H Soldiers In Trenches
Mast Take Special
Care Of Their Feet
A reserve supply of socks is just
IH||VI as important as cartridges, hand
H srenades and bombs to the fighting
[i||ju man going into the trenches. The
[V/il ?' occupying trenches is to go
HI W over loI>' A man 0401101 d? muc^
II i I running over the top or anywhere
|| J 1 else without his feet. His feet will
b; II I be more of a liability than an asset
I || | if he does not take good care of them
I ' If ' | in the trenches.
| 'I So many cases of "trench feet"
j have been reported to the French and i
I British military authorities that spe|
cial orders have been issued on the
| care of the feet. Similar orders will
II be Issued to the American soldiers
| j destined to take their places in the
I trenches beside the French and
<- I British.
I | Here are the orders issued to the
I I British army in Francfc for the pre|
| wntion of chilled feet and frost bite:
| J "Prevention of chilled feet and
| j frostbite.?These conditions caused
| j! bv: Prolonged standing in cold
| J , water or mud; the continued wear|
If ing of wet socks, boots and putI
j tees. They are brought on much
| j j more rapidly when the blood eirI
I I dilation in the feet and lezs is in
} I I A terfered with by the use of tight
III hoots, tight puttees, or the wearj
I I M ing of anything calculated to cause
I I Ik constriction of the lower limbs.
I I jlm "Thev can be prevented or diI
I 'Ilk minishetT by: Improvements to
jl'lJM trenches leading to dry standing
I Ifj'l1 and warmth; by reducing the time
I ' fl.'M spent in the trenches as far as the
llfl/OM military situation permits; by regiII/fMM
mental arrangements insuring
W tuSk ,hat" 80 far as iA possible, men enlUlkBM
(er tlie trenches warmly clad in
| WABm dry socks, boots, trousers and puttees,
and with the skin well rubbed
with whale oil or anti-frostbite
IvW greases; by provisions of warm
food in the trenches when posb>iln
si bio: by movement, when possiMe.
so as to maintain blood circnlation;
by the provisions of
J8?!jKjV warmth, shelter, hot food and fa'SBfcyKI
cilities for washing the feet and
drying wet clothes for men leaving
the trenches.
Officers Responsib e
S&l1^ ,u ort'er t0 minimize the prev.?lence
of chilled feet and frostbite
I i commanding officers will be held
//1 . responsible that the following inMuiJ/'
structions are to be carried out
mj]W/ unremittingly and under the strictfff
If/A est supervision: Before entering
'ff the trenches feet and legs will be
itit'F' washed and dried, then well
>1 ^ Ml rubbed with whale oil or anti-frostwt
r w') bite grease aDli dry socks Put onWff/f
ft. It is of the utmost importance that
V// J A whale oil or anti-frostbite grease
// fPfi should not merely be applied, but
Mvt thoroughly rubbed in until the
Wfi kf " ikin is dry. Unless the precaution
I If Bj jj, is systematically carried out the
Ifj i'T/ 1 nil and grease become in a great
f'tm/ll measure valueless. A second pair
villi/ I' ot dry s0lks wil1 ^ ^arried by each
IJffl If J man and. where possible, battalion
I/|h i I arrangements will be made for the
11 fj | socks to be dried and reissued durI
i f I ing each tour of duty iu the
1 Ijlj I | trenches. While in the trenches
I Hf I l>oots and socks will be taken off
? HI II from time to time, if circumstances
I/! I ['J permit, me ieet uriea, wen ruooeu
I un(* soc'ts Pu* on- no ac"
I 9/OR 1 count wi" hot waler be used or
I 'yjw| I the feet held near a fire,
a '/vf B "Where possible, hot food will
E'<80 | B be provided during tours of duty
?^3 fl in the Irenches. Where circumkJ
a] stances admit, long gum boots will
UMl ; I If be put on while the men's feet are
WjU i I fl dry. before entering wet trenches,
[flfl iX j in order that men start their tour
of duty with dry feet. When gum
boots are worn it is well to support
i! j| the socks by some form of fasten
W\ (11 j 11 Jj 'ig. such as a safety pin, to preV
j . | J11 vent them from working down unI
' ; j IIII der the heel. On no account will
I '/||| anvthing in the form of a garter
j 'j be worn
Foot Washing Necessary
"Under brigade arrangements,
J. provision will be made for the
H li f washing and drying of feet in reII
11 I I serve billets, for the exchanging of
i i || I III wet socks for dry ones, and if posjj
Ifyflj sible, the sending of the latter to
Ili| mAUj the trenches, aud for drying and
brushing clothes. Steps will be
j-JRft- taken to ensure that men make
Jjjr jju* use of these arrangements.
"Long gum bpots are being is|a3j^
sued to the fullest extent of the
^Of supply available, and every efTort
BfegKwill be made to procure all that
' wSjhMjtji' are necessary for men holding
water-logged trenches.
IK Long gum boots are solely for the
i ~i |, j use of men in the trenches, and
tfwEU will not be issued to or used by j
men under any other conditions."
TRENCH A
GflOOM
q '
If You Would See
Once Over Fort C
By Kogei
(Editor of the Fort Oglethorpe
(Actuated by a thoroughly com
Darnels makes free use of superlative,
keen eyes of the editors of Trench and
tafe to assume that without any invidi
, -Table in these columns from time to ti
Historical lore, etc., of the other camps..
run vigiciuui jjv ??
portant training camp in the country.
I admit it freely because I belong to
Port Oglethorpe. I also admit.that
Fort Oglethorpe has the best edition
of Trench and Camp. The reason I
Know that is because I edit it.
But, sad to relate, there are many
things Port Oglethorpe does not
have, although it is not alone in
these. One is the warm winters which j
are presumed to belong to the Sunny '
South. When one wakes of a wintter
morning here he feels as though he
might be wintering in Southern Canada.
The water on the stove that
had been red hot just after taps is a
lump of ice. So are bis feet and a
lew ouier imugo.
Naturally Fort Oglethorpe has the
most enviable health record Imaginable.
1 say naturally, because we have
a training camp for the medical reserve.
Here in training are some
several thousand of the best medicos
in the country and about as many
more enlisted men of the medical department
who are being taught what
is and what is not sanitary.
Fort Oglethorpe also has a third
training camp for the reserve officer
candidates. The other two training
camps had so much publicity that the
country in general and even the railroad
maps have designated Fort
Oglethorpe as a reserve officer's training
camp. In reply to which we point
to many infantry regiments, a few
field artillery regiments and one covalry
outfit?of Uncle Sam's Regulars
?than which there come no better.
The mere fact that ammunition
trains for the Second and Third Divisions
Regular have been raised here,
that many thousand rookies have
been trained here without raising
PREFERENCE FOR SOLDIERS
A soldier plaintiff liable for service
abroad is entitled to preference over
civilians in the trial of his suit, according
to rulings made by judges in
a number of courts throughout the
United States.
THE MEANEST MAN
A police court Judge in New York
claims to have found "the meanest
man on earth." The man to whom
he referred pleaded guilty to the
charge of having stolen a package
the mother of an American soldier
was sending to her boy in khaki.
MAIL TRENCH AND CAMP HOME
If you are not sending your copies
of Trench and Camp to the home
folks after you finish reading them,
you are depriving your relatives of a
lot of pleasure they would otherwise
get. Mail the paper to them today
so that they may read the news of
your cam"
ND CAMP
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Wfcaf's What)glethorpe,
Georgia
r Daniels
edition of Trench and Camp)
i which are bound to come under the
Camp i;i other camps. Therefore, it is
ious comparisons, there tvill be considmc
regarding the personnel, geography,
)
| one rookie joke, that a signal battalion
for the aviation corps first
saw light of day here, that we hare
sanitary trains, motorited ambulance
trains, field hospitals galore, mobile
hospital trains?these and a few
other things, prove that we cannot
be classified under one heading. Not
for a minute.
Wo have history here by the mile.
There are just 10,64 7 monuments
within the reservation commemorating
the fact that the Battle of Chlekamauga
was fought here. But we
don't have to go by the monuments
to cull history because Uncle A1 Henderson,
chief custodian of the Y auditorium,
helped to make the battle
what it was and is proud of it. Uncle
A1 is also responsible for the fact
we do not indulge in jokes about the
mess and the chow. Says Uncle Al:
"We had two kinds of chow during,
the war. One was parched corn and
the other wasn't." I
We have more Y buildings thani
any other camp in the country and
every one of them works overtime.
We have never figured in any of
the animated movie weeklies, nor al
Senate investigation, nor a Congress-J
man's howl because of bum chow, or
no overcoats, and we're satisfied with
our lot?every last one of us. __No,|
that last statement i* wrong. Here
we have a German War Prison Barracks
and the bunch in there is not
satisfied?and it any of the other
camps have members of the "not satisfied"
clique, send 'em along to our
nice little war prison, guaranteed fool
proof and guarded by U. S- Regulars
armed with automatic shotguns
loaded for something heavier than
ducks.
N. B.?There is no fort here?Just
an Army Post.
MARINES INVENT "BAZOOKA"
U. S. Marines at the Port Royal,
S.-C., station have a new invention,
a musical instrument called a "bazooka,"
says a Marine Corps note.
Tho "bazooka" is a simple contrivance,
consisting of but two pieces
of gas pipe and a funnel, but its
secret is In the playing. It is sata
that the Marine Corps Jazz Band Is
the only one in the world that boasts
of a "bazooka." BIGAMY?
Officer (wearily): Now, Smith,
you've already had leave because
your wife was ill, because your little
girl had measles and because you had
to attend the christening of your
youngest son. What?er, what is it
this time?"
Private Smith (briskly): "Please,;
sir?I?I'm going to get married.?j
London Opinion.
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F*KAkPt KfebT ! | >
French Fried
Ivan, tie temperamental Pole, was 'b
discussing with Casey, the tnrbolent
Irisher, the new iBsue of winter caps,
which displace the venerable "cam- - ^
paign hat," dating from the days ofthe
Mexican war. Ivan plays piccolo
in the regimental band?hence the
temperament. Casey whales away at
the big bass drum, occasionally .
taking a flier In triangles and cym- . .
bals.
They met in the band room, shortly
before practice hour, and immediately
went to the mat in a Franco-American
conversational catch-a?-eaich- ^
can.
"What for do you t'nk?" began
Ivan. "Oncle Sam-mee, he have gave
ie chapeau de campagne?you onder- f
stand, zee beeg. broad sombrero wis
zee flop-flop breem?he have gift it ze
conjay. Eet is on la tate to be wore
no more again!" .-33
"Mither o' Moses, but thot's th'
joyful wur-r-d. Ivy? Sure, me ould
lid had a brim that cast sich a shadder ..Q
on me music 01 couldn't tell a dotted
quarther frum a fly-speck! But
phwat kind uv a Bonnay de Gare is to
take the place uv it?" .;
"Ah. M'8leur Ka'-see, eet is to be
een bonnay de la shamp, a leetle.
soupcong de khaki, to rest on zee
head like peanut on watermelon, you
onderstand? Ah, eet is so artistic!
I have it here." And Ivan pulled his
hnif.nnrtinn of headvear from his hiD
pocket. Perching It atop his black
tangle of thatch, he Btruck an attiI
tnde. JV
I "Artisteek, nay see pah?" he
I queried. "And voila!" he continued,
whipping the cap from his head,
"Here eea tee leetle string, so
straight, so militaire! You pull him
vonce, so, and?it burst out like a
crescendo, making the ears to warm
in a flood of sudden fabrique! And
again, you pull zee string and zee cap
go small and tight?fermay le kepi? , -?
like dimuendo?compraynay voo?"
"Sure, it's as clear as mud," af- ,-iaa
firmed Casey.
"Ah, M'sieu Ka-see, it is te Lid con
! I ' + Vin Pl^n.
CAJII COOIUUC . CUCl ICOVtu IU6 "VV"
lodeon from Prague, "Zee cap ah
peeay de 1'Armee!"
"But what about dem new rlggerlations
teUln' ye* to wear it fore-andaft
when yez folghtin' and vice-vereey
when ye* is at peace?" queried the
Drummer Boy of Erin.
"Ah! M'sieu, observe! To be day
reegerr, when you play, you must
order zee string to de rear, 'March!'
and presto! all are camaradea, lay
colombay dee pay?doves of peace!
But when we put tee sharp string in
zee front, eet is one weapon terreeoie,
to steek le Boche in zee beezer, as you
say in America."
"Wee, wee, Ivy! But, spakin' uv
lids, why is all de women in de coun- . *^9
try gettin' callouses on delr fins frum "
knittin" so much? Answer me thot!" *'->|S
"Jenny say pah," tweeked the . fjjM
Piccolodeon.
"To hel-met der Kaiser!" replied -'2
Casey, spitting fluently and accurately 5.
into the bowels of the band-room
"0Te' , Charles Waylemd Tnmt.