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Page 4 mTRENCH AND CAMP PpflMI fi Lynn W. Bloom, Editor. ftU I I ARMY Y. M. C. A. ORGANIZATION. U I) \ (Staff Officers). J. T. Mun&um, Camp General SecreUu I! II Daniel Ivcrson. Religious Director. II II |f Jesse H. Gray, Social Director. |y B d) Ray Funderburk. Educational Direc-. w RIH n Ri?om. Publ/city Director. Odell Pargett, Accountant. <?Published at the National Cantonments for the soldiers of the United | jfUffigkll States, under the auspices of the Nu- V tional War Work Council of the Y. M. C. A. of the United States. KrflWfcJ CAMP GREENE EDITION. | i Published every Wednesday at Camp Greene. N. C.. by the Army Y. M. C. A., with the co-operation of The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte. N. C. Business office at Y. M. C. A. Administration Building No. 101. Phone News and correspondence received at all Y. M. C. A. buildings on Camp I Greene reservations when properly News stories, personals, anecdotes. por?ts, jokes., cartoons and cl'ppings are wanted. Contributions should be delivered or mailed to the Editor's I office or submitted to a member of the J staff before noon Saturday of each I MAILING SUBSCRIPTIONS. Three months 25 Six Months 50 One year $ 1.00 Advertising rates upon application at the Business Office of Th.? Charleft^ Observer. SO.MK GOOD HULKS FOR NON-COMS. To the Editor Trench and Camp: I noticed an article in the October second edition of Trench and Camp headed. "General Rules for Rookies." This urticle should be read by every recruit that reaches camp. It will undoubtedly save them trouble. The first duly of a soldier is to "obey orders." j I ira Inlnv I ^ tf"lB of a so,dier- that article proves I H beneficial to ''Rookies," and I am sure I IM|lJuJ that it will, then I believe that the I Ig WM corporals and sergeants entrusted with U W^aTOl the training of rookies will be benefitV ed by reading some of the rules (unH official) that I have found very uselul in train ng of recruits. Being fl an ex-sergeant of engineers, and at B Wj present acting first sergeant of a rejSJ |v cruit company, 1 have been thrown in contact with men from most every Mil walk of life. No two men are alike. I North Carolinians remember this: I n Hn cannot command the respect I your men if you have no respect uPl fl^ll If you form your squafl. platoon, or W J|H company with a cigarette in your I Iry H mouth, buttons unfastened, sleeves ^B fQ rolled up. hat on one s.de of your au arfl head, thei? you can not expect anything better of your men. If you find it necessary to repri- j maud a member of your company do ! il firmly but kindly, swearing at a | ...^nopocuiirv The IT. S army! is composed of men not dogs. You know that it is against the ^9H army regulations to gamble, then do y not slip around behind the bath house j v and shoot craps with some non-com i \ from another company. It isn't setting J 'jy^U a very good example for your men. Remember that the stripes on your ' arm do not make you one iota better j than some private in the rear rank. ' V It is merely the insignia of rank; j those stripes were awarded you by ) \ vF^i your command.ng officer because he \thought you capable of instructing others. Prove to those under you that H V you are capable I L jl If a new recruit is assigned to you "1 jV Cjf^ ^or 'nslrllction explain to him in a | A kindly manner the things that he j should learn, some men are not as1 apt as others. It requires patience. ! HP'V T/ that same rookie will learn faster and f f/R | have more respect for you. than if ill I you start in a bulldog manner. Ill J ? Learn the peculiarities of your men, i IX you wiil find it helpful in their train- ' U Inculcate into the minds of the men ififl H under you the meaning and necessity; IH BR of military courtesy, let them underIH u| stand that it is an honor to salute | Uf I and not a disgrace or narusmp. *^=?. , Ky?\ I them know that every time they raise their hand in salute that the man they | are saluting has to salute several' ^ times to each of theirs. Settle all controversies that arise among your men and avoid the ill feeling that is sure to follow if these controversies are allowed to run on unheeded. it j ii[i? Encourage sports and games that I I will keep the men from loafing around I R camp. While engaged in such games | 11 they do not have time to get homeR a sick, homesickness is the worst thing I H that ever happens to a soldier. See that they are supplied with writing material and that their mail I M is promptly delivered. A letter from n flf mother, sweetheart or a friend back home, is just as important as payII II <lay ?Treat your men with courtesy at all times. "A soft answer turnetii away wrath " Fraternize, mix. let thorn know that you are one of them, if you are the right kind, you can do that without TRENCH . .1 - , ' iftg losing your prestige as an officer. Do not let your being a non-commissioned officer cause you to think that ygu have to be drastic la your manifer. The commander of this camp has been in the service 40 years, and I can assure you that if a buck private in the rear rank had the permission of his company commander to speak to the "colonel" he would receive the same courtesy that a captain or major would receive. Conduct yourself in such a manner that if one of the members of your company was transferred or discharged tnat he would walk over and shake hands with you as a comrade. Hemember that discipline is absolutely necessary. ' Practice what you preach. T%-~ ' oro fl<rhtlnc and nemtrmwci umt ???- >.v v not cult.v&ting autocracy. This is not submitted in a manner of authority It is submitted merely as a help to otners, with best wishes for Trench and Camp RUPERT E. WEST. Acting first sergeant, 13th company, Camp four. ' \ FORTY-FIRST BATTALION "1 [ v - HEARD FROM. | Saturday 78 men joined fhe Fortyfirst battalion United States guards, coming from Camp Sheridan, Ala. This organization is fast filling up and now has close to 300 men with a promise of a* transfer of additional men during the week which will lift the battalion to 75 per cent of the strength allowed. The interesting family of Lieut. George H. Koen arrived during the week, which included Mrs. Koen and four chldrier^. Including little Anne, two years of age. Mrs. Koen is a guest at the Stonewall hotel, and assigned to Company C. C. W. Yancey, second lieutenant from Tampa. Fla.. is a new arrival Albert F. Hazlewood, second lieu tenant from Charleston, has arrived and assigned to Company D. Another new officer reporting during the week and assigned to this organization is John E. Dorroh, second lieutenant, from New-Orleans. Maj. George B. Wilcox has recovered from a-slight illness and has returned to the battalion. Lieutenant Westmoreland, who has bee'n in the army so long that he has learned how to soldier on everything, was appointed, insurance officer last week and told to hustle and this week he is in the hospital. Capt. Thomas J. Nottingham. Company D, holds the title of "chaplain" for the battalion and has his meetings regularly in the company mess hall. Captain Nottingnham is a verj "pious" man and his services are almost indispensable. The Forty-first battalion has put a ban on phonographs as the C. O. li a stickler for proper -fespect being shown officers -and Lieutenant Koei thinks that his name sounds too mucfc like "Your Tenant Cohen." and 8( appealed to the powers that be to keer all records and phonographs out o] camp. This battalion has a well knowr and justly famous "collector"?Lieu tanant Parriok has been appointed Liberty bond officer and is taking thf job seriously. :?* Y. W. C. A. ENTERTAINS. To show their appreciation for th< splendid work done by the boys ir preparation of the temporary quar ters. a nice entertainment was giver Friday evening, to which the boys wh< did the work were invited. The even ing was highly enjoyed. Mrs. Pernh j in her usual graceful manner, wai ' hostess, assisted by Miss Ash. th< I business and .information secretary | Piano music, singing, recitations an< Victrola for entertainment and ict cream and coffee for refreshments were served, much to the delight o: the quarantined boys. Work on th? ! new hostess house is progressing rap | idly and hope is entertained that bj i December they will be permanently located in their new home. It seerqs tfT'be* not generally knowi that the nostess houses in all army ! camps are the gift of the Nationa | Young Won^n's Christian association formally presented in each case to th? I government through the camp's com j manding officer. A hostess house i never built without the written invi tation of the camp commandant. Thi I staff of the hostess house Is appoint I ea oy me irj#ieo? nuuoe wmiuitw of the national board of the Youni Women's Christian association, witl headquarters at 600 Lexington avenue I New York. The purpose of the hostess house i primarily to provide a suitable plac where relatives and friend? of soldier in camp may meet them. It has a public telephone, rest am emergency rooms, nursery and cafe teria. The information seeretar through the courtesy of the nersonne office, will locate a man and acquain him with the news of his guest! arrival. If notified, the emergenc secretary will meet guests at the rail way station and help soldiers to flm boarding places of their families. The staff of a hostess house con sists of a director hostess, who i sometimes assisted by a receivin hostess, a business, information, emer gency secretary and a cafeteria direc tor. The hostess house also has local committee of representativ women in the nearest town. For alt soldiers It aims to be the connecting Unk between camp, and home and every, man In khaki is wel. come there. * PIONEER INFANTRY GETTING INTO FIGHTING- FORM The fighting 810th Pioneer infantry, aa it will be known when given a chance at the square heads over there, will soon be in good fighting form under the supervision and leadership of their colonel, William A. Kent. This division is made up of colored troops and is about completed and when you ask one of the dusky colored lAd? it fhfiv nr#> "rarin' to flro." the an ! swer is Invariably: "We is sure gwlne lo get us one German." They.are drilling hard every day In all the rudiments of warfare, including bayonet practice and gas warfare and It la a treat to watch them stick their bayonets into the bodies of lmaginaty Germans which are swung from a rail above the ground. They put so much life and pep into their work as well as play ana the negro trooper don't intend toilet any of the opportunities get by him. They drill in the mornings, In the afternoons , and at night like it so.well that often yqu can hear them out in sqpads and platoons knooking ofT the orders and time and when they go to town they form a* regular company, and march back and forth. When the German j meets an obstaclq of this character j he is going to know that the colored i boys have the fighting spirit all right. ^. For the last week they have been playing push ball and Company A has been cleaning up all the other com| panies at the 'sport and the challenge ; is still open to the company that can ! beat them. One of the games was staged last Monday, the 30th, between A and B companies and lasted 25 minutes, being^ the first game between colored troops in the camp. Company A was I under command of Capt Wilson Wil- ! Hams and Company B was led by Lieut. W. L. Green. The platoons were J commanded as follows: Company A, I first. Lieutenant W. H. Griffith; secI ? J T Ut.t IT1.1..,,, -.1 tKirH T .taii. | tenant Robert R. Ayers; fourth, Llcut tenant Boyji; Company B, first pla] toon by Lieutenant William D. Bell: second, Lieut..Willis W. Golden; third, i Lieutenant Campbell and fourth Lieuj tenant Baker. Warfare ideas were in, troduced even n this game, the different commanders holding men in platoon reserves until it was seen necI ess&ry to call them into action, j Company A gained about ten yards I on Company B and there' th? game ! ended. However, on Wednesday ComI pany A played C and got a touoh back, j The game was most exciting and ! Athletic Director Bergman of the Y. j M. C. A. expects to have them going all over the camp from this on. Along with all these activities 'among the 810th the officers and athletic directors are teaching the men I the art of boxing which gives fhem the same movements that are used in bavonet 'fighting. Colonel Kent is taking particular Interest in this work and has ordered a detail of three mert from each company to learn boxing and it is expected that some real artists will be developed and a public exhibition given. J. T. Mangum. camp general secretary and state recruiting official for ! Y. M. C. A., snent the greater part of last week In headquarters in Atlanta conferring with camp secretaries over Have you sent a copy of the inter- i national "Y" magazine home yet? As- j soclation Men is sent a year for half . price to the homes of the soldiers and j the amount is onlv 75 cents?twelve J issues. Let the folks back home know : what is going on both at home and j abroad through the fine magazine of the Y. M. C. A. Get it at the "Y" bUlding. POWDER IN SHOES US WELL US 001 Foot=Ease to Be Added to Equipment of Hospital Corps at Fort Wayne. Under the above heading the Detroit Free Press, among other things says: "The theory is that soldiers whose feet are in good condition can walk farther WkI faster than soldiciB who have corns and bunions incased in rawhide." ' The Plattsbnrg Camp Manual advises g paen in training to shake Foot?Ease in I hhair ahna* mnrni'lMT 3 One war relief committee report*, of all the things sent ont in their Comfort Kits, J Allen's Foot?Ease received the mofitpraise from the soldiers and sailors. It is f used by. American, French and British '1 troops, because it takes the Friction from \ the Shoe and freshens the feet. There 1 is no foot comforter equal to Allen's y Foot-Ease, the antiseptic, healihgpowdcr j to be shaken into the shoes and sprinkled in the foot-bath, the standard remedy . for over 35 years for hot, tired, aching, I s perspiring, smarting, swollen, tender | g feet, corns, bunions, blisters or callouses, j "Why not order a dozen or more 25o. !- boxes to-day. from your Druggist or a- Dep't. store to mail to your friends in e training camps and in the army and navy. ; : Hp? gp^i ?"?"?" w ^hrt^M 4tMi>ilt. nt?rtn> i v for the U."s."Army at Camp Greene. " | He Im Full dTUfe fcpd Idee* for the Soldiery BceMm Holding Several Athletic Roooma. <! .. ] ? WELFARE W?HK?RS HERE. During the past week three promir.enl men of national reputations Were in Camp Greene inspecting the religious work of the camp as they are doing all camps in the country. The party included Bishop John Sterling, of the diocese of New York; Dr. W. R. Eckmah, of Scranton, Pa., and Dr. 8*^ C. Day. moderator of the Congregational church.. They spent two d&rf* ? going over the religious situation thoroughly, visiting the various centers where such worlt ,is being conducted within the cam^ ana -they passed the opinion that the work in this camp was on a high standard and expressed themselves with the fine things, that are being done for thesoldier hoys. SOME ATHLETIC DISCOVERIES BEING 7MADK AT :NO. 10? While the quarantine Is on *'Y" 106 is taking inventory of athletes and other resources. A few of the men; discovered are Corporals Otis T. Threlkeld and R. P^lVallace. who. camo* here from Fort 'Caswell, and bring a i ' good record for boxing. Private John i. A. Fisher, of Fort Slocum, brings a good record as a wrestler. "Kid" J Rogers, who has beeri in Camp Greeiie for six months, is a good bqxer. There are many other'boxers and wrestjef?/ around "Y" hut 166 all of whom are now training for etunts when quai*-. antine is lifted. a niiPK pnJV*TE? JOKE. " 'rr :1 Question: What is better than an I officer's uniform with an eagle on his 1 shoulder? |Answer: A buck private's uniform I with a chicken on his knee. "You Always Had an Extra Pair of Shoes at Home." You changed off occasionally and always had a dry pair handy. Today you need these extra shoes more than ever-rbut be sure you get Rosenwasser's U. S. ARMY SHOE Made of dependable material* on a Munson Style Last, by men who know how to make military shoes. They will go .fine with the shoes * the Q. M. gave ytm. Two Styles - JIB No. 1?A lightweight, well made p j marching shoe with waterproof 'K outsole. No. 2?A heavy marching shoe I made waterproof by an extra sole B between the insole and B the waterproof put- | If you can't buy them near camp, write to ~lp|| L?k for tkm Am*# In,Um 11 ROSENWASSER Bras. |?c. [l Long Island City, Now York |l~ v A&SgyQajfstW mmmmmammrnmrn
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