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Newcomers to Camp Greene should j
r II I III II lake ihe earliest opportunity to get!
I|| S H || acquainted with the attractive library I
flj j[l H H which is ut the service of all enlisted
JlHI U I (J men. The building is not only cosy j'
|!f| |H H I ami inviting but (he shelves are laden !
II'I Hi | with a rich store of books to suit any J,
B|j| n I p and every taste and mood. If you I
tj | y| ate a bit lonely and crave a good
lajigh. an abundance of humor awaits ;
^ your asking. If you like u ripping.;,
breezy yarn of pioneer life on the.
western plains to make the red blood 11
DP^??^)] tingle. if you incline to a well-told j.
tale of mystery that tensely holds the i
DVyi^yE suspense to the last word, there are ,
ftii 1 Vlt hundreds of such to b:* had. For11
ail 1 l jj sentiment and the lilting line go to the f .
I 1 IU poetry. Moreover, whatever branch
ft \ I JlH of the service you are in there arc,
ewry pha%e of military science fromordinary
practical manuals to the lat- _
UIII <>st and most authoritative theoretical \
[|g treatises. All of the many thousands,;
|S of books in Camp Creene library have .
MrH merit and were selected with care and
UUPl with a special eye either to the j
DDU recreation or to the instruction of the j.
RS The man who merely seeks relax- ';
H atlon and diversion in his easeful'
10 hours or wants to keep in touch with)'
UJl affairs will find a file of about thirty j
is|f leading magazines and a dozen daily j
N fl newspapers. The man who has the , ]
BsV force of character to make use of i
the books 011 military science and 1
familiarize himself with the printed :
matter concerning his particular de- '
partment will most assuredly be '
Pfl tusking wise move toward getting'
rrfl iii line for promotion.
This war is a scientifically waged '
KTTVRP'I* war u,u* never before was so much 11
stress laid on the knowledge and!'
theory of warfare as embodied in j1
^ books. In many respects the library 1
TV is Just as important to the present
][ day soldier as the drilifleld. It of
U lers an opportu^y for reading in
1 y. technology, engineering, aircraft, elec\
/A triciiy. gas engines, mechanical trades
of/^| and similar benches.
' yvSJI A large range of French fiction
and classics is included and there are
tfjl [1 smaller selections of works in Ital??r*
iun, Creek, Polish. Bohemian. Ru!'T|
1 U-JjB manian. Russian. Spanish and Swedd'
's'h- Charts and maps may be con
8 sullen lor a inure grdpuic aiuu/ vi (
the areas of hostilities.
Branches are maintained at the Y. i
M. C. A.. K. of C. and J. W. B. build- L
in*"* and deposit stat'o^s at such ?
points as the remount station and the 1
detention camp. At the base hospital .
a large collection of light fiction is:
under the case of Miss Marie Fox ,
The library building is located a j
little north of tank No. 1 and signs;
on the main road show the way. It i
is operated by the A. L. A. (American I
Library association), and is supported
by contributions of the American pub- j
lie Forty-one such camp library
buildings have been so far established. |
Millions of dollars have been devoted
to this ph.fse of the war department j
tiaining camp activities in order to J
provide the soldiers and sailors with i
S redding matter wherever they may be ;
stationed. About 25.000 choice books '
arc now comprised in the Camp
llreene library and additional volumesarc
received almost daily.
Tell the librarians what vou want 1
and they will try to find it for you. I
The chances arc it is there. Who- '
ever you are and wherever you are it f
;s worth your while to get acquainted j
with this pleasant feature of Camp
RpnienibT the location?a little)
? >rth of tank N*o. 1. next to the 810th.
Pioneers. Th)e hooks are free and
nay i?e takeg out.
v0Tj;i> StfRlNTFJl. CAMP
klN 7 ATHLKTIC DIRECTOR
? r rAl^ Molvin, W. Sheppard. America's
J J1 vJr- representative for the middle distance
tuns in the Olympic meet at Athens
? in 1908 and holder of marjy sprint
i coords. will come to Camp Greene as
f|E 1 athletic director. He is expected in
IIP I Charlotte before the week-end and
will take up his duties next week.
HI The Kroat sprinter will take the
LI la place of "Pop" Foster, former athW
It tic director who was ordered to
D Hfl Camp Meade and who went to hisj
new post on last Tuesday. Sheppard
Slj| was ordered to Camp lirecne from
The new athletic director for the I
camp has been the holder of world s
^ sprinting records from 500 yads "to
B nearly a mile. He has been hailed as
one of the greatest runners America
ever produced and is given as an au
thority on conditioning. His record
for 500 yards is'57 3-5 seconds and re
covered 1.000 yards in two minutes
I.? .... 12 2-5 seconds. He is a member of
I I the relay team of four men which |
B H holds the world record for two miles
I in seven minutes and 53 seconds. He '
R won all the middle distance runs in I
B I the 1908 Olympic meet.?Caduceus. I
In the inter-allied sporting meet
I In Paris on July Fourth the great
American athletes ran second to the
fl I French and among those listed is Ted
H 11 Meredith, who was located at Camp
Greene for a long time and who led
UlfllMPM everything here. It is said that the
reason for the defeat of Amgricans
is because they, have put on
much weight since going over seas/
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TRENCH
| FORTY-FIRST BATTALION ~
HE/tRD FROM.
I _J
The Forty-first b&ttalioc. Major
Wilcox commanding, has been transferred
to the Artillery road and Easl
road, area No. 2 not far from Y 106.
They are now in quarantine and the
boys lay that it is some life, but thej
would not mind getting out just long
enough to get a bottle of soda.
First Lneuienani mex. orvuic. attached
to the 41st Bn. U. S. guards,
for temporary duty received notification
during the week of his promotion
to a captaincy and ordered to
Camp Shelby, Miss., where he will
assist in the organization of the 41st
Bn. U. S. guards there. He was succeeded
as adjutant of the 41st Bn. al
Camp Greene by First Lieutenanl
Mills Evans, whose appointment bj
Major George Wilcox, was announced
during the week. Second Lieutenant
lioorge H. Koen was also appointed
supply and personnel officer of th<
battalion.
Another promotion made in the
battalion durir*? the week was that ol
First Lieut. Thomas Shaw, a veteran
who has seen twenty-Six years of continuous
service in the army including
many years ir^ the 11th cavalry. Lt
Shaw was promoted to captain and
assigned to the 41st battalion for continuous
duty. He is the commanding
officer of A Co.
The work of organization of the
41st Bn. is progressing rapidly and
promise Ts held out that organization
will be completed within . the next
week. Notification has been received
of the transfer of 67 men to the command
Monday and these will be followed
by transfer, of approximatelj
150 men immediately following. M
Several of the officers were joirad
by their families during the week and
others are expected. Among th^ arrivals
were Mrs. Thomas Shaw, from
Charleston. S. C., Mrs. Mills Evans
wn from Birmingham, Ala., and
Mrs. Thomas Bond, Jr., wife of First
Lieutenant Bond.
Second Lieutenant John Evans
Dorroh, until recently doing duty with
the 17th battalion and stationed at
New #rleans, reported for duty with
the 4l?t battalion Sunday and was assigned
to C Co., Captain Thomas A
Pervey, commanding.
// "Y" 105.
Afonday night. September 23. man:
officers and enlisted men enjoyed
what might be called one of the besi
programs ever staged in "Y" 105. A
musical program and every entertainer
was an artist. The audienc*
showed their appreciation and wai
well pleased.
The first on the program was* Private
Edleman of the Dental corps
played two piano solos;
I. Prelude?Rachmaninoff and en
core?American Melodies.
The next was a trio from the
recruit camp orchestra consisting ol
Private I. Dorman, violinist, a student
latter appointed instructor at Peabodj
Conservatory in Baltimore; first violinist
of the Baltimore Symphony or
chestra and in charge of the violin department
at Music School Settlemen
of the same city.
Private J. Gessel, cellolst; a grad
?__? I- Phllartel.
uate .aiso insirucioi ? mv * ........
phia Music academy and principa
celloist of the Symphony Clul
orchestra.
Private J. Schlaudecker, plants
from Cleveland, Ohio, a universit:
student and artist.
Then to .complete th? evening':
program the great Orpheus Four sanj
several numbers and it seemed "~a
though they were at their best. The;
closed with "A Perfect Day.'.'
Saturday afternoon at Y IOC a "pep'
meeting was held in which all th<
officers and men of Casualty cam]
took part. The meeting consiste*
mostly of enthusiasm and interest ii
the fourth Liberty loan campaign.
SOLDIERS .NOT LIABLE
OX DEBT DURING WAI
The law providing that men in serv
ice of the United States army are no
liable for debts contracted before thei
entrance into army has been great 1;
misunderstood' both by merchant
and men who are forced to leav
dependents. The federal law forbid
the foreclosing of accounts agalns
mortgaged property or collection o
accounts against men in service, rui
niture purchased on installment pla
or other property notes or debts ar
at a standstill for the period of th
war. This is by no means a protec
tion to any man who would avoi
payment of honest debts. ^ The met
chant or holder of note or accour
I is protected as well, but the wa
period is as if there were no sue
thing as time for its duration. Man
thoughtless merchants in this stat
having laid themselves liable, an
many soldiers having suffered incor
venience for lack of underslandin
the protection afforded them, Trenc
and Camp is requested to publish th
notice for the men at Camp Green
; and other camps where this papt
may go. ^
Iiacked Experience.
A stockade ^quad policing the con:
pany street groumblingly remarkc
upon seeing a letter town to bits in til
.gutter; "That guy ought to be in It
army for about a week."
^ . - N. ;
AND CAlWP^ ;
,!r
If You Want I
Now Is^Your C
The seven organizations that ar
for the men who are winning the n
; paign for funds with which to can
Every man in uniform has comt
. | of them; some of you have with al
C. A., Y. W. C. A., National Cat)
' Columbus), Jewish Welfare Boar
11 vice, American Library Associatioi
\ I The date of the campaign as fi
November 11-18 and the amount
8170,500,000.
j; It is an enormous amount of mi
than they need if they are to keep
1 And thev will pet it. too. Thai
! realize as 1 what these seven orgai
! You men in uniform can maki
' every one.of you, in your letters i
J get behind this campaign they wi
which America has ever seen.
Will you do it? Can we cou
until November 11th? We know
> Help these organizations to get
[ dollar of it means more comfort
: to you.
i - Y 1M STUNT NIGHT. I
Thursday night at Y 106 was stunt 4
J night and it proved to be a real en- !
tertainraent for the boys. Besides i
i some clever sinking, boxing and danc- 1
i ing a Russian who is cook in the 12th ,
1 company in the fourth recruit camp .
: entertained the men in a poker bend- 1
ing stunt and other strong arm fea- <
( tares. 1 '
[ He would take a poker and swing It 1
^$25.00 Cash f
| Who Ca
[ An Opportunity t or be
I Easy Money And 1
The Young Men'* Chri
The Young Women'* 4
The War Camp Co mm
And The American Li
, j 1 he Knights of Colun
' The Salvation Army
Jewish Welfare Worki
Will soon enter in u
500,000 camp
which to c?r
the soldier.
The Soldjers of the
partment are
JI tell this story
s| , with cartoons
-r Xrtrt-i ...if
gwv/u tauv
j of the Southe
izations want
i willing to pay
These Cartoons will
i and Camp, 1
~t and daily paf
r ment during 1
e For the best cartoor
* of these or
f Army and 1
n Camp will pa
! For all others used
d paid. None
J | All cartoons must b
y | Mail same to
a licity Dire etc
>- partment, 75
h [ Ga. For fur
J*! editor of Tre
r"i
This is your opportunily tc
Get busy! The C$
? ^ minute. Oct<
hance To Help
drying to keep things cheerful '
var have united in a great cam- '
ry on their work.
! into contact with one or more
t of them. They are the Y. M.
liplic.War Council (Knights of d,
War Camp Community Ser- 3|B
i, and Salvation Army,
xed by President Wilson is i
for which the seven ask is
aney, but it is not one cent less / - is
up with the army and navy. fp
1 K/>/?lr hnmA
1 Id, 11 111C IUIK.3 uav.lvy uuiiiu
lizations rttean to you. 2
this campaign a success. If
will tell the folks back home to - -3
11 make it the greatest success
nt on you to boost from now
we can. . \J
the money they need, for every ' )
and entertainment and service
icross Ills forearm bending: it with ..
sase and then bend it straight again. /
rhen he would drive a 30 peony-spike
nto the^floor and take his teeth and . /.^
>reak it off; another stunt was to pick itffl
ip one of the long benches in the
niilding with his teeth. The Y social
lirectors state that he is going to
'shov" the Russian on the Y circuit
iiis'week in Camp Greene.
or the Soldier
n Drawl :I
jjiaw* t/v m&ita snme
'IU1VI O V AVAVAU-w - ?
Do A Great Good.
istian Association
Christian Association
iunity Service
brary Association .
ibu? ^
pon its great $170,aign
for funds -with
ry on its work* for
Southeastern Decalled
upon to help
to ^he folks at home
. There are scores
>onists in the camps
:ast and these organtheir
aid and are
them for their work.
be used in Trench
or magazine xovers
>ers of this departthe
campaign.
i depicting the work
ganizations in the
Navy, Trench and
y $25.00 casl^.
$1.00 each will be
will h<> returned.
e in by October 10. ? L.
P. Moore, Pub- >r,
Southeastern DeLuckie
St., Atlanta,
ther information see
nch and Camp.
> pick up some easy money., ,'A
mtoat closes on the
>ber 3,1918. J