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The Jewish welfare board of Camp Greene Is making: steady progress in & ]. uniting the work of the camp ahd s *j. community welfare workers. During the recent furloughs for the Jewish New Ye^r and Day of Atonement, a strong bond of friendship has been formed between the visiting soldiers and "their hosts in the nearby towns, with the result that the Jewish-tfeople of North* Carolina have declared their intention of serving the men of Camp Greene in as good a way as those of any other section of the country. Good luck to you friends' Wp whn are in camp certainly know how to appreciate the' home hospitality of those who can'hot bear arms but who are desirous of doing all they can to help Li- the men In khaki. + Mr. Benjamin Rablnowltz. one of the representatives of the J. W. B. in this camp has been selected by the Jews of North Carolina to represent them on . the committee in charge 6t raising the state's quota of the 170 million dollar joint fund for the support of the seven leading organisations doing welfare work in the army and navy. He has left for a four-day conference with the other members of the committee who are now arranging I plans fcjr the campaign in Raleigh. jjk" ; - ' *0,7? fe,U Congressman Siegcl, of California,1 who was in Franco in the interests of the Jewish welfare board, preparing the ground for its workers has return^ ed and will continue his activities with' the J. W.: B. in this country. ^ Jewish soldiers who speak the Russian language arc now of great Value to the American forces in Archangel i'> and Siberia. ? ? Jewish Woman Has 20 Grandchildren Jn. Allied Armies. Twenty grandsons of Mrs. Llbai Ooldstein. of Cambridge Springs. Pa., are officers In the armies of the allied nations. Mrs. Goldstein is 84 br'.} years of age. She was born in Russia and came to this country 30 years Efc ago. v. . -/ Ten of her grandsons are officers In the English army and eight are ofll cers in the U. S. army. Jwo are with S the armp-ia Palestine. # ; In a demonstration at Pittsburgh- re; . - cently. Mrs. Goldstein marched five k miles besides a service flag bearing 20 stars. Upton Division Heroes in Action. The Upton division, made up large? ly of Jests from New York, has gone into action and all observers agree EL* that they, are acquitting themselves ' like men. I Edwin L. James cabled to The New 2;i" York TlmfS -as follows: / "No Onon in the American army ' . better ftftifetr&tes the fact that ' all *v. the worfft fights the Hun, for it is made up'O^men from Manhattan, the . Bronx, .^Brooklyn, Long island, and Wcstchejtfcr county, and in it about every ratals represented and almost every k'nowh creed has its adherents. i- Rich and pbor, Jew tfnd Gentile, high K- and low, all fight, side by side. Truly fY> those who love to call New York the 'Melting Pot' would call this the 'Melting Pot Division.' "When this division first took its place in the line, the eyes of the World were on .It, for the result of the war and the future of civilization, hang on what this division and those like it Si?'.-' ?re to-do to the Germans. Our higher officers were most eager to see TirUn tKaun nanr onMijira n/nllM H n How would they take the first withering fire of the German machine guns? . What would be their behavior when - ' they caught hell In their first real liarrage? What would be their conduct face to face, man to man, on the field of battle? These questions have all been answered. "Thej^ did what they were expected to do, and that means they did welL They fought with bravery and calm that showep a power and will equal to taking'the war-Into Germany, a task whiph will be laid upon the [ American army next spring. The pfflcers of this division report enthusias ticallyup'on the behavior of thefr mon. There are-no poor men, no rich men,. man onH nn unlmnnrt. antant men in this division. They are all American soldiers now. Tho bootblack from Park row bunks witlr a 'buddy' who used to live on Riverside drive, and each is proud of his paL" . _ . I.1, New Yfear. Greetings of the Welfare Board. U A call to greater patriotic service tr* has been sounded by the Jewish wel&V. fare board in a Rosh Hashonah mes sage to Its community branches throughout the country and to all Jews of America: KeS 'tOn the occasion of the New Year, the Jewish welfare board extends t, warm holiday greetings to the JeWs 1 of America so generously sharing with i It the labors of a great task. \ ; "The board sinceralj/' wishes the } people the fruits of a happy and prosperous year. In this hour of national trial, however, it* profound trust is that beyond material blessings, the year that is being born will vouchsafe to them the zeal, and strength, and resolution to continue to perform well the office of patriotism. "With fresh comprehension of our duty and with renewed determination to play a worthy part in the -notional purpose, may we not* hop? thai the dawn of another. year Will rise on America triumphant? "In loyal devotion to the understanding of serving the i glitnlg forces of our country, may American Jewry find abundant happiness during the coming year." Col. Harry Cutler has VMten notified by the war department that Jewish chaplains in the United States army and naw will in the future wear as their insignia a miniature tablet and the star of David. There are now eight Jewish chaplains in the army and navy- ' *vT There are a number o* prayer books and Bibles In Hebrew and in English for distribution at the Jewi ish welfare building. Those desiring same can have .them by applying at the service desk. # . s The welfare representatives in Camp , Greene are at last gohig to part witn their famous Saxon. The main ofll.ee of the-J. W. B. has authorized them| to purchase a Ford. Silverman says that he Just hates to part wlili "the little darling" even though it was in the repair shop most of the time since they had it The Friday evening services at the Jr W. building are attaining very good results. Up to date the services have been conducted by the camp representatives, Mr. Rabinowitz and Mr. Silverman, but arrangements are being made to alsd have visiting Rabbis come to camp for that purpose. The attendance at some of these services has reached 'the 150 mark". The Greensboro and* Charlotte J branches of the J. W. B. gave a dance , In their respective communities last ] Monday evening In honor of the men i staying there for Tom Kippur. The j soldiers certainly had a good time ; and are looking forward t? another opportunity to do the same. The committees in charge did not faii to have refreshments and smokes for the boys. 4 V f : : a BASE HOSPITAL 123 | Sergeant AI lard, one of the first men to come Into Camp Greene has now been transferred to base hospital at Camp Merritt, N. J~. 0 j. f Herman J. Keyset has been commissioned captain in the dental officers rank receiving that honor last month. He has been stationed at this camp since last February, coming here from the camp at Gettysburg. From the remarks made in Saturday's Caduoeus by someone who signs his name as R. G. H. under the caption "Don't Need Virgil," this paper would ask the writer if he knows the qualifications of the man who must fire the gun that kills the Hun today? Does he know that every man who shootaa gun in the artillery, the navy and many other branches must know how to figure out that shot to the fraction of an inch and it takes brain and not brawn tp^do that; what would the great American army do today if it did not have inducements to offer to tfyose capable men who are grad- , uateu dentists, physicians and sur- , geons, nurses and workers In every , line almost? Where would R. H. G. be if it were not for these people when he is wounded on the battlefield? It appears to Trench and Camp that the ? wrong spirit of patriotism is shown ( in such an attitude for in this great * fight today., men both of brain and brawn are needed. There should be a no such Jealousy or soreness as that { expressed because as a general rule x every great general today and leader a in the forces both at home and abroad , reached that point because he had a brain on him and behind it a good r education and he knows Virgil, calcu- 0 lus, algebra and every other science s almost or he weuld not be where he i Is today. The man who is capable of i best planning the war today in i Europe is goinp to win and )t takes a brains first and the brawn will have to 0 back it up. In other words all sorts d of men are.required in this great con- t AUt ar,A I* A/mtapo a-rrxawta ? as it does men in the ranks who have i<j seen years of service. \ t: A writer in The Caduceus suggests 9 that the gold star in .every service flag h should be saluted by soldiers wher- fl ever seen and that civilians be asked b to take off their hat as they pass it by. ti Although the soldiers and officers 0 nearly break their arms doing the E stunt it It a splendid^idea. s Thirty-seven student nurses arriv- c ed last week at the base hospital to . September 5, 1918. Base ty*t>Ital 123, was born at Camp Gfeehleaf, hospital group, Chickamauga Park, Ga., along with many other hospital units. Camp Greenleaf is to a base hospitaf as Alaska is to an Iceberg, the place where they not only are born but start their long careers. So with Base hospital 123, which started its long, and we hope, famous career with 100 enlisted men and Captain AlberfF". Griffiths. M. C.. in command and Lieutenant Lew H. Ilauman, first assistant ? At 8 a. m. start was made for Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C.. in company with Base hospital 122 and 147. Arrived early Wednesday morning and were assigned to Base hospital section 6, where it is now In active train ing *or overseas service. The first week was devoted to get-; ting the grounds in good shape, pitch-! ing tents, organizing different squads and classes and getting things in shipshape condition. Incidentally L^ut. Hauman was busy with outdoor athletics as it is the policy in this unit to have the men enjoy outdoor life and have plenty to keep their spirits up. The "Y" has been actively helping out this program and 6 p. m. is the schedule time for the boys to meet 09 the ball field and choose their ball team, basketball and volley ball teams. Plenty of outdoor Exercises and healthy active competition engenders proper esprit de corps. Thursday the last of the drainage and ditching was finished and well too as the downpour of Thursday night nearly floated off the mess house. Today H. Q. sent us an expert on pay allotments and Corporals Perrige and 1 Tanger, assisted by Privates Youn- j green and Jacobsmeycr put the boys j through the mill in great shape. Last week W. D. sent us notice that two j new members were available for transfer and today Second Lieutenant! James R. Macrae came in from Ft. Benjamin Harrison where he has been j doing registration work for about five J months. This makes our professional personnel five and half the enlistedI men are in active training. Here's hoping we have a hundred more just j as good, as the men now with Base hospital 123 are a fine lot of fellows. Arrangements were made by Rev. Mr. Iverson of the H. Q. "Y" to form a | Bible class and Sunday morning the | first meeting took place. It is the 1 purpose of. Mr. Iverson that this class J will be so formed and trained that,; when the unit goes overseas that it j1 will be perpetuated and have regular Sunday morning classes. It is hoped j that there will be enough interest I evidenced by the men so that these I plans will be consummated and that j there will be er.ough voices in the unit which will make it possible to have a good Quartet. The officers of ' the unit are using every effort to further these plans and Capt. Griffiths believes a good turn-out will be as- ! jured every Sunday morning. Capt. Griffiths, the commanding I officer of Base 123, is a Harvard man bf '01 .xlass and is in practice in | Brooklyn, N. Y. After a course of intensive training at the M. O. T. C. school at Camp Greenleaf. Captain Srlfllths joined Base hospital 123 at Hospital group and had First Lieutenant Lew H. Hauman. of West Salro, Ohio, delegated as his assistant. Last Tuesday, Sept. \1, Base hospital, No. 92. met Base hospital tfo. 123, on Y. M. C. A. No. 102. ball field in an open game of ball for j championship of Camp Greene. Base Hospital No. 92 showed themselves up is real ball players, winning by a i score of 17-3. Corporal Wainwright must be praised for his enthusiasm In organizing this team and the writer certainly thinks a lot of his selection j )f players. He also showed some real' live pep throughout the entire game1 by some of his timely plays. The fine | patting of Corporal Dickson is not to i>e overlooked. He can hit anything from a peanut to a balloon. The , battery of the team was composed of , :wo of the finest players. Pitcher, i Private Valesky, and catcher. Private j liUtz, who also should be given a{n 1 ron cross for their good work. Last, i >ut not least. Sergeant Bess, our 'Kentucky leaguer," showed that he vas a real Dig umer una not a uubii . earlier, by muffing two of the finest ^ rroundere of the game. ( Noted at tlie Games. J Sergeant Saul Davis visited the t jaseball game last Tuesday and was lulte shocked at the way the boys ; ust slammed that ball. Oh sister. Sergeant Weidekamp was there rlth his sun spectacles keeping score or the boys, but we think the runs nust have come In too fast for him, ls he was seen to resign to someone rho could juggle figures. The "treasure ship" of Base hos ital No. 92 has arrived. A supply >f sporting goods was purchased conlsting of baseball gloves, bats, balls, ioxlng gloves, volley balls, baskettails, foot balls, punching bags, etc. :*hey are at present busy organizing . football team under the captaincy f Capt. Frank S. Gibson. At a later ate challenges will be offered to any earn in this camp. The midnight serenading of the cats 1 n the back fence has nothing: on he new quartet of Base hospital No. 2. Yeh, boy. Everything: but music i attributed to this quartet We have sh calls every morning: and evening *fore going to mess. The agony, is &ken up as follows: C. E. Hall, secnd tenor; E. L. Nease, first tenor; < J. Stern, baritone; I. J. Weill, bass, j ome of the boys say they wish a j ouple of the quartet would drop dead . so they coi/ld have a duet. Camp Pike, Little Rock, boosts of fl ffl J an Iowa wrestler who weighs 258 JR HH IV pounds, Private Johnson, member of ||| Ifli Casual Co. 87. They hlso have the Bj jjl n famous Hackenschmidt. weight 150, I] Ui M' fl who challenges anv man in camp. Ij (| ||jft K These two men were admitted to H flw camp In July and last week pulled H lf|(| |n(] .?<" .a off a match. Several others attempted In Wfj W to make a match for the Russian Lion VU 111 Hp - . '*i but outside a broken ankle or two ? for the men who tackled Hacken- immmm i/ v; schmidt, he did not seem to be both- iMWBWg * f'jqI ered much. ^ Some of the camps are boasting yXfj/I^Vw about big men but thus far Cafhp JJfl/ IVj| Trench and Camp editor has located IfcW 1 | cS, two different shapes and sizes to in- M I I I ill troduce to its readers: One. Melvin H I ff M H Owens, built the long way. measures, Wjbwyjj JW i'-3 according to official government rec- Mil tyj ords, six feet, nine and a half; he is U| VI Ifi* a farmer boy from Frankfort. Ky.. and is located with Base hospital 92. |0 N He also has a brother in the\sorvlce ITu M located at another cahip who] is six feet four and his father is fix feet Jl njTu>|H one. Private Owens weighs 196 and In Un JR|iJ when he joined the army only weigh- H H W ffjl ed 157 pounds. Then built th^ long- Hf ift ifSi itudinal is Walter E. Bradford, of 1X1 .fTfl On . V Columbus. Ga., who weighs 221 and Is a member of Fourth Recruit Co.. 14th Co. He was in the cleaning and Jfl pressing business a little over three Mjrmwi M*'1L ra weeks ago before he joined the army ffl BJ Mi and now lTncle Sum Is searching for a uniform that will fit him. He gets I ? j IB out and drills with the boys and took I ^1/ a hike of Ave miles yesterday and LV |H remained in line. KJU1BJ . Editor Holt of Trench and Camp at Camp Cody had the pleasure of crossing the continent last week with B\ a troop train and this week tells about VLr^ it interestingly. He also has the only Kf camp paper that prints its headlines . HI in two colors. V|| Colonel Miller, of Camp Pike, has ' ordered a boycott upon all barbers of Little Rock because of the hike in shaves to 20 cents and hair cuts to 4 0 cents to soldiers. They are planning on Kfmlll putting in camp barber shops.' There r | '| is more than one way of handling the fellow who believes in gouging the EjMT AMBULANCE COMPANY 42? BKAT BASF HOSPITAL 147 |\ [1VWH Saturday afternoon ambulance corn- HU ^tjn pital 147 on the headquarters diamond by the score of 9 to 6. This is the ID. second game of the season on this dia- H|fl mond, ambulance company defeating /B the camp firemen, 9 to 5. on Wednes- day afternoon. The- game Saturday H brought out many strong points and MpH ? some weak places on both teams. Th*. (LB ambulance company had h good bat- in I tery, Tool, catching, has a deadly peg r| H fll to second and only one man got down an him. Bose hospital 147 could use IH M VI some help here, many balls getting M IW 111 U by .Feerer and opponents romped to B fl B B second almost at will. Both pitchers Ml B iff QF ivere good. Jobe of the hospital getting Mfjfr'ijfl'B the edge on Yaegel in the last in- _ nlngs. The support was fair on both sides, but 147 could use a couple of m B jutfleld men to advantage. Ambulance company 429 w.as there with the bat ind it was only the pitching of Job# PsS Wy? that kept the score out of the teens. 1 MhgiM/ Both of these teams are open for Im m^$9Jf fames and will be glad to n.ake ar- WM rangements with other teams either IMP ml' In camp or Charlotte. Games can be yXMA ^ .- ?;* arranged through the Y. M. C. A. . ]Yr/p(^\ Score by innings: R. 11. E. Ambulance Co.. 0.11 130 100?9 8 4 Base Hospital .002 000 022?C 4 7 Jf \ Mrif . Summary: Struck out. by Yaegel / ^ 19, by Jabe 10; base on balls, off V Ifaegel 2, off Jobe 2; hit by pitcher. I bv Yacgle 2. (Jobe). by Jobe 3 (Has- lf?JrU09n Icel, Jordan, Fleming): two base hits, Martel 2. Mathews. Dierking: stolen aases, Fleming 3. Yaegel 2. Williams. P White 2, Sllliman, Carberry. Umpire. Eqnm Sergeant Brown. >SM 1 I , The colored Y. M. C. A. workers ind secretaries of Camp Greene and yl \ U Charlotte were favored with a visit \ f| ?ver Sunday of Robert B. De Frants. r nrho is the colored recruiting secre- y \ ary of the entire United States for V ej he Y. M. C. A. 4 f T & HAVE YOU A 8 SWEETHEART, Rgi fa Son or Brother In trahrtngi camps In the American < Army or Nary 7 If so, mail j "l'f | ft.Tjk him a package of ALIiTTS ] KCMT iW / ^??T=EASE, the antiseptic/ UJatQagy (f^Bl powder to be shaken into) rTTjlitfUli the shoes and sprinkled in/ frjy.B \XJ the foot-bath. The Amcri-J Uwy can, British and French \ Sf I M|f |/(| > T Id troops use Allen's Foot-S lUSi Mill HI ) hSH Ease, because it takes the \ Jill {II ( On Friction from the Shoe and) if|j 1(1 I \XJ freshens the feet. It is the J 81 1(1 ) greatest comforter for tired, s jjfl ill ( aching, tender, swollen feet, / | HN Ml )"s?444?rs m* and gives relief to corns and i ) rMt-bM Jjunions. / | The PlattsburgCamp Manual advises? || ||| JjJ > men in training to shake Foot-Ease/ ||j II |(II # '' ' > their shoes each morning. Ask ? Q| n|) ^nl J your dealer to-day for a 23c, box of/ , Allen's Foot-Ease, and for a 2c. stamp ? '^1 he will mail it for you. WhatTemcm- / I branee could be so acceptable 7 ?
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