TRENCH AND CANI
lo-nn \V. Bloom, Editor.
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CAMP <;ilK?NE EDITION.
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THE SOLDIERS' NEWSPAPER.
Gentlemen, here it i??the regula
newspaper of the soldier, in real news
paper style and dress. We have de
elded to abdicate our old style wit:
the kaiser and forget the little eight
page style and assume the shape o
something which would appeal to th
soldier and his friends and relative*
With this issue, too, you will And tha
It will become more and more the pa
per for the man in the camps: it i:
his paper to talk through and if you:
organisation and company Is not rep
resented, it won't be long until it wll
be or you will bo ashamed of you
; organization that you will be willini
I to quit.
Trench and Camp is not a- Y. M. C
A. paper but it is published for th<
soldier, and by the soldier. , We an
right, now looking for an advertisini
manager and an associate editor am
expect to make the edition of Cam]
Gtaeene one of the best In the Unite*
States. We are sure too that the sol
dlera of this camp will back us u]
' in that effort and not let it fail; i
cannot fail because everything is com
ing the American wcy these days an*
JWja must win. Therefore, you ma:
expect some surprises in Trench an*
Camp from time tb time and if youi
vw<iip?uijr or urbanization is not rep
' resented through the columns of thi:
/j paper It must be a mighty poor one
IftTIkis paper is endorsed by the wai
department and we are making it .1
soldier's paper more and more even
day for that reason and because th<
soldiers want It. If you are roud ol
your camp paper get behind it and
boost* In sending in contributions
give- facts, eliminate the slang and
remember that this paper Is not an
organ through which you can abuse
j . anyone. Tell your troubles of thai
nature to the M. P. or the C. O. Then
always keep in mind this one thinp
?will what I write help the eoldiei
or his family or will it help win the
%ar?
WHAT OF CAMP GREENE'S FTTURE?
Trench and Camp Is certainly rejoicing
that the war is seemingly over
but at, the teme time the glad news
has taken the ginger and interest out
j. of the men as far as writing news
about tbeir several activities and comfsny
organisations. The most repeated
question Is: "When do you suppose
we will be allowed to go home?"
Even the officers of the companies
and different organizations say that
' . their ginger and life is poor, that the
men are all excited and don't care
. much about anything except knowing
whether they will get overseas or
home. One of those two things seems
to be agitating their minds all the
time and if they can't get over then
they are all planning for a trip "back
home." And it is right that they
should, for no person in the world is
deserving of a visit home more than
the American soldier, be lie tn ?Ji!
country or abroad. The French and
English soldiers will be able to go
home when they get furloughs but the
American boy who is 3.000 miles away
will have much "time for meditation
and wandering about when he gets a
furlough and in the home camps,
such a condition has existed for some
time.
We all want to get settled and help
bring business back to normal; we
want to help get the boys home who
have been fighting over yonder but
first of all. their one wish of marching
through the streets of Berlin
should Borne way be gratified for
everyone of them swore that they
would do that before coming back or
get them a German We are sure
that the government will handle the
s demobilization question *> the best
advantage without advice from this
source. The future x>f Camp Greene
is vet undetermined. The camp commander
is just awaiting orders and is
A~SOLD
Innoculation against -Germanlie
t is," as well as against typhoid, tetanus
and smallpox, is needed to win
the war. according to a letter just received
in the United States from a
Wyoming private of an engineer regiment
in France.
This innoculation. the writer states,
is being furnished by representatives
of the United States Committee on
Public Information, who explain to
the men the dangerous forms which
German propaganda may take, but
the writer expresses concern lest the I
deadly virus create an epidemic in the !
TTnited Rfotos
"Yon at home will win the victory I
If you can kill German propaganda,"
he writes.
Writing of the speakers who reIvealed
the campaign of German lies
the correspondent savs:
"They are instructed as to'what they
may tell and have every opportunity j
to see what they talk about with their
own eyes. One of them was on the
Iboat coming over, the one we heard I
here yesterday has been over some'
time, and is about ready to go back \
and speak to you folks at home. While
over here they no? only collect lnfor- ,
mat Ion but they keep us informed
and innoculated against German propaganda.
^When they go back they
mean to "do the same thing and to,
fhow the folks at home just what the
situation is and wh> it would be folly. |
and Is worse even. 10 talk of any
peace without unconditional surrender
of the Potsdam gang
"The things we have seen and
heard since reaching . hero make us
worry somewhat for fear that you ,
folks w?U not be so well informed and
V '
\ aa anxious as the real of Ua J?Vq
* reports that have been publish*
most of the men in this camp ni
will bo discharged and the cover
meat is now deciding upon the mea
- ure of bringing men from ovcm
back to the camps whirl they* weft
d training.
i- If that fa the cms\ then this dan
1. will be some lively place for mal
months because the ?h?lne*rs. ] t!
- 30th- division and oth^r. orgajatemio
who have been right, .at the front f
P months were the headline at |Q
- camp for several months lacy jj
' and they sure made iife lively. Cms
Greene will welcome them adfcN
I- will the city of Charlotte. We are j
' hoping that Camp Greene. jilftb'
made the receiving station for t
a many boys Who saw their Orgf- tliii
P ing here, aT
- i ^
? There is only one ofBclal paper
; this camp, recognized- toy the gover
mont, and that is Trenc-hand Cam
It contains camp nevm from eve
quarter and should be sent home
h that relatives can see%what Is goli
on. This paper is free at the "1
_ building^ or wherever you can And
5 Some of the men in Camp Gree
0 may get to eat turkey at home ti
0 year on Thanksgiving day and sor
of the boys across tha, seas may g
n to be ut home on Christmas but hop
- should not be set too high by elthc
We ought to be thankful enough
_ know that the fighting is bver, n
~ counting the matter Of final settl
ment of peace terms and a few mo
r weary >yeeks of waiting. That turk'
!_ and Christmas dinner will be all "tl
more enticing if it must be postpone
k for when the soldier returns this tin
he can be assured of it being a pe
f manent movement an<? he won't ha1
to wonder what orders will be recel
ed next and "where do we go fro
^ here?"
3 It is planned in the very next fe
p| days to have talks given .the diffcre:
_ organizations as they are dismissi
1 from the service of Uncle Sam
r Camp Greene and first among thoi
- who are expected to be discharge
are the development battalions.
e Regular movie programs in the 1
b or C. buildings were resumed la
5 week and this week the buildings wt
3 have their entertainments in ft
]> swing. /
1
Mrs. Ptrney. who is ih charge <
) the hostess house hopes to have tl
t fine new home completed at least t
- Christmas so that stockings can t
1 hung out for favors.
r + .
1 Another one of those big r wat<
f tanks was completed this week on t*
Tuckaseege road near the entran<
to camp. This makes three of t!
monster cedar tanks and another or
\*lll probably be completed this woo]
i
If your company don't get repr?
. sented in Trench and Camp it is n
f one's fault but that of the organize
1 tion. The Remount, the Quarterma:
, ters. the Fourth Recruit camp, Amhi
I lance company 60, the Base hospiti
i and others should nil
> I some way in this paper which is pun
t ly a soldiers' paper, given away to th
j J soldier and it is full of soldier new
' I Thanksgiving Day in C&mp Greer
. as well as every other place ought t
be one of the greatest rejoicing eve
j known. Plans are being made for
I dinner at every mess hall that wl
J make the boys feel that th*y the
j are glad to be on hand and other de
(tails are being worked out for th
day's entertainment. The relay rac
planned wilj be one of the feature
and with the splendid material fo
footbalj, a game, that 5%jr wtti cei
tainly be scheduled. The close) scor
between the Remount and Cfcmp Pet
sonnel indicates-Ahat these teams ar
going to have a rub to play off i
the near future and such a game o
Thanksgiving wold not fall short c
J good entertainment.
j The usual weekly program for th
Soldiers' club, 616 South Tryon stree
has been resumed since the lifting c
the quarantine. This includes th
Tuesday evenlpg free dancing clas
for enlisted men. the ^regular Wed
nesday and Saturday evening dance
in the pavilion and Sunday afternoor
i CAMP GREENE Y. M. C. A.
ORGAN*IZATION 100 PER CEV
I The campaign for funds for th
united drive finds the Y. M. C. A
secretaries and employes, clear (low
to the janitors contributing to th
success of keeping the army moral
at Its highest pitch. A report sent t>
the Atlanta office shows that ove
$1,400 has been subscribed and th
I amounts range rrom $5 to $100. P;
every employe and secretary subscrib
in gto the fund the Y. M. C. A. or
ganization is therefore rated in th
100 per cent class.
LEARNING TO SHOOT.
Last week half of the entire Slotl
Pioneer infantry spent their time a
the rifle range and Sunday mornini
these men returned and the other hal
marched to the range. These coloret
boys are having a big time learnini
to shoot and many of them are lnaik
ing some good records.
>IER ANWGERM.
j will believe some of the German lies
When I was home we often heard
I about whole American divisions being
j wiped out. It Isn't so at all! The
Americans are winning laurels for
! themselves continually both on land
and sea, in the air and every place.
They talk of submarine sinkings.
Even on the boat we came on. some1
body started the report that our Captain
had sighted three submarines at
lone time and had asked for a convoy,
I and another report that The boat just
; ahead of us or just behind us, or
' both, had been sunk. The hope was
i that many of us would write it back
home, just as I am telling it now. and
; it would scare you folks so that you
would turn pacifist at. once.
TPVIMfl IT n\J \ nnni/m
JL JL% A 11VJ IX v/il /I UVStSIYI r>
"Here, I*rivate Green, take this
down to Pout Xo. .*5 and toll the *enI
tincl you have orders tr, <>ive it a
I good coat of paint."
loo,oob men to;
|cet home within
|next two weeks
S? Demobilization of Troops in;
Camps Now Under Way.
of *
,nP: MARCH OUTLINES PLANS!
ry
HO I
j Says When Program Is in Full
Swing About 30,000 Will |
ne | Quit the Army Daily. ?
et Washington, Nov. 16.?Ar-;
r! rangements for bringing home the
to | troops in France are being worked
" out rapidly from a shipping point
r* of view, the shipping board an- i
^b nounced today, in issuing a call)
sd 1 for 5,000 volunteers to man the j
? I ships that will be used'for that!
re I purpose. I
v- Men between 18 and 35 will j;
m I be accepted under the call issued j
I today, without rfcgard for their!
w | draft rating or previous ex- i
"rt perience, and will be put aboard
at | training ships at Boston, San
Francisco. Seattle, New Orleans
and Cleveland for six weeks special
training.
Washington, Nov. 16.?Movement
.. of the American troops across the
Atlantic has stopped entirely and demobilization
of troops in cantonments
and .camps at home is under way. ;
General March, chief of staff, hiade
this announcement today, outlining:
>y the war department's plans, in answer
>e to the questions the country has been
asking since the day the armistice
' was signed and it became apparent
sr that the war was over. He said
ie orders already Issued would send 200,;e
000 men back to civil life within two
ie weeks, and that when the program .
ie was in full swing about 30.000 would
Ic. quit the army daily.
Fighting divisions of General
*" Jack Pershing's army in France !
will be demobilized as fast as possible !
l" In their home communities. The chief
5" of staff would make no prediction as :
1" to when the first divisions would start I
ll home.
" It appears probable, however, that
the flow of returning troops can he
,e in full tide before February.
Back From Franco.
Some officers regard iw as possible
ie that certain divisions may be recalled
? in advance of the general return
'r movement. General March indicated
^ that the 42nd (rainbow) division, be
- cause u is composed of men from 26 j
y states and in recognition of the fight- i
ing record it h.ts made in France, i
e would be marked for special treate
inept. The 26th (New England Na's
tional guard) and the 41st (Sunset)
r divisions are the same class, so it.
*" would not cause surprise, therefore.
if these three, organizations should
" be designated by General Pershing as ;
e the first to return. With six weeks.i
n of 1918 left, it is possible they may i
n bo home before New Year's day.
f Supplementing General March's I
statement. Secretary Baker said j
it would not be necessary to
e ! maintain all the existing cantonments j
1 j for demobilization purposes and that ;
I a study was now being made of those j
e desirable for that purpose. The others, ! ,
5S I with all the divisional camps, he in- !
\ dlcated. will be abandoned as soon as i
,R j the men now occupying them have
| been mustered out.
[ The demobilization will be carried
i out in the following order:
r 1 Order off Demobilization.
el First, development battalions. 71 in
! number and comprising 9S.199 men.
11 , Second, conscientious objectors not
0 under arrest.
e i Third, spruce production division.
(l ' Fourth, central training schools for
r ! officers with some modifications.
e ' Fifth. United States guards, now j
1 . numbering 135.000 'mep.
Sixth, railway units.
- I Seventh, depot brigudos.
e Eighth, replacement units.
Ninth, combat divisions.
vamps m noiOC. ,
Camps at home will be cleared out
* i lo prepare for the return of the ex
I peditionary forces and the general ini
I dicated that the process would be oxt
! pedited. A unit of regular troops will
1 j be left at each camp to guard and po>
, lice it in preparation for the arrival
- ' of the overseas units.
i The question of iinal disposition of
AN LIES
A fellow in our company tol.l
confidentially to several of us. Thot
the way they do it. you know; I (lr t
think he is ?>elng paid by the Germ* i
Government, although he hate*; Ft
land, but I think if i3 just Ignor: **
that makes him pass on such lies 1
j rumors. In either case he is doit- 1
(German propaganda and doing t
1 more or less effectively. Now I don't
believe the reports at all. The fact
of the matter was that we were oonjvoyed
for the last two days of the
j trip and that was all. We came aimost
the entire distance absolutely
alone and felt safe all the time. There
aren't enough subs in the Atlantic to ,
cover every section in i: nor anvj
where near that many.''
I He states further: 1
[ "Guess I'd better save the re of
Jit till next time, but don't let anybody
; scare you about us fellows over here. 1
If you hear anything of the kind, nail
it at once," don't pass it on. and what- 1
ever you do, don't let anybody tallc 1
peace, because that is the last thing 1
we that are over here want. \Ve j
(don't want an early peace. We want
to fight it out to a finish and we can
J do it. The Germans have not won a
I thing by arms. They whipped Russia 1
by lies. They disrupted Italy by lies
1 and they are trying to whip us not by
I arms but by lies, and that Is where 1
you folks at home must" win the vie- . 1
; tory. You see, it is this way. w^e
1 over here, well, all we do is fight with
[guns and ammunition, and you fel- !
Iowa do all the work. That is, you '
will win the victory if you can kill I
German propaganda."
.s. O. s.
Napoleon said: "An ar:ny rights
on its belly." Waste of 'ood Over <
.Here will mean shorter rations Over i
J There |
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TRENCH AND CA1
the great cantonments Is being:
studied. General March said, and no
decision has been reached. New construction
already largely has been
stopped.
Atlantic ports from Boston to Charleston.
S. C.. General Sforch said, are
being organised to handle returning
troops, and It is possible that ports
south of Charleston will be used.
"We have. In the United State^ now
something like 1.700,00b men and to
muster out a force of that kind, of
course, will take some time," said
General March. "Bach man has to
be examined physically, and his flpal
accounts made so that thq men may
get compensation they are entitled
to.
"The orders that have already been
issued affect some 200,000 men. I expect
t*o muster them out.ln two weeks.
When the machine is in full operation
we expect to release S0,000 men a
day. :V ,r.1
As to Regular Army.
"In handling this problem of demobilization
one of the features which
had to be considered was the subsequent
retaining of men for the regular
army, or what will be the regular
army, when Congress passes laws reorganizing
that army. When the war
broke out there were only a limited
numoer of such men In the service,
and the great numbed of men who
filled out these units -were men who
voluntarily enlisted tor. the period of
the war. So we have offered these
men who came In focs>th? period of i
the war the option of.'r^-enlisting if
they care to. ~
"We have# offered an immediate
honorable discharge with furolugh of
one month upon re-enlistment and
we propose to ask Congress to give
every single man who,'has been hon- j
orably discharged one ninth's pay. !
whatever his grftde is., as a bonus.
"As men are discharged.[we take up j
the question of the officers. Officers j
who want to apply for commissions
In the regular army will be consider- j
ed; officers who want to put them- i
Letters From A
My Dear:
Mrs. Thomas has written, and you
know. But it Is so wonderful, bo always,
eternally new, that I want to
write again, as I sometimes whisper
to myself, "We have & son!"
Such a tiny, wistful, exquisite
atom of humanity, John! So marvelously
like you?to me at least?
and so dear! I someway feel a tenderness
for him?a beautiful nearness?which
I didn't feel even for
Betty and Ruth. His tiny hands
cling; his head presses against my
heart. * Infinite joy and infinite sadness,
vision of a light which was before
all things created, the song of
angels?these he means to me. So
helpless and so' mighty!
If you could see him, dear-! I know
you are happy; your letter told that.
I am sorry for the suspense, but it
was inevitable. For me even the
memory of fear is a shadow long ago
driven away by the happiness uT holding
him in my arms.
I believe that his coming when our
lives are so arranged has forced me to
grow up. I know that never again
will I shift responsibility; n?ver "lay
down" on the job of living. Not that
I did "lay down" exactly, but many,
many times after you went away I
f?1 f no If. t /laiiun'f ? rr"??
were weeks when life abemed unbearable.
I can write this now when those
days are over and will come no more.
They became fewer when I began to
look about for-a chance for help. At
first I wanted to help only because
Pimr?i
I
For me even the memory of fear I
is a shadow long ago driven away by I
the happiness of holding him in my 1
arms.
you were Over There. But I soon saw
the selfishness of that, and then I
grew a little.
I kept on growing until I found He
was coming, and then nearly slipped
hack where I began. Dear, not I nor
anyone could describe the terror of
facing it alone. And the longing for
you. 1 thought I should die. John!
The night before He came they
took me to the matornity room to
wait. There was another woman
there, also waiting. She came from
the public ward. She had no special
nurse; no comfortable private room
like mine. But she was contented;
almost joyful. Afterward the nurse
told me that lier husband died Over i
There early In the summer and that |
she will go to work as soon as she j
can be about, to support herself and '
baby. She was very, very happy, the I
nurse said. ?
Yankee Ingenuity/ in^War
Scarcely a day passes'but that the
news reports tell or some new evidence
of the application of Yankee
Ingenuity to the prosecution of the
war. The latest sample is credited to
an Indian contingent umich successfully
tried out setting Sear traps in
No Man's Hand. The Indians were
simply implying an idea f their own
m ai, 'Ji w uig g turns i? piRnuiui.
The tr.r, . are placed outside the American
wire, and when Fritz crawls
out to gain a little Information he
gets caught.
ACTION" MOVIES
To General Pershing belongs the
rredit of showing to the soldiers of
the American Expeditionary Force
their own activities through the medium
of motion pictures. By miles
of news film made on the spot the
various "actoro" in this greatest drama
will be able to see what the men
In distant sectors sre doing and what
they themselves look like when in the
business of war-making.
WHATEVER
Pleasure you get out of reading
Trench and Camp should be shared
with the home folks. Send all your
copies of this paper to your relatives.
s. o. s.
Heip Hoover Halt The Hun.
L
MP '
selves in a class where they, can be i tf
used for future military operations, ! I
will bo offered commissions In the re- I |i
serve corps. The rest of them will be I
discharged. ; %
Pershing Given Instructions. 1 _
"1 have cabled General Pershing to | I
return to xthe United 8tates on troop j I
transports all the men who are casuals j I
or convalescents, sick and wounded, L
who are able to be moved.
"With reference to casualties in the
American expeditionary forces. I
cabled General Pershing to report in |Y|
i plain English and not in code, so as
to save time, the name of every man
killed, wounded and missing up to
the time of the armistice not hitherto
reported."
"Y""SOCIAL SECRETARY
ON ENTERTAINMENT TRIP
Jesse Gray, social secretary at
Camp Greene, left yesterday for Atlanta,
where he will report for a 'trip
through the states of Georgia , and
Florida on a trip of entertainment In
the army camps. Professor .Gray, or
-- - i- ? ?1? *r
i uiuei uuuk, aa no 10 lanuiimij
I styled on the stage and among the w
"hoys at camp, is some entertainer of
I and can warble from the end station' re
in a minstrel to the front line trenches ed
in an opera. His record with the sol- lli
diers at Camp Greene has been inter- th
eating as ho has worked among them th
j entertaining all over ?he camp for the ur
' past year and the fact that the At- to
j lanta headquarters takes "Parson" Ti
I Gray out over the southeastern dei
partment as a sample of what "Y" nt
men can do Is a complimeVit in itself, be
Civilians have been entertaining the wi
boys mbre or less in the camps and an
soldiers who have specialized have ly,
nlso been seen on th? *Oage but little di
has been seen of the "Y" man in that an
capacity outside the camps and it is
the purpose of the trip to not only ca
entertain soldiers but civilians as wj
well. mi
Elder Cobb Gray has been located ch
at Camp Greene since its beginning ca
in the "Y" work and expects to return let
after his trip of about two weeks.
Soldier's Wife
They were my last thoughts before
the ether?tho dead soldier's wife and
her baby. When I awoke they remained
a clear memory in a chaos of
nurses and pain and ceilings. Ceilings!
There are times when one's entire
world is made of ceilings. It
was when I lived in a world of ceilings
that I thought about her and
myself. I saw myself as if I had been
another person standing outside of
me; a person who knew all about me
Betty will draw a timid finger over '"I
liia cheek
and talked thfngs over quite Impersonally
but kindly. And by the time
the world broadened to walls and
window blinds I had grown up. When
you went away, dearest, I was a large I
child, flow I am a woman. . i ti .
And we have a son!
I am enthroned In your easy
chair, aipong a great many pillows,
and He |s sleeping in his bassinet beside
ma/ His head is formed on the ;
beautifnl lines of yours; sometimes I I
fancy that his tiny chin lifts like 1
yours! The pinkiness has faded and I
his skin is like clear porcelain. He
sleeps jauntily, smiling at some obscure
joke.
When he opens them, his eyes will
be purple blue like the sky the night
we invited stars to come down.
He will blink at the light a little
and then look at me, a long, cryptic,
baby look. A tiny hand will flutter.
Then I will take him up. because I
cannot yet forego the clinging of his 1
hands and the happiness of his head !
afjaiuoi iu> ucai i.
Our little daughters will come in. I
Betty will draw a timid finger over I
his cheek. She regards him with
deep, silent affection, sitting quietly
beside him while he sleeps. Ruth i;
noisy and demonstrative and very do
sirou8 of rolling him round in he
doll-carriage. She shouts at him an-i
scolds because he doesn't answer.
When she comes in she will ask to !
see his small feet. They seem a constant
wonder to her.
Annie will hear the noise and has- 1
ten from the kitchen, where she is
making ginger-bread. She will pretend
great wrath, quieting the girls
and carrying Him from me. She will
take roe to task for lifting the "young
rascal." while she tenderly tucks him
away. And he will drop asleep, while
1 fancy he is smiling at Old Glory over
his bassinet. *
We are very happy, dear. We await
your return, and for some reason I
feel it won't be long. Good-bye, John
dearest, with our love. HOPE.
SWEETS OF VICTORY
"The Chocolate Soldier" was a term
of derision, but the soldier's choco-i
late is a military necessity. It satis- i
fles the soldier's sweet tooth and at |
the same time gives him something ;
to fight on when meals cannot be con- j
sidered In the heat.of battle. For one
month the Y. M. C. A. with the Am- !
vji ivun uA|f?uiuuuai; ruivoo uruorcu :
15,000,000 bars of chocolate, 2,500,000
packages of gum and 8.000,000
packages of biscuits. For i
the chocolate and the biscuits were I
needed 1,360 tons of sugar and 450 !
tons of flour, enough to fill 181 !
French freight cars.
MARVEIiOUS YANKS!
Referring editorially to the Americun
soldiers in France, "El Comcrcio,"
a Manila daily, says:
"The form in which the American
soldier* are fonnd is marvelous.
They are animated by a won- |
derful enthusiasm; they count on j
an enthusiasm which to diatin- '
gulsh it, they call 'pep.' In this
respect they are superior to the j
troops trained in Europe. They j
are marvelous examples of humanIty
and everywhere they are just
the same."
I .
^ Y" T nHnrnO Tfl relatively large number of men havI
I IIUHLULk III InK diseases of a nature that, in the ^ ,1
)p I lllillllll III view army officers^ makes it a4. 4
I 111 I II vlsable to hold the loldier until b
d w l9 wel, Orders to this effect hav. 7
_ _ _ been received also. It was undeo"
nn innr AMI bI 8tood that no soldier suffering: froni (S
|L| u fl LJ | L |1 f| L- III curable disease which was contracted
lliniiniir 111 I | lu or Which developed since the Individ- U
lUUIinilUL III L. II ual ha? been ln th? army will be
mustered out until ho Is considered <? M
? I cuce.
j Already a number of medical oflllore
Than 1,500 Soldiers at < ?" have been transferred from the .
base hospital at Camp Greefte. MaCamp
Greene to Leave Army. | ^vernot. of
..... . >iB>uia, io uiiv ui me meaica i j
+ officers who has left this camp dtjr^Si
lng the past few days,
ctual Mustering Out Delayed by While no officer at camp headquar- v I
tors would admit holding such a be- v'r.'j
Lack of Official Forms-^?Ne- lief, it was indicated in various ways
that they would not be surprised to i
groes May Co Overseas. know that the number of men at I
this camp would be "very small" bjr -y |
January 1. The negro troops here
various labor battalions will be sent
Orders for the demobilisation of overseas or to porU o( dlBembarka.
oop units at Camp Greene, which tion to assist in the tremendoiis task
ill result in the return to civil life of returning to America the great
from 1,600 to 2.000 soldiers, were forces of the armies now in France,
celved there yesterday, it was learn- it was definitely ^stated.
I from official sources. .Work pre- ??????
ninary to the mustering out of OPERATIONS TO CEASE .f
ese men is under way but none of rypcDT CMCDPCMrV PACCC V
e men will be given their liberty tXl/tr I tMtnUltNUY l?Ao
)til the proper discharge and other
rms are received from Washington. Because of a recent order refcetved
iese are expected today. I from the department to discontinue^ < 1
In addition to the enlisted men. a all bperatlons at the base hospital eximber
of commissioned officers will cept cases of emergency, many jUan*> . 1
mustered out of the army. Some fers are expected while others wttve " :
11 bo retained on "the reserve list" already been made. Among the first,
id others will be released complete- Is Major Henry D. Hatfield, former
?v ?...? man ui me in-; governor of West Virginia, who ar
vidual officer. There Is at present rived at Camp Greene only last
i excess of officers at this camp. whj> has been transferred to Detroit
The units to be disbanded.flrat are where he will continue In the surgilied
development battalions, and It cal service of the United States'iarmy. i
is understood that as sooh as the Among other transfers are Capt. . .^t|
?n in these outfits have been dis- Robert M. Jones and Lieut. W. B.
arged the men in the several so- Brown, the former going to base hoalled
"recruit camps" will be re- pital 126, Allentown, Pa., and the latised.
ter to Evacuation 33 at Allentown. 'Xg
In the- development battalions is a "Pa.
MGn
fe consider that those who save are a part of our army."?Gen
erai jonn J. Pershing, commanding the American Expeditionary
Forces.
lake the American home follow the American flag."?David JS
Houston, Secretary of Agriculture.
very day makes the outlook for victory brighter."?Charles M.
Schwab, Director General of the. United States Shipping
Board. . \ 1 1
he Hun must yield on a basis of utter defeat."?Andre Tardieu,,
French High Commissioner to the United States.
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'he alleged German superman is in the soup and we're going to :jt{
keep him there."?Corporal Raymond Rylan, American Expeditionary
Force.
'knew all this talk of German army efficiency was all Boche."?
Captain E. H. Brian, U. S. A., Somewhere in France.
l German division cannot hold an American Army company."?
Sergeant L. C. Johnston, American Expeditionary Force.
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