Kg TRENCH AND CAMP\
ARMY Y. M. 0. A. ORGANIZATION. .
|| V I ' (Staff Officers). ^ U
II 1 D Lynn W. Bloom, Editor. ,
I I J. T. Mangum, Camp General Secre- a
IHj H Daniel Iverson, Religious Director. * ^
II II Jesse H. Gray. Social Director.
Kl 9 Ray Funderburk, Educational Direcjft
|| L. W. Bloom. Publicity Director.
yj HI Ty Odell Padgett, Business Secretary. 11
John Shirley, Supply Secretary.
E. Bergman. Physical Director. a
Published at the National Cantonments
for the soldiers of the United p
States, under the auspices of the Na- g
nr/t| yji tional War Work Council of the Y. M. j
jflu/l Wi C. A. of the United States. a
[ [ \ 11 CAMP GREENE EDITION.
IB-A 111 i Published every Wednesday at Camp (
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I Greene, N. C., by tne Army x. ax. v~ A.,
with the co-operation of The o
Charlotte Observer, Charlotte. N. C. c
Business office at Y. M. C. A. Ad- J i<
ministration Building No. 101. Phone jh
News and correspondence received i d
at all Y. M. C. A. buHdinga on Camp sj
Greene reservations when proi>erly t|
News stories, personals, anecdotes,
pdems, jokes, cartoons and clippings h
are wanted. Contributions should be J
delivered or mailed to the Editor's |
office or submitted to a member of the i
staff before noon Saturday of each
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One year $1.00
Advertising rates upon -application j
at the Business Office of The Char- f(
lotte Observer. _
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]> THF FOLKS BACK HOME.
II Soldiers, do you realize that the one e
i V great question that is ringing In the s,
V Yjt minds of relatives and friends back v
home is, "What is that boy doing in. a
the ranks and at the cantonment?" t!
They wonder ^something in this : s
Mil H rb fashion:
If fff inB * wonder what he is doing tonight?
Is he reading a book, attending a ?
! movie or a religious service? I "
Does he shoot craps, play cards and U
waste his tima and money? c
Is he applyiifg himself to his work
and does he take part in tennis, base- .
ball or some athletic function? j,
Does he use his spare moments to ?
write a letter home *>r tell folks he 5
knows about his life? ^ r-" _ ,?
Can 1 depend upon him as I used 9
We are sure that every man In ?
camp wants his folks hack heme to 5
know where he is and what he is doing
and what is being done for him .
in the camp. Sending Trench and
Camp home each week is one way.
Other things the folks back home
would love to knoV is what a wonderfully
efficient institution Uncle Sam's. g
army is: they want to know how your J t
health is protected; they want to
know what recreation you have and ?
how you are entertained; they want to
know who your officers are, what this
I T. M. C. A- is you hear so much about 8
1 lflVjl and the work it is doing. Can you q
| tell them in one or two letters? Then f
I k after you leave this camp the folks d
V. la I _
back homo want 10 una yui nnat a
>v lfif being done for you "over yonder." c
.??\ That you can't write very well but a
there are pictures, actual experiences t
^ of other men and the events right t
* from the front that do tell your peo- r
Lra\. I p!e what Is going on. '
This week is folks back home week t
V WjWJI in Camp Greene. starting today. Some '
\\jyfl day during the week, which ends next *
?j Kv Wednesday, you will hear the story ?
it V of what this week means to you and *
L 11 to the folks back home. A prominent ?
1 il Ur^ young lady from Charlotte will be at
1 one ?Y" buildings on specified a
days to explain the idea and tell you jj
hHVT just the best way to keep back home *
folks posted on over here and over g
lift | there doings. Special booths will be s
found in each of the "Y" buildings v
[II Ik for that purpose and these young la- ^
I I dies will be pleasgd to furnish you ^
kj > with the information. j
SI H WRITING TO TRFXCH AND CAMP, h
13 Bg| Xo camp paper can be made a rep- a
LJH resentative medium unless the men in v
"k that camp take special Interest to see c
that their special unit is represented, t
You furnish the notes if you can't t
a write the story and we will do the t
rest. Just drop your ideas in one of t
the Trench and Camp boxes In any *
________ one of the buildings. However, cer- 3
tain rules will have to serve as a a
nnlTiflsajl guide and as most ef the men in 1
IIjjit iu Camp Greene are new. the following *
instructions taken from Camp McClel- *j
lan camp paper should be observed: _
Oil 11 Unless news items and letters to f
8 | /jj Trench and Camp are signed they will t
jj || not be published. All communications j
11 H must be sent to the Editor of Trench
and Camp. Y. M. C. A. Headquarters,
g |- | Camp Greene, and not to The Char- j
J I V lotte Observer. T
Jokes are very fine sometimes, and j
j| /J jj sometimes quite proper, but when 3
OMa they are rough and appear to reflect (
upon some one they will not be pub- j c
lished. Nothing that can be read two c
ways will be published. The jqke i t
must he clean and incapable of being \
TRENCH i
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ead otherwise ttyfcivas a joke. Wrltrs
to Trench and Camp must obey
he rule to do, unto others as they
rould have others do unto them.
Some writers to Trench and Camp
o not spell thfiir words correctly,
'he communications will not be turnd
down on that account. But when
11 the letters of a word look, alike,
iow can the editor know what the
rriter intends to say?
If you expect what you write about
o appear in the paper do not wait too
ong after it happens to write about
The columns of Trench and Camp
re open to every soldier and their
oiks back home. Send in the news.
If any one offers to sen you inis
aper, do not purchase It, but report
he matter at once to the editor,
'rench and Camp is published free to
1! soldiers.
We happened to be in the office of
he commanding: officer of this camp
ne day l^st week when a phone call
ame in from the hospital for a minster
at once. Colonel Kent dropped
is head, for he knew what it meant,
s he said: "Some po<y fellow is
yinf. I expect." It simply goes to
how that even the highest officer of
he camp, although weighed down
rith great responsibility, feels the
>ss of one man in 20,000, though he
as never seen him.
Camp Greene streets present a difprent
scene than last winter before
hey were paved and the work is still
oing on. It will mean much to have
his red clay covered up a little in
loppy weather. ___ ,
/We ofteiy heard it remarked before
omhig in direct contact wfth the solier
and the mess hall. Jhat enough
ood was wasted to feed an American
rmy each day1. That certainly is not
o in Camp Greene. A soldier that
verloads his plate is jeered in the
rst place and next if anything to any
xtent is left ovfer he has the supply
ergeant on top of him and there is
ery little waste. The soldier as well
s the folks back home is doing everyhing
he can to conserve and help
upply the great allied army.
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Think of the foils back home and
ct. They are more than anxious to
lear from you and worry no little bit
f some regular message is not forth oining.
Send A to them.
The Stars and Stripes is the most
nteresting camp paper that we ra
eive because it comes direct from
he front, is printed in- France and
ells stories that are never found in
he newspapers. The issue of August
tells of. the interesting advance and
rossing of the Ourcq with the sloan.
"Heaven. Hell or Hoboken Beore
Christmas.** We also note a statement
that north of Chateau-Thierry
hat Clerman officers were found
hained to their inn chine guns.
At mess the other day some one
ailed for the salt and one of the boys
poke up and informed the gentleman
hat it was in the cellar.
lEXKRAL WOOD t
TO THE SOLDIER*
General Leonard Wood, who saw
uch great possibilities in Camp
Ireene. but who was removed to the
ar west.'recently gave a farewell adiress
to the men of the Tenth division
t Camp Funston, of which he is
ommander. His counsels to the boys
3 a whole were fine?in part paricularly
fine, as when he talked to
hem of morals. "Go over clean in
nind," he advised them, "and clean
n body." because he could assure
hem they would feel a lot better
rhen the pinch comes, "when you
iave to go into combat. If you are
lean In mind as well as in body."
leneral Wood cautioned them to "get
id of all loose language." "tlemem er."
he said, "you are dedicated to
i great' cause, that you are going to
rive your life; in any case you are
roing to offer everything you have."
le told them further that modesty
.s a part of the make-up of a good
oldier is most important, and he
earned them against blusterous conluct
when over there. He particularly
idvised them not to say they are "gong
to win the war," because that
rould be an Insult to our allies "who
iave fought our fight for ua for years
ind are fighting for us in the period
rhen we are getting ready." And what
ould have been more admirable than
he general's, reminder to his boys
hat they "are going into the land of
hnon nannlo nfhn ti 'J no haan fl trVl tin?
heir battles." "You are going tp live
n their land," he told them. "You
ire going to occupy their houses. You
ire going to come in contact with
heir people. Let your conduct alrays
be that of soldier. A soldier
s a gentleman, a real soldier always."
rhe soldier* sent over to France by
^enoard Wood are likely to he known
>y their conduct?which at the same
ime will- indicate them as among
America's finest.?Charlotte Observer.
Camp general secretary. Dr. J. T.
klangum, spoke Sunday night at the
inveiling of the service flag at the
5resbyterlan church at Steel Creek
Phis church is located jiine miles from
Charlotte and is said to be the largest
:ountry church in the south of any
lenomlnation and has some of the
>est Improved farms to be seen anywhere
- RETURN TO SERVICE
The war department authorizes the
fpllowba statement by the- chief - Of
staff: Ip connection with tha'cawtuties
among the American expeditionary
forces in the Marne-Aisne offensive,
it should be stated upon the basis
of the officially attested experience of
our associates during four years of
this war that of wounded soldiers sent
to hospitals for treatment fewer than
one in twenty die.
Of all the soldiers sent to the hospital
only 45 in every 1,000 die. These
Include those who die ot disease as
well as those wno die 01 wounus. ui i
all soldiers wounded in action more
I than four-fifths v return to service,
f many of them in less than .two
months. It is necessary to discharge
for physical disability pnly 14.5 per
cent
These figures are based on ar. average
of both British and. French official
figures, including both officers
and men. The two are averaged together
since American troops are
fighting with both the French and the
British under conditions which viryi
They show: ;
Returned to service, 81 per cent, or
810 per 1,000.
Discharged from service because of
physical disability or other causes,
14.5 per cent or 145 per 1,000. ,
Died from wounds, 4.5 per cent'or'
45 per 1,000. * V
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THE ROOKIE'S PRAYER. %
Oh Lord, I crack like a rusty hinge.
And my feet have gone to sleep.
My nerves are like a tangled fringe;
There's a hole two inchej deep
Where tho trigger-guard rubs collar^
. bone. %
~ And my brai" goes in a reel. ; . .
But I mustn't cuss and I will not
'groan; *
\n spite of my blistered heel,
I made the hike, and I stood the test.
It wasn't just merely luck. . /.
For I wasn't allowed to stop and rest;
But I stuck, oh Lord, I stuck!
I .
"I tookjpy turn at the shovel and pick,
When the sun was broiling red.
II didn't stall or play off sick?
j Though I longed for a day Jn bed.
But I squared my jaw till it ached
again - ?
And I swore that I would not quit.
I needed some rest so much just then,
But I WOULD NOT ask for it.
In spite of burning and blistered
palms.
That fall to the lot of the 'Buck,'
With the tired back and the aching
arms.
I stuck, oh Lord, I .stuck! v
"It won't be long, till I'm on my way
To ship from a Jersey pier.
I'm ropdy now. Lord speed the day!
. O. when do we go from here?
The traasport's path across "the foam
, By the U-boats is beset,
And I'll he's long, long way from
home,
And the sea Is awful wet!
But the bayonet thrust or cannon's
v roar,
I Or saber, or barab. or pick.
Just give me the nerve and I won't
"aik more,
God. give me the grit to stick!" ? j
MESS HALL GENERAL ORDERS.
1. To take charge of all gravy, and
spuds In view.
2. To watch my post in a military
. manner, keeping always on the alert
I for any stray sausage that comes
within sight or hearing.
3. To* report to the mess sergeant
any bread sliced too thin.
4. To repeat all calls for seconds.
5. To quit the table only when satisfied.
and sure there is nothing left.
6.. To receive, but not to pass on to
the nfan next to me. any meat, cabbage
or beans left by the non-coms, ,
buck privates or K. Ps.
7. To talk to no one who asks for.
onions.
8. In' case of Are in mess hall to
grab all eatables left by the others in
their escape.
9. To allow no one to steal anything
in the line of macaroni.
10. In any case not covered by instructions,
to call the corporal of the
beans.
11. To salute all chicken, beefsteak,
porkchops. ham and eggs, piggs* feet
and liver.
12. To be especially watchful at
the table and during: the time of eating
to challenge any one who gets
more prunes than I do.?Camp Gordon
Trench and Camp.
WATCH OUT FOR '-f .
FOLKS BACK HOME
This week the soldiers of "Camp
Greene are going to be surprised. At
every Y. M. C. A. building In the camp
and other prominent places on certain
designated days, a prominent
young lady from Charlotte will be
stationed to tell you about "The Folks
Back Home Week." These ladies
have very kindly consented to help
out the Y. M. C. A. In this wprkNand
it don't ask for subscriptions for the
Red Cross. Liberty bonds, war stamps.
X. Al. U. A. nor any-umer ut?iuiu>ation.
It is just a story the girls have
to tell every soldier about the folks
back home and explain how^ to not
disappoint them nor forget yduT W^tch
for the booth and the young lady who
will take charge of it ^
, Classes In Typing.
A class in typewriting and stenography
has been organized starting
off with ten members fl*om base hospital
92. 122. 123 and 147. Mr. Pad,
gett is business secretary of the Y.
M. C. A. and is teaching the boys in
Y 102.
K? ' y^Sfe " j -* . :'"* ' - '
Musicale and Concert by Several |
Stars in Musical Firmament
Will Be Held at Auditorium.
A musicale and concert will be/ 3j
given in the city auditorium Thurstf?jf>S
night by a gala&y of stars to the en-7.^
tertainment world who are now tnem- ^
bers of^ the fourth .recruit cam^at p
The proceeds oi the affair wOl ttevij|
woo/fl?fnr?t.Vto nnT-^h-ioincr nf m1l?lf>al ' OS&l
instruments for Camp Greene and WDI I
be kept at the camp even after the
men who will first benefit them have
left for other parts. In Ihis manner *
it is expected that th? camp will p*::'j# j
able to produce a band ?at all times ^
and for all occasion#. At present they .
are handicapped by, lack of instruments.
The entertainment will be under, the
direction of Lieutenant J,< R. Wright ":
hnd has several noted performers on
the program.
Private Abraham f. Menln, who will
direct the orchestra, Is one of the .
best known young violinists in New <
York city and. has the distinction of
winning the LeDuc medal for music
at DeWitt Clinton high school; New
York city.
Private Gilman P. Alexander Is' a ^eckienburg
county boy and is welt
known as a baritone singe* of ex- ;
ceptional ability in Charlotte where hs
has sung in many of the churches.
Sid Meyers, late of the famous
"musical feet" duo of Myers and
Melden who starred for several years
with the Gus Hill - minstrels, will be- ;
featured in a buck and wing stunt.'
Private Telee Longtln, who has
been tenor soloist In Carnegie hail.
New York, for two years "will sing
a dub of songs. 4
Other notables on the program are, r!,/\
Israel Dorman, violinist; Jack Click,
song and dance artist; ajid Marma?duke
Woodward, tenor soloist.
BODY OF STUDENT NURSES
ARRIVES AT CAMP GREENE
Thirtv-ieven student nurses arrived
at the base hospital at Catap Greene
the latter part of laat week and be- gan
at once the extended conrpe of
training that will fit them for admission
Into the ranks of the Red
Cross nurses, each of whom must have
a diploma showing the training course
has been completed. While officers
did not discuss the policy of employ- <
ins student nurses in the haae hoe-;
pltal, it was understood at the camp '
that the necessity of depleting the
ranks of trained nurses In America
to increase the corps Of nursea over- >
seas has made this action neoeasary.
"Here's a Good Shoe
for You."
It's made by men who know
how to make shoes for marching
men?who realize what
good shoe-making means for
their comfort and fighting
qualities.
Rosenwasser's
U. S. ARMY SHOE
is the result of years of experience ;
in making military shoes. Made
on a Munson Style Last, of depend- able
materials?tlley make good
companions for shoes of the
r> ti
Ui J INUVi wTwo
Styles
No. 1?A lightweight, well made .1
marching shoe with waterproof. I
ontsole.
No. 2?A heavy , marching shoe
made waterproof by an extra sole
between the insole and
the waterproof out- /b?wi\
If you can't buy them iMTojlmsj
hear camp, write to
Dept IM
lomi f*r tl* huU? .
ROSENWASSER Bros. Inc.
Loaf Iiland City, Now YorJr .
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