have yet had the privllec?.'il|
of working. Many of the boys have II
signified their intention of living- A*J|
Christian life. Much of the results
I are' due to the .excellent preachiojrM-y
pr. Sprague, who has been speaklUg.tiM
ever night last week at our buMHgl
All of the secretaries are placlng tpfr j
work of the Master uppermost In thltr fl
minds for the whole week. Jr*
We are also happy to welcom?-'fMjfl|
Thirty-ninth and Forty-seventh regi- II
ments to the fellowship of our build- II
ing. We are going to give our bestll
service to 'them, and we knoir they II
are going to co-operats with us la a II
I beautiful spirit