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Illustration, Same Old Bill! by Pvt. Lauten, H. C. 108th Inf.. Cover

Illustration, What the Folks Back Home Think They Are, by Corp. Albert F.

Leffingwell, Co. A, 102nd M. P...... 2

A Nurse Tells of the Great War, an article by E. D.. 3

Editorials: A New Name; A New Editor, by J. S. Kingsley; What No Real Soldier Would Do, by R. E. C; Brigadier General Bandholtz, by R. E. C. 4 The Incinerator: A Soldier's Letter to His Sweetheart, by Lieut. Edward Streeter, 52nd F. A. Brigade Hdqtrs; Stuck! a poem by C. D...... 5

Illustration, Gum-boot Time in Caroline, by Pvt. Lauten, H. C, 108th Inf...... 6

Cheero, a poem, by Pvt. Cornelius Yanderbilt, Jr., Headquarters Troop...... 6 The Ideas of Ethelburt Jeliyback, Private: XI. On a Night at the Boxing Bouts and the Great Inspiration That Came to Him There, by Pvt. Charles Divine, Hdqtrs. Sanitary Squad No. 1 7

Illustrated by Pvt. William Knipe, Co. H, 107th Inf...... 7

Pioneer Infantry, a definition ...... 8

One of Dan Carroll's Poems...... 8

Our Movie Page, illustrated by Pvt. William Knipe, Co. H, 107th Inf...... 9

Notes from Division Units, beginning on...... 10

Illustration, The Kaiser and Von Hindenberg, by Lieut. E. C. Dreher, 105th Inf.. . 11

Division Notes, continued ...... 12

Illustration, In The Gas Attack Office, by W. K 13

Letters That Choke the Editor's Mail. 14

Automatic Mail Chute, illustrated, by Co. F, 102nd Engineers. 15

Illustration, Who Wrote That? by Pvt. G. Kenney, 104th F. A...... 16

Illustration by Merrigan 17

News of the Y. M. C. A...... 18

Illustration, Wondering Why the Topper Refused His Pass, by Pvt. W. Southall,

Co. I, 108th Inf...... 19

Camp Sports, edited by Pvt. Fred J. Ashley, Headquarters Troop...... 20

Cartoon of Bernard, by G. T. Kenney...... 21

In Division Society 22

World Brevities, edited by J. S. Kingsley...... 24

ANNOUNCEMENT! The Gas Attack promises some unusual features in both text and picture for the next number. The magazine has been enlarged by the addition of four new pages. Every page is going to be as zippy as the editors and contributors can make it. All hands are getting up an hour before reveille to cogitate on topics that will make you throttle your tent-mate if he interrupts your perusal of The Gas Attack. 2 THE WADS WORTH GAS ATTACK AND RIO GRANDE RATTLER

WHAT THE FOLKS BACK HOME THINK THEY ARE. THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK and RIO GRANDE RATTLER

A NURSE TELLS OF THE GREAT WAR

Those Arabians! Splendid fighters that washed in it first! Later he became more they have proven themselves to be, and re• tractable, and one of his chief enjoyments Base Hospital Nurse Recounts markably brave in the face of real danger, was to follow me around the ward while I their native caution, combined with their changed dressings, his face being an index Stories of Heroism From fanatic ideas of our Christian customs, was of the amount of pain inflicted on the pa• a source of much amusement, and no little tient. If borne well, he gave me a grin of Her Experiences Over concern on our part. approval, and occasionally a tap on the There If anything happened to be missing in the shoulder with his long fore-finger. Often ward, in the shape of tooth-brushes, towels, his expression was very savage, but at the soap or the like, we would usually find time it concerned me very little; later, them carefully tucked away in some remote however, I found out that before enlisting Note—Here is a story, fresh from the corner, as they had a habit of hiding most he had murdered his wife! theatre of war, told by one of the nurses everything. At one time I found six tooth• in the Base Hospital who came from France Unconquerable Courage. brushes under the mattress of an Arabian not long ago. She is not seeking worldly One day while a number of wounded were patient, not one of which had been used, as fame, this nurse; she spoke of her work being brought in, a request was made by they did not believe in them. with reluctance, and she refused to allow one of the orderlies for two adjoining cots. her name to be used. She must be known Their name for us was always "Madmo- Those I arranged and placed in them two to the Gas Attack readers simply as E. D. selle Mees," and one young fellow became comrades who had enlisted, fought, and so impressed with the efficiency of the been wounded together. One of the lads Americans that he announced one day that had his left limb off, and the other had lost Every available building of any size at "Apres la guerre" he would cross over to his right foot. One answered my look of all in France has been converted into hos• America and buy a "Madmoselle Mees" for sympathy by saying: "We are fixed fine pitals to care for their beloved blesses, and himself. now, nurse. One pair of shoes will do for I can see before me an old abandoned Abdullah Objects. \ both of us." Delirious nights and wild monastery, now being used to house those dreams of pursuing Bodies troubled - the One day Abdullah was carried in on a who are heroically spending their splendid stretcher, a big, raw-boned man six foot weaker lad, and night after night his com• manhood, in order to secure the peace for two, looking as though he was worrying rade remained awake and comforted his which they fight, that they who come after more about what would happen to him than chum with words of cheer. Later, it was may enjoy the fruits of their sacrifice. This what had already occurred. His right fore• my pleasure to see them both decorated by building had been fashioned into shape arm being badly broken he was subjected a French officer with the Croix de la Guerre. by a number of Red Cross nurses, and sev• to an operation at once. He could speak sfs sj* eral American, English, and French men neither French nor English, but his actions and women, professional nurses, and others Another year, but still "somewhere in showed how much trust he placed in us, who volunteered their services to recon• France." A military hospital, one of many as the necessary preparations were being struct and make comfortable, this old build• in the section of "Eatables," as the Tommy- made. With many a strange grimace he ing that had been dedicated for the cure called it. Twenty thousand beds in the allowed us to administer the ether. Later, of souls, and was now about to be utilized vicinity. when he awakened in the hospital cot, the for a purpose well worthy of its past asso• properly tucked in sheets appeared like Twenty-four hours after going over • the ciations. some new form of restraint to him. He top the dear lads were with us, some not so The building, built on three sides of a looked around in a startled manner, and badly hurt, but ever ready with the ques• square, was taken over in mid-winter, lack• with a sweeping glance he cast suspicious tion : "Got a fag?" followed by: "Sister, do ing heat of any kind, and with an eight- eyes upon all of us. With a wild yell, and you think I have a Blighty?" years' accumulation of dirt and dust, and uttering the most unearthly sounds he with absolutely no sanitary arrangements. leaped from the cot, pushing aside" those * * * The only water supply was an old well in in his way, made a wild dash through the Nestling in a small valley is a quiet the court, and the only way to obtain it swinging doors into the next ward, fol• was to carry it up three flights of stairs.' lowed by orderlies, doctors, and a number spot, sheltered by beautiful pines, and fac• What these pioneers accomplished was of convalescents, who volunteered to catch ing the English Channel, where many sol• little short of marvelous. Soon as the the swift-moving, quick-dodging son of the diers are resting in God's acre. Evenly laid doors were unlocked, the wounded were desert. After a lively chase down three out, each grave has an aluminum marker, brought in, and the first seventy patients flights of stairs he was finally captured in recording the soldier's name, rank, and were cared for on pallets of straw, laid front of one of the saints, stationed in the on the floor of the oak-paneled refectory! court. He surrendered, but gone was the regiment, when known. Here also are laid When we arrived, four months later, the trustful look in his eyes, gone was that the unknown heroes, those who have left place was in excellent condition, with the child-like confidence in his "Madmoselle no earthly record of their brave deeds, but exception of the town water supply that Mees." Protestingly he was led back, but whose names are on a scroll more durable! had been installed, which had the habit of not to his bed of linen chains. Failing sev• The women of this section have pledged going on a strike quite often, necessitating eral attempts to "tuck him in again" and a call for volunteers to man the "bucket finding it impossible to convince him that themselves to keep forever green these brigade." the bed was not a prison of some sort, we graves of sweet and sacred memory. Short• were obliged to allow him to have his own ly before leaving I visited this peaceful The Sanitary Arab. way, which was to sit in a corner of the valley, and looking upon the graves of my ward for three days, nursing his splintered When it cost so much to obtain the brothers I heard the rumble of distant precious fluid, we didn't encourage our arm, and his broken faith in his "Madmoselle guns: visioning the scene of battle I Arabian patients to indulge in one of their Mees." He would accept nothing from us, religious customs of washing their feet in his drinking water he drew himself, and to thought of the comforting words of Saint it three times a day! make sure it was fit to drink, he always Paul: "To die is gain/5 4 THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK AND RIO GRANDE RATTLER

Wadsworth Gas Attack and Rio Grande Rattler to all parts of the United States. All this growth has come in spite of the fact that labor and material con• Published weekly by and for the men of the Twenty-seventh Division, ditions made it necessary to increase our price from U. S. A., at Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. C, under the direction of the Camp Wadsworth Young Men's Christian Association. five cents to ten. The Gas Attack is not a war-profitting business. No Honorary Editors-— one makes a cent out of it. The editors give their time Major General John F. O'Ryan. free. The contributors, including some of the best pro• Brigadier General Charles L. Phillips. Lt. Colonel Franklin W. Ward. fessional artists and writers in the country, send in their Ernest W. Leslie, Camp Y. M. C. A. Secretary. stuff for the sake of the Division and the love of the game. Publication Committee— What surplus is made goes into making the paper a better, Dr. Paul Moore Strayer, Chairman. brighter sheet. For example, we are going to add four J. S. Kingsley, Editor-in-Chief. E. W. Leslie. pages to the present size—making a 36-page paper—the largest printed by any Division. We are going to add a Editor— rotogravure section, with some good photos of camp life Pvt. Richard E. Conneil, Co. A, 102d Military Police. and other things of interest. This magazine is edited for Associate Editor— the soldiers by soldiers, and as long as that condition Pvt. Charles Divine, Headquarters Sanitary Squad No 1. exists it will never be made an encyclopedia, a tract, a Art Editor— class paper or a highbrow sheet. Pvt. Richard J. Kennedy, 102d Supply Train. We welcome suggestions, criticisms, contributions. Business Manager- Send them in. Come in yourself. We have an office in Theodore P. Elworth, Y. M. C. A. Y. M. C. A. Headquarters, opposite Division Headquarters. Advertising Manager— Also—just to get in a little business while we are at it—• Regtl, Supply Sergt. Gaylord W. Elliott, 102d Ammunition Train. buy every number yourself and send a couple of num• Editorial Staff— bers up North. R. E. C. Lieutenant Edward Streeter, 52d Brigade Headquarters. Ray P. Jenney, Y. M. C. A. Private Walter A, Davenport, O. T. C. Private Fred J. Ashley, Headquarters Troop. A NEW EDITOR. Private Keppler A. Bisbee, 105th Field Artillery. It gives us great pleasure to announce that, beginning PRICE, TEN CENTS FOR THIS ISSUE. with this issue, Mr. Ray F. Jenney, the Camp Physical Director of Camp Wadsworth, becomes the Y. M. C. A. Address, Wadsworth Gas Attack and Rio Grandb Rattler, Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. C. Editor for the Gas Attack. Mr. E. W. Leslie has been elected, to the highest position Subscription terms, $1.50 for 3 months. the Association has to offer, that of Camp Secretary. He Contents of this Magazine Copyrighted, 1918. finds himself too busy, and has resigned in favor of Mr. Jenney, the next best man, in our judgment, to continue the fine work of Mr. Leslie. J. S. KINGSLEY. A NEW NAME. The Gas Attack—whose full baptismal name was The Wadsworth Gas Attack and Rio Grande Rattler—is to WHAT NO REAL SOLDIER WOULD DO. have a new name. After this issue it will be officially The other evening three Gas Attack editors were sur• known as rounding hot cakes in Tommy Harrison's eating place. THE GAS ATTACK Three men from a famous infantry regiment had just put of the away a steak at a nearby table. They watched, until New York Division Tommy's back was turned and then slipped out quietly. (27th Div. U. S. A.) As Tommy put it, "they took a run out powder on me." He was an angry man, was Tommy. Major General 0'Ryan has given the assurance that He said that an occurrence of that kind didn't happen the Gas Attack will continue to be published when we are very often. But it shouldn't happen at all. over there. He has at all times shown a most friendly The merchants downtown, say that they have given and helpful interest in the Division paper and has been credit to a lot of soldiers who are extremely slow to pay kind enough to say that it is an important factor in the up. This is a bad habit to get into. No real soldier would dissemination of valuable news to the men in the Division beat a civilian, out of a cent to which that civilian is and in sustaining the Division's morale. honestly entitled. Our job is to protect the civilians, not Of course, as long as there is a military camp here, there cheat them. Of course, this is another instance where a will undoubtedly be a camp paper. But the Gas Attack few men do what they shouldn't and we all suffer. But is the paper of the New York Division—and will go with why can't those few brace up and be real soldiers, too f that Division wherever it may go. For that reason R, E. C. "Wadsworth'* has been dropped from the title. "Rio Grande Rattler" was retained for some time because the Gas Attack was an outgrowth of the Rattler that so many BRIGADIER GENERAL BANDHOLTZ. men of the Division remember on the Border. We feel that we have grown away from the old Rattler, which did The Gas Attack—for the Division—salutes Brigadier such valiant service in the land of the cactus and which General Bandholtz and congratulates him heartily on his is surely entitled to a particularly bright spot in the promotion. As Colonel Bandholtz, chief of staff of the journalistic happy hunting ground. 27th Division, he made a splendid record and won the We take this opportunity to say that the men of the admiration and respect of officers and. men alike. He Division have supported their camp paper most loyally. proved himself an able soldier and a capable executive. Our circulation has grown; our subscription list has The brigade which gets Brigadier General Bandholtz as grown. We now distribute 20,000 Gas Attacks a week, its leader will be indeed fortunate. R. E. C. THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK and RIO GRANDE RATTLER 5

A SOLDIER'S LETTER TO HIS fourth try some sargent always comes in STUCK! with a list and makes you check up some• SWEETHEART. thing. Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! The soldiers on parade. Dere Mable: Sometimes I go over to the YMCA, Mable. But as soon as you get writin a How smart they swung along the road in I would have wrote sooner but I had such bald headed fello jumps up an says "Now checkered sun and shade: a cold I couldn't say nothin for most a week. fellos weel all sing." All the fellos whats The gleaming guns, the shining boots, the Well, Mable, we ate all the food like the writin looks up an says "Aw one thing and lively steps, the neat salutes— cook said but we ain't in France yet. I guess another." I dont know who the bald head• Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! The soldiers on he aint got as many brains as he said he ed fello is. They got one in every YMCA. parade. had. Everyone is sore at him cause we They all look about alike. I guess there didnt kick at none of his food for more a regular issue. Theys always a bunch of than a week thinkin that when wed ate it Sqush! Sqush! Sqush! The roads are fellos what dont seem to know why they all wed go away. He thinks its funny an full of mud. came. They all start singin. Then I cant says "Do youse guys think this war is a How smart the soldiers stagger where they write no more or do nothin. So I come Cooks tour?" I hate fellos what tries to once were wont to thud, home an go to bed. Independent. Thats get out of things by bein smart. To music made of slushy ooze, as suction me all over, Mable. grips the plastered shoes— Everything's covered with mud includin Most of the taxis is swallowed up in the Sqush! Sqush! Sqush! The soldiers in me. I seem to attract mud like I was a mag• mud. Theys only two or three runnin now. the mud. got, Mable. Yesterday I spent all the after• Only the big strong fellos can get to town. noon shin in up for guard sos to be the The cook says its the old theory of the Kernels orderly. Then I step out of the tent arrival of the fittest. But I guess you dont Mud, mud, mud, and flui. The sargent says "Smith dont you know nothin about sience, Mable. When I O undelicious brew of earth and sky. know enuff not to go on guard lookin like go to town I wrap my blouze in a news• Mud, mud, mud, that?" paper. If they know your goin they give Part coffee, pudding, stew, and pie, I even got mud in my hair. Max Glucos you a list of things to get that looks like a Served to Carolina hills. says when he combs his its like rakin out Chinese Message to Congress. By the time So adhesive are you, mud of camp, a garden. From what I seen of him you go to come home you got so many That even this poem has at last become though 1 dont see how he found out. bundles you look like one of those fellos mired. Its pourin rain an awful cold. Its so cold in the Funny Papers. Everyone stands in It limps, a prisoner in your glucose grip. that the tooth paste rolls right offen your the square lookin like a hat rack waitin for Its feet are stuck, brush in the morning. The Captin has a the three taxis to come along. When they Nor all the King's horses, cold in his nose. He says he wont take the see one they rush it like they do in the Nor all the General's mule skinners men out in such bad wether as today. Taint movies when the milunares car runs over Can pull them back again. nuthin gainst him Mable but I hope he has the poor fellos kid. If goin over the top a cold all winter. is any worse than gettin under the top of Soldiers wallow to the knees, wagons sink Theres a hole in the tent over my cot one of them things with fifty bundles and to the hubs; where the water comes through on me. I as many fellos then Sherman didnt know O mud, it is with thou that put a slicker over me last nite. The water many swear words, eh Mable? But thats The River Styx must flow! made puddles in it. Then when I turned history. I guess you wouldnt understand. Mud in the company street, mud in the tent, over they spilt out into my shoes. This An then when you get home without a Mud in the mess tins, and mud on your had me guessin Mabel till finally I put Max bath or a hair cut or the movies or nothin, blankets, Glucoses shoes there instead of mine. Angus an you forget to get that shavin soap for Mud in the wash basin, MacKenzie had so many holes over his cot yourself an spent all your money they say Which you hang up on the stove to dry by that it looked like one of those safety fire ''Thanks Bill. Put it over there. Can you night, sprinklers. He got up last nite and rigged change a ten dollar bill?" There ought to In order that you may brush it out his shelter half sos the water hit it an run be a law against makin money in such big In the morning with a whiskbroom. onto the next cot. He a brite fello, Angus, numbers. After you, O mud, the fields of France even if he is a forener. I in glad you taken up singin lessons again. Will seem Arcadian. You ought to take a lot of em. I got a The other day he had some medecine O mud, sixteen weeks of intensive mud. favor to ask. I dont do that often. Proud. for a cold. It says on the bottle that it was One can not think of you long Thats me all over. But if that fello Brog- 17 per cent, alcohol. He drank the whole Without cussing, gins keeps buttin round sing for him Mable. thing right down sos nobody couldnt get O mud, It aint askin much with me down here de- hold of it. It made him awful sick but he Mud, fendin you. Although I dont see why I says thats because he isnt used to it for MUD. —C. D. such a long time. Me and hims going down had to come down here to do it. next week to put in a stock of tonics. yours internally Its awful hard to rite letters, Mable. Bill. It is reported on good authority that the Somebodys always fallin over your feet or (E. SO doctors at the Base Hospital are working draggin something wet over the paper if youve got a cot near the door like mine is. Some people's idea of roughing it is to drink on a new serum with which they can inocu• An when you get goin finally at about the champagne out of tin cups. late us against mule-bite. 6 THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK AND RIO GRANDE RATTLER

GUM-BOOT TIME IN CAROLINE.

GENERAL, O'RYAN KICKED BY HORSE. BAND MAKES A HIT. CHEERO! Major-General O'Ryan was hurt by the You'll never repent. kick of his horse while on a recent visit Two Hundred Pieces in the Division You slept in a tent ; Or the blanket you lent to the artillery range at Glassy Rock. He Unit in Concert at Converse. When the tent-pole bent, has long since recovered. Or the O. D.'s vent, The General was leading his horse up a The division band gave a concert in Con• Or the Sibley's dent, verse College on the evening of February mountainside to inspect a gun position. The Or you paid no rent 12th, and it was a great success. Like a decent gent, horse became frightened, wheeled and There were 200 pieces in the consolidated In Ypres and Ghent; kicked him in the stomach with both feet. band, conducted by Band Leader Suther• For you'll know it meant: The General was unconscious for ten min• land, of the 104th Field Artillery. The pro• Just went not sent! gram was varied and interesting. utes. Later he made his way down the Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., Special trains over the P. & N. railway hill to Brigadier-General Phillips's tent, Division Headquarters Troop. took many soldiers to the city and back to where he spent the night. attend the concert.

Sergeant Tompkins, the Ammunition THANKS, JOHN D. A SCHOOL FOR ADJUTANTS. Train mule charmer, calls the salmon to The Rockefeller Foundation has given Lt. Col. Franklin W. Ward, division adju• which some mess sergeants are addicted, $150,000 to be used for "camp welfare work tant, is conducting a school for regimental "submarine chicken." under the War Department's Commission on adjutants. Later, he may conduct a school for battalion adjutants. Training Camp Activities." Camp Wads- They say that discipline is so strict at worth is going to use its share to buy deep There will be an unusually large number sea diving uniforms for the men and mud of snappy cartoons and illustrations in next the O. T. C. that the men have to sleep at guards for the mules. week's Gas Attack. Don't miss it I attention and snore by the numbers. THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK and RIO GRANDE RATTLER 7

THE IDEAS OF ETHELBURT JELLYBACK, PRIVATE

XI. On a Night at the Boxing Bouts and the Great Inspi• ration That Came to "Him There

The other morning when I entered the breakfast pavilion, which soldiers less cul• tured than I call the mess shack, I carried with me, as is my custom, my individual pack• age of cornflakes. The top-sergeant, who sel• dom says anything pleasant to me, called to the cook:

'1 Be sure to give dearie another spoonful of milk.77 I resented the remark. Turning to the top- sergeant, I retorted: i i You had better exercise caution if you venture out of doors. There are many buz• zards in the air today.77 Saying which, I sat down to eat beside the "I, too, was infected with the excitement." sporting editor of The Gas Attack, a rather decent chap despite the fact that he is some• and family of that name. He never engaged The round ended. While the protagonists, what crude. in any project so commercial as the glass resting in their corners, were being fanned '1 Never mind the topper/7 he consoled. industry.7 7 by their solicitous attendants, Frank Moran i 1I '11 be . nice to you. I '11 take you to the The sporting editor pulled me back into my held up his hand for silence. bouts tonight.77 chair, saying that the first bout was going to '' Now, remember, the General said not to That was how, with my curiosity aroused, begin. What was my astonishment to see shout during the rounds. Don 't spoil a good and not realizing to the full just what 1' the that two opponents faced each other almost fight. Save your noise 'til the round is bouts 7 7 were, I accompanied the sporting nude. All they wore was the better half of over and then give the boys your applause.7 7 editor that evening into a big wooden build• a pair of Bee Vee Dees. But on their hands The Fatal Round. ing. Around four sides of it, and packed were giant mittens, which the sporting editor When Major Somebody-or-other blew his close to a roped-off arena, was a vast crowd of spoke of carelessly as gloves. The boxers whistle, the two boxers leaped forward again. soldiers. The air was full of smoke and de• danced around each other, darting forward " There 7s blood in their eye,77 said the lightful jazz-band music played by the 106th every now and then and bringing one of their sporting editor. But I couldn 7t see any Meld Hospital. gloved hands crashing onto the other \s head. I thought their skulls would be shattered. there. It seemed to be chiefly all over one Frank Moran in Rubber Boots. fellow 7s. nose. The sporting editor and I sat down at the Ethelburt Is Alarmed. The slimmer of the two fighters began to ringside, next to a row of captains and "Break! 7 7 commanded Frank Moran, who deliver dexterous blows with lightning speed. majors. They did not nod to me. But then was the referee. "Break! 77 But the other, as sturdy and stocky as a I gave them no encouragement. " Oh! How horrible! 77 I cried. "That County Courthouse, hammered back at him. A big, brawny fellow stepped into the ring brute encouraging them to break each other's Faster and faster went the blows. Soldiers and made an announcement. The sporting bones.7 7 forgot and shouted. editor told me it was no less a person than Slap! Smack! Crack! went the blows, Suddenly the slimmer fighter, called Frank Moran, the prize fighter, "whose pic• one after another. I watched, fascinated, "Mack,77 went down, bang! It occurred in ture is so familiar to readers of The Police in spite of my qualms. Gradually I began the corner where I was sitting. But I never Gazette and other family publications.77 to discern that the sound of the compact came flinched. Mack struggled to his feet and Frank \s hair was tousled—not a bit neat— more from glove meeting glove than from any again faced the other gladiator. The other and he wore rubber boots. I questioned the direct attack upon the body of either pugi• drove in another terrific blow. Bang! Mack sporting editor about this uneonventional cos• list. That considerably lessened my feeling of went down again. tume. horror at the spectacle. I also began to see "One, two, three,77 counted Moran, stand• '( Shhhh, -' 7 he whispered. (' Frank has to the sly way in which each boxer protected ing over the fallen man. At the count of four wear boots so he can wade through the pools himself with his shifting hands, and the Mack got up and continued the fight. He of blood after the fights get started.77 equally sly methods each adopted to slip a went down .again. That happened at least "Oh, how brutal! Why didn 7t you tell blow past the other 7s camouflage. Speaking six or seven times, until I marvelled at the me that before? I7m going!77 I leaped to of camouflage, as everybody is, have you fellow 7s pluck in coming back to such tre• my feet. heard the latest definition of the word? It mendous punishment each time. 'i Sit down, you big boob, 77 shouted a sol• is: mussing up the other twin bed. Cute idea, "One, two, three, four, five,7 7 counted dier back of me. "Who do you think your isn7t it? Moran, while Mack lifted himself half 'dazed father was—a glass blower? 7 7 But about the bout, all of a sudden the box• to his knees. "Six, seven, eight.77 Mack "I know perfectly well who my paternal ers boxed more furiously. The soldiers got rested one knee prepared to rise before the parent was,77 I replied, turning on the fel• excited. count of ten should declare him defeated, low hotly. "My father was Ethelburt Jelly- '' Lot o 7 pep!77 they cried. '' This is war, "Nine—77 back, Sr., the founder of the great -fortune . . Slam him in the stummick.7 7 (Continued on page 30) 8 THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK AND. RIO. GRANDE RATTLER

ONE OF DAN CARROLL'S POEMS. PRAISED BY THE GENERAL, "PIONEER INFANTRY." Dan Carroll, staff correspondent for the New York Herald with the Twenty-seventh Privates Laird and McCarthy Are Com• From the Army and Navy Journal, Division, wrote a column of prose and poetry mended for Preventing Escape in The Spartanburg Herald while the city February 2d, 1918. was under quarantine. One of his works *' of Prisoners, follows, depicting the effect on the Cleve• We have received requests for a defini• i. —_ land Hotel of the soldiers' absence. tion of Pioneer Infantry, now being or• Privates Laird and McCarthy, of the 108th ganized at Camp Wadsworth, S. C, under The chairs in the lobby are vacant; Infantry, kept three prisoners from escaping Brig. Gen. Guy Carleton. At present the The crowd isn't jammed to the wall. recently. One of the prisoners was shot and general answer to an inquiry for a defini• We don't have to wait killed. More recently Major-General John tion, even among high officers of the An hour for a plate; F. O'Ryan sent for Laird and McCarthy and army, is: "Damned if I know." There's a few in the big dining halL told them: The Field Service Regulations provide The waiters stand around idle; "It does you credit. All of us regret, of for Auxiliary troops to be attached to They miss your tips, large and small, course, that the incident resulted in the Army and Corps Headquarters; this used The guests are all blue, death of one of the prisoners. But every to include Heavy Brigade Trains, Heavy They miss you, only you; officer and every man in the division knows Siege Artillery, some Infantry and Caval• But the baths miss you most of all. that you were acting in the line of duty, ry. The Infantry to be attached to Army and not only that, you were quick and effi• and Corps Headquarters are now to be LUGGAGE FOR LONDON. cient, all that a soldier ought to be. You called "Pioneer Infantry." There are to have nothing to regret, but a great deal to be included also Anti-Aircraft Machine The following announcement from the be proud of. Your action has been officially Gun Battalions, and some Signal troops. adjutant-general of the army will be of in• approved by a board of officers which in• A Pioneer Infantry regiment appears terest to all who may be thinking of travel• vestigated the case, and 1 want to commend to be a cross between an Infantry regi• ing through England soon: you personally. You not only discharged ment and an Engineer regiment, doing "Due to limited transportation for troops your duty in the most creditable manner to the work of both; the organization is the traveling through England, officers accom• yourself, but you have furnished an ex• same as that of Infantry, except that it panying such troops will limit their personal ample that all others ought to follow, if, un• has no Machine Gun company, and there baggage to one trunk locker, one bedding fortunately, a similar circumstance should are but 142 men in the Headquarters com• roll and hand baggage. Additional baggage arise. The commendation of your command• pany. How they are to be divided into authorized under existing regulations will ing general has been placed in the official brigades we believe is as yet problemati• be shipped direct to France." record of this case, and I wanted to have cal. It would appear that the regiments the satisfaction of commending you per• from 1 to 50 are to be Corps troops and IS THIS THE RECORD? sonally, but your greatest satisfaction will from 50 to 100 Army troops. come from the knowledge of having dis• Mrs. Ralph Erwin, of Bartlesvllle, Okla., The collar device has not yet been an• charged your duty. That Is the greatest knit a man's sweater in eight hours and nounced. The general impression is that reward any of us can have." forty minutes. She has knitted fifteen it will be crossed rifles with a castle un• sweaters in twelve days. The first one was derneath. It is presumed that the work completed in eighteen hours and the next MOVIES OF CAMP. of the Pioneer troops is to be mainly in fourteen, guarding depots, railroads, supplies, and Lieuts. Meyer S. Lentz, Lawrence J. Dar• engineering work of different kinds. in our and Joseph P. Annin, from the office UNCLAIMED MAIL, of the chief signal officer of the army, re• cently have visited Camp Wadsworth for the Insufficiently addressed mail for the fol• lowing men will be held at the Camp Wads• purpose of making official still and motion LIDD OFF AGAIN., pictures of the life and training work here worth Post Office for one week. This may The town of Spartanburg was quaran• and at the target range, both for historical be obtained by writing to the "Officer in tined from January 26th until February 11th and propaganda purposes. Some of the charge of Post Office," giving complete mail• because of a few cases of spinal meningitis pictures will be used in the recruiting cam• ing address (Regiment and Company), or in town. Now the lights along East Main paigns, by calling for it in person: street burn brightly again and the soldiers Abbots, James H.; Aliesky. Robert; sip their loganberryola in the gild cafes Amedt, Frank; Bern, Joseph Mai Ion; Black, Have you seen the automobiles with "0. and surround the festive wawfull. Bugler Joe; Broomhall, Corp. Geo. H.: D." painted on them? O. D. means Ord• Buonafete, Salvatore; Burgh, D. T.: Butanki, nance Department. Get that straight. It A FRATERNITY-SORORITY. Pvt. Ludwig; Clark, Lieut. R. G.; Clee, isn't Ordinance, nor yet Audience. The A fraternity-sorority, composed of equal Frank; Cobb, A. E'.; Cochran, Win. B.; Cre- other night a buck private, wending his parts of soldiers and fair maidens of Spar• han, Lieut. John P.; Cripps, A. H.; Crum- way homeward over the corrugated road, tanburg, has just been formed with the mey, Pvt. Wm. G.; Finley, Sgt. Y. dePaul; stopped an O. D. car and demanded a ride. avowed intention of holding fortnightly Dougherty, Sgt. R. G.; Drury, George; Egi- The driver demurred a bit. But the buck dances. It is called the Eta Bita Pi. The dio, Gilardi; Flack, Edwin; Gempp. Theo; hopped on, anyhow. After they; had jog• members are Misses Nellie Scriven, Sarah Gillet, R. H.; Greenfield, I.; Hobart, Lieut. ged and jotted along for about a mile, the Montgomery, Natalie Green, Betty Carring- Marcus H.; Jensen, Corp. Wm. E.; Kler, Sgt. buck, just to make conversation, inquired, ton, Roxie Brown and the Misses Sims, and John E.; Knobel, E.; Komeyer, Mike; Kras- "What have you got in the back of the car?" Sergeant Donald Mitchell, Hdqts. Co., 106th ner, Morris; LeRoy, Theodore; Martin, "Oh/8 said the O. D. driver, as he dex• F. A.; Sergt. Reginald Hudson, 102d Lieut. Alvah H. Jr.; McKemy, Capt. J.; Mc- terously avoided a cavity in the road, "just Trench Mortar Battery; Corp. Robert Adams, Nally, Corp. Francis; McPhail, Lt. Graham; a few cans of T. N. T." 102d Trench Mortar Battery; Corp. John Melhaster, James; Miller, C. Blackburn; Bochet, Hdqts. Co., 55th Pioneers; Prvt. Mantell, Lt. Egbert; O'Conner, Wm.; Miss You are not treating that girl back home Frank Helfert, Hdqts. Co., 106th F. A.; Prvt. Patten; Peabody, Sgt. Wm. T.; Perrott, right unless you send her The Gas Attack David Hughes, Co. B, 106th M. G. Battery; Thos. A.; Robbins, Capt. F. C; Welles, Sgt. Maj. Jerry. every week. Prvt. Porter, 102d Ammunition Train. THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK and RIO GRANDE RATTLER 9

OUR MOVIE PAGE

O. U. HELLER. GERALD X. K1STOCKWOOD. MELVILLE MANLY. O. U. Heller, the hero of so many five- Gerald X. Knockwood is a great favorite Melville Manly, who leads triumphant part pictures, risks his life time and time with the matinee girls. He can't help it. armies across the battlefields of Movexico, again that movies may be made for his coun• There is nothing he doesn't dare do—in has just signed a contract for next season try at a salary of $200,000 a year. He has a the movies. He throws the villain over his for $175,000. In every picture you see him beautiful country home, Heller Paradise, in, he goes over the top (of a cliff) or uses shoulder, he heaves his chest at least twice where he does his bit every third Thursday a gun with great dexterity and blank car• every reel, he brushes his hair in Byronic in summer digging, in superb white flannels, tridges. Mr. Manly has organized a Violet waves, and puts down tyrants wherever he in the quaint Italian garden back of his Milo cigarette fund for American soldiers pergola. His favorite portrait is the one sees them—on this side of the water. His in France. His favorite portrait is the one above, showing him debonair in his sport favorite portrait is the one above, showing above, showing him debonair in his sport shirt. him debonair in his sport shirt. shirt.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR jects to army life because you have to get He has enlisted in the Hashky Home Guards, up before noon. Who can blame him? His and will stand guard over the studio some• MOVIE MAD MUTS. favorite cheese is Pimento. where in Southern California, between 4 and The Girl with the Freckled Nose—Gayton 5 p. m. on alternate Tuesdays, in a specially Pail—yes, he's 27, has been married twice designed uniform.. He will pose for photos (not simultaneously, however) and is an before, after and during his guard trick. Behind the Screens With Your expert skee-ball player—plays military roles Admirers who want to secure his autograph to perfection. His salute is in the poetry of will please not clutter up his post. Favorites. motion. He gives it equally well with either hand. He can not join the army until his Montgomery Flute, the virile star of the seven-year contract at $133,000 per, with Sox Film Corporation, who scored a triumph Bertie B.—-Yes, Francis X. Caveman will Louis J. Messhack Film Corp. expires. as Captain Eeffingwell, in "the star-spangled send you his photo if you will send him one The Belle of Gaffney-—The Infamous Players photoplay, The Terror of the Trenches," has dollar and stamps. Green umbrellas. have a farm where all the stars hoe hominy been granted exemption from military serv• Ruff Necque—-No, she doesn't. on fair Fridays. This brings them under the ice by the local board of Follywood, Calif., Aloysious P.—Grain Pilfer played the Cap• head of necessary farm laborers and so they on the grounds that he has a dependent wife tain in "The Daughter of the Dug--out." Yes, are free to persue their art while the extras and child. Mr. Flute has just renewed a he was exempted; feet; flat and cold. register Squads East and West in some camp. seven year contract with the Sox Corporation, calling for $125,000 a year. His wife, known Chaplain—Take juice of one orange, a dash to millions of film fans as Betty Beautiful of brandy, an inch of rum, two soft boiled REEL MEN. has also renewed her contract, and will be eggs, and some cracked ice. Shake well to• starred in a series of patriotic photoplays. gether and allow to cool. Add a soupcon Their talented daughter, Baby Cutie Flute of absinthe, and serve warm. Intimate Glimpses of Heroes of the (aged 7) has signed with the Goldfish Film Co. at what is believed to be the largest Admirer of Charles Hay—He is 25. No. Screen. Perhaps he doesn't know there is a war. salary ever paid a child vampire. Movie stars seldom read the papers. It is Douglas Fairbanks gets $25,000 a year for too much of a strain on their intellects. Two grinning and vaulting" over fences. He is 34 Lancies, a Fiat and a Bugatti. Jack Nickleford, the brilliant young star of years old. He receives $3,571 a day. He the Catamount Pictures, celebrated his 21st Miss Converse—-Wallie Greed does look well makes more in ONE DAY than Nine Privates birthday recently by doing his bit. He bought in uniform, doesn't he? No, he hasn't tried make in ONE YEAR. $25,000 worth of Liberty Bonds. Jack has to enlist. He fears that he has lived in an just signed a 20-year contract which will apartment so long he has flat feet. Harold St. Elmo, who played the dashing mean $150,000 a year to the young star, or Miss Happ—-Dusty Barnum prefers nighties lieutenant in the patriotic film success, "My twice what the President of the United to pajamas. He wears a size 10 hat. He ob• Country 'Tis of Thee," has joined the colors. States gets. THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK and RIO GRANDE RATTLER

H I NEWS FROM DIVISION UNITS

BATTERY E, 104TH FIELD ARTILLERY. DIVISION HEADQUARTERS TROOP. MACHINE GUN COMPANY, 108TH INF.

Prvts. First Class Frank Owens, Charles A troop glee club has been formed. "Blow your whistle, Davy!" the crowd Plath and Arthur B. Wood were promoted Among the players enrolled so far are yelled. Just then Band Leader Oltz and his corporals this week. These appointments Corporal Rost, Ted Gemp, Dick Giles, Bob orchestra broke into the stirring strains of will add to the efficiency of Sergt. Corbett's White, Field Clerk Kehoe. Chopin's Funeral March. Davy Cohen blew crack special detail. A daily news bulletin is also being issued. his whistle and the Battle Royal, the fea• Our old friend, Sergt. Major Breen, re• Frank Geifer and Ted Gemp have built a ture of the "Racket" the Machine Gunners ceived his commission this week. The mem• wireless receiving apparatus on the garage of the 108th Infantry, held last Saturday bers of the battery extend hearty congratu• roof and every night reports are received night in their mess shack was on. But the lations and wish Lt. Breen luck in his new from the national station at Arlington and dead march wasn't necessary. They didn't rank. published on the roster board in the morn• have to drag anybody out. Sergt. Kelly and Prvt. Matthews are do• ing. Funny? Why even Sergeant Jack Butler,, ing well under Barber Martin's treatment. Sergeant Crawford has relieved the men said to be the most even-tempered man in Kelly can boast of a "fuzzy top," while Mat• of the blues which have been troubling them the division, had to depart from his usual thews' bean resembles a ballroom floor. for the past month and a half. Within ten pose and smile at the figure which Wee Wil• Table Waiter Yates would like to know minutes after the news had been received lie Nasoff made when he missed a swing why the boxing gloves were not strained that Division Headquarters Troop had been and bumped into his own partner. Nobody out Mike Donoho's tea. given back its cavalry insignia by the War knows yet how the melee ended up, but it is a safe bet that no bout on record ever First Sergt. Crane says, "Where there's Department, he had put every mother's son furnished so much amusement to a crowd smoke there's fire," and where there's fire back in his yellow cord. as that which the four smallest men of the there are "goldbricks." Sergeant Jim Townsend has found a third platoon put on. They called it the Corp. Keenan's future title will be "Bat• scheme to remind him of his job even when "Battle Royal." It was. tery Tailor." Expert work done on blouses he sleeps. He has made a collection of and chevrons, underwear a specialty, open wooden horses and enclosed them in a cor• Corporal Ben Flynn and Herbert Ernisse all night, too. ral above the head of his bunk. sang for the crowd between bouts. "Mule- skinner" Quinn came up from the picket From all appearances our next notes will Several of the men who have applied for line long enough to help the Racket along be from "Dark Corners." The regiment is commissions have taken time by the fore• with a couple of solos. Andy Carroll was. scheduled for range practice. The roads are lock and notified their friends of the news the announcer. He struck the high spots bad, the weather cool, but—let's go. ahead of time. If we can believe the in• when he came into the glare and told what, coming mail, the ranks include Lieutenants It's a cold morning for Klan & McBeath the Irish think of the American national Jake Wagner, Jack Taggert and Neil Van- when the order comes "open those tent pastime. flaps." derbilt. Eddie Troan, beg pardon, Sergeant Troan Civil war is being waged in the Judge The good news has reached camp that it is now, left his signal platoon in Head• Advocate's department. Ever since two of Corporal Regan Finney is doing great work quarters Company long enough to come Neil Vanderbilt's poems appeared in The at the Divisional Officers' Training School. over to watch the festivities and he ended Gas Attack, Tom Ahearn, his boss, has been Finney has all the qualities necessary to up by stepping forth and putting on a cou• staying in nights studying rhythm and meter. make an officer and should pass the "grind" ple of melodramas with the assistance of He now announces a recital of some of his easily. Ernisse and his "Veiled Lady." own work at one of the Spartanburg clubs. "Drip" Subers has proven himself a scien• After the evening's entertainment was tist. By using a clothes line and an ax in over the ropes were pulled down, the can• the hands of Corp. Raleigh, he cured Jack A NEW VERSION OF THE GOLDEN RULE. vas was taken up from the ring, more of a spell of insomnia. tables were pushed back and with "Weasel" Captain Walter Palmer, of the Remount, —J. S. K. Pratt acting in the capacity of orchestra, insists first, last, and all the time, upon they staged an impromptu dance. Cookie kindness to the animals under his charge. Kassel and his K. P.'s were right in their The following timely verse is posted on the COMPANY I, 53RD PIONEER INFANTRY. glory then. Then poured out cocoa all bulletin board at the Wagon Company and around and then topped that with a choco• Top Sergeant Alexander, of Company I, Pack Train: has ceased to be a man who can still call late pie confection that Kassel knows how Would you have a gentle Mule to make. his soul, corn plasters, shaving brushes, or Then apply the Golden Rule; anything else, his own. If he's full of pep and vim He applied for a furlough during January. He'll do to you as you do to him; Corporal Ferry, of the M. P.'s, was sent He went home to see his girl. First, he Cuss him less and curry more, to town on official business. Not. being in questioned the Pop, and then he popped the He'll repay a hundred score; a hurry he decided to take the P. and N. question. He volunteered to sacrifice his Pet him more and pound him less, The conductor came through the car, dime future peace of mind and signed up for an He'll return each fond caress; hunting. enlistment for life, being persuaded to do But kick him—and His Muleship waits "I'm on official business," said Corporal so by the greatest of recruiting agents— To land you through the Pearly Gates. Ferry, "You'll have to pass me." Cupid. On the twenty-second of the month, —W. B. P. he took the fatal dive in the sea of matri• "Son," said the venerable conductor, sad• mony, with no thought of ever being- ly, "I'm sorry, but we can't. The trains on rescued. Good luck, Sergeant. We trust the You have heard of spark arresters and this road are so durn slow we can't pass; bark of love which you boarded will never shock absorbers. The Gas Attack is even anybody." strike a raft of trouble. more unique. It is a gloom dispeller. (More Camp News on page 12)

12 THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK and RIO GRANDE RATTLER

MACHINE GUN COMPANY, 108TH INF. COMPANY M, 105TH INFANTRY. We are again taking up our daily schedule I A GAS MASK. It is whispered among our officers that of training which was somewhat broken dur• I It is a spitoon, shaped like a pig's one of their number is going to apply for a ing our quarantine. We have four American | snout, containing disease germs, a nipple, Lance Corporal's job, now that he has gone Model Lewis Machine Guns and three Auto• | a clothes-pin, a pair of goggles, a rain- back to the "boil" stage. matic Colts which were assigned to us re• I coat, a hose (rubber), with a tin can full "Tippy" Smythe has gone into the pigeon cently. We have In addition eight English 1 of drug stores on the end, contained in business for a pastime. The peculiar thing model Lewis Guns. The men are all study• | a sack, and lacking only three balls to be about "Tips" pigeons is, they are all black ing and rapidly becoming familiar with the t a fully-equipped hock-shop. and go "Caw-Caw." operation and nomenclature of the newer | Its purposes are many, chiefly—to see Corp. Rosebrook met with a sad, sad ex• guns. The men are working under the di• | how many different persons can use the perience last week. Some one borrowed rection of their platoon leaders, Lieuts. Mc• J same mouthpiece without wearing it out; his sox and trousers while in bathing at the Kay, Summers and Butterfield. ' f to find out how long one can hold his Y. M. and poor "Rosie" had to come home We have lost nine of our best men, who | breath; to prove the necessity of bib is- in the world-famous barrel. were chosen for the Motor Mechanics' Regi• | sue; to be worn by cooks when slinging Jack Fidelo, the stone inventor, has at last ment. They left on Tuesday, January 29, f hash; to be worn when the captain or departed from our midst. We hope to hear 'mid the cheers and best wishes of the I top-sergeant promises you promotion; at from Jack soon, somewhere in, etc., etc. company. Many more are expected to leave | masquerades; to prevent tobacco chewing. The boys of the 12th Squad report, that In the near future. I J. A. ELASER, Tom White, the diving Venus, is eagerly Our company Is most ably represented at { Co. B, 102d Am. Ti\ awaiting his long overdue discharge. the Officers' Training School by Sergeants Joe Squazzo has lost his old title, "The Golden, Sommer, Bates and Diffen. Pride of Battery Park" and has annexed a Sergt. Don Lindsey was chosen to take "Parley" learning to cook. new • one to the tune of "The Soldier Oil a course at the School for camouflage. "Shine Rooney" not in quarters. King." Sergt. "Bill" Crumlish, one of our most "Barbona" with money. CORP. F. B. R., JR. popular non-coms, has been promoted to "Sup. - Sergt. Colin" with supplies. acting 1st Sergt. H. W. O. 106TH INFANTRY. Private "Roge" Parley is at present filling Machine Gun Co. Current comment up and down D street, the duties of mess-sergeant in the absence or rather, passing the time of day with First of Mess-Sergt. Tom Sykes, who is enjoying BATTERY D, 106TH REGT. FIELD Sergeant Lichtenstein: a furlough. ARTILLERY. "Well, 'Sarge,' have you reduced anyone The "Secret Seven" are still holding their today?" nightly meetings of a mysterious nature. Lady Briggs has been after a transfer to To our now complete library of musical "Huck" Quinn, the corral comedian, is try• the Wofford College. What is the trouble, classics, we announce the addition of the ing his jokes on the mules. You ought to dear, too much mud at camp? following, which may be procured at the see them laugh. First Lieut. Parlour expects to be trans• office, any time between "Taps" and "Reve• Corp. "Chris." Redd an challenges any pro• ferred to the Aviation Corps soon. Good ille," for the thin sma' dime. fessional cribbage players to a series of luck to you. "There's a Broken Corporal for Every games. See Mgr. Rooney. Bugler Blasso was seen washing his face Light in D St." Wanted—Eight good gags for the 13th yesterday. The following embryo "half-looies" are in squad. To be applied after taps. The Battery flat car pulled into the sid• attendance at the Officers Training school Privates Glands, Bremner, and Overend ing yesterday. Ord Black and Shelter-Half from this company: Sergeant D. R. Adam- have returned from the 107th M. G. Co., Weisner, step up and get our hats. son, Sergeant Herman Garnjost, Jr., and where they were most pleasantly entertained They are now carrying the food to the Supply Sergeant Gustave C. Fenn. The best and drilled during our quarantine. tables in hods, since Bricklayer Jucld is act• wishes of the entire company to you, men, Ex-Sergt. Wakefield has his ups and ing Mess Sergeant. and more power to you. downs. He is a first class private again. Corp. Davidhazy and Corp. Wood have Commercial candor in a recent Gas At• Going up or down next, "Slivers?" been complaining that their names have not been in The Gas Attack, so here they are. tack: "If you want the best fit you ever "Herb" Ernisee bought a ukulele and Rather amusing to hear the S. H. Quar• had in your life, see me.—W. F. Porter, someone must have smeared glue on it, for tet, composed of First Sergt. Priester, Corp. Cleveland Hotel."—And still more of it, we can not separate Herb from it. We have Jackson, Corp. McMurray and Bologne Over the door of Wool worth's in Spartan• tried several ways but have failed. Keethe, sing "They Go Wild, Simply Wild burg: N. Y. prices for N. Y. Boys.' Sergt. Butler expects to transfer to the Over Me." They have refused several flat• Bill Bockmeyer finally got away with it Motor Mechanics. tering offers from the Metropolitan Opera What? Yep, he's on his furlough. He was Mechanic Harry Miller has been made a Co. pretty sober about it before he left, but we corporal. He wished to get into active serv• —S. W. J. refuse to vouch for his present condition. ice. He did. He now has charge of the Our contribs are coming thru! "fighting twelfth" squad. WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY. And now for a good last line. Private Wadsworth: You all know Men in Camp Wadsworth who have at• Out of confinement by Christmas. "Clayt." of Al. Fields Minstrels, has been tended, or graduated from the Western Re• H. D. T. very quiet lately. We all wonder if he is serve University, are asked to communicate lonesome for the footlights and his old part with T. W. Garvin, Director Spartanburg COMPANY L, 105TH INFANTRY. in Uncle Tom's Cabin. War Camp Community Service, Spartan• Our friend W. J. McKenzie has been pro• Joe Gadden, the boy who got out on ac• burg, S. C. moted to corporal. Go to it Walter John, count of his flat feet, is now a dancing in• you have our heartiest wishes. structor in Grand Central Palace, N. Y. A COBBLER'S PAY. Co. L and Co. B are going to have a Seven Modern Wonders: According to a camp bulletin issued re• squad relay just as soon as the weather "Whiffen" not on sick report. cently, the grade and pay of cobblers is that permits. Peace in the 13th squad. of mechanics, except that the grade of a L Company will have their old coach "Slivers'' Wakefield forgetting the "bor• cobbler for organizations of the signal corps Frank Thornton; so Matt Geis, watch your• der." is that of a corporal. self. J. M. Mc. THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK and RIO GRANDE RATTLER 13

COMPANY A, 102ND SUPPLY TRAIN.

It seems a pity how true art is denied. "Vernon" Mullane, a dancer just flowing over with grace and charm, in fact, an artist of rare talent, has had little or no chance to show his wonderful ability in the Sunny South. Never mind, "Vernon," you may have a chance to do a little "hoofing" on the Rue de l'Opera. Sergt. Hyslop, the word-famous aviator, is flying to cooking school every morning. Learning how to make angel cake, Charlie? Corporal Jack Kehoe superintended the manicuring of our company street last week. Now, if New York ever wants a good street commissioner—oh, well, have patience, Jack. Joe White is trying to impress on Mike Devaney the large profits that is in the livery stable business. Be careful Mike. Corporal Liddane's new secretary made a terrible mistake the other day. Put the wrong paper in the right envelope. Any harm done, Ray? Corporal Price, hope you have renewed your subscription to "Snappy Stories." That was a good one about the Remington. Corporal Frazer don't find much time' to "talk to the bones" lately; he is quite busy learning the art of cooking. Sergt. Smith is going to have a family reunion in the near future. C. J.

MACHINE GUN COMPANY, 106TH INF.

Our evenings are somewhat livened since Private Rostrom entered our tent. His har• monica playing is simply exquisite. We wonder if Private Graney will ever get enough sleep. He is known as the "Sleeping Beauty" of our tent. How do IN THE GAS ATTACK OFFICE. you get that way Nick, is it natural or just "Is the editor in?" a habit? "Yes, all in!" Private Schlimowitz is saving the Govern• "Do you turn many poets out here?" ment money, by wearing his O. D. boots "Yes, we can't turn 'em out fast enough.1' these days. Hasn't worn his shoes in three weeks. Whatcha trying for Harry, a com• MACHINE GUN COMPANY, 106TH INF. NEW 71ST N. Y. INFANTRY CARRIES ON. mission? Private "King" Brady has been unani• Private Zimmerman is feeling very blue Men of the old 71st N. Y. Infantry (now the 54th Pioneers) will be interested to mously elected chief fireman, since the de• since his old friend Tarmargo has been know that the new 71st is carrying on. The parture of Private Milton Tully, to the Me• transferred to Augusta, Ga. They were as new 71st of the New York National Guard chanics' Regiment. Go to it strong, "King," friendly as a one-armed man is with the now has a total strength of 762. At a re• and have that Sibley roaring when we get hives. Zimmie, however, has not lost his cent inspection it was highly praised,, and up in the morning. Colonel Wells was commended for his work Private Durham, our new tent mate, seems wonderful voice. Most talking machines in getting his regiment into such good to be full of pep and ambition. Hope he are made, but he was born. shape. doesn't lose his ambition too soon. Welcome Private Zeese, the only man in the com• Needless to say the new 71st has the to our happy family, "Bull Durham." pany who is honored by wearing a size 14 ^ warmest interest in the old 71st. Men are The boys have a new definition for Liais- shoe, would like to know when they are encouraged to get into active federal serv• son: They think it is a new word for ice as soon as possible and everything is labor. going to issue O. D. rowboats, done to facilitate their transfer, so the new We welcome the arrival of Sergt. Raleigh PL H. 71st is really serving as a prep school for to our company, after being on detached the old 71st and other outfits in active serv• service for four months. Make yourself at WHO LIVES IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY? ice. home "Sarg." H. E. S. If you do, send in your name at once to A provisional company from the new 71st of 80 officers and men is now doing duty on the Westchester County Commission of Gen• M, P 'S AT RANGES. the N. Y. aqueduct, eral Safety, Court House, White Plains, N. Two officers and forty men from the Y., and have your name inscribed on your 102d Military Police are doing duty at Everybody is doing it! Doing what? Campobello, Landrum and Tryon, the artil• county's roll of honor. Tell your rank, or• keeping a file of copies of The Gas Attack. lery and infantry range towns. ganization and home address. Be sure and get next week's. 14 THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK AND RIO GRANDE RATTLER

LETTERS THAT CHOKE THE EDITOR'S MAI!

Communications from Readers, Gentle and Otherwise

To the Editor: Editor Gas Attack: HER SIDE OF THE STORY. Have you ever had that tatoo feeling? i Your last edition of The Gas Attack con• (An Answer to "My Sweetheart.'') mean that feeling of emptiness that hits tained an article that has caused me to take You left a true girl when you hurried away 'you at nine p. m.? No matter how much a lot of kidding from the boys in the com• To answer Democracy's call. good slum you. pack away at 5:30, that hol• pany, not that I mind their jokes but they Tears still dim her eyes, as she worries and low feeling comes a-stealing o'er your tum• won't listen to my version of the affair, it sighs, my, and. you borrow two bits from a tent- would be quite an ordeal for me to explain And prays for her boy above all. mate and head for the canteen, where you to each and every member of the company assuage the feeling with pie, pop, popcorn so I thought you. could assist me by placing and peanut bars. But on a Carolina night, the facts where everyone could read them, She no longer dances, jumps, skips or when there is a nip in the air but not In here goes: prances. you/ pie, pop, etc., often doesn't hit that I frankly admit having taken one pan con• Or takes in any good show. spot that so badly needs hitting. taining thirty Hamburger steaks the week For the men left behind are not very fine,. You yearn for something sizzling, some• I was on K. P. and hiding same under the Being types which you probably know, thing soothing, warm, substantial—yes, you mess shack but this act was inspired by get me—hot cakes and coffee. Oh, yes— Cook Hugo Herzog, he explained to me that. So have not a fear, for your girl is sincere, you can - go to Spartanburg, you reply. But Corp. Lewis' squad was always hungry and Just as she vowed she would be; that costs half a buck for transportation he wanted to slip him something on the And the same cozy sofa awaits her fond, alone, and is a trip comparable to ascend• quiet. I never did trust that cook, but he loafer, ing the Matterhorn in these days of mud. had such an innocent look and I felt so sorry 'Tis true—you can take this from me. Now, toy point Is this—why can't the can• for the hungry squad, I followed Herzog's JESSIE' LAMB. teens sell hot cakes and coffee? A sanitary suggestion. Little did I know there would New York City, N. Y. kitchen can be put up quite easily. And I not be enough steaks left to feed the com• * * A am sure that the • old simile "sell like hot pany or that Hugo would double-cross me, cakes" would be found to work remarkably so when I discovered the meat was gone SHE OUGHT TO KNOW. well. Why, a man down in the 105th tells my conscience bothered me and I promptly He says that he thinks and he knows very- me that when the canteen down there sold brought in the hidden pan. Of course, well hot cakes and coffee, the number of hot everyone saw me do it, but I relied on Her• That the sweetheart that once was • so cake inhalers averaged around 2,500 a day— zog to square things. He did not, but ac• true, which is pretty good proof that the boys cused me of hiding them to satisfy my own Now loves some one else in the same fervent want them. Sure, our regular issue grub appetite. Such a terrible thing to say when way, is good—and we get a lot of it. But it's no everyone who knows me will vouch for it But I think he's quite wrong, don't you? sin to have a little extra appetite, is it? that I am the poorest eater in the company. Can't you tip off your friends in the can• This explanation, I am sure, will set me teens so that we hot cake fans can enjoy right with the boys and I thank you sin• Now we are the folks left behind in New. life? cerely for giving me the chance of placing York, Yours, with maple syrup, the matter before them in its true light. And we see what goes on ev'ry day—• A HUNGRY SOLDIER. Sincerely yours, What is more, I am one of the "Sweethearts of Mine," PRIVATE MULLHALL, And from my experience say. Co. F, 102nd Engineers. ON SCENTED PAPER, TOO! Dearest Editor: THE GIRLS DENY IT. If the girl who said "Dearie, let's go to the Just to tell you how much I enjoy your show" paper—"Gas Attack"—sent to me by my From New York City and Richmond To the boy now fighting somewhere, "sweetheart" there with you boys—Camp Hill Come Answers to Herty's Was to wish for a Sweetie on the old parlor Wadsworth. Poem. couch I love people with brains, and most of the .Editor Gas Attack, To replace the beau Over There. boys writing on aforesaid paper are brainy. Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. C. I read to a "knitting club" all the clever Dear Sir: 'Twould be no small puzzle to find that 'er articles; and these young ladies (peaches A copy of The Gas Attack happened to man, every one) join me in this "pat on the wander up this way. and in it we found a E'en though our great city is big, back" I use this means to give you. little poem written by Private Howard A. Private W. A. Davenport's article in Jan• Herty, entitled "My Sweetheart." Ev'ry man that we meet is old, bald and uary 19th issue, "Doing Our Bit at $1.50 We have - attempted to reply to the con• gray per" is absolutely my, I should say, our, tents of said poem. You will find enlosed Or is wearing an opera wig. sentiments, exactly. two attempts, one by Miss Lamb, and one by Again telling you how I love and look the writer. Perhaps you would like to in• And if our large city is so much reduced, forward to your paper; because it seems to sert these in the next issue of The Gas At• I wonder about the small villas! bring me nearer to the one, and ones, most tack. If you do, may we each have a copy Oh, no! Ye fair soldiers, fret not your brave in my heart—I love them all, including my of the magazine? Let us know what the hearts, brother. I remain, charge will be, and we will forward the The couch bears nought else but the An ardent admirer, cost of both copies. "pilla's;" C, L. P. Yours truly, —CHARLOTTE KNOWLES. February 5, 1918. Charlotte E. Kxowles, Editor's Note—We bow! Richmond Hill, Long Island, N. Y. Richmond Hill, Long Island. THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK AND RIO GRANDE RATTLER 15

"AUTOMATIC MAIL CHUTE" COMPANY C, 105TH MACHINE GUN COMPANY C, 108TH INFANTRY. or the BATTALION. Sergeant "Bill" Egloff strongly protests in -FIRST SERGEANT'S DELIGHT" Prvt. Sprague is sporting a black and red being called "Hon," by the men. Seeing Invented by that "Bill" tips the scales close to 225 pounds hat cord now and doesn't have to drill nor "THE NATIONAL COT-BENDERS' he should be called "Ton" or "Babe," both do anything except keep Old Sibley on the SYNDICATE'' . more appropriate. Ail Organization formed for the purpose of job. Why don't you join the Army, Sprague? Our Bugler Ainslie, known as "Goldy," is improving' the conditions surrounding- a Sol• dier's Life in Camp. George Messenger's moustache is getting now sporting a gold tooth. So that every• Improvement No. 3,764,921,4. Dated Jelly 4th, pretty dry and wilted. I'd advise you to body would notice it, he had it placed in 1492. Patent Pending, water it, George. the front row. Now it looks like a golden STAFF i smile every time he opens his mouth. Corporal "Jack" Sullivan and the "fat boy" 1st CI. Pvt. Arthur Buese... Artist & Inventor The way Corporal Jack Meyer tries to of No. 3 Tent, had a little duet the other 1st CI. Pvt. George Devlin...... Patent Agent sell War Risk Insurance one would think 1st CI. Pvt. Paul Murtaugh...... Attorney night, but they were a bit out of gear as he was working on a commission basis. His A. Buese ...... Deck Hand they were both dreaming different things, main argument is the use of his hands. G. Devlin ...... Scene Shifter and they were entirely too loud for the com• "Charge O' Quarters" proved such an P. Murtaugh ...... Property Man fort of the other - fellows who were doing UNinteresting job that Corporal Michels ap• Mr. Vera Buese ...... Electrician their best to sleep. "Billie," you better take plied for admittance to the Camouflage Mr. G. Washington Devlin ...... Musician school. When he invented that excuse he car fare to bed with you. Mr. Paul Bera Murtaugh ...... Physician made a good start in the right direction. Description of "Automatic Mail Clrate5" 1 Lili Maud Adams is getting awful rough Ole Reliable "Bill" Hogan inherits the job. The vibration of soldier's voice, shouting his lately. Who are you going around with, name into the horn, causes an electrical We have a new blonde stenographer. tuning fork to open his individual mail box Griffith? Now, don't get excited. It's a he. Private and deliver the mush from the Wild. Women Sergt. Rust lost his third tent through fire Dillon has taken the job—and say—he's of the North (or Spartanburg). As this mush good, too. Yep. He took the school course often affects the Mai lee, it is sometimes this month. It must cost quite a bit of of Hunt & Peck. necessary to assist him out of the First Ser• money to indulge. Did you have to hunt geant's Tent with the aid of a "Pusher" Corporal Carl Brown was presented with a through the ashes for your meerchaum pipe operated from button- by man in Charge of daughter. He immediately left for home to Quarters. The installation price of this Mas• again, Charley? terpiece is only $4.97%, F. O. B. Morgan get acquainted with his family. —L. H. Square, Spartanburg, via P. & N. Railroad be• Private Pfeiffer had aspirations to become tween the hours of 4:30. Repair parts can a boxer until Joe' Trouski handed him a be gotten from any Supply Sergeant (if he Now is the time when a sunshiny day ap• has the size) or Combat Wagon. If the trimming. Pfeiffer came from the 47th with Pusher does not work effectively, a few empty pears—now and then. Camp sports are a "rep." That's all he had. Now he hasn't bananas working in collaboration with a set looking up. Get next week's Gas Attack and even that. of rollers at entrance, will prove of great as• sistance to Mailees having heavy admirers. read the well edited sport pages. -—CORP. J. M. 16 THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK AND RIO GRANDE RATTLER

HEADQUARTERS SANITARY SQUAD AMBULANCE CO. NO. 105.

MO. 1. There was great rejoicing among the "Rough Riders of the GMC's" a few days Five new men were transferred to this ago when they received official notification unit last week: Privates Robert E. King, of their promotion to wagoners, and the of Field Hospital 107; John S. Maher, F. H. following day Len Grab o sky sported a 107; Edward L. Fleming, F. H. 106; Wilbur brand new pair of chevrons on his sweater. D. Vair, Med. Dept. 108th Inf.; Raymond They looked fine, even though he sewed W. Metzger, Med. Dept. 108th Inf., and them on upside down. Privates 1st Class, Victor C. Deprez, Med. Dept. 108th Inf. Glenn Benson, Jack Bunch, Carl DeLano, Jimmy Ehrman is the quartermaster ser• George Doust, David Earll, Len Grabosky, geant of this recently organized unit. Pri• Art Hollis, and Privates Charles Brown, vate Ted Thibau Is the clerk. "Goosie" Ferguson, Leon Hooper, "Zob" La- Sergeants Crandall and Goldsmith are at• Valle and Les Scammell are the lucky boys. tending his school. Mechanic Jake Miller has been placed in Private Heaney has his troubles building charge of all repairs. the fire in tent No. 2 of a morning. His Though recent inclement weather has tentmates have theirs trying to sleep dur- caused the temporary cessation of athletics the process. Private Ed. Shields, of the in camp, Sergeant Chaskel's boxing classes same tent, finds his troubles revolving are still very popular. Corporal Bernard chiefly around the lending of his broom. Tucker and Private Victor Paetznick, nick• Ed. is the electrician. named "Nip" and "Tuck," go at it hammer Private Deprez joined the unit with a and tongs, and even Sergeant Klink makes mysterious black box—a Victrola. He good use of that peculiar shuffle that he brought two and a half records. He's wait• adopts when he dons the gloves. ing for somebody to donate the other half. At noon mess January 24, Corporal Wal• Private Metzger only mentions Fort Ben• Q. M. C. DETACHMENT. jamin Harrison occasionally. The ailment ter B. Schindler was given a rousing send- Pvt. H. B. Treiste is back from his fifteen- is not a serious one. off as he ate his farewell meal with the day furlough, looking very good after some Private Vair, who went home on a fur• company. He will resume his studies at hard nights in the big city, and is again lough, came back married. Moral—oh, the College of Medicine at Syracuse Univer• driving his little Dodge, dodging all the M. make it up yourself! sity. A veteran of the Mexican border P.'s in camp. There will be no comment on Sergeant troubles a year ago, he was a popular and McKenna in this issue because he has Corporal Hugh Mulligan has gone to spend valuable member of this organization and threatened to give three days fatigue to the i| his furlough in the hard coal regions in a both officers and men regret his departure. correspondent if anything he doesn't like f small town called Hableton, somewhere in Sergeant Clayton Crandall, Privates 1st is printed about him. Thus is the freedom Pennsylvania. Class Frank Crandall and John A. Halloran, of the press hedged about. Pvt. Mcllravy announced to the detach• who were recently transferred from this The quartette which used to rehearse in ment that Big Charlie Steinmetz finally has company to Sanitary Squad No. 1, appear the street of Ambulance Co. 108, now holds parted with ten cents and bought himself a very well satisfied with their new quarters its occasional practice with the sanitary pack of Sweet Cap oral cigarettes. near the 106th Field Hospital. Private 1st Class Ray Johnson and Pri• squad: Privates Rob rts and Berthof, A. C. Julius Chester, the cook of this detach• vate Ted Swift have been detailed for duty 108, and Goodnough and Divine of this unit. ment, married a real queen from Saxon on in the operating room at the Base Hospital There, we feared all along our name would Wednesday, February 6th. The boys all for special instruction. creep into this! wish him luck, but hope we get something to eat hereafter. Privates 1st Class Jack Bunch, "Cuckoo" Gomon, and Privates "Hoddy" Jones, Pvt. Charles Benedict Duffy, who has BATTERY B3 106TH FIELD ARTILLERY. "Mose" Vedcler, Mike Michaels, "Hungry" taken examination for second lieutenant, Bushnell, "Lydia" Parkhurst, "Tonsorial" The buglers of this Battery have been must expect to get his commission, as he Dessert, Harold Short, and P. S. Bunch, re• issued one horse apiece. From the remarks has been seen around the officers' quarters, cently returned from a ten day furlough heard while trying to mount their new ac• looking up some of the real officers' cast off spent in Syracuse. quisitions, no seconds will be called for, and clothing, bars and hat cords. the Supply Sergeant can rest easy on that The camp quartermaster's orderly is wor• By feigning sickness, "Mose" Vedder score. It is a well-known fact that these managed to secure permission to share an ried because the commanding officer can not modern Knights in O. D. ride their horses upper berth with "Hodcly" Jones, though he give him an easier assignment than sitting —off and on. declares that he had to sleep in the ham• down reading Gas Attacks all day. Bugler McCormick has been given the mock. In the morning "Hoddy" discovered title of Rough-Rider, because he shows such —C. J. S. that one of his socks was missing and after bravery with his lightening steed, who an• a search, he discovered it in a lower berth swers to the name of Buster. Buster has which happened to be occupied by a Major. LUTHERAN COMMUNION SERVICE. rather a cute way of doing things. For in• Being too bashful to address the Major, stance; if tired of having McCormick on The Lutheran Communion Service to be "Hoddy" had to sit in bed and wait for the his back, he simply lays down on the job, held in Y. M. C. A. Unit 96 Sunday, Febru• Major to get up, a target for the laughter allowing the rider to roll off to finish his ary 17th, will begin at 9 a. m. instead of and witticisms of his comrades. Finally trip on foot. 10 a. m., as stated in a previous issue of an obliging porter rescued the sock and The Lieutenant has decided to place the The Gas Attack. The service will be con• "Hoddy" finished his dressing in peace. buglers in a class by themselves. The ducted by Chaplain E. F. Keever, of the If anyone should hear Carl Rea heave a name has not been accepted yet, but those witnessing the past performances of the 102d Trains and Military Police, assisted by heavy sigh and then smile reminiscently, musical jockeys insist upon calling them the Camp Pastor E. E. Ryden. All Lutheran let him remember that recent week-end trip "Rising Doughboys." men in Camp Wadsworth are urged to at• to Spencer with George Doust. J. W. tend. A. K. M. THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK AND RIO GRANDE RATTLER 17

COMPANY H, 105TH INFANTRY. COMPANY K, 107TH INFANTRY.

Company H won the honors for kitchen That black braid on the arms of Lieuten• cleanliness in the regiment for the week ant Daniell has been the pleasantest sight ending February 2nd, coming home a win• we have seen in some time. Company K, ner with ease and plenty of margin to spare. newcomers and those who know him of old, The winning of this flag was due to the and especially the Third Platoon, will affirm efforts and hard work of Pvts. Red McGahan the Lieutenant is the most popular officer and Yaller Kaufman, who did the painting in the regiment and unite in their congratu• and interior decoration of same. lations over the well-earned reward, Corporal Jack Level, alias "Ambie," has The 21st Squad have been resting on their left on a furlough for his home on the laurels lately, since Buck Private V. S. Coast. He will be there and back before Mills developed the measles. Wish some• he knows it, but we all hope he will enjoy one would martyr himself in our squad. the trip anyway. I wonder why Private Duffy has been Private Augustus Lucius Tootell is still stoking the incinerator so faithfully for the complaining of his flat feet, and will accept last week? There's a secret, isn't there, a furlough if some Samaritan will furnish Duff? him the necessary funds. Hard luck, I'll say First Class Private Judson Wylie Card Gus. is trying his talents on the sale of Chewy Private Lefty Bray man claims he was Captain Capps: "Why didn'1 you have Chewies and Smack Smacks at the can• born to be an officer and a leader of men. that sentry relieved?" teen lately. If your artist business fails Private William Foster Mackin wants it Corporal Mitts (who has just won his you, Jud, it will be a comfort to have an• to be known that HE, Willie F., was corpo• chevrons): "He was doing so well I thought other trade on which to fall back. The man• ral of the guard. That's it, Willie, keep it I'd let him stay on the job!" agement put in cash registers the second up, Bill, you may become a colonel some day Card was on the job. day. COMPANY I, 2ND PIONEER INFANTRY. I guess Robby (former Mess Sergeant During the quarantine First Sgt. Frank The first note of spring heard in this neck Robinson) sort of slipped one over on you, DeConca was much upset over his trips to o' woods was caught by Corp. J. Alexander didn't he, Melville? the Cleveland Hotel, namely, to have his Laut to-day, while relaxing a few moments I wonder how Private Dyrnock manages nails manicured. Where do you get that after mess. A flock of crows in heavy fly• to get along for cigarettes these days. stuff, Sergeant? ing order from some Southern point, broke One of the most popular of all the Tenth Private Hughes, one of the most promi• up the long winter with a lilting Mendels• Company is Cook "Art'' Gero formerly of nent football artists in the company, goes sohn. the First. His pleasant smile and unfail• to bed kicking and gets up the same way. Cook Walsh, former associate editor of ing good humor even take all the sting out Wise up Johnnie, you're in the Army now. Snappy Stories, is silent and morose over of a refusal for seconds! Private Jimmie Burns was seen in the 5 the incarceration of Mess Sergeant M. Rae Private Buck has been detailed to the and 10 cent store buying a pants hanger. in the Base Hospital. They were insepara• Plead quarters Troop to act as a waiter at What's the big idea, Jimmie? Is it to keep ble chums. Mike has a flat wheel, but ex• the Headquarters mess. We expect to get your pants in shape to go Girling with pects to be on the job for the selectmen or some first-class rumors now. Corporal Farrel ? whatever is coming to us. What is the matter with "L" Company Corporal Callahan is now on a furlough, Srgt. Lieneck, the milk-fed Adonis of Flat- these nights? Can't you sleep, "L?" and we trust he won't join the long list of bush, has been made insurance clerk for this Corporal Vedder has been appointed mess "Benedicts." Hudson is a pretty little town, company. "Sh—h-h-h!" "What?" "They sergeant and it must be admitted that he . but Cupid seems to be working strong up made me." "Made you what?" "Made me knows his job. But what is the idea of there with some of the boys. work." keeping the boys waiting out in the rain for Private Jake Alexander is still holding the The theater party at the Harris, given by the grub line, Nick? title of "Mayor of Troy," and back at his Colonel Howlett to "his boys," was appre• It didn't take the 25th Squad long to dis• old game of gimme. ciated by those with "mud horse" abilities cover that the old sergeants quarters at 24 Sergeant Barkhuff, our well known Sup• to mush in over the "Flanders" road to ply Sergeant, or better known as balloon, town. make a fine back yard in which to dry their is studying for the exams of 2nd lieutenancy Co. I's hairless sergeant offers to lay clothes. in the slackers retreat. How about trying money, marbles or chalk, he can stand off The measles detail and a few other strag• for some C&GE? any armed platoon with four bandoleers of glers held an excursion to the gas chamber —Pvt. T. J. D., Jr. trench shoes. Friday afternoon. What did Connor say to Roaring Bill, while North on furlough, had the Lieutenant though while demonstrat• his larynx relined to meet the require• BATTERY E, 106TH FIELD ARTILLERY. ing tear gas for us? You should stand at ments of a longer street. Bill is there in Are You John Rogers? attention while speaking to an officer, too, the improvements. Merv. John F. Rogers has been the recipient of Mess Sergeant Brown, formerly first class a number of letters addressed to him. Bugler Ham Schuyler says one reason he corporal with this company, is making good Among them were bills, requests for dona• dislikes blowing reveille is that he has to in his new rank. tions to help the stricken pork packers, get up too early to sound it. C. love notes from interesting damsels, and A shrinking Violet in the adjoining tent orders to pay back alimony. John F. is asks to know whether the Gas Attack will rather tired of being considered the only allow an impartial sunny dispositioned sup• Your name and the names of your friends Rogers in the Division. And, besides that, ply sergeant's name to appear in it. Has appear in nearly every issue of The Gas he would like to get some mail belonging to him. All other Rogers are requested to command of elementary and ethical profan• Attack. Read the news from division units. submit their addresses to him, and he will ity and a smattering of English. Next week there will be a vast batch of forward the various letters mentioned. —N. M. J. them. IS THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK AND RIO GRANDE RATTLER

News of the Y. M. C. A. EDITED BY BAY F. JENNEY.

ERNEST W. LESLIE BECOMES NEW GEN• pressing demands on his time. Since leaving splendor of the job we have to do in this his company he has been offered a Lieut en- war, and gave a mighty tug at their hearts ERAL SECRETARY FOR THE ARMY He is a 32nd degree Mason, and is a vestry• to live a clean, manly life. Y. M. C. A, AT CAMP WADSWORTH. man of the Episcopalian Church, the assist• Another particularly good speaker is Mr. ant commission by them if he would return, Chas. S. Grossman, of Philadelphia, Pa,, who ant superintendent of the Sunday School, and has been in camp this past week giving a one of the leaders of the Brotherhood of St. lecture on "The Making of a Magazine," Andrew. which was illustrated by several reels of Mr. Leslie is always accessible in his office films and beautiful slides. Mr. Grossman at the Y. M. C. A. Headquarters building, has made a "hit" at every Y. M. C. A. build• and there is hardly a moment in the day in ing where he has appeared. which some officer, enlisted man or Y. M. C. A. worker is not in consultation with him. Although the "Chief" of the Army UNIT NO. 271. Y. M. C. A. at Camp Wadsworth has a big- Chaplain Shipman, 108th Field Artillery, job, Mr. Leslie, because of his tireless efforts, addressed us at the Sunday evening hour, his systematic way of doing things, and and left a real message with us. At the his ability to secure "team-play" among all close of his remarks, many of the boys en• the "Y" workers, is putting it over in big- joyed an intimate, personal chat with the league style. He is able to do so because of Chaplain, whose kindly interest and advice his long experience in business affairs and are much sought, in Y. M. C. A. work, coupled with his energy, The class in piano instruction is progress• his ability, has tact and a pleasing person• ing famously, and additional men are taking ality. These qualities make him an ideal up the work. man to be in charge of the Y. M. C. A. work at Camp Wadsworth. Secretaries Bonk and Foote entertained Dr. M. J. Thompson, of Rochester, N. Y., at Y. M. C. A. NOTES, Officers' Mess, Wednesday night. Dr. Thomp• son was the speaker of the Mid-Week serv• The lecturers who come to camp are giving ice, and delivered a forceful appeal on "doing a post-graduate course in general education. Ernest W. Leslie, Camp General Secretary. what one can." no matter how little it may A deep impression was made by Dr. Winfield seem, toward helping the "other fellow." E. W. Leslie, who has been connected Scott Hall, who is one of the best author• W. R. Gross, Q. M. C, is helping out in with the Y. M. C. A. work in Camp Wads• ities in the country on the sex functions. the office, as librarian, and his ready adapt• worth since it started, has been appointed He is on the medical faculty of the North• ability to all-around work is greatly appre• general camp secretary, suceeding W. J. western University and has been released ciated by all. Davison, who has returned to his home at for a year for the same kind of work in the Albany, and will have general charge of all camps that he does in colleges and univer• Unit 271 is indebted to the officers of the the Y. M. C. A. work in camp. sities. He spoke in the afternoon in the Q. M. C. for the manifestation of an interest This will be pleasing' to all Mr. Leslie's Base Hospital and in the evenings at Y. M. in promoting the work of the Association. friends, and to all the Y. M. C. A. workers, C. A. buildings. With utter frankness and We were at last fortunate in securing and to the officers and men in camp as well. delicacy he gave the latest information pos• Capt. Fiala, 102nd Am. Train, to deliver his Mr. Leslie is a popular and capable man, and sessed by medical science as to those organs thrilling lecture on his own expeditions to has had long experience in this work. which have immediate relation to one's own the North pole, illustrated with slides and Mr. Leslie is a Buffalo man. He was edu• welfare, to the efficiency of the army, and to movies, the first of the kind ever taken in cated in the Buffalo public schools, after the well-being of generations yet unborn. the frozen North. The close attention, and graduation was for seven years salesman for Rev. James Bishop Thomas, Ph.D., of the the Dupont Powder Co., leaving their employ University of the South, at Sewanee, Tenn., the reception accorded Capt. Fiala, merely- at a financial sacrifice in order to take up has been acting as Religious Director at demonstrated again the popularity of speak• Y. M. C. A. work. He was stationed in Unit 97 in place of Mr. Ford, who is away er and subject. Buffalo at the Central Y. M. C. A. When for a two weeks' furlough. He is author of Arrangements have been made with Band• he left this Association for the Army Y. M. "Religion, It's True Prophets and False," a master Roche, 102nd Am. Train, to present C. A. work, it had reached its highest point book, being published by McMillan's, which a band concert after the movie feature every in membership in the history of the organi• is sure to make a stir. Dr. Thomas is an Thursday evening. zation, this was due largely to the untiring- older-brother sort of chap and the men took efforts of Mr. Leslie, who was Membership to him at once. On the other hand, he is Our first "soldier-talent" night, presented Secretary. He went with the New York Di• struck by the moral earnestness and fine• on Saturday, was a splendid success. Fol• vision to the border as a Y. M. C. A. Secre• ness of the men of the New York Division. lowing is the program: Vocal solo, L. W. tary and there gained valuable experience, Fred. B. Smith is a power on the plat• Grant, Q. M. C; Eccentric jigging, C. Lau- while rendering wonderful service, and win• form. He can get an audience of men to bendorfer, Field Bakery; Boxing bout, ning hundreds of life-long friends. stand on their heads if he asks them to. Jones and S chub ring, Field Bakery; Vocal Mr. Leslie is an old National Guardsman, On two evenings last week he spoke four solo, M. Fogarty, Supply Train; Violin solo, having served as Sergeant for several years times, and the impact of his appeal was in Co. B of the old 74th Infantry. He was like a sixteen-inch gun. He made the N. Mar quart, Remount; Vocal solo, Harry forced to leave the company because of the crowds who heard him feel the bigness and Sharp. Military Police. THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK and RIO GRANDE RATTLER 19

UNIT NO. 98. WHY LEAVE DAD OUT?

Among the events of the week was the We have Mother's Day and are asked to talk of Dr. Geo. Douglas, of Rochester, who wear a white carnation in her memory; but brought to the men a splendid gospel mes• we have no father's day. We have songs to sage. mother like "Mother Machree," which grip The usual movies took place on Friday the heart; but none to the man she chose night and were followed by Chaplain Edrop's for her husband, except those on the order Bible class, which was held in the main of "Everybody Works But Father." Every auditorium, as the Educational Rooms are man who goes to a Y. M. C. A. building is at present being used as a dormitory for reminded to "Write to Mother." All real many of the new officers of the 53rd Pioneers. fellows do, if they are so blessed as to have (The six boxing bouts of Saturday night a mother living. are written up elsewhere). But what about dad ? Many of us have Speaking of Chaplains, Sunday, February written more letters since we came to camp 3, was a regular Chaplains' Day at this unit. than we did in all our lives before, but how At the S: 30 a. m. services Chaplain Edrop, many letters have gone to the man we honor 53rd Pioneers, was in charge. At the Regi• before all others? Letter-writing is the mental Services at 10:30 a. m., Chaplain soldier's most popular diversion and it is a Jaines. lOSth IT. S. Infantry, was in charge, good one, but where does dad come in? while at the regular evening services at Usually at the end of a letter home, one

7:30 p. m.; Chaplain Shipman, 106th Field says "Remember me to Father" or "Tell Artillery, delivered a stirring address to the dad so and so" or "Thank Pater for the largest crowd that ever attended a religious check he sent." That is about the limit, meeting in this building. unless a chap and his dad are pals. During the week H. L. Anderton, new edu• Mothers are the greatest institution on cational secretary, organized five classes in earth but fathers are in the same class. I grammar, arithmetic, spelling and penman• owe a lot to my father and so do you. I ship, ..and reading. Algebra and geometry owe it to him to tell him how much I love classes will be formed immediately. Three him. He enjoys a little attention now and French classes are already in operation and then. It warms his heart. He is more are doing excellent work with Prof. Libby, lonely without his son than he is apt to say. of Wofford College, as instructor. Boxing So on Sunday, the 10th, the Y. M. C. A. Worjderirjg w!~iy 4]c "Topper' classes numbering 35 and 40 men are meet• urged every man to write to his sire. On ry^cd to O.K.ipj ^Vj. ing 011 Tuesday and Friday every week the Thursday following a father-and-son pro• after the movies. Competent instructors, gram was put on in every unit. This tickler composed of the "greats and near-greats," is for the fellows who did not get around, 108TH AMBULANCE COMPANY. have been secured to do the instructing. and did not get off the letter. Write to dad such a letter as you never wrote before. He Captain Frank. W. Sears is acting Director may grunt and snort but he will like it. of Ambulance Companies during the ab• UNIT NO. 92. P. M. S. sence of Major Cranston. Monday night several good boxing bouts Lieutenant Jones, who has been on de• were staged and one wrestling match. This COMPANY H, 105TH U. S. INFANTRY. tached service at the Bellevue Hospital in is a comparatively new entertainment at this New York, has returned to take up his unit and the men are interested in the bouts. She—Will you be happy when you start duties here again. While in New York he Tuesday evening Dr. Woolsey and Miss for France? was married to Miss Eliza Cady. The bride Woolsey, assisted by Private McDonald, of He—Happy? We will be in transports. accompanied her husband. South. the 105th M. G. Br., gave an excellent musi• "Hump." Brennan of the Ninth Squad Ed. Howard has been trying to drive his cal program. Fred B. Smith came over Wed• qualified as a "bum" thrower when he was mules without the customary bits in their nesday evening in spite of the mud and following his occupation as a "bouncer" in mouths. That may work with the circus gave a good talk before the movies. the big city. variety, Ed., but it won't with these army The building was used Saturday for the Sergeant Whoozis—I would take you to mules. regimental funeral services of Private Reel, the Vaudeville at the Harris, but I know All' those not saving tin foil for Horse- Co. D, 106th Inf. you would be uncomfortable. shoer Raggs are requested to do so. Raggs Unit No. 92 has just formed the first or• Miss Converse—How is that ? wants to make a little spending money on ganized Bible Class. This class meets every Sergeant W.-—You know the Government the side. Sunday morning at 10: 30 in the Chapel room. now puts tax on the seats. It has twenty-five charter members and the Private Covey claims that next to the Among our five officers, all but one are following officers: President, Albert N. Saints the prettiest name in the world is married men. Bets are being placed as to E'llender, Co. A, 102nd Eng.; Vice-President, "Carrie." how long Lieutenant Bagley will remain im• mune. D. L. Bridgman, Co. B, 106th M. G.; Secre• It seems very quiet in the company street tary, O. C. Smith, Co. D, 104th M. G.; Teach• since "Lottie" O'Dell has been transferred Mechanic O'Neil, inspired by the activity er, Mr. F. A. Cunningham. to Colonel Wainwright's office. of the rest of the Pine Knob bunch, has be• come so industrious that he arises every We are getting three meals a day. In• morning at five o'clock in order to take time dian meal; oatmeal and corn meal. LITTLE THOUGHTS OF LITTLE MEN. by the forelock. This is very commendable Private S.—Do you know why the Kaiser '•It may seem harsh to many who are except for the fact that, it awakens the oth• is like a man from the North of Iceland? studying German as a step toward higher ers from their slumbers. education, but we want no German kultur Corporal H.—Search me! Larry Truesdell, who heads the list of in our country, so stamp it out before it Private S.-—Well, one comes from Belfast our kitchen force, has been appointed In• reaches a dangerous stage."—Commissioner and the other's going to Hellfast. structing Cook for the Sanitary Train. P. P. O'Brien. A. G. A. Congratulations, Larry. 20 THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK and RIO GRANDE RATTLER

j^j CAMP SPORTS EDITED BY F. J. ASHLEY

FRED McDERMOTT MEETS nose was responsible. Right there, the Al• SUPPLY KICKERS IN ANOTHER bany scrapper made his mistake. Instead WATERLOO, of following up nis advantage he dropped WALKAWAY his guard and it was all over. The artillery• Takes Count in Third Round of Bout man grabbed the chance. Rushing, he sent Shut Out Signal Corps, 8 to 0, in Second him back over the ropes with a shot on With Heide. Will Meet Again. the neck. On its way back Mac's head Round of Tournament. struck a wooden rail behind the hemp boun• Fred. McDermott, the lanky heavyweight daries, and to this, perhaps, Mac's grog- The 102nd Supply Train's soccer team from the 100th Field Hospital, met his first giness was clue. The blow dazed the medi• found another easy mark Wednesday in their defeat since coming to camp, last Friday cal man and robbed him of all his judg• second appearance in the Division tourna• night, in the bouts at Knights of Columbus ment. Instead of taking time enough to Hall. His setback proved a big surprise clear his wits he attempted to get up im• ment. This time the Signal Corps furnished as Mac had been walking away with every• mediately and went down again. Twice he the entertainment for the Buff cord players. thing he met formerly, having three con• followed the same course before the ses• Pitman continued his fast work accounting secutive knockouts to his credit. On the sion ended and each time he paid for it by for half of the afternoon 's total. other hand, Heide, who now stands out as a free pass to the floor. Neither team was able to score during the leader of the local heavyweights, was an first ten minutes. The Supply outfit got its The clean-up came less than a minute unknown, whose only asset appears to be machine working after that, Pitman driving- after the third round started. Heide came the slamming power of a Chicago ox-feller. over the first tally. A few seconds later Ford out of his corner confident and strong and followed with another. The field was cov• Heide a Steam Roller, with Mac barely able to rise from his seat, ered with mud and several other straight Heide is a short, stocky fellow with ab• the result of the battle was clear to all. shots stopped dead in front of the goal. normally long arms and muscles that stick Three straight shots to the jaw sent the When the half time whistle blew, the Signal out in every direction. He lacks all ring youngster down for the fourth time. He Corps was fighting a six point handicap. generalship but is a bear for punishment, beat the clock again by a bare second but The communication men tightened up in and took everything McDermott served in to no avail. The count came in handy the second half. It took ten minutes before the first two rounds, without a quiver. His thrice more, but the eighth trip was the Dermody found himself near enough to add superior strength came in mighty handy. last. Mac stayed down in slumberland another point. After the first few seconds he gave all his after Heide had attempted to help him enter four times in the round. His face and nose Walker and Thomas did most of the work attention to pushing the favorite back to were badly battered. for the Signal Corps while T. Whalen and the ropes where he proceeded to cut off his Ford aided Pitman operate the Supply adding wind and bruise up his muscles. Had the Immediately after the bout Moran an• machine. Sergeant Jim Poell, manager of the ring been of regulation size, Mac would nounced that the two men would be matched Supply Train kickers has instituted daily probably added another win to his list, but again during the present month over a practice for his team. he found the task of getting out of the nar• ten-round bout. Most of the Sanitary Train The line-up: row corners too much for him, and was fans are confident that with a regulation 102d Supply Train. 102nd Signal Corps never able to put his science to any use. sized ring, lacking wooden rails, a differ• ent result will be reached. Allen ...... Goal...... Thomas The winner, who hails from the Head• T. Cowan ...... Right Back Happe quarters Company, 106th Field Artillery, ; Haines Much Improved. M. Whalen Left Back. Lutesenger broke into the Hall of Fame in the third The first bout went to Rex Haines, Com• Dermody ...... Right Half. Adams round after he had made Mac take the pany L, 108th Infantry. He was matched Keating ...... Center Half Donbler count seven times. The telling punch was with Hegartes, Headquarters, 106th Field Colley ...... Left Half...... Day a straight right to the jaw. The medical Artillery. Haines appeared a thousand per Warren ...... Outside Right...... Stokes boy was game but all through the third cent improved over his first showing in T. Whalen ...... Inside Right. Crawford round he was groggy and reeled about with• the ring a month ago. In the first round Pitman ...... Outside Left...... McPartland out any defense at all. His courage was he took his time landing a few hard ones Ford ...... Inside Left...... Walker all that pulled him off the floor so often. to Hegartes' waist. His opponent started Ay ton ...... Center Forward...... Daly As Moran said, when it was all over, "Un• strong enough but began to think he had Referee—Sergeant John Rooney. cle Sam will have nothing to worry about, a cinch. Instead of continuing the good Goals—Pitman, 4; T. Whalen. 2; Ford and If all of us show the same spirit of comeback boxing that won him the initial round he Dermody. as the boy from Albany." was content to lose the other pair by too Halves—40 minutes each. First Round Even. much stalling. Haines did all the first work in the last part of the match. The first round went even. McDermott is one of the neatest boxers seen in these had the advantage of height but Heide equal• Shannon and Mykens Draw. parts. led this with his extra weight. The artil• Shannon, 53rd Pioneers, and Mykens were Sam LeWinter, 53rd Pioneers, was well leryman disregarded the stomach right from principals in the second act. It was a fast on his way to a victory over Delehanty, the start and went after the big fellow's draw with the midget battler from the Company C, 107th Infantry, in the curtain jaw. He kept piling in, sending shot after 102nd Engineers, getting whatever little bout when he decided to quit in the middle shot straight up from the shoulder. Each shade there might be allowed. Shannon of the third frame. Up to that time he had time they went too high. Mac was content was the better boxer, but a bad knuckle been landing five blows to every one by the to show a strong defense, putting over short prevented him from getting in as many man with the fighting name. A bad hand jabs to the ear. telling wallops as his rival. The second seemed of more value to him than the deci• First blood fell to McDermott in the and fourth rounds were even, with the other sion. Result—another tally for the "Old second round. A straight right to Heide's pair split between the scrappers. Shannon Seventh." THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK and RIO GRANDE RATTLER 21

Irish trait of wanting to tear in and settle 106TH INFANTRY WINS AT everything up all at once. SOCCER. Gorman, Company E, 108th Infantry, was The soccer team of the 106th Infantry had the first spectator who volunteered to meet an easy time in its first game, last Sunday, the Wild Harp. McElgott had him in both trouncing the players of Company A, 105th reach and condition. Hostilities were called Machine Gun Battalion 11 to 0. The former off in the middle of the second frame. Spot cavalry men found the pace of the dough boys Kadi, another 108th man, from C Com• too fast for them and were on the defensive pany, also attempted to appease the fight• all the time. ing ambitions of the scrappy engineer, but Leeson of the 106th scored three goals in he, too, was forced to give up the job after the first half, and another in the last. Me- a round. Kadi was fully twenty pounds Guire also counted with three tallies, Waite lighter than McElgott and had just been with two, and Burhenne and Maxwell with let out of the hospital. He is no slouch. one apiece. McGuire starred in every branch He decorated Mac's nose in their one ses• of the game. sion acquaintance and showed himself a bet• ter boxer. In his own weight he should prove a leader. TENNIS EQUIPMENT COMING. The National Lawn Tennis Association has Lightweights There A-Plenty. offered to equip a team organized by the men Three other bouts finished the night's of the 27th Division. Harvey Colin will issue work. In the 145-pound class Martin, 53rd a call for candidates for the net men this Pioneers, outpointed Masuco, Battery C, week. An officers7 team will also be organ• 106th Field Artillery. The big gun man ized. Games are pending with several of the starred in the mop act, twice during the last camps and colleges. few rounds. In the fourth bout, Schultz, Bernhard in Action. Company F, 102nd Engineers, proved too SIX BOUTS AT 96. strong for Phelan, Company D, 107th In• Six bouts were on the calendar at Unit 96 MEDICINE MEN SOME BATTLERS. fantry. He accounted for three rounds, the last Saturday night. The star affair of the other going even. evening was that between Bernhard, Company Maher and Kingsley of the 108th Field Baby Bernard, Company G, 108th Infan• G, 108th Infantry, and Johnson, Company K, Hospital Settle a Few Scores. try, the hero of the unbreakable - nut, made 53rd Pioneers. Jack Albcr, Company C, 106th his first appearance since coming out of Infantry, held a little family affair with his quarantine, in an argument with Eberle, The most interesting bout on the Knights brother from Company L, 53rd Pioneers, in Battery D, 106th Field Artillery. The dough• of Columbus program last Tuesday night the opener. boy whose training is carried on along Hap• was the setto between Kingsley and Maher, Seitz, Company C, 107th Infantry, met Gal• py Hooligan lines, again proved a winner. of the 108th Field Hospital. Although they lagher of Company E, same regiment. Pri• He took the first and third rounds with the both hailed from the same outfit, they lost vate Tepper, Battery F, 104th Field Artil• other pair in the balance. Eberle's stomach no time in showing the two thousand spec• lery, opposed Whelan, Headquarters Company, proved his weak spot and the Baby played tators who hung to the rafters, crowded the 107th Infantry; Conboy, Company G, 108th, for it right from the start. Eberle landed roof, and sat on the windows of the big mixed it up with Fox, Company A, 53rd Pio• a few good ones to the face but usually building, that they were not there for any Bernard was too fast with the getaway. neers, in the lightweight class; and Private brotherly love affair. Hickie, Company F, 108th Infantry, tried to Maher might have been a little surer in settle a few scores with his corporal, Sherrod. his drives but Kingsley offset this advan• LOCAL HEAVYWEIGHT TO FIGHT tage by a gameness which won the approval AT HATTIESBURG. 95 UNCORKS SOME SLAMMERS, of every one in the hall. Although out- The best of the heavyweights developed in reached, and subjected to a continual bat• the elimination contests now under way will TOO. tering about the head from an opponent represent the 27th Division against the best 1 Swatt Muligan, of the 105th Infantry, failed who towered at least four inches above him 185 pounder of the 81st Division at Camp to live up to his name when he met McLaugh• and who was equally superior in weight, Shelby at Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on Wash• lin of his own regiment, in the ring last Mon• the youngster showed a grin all the time. ington 's Birthday. Melvin Shepperd, the day night. All the swatting was done by the He bored right in to Maher's wind, sending Physical Director at the Southern camp, has latter. Another pair, Burbs and Tucker, him back to the ropes several times. In issued a challenge to the bigger scrappers of from the 105th, were put in the ring for the the last round the coolness of his smaller the Empire State division in behalf of his lightweight event, but seemed a little more enemy got on the big fellow's nerve and man. The local representative will be se• friendly than the crowd desired. instead of continuing his assault he went lected by Frank Moran and will have all his Loyche and Clarence of Headquarters Com• wild, sending his blows all over the atmos• expenses paid, together with those of his pany^ 105th, went at each other tooth and phere. Kingsley used this chance to pay trainer, nail. Clarence, whose onslaught can not be back a few of the fistic gifts he had been camouflaged by his name, uncorked a series of solid raps that had Loyche completely receiving and proceeded to paint the Red BOXING CLASSES AT 93. dazed. Cross insignia all over Maher's nose. There will be boxing classes at Unit 93 The best affair of the evening was the G-ood Hea¥yweights Scarce. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday fourth bout. Both Stockins Conroy, Head• The heavyweight question proved too big. night from seven to nine. Jack Driscoll is quarters Company, 105th Infantry and Red McElgott, of Company B, 102nd Engineers, handling the men, while Beny of the 2nd Mack, 51st Pioneers, are old timers at the came to prove his place among the leaders Pioneers is teaching the wrestling applicants. slam and hit game and their work displayed of the local Big Fellows, but nobody was Most of the men now taking the course are cleverness and speed. there to meet him. Frank Moran called for featherweights. Among the most promising Bailey of the 105th was completely out• volunteers and two of the crowd were game are Levine and Ward of Company I, 106th classed by Turkey Kelly, 51st Pioneers, in the enough to take a chance. In each case they Infantry, Howard and Cosgrove of H Com• last bout. He was game, but found the going showed lack of condition and the referee pany, 106th Infantry, Jim Stewart of the too fast for him. refused to let the fight go on. McElgott is Headquarters Company and Jack Collins of a real mixer and showed the well known the Machine Gun Company, same regiment. (More Sports on page 27) 2 2 THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK and RIO GRANDE RATTLER

•ivision Society Mrs. Charles P. Loeser, Editor. Mrs. J. W. Allen, Mrs. Walter Montgomery, Associate Editors.

OFFICERS OF- SECOND PIONEER IN• GENERAL ORDERS IN RHYME. FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

FANTRY HAVE A GET-TOGETHER 1. Moi e than half a million books have been DINNER. Willi General Order Number ONE sent b}^ the American Library Association The Officers of the Second Pioneer In• I take charge of my post to American soldiers and sailors in train• fantry, the old 14th New York Infantry, had And Government property in view—- ing camps. Thirty-four library buildings a get-together dinner at the Finch Hotel. Two hours each trick at most. have been, or are being, erected in the main camps. Trained and experienced librarians There were many new officers present from have been put in charge at these camps to the reserve corps and different states now "To walk my Post'' is number TWO organize and conduct the library service. assigned to the regiment. The dinner was Observing and awake. The smaller camps, posts and forts, and the given in their honor, affording" them an op• "Report Violations" number THREE naval stations and vessels are being supplied portunity to meet the old officers of the Of orders that they break. with books and magazines through their "Fighting Fourteenth," who gave them a o. chaplains, Y. M. G. A. and Knights of Co• cordial reception. Among the officers pres• "Repeat all Calls" reads number FOUR lumbus Secretaries. Plans have been made ent were: Col. James R. Hewlett, Lieut. "Leave not my Post" says FIVE for the supplying of books to the men on Col. Timothy F. Donovan, Majors William "Receive, Obey, Pass On" reads SIX board transports and for the shipment of I). Baird, William R. Jackson, Gabriel G. All orders that arrive. boks to France. Hollander, Captain John W. Bostick, regi• mental adjutant; First Lieutenants Edmund 4. Of the more than half million books sent by the Association to the soldiers and sailors F. Mulholland, William C. Wyle, Samuel W. "Talk to no one" is SEVEN'S command up to date, one hundred thousand were pur• Bondurant, battalion adjutants; First Lieut. "Give the alarm" says EIGHT chased out of the fund collected. The rest Emil S. Harper, chaplain, and the company "In case of Fire;" and says NINE are gifts. Books on engineering and other officers. "No nuisance near me, mate." technical subjects, books on the war, and 5. books on military training—many of them CHENEY-DESPARD. TEN says "Call Corporal of the Guard" duplicated to a large extent—have comprised When no instructions are given, The wedding of Miss Sarah Cheney, daugh• the major portion of the book purchases. ter of Mr. and Mrs. George L. Cheney, to "Salute all Officers and Flags," This is because the demand, next to fiction, Capt. Douglas C. Despard, took place on the Reads General Order ELEVEN. is for books of this character. The gift afternoon of February 6th, in Grace Church, 6. books which have been sent to the camps Broadway and Tenth Streets, New York TWELVE.' ends the list of orders, and elsewhere are not mere heaps of books. City. Capt. Despard Is regimental adjutant And it warns you watchful be—• Every book is carefully scrutinized by a of the 107th Infantry, and is stationed at And if you can't remember now, librarian before it is sent to a camp, and Camp Wadsworth. Don't lay the blame on me. there are several large dispatch offices in —PVT. ALFRED R. TOMLINSON, which the larger collection of gift books are FORMER OFFICERS OF 12TH NEW YORK Co. D, 102nd Engineers. sorted and prepared for use. INFANTRY HAVE REUNION The thirty-four buildings erected were DINNER. made possible by a grant of $320,000 from ANSWERED, The officers of the old 12th New York In• the Carnegie Corporation. They are forty The Legal Professor—"Now, will some fantry had a re-union dinner at the Finch feet wide and vary in length from ninety- member of the class please give me three Hotel, which was a delightful affair. The three to 120 feet. They will accommodate examples of common property?" guests of honor were Col. R. L. Foster, 52d from 10,000 to 15,000 volumes, and from one The Smark Aleck—"Yes, sir—cigarettes, Pioneer Infantry; Major W. R. Wright, 105th hundred and fifty to two hundred and fifty matches, and umbrellas."—Richmond Times- Machine Gun Battalion, and Major M. G. readers. The buildings are simple in design Dispatch, Anderson, of the 52d Pioneer Infantry. and construction, but are rather more at• tractive, both inside and out, than the other COMPANY B, 102D ENGINEERS ENTER• Lieut. Harold Smith, of the 105th In• camp buildings. They are equipped with TAIN. fantry, and Miss Grace Gurnsey Hal lam, comfortable chairs—not benches like most camp buildings—and provide a quiet, restful Company B, 102d Engineers, gave a very both of New York, were married by Rev. place for reading and study. enjoyable entertainment In their mess hall. R. E. Roe, rector of Holy Trinity. Many of the performers were professional Col. and Mrs. Guy Deming and son, of The library building houses the central or entertainers and have appeared In vaudeville Ohio, are recent arrivals in Spartanburg, main library. Every Y. M. C. A. and K. C. and musical comedy. The 102d Engineers and are stopping with Mrs. Vaughn, on Ala• building, every Y. W. C. A. hostess house jazz band furnished the music. bama Avenue. and every base hospital reading room in all Lieut. Fred H. Cavaliere Is among the Lieut, and Mrs. Blanvelt, of New York, these camps is a branch of the A. L. A. guests at the Cleveland, registering from have taken apartments on Hampton Avenue. Camp Library. Rome, Italy. Mrs. E. L. Sweetser, wife of General This Camp Library is the church in the Lieut. A. A. Morse and Lieut. Littleton Sweetser, of the Pioneer Brigade, who is center of the camp. A new building is be• Hambly were among week-end visitors In stopping at the Finch Hotel, has gone to ing constructed. Call in and use the library. A she vi lie. Pinehurst for a fortnight. Mr. Champlin, the librarian, will do all in Lieut, and Mrs. J. N. Dunn are visiting in Mrs. W. A. Ely, wife of Capt. Ely, of the Charleston for several days. Lieut. Dunn is 105th Infantry, has returned from a trip his power to serve the fellows with books with the 105th Infantry. North and is a guest at the Finch Hotel. they need or wish. THE WADSWORTH GAS- ATTACK AND RIO GRANDE RATTLER 23

CAMP WADSWORTH MACCABEE UNIT.

Next Jewish Holiday is Purim (Feb• ruary 26, 1918).

The men of Jewish faith in Camp Wads• worth have just completed the organization of an association which hopes and intends co-operating with the representatives of the Jewish Board for welfare work to arrange for the spiritual welfare of the Jewish men in camp. The organization provides foi regimental and company key men with whom all can keep in touch and from whom information can be obtained at all times. Every enlisted man may join and can do so INSPECTION! CAMP CASES! by getting around to one of the Jewish Wel• Ours are stripped bare of the fussy things. fare Workers. Pvt. S. Cohen, of the Base Compact, convenient, durable. Hospital; Sergeant Limine, Supply Co., Hblth The essentials of course—but "an ounce in the pack weighs a pound on the back." Infantry, or Pvt. S. S. Marks, Co. A, 106th Contains unbreakable mirror, unbreakable comb, Infantry. The names of the key men will Rubber set shaving-brush, shaving- soap, aluminum soap box, military brush, wash cloth, tooth paste, appear in the next issue of Gas Attack. tooth brush in sanitary cover. Has rcom for safe• ty razor (either "standard" or vest pocket size), MAX LEICHTMAN. If there is any special service which the also provision for old fashioned razor if preferred. Ample pocket room for extras. Made of double- men wish to hold, let us know by mail or faced mackintosh cloth. personal interview with one of the men $3.50 complete. Field Representative of the Jewish mentioned above, and after next week with Mail orders promptly filled. Board of Welfare Work at your key man. Remember that this Unit is Army officers' uniforms. Highest here to serve the men, and is always ready type of tailoring. Camp Wadsworth, to receive suggestions and criticisms from ROGERS PEET COMPANY the men. Broadway Broadway at 13th St. "The at 34th St. Max Leichtman has come to Camp Wads• At present we are planning to hold serv• Four ices on Friday evening, both in the camp Broadway Corners" Fifth Ave. worth as the field representative of the at Warren at 41st St. NEW YORK CITY Jewish Board of Welfare Work here. He and in the synagogue in Spartanburg (N. is planning an extensive program, and has Dean and Union Sts.), which the people already had very gratifying co-operation of the city have kindly thrown open to the from the Jewish soldiers of the 27th Divi• soldiers. Throughout, the Unit will co-op• sion. erate to the fullest extent with the J. B. W. W. and all other agencies authorized by the Mr. Leichtman Is a New Yorker. He was government to work for the welfare of the graduated from P. S. 110, Brooklyn, and enlisted men. from Ray en School, Youngs town, O. He re• MAX LEICHTMAN. ceived his A. B. degree from the College of the City of New York. He then became "THE Y. M. C. A. AT THE RANGE." a student at the Teachers' Institute of the Jewish Theological Seminary, and he also The statement that "the Y. M. C. A. is the KEEPS studied law at New York University. last evidence that anyone cares,'' has become IIANftS an accepted fact as it is used in regard to the He was director of the Boys' Department situation "over there." It would apply AND of the 92d St. Young Men's Hebrew Associa• equally well to those boys of the Empire tion. Mr. Leichtman is a forceful speaker BODY State who came South for the winter and and has preached for the past three and a got it, by spending the greater part of their WARM half years, first at the Cong. Beth Bnai time at the Range at Glass Mountain. Israel and then at the Cong. Derech Amunah. Since the very first soldiers went to Glass Mountain the "Y" men have been there on He will be very glad to get in touch with the job. In spite of winds that blew down all men in camp who are interested, in his tents and tore them to shreds, it spite of work'. His office for the present is in the cold weather that would have done Iceland Y. M. C. A. Headquarters Building, opposite due credit, they have provided what good 1 Ask your Z> Division Headquarters. cheer and comfort they could for the men who have been stationed there. \ Post Exchange for it | BENJAMIN S. GROSS HERE. The needs at the Range have become so ^ Or sent hy mail on receipt j| Associated with Mr. Leichtman in his great that arrangements are now pending to work: here is Benjamin S. Gross, who for provide for the erection of two "Y huts;" % of -price six months did similar work at Camp Se• one for the men at the Artillery Range, and vier, Greenville, S. C. Mr. Gross comes from the other for the men at the Infantry Range. Birmingham, Ala, He has done newspaper This means that there will be a staff of "Y" 1 TAPLEX CORPORATION work there and in New Orleans. He has workers at each place. This will be good been admitted to the bar and was practic• news for those who anticipate spending their MARBRIDGE BUILDING ing law when he went, into war work. At "spring" in the "land of the sky," at that NEW YORK CITY Camp Sevier, Mr. Gross was editor of noted health resort, "The Range/' Glass Trench and Camp. Mountain, S. C. THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK AND RIO GRANDE RATTLER

World Brevities Edited by J. S. KINGSLEY

FRENCH TO SUPPLY ARTILLERY. • SHIP SHORTAGE FELT. GERMAN STRIKE A FIZZLE.

On February 7th was celebrated through• The shoiiage of ships is felt more now The big strike by workmen in Austria out the Northern cities of the United States by all the Allies than will be felt in the and in Germany seems to have failed. In the anniversary of the treaty between future. Now there are three great objects Austria the government made concessions France and the American colonies In 1778. to accomplish, first, to transport our troops, which are acceptable to the strikers for At one of these celebrations held in the city thousands of whom are ready and awaiting the present. In Berlin the military forces of New York there was in attendance as transportation; second, ships to carry sup• compelled the strikers to cease but a bit• guests of honor the French Ambassador, plies to the American army now and after terness • among the strikers was created Jules J. Jusserand and the French, High a million men have been transported, and which may be incited into action in the Commissioner to this country, M. Tardieu. third, ships to carry supplies to the civilians future. The latter, in a speech, said that the mili• of England, France, Italy, Belgium, Hol• tary effort of America is wonderful and a land and Sweden. Our country now has ENGLISH MAY TRAIN U. S, TROOPS. surprise to the Allies and to the enemy. He four million of tonnage and expects to build The Supreme War Council which met in said that France would furnish artillery during the coming year at least as much France last week considered the proposi• to the Americans for twenty divisions be• more and probably six millions more. Al• tion of having 150,000 Americans trained fore July 1st. ready plans are completed for cutting off under British direction and placed in Flan• much of the importation from the Orient ders. The reason is said to be the conges• and from South America. BROWNING AND LEWIS MACHINE tion of troops and supplies in France at the point of disembarkation. GUNS. COL. ROOSEVELT RECOVERING. Much criticism has been directed at our APRIL FOOL, VON! government for allowing France to manu• Colonel Theodore Roosevelt has been General Von Hindenburg in answer to the facture our artillery guns. The critics seriously ill for nearly ten days. During inquiry of forty German editors, said that assert that we have no right to al• the Spanish-American war he contracted a he would reach Paris before April first. low France, who is in a life and death fever which has intermittently caused him While this seems entirely improbable yet struggle to furnish us with equipment. It much trouble. When he was on his Bra• there is but little doubt that Germany has now comes to light that Joffre suggested it zilian trip he had a relapse which took a been preparing for some time to make a when he was in this country saying that it malignant form. Lately, an abscess was supreme and possibly a last attack on the would be better both for our country and formed in his head. He was operated on Western line in order to satisfy the Ger• France to furnish France with raw mater• by a staff surgeon of St. Luke's Hospital man public, who begin to see that Germany ials which she could not otherwise easily and is recovering. is losing out, and to make one more su• get and to furnish her with food and trans• preme effort to break the Allied lines be• portation for the same. By allowing France PUNISH PLOTTERS. fore the American forces can reach France. to make the artillery France could best It is also true that the Germans are mak• gain her supplies while we could best fur• Eleven German plotters were tried and ing a supreme effort with her submarines nish foods and raw materials. Then too, found guilty of plotting against this coun• while the Americans are trying to get artillery would take up much valuable room try before the United States entered the forces across the Atlantic. Although the on the boats on the way to France. It is war. One of the plans was to blow up the Germans probably have about 200 subma• claimed that no army in Europe has a bet• trans-Atlantic steamer Kirk Oswald. The rines she is doing far less damage now than ter equipment of artillery than the Ameri• sentence was IS months and a fine of $2,- she did one year ago with about half the can army. It is also claimed by our army 000. Since the crime was committed a new number. experts that, the Browning machine gun is law, called the espionage law, has been much superior to the Lewis gun, while the passed which would make the penalty much Lewis gun could have been supplied quicker more severe. UNDER-SEA FORDS. yet the Browning guji is already in the Henry Ford has undertaken to furnish a hands of the American soldier in France in AMERICANS ACTIVE AT FRONT* substantial quantity of submarine destroy• larger quantities than is any machine gun Since the Americans have come into ers. He will build one boat a day at De• in any other army. action on the battle line in France they troit. The boat will be built in a manner have been, very active. By their heavy similar to the way Ford cars are made. The artillery fire they caved-in the German first boats will be 200 feet long and will have a ARGENTINA BREAKS WITH HUNS. line of trenches so that the Germans could 500 tonnage. These boats will then be Argentina has finally broken off diplo• not use them. The Germans built new ones taken from Detroit to the Atlantic by way matic relations with Germany. Long has in the rear. The Germans planned to make of the Great Lakes. These boats will watch the break been contemplated by Argentina a "silent attack" against the Americans for the submarine which is compelled to but a great German propaganda delayed the but within fifteen minutes of the time set come to the surface to get a new supply of action. Finally, one of Argentina's ships, by the Germans for making the attack the air and to recharge the batteries. The sub• the Ministro Tuendo, was sunk by a U- Americans laid down so heavy a barrage marine remains on the surface several hours boat. The first complication arose when that it delayed the attack and probably before the process is completed. At this the United States intercepted some papers caused a considerable fatality among the time the destroyer gets in its work. The sent by the German Ambassador to Ger• Germans. U-boat can not sink the destroyer since a many in which he advised that Argentina The Germans have been trying out gas torpedo has to be launched 15 feet below ships be sunk without leaving a trace. At on our troops in the form of shells. The the surface if it is to keep a, straight line. this same time Germany professed most boys were alert and frustrated the gas at• Since the destroyer does not extend to that sincere affection for Argentina. tack. depth the torpedo is harmless. THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK AND RIO GRANDE RATTLER 25

17-YEAR OLD FLIER BAGS BOCHES. Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., a seventeen-year- old flier from Westbury, L. I., having been refused by. the Americans, went to France and joined the French filers. He has won the cross for downing two German planes a thrift thought and word has come that he has downed the third. —for shavers AMERICANS ON RHINE. The Americans in France have been assigned the Lorraine sector, the one near• est the Rhine and also nearest the German territory. This is near the Rhine and is regarded as one of the hardest sectors. The reason for placing the Americans here was determined by transportation facilities.

HUNS HAVE 100 AMERICAN PRISONERS. Germany now has about 100 American prisoners. A Y. M. C. A. worker coming from Denmark reports that the bo\ s arc fed on small rations, one-half pound of bread a day and some thin soup. They are placed under most rigid discipline and com• pelled to work hard, yet the Y. M. C. A. man reports that not a complaint is heard. 50 Shaves right inthe U-BOAT SINKS TUSCANIA. metal (Slip The German U-boat at last has succeeded in sinking an American transport having over 2,500 on board. The Tuscania was bound for a Northern port, possibly, Glas• VERY penny saved, helps. Along gow, where she was attacked by probably a E with a cool, comfortable shave single submarine which had slipped under the "Handy Grip" gives you an econ• the advanced guard of destroyers and used omy all its own. You can unscrew a deep sea bomb on the Tuscania. The par• the last half inch and stick it on a new ticulars at this time are not known beyond stick — no waste. True, it's a small the fact that the transport was between Ire• saving — but a real one — THRIFT. land and Scotland and that one hundred and Stick thelast K inch one were lost. An attack made on the sub• on a new stick marine probably destroyed it. The list of those lost has not yet been made but can be made later. One mistake was made, 500,000 MORE ENGLISH RECRUITS. tries. This emphasizes the necessity of however, in allowing men to cross the ocean England is about to recruit another half- haste in ship building. Forty-one ships without identification marks on their discs. million men, taking the younger men from will be completed by March 1, and 30 more Such identification numbers were not on industries in which women can be substi• will be transferred from the Great Lakes to tags because in many instances it was These tuted. It is estimated that England and the Atlantic. not known to what unit the men would be her colonies now have in land and sea serv• assigned. As a result of this several of the ice seven and a half million men. At the OUR WAR MACHINE. bodies could not be identified. same rate we would have to place twelve Major Palmer, former war correspondent, COAL FAMINE. million men in service. now attached to General Pershing's Intelli• Who is responsible for the coal famine? gence Section, says, "Our war machine in BELGIANS CARRY ON. The operators claim that it is the govern• Europe can now handle 1,000,000 men and ment's fault for fixing the price so low that We hear little of the Belgian army now, can be expanded to take care of 2,000,000 coal could not be produced in sufficient although no one can forget what it did in men." He says that the message which our quantities. The mine owners claim the the early days of the war. army sends home from France is a plea for fault is due to the railroads for allowing The Belgian army is still three times the transports. private interests to take precedence over size it was after the battle of Ypes. It still the public interest. Thus the railroads holds a front line of 21 miles against the THE INDISPENSABLE MOTOR TRUCK. have not based their organization and Germans. It has performed almost incredi• The motor truck is doing much to carry methods on service but rather upon profit. ble feats in engineering, such as construct• on transportation in this country and in They do not have cars enough; they do not ing trenches, telegraphs, telephones, etc. Europe. It has become an absolute neces• have coal terminals large enough, they do sity behind the lines of battle. It has taken not see that cars are unloaded promptly; MORE SHIPS. the place of the steam roads in hauling they do not make the best connections in Last year America produced nearly a mil• freight and express short distances. More joint systems. The railroads claim that the lion tons of shipping, double the amount she passengers are riding in autos than in pas• distributors do not have convenient termi• produced the year before and half the pro• senger trains. The new Liberty Truck is a nals and do not pay wages enough to get duction of the world in 1916. And yet last new name for the 10,000 army trucks which labor enough to keep the terminals clear. year double as much tonnage was sunk by will run from the Central West to the East• Well, who is at fault? submarines as was built by the Allied coun• ern seaboard. 26 THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK AND RIO GRANDE RATTLER

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Here is a new field; it will ad He Won't Be Happy Till He Gets It! greatly to your profits. Work it. THE SECRET SEVEN. Then there's "Dutch" Lebert A comical cuss There are six of us, sitting here tonight Who's always mixed up Alone in the old squad tent. In some kind of a muss We're all a-wondering where our pal He was granted a furlough Called "Bluey Haley" went On which he tarried, No matter where old "Bluey's" gone. And when he got back He'll in our thoughts remain, 108 Kennedy PI. The Dutchman was married! And when we go to the other side, We'll meet our pal again. They say the Secret Seven, There was "Bluey" Haley—say! Is composed of Seven Courses, He used to feed our gentle mules I'll introduce them all to you, Their daily oats and hay. In the following few verses: WM. A. McFEE He used to lead them off to drink And make their bed at night. First comes "Podgie" Farley, And when you say we miss our pal, CARRIES A cook he's going to be; But I wish he'd try his cooking My friend, you struck it right. AN On someone else than me. You should see him in the kitchen, Now, to you, dear readers Shouting at his men; ASSORTED Our last member's name I'll send Well admit he'll make a cook, He's known here among us But damned if we know when. LINE As just "Nig" Overend. OF Next there's "Slivers" Wakefield, He ought to be a soldier, Just five foot four is he, But he's wasted all his time A soldier from the border Trying to write some poetry By his story, you will see. And make the damn stuff rhyme. Staple and Fancy He tells us all about the sands And of the cactus, too, About the stunts he did Now those who read the above few lines, And things we never knew. I hope won't judge us bad, GROCERIES He had the whole of Mexico For we're just seven old comrades A-started on the run All in khaki clad. When they caught sight of him And if we should fall on the battlefield, With his automatic gun. SOLDIERS FROM CAMP I'm sure we'll get to Heaven, And St. Peter will open the portals wide. SERVED PROMPTLY Now comes "Shine" Rooney, Our light duty man. And say, "Enter—Secret Seven." Who ducks all the details, —HARRY W. OVEREND, He possibly can. 108th Inf., M. G'. Co. 154 East Main Street He goes to the stables And hides in a stall And patiently waits The Gas Attack has only one "don't." It For that blessed Recall. is this: "Don't let's be gloomy." THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK and RIO GRANDE RATTLER 27

MORAN MEETS FULTON FRIDAY NOTES OF THE RING.

NIGHT. Eobert Gleason, of the Depot Quartermas• ter Corps, is on his way home to New York Bout to Decide Who Will Meet City. On the way he will be matched in four Uniforms Willard. battles, two as a middleweight and another pair as a featherweight. Frank Moran, the Division Boxing In• Tailored by Joe Johnson, Headquarters Company, 102nd structor, will go back into action, at New Engineers, is matched with Joe Tarrantino of Orleans, next Friday night, when he opposes the 104th Field Artillery for a ten round bat• Fred Fulton. The match will practically de• The House of Kuppenheimer tle. The pick and shovel expert is getting cide who will oppose Willard in his first bat• into good shape and judging from past per• tle to defend the heavyweight title. There formances Tarrantino has picked a hard job. is not a man in Camp Wadsworth who doubts He is no mean battler himself, having won the the result. It ?s up to you, Frank, to carry out amateur heavyweight title of New York State their expectations! a few years back. Frank has been training ever since he came Cotton Khaki $15.00 up to camp. Men on the early morning guard McElgott of B Company, 102nd Engineers, 16 oz. O. D. Serge 42.50 up reliefs have probably wondered who the big has a lot of opponents waiting around his Funston Cloth 32.50 up doorstep, these days. Joe Johnson claims his civilian was who ran about the local roads, (Heavyweight) 'but the secret is out. Marie Ann's papa has biggest ambition is to attend Mac's - wake, been getting into shape and Harvey Colin tes• while Heide, the new leader of the big men, English Whipcord 55.00 tifies that Fulton.is up against a real fight at also wants to add the ex-cow-puncher to his ' last. list. James A. Bannister Several of the officers from the Division Fred McDermott, 106th Field Hospital is far have arranged their leaves so they can make from a has-been. The game Irishman from Genuine Cordovan the trip South to see the battle. A full ac• Albany is putting in at least three hours a Puttees : $16.50 count of the fray will appear in these columns day getting ready for the 10-round battle he next week. has arranged with Heide, the 106th Artillery• man, who sent him to the cleaners two weeks 92 SETTING THE PACE, ago. In a regulation sized ring McDermott Another big night for the boxing and has more than a good chance to win back the wrestling fans was staged at the Y. M. C. A. local crown. Madden, of Company B, 106th P R I C E'S Unit 92 last Monday. There were three lively Infantry, will meet the winner in another bouts and two wrestling matches. All the ten session mix-up. 116 E. MAIN ST. men in the fistic encounters were well matched, every decision going to a draw. In the first skirmish, Lang, Company D, FRANK MORAN TO LECTURE, 102nd Engineers mixed it up with a tentmate named Soracki. It took four rounds of good, The Community Motion Picture Bureau has hard fighting before they were satisfied that presented the camp with a set of reels cover• they were more valuable as engineers than as ing boxing and bayonet drills. They were HALT! guests at the Base Hospital. sent at the request of the Commission 011 Shaw, Company B, 104th Machine Gun Bat• Training Camp Activities. Frank Moran has talion and Schultz, Company F, 102nd Engi• been selected to lecture on the various as• Poole's Barber Shop neers, met in the second bout, while the third pects of each activity. was between Buckley and Vackner, both of Company C, 102nd Engineers. A REAL BARBER SHOP BASEBALL ON BIG SCALE HERE. WITH REAL SERVICE. ZUALE WINS AGAIN ON THE MAT. The Baseball Committee is hard at work Two of the bone setters from the 107th preparing a very pretentious schedule for the Field Hospital did their best to dissect each Empire Division. In addition to a list of other in the first wrestling match. Putin an TEN FIRST CLASS BARBERS games which will bring every unit in camp NO WAITING. uncorked his ether in 25 seconds and had out on the diamond, a program is .now in the Swartz resting comfortably on his back. He making for the nine which will represent the used a double bar lock to hold him there. In entire camp. Games are pending with Charles• TOOLS AND TOWELS STER• the second examination of Swartz's* anatomy ton Navy Yard, two of the best college teams lie decided to make a more "extensive examina• in South Carolina, and several camps. Ef• ILIZED. tion and it was 4 minutes and 10 seconds forts are being made to get Georgetown, Vir• before Put ma 11 pronounced the coroner \s ver• ginia and several of the stronger universities dict. to play 011 the local parade grounds. BATHS—HOT OR COLD. Zuale, Company I, 107th Infantry, and Peed, Company F, 102nd Engineers, decided to settle their match along professional lines. The YOUR PATRONAGE APPRE• doughboy got his first fall by a body scissors OFFICERS TO FORM BASKETBALL CIATED. and head in 4 minutes and 10 seconds. A TEAM. crotch and half-Nelson won the second for him also in 16 minutes and 20 seconds. A basketball team is to be formed by the WELCOME VISITORS. Keppler, the former University of Pennsyl• officers of the 51st Pioneer and the 105th In• vania heavyweight, refereed. As soon as fantry Begiments. They are coached by Mr. some of the bigger mat men can be found the Or trier, Physical Director at Unit 95. Two 127 NORTH CHURCH ST. former inter-collegiate star will be seen in games are now pending with the officers7 action. quintet of Camp Jackson. 28 THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK and RIO GRANDE RATTLER

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BIJOU COMPANY C, 108TH INFANTRY. along side of the mule, Jim? The road-bed The third squad has been officially desig• was nice and soft. The Cleanest, Coziest Theatre south of nated the "Chorus Girl" squad on account We take this occasion to welcome into the North Pole. of that name being painted on the door by our company: First Lieutenants Rogers, Rugen and Hasselbring, and Second Lieu• FEATURE PLAYS Frenchie Tanghe. Private Hamm (and eggs) of the third tenants Maxey and Regar. The boys wish squad is talking of sending home for his them the best of luck and success in their commercial law book. Probably he is try• new undertaking. ing to learn of a safe way to dispose of his Lieutenant Rugen, who comes from Camp cotton uniforms. Lee, a draft army cantonment where they There s No Gas About the Private "Spot" Cady, an old time cham• have an outfit of Southern darkies, tells the following story. A newly-made corporal Show at pion, is to receive boxing lessons of Frank Moran. Probably Private Raymond Krick was teaching his squad the school of the ("Rapid Rudolph") of this squad could give soldier and was bawling his men out for "Spot" several pointers in boxing as he is not executing "right dress"' properly. He so frequently occupied in boxing up stuff to wound up by saying: "When ah gives you The New send to his girl. niggers right dress, ah wants you to roll Corporal Adams is on furlough. Art. yoh eyes to de right with a snap, so that Tanghe says he is glad of it because he gets ah can hear yoh eye-balls click." more to eat now, there being one person One of our sergeants (we won't mention Rex Theatre less at the table. his name) went to town via the P. & N., Isaac Co an ("Weary Willie") occupies his and when he decided to return found that spare time in telling how much more booze he had forgotten where the depot was lo• he can stand than the other fellow. (Corp. Jack Meyer is a close rival.) cated. Nothing left to do, he walked up to You see the best in pictures "Silly'- Hall and ^'Foolish" Turner (the an M. P. and inquired if he would tell him and you hear the best Company songsters and comedians) have where the M. P. was located. The M. P. recently been appointed corporals, much to looking bewildered, replied, "What's that?" in music. the relief of their fellow tentmates, be• "The M. P.," said the sergeant. The M. P. cause the new corporals are kept busy now was just in the act of calling the wagon and the men can sleep nights. Sergeants Mulvey, Gaskin and McKay are to remove the above to the observation attending the school for officers. ward, when the sergeant remarked: "I 'Where that Real Dick Gleason has returned from his fur• want the M. P. railroad station." "You lough with flying colors. P. O. (X . mean the P. & N. don't you, sergeant," Orchestra is'' asked the M. P. "Certainly," replied the COMPANY G, 53RD PIONEER INFANTRY, sergeant, who was under the impression One of the mules, driven by Jim Kiernan that he had been saying P. & N. all the of the supply company, fell in the mud. while. The M. P., who could not help laugh• Can you imagine "Baa Baa," as the bunch call him, standing over the dumb animal ing, cancelled the order for the wagon and C. L. HENRY, Manager and yelling, "Get up and don't make a damn directed the sergeant to the station without fool of yourself?" Why didn't you lay further comment. THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK AND RIO GRANDE RATTLER 29

EDITORIAL BOMBS. A young officer was recently placed under arrest for talking too much. Quite innocently, lie told some relative the name of the ship on which he was to sail for France. The War Department heard about it, and now the officer won 't sail for a while. Moral: If you must talk, talk about the mud or the P. and N.

In denying a transfer, recently, an officer said "the needs of the nation must supersede those of individuals.'' This is the best answer to the chronic transferer. Of course, a man should go where he can do the most effective 'For Men Map Come work. But he ought to make up his mind where that is and then stay put. And Men Map Go But I Go On Forever' Speaking of transfers, here is a conundrum: How much —Tennyson better than a plain, out-and-out slacker is the man who goes in for some bomb-proof job or swivel-chair com- mission, when he is healthy and husky enough to do his 1883 February 12, 1918 share in the line % E. E. C.

GERARD ANSWERS QUESTIONS THAT PUZZLE AMERICANS Brilliant lawyers, skilful doctors, gifted Q.—How about the foodstuffs in Germany? actors, brainy diplomats and powerful A.—At the time I left Germany the nation was on an allow• kings of industry, all have recorded ance. The men in the first line of trenches were given a fairly their life's work and the world's prog• good allowance; the men in the second line of trenches not ress with a Waterman's Ideal quite as much as the men in the first line, and those in the third Fountain Pen. line of trenches not nearly as much as those in the second. A large number of the German people, numbering between 25,- And now, on February 12th, the thirty- 000,000 and 30,000,000, receive a small piece of black bread every fifth anniversary of the birth of our day, about as much butter fat or margarine each week as you business, those who have risen to take have at one meal, a small piece of meat, bone and gristle once a week. No one over six years of age can have milk except on their places in the affairs of the world a physician's prescription. Each one is given an egg once every are using the selfsame faithful two weeks. According to diplomats from South America whom I met in New York upon their return from Germany recently, the food situation is worse in Germany now than when I left. How• ever, I believe that the food supply of the nation will last another year at least. Q.—What is Germany's condition with regard to ammunition? A.—Germany has all the ammunition it needs. It has iron and copper mines in Germany, in Belgium, in Serbia, in Northern Poland. It manufactures nitrate from the air. It has found a practical substitute for cotton in its explosives. It has all the coal necessary to maintain its war industries. Q.—What have been Germany's casualties? A.—Germany had lost 1,700,000 men killed up to the time I left the country, last February. It had approximately 500,000 men in allied prison camps. It had an average number wounded France, Jan. 4th, 1918 of 500,000 all the time. Of this number, approximately 75 or 80 L. E. Waterman Co., per cent, were being made fit to re-enter the service. It had approximately 600,000 men permanently wounded. New York, N. Y. Q.—Why do not the German people revolt? Gentlemen:— A.—Because those at home are too weak to cope with the For some weeks after reaching France, I powers of authority. Because the soldiers are entirely dominated was compelled to use a pencil for my correspon• by their officers. _ Because, in Berlin, when the government dence and records on account of the fact learned of a meeting of men in any supposedly dangerous cause, that I could get no good ink for my "Ideal" the city was promptly divided into districts by cordons of police, pen. So you can imagine my gratification yes• so that persons might not cross from one district to another, terday when visiting a nearby town, I discovered and so that, while 300 men might hold a meeting of protest, no two bottles of Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen great demonstration could be organized. Ink in the stock of a small store. Of course, I Q.—What is the condition in the Reichstag? purchased both bottles and wished there was A.—The Reichstag has no power. Further, it is not representa• more. The labels on the cartons were printed tive of the German people, though its members are elected by in French language, but I recognized the word man-suffrage, over 25 years old. Its organization is unchanged "Waterman's" and the "Ideal" trademark upon since 1872. Properly districted, the Reichstag would be made sight. up chiefly of social democrats. Berlin alone, which now has four Thanking you for this world-wide distribution; representatives, would have 24, all social democrats. Over the ! am, Reichstag is the bundesrath, made up of the representatives Yours very truly, of the ruling princes of the German empire, with Prussia given Sgt. Chas. T. Eden, 18 votes and other principalities eight, four and one votes. No Co. B, 151 Machine Gun Bat. law can be made unless approved by the bundesrath. Q.—Will Germany become a democracy? A.—I believe that the German revolution will come with the end of the war. Should a peace be made to the disadvantage of Li. EL Waterman Co, Germany, I believe the soldiers who have been in the trenches, living in the mud, murdered, driven into battle with machine 191 Broadway, New York guns and revolvers, by their non-commissioned officers, will come back to Germany, and will say: "You told us you were Sold at all the Leading Stores in Spartanburg, S. C, and Everywhere in / rare an efficient government. We did not even have anything to say about the beginning of the war. You promised us that it would soon be over; that we would have to pay little. But you have failed, and we are going to kick you out."—Pittsburgh Post. 3° THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK AND RIO GRANDE RATTLER

JENSEN TO LEAD ENGINEER

TRACK TEAM. 2Ae M ROTH Harry Jensen, veteran distance runner of Largest Book Store the Mohawk A. C. of New York City, has (OF NEW YORK CITY) been elected captain of the 102nd Engineers7 in 117% EMI MAIM SHEET track team. He has now over fifty men train• ing on the roads and expects to turn out the Soutk Carolina ^Designer and leaker best all around cinder path outfit in camp. of Harvey Conn is supervising the practices. Among his best men are Flynn Caldwell and Army Officers' Uniforms Davey of the Mc Coombs A. C, Hare and ^Private Peat and Breeches Plan ken burg of the Bronx Church House, Nay lor, Crook and Me eh an of the Mohawks, INVITES Over the Tofi Sonntag of the Bellwood A. C, Swartz of the the officers of Camjb ^Wadsworth Walkers Club, Shiffman of the New York A. C., Powell of the Pastimes, McLoy of the m ymes of a Red Cross to inspect a choice assortment Hollywood A. C, Koppel of the City A. C. and of Fisher of Morris High School. Uniforms, breeches and Overcoats COMPANY M, 53RD PIONEERS. Very solemn is the street of Company M. Gloomy indeed is the street of Company M. Fit and Workmanship Our First Sergeant, Aaron A. Klein, better Absolutely Guaranteed known as the "terrible top", lias left us, to seek his fortune and military honors else• where, having been promoted to Color Ser• Alterations and Repairs Promptly and geant of the 53rd Pioneers. Skillfully Executed. Good luck and the best of wishes to you, the best old topper the old 47th ever turned The DuPre Book Store Ml MOTH out. A. B. Spartanburg, S. C. 107% East Main St. One Flight Up

ETHELBURT JELLYBACK, PRIVATE. (Continued from page 7)

Ethelburt Gets Excited. On his feet again was Mack;, but he wob• Hardware bled. Bang! He went down again. This Fielder & Brown time he was counted out and the fight was over. Mill Supplies Frank Moran made a speech a few mo• ments later. I hung eagerly on his words. and 'i You have just witnessed a fine example of gameness. You saw how Mack was WHOLESALE GROCERS Machinery knocked down and how he came back every time. That's the spirit that will take you FULL LINE OF GROCERIES over the top. And just to show you that these two boys who fought tonight are still alive and little the worse for wear, I've asked them to come back to the ring.,J The two fighters came down from the dressing room, fully clad, and stood bashfully at ease. Candies and Cakes " These boys will be matched again in a ten round bout." A great cheer went up. I, too, was in• fected with the excitement. I fear that I A SPECIALTY lent my voice to the commingled enthusiasm. I have ever been a creature of impulse. Leaving my chair with great suddenness, I Montgomery & Crawford dashed through the ropes. I grabbed Mack by the arm.

i Spartanburg, "Oh7 sir," I cried. 'You were splendid. I ask only one thing of you. Will you put Corner EZELL & CHOICE STS. S. C. on the gloves with my top-sergeant?'7 ETHELBUBT JELLYBACK, PEIVATE. PHONE 161 (C. D.) THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK AND RIO GRANDE RATTLER

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AMBULANCE CO. 106, 102ND SANITARY camp last week on a ten-day furlough. In• ing to get a good sleep. It is not to be TRAIN. vestigation develops the fact that his rea• wondered at, considering how his conscience sons were "Exceptional," for we understand must hurt. But though he is away his He's gone—but only for ten days. Through his trip took him via the "path which leads spirit lives on. He left one of his famous the medium of the ten day furlough clause to better or worse." Here are our very menus behind to cover the interim. We our command is now without the services best wishes, Lieutenant, and we hope it will really believe that he went home for a square of its "High Finance No n-Com." Those not be long before Camp Wadsworth can meal. Well, efficiency experts do have a members of the command who find them• play host to the "Exceptional Reason." hard time of it. selves in the "short of funds" column will, Mrs. E. G. Turtle, of Canandaigua, N. Y., Our own Little Kaiser Willi elm has a new for ten days at least, be forced to throw has sent to Private Hobbins, 14 sweaters, 3 rocking horse with a leg on three corners themselves at the mercy of the various sleeping caps, 6 scarfs, 6 neck muffs and 3 and a crutch on the fourth. banks, where low rates of interest still pre• helmets, to be distributed among Canandai• "Scorp" has gotten over his old familiar vail. This noticeable saving will be put in gua members of the command, and others remark, "Cheese it, fellers, here comes the trust until the amount has assumed such who were in need of these knitted articles. Lieutenant." He's got the "Hickeys" now. proportions as would erect a suitable monu• Those who received them are indeed thank• Likewise has Mr. Brody forgotten his ment to the memory of one who was always ful to Mrs. Tuttle for her generosity. "What I care for the Lieutenant? He can't wont "to do something for the boys"—at •—J. F. H. do me nothing." the rate of ten per cent. C. F. C. Dizzy Gatley and John the Gargler, slip• Louis Israel, the "millionaire private/' is ped South one night last week along with confined to the company street owing to a Eaglebeak Treadwell. BATTERY B, 104TH FIELD ARTILLERY. severe attack of what is termed in Bohemian Our Horatio has now become a "leader of Did you ever throw a bucket of water life. "Social Inactivity." This condition men." He is first waiter at the Regimental over a poor little cat and note the result? was first perceived when the recent stringent Mess. I don't suppose you'll admit it, but that is rules were laid down, denying him the privi• Moustache Pete's bookkeeper, Lightning beside the point. The fact remains that this lege of visiting the society centers of Spar• Lynam, is taking up French. We think he bunch of safe crackers, etc., resembles such tanburg. But the mail service is having its has his lamps trimmed for some French a cat as a result of our Flying Topper be• good effect upon him and his complete re• dame. But he certainly does enjoy letters ing away. He's a !?!?!?! or a @@@**! !$$$ covery is expected momentarily. from a certain lady in Rutherford, N. J., when he is here, for some of the elite who We note with interest, in recent issues of whom he has never met. find themselves billed on the daily detail three prominent Rochester papers under Next time the Bold Michael Higgins for K. P., and the graceful bunk drapers the heading of "Amusements," a splendid salutes an officer he may remember to but• who find a spell of Stable Police staring "likeness" of Sergeant Louis G. Kelly. It ton up his overcoat and take the Mecca out them in the face, insist that he is respon• is surprising to note also that despite the of his face. It has been rumored that he rotrogravure improvements to these already sible. But now that he is away these same was discovered under the showers recentlyf gents find that their names continue to bob faultless publications, single copies sold for but the fact has since been disproved. He up on these unwelcomed details. Generally the same low price of one cent. Yaphank stated that fifteen years ago he used a piece heard in Building No. 23-9 L—"He isn't papers please copy. of Anybody's soap and hasn't used any such a bad skate at that." Private Frederick David (get the David) other since. We don't doubt it, Mike. Scandling arrived in camp Thursday after• "Moustache Pete," the guy that hands out There's one guy who's going to wake up noon armed with the most artistic pair of the things he isn't saving for the Belgians, in the watering trough some morning unless tortoise shells we've yet seen in camp. We seems to have discovered a new scheme to he mends his ways. That's the new dog- are told their chief function is to aid the keep us close to earth. He must have some robber for the Supply Sergeant. He's start• corporal of the guard to find him in the dark. microscopic instrument in his laboratory ing too soon with the familiar remark Fred must have heard of the newly installed with which he determines whether the "What do you want? Haven't got! Get fuel saving device back of the Top-Sergeant's shoes which you drew down at the Border out!" tent. and which you have been taking good care THE POISON PEN. Wednesday evening the Mystic Club held a of till they wore out "through fair wear and luncheon in Tent No. 1. Covers were laid tear," were burned by being set within a MISUNDERSTOOD. for eight and at the close of the dainty re• radius of six feet of a Sibley. He apparently past measures were adopted to form an is not aware of the fact that a reward is Brown said: "I changed from low to high." association for the protection of young outstanding for a Sibley which will throw Said Jones: "That you've a car is news." moles. enough heat to melt butter. Brown said: "The deuce a car have I; Stating as his excuse, "Exceptional Rea• Don't leave boys! Just a moment! Jack I'm speaking not of gears, but shoes."— sons," Lieutenant J. P. Henry dashed out of has left on furlo'. He said that he was go• Boston Transcript. 32 THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK AND RIO GRANDE RATTLER

A HYMN OF HATE or

The Liverish Lieutenant's Lament.

(Written by Staff-Surgeon Cyril V. Griffiths, H. M. S. "Shannon," and forwarded to The Gas Attack by a Mend.) We hate those damned hostilities, That brings us to this place; We hate the entire area, But most of all MY BASE; We hate the gun, both large and small, That makes a nasty din, We hate this constant coaling, We hate it all like sin.

We hate the rain, we hate the wind, We hate the mist and snow, And every kind of weather We get at "Halifax." We hate the cursed censoring, We hate decoding, too, We hate our four-hour watches, We loathe the General "Q."

We hate our other messmates, We hate them short and tall, Both, those that talk,, and those that don't, We hate them one and all. We hate our early morning tub, And those that bathe with sons, Both those that splash in little baths, And those that sleep in long.

Nathan Tomcat Hale: "I regret that 1 have only nine lives to give We hate the daily breakfast, for my country." (Blub). With a far-surpassing hate, The "Bright and Early" messmate, We hate the supper-gluttons, INSTRUCTION IN USE OF HEAVY MA• When we ourselves are late. Who with stout and oysters stuff; We hate the wardroom servants, CHINE GUNS. We also hate the glutton club, The kippers and the toast, When there is not enough. We hate the usual battered eggs, A heavy machine gun school has been We hate this cutting for our gin, But we hate the coffee most. established, for the instruction of officers We always seem to lose, in camp. Following is the detail for the We hate those monthly wine bills, school: We hate the scrapping in the mess, They tell of swallowed booze. Commandant, Maj. Edward McLeer, Jr., We hate each broken chair, We hate the after-dinner bridge, We hate the larger table, 104th machine gun battalion. We hate the cards we hold; It drives us to despair. Executive officer, Capt. Kenneth Gardner, We hate our partners for their play, We hate the man who takes to bed 107th infantry. And declarations bold. A Wardroom magazine, We hate the pianola Supply officer, First Lieut. George L And those who argue half the night, That grinds out tunes in jerks, Schelling, 106th machine gun battalion. And don't say what they mean. And wish the. man who plays it Instructors, Capt. Albert W. Putnam, 105th Were scruppered by the Turks. machine gun battalion; First Lieut. Robert We hate the evening running around, We hate the medicine ball, We hate the spotting table, R. Molyneux, 104th machine gun battalion; We hate the hockey on the deck, That spoils our midday sleep; Second Lieut. Walter C. Andrews, 104th ma• And all this damned patrolling", That shows up people's gall. chine gun battalion. It fairly makes us weep. We hate to hear the bugler The commanding officers of the 105th and A-mutilating calls, We hate the incinerator, 106th machine gun battalions, all company We'd like to get him. quietly Belching forth bones and rags, And—tell him what we think of him. We hate the lack of cabins, officers of the 104th, 105th and 106th ma• With its everlasting cage. chine gun battalions, and of the machine

We hate' the Berlin puzzle, We hate the days in harbour, gun companies of infantry regiments will That savours of the war; We hate the days at sea; attend as students. We hate the crowd-who plot it, In fact we're hating everything, Classes will be held at such times and We hate their language more. The whole damned A. B. C. places as may be directed by the command• We hate the newer version, We hate ten dozen other things, ant, who is authorized to prescribe regula• The Pubs from East to West, We hate them in their twelves; That bring back recollections But most of all the things we hate, tions and govern the work of instructors Of days of gin-full rest. WE HATE OUR MOULDY SELVES! and students. THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK and RIO GRANDE RATTLER 33

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COMPANY D, 104TH MACHINE GUN BATTALION. 55 "LOOK UP FOR THE SIGN Bill Ebbets, our erstwhile Top, got a dis• charge. J. Barrett is now our head office boy. Simultaneously with this we hear that he was the party of the second part in an en• A TEA GARDEN 1 gagement notice published in a Syracuse paper. All the world loves a lubber. Patsy. Cooks Orlick, Wheeler and Cronk, those FOR LADIES AND GENTLEMEN i world famous tragedians, are having a suc• cessful run in their side-splitting comedy, entitled "The Spoilers," or "Don't Give These Guys No Seconds, the Swill Pail Ain't Half Full." "Calvary" Blakemore, our rollicking, frol• icking young quartermaster, has departed Syracuse-ward on furlough. "Connie" Hutchinson, of Phoenix, N. Y., and McElveney, the human Victrola, are chafing at the inaction of this machine gun CHOP SUEY stuff. So, thirsting for blood and gore, they are taking exams for the Quartermaster Chinese Foods of All Kinds Corps. I guess everybody hopes you get your commissions, boys. Acting Corporal Creager's squad gave their tent floor a bath the other night. Why stop there, Jack ? C. IVL WING N. C. (not non-com.) Brown is still walk• ing with a limp, resulting from an injured thumb. 128/2-1301/: Morgan Square, | Corporal Rodewald, the Stat en Island co• SPARTANBURG, S. C. | tillion leader, and Corporal Champ, the Geneseo man-about-town, are acting ser• I I geants. All their acting experience was evi• dently in burlesque. Where is our wandering boy tonight? AMBULANCE COMPANY 105. come quite proficient at handling the key. Dennis Francis, please write and let your On Wednesday afternoon Sergeant Jen• When the members of the 105th rolled out worried brothers know your whereabouts. nings, Privates 1st Class Guenthner, Fey, of their warm bunks at first call on Mon• "Shamrock" Kelly, who is attending cook• Lanning, and Privates Schiller, Butler, and day, February 4, the unusually frigid tem• ing school, has an appetizing concoction he Muller joyfully shook the mud of Camp perature caused them to break all previous calls "Jungle Stew." He puts everything Wadsworth from their shoes as they board• records for speedy dressing. The sudden in it, including his fingers. ed the P. & N. for Spartanburg with 10-day freeze has solidified the "River of Doubt" "Wallie" Morrisey, our newest wind jam• furloughs in their pockets. which had flowed muddily past our tents mer, can blow more calls at once than any Thursday morning found Privates 1st since the beginning of the warm weather bugler in the camp. Even "Flatfoot." our Class "Doc" Peck, "Raphael" Hammond, and though it seemed good not to sink to Carolina dog, hasn't the heart to raspberry Harrington, and Privates • Henry, Bullion, one's knees while lined up for roll call, cer• him. and our assistant cook, Jack Ellis, back tain lovers of ''bunk" fatigue have had good "Snuffy" Curran, our Mount Morris with the company wearing that "morning cause to regret the change in the weather scholar, claims his squad is most didactic after the night before" expression that in• for "Topper," Henry A. Fish ("Neewan'' for on machine gun work. We hope they won't variably follows the furloughs to the old short) has kept the company on the jump be quarantined again for getting that way. home town. ever since. Corporal Am rein, leader of the far-famed. Privates 1st Class Jim Webster and Pri• The men got a good running start on Sergt. Am re in dumbells, and also our camou- vates Art Hook and "Porky" Coling have re• ''Smoke" Zion's woodland hike on Monday fleur, did a little practical work with his ma• ceived disability discharges and have left morning and Sloan's Liniment has been very chine gun the other day. He made his tar• for home. Three more popular men could much in demand because of the endless get look like a sieve. not be found, and we tender them our best round of drills and hikes. O'Hara claims that Lauten of the 108th wishes for all time. Capt. McKemy and First Lieutenant Bal- must have used him as model in the car• lantyne have been placed in charge of the None of the fellows will ever have to toon frightening the Kaiser to death in the athletic training for the men and Monday worry about not being able to find "work" February 2nd issue. afternoon found the entire company trying when they return home, for all have had to attain the standard required by head• plenty of practice with the pick and shovel. sen ted to take charge of a class in French quarters in the different events. The recent adventure of transplanting a and the first lesson was held in the mess- Having mastered the semaphore code, the building proved so successful that many of hall last Monday evening. The fellows men are now attempting to solve the intra- the fellows are considering entering the all showed an earnest desire to familiarize cacies of the Morse code. Topper "Neewah" business when they return home. themselves with the subject. Fish has been demonstrating the numerous The sad news of deaths at home sent Private 1st Class Louis B. Peck, and methods of visual signaling in which this Private 1st Class Jack Layden and Private Privates Jack Ellis, Jack Kresga, and B- code may be used and telegraphic connec• Charles E. Parkhurst speeding northward to ville Frawley have been detailed for in• tion has been established between several attend the last rites to loved ones there. struction in the school for mess sergeants of the tents, thus enabling the men to be• Mess Sergeant Bob Hull has gladly con- and cooks. A. K. M. THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK AND RIO GRANDE RATTLER 35

MILITARY POST OFFICE AND HOTEL

KNICKERBOCKER.

The employees of the Military Post Office are certainly a hard working bunch. With• Krispograms" out their persistent endeavors to get the mail sorted and ready for distribution the No. 3 average soldier who depends upon the lit• erary feasts sent by Her back home would be going around with hungry looks upon To Canteens his face. All soldiers know the alphabet, but are usually very anxious about one A Satisfied Customer Returns to Trade Again letter. The register of the Hotel Knickerbocker contains a list of names that will go down in history. A glance at the register re• veals the following names: Puttill from Buffalo—a good scout who always finds a way to help his fellow work• KEEPS THE BUYERS COMING ers. Oishei from Buffalo—who has a few musi• A Carload Each cal notes in his system. of Sullivan from Boston—who should have been a movie actor because he has to "reg• Hung erfrrd-Smiih's "ROYAL PURPLE" Grape Juice and "GOLDEN" ister" mail. Orangeade have been shipped to us. Place your order in Minton from Boston—every time a wide• advance, that you may receive immediate de• awake argument starts he lulls it to sleep. liveries when the shipment arrives. Allen from the Keystone State—who usu• ally goes around with his brow knitted with larolina the thread of thought. La r kin from Bingham ton—he is not the partanfetirg5 S* C. soap king, but they say he is a regular fel• low. • Capron from (Rahway) —every time a rabbit sees him it runs to cover. Martin from (deleted)—a first-class en• tertainer with second-class humor. Do re from Buffalo—who believes in tak• ing ten days off when there is nothing else to take. Reiser of Buffalo—who dresses well. Kilduff from Boston—a regular wit. An• other good man gone wrong. 11 Schworm from Boston—he looks after lost parcels, and attempts to keep packages from straying away. Patrine from (— )—he plays a mouth organ—and musical instruments. Offer Four Days' Service and Wales from Buffalo—a good fellow who First Class Work can tell a whale of a story. Judge from Boston—judge not, lest ye be judged. Brine from Boston—he handles the cash, Leave Your Package at and expects to be rich when he cashes in. Jost from Reading—-he has just returned The Following Places from a vacation. Is now working to get rested up. Gilbert from Reading—see above. Roth from Boston—he knows all about Sanitary Tiaiira Canteen canoes, and now wants a mud scow. Dugan from Boston—has charge of the night crew. When he falls asleep his 108th Infantry friends wrap him in slumber. McCarthy from Batavia—the best walker Post Exchange in the bunch. When tired of walking he always runs. Kenney from Boston—A regular talking (At Camp Wadsworth Station, machine with plenty of good records. I South Carolina Light, Power & Railways Co. | Gray from Binghamton—our mess ser• SPARTANBURG, S C. P. and N SL R.) geant, who is as genial as the day is long. » 4 36 THE WADSWORTH GAS ATTACK AND RIO GRANDE RATTLER

COMPANY F, 105TH INFANTRY. COMPANY C, 108TH INFANTRY.

Corporal "Pop" Jones, the old war horse, The First Sergt. and Supply Sergt. have has left for dear old New York. He will be moved into their "dugout" under the mess away ten days and it is expected he will shack. After this all business will be trans• The families and friends of offic• be back on time. acted under ground, away from eaves drop• ers and enlisted men now at Spartanburg will find perfect The other day while attending the bomb• pers. It took two months and the help of accommodations amid most de• ing school in the mess hall, the following the entire company to build the so-called lightful surroundings at conversation was overhead between Privates "Office." Patsy, Levecchia and Vincent Margiotta: Men returning from furlough, show that "Watta isa. da "bomb", asked Patsy? "Oh", a visit home must be worth while. They said Margiotta, "da bomb isa high explosive. all come back "busted." Mess Sergt. Krause You taka da bomb, you hitta something and found a way to make expenses when he that something isa nothing." started the curse of distributing "chance Mhtmmtt fwtk One day while on the drill field, Corporal punch boards." The man who invented "Jack" Gregory was explaining to his squad "work" is much sought after and a close how to fix the sight leaf and windage while second is the guy who invented these boards. "In the Land of the Sky" — shooting with the wind blowing. The squad The boys of Co. C were mighty glad to Only three and one-half hours was paying close attention, while Corporal see Lieut. McCabe made a First Lieut: But from Spartanburg through en• Gregory went on saying, ''You see if you are chanting country. they hate the idea of loosing him. Lieut, shooting at twelve o'clock with the wind McCabe has been a part of Co. C for a Spend your furloughs at this blowing at three o'clock, what windage world-famous resort rather than good many enlistments, and most of the would you put on?" At this point he was In travelling to your distant men feel indebted to him for the knowledge homes, interrupted by a roar of laughter from Pri• they possess of the military game. He was vate "Willie" Adams. Turning around In On America - * JCn$\\$l\ 3i well liked, both on and off the drill field* rage he asked, "What are you laughing at, We take this opportunity to wish him suc• you dizzy son-of-a-gun?" "Why", said Pri• cess, and hope some day to salute him and vate Adams, "how can you shoot at twelve address him as: "Captain, Sir!" o'clock with the wind blowing at three o'clock at ten o'clock in the morning?" Corporal "Ed" Gallagher is getting our men ready for "over there," by putting on The ninth squad is the champion sleeping war paint for them who can afford it. Eddie squad in the company. Corporal Ambrose is chief tattoo artist. Patnode, who, by the way, was married CORP. J. M. while on his furlough, never can hear re• veille call in the morning. The whole squad seems to be in a trance while reveille 102ND SUPPLY TRAIN. blows, and the only thing that brings them out of it is the next call, which is mess. "Villie Prinlinger," the flying Dutchman, The tenth squad is the musical squad of has been appointed Truck Master of the the company. Besides Corporal "Ted" Nier's new supply train which is composed of eight wheelbarrows and eight bucks, to guide music box, Private Ed Driscoll has a snare them on their way. Villie hopes to make drum, and Private Charley Johnson has a jsjdliJ chauffeurs out of them. Good luck, old boy; bass drum. They are going to round up the go to it. rest of the talent in the company and or• The old saying that too many cooks spoil gic ganize a jazz band. Good luck boys, we the broth does not hold good in the 3rd need music in the company. Company, which has four cooks, and as Company hikes seem to be all the rage, many assistants. Since this system has If the number of sol• and when old "Sol" turns his rays on the been put. in force, the food has increased, both in quantity and quality, twenty-five per frozen ground, and it thaws and the ice diers coming into our cent., and I think we owe these hard-work• melts the boys wish they had rowboats, in• ing men a vote of thanks, and if they should Bank, daily, is an in• stead of packs and rifles. put salt in the coffee, or burn the pudding dication of satisfied once in a while, forgive them boys, for they know not what they do. customers, we must COMPANY M, 106TH INFANTRY, "Nigger" Noll, who has taken the place of be giving ''Service Speaking of showers, it has been made the Mess Sergeant, has proven to the boys public that the bath-house In L. Co. Is in he is just what they thought of him, a man Plus/' full swing, with running hot and cold water. made for the place. "Nig" says "There will It may be used free of charge by any man be mess shacks when he's dead and gone." Place your account of Co. M. All those who did not care to Anybody want seconds? Da ta boy. ''Nig," take a trip down town for the last few go to it. We are all with you. with the weeks, please take notice. F. W. S. Sure, that's the point! As long as we can use L. Co.'s showers for bathing, why Privates Catterson and Abramovitz de• CENTRAL not use our own for something else? Effi• serve credit for their ability to deliver the ciency is the main thing in the army. piece of wood they carried from the Q. M. They started to issue us board floors for to their own respective tents, although the National Bank the tents. Let us hope the sides will fol• odds stood 99 to 1 against them. If our SPARTANBURG, S. C. low before long, so before we leave every• officers would follow Napoleon's principles, thing will be in perfect readiness for who• Catterson and Abramovitz should be wear• ever comes after us. ing bars pretty soon. T. A. F. Twenty-five years ago the General It has set free the spirit of research. Electric Company was founded. It has given tangible form to inven• Since then, electricity lias sent its thrill tion, in apparatus of infinite precision through the whole structure of life. and gigantic power. And it has gone forth, co-operating with Eager to turn wheels, to lift and carry, every industry, to command this unseen to 'banish dark, to gather heat, to hurl force and fetch it far to serve all voices and thoughts across space, to people. give the world new tools for its work By the achievements which this com• —electricity has bent to man -s will. pany has already recorded may best Throughout this period the General be judged the greater ends its future Electric Company has held the great shall attain, the deeper mysteries it responsibilities and high ideals of yet shall solve in electrifying more and leadership. more of the world 's work. NEW CANTEEN

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