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FORCES IN EGYPT
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Hubbell Scared While Ship <
Dodged Submarines. ;
{p Tells of Trouble Britishers Had
With Natives?Great Task
Faced Y. M. C. A- Men. i
Secretary Paul Hubbell, of the army J
Y. M. C. A., stationed now at Camp ,
- Greene, In the following article tells ,
In a most interesting manner of his t
experiences while assigned to duty i
in Egypt with the British expedition- i
ary forces. ,
{?'. Yes, I've been Jn Egypt with the ,
1 English Tommies. They did the Turk ,
V J all the damage they could in the Dar- \
Li danelles.
I hrd w^^wlth the "Y" there and^we ,
versity for men several Rhodes scbolrars
from the United States and many
English students answered. We did 1
not get princely salaries either, expenses
and equipment and twenty-five
dollars a month. But we went to
London, got a few days training, and
went by transport to Egypt. There j
Were 12 of us that the workers* secretary,
Mr. Drake, sent out to Malta
and Egypt We had a couple of big '
storms with every "Y" man sick since 1
we were poor sailors. '
There were somo submarine scares 1
near Gibraltar and south of Italy. One 1
night a French patrol boat captain 1
told us five ships had been sunk the j
night before. In a kind of panic every
man went on deck with overcoat pockets
full of ship's biscuits and life pre- '
servers buckled on. We were frozen 1
out in an hour by the cold and wind
and went below. Later, we learned 1
that a Japanese ship was sunk In a few
miles of us, but we reached port safe
enough tbe-next day.
A Y. M. C. A. tent at Galllpoli was '
struck by a Turkish shell. All the sol- '
diers escaped by running, but everything
was smashed except the grapha- 1
phone, which kept playing Harry Lau- '
der's "It's Nice to Get Up In the 1
Mprnlng." The secretary rook a frag- 11
ment of the shell as a souvenir home
to his Cambridge university friends. I
There is a seriousness in the men
who are on the firing line not found
so often In the camps. In our Bible ,
class we had soldiers who had been ,
under shell fire for three months. ,
Sonys were fatalists?not caring what <
came?others were filled with a lofty 1
trust and courage that even in death?. j
Hi:,. the last big game?all would go well.
One man told us he thought religion
was "just to believe that God Is in
your heart and go ahead." That was
'js. the best definition of what lOhrist
means to a man that I have ever
heard. There men drank and dissipated
to get away from their thoughts
rather than for pleasure or any other ,
reason. Disease was much more likely
to get these men than the temper- ,
ate ones. In Cairo some of the strong
est and best soldiers or tne empire
were drugged and robbed and thrown
Into the river Nile when they went
Into the worst parts of the city. ]
In Egypt the natives were regulaf
"Sharpers." The Tommies said they j
would steal the sugar out of your tea
while you were looking at them. Food j
In the native restaurants was hardly
lit to eat. A big: share of oor work .
was to supplement army rations and
rive decent food and drinks?tea and ,
bo da?to the men when they were out
of camp on leave. In Alexandria one
T. M. C. A. building fed 3,000 to 4,000 .
men every day. All this besides the
concerts, religious services, motion .
pictures and lectures on the country,
sanitation, and. classes in French. ]
M o rePrtneh than English Is spoken
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there as it is the language of the storekeepers
generally.
In the city of Cairo wo had a skating
rink and theater for the soldiers,
it was the largest "Y" building in
Egypt and often 6,000 to 10,000 men
of the army and navy came to us in
one day. Men from New Zealand,
England, and Australia, also India,
were in the place constantly. The
Anzacs?named from the place they
landed at in the Dardanelles?were
the best drilled and finest looking soldiers
there. Their appearance is much
like some of the regiments now in
Camp Greene with the addition of the!
smartness and physical perfection mili-.
tary training gives at the end ofi
months. These men were sent to;
France after the withdrawal from the
rv?-Honollno onS Sir! cnnil Hfirvlce in I
northern France.
While at Suez we saw French Senegalese
troops and Russians in Japanese.
transports pass on their way to southern
France. Occasionally German |
aeroplanes flew over dropping bombs
of scouting. The English captured
many metal boats the Turks used in |
trying to take the canal. Some of |
these were brought to Suez full of.
holes made by the Are of machine
funs. Pontoon bridges across the
;anal were the pride of the engineers
and some of them could be swung'
Into place in 12 minutes so that troops
and motors, could cross over into I
Asia. These have played a large part
CO. A 88TH WPAOTRT NOTES. |
Private Kilday does not like the |
drills In Company A. He suggested ,
to be put In the kitchen so Sergeant,
Paquin has had a pair of K. P. chevrons
made for him. '
First Sergeant James A. Davis and
Sergeant Paquin left January 30 to go
up for commission at the ofllcers' j
training school. All the men in the j
company hate to see them leave, but'
ill want them to get their commisjlons
on accoqnt of Sergeant Davis'
recently married and needs the mon- j
marry the "queen" ho left behind In
Syracuse, N. Y., but can not do It on
his salary now.
Corporal Ross of Company A, Thirty-eighth
infantry is going home on
pass soon. He is going to take a sail
on the sea of matrimony with a
charming young lady of Cleveland,
Ohio.
Sergeant Combs of Company A
Thirty-eighth infantry is no>y right
juide since the ranking sergeant have
Sone on pass.
Company A does not need a bugler
is long as Sergeant Williams is on
the 5ob and the men have hair long
enough to catch holf of so he can
pull them out of bed.
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SEC. TAYI/OR RETURNS. V
George H. Taylor, physicial director
of "Y" 106 (old 108), returned to his
lutles last Sunday after an enforced
irtsit to the Presbyterian hospital In!
Charlotte. Our good smiling frlond I
ueorge iuum ?uvo mui o
ilnd the counter.
He's some hustler.
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THE GIRL HE LEFT BEHIND.
(Sergeant J. F. Donovan, Co. E, 47th
Inf.)
On a cold and wintry evening, when
-there's nothing much to do,
Cept sit around the Are and think of
her who thinks of you.
Mid the snowclad hills of Charlotte
in the so-called "Sunny South,"
Where the rays of Old King Sol are
chilled by blasts from Boreas'
mouth.
[f a soldier, from his musings by the
burning sticks 01 iar,
[s suddenly aroused as by a message
from afar,
[f a gentle smile creeps o'er his face.
as in retrospect he turns
ro think of her for love of whom his
heart within him burns.
If the lines from her which came
that day, with their message of
love and cheer,
Sre once again brought forth to
light, each golden word so dear,
fudge not harshly, gentle reader, of |
the soldier you've in mind,
He's with the girl he loves, tonight?
the girl he left behind. 1
*N?GAf
f. M. C. A. by Courtesy of
H?4 <*
REENE Charlotte. N. C.
{ 7, 1918
HARD LUCK AND HUMOR
IN LETTER FROM COUSIN
October do Thold.
Dear Kussin:
As I have nutting to do and vlsh to
did It, I tought I vould took my pen
and bottle of ink in mine hand and
typewrite you a few ledders. Blease ;
excuse (lis iea pensu.
Ve are all veil at present except
mine brudder. He vas kicked In de
suburban last nite by a mule. De
mule is not expected to live. Your
rich Anty who died from palipatation
of the heart ven you vas here is still |
dead and doing nicely. Hope dis vill:
find you de same. After she died)
dey found fifteen tousand dollars
sewed up In an old bussell she left
behind so you are therefore no longer
a poor man, but a Dutch man. You
are still an orphant. De only relation
you have got left is an uncle who vas
killed in de last war. Your brudder |
Bill vent to work dis morning. De J
Job vill last about six months but he
mite get out sooner for goot be-1
havyre.
Business has been dull since you:
left espashully de Buioon. Your hus- |
band vas taken to the insanity asilum :
vesterdav. He vas crazy to see you. i
I saw your liddle boy dis morning I
for de foist time. I tink he is alrite j
uddervise so I shud not vorry aboud
dot if I vas you.
. I am sending you. by Adams Ex-1
l^your^coatand ? dey j
I cut otf de buttons, hoping dis vili;
be satisfactory you viu find de'buttons [
In de inside pocket.
My fodder got his license to be an '
engineer on a penut roaster. I almost I
forgot to tell you I got married last j
week. I got a pretty goot husband, |
he is from Milo but I tink I vould :
have got a better one at Westerville:
as dey haf a larger stock to select
from.
As dis is all I got to say, I vill |
close up my face und expect you to :
do the same. Hopink dis vill reach
you before you get it und you vill I
answer sooner as dot. I remain ;
Tour confectionary second to de last
cousin,
FRITZIE. |
P. S.?In case you do not get dis
Jedder, rite me and let me know and j
I will send it to you at vunce.
P. S.?Don't read this letter as it
contains very bad news.
?Exchange. (
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EDUCATIONAL WORK AT
Y. 105 SOMEWHAT RETARDED
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The opening of the year finds the I
educational work under the direction ,
of Y. M. C. A. building No. 105 un- j
usually active. While the actual i
work of the classes has been very'
much retarded by the fact that many
of the men have been at the rifle
range, this has only held back the
class work. The organization of the !
classes has been completed and all
is in readiness for a good start Mon- j
day.
Sergeant Simpson of Headquarters [
company, Sixty-first infantry has en- j
tered the officers' training camp at i
Fort Oglethorpe. He should make a j,
good officer and we all wish him well.
MORE ABOUT JOY RIDES.
Some people talk about Joy rides. I
But if they want a Joy ride let them
ride out to -the range with us when |
it is frozen. Then they can see howl
we enjoy it when two and sometimes I
four of our mules are down. Then a
soldier needs a buddy.
ERNEST MILLER.
Supply Company. 38th Infantry.
THREE PRIZES FOR
BEST SHORT STORY i
A chance fflf "VRrv soldier at
Camp Greene To wfn a prize Is
given by Trench and Camp. Three
engraved enps offered by Harry
New comb, physical director at "Y"
102. will be presented as a first,
second, and third prize to the three
men who luuid In the throe best
short news, feature or fiction
stories to the secretaries before
February 1. The three winning
stories will be published tn
Trench and Camp.
ARMY NEWS | f| |
f FOR ARMY MEN _
AND fft-CSKil
THEIR HOME FOLKS
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REV. J. 0. GROCAN IS HEW fffl
Y. M. C. A. CAMP SECRETARY | JJI
Says Two New Buildings and 1
Several Additions Are |
Assured for Camp. I
The need for a Y. M. C. A. general yjUlf )?
secretary at Camp Greene, existing J11111
since the departure of Secretary Hawkins
almost two months ago, was supplied
January 1 by the arrival of Itev.
James O. Grogan, newly designated rvfTllGM
camp secretary. Mr. Grogan came j|||lj|H
from Camp Gordon. Atlanta, where H|||/||IIH
he has been serving In the dual ca- JHMj 11 I I |M
pacity as camp secretary and as camp 01X1J1 JJjM
religious director. LKNJI/JB
Asked to tell something of himself. |fWX/TH
Mr. Grogan quietly and briefly replied
that "I have been a Methodist preach- VyTIIITvl
er for 22 years, serving that church dill I Iff
In the states or Georgia and Ala- ^
bama." He entered the Y. M. C. A. JHIHI
work at Camp Gordon on September It B
Mr. Grogan immediately after his flsB
arrival began working energetically to
acquire the great mass of informs- ffTni
don to formulate plans for Y. M. C. JB ?T
A. work within Camp Gieene. Camp I
Secretary Grogan expects to start a new
"drive" In T. M. C. A. work 1
among the 25,000 enlisted men of the
regular army and the 3,500 enlisted HJImen
of the Fifty-first depot brigade,
national guard.
that another, the sixth. Y. M. C. A, Mm UJ
constructed without delay. This has
become necessary because of the great M H'C '
increase in the number of soldiers H n M H
quartered at this camp. An appro- 10 wl
priation of $3,000 has been made for M M
this purpose by the Y. M. C. A. and ?'
bids for the construction have been ?p tP ^
tual building. The site for this build- fflrjUKjIi
ing has not been selected dclinitely. UVflrjgK*TJ
Announeement also was made that KK0m/
the Y. M. C. A. would build at least rvLyWT
to two of the buildings "already crept- jt,MjYJ*
experiment, said Secretary Grogan. IJm Mf'
The purpose is to provide Y. M. C. A^
facilities for the oincers. in.ui) v.. ?
whom are young men an?l deeply in tp
terested in V. M. A - work. The u/t V" J
club rooms will supply a great need I te-jf
nothing of this nature now being proSecretary
Grogan expects at an CSl?fJrn
early date to be informed of the decisIon
of the Y. M. C. A. to authori/.e
the construction of a Y. M. C. A. build yapl
ing at the ride range, located about
12 miles from Camp Greene. In the Vtwl 1^1
past, the Y. M. C. A. work at the | V. j
range has been carried on under canAn
appropriation of $300 for en- IV. \'til
largement of the Y. M. C. A. admin- V ' I
istration building at this camp has Y. M
been voted, the secretary said. This V f 1
work is expected to be started within 4 V- -x*l
a short time. 7 I
"The executive staff of the Y. M.
C. A.. Camp ouruuu. ? . lg_
record their high appreciation of J. O. III
Grogan, associate camp religious see- III
retary, whose service hero terminates
that he may assume the duties of WSfiil
camp secretary at Camp Greene. Dr. ' *
Grogan in all things was a wise counsellor,
a faithful worker, and an efli- (EBWbb
clent member of the staff force. We WF'jM
commend him to the confidence and
friendship of all among whom he may
come. While bearing this testimony
we desire to express our sincere re- MflnMag
gret that the demands of the cause jUtl Jliii <<j>
have removed him from the work and Mi l|J|| JM
fellowship in this camp." H|| Will In
VISITED OliD NEW YORK.
Harry R. Newcomb, physical dlree Bjl flfll [I
tor of "Y" 102 (old 104). has re- (II iff] I
turned from a Week's visit witli hi:. 0j|| |H| I
relatices (and her) in and near New Kill lUI J I
York. Newcomb is now ready to Hill III II
keep every man in the 47th Rcgi- jjlj Mwl I
ment, 4th Engineers and all the ma- r*rTris? <
chine grun battalions busy in athletic VjC T7
work.