Keystone Division Expec
Pennsylvania T
By GEORGE
Wisdom unparalleled by aaelsnt n?'
ploren in exhibited by the Ootf
ernment officials who discovered the
rite of Camp Hancock. Anguta, (
iv- Georgia, a winter reaort of the northV
arn millionaires, wonld be anknown to
[ most of the Pennsylvania soldiers ex
cept for this fortuitons circumstance.
!: Host of the soldiers hare not yet bei
rnmA arnnnintoH vxHth th? rflnniinfii]
"eighteen-hole golf link*," on which i
battlefields some visiting society poo- 1
pie "do-their bit" in the light against '
J; _ the "Horrid Hons."
The camp Itself Is four hundred j
feet higher than the city, which gives |
freer air, excellent drainage, glorious
V sunshine, and a superb view of the 1
surrounding country, especially pic- :
& tnresqoe In the kaleidoscopic changes
of color and atmosphere at sunrise
or sunset.
Reservoir Only Mnddy Place
Camp Hancock had its hurricanes
and its sand storms. The bitter- cold
. weather unbidden entered the squad
! tents or caused discomfort to men on
Sfc~guard. In spite of the Board of Commerce
statement that Augusta's "cllI
mate excels that of the Riviera," tender
soldiers suffered even though they
msy have had six blankets and three
overcoats each. (It probably will
be batter in July.) Hud was intolerf
able In only one place?the reservoir
l ?the best bayonet training ground in
the country. In wet weather the soldiers
waded In mud there, but this
condition was pre-arranged so as to
give them experience in real trench
5 warfare before tier arrived in nance, i
The sandy aoll dries off immedietely i
[ after rain; becanae of thli the eanlta- i
| tlon of the camp is almost perfect, I
| and Hancock Is the healthiest camp
' In the country. Other camps have
; $ had the temerity to make the same ]
I claim, bat Hancock substantiates it I
Pi" by gorernment reports. I
J The 28th Division Is composed al- '
f most entirely of Pennsylvania Na- I
\ tlonal Guardsmen and has been '
. dabbed the Keystone Division. The .
;. cosmopolitan character of the popula- i
tlon of Pennsylvania is reflected in
the Division, giving a demonstration i
Of world democracy which promises i
the- fulfilment of the noblest aspira- i
ttons of broadmlnded and really altru- i
^ Jsuo patriots. 1
. - Camp Hancoch is no vacation camp, i
f not even a peace-time National Guard 1
V camp. The somber, serious business ;
-ja\ot overcoming a prepared, expe- i
rlenced and armed foe Is evidenced In ]
the rumbling artillery, the barrage i
lire, the combat firing on the rifle i
"Get on with the war."
"eiZaborite's interruption in the Lloyt
"Of course, we made many mistal
name one twice."
Lieut. Curtis Wheeler in his "Letter.
Father."
"The United States no longer wan
oat the Augean stables at Po
"The only successful conclusion 1
Germany shall be completely <
pelled to surrender uncooditio
Major Gem
"Of the human material America
with exactness. It is the bes
. material there can oe no am
"Devil Dogs" for their fighting
filers" for their kindness to st
r* Nahus the United J
"They have the cat of an infernal]'
' vroald rataer lea4 them than
ted to Uphold
raditioBt "Over There"
B. LANDI8
tlilion of "Trfench and Camp"
range, the complex works of expert
engineers, the wlg-wagglng of signal
men, the posltlTe sir of the military
police and the fluttering flag on the
ar of a general who really commands.
The New Year's slogan of the Keystone
Division was "PEP"?that Is
enthusiasm which with Intensive
training enables the soldier to. capture
ten Bocbea a day without endangering
himself In the least. This reremarkable
quality Is characterised
by some good Pennsylvania people as
"Splxzerinetum." "Watch your PEP,"
"Cut out your cussing and use your
PEP for a Promotion," were mottoes
prominently displayed.
The Keystone Division will live up
to the hlatorv and traditions of the
State from which It takes Its name.
Self-Snfflcient Pennsy
Pennsylvania Is the keystone of the
manufacturing States. Her supplies
of coal and oil, her manufactures of
carpets, of textiles, of ships, of armor
plate, of locomotives, of rails, of electrical
machines and a thousand and
one other useful articles, attest her
Industrial supremacy. Drawn from all
these avocations, Camp Hancock engineers
challenge the world. Penn ylvania
can provide all the supplies
and munitions of war within her own
borders.
Pennsylvania, the central colony of
the original thirteen, the keystone of
the arch sweeping down the Atlantic
ihore of the United States, bar played
an Important part In national affairs
of the past Independence Hall at
Philadelphia, Valley Forge and Gettysburg
speak for themselves in unlying
deeds. In every war she has
lent forth a larger number of soldiers
than any other State, and history has
written their records. Fine heroism
was shown by Penn in promoting the
peaceful conquest of the Indians, and
by Benjamin Franklin in resisting the
obnoxious stamp acts. Mad Anthony
Wayne and Arthur St. Clair, Reynolds
ind Hancock, McCleUan and Meade,
rasker H. Bliss and Peyton C. March
?these are bright names on Pennsylvania's
military roster.
The 130 stepe a minute gait, the
SOldieriy rearing, me ime'ii^eui, I
ilert physiognomy of Pennsylvania
soldiers, their ability to eat four
meals a day, to sleep from before
'taps" until after "reveille" and to
endure a grilling training for ten
txonrs a day?all combined with
iforeeaid "pep" Indicate a fitness for
ictual warfare which make the 28th
Oirision^-the Keystone Division?the
)ne to be depended on in times of
military stress.
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AClULIItl
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i George reply to General Maurice.
tea, but we never made the
r from an American Soldier to hit
its peace. It wants to sweep
tsdam."
Professor Heron at Geneva.
From oar viewpoint is that
eona tiered and shall be com
rally."
tral James Franklin Bell, U. S. A.
4*
is sending oyer, I can speak
t; and with enough of such
ibt of America's showing."
General John J. Pershing.
qualities; "Millionaire Soiricken
French families.
itates Marines have earned abroad.
r adequate lot of fighters. I
tackle them.".
British writer in the London Press.
U. S. WAR MEDALS
9*
Lik.1
9
(Copyright by Bailee. Hank* and Buldle,
from Harris & Ewlng)
At the top is the Medal of Honor,
the highest award of the United
States. It is presented in the najne
of Congress for distinguished gallantry
In battle.
At the bottom is the Distinguished
Service Cross, recently authorized by
the American Government. One hundred
of them have already been sent
to France for distribution among
American troops. The Distinguished
Service Cross was designed by two
captains in the Camouflage Section
I of the American Army. The model
was made by Private Gaetano Oecere,
Company R, 40th Engineers.
The Distinguished Service Cross
will be awarded for extraordinary
heroism. It corresponds to the Croix
de Guerre, of France.
PERSHING'S VENERATION
TOUCHES FRENCH PEOPLE
I
Two army officers were discussing
General Pershing at a dinner table
Ko nfKnr nvonlno
"He has been quite a revelation to
those who thought of Americans as
shirt-sleeved diplomatists," said one
officer.
Then was told again, with a thrill
of pride, the story of his tactful
speech to General Foch, as all that
America had was offered to the
French Generalissimo.
"But," said the first speaker, "that
speech may have been graceful; yet
it does not compare with the action
at the Tomb of Napoleon. You remember
his visit there. Well, to
how him a signal honor, the sheathed
sword of Napoleon was brought and
handed to him. Most officers would
have withdrawn the sword from its
sheath. Not so General Pershing.
Holding it as if it were some sacred
symbol, he kissed it tenderly, bowing
low as he did it. And it was that
action that endeared him, more than
all else, to the Franch people. All
the papers were full of It the next
.
"Yea," said tho other officer, "he
has made very few mistakes, and he
haa succeeded in giving the French
people the impression that we know
how things should be done and have
a veneration for things that ought
to be venerated."
SEND IT HOME *
Trench and Camp is published for
the home folks as well a8 for the soldiers.
Bead this paper home.
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HINDENBURG DESCRIBED
AS 'HORRIBLE CREATURE*' T MJg
This is a picture of Von Hindenburg,
given by Mme. Lanra de Got- wdgP*"BR
dawa Turczynowlcx, wife of a Polish y/
nobleman, who made an address re
cently at a concert given for the ben- ^ ;jAl
eflt of the Eolish Reconstruction Com- VJtm jfWfl
mittee: rfcy
"Von Hlndenburg made himself at y/l i*\ /
home in our old house in East Poland ' fi 7*1
during the second Prussian advance /7 /
towards the Russian border. 1 will II it I
n?vAr frtrvat that man to HIT dving If /
day. He is a horrible creature. He W F?'
spoke little to me, and then in a j
hoarae, raucous voice. He looks like \
the pictures you see of him, only A
worse. Those pictures do not show
the color of his face, which Is a deep
I purple. He has small, light blue eyes
I set deeply in his head.
"He lived in my house five days, 4$^ I
and all that time I had to wait upon fitters I
him personally. \ )
",fnn HIndenburg is a heavy drinker.
attribute his apopleptic appeartLv
that fact. He had to have his I
coff every morning, and I had to
make it in a samovar on the table. gfi|
I guess he was afraid to have it made NKaB
in the kitchen, although to my great JMB
surprise an old servant in our family
was a German spy. The second ?
time the Prussians came I saw her f
sneak from the house and hand some \ ^rlfclS^Tall
papers to a Prussian officer." 9H
The speaker told of the unclean I
condition of her home after the PrusI
sians had left it and added: "They
had stabled their horses in one of the
1 larger rooms of the houae, but I want I
to say that I much prefer a clean, 1
honest horse to a German officer any
time."
Steps to Improve Handling
of Soldier Mails at Camps \
The following statement is author- '^AA^*
ized by the War Department: , - I
A general order has been issued
dealing with the matter of numerous ^ and
bitter complaints that have been .
made by reason of delays and errors |W"
-4, -
in the delivery of mail to ennstea men
in camps and cantonments, and by
I reason of the loss or theft of mail, ffxfF/?Cm?m
I a/ter it has been turned over to the
military authorities by the Post Office jdFj
I These occurrences cause widespread
dissatisfaction among the men to
whom mail is sent and the persons
' by whom such mail is sent, and generally
bring reproach upon the milltary
service. The regimental mall I I f.l
orderly personnel is prescribed, but ill l'25?S5//
the company mail orderlies apparently \|U i.
are not appointed according to any \m3ffiunvifl I
regulation or system, arc changed fre- UuWj/U'V/yCL |
quently, and are replaced by men un- . i
familiar with this work. AMn>>
Much difficulty will be avoided if,
upon detailing mail orderlies, com- '
manding officers issue proper lnstructions
in this matter. Upon assuming
their duties the mail orderlies will bo iVa 3S*
I informed that neglect, tardiness, or j\W */! wMm
| carelessness will subject them to ap- A
| propriate punishment. They will bo malViyn -J
I reminded that theft from and tarn
pering Wlln man, wnmnei liieuicu, y _ ny registered
c. o. d., or otherwise, are
serious military offenses, triable and Jm
punishable under tho 93d Article of fpjf
A change in the Ariny Regulations /
will shortly be promulgated which IttVI' "jd1
will bring Army Regulations into con- _ i ^
formity with the present practice in 1 ^ ?S\\ WJ
tho Post Office Department in the
matter of insured parcels, and commanding
officers will issue the neces- ' *?
aary instructions to cause mall orderlics
to accord to insured parcels
the same careful treatment and exer- J
else the same precautions to see that ilA -w
deliveries are effectd to the proper jfc
addressee as was the case when mail 1\Vt 7@|mEkM
orderlies were required to receipt I/toT ufQH
*n "nnjm a otora anH tn tnkp rprpints li BA
from the persona to whom insured
parcels were delivered. The provi- /
sions In the present Army Regulations
with respect to registered mail and KfljigjH
c. o. d. packages will continue in
SALTING DOWN THE "KALE"
American soldiers abroad are not f?\TOs^
squandering their money. They have w
developed thrift. A study of the con- Jkl' C
dltlons by E. A. Hungerford, one of v ^
the Y. M. C. A. men at the front who '
has helped many a soldier to send ^
money home, recently wrote: "The s
American soldier is the thriftiest J
American alive."
It has been estimated that the av
erage American soldier spends noi t If?' XI,I
more than twenty cents a day, and >a V 'y I
out of that he purchases toilet artides,
tobacco and candy. A /3|
Hundreds of the American soldiers
have been paying for Liberty Bonds
as well as allotting half of their pay *
to their families. In spite of that, ^ __J
Y. M. C. A. huts "Over There" are jtgL
thronged with men in uniform who J|g|
greet secretaries with the words, "1
want to. send money home,"