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Wadsworthers Stut But Would Put Pi iM' " By OHAPLAE* PERCY T. E Why la Camp Wadsworth the finest I *"?P in the United States? This Question was asked of the writer. He ?- wongnt at first the superiority or Camp Wadsworth had won now recognlUon. But the truth slowly - dawned that thirty-one other men had been ..asked the same question about $ thirty-one other camps. Plainly the editor of Trench and Camp waa trying to be nice, trying to play no favorites. Yet his use of the word finest was his undoing. Far ? more tactful did a bachelor become after' two mothers met, each one with the statement, "Why, that's Just what he said about mj baby!" Far more tactful will the editor of Trench and >" Camp become, for the men he questioned are meeting in the columns of , his paper and his perfidy Is being exposed. No matter what the editor wrote to thirty-one other men, the tact remains that his question was quite f proper when it concerned Camp Wadsworth. Spartanburg! Was ever a name more fitting for a place at which to train tiie soldiers of the country? An Imported Climate (?) tTake for instance the matter of the & climate, now that we have approved V tan spirit could have surrived it. ? "Moat unusual weather" was the con' stunt comment of the natives. But j they could not always be on their 4'*' guard, and, in moments of forgetful'jfe/nees, they admitted that the pipes | / had frozen during the preceding Win1?1"* Then th?y tried a new tack |S' They tried to pack up their troubles and ours in the old kit bag and smile, Iffr'smile, smile; for they told us that, in order to keep us from being homesick they had brought tho New York cllmato to the South! : This fulsome praise of Camp Wadsyrorth Is being written in a well-heatffft'ed room in New York City and the Ifjfc/'. linrlter is gazing, long after the calen <? . dar has summarily dismissed the jg^V.Wlnter, Into a raging snow storm? f 'v Jet us see, do snow storms rage? No, they blind; well then, Jnto a blinding ?? snow storm. Having spent the Win |8|&?"t?rr In Spartanburg, he cannot help paraphrase the benediction of the |p& ..wives of the Nantucket sailors and ^R?Gclaim, "God pity the poor soldiers [Sfij'iO Spartanburg on a day like this." gBji;-' Next, take for instance the matter Bof.the:mud: even as Spartanburg was |j|&r true" to the traditional hospitality of ?the South, she was loyal to her own Hprarifty of mud. And this loyalty pro: duced a mud par excellence. We jSpT>tt&vd heard tales of Flanders mud. [ffiy There is a story of the man that kicked a cap, uncovering a soldier who fjlpjUbad Sunk into the mud; and of the (?$?- / soldier who, being assisted from the mud,-dragged with him the horse he Itc'J had been riding; and of the!: horse jku' that calmly munched some hay he l&fcj'.bad "bitten from a pile upon which he Jigjyhad sought reruge and which had }|Hp sunk .beneath him?but that mud in ?? Flanders is the product of artificial floods and three years of artillery oporations. Spartanburg mud is just natural. Like certain storekeepers? storekeepers from the North and the j^L- West originally, It must be said in' fairness?Spartanburg mud has unnsual sticking qualities. It sticks to ((^everything except a Ford and nature Iis powerless before that product of }? ? American ingenuity. Ujj So then, the outstanding features m.ct Spartanburg's greetings to the New l?,:-.,;Tork soldiers are her freezing them Jg^ln Winter and sticking them in COURAGE MOTHER! " lip' Ifs oh, such a beautiful, beautiful day! I Igr ills sty ts Oiue ana ine garaen w gay, r And the wind is singing?or is it my heartT And its "Courage, Mother, we'll do our Part!" SS&VMf I think I'll sit by the window and Bgjg . knit jtij&Tttf the postman comes by. MRjrfL I know there will be a letter to-day, a little red flag in the corner so P'. Or perhaps a triangle?its all the saute, Ira And its "Courage, Mother, we'll play IWMI J0 ' " "J unnaow ana rnil \f Till the postman comes by. |?|;7t's oh, such a gloomy, gloomy flay! nThe flowers are drooping, the sky is Wmj; gray, ~~ And the ivind is sighing?or is it my K. heart? r r-l For to wait at home is the mother's ^ And still the window and knit? I k On Their Mud, nw# /n QnWvfivnlHfra Wf * fcUflVMI g DROP, 53 Pioneer Infantry Spring. Watchman, what of the Did It Not? It Did Spartanburg la much Improved since the coming ot the New York troops. It has adopted a slogan. "Spartanburg, the city of success." That slogan is printed on the edi every day In the week except Monday. After the Sabbath the editor has qualms of conscience and needs contact with the world. But on the remaining days he charges five cents a copy for his paper; and gets It Hence the slogan. Yet Spartanburg is successful. Did it not bring to its environs the finest troops in the American army? Chorus from the New York division and the Provisional depot "It did." Did it not have the proud distinction of boasting the only National Guard Major General in command of a Division? Chorus, "Three cheers for Major General O'Ryan!" rwH It Tint annvoH In hninir chnwn as the site for another great camp? Chorus, "Hurray for the Pioneers and the Anti-Air Crafters." All of which brings up the question, "What is a Pioneer?" Chorus from the Provisional Depot: "A man in training to be the first permanently out of 8partajiburg." The Division went in and could not extricate itself. So the Army decided it was necessary to create some entirely new kinds of troops to see what they could do. Hence the Provisional Depot. Camp Wadsworth is about four miles on a Ford line from Spartanburg. There is a railroad: but it is Primitive and Negligible. Chorus from the natives: "It is owned by Northern caDital." And 8partanbnrg! Well, It boasts two colleges and a fitting school? no, gentle reader, the fitting school hag nothing to do with waists and skirts. It is a boys' fitting school, fitting them for Wofford College. The girls' college Is the more interesting to the soldiers. It is known as Converse?spelled with a capital "C" and the aceent on the first syllable. The girls do not converse. But they are easy to gaze upon. They troop solemnly in on Sunday afternoons and hear lectures by men of great renown on the potential wickedness of the soldiers. They are very well behaved and when one of these aforesaid lecturers told of the awful dangers lurking at every dock and ferry in Spartanburg as the soldiers came to the camp?Spartanburg being an inland community?the girls never even smueu. Churches Reach "The Inner Man" There are many churches In Spartanburg and they have won many converts. Right through the stomachs of the men they have appealed most directly. When chaos reigned in the restaurants and meals were the substance of things hoped for. the churches came forward with the evidence of the things not seen. Cood meals at reasonable prices made the churches like oases on the. desert of success. The people are hospitable. They have opened their homes to the soldiers?and then they must have closed the doors, for something has kept the men in Spartanburg. The soldiers of the New York Division will concede anything. Spartanburg is the finest city in America; Camp Wadsworth is the finest Camp in the whole world?anything! But the condition is that they be allowed to escape and to go "Over There." Persons Attempting Fraud Will Be Severely Punished Official announcement has been made by the government that swift and severe punishment will be meted out to persons attempting fraud in connection with the military and naval insurance law. The first case of this character was brought to light by an investigation conducted by Major S. Herbert Wolfe, Quartermaster Reserve Corps, who was detailed by Secretary of War Baker for special work in the Bureau of War Risk Insurance. The case was that of a woman who fraudulently claimed that she was the wife of a soldier and accepted and cashed Government allotment and allowance checks to which she was not legally entitled. "Persons fraudulently filling out application blanks will he prosecuted," says a Treasury Department statement. 8. O. 8. Improper care of shoes means abuse of your feet. "Don't bite the foot that carries you." a " The Recruit Says" R3 J ABOUT HORSES ' BY PRIVATE BILL MEAGHER Battery F, 305 F. A. N. A., Cam> Upon, N. Y. JgSgr Learning to groom a horse from the back down may not give one cur**' 4r r tore of the spine but it will insure a 20-20 eyesight. 5? lw In lifting the horse's hind legs be careful to acquaint him of the fact, LKSk A horse is rery fussy about these little courtesies. A gold brick always wants the stable detail. It's a stall. There is no regulation restricting one from calling a horse by any name that may come to mind. While leading a hone without a halter never loee your composure or HHUKb the horse Is liable to step on it. il 1 If you cannot tell whether your horse has the thrush without lifting i ! 1 his feet, you must have a cold in your head. J 1 If my horse has the thrush in his hind legs, no one win learn of it through me. s,, Mules always have the right of way, or they kick about it. In cleaning the frog in the hoofs be careful of the hops. fflfiUWxQ)Horse sense as a word seems inconsistent Most horses want to step WnMnK on the hand that feeds and cleans them. Stable Guard provides more exercise than any other detail. One must run up and down the stables with the loosed horses until they become too ||Bpg*' tired to play any longer. Taking the horses out to be shipped is like watching the funeral of '*51 the fellow who wrote that popular ballad "Innoculation." jHPwu Never whip a horse. If he kicks you on the near side turn the other m ? ?if you can get up. You can easily tell a good horse, but not much. In feeding a horse never wear green gloves. . 'jSt .Ralph W. Rookie, a former stenographer has been appointed orderly to twT the horses. His duties consist of taking down oats. A horse with a high forehead and Roman nose is inclined to be stu- /fa. ,/a dlous. y;'W, iia A horse with a large head and body is considered artistic as hc'should /#.' " ! draw well. x-? _ \J A clean-limbed, well-proportioned horse is said to equal in vainc u squad of drafted men. A mule costs about $400 and is considered by the Government worth \CyT more than a Depot Brigade Company. \/V. If a male has to he shot there is a court of inquiry?including almost dfc 1 JV every officer in Camp. When a private is half-shot the Mess Sergeant and ' K. P. usually preside over him for a week. KS ii confection SjjSpWarTime Economy YjSS fcj Spii (n Sweetmeats- gtS a 5-cent package of WRIGLEVS |?3 Mp^| S I will alve you several days' enjoy- f (' SO ment: It's an Investment in benefit S as well as pleasure, for it helps S if, B| teeth, breath, appetite, digestion. S all Chew It After Every Meal S j|| j ^f^^Flavor liMiiiSsSmiiiiil H ' ?. -- ' ; ... " v "w '
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