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Page New heading for cover drawn by Pvt. Wilber E. Vair, Hdqtrs. Sanitary Squad No. 1 Taps, from a photograph taken by R. E. Pate, Supply Sgt. Co. B, 106th Inf...Cover

That Strange Fever! illustration, by Pvt. Elmer Lauten, H. C. 108th Inf...... 2

Three Weeks in the Base Hospital, the experience of Pvt. Billy Leonard, Co. I, 107th Inf. 3 The Road to Town, poem, by Pvt. Charles Divine, Hdqtrs. Sanitary Squad No. 1 3

Editorials. Let Them Howl! and Their Bit and Their Utmost, by Pvt. Richard E. Connell, Co. A, 102nd M. P...... 4 The Incinerator: Including A Soldier's Letter to His Sweetheart, by Lieut. Edward Streeter, 52nd F. A. Brigade Hdqtrs. 5

The Squad Mai! Man, illustration, by Pvt. William Breck, Co. B, 107th Inf.... 6

The ideas of Ethelburt Jellyback: XII. On a Night at Converse College, by Pvt. Charles Divine, Hdqtrs. Sanitary Squad No. 1...... 7 Illustrated by Pvt. William Knipe, Co. H, 107th Inf...... 7 Gov. Whitman Wants Guard Relics Saved, a general order...... 8 Confessions and Confidences of an Artilleryman, by S. S., Bat. D, 104th F. A.. . 8 108th Officers Open Club ...... 9 Camouflage, illustration by Pvt. Lauren Stout, Co. E, 107th Inf...... 9 More About Finding Officers in the Ranks, an article on the O. T. S., by Pvt. Walter A. Davenport. 10 A Surprise Attack in No Man's Land, illustration, by Pvt. Elmer Lauten, H. C. 108th Inf...... 11 Our Broadway, poem, by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., Division Hdqtrs. Troop.... 11 News from Division Units, beginning on...... 12 Camouflage, illustration, by H. E. Seligman, Camouflage School...... 14 More Camouflage, by Seligman ...... 15 The Reveille Cot Dumper, illustration and text by Co. F, 102nd Engineers. ... 16 Helmet and Seeks, illustration, by Pvt. Donald Emery, Sanitary Det, 107th Inf.. 17 News of the Y. M. C. A., edited by Ray F. Jenney...... 18 Why Editors Go Wrong, by C, D. and R. E, C...... 20 Camp Sports, edited by Pvt. Fred J. Ashley, Division Hdqtrs. Troop, be• ginning on 21

World Brevities, edited by J. S. Kingsley. . 24 Germany's Foreign Policy, by J. S. Kingsley...... 25 In Division Society, edited by Mrs. Charles P. Loeser 26 Staying Put, by Dr. Paul Moore Strayer...... 27

Pioneer Peet and His Gossip, by L. B. W 28

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That Strange Fever! GAS ATTACK 3 THREE WEEKS IN THE BASE HOSPITAL other wards. I don't know. But I don't believe it. I've talked to men in other THE EOAD TO TOWN. The Reassuring Story of One wards and I judge from what they tell me The road to town is young with Spring, Mae Who Got a Close-Up that the quality of service throughout the hospital is much the same as in 14 and 21, And brave with new green grasses, View of the Care of And how my heart goes venturing No Need For Fear. Soldiers Here With every lad that passes. If that be so, no man need fear removal (Note:—Billy Leonard, Co. I, 107th Inf., to the Base Hospital. Rather, let him be For here my lover left so gay, went to the Base Hospital with a real fear glad in the certainty that everything that And on his lips was laughter, can be done for him, will be done; that he of the place, founded on rumors. He tells a But I—I turned my head away, straightforward story of his experiences will receive the best medical care and the I couldn't follow after. '"'\ there, in the pneumonia ward. He praises the most faithful attention of efficient, conscien• treatment he got, and he wants the folks tious, hard-working and unfailingly cheerful Though, gypsy heart to gypsy heart, back home to know about it.) nurses; and the days of his convalescence will be made as comfortable and as pleas• I've shared his every by-way, When the regimental infirmary orderly ant as they can be made. His roads and kisses—oh! to part told me that I was, perhaps, seriously ill, I don't mean to imply that the Base On such a golden highway! and that in half an hour I was to b@ moved Hospital is a perfect institution. The man to the Base Hospital, the news filled me who designed it, as has been said before, with something like dismay. But now he's gone the road to town— evidently inclined to the belief that it was Not because I believed I was seriously Oh, God! the lilac's blooming! — to be located in a semi-tropical climate, ill; on the contrary I felt quite certain that which Spartanburg isn't, not by a heluva And from the town the ships go down quinine and sleep were all the medicine I lot. - To where the guns are booming. jieedicL But I bad a very real fear of the The buildings (each ward is a separate Base Hospital as a place of residence. State• The road to town is young with Spring, ments I had heard in the newspapers, things building, a runway connecting them) are And green with new green grasses; I had heard in camp, the death of one of scarcely more than frame shells, each heated Oh, lad, my heart goes venturing my own company mates in the very ward to by two stoves of the type made famous by country railroad stations, and burning soft which I was being taken—Ward 21 for the With each of you that passes. coal. Except on a warm day, ventilation, treatment of pneumonia "cases"—all had —Pvt. Charles Divine. of course, is inadequate, to put it mildly. conspired to create an unfavorable opinion The wards also lack running water and of the Base Hospital in my mind, an opin• It was all in the day's work, a work un• other facilities a hospital ought to have. ion I knew was almost general among the dertaken under the impulse of a patriotism But where the efforts of doctors and nurses, enlisted men, of my own company, cer• as pure and as sound as sent any man to and orderlies, too, can correct these fail• tainly. ures and defects, they are corrected. war—and a good deal sweeter.

; 1 The Things He Heard. The big thing is that the medical service Then there is an orderly, a night orderly, And so, the brief ride to the hospital in is all that it ought to be, if a layman's judg• whom it is a delight to observe. He seems a motor ambulance, which somehow man• ment is worth anything in such matters. to regard us as his own boys, particularly aged to keep going despite the mud threat• The ward surgeon of 21 is Dr. J. W. Laugh- those who are very sick. No service is too lin. Were we his private patients, he could ening to engulf it, my thoughts were any• much to ask of him, and he performs many thing but joyous. I remembered all I had not manifest a deeper interest in our wel• that certainly are not required of him. He heard about the Base Hospital: the indif• fare. He is eternally on the job. He knows ference of doctors and nurses, the lax dis• the name of every man in the ward and he will coax the grumblers to eat his oatmeal cipline and methods which exposed practi• knows all about his condition. He is one in the morning, assuring him he will "feel cally healthy men to dangerous diseases, of the most patient physicians I have ever better" if he does; with a tenderness that known, and one of the most humane. He the utter lack of that intelligent and sympa• is almost womanly, he helps the half-de• thetic care which the sick require. is the old family doctor glorified, kindly, lirious patient to drink his eggnogg. He sympathetic, winning the confidence of his That was nearly three weeks ago. I am patients and holding it. is constantly busy all the hours of the night still in the Base Hospital, still in Ward 21. and the aggregate of what he does is amaz• In a few days I'll be well enough to go back A Fine War Service. home on a little furlough to regain the ing, when one stops to think of it. Not The first two weeks I was in bed with strength I've lost. I'll breathe the rich salt that the other orderlies do nothing, but it nothing much to do but think in a desultory air of Long Island. is that patience and sympathy and father- manner, and the thought often occurred to It has been an interesting experience in me that here was a bit of war service be• liness that renders his services so conspic• more ways than one; but I value it chiefly ing quietly performed in a base hospital in uous. because of the close-up view it has given America by patriotic doctors and nurses me of how Uncle Sam takes care of his And now that I've written this, I'm in that will probably be shadowed by the light sick soldiers.' And because, for the last doubt what to do with it. Only, I feel it of more sensational things when the history twelve years, as reporter and editor, I've ought to be used in some way; that, how• of this war . comes to be written. "written things up." I'm tempted to say ever incomplete and inadequate, it is a story some things that I know about the Base The patience of the nurses, their cheer• that ought to be told the men. But above Hospital. I've been in but two wards—14, fulness under the provocation of the most where I spent a day and a night, and 21— complaining patient, never ceased to ex• and beyond that consideration, it's a story and of these two only, can I speak. cite my admiration. When I remarked this that ought to be told their folks at home. It may be that some of the things that to one of them, she answered simply: —BILLY LEONARD. are said about the Base Hospital apply to "That's what we are here for." Co. I, 107th XL S. Inf. 4 GAS ATTACK

GAS ATTACK But this editorial is not a carrie-nation against booze. It simply wants to point out that such an editorial is not Published weekly by and for the men of the Twenty-seventh Division, necessary down here. We haven't any booze problem. U. S« A., at Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. C, under the direction ©f the Camp Wadsworth Young Men's Christian Association. Oh, yes, occasionally someone smuggles in a quart from New York and there are a few headaches and perhaps a

Honorary Editors— month's fatigue for somebody in that company the next Major General John F. O'Ryan. day. Or, perhaps, some connoisseur inoculates himself Brigadier General Charles L. Phillips. with some of the dollar a gulp liquid—T. N. T. and howls Lt Colonel Franklin W. Ward. Ernest W. Leslie, Camp Y. M. C. A. Secretary. like a dog outside his captain's tent until he is given a nice, easy job in the kitchen bathing dishes. But how Publication Committee— often does that happen in your company ? Dr. Paul Moore Strayer, Chairman. J. S. Kingsley, Editor-in-Chief. E. W. Leslie. Investigators, professional Puritans, busybodies, holier- than-thou's-who-take-a-nip-when-the-door-is-closed, and Editor— calamity howlers generally, may scream till their pink Pvt. Richard E. Connell, Co. A, 102d Military Police. neckties drop off that we have artesian wells of absinthe Associate Editor— and rivers of rum in every company street, but we won't Pvt. Charles Divine, Headquarters Sanitary Squad No 1. mind. We know, and so does anybody who counts, that

Art Editor— we are sober, industrious, and full of fight, and that we aren't apt to go to the canines by the corn licker route, Pvt Richard J. Kennedy, 102d Supply Train. even if they reduce the price to $10 a quart. Business Manager—

Theodore F. Elworth, Y. M. C. A. THEIR BIT AND THEIR UTMOST. Advertising Manager—

Regtl. Supply Sergt. Gaylord W. Elliott, 102d Ammunition Train. Our always charming friends, the patriotesses of Con• verse College, have adopted as their war-cry the Editorial Staff— Lieutenant Edward Streeter, 52d Brigade Headquarters. striking shibboleth—"We will do, not our BIT, but our Ray F. Jenney, Y. M. C. A. UTMOST!" No doubt they will. Private Walter A. Davenport, O. T. C. Private Fred J. Ashley, Headquarters Troop. Private Keppler A. Bisbee, 105th Field Artillery. Converse has been a hospitable hostess to us. Under the benevolent censorship of Dean Gee, many of us have PRICE, TEN CENTS FOR THIS ISSUE. been entertained at the college, and its excellent audi• torium has been opened to all of us on numerous occa• Address, GAS ATTACK, Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. C. sions for company shows, concerts and the like. If it were Subscription terms, $1.50 for 3 months. not against regulations, we would take off our hats to the young ladies, collectively and severally, and thank Contents of this Magazine Copyrighted, 1918. them (with the Dean's permission, of course) for their kindness to young men far from Smith, Yassar and LET THEM HOWL! Wellesley. As it is, we salute them—smartly. Recently some keen investigator tipped Congress off to But getting back to their war-cry about doing not their the fact that Camp Wadsworth is an island completely bit but their utmost, as the poetess Miss Doolittle would surrounded by moonshine. He said, as all investigators say, we believe that the young ladies, in their ardor, have always say, "something must be done about this.'' He been led into error in their interpretation of the word went still further. He declared that '' everything possible "bit." Much as we admire the young ladies, our fatal must be done to prevent the illicit selling of liquor to passion for the undraped. truth compels us to say that soldiers." In his next sentence he stated that corn liquor their utmost, utterly utter though it may be, must, after around Camp Wadsworth brings $12 a quart. all, be only a "bit." This in no way disparages their utmost. It will probably be one of the prettiest and There is an element of humor in this. A grim jest, in most winning utmosts that was ever utmost ed. But none good sooth. Being a soldier ours elf, we know how nobly of us, be we generals, privates or Converse College girls, the average private can withstand the temptations of can do more than a bit in this mighty affair. corn liquor at $12 a quart. (It's vile stuff, anyway; tastes as if a houn' dawg had slept in it). When a man says he is going to do his "bit," he may mean that he is going to give up his business, his happi• We feel like enquiring of the astute investigator: ness, his fortune and his life. But with millions doing •'Where doth thou obtain that material?" Or, in issue the same thing, his all isn't so much, after all. language, "where do you get that stuff?'7 We are not reproving the young ladies for interpreting Moonshine isn't common around here. It is as uncom• "bit" literally. We are merely pointing out to them, in mon as sunshine was during most of January and the an extremely friendly spirit, that any man's utmost is an first part of February. infmitesimally small iota—in other words—a bit. The truth is, drinking hard stuff is pretty much out of However, it may very well be that others think that style in this here new Division. There's no fun in sneak• they are doing their bit by suffering some trifling incon• venience, by doing just a little to let the soldiers know ing behind a mule-stable and taking a hasty swig of what they are behind them (3,000 miles). Actors who give resembles shellac. There's no percentage in answering patriotic recitations at bazaars, rich men who buy Liberty reveille with a taste like a picket line and in a visual Bonds (a good, safe 4%), women who cut out beefsteak condition that makes you see three top sergeants. One on meatless days, and have lobster, able-bodied young men is enough. We are soldiers now. We want to be good who hold down shell-proof jobs on the Commission of Advertising for the Commission to Disseminate Propa• ones. We've got to be, if we are going to lick the Huns, ganda Advocating a Spatless Monday—all these camou• for they are bearcats as soldiers. That's why we agree flaged slackers are bit-doers in the wrong sense. with Major General O'Ryan that we are much better off Go ahead, young ladies of Converse, do your utmost on the sprinkling cart. and you will be doing a very welcome bit, R. E. C. GAS ATTACK 5

A SOLDIER'S LETTER TO HIS you aint goin to the movies as much as you OFF TO THE WARS. used to. SWEETHEART. I guess this will hit your father an mother A Drama In One Act. Derc Mable: pretty hard. They got nobody to blame This is the last time I will ever take my but yourself. On the other hand its goin Act I. Scene: The Imperial Palace at Pots• pen in hand for you. All is over among us. to please, some girls that I know. So its dam. a poor wind that dont blow nobody round Persons: The Kaiser and Mrs. Hohen- I felt it comin for some time, Mable. To• as the poets say. I guess you wont here zollern. day among some letters that I got from girls much about the poets any more, Mable. Kaiser (enters in uniform and his med• was one from a girl what knows you well. About all youll here is Broggins. I hate a als; hurriedly): "I am going to war. I She told me all about this fello Broggins. man what talks about himself. leave to-day for the western front." She says you take him round with you every• I suppose he has joined the Home De• Mrs. H.: "What, again?" (She weeps where. Thats the kind of a fello I thought fence. Are you goin to have a military frantically.) he was, Mable, but Im surprised at you. weddin, Mable? K.: "Yes, the nation needs me." She says your awful fond of him lies so Im kind of sorry for your father. If you Mrs. H. (Throwing herself on his neck): cute. I aint cute and aint never pretended have his liver on your hands dont blame me. "Oh, Bill. YouTl be killed. (Pulls herself to be. A mans man. Thats me all over, You know the doctor said any kind of a together) But I must be brave. What a Mable. She says she went up to your house shock would set him off a mile. noble sacrifice, to give your life up to your the other night an he was sittin in your lap An now, Mable, Im closin for the last time. country!" stickin his tongue out at my picture on the It wont be no use runin to the door when K. (Nodding his head, resignedly): "Even mantlepiece. After that, Mable, theres you here the postman no more cause he so." nothin to say. So I repeat, its all over wont have nothin but the gas bill. From Mrs. H.: "1 know what will happen. You'll among us. now on the only way youll here from me is be put in the front line trenches. There will Im returnin to-day by parcels post the red in the papers perhaps when we get over come a command to go over the top, and you, sweter an the gloves that has no fingers an there. spirited soldier that you are, will dash across the sock that you wear over your head an Now Im goin to ask you a favor, Mable, for No Man's Land. You will engage a foe in your picture. Most of the stuff aint been old times sake. Take the picture I had hand-to-hand combat. And if you fall, used much. The picture has some mud on taken pointin to the American flag an burn well—you will do it beautifully." it cause I had to keep it in the bottom of it up. You cant have that to show your K. (Picking up his blanket roll and start• my barrak bag an my shoes came next. The friends no more an I aint goin to have no ing for the door): "That's me all over. So socks I cant send back cause I sold em to flat foot makin faces at it. I may be selfish, long, girlie!" Joe Gluckos and you wouldnt want em now. Mable, but a girl cant make a cake an — C. D. The stuff that you sent me to eat I havnt eat it too as the old savin is. kept. I guess you wouldnt want that any• Give my best to your father an mother. BLANK VERSE. way, Mable. The stuff that your mother Tell em I simpathize with them in there sent me Im goin to keep. She wasnt my loss. Its no use writin any more cause Im girl an she didnt have to send all that stuff firm as the rock of Gibber Alter. Concrete. if she didn't want to. Thats me all over, Mable. As for all the things I have give you, as ever Mable, keep em. I dont want em no more. yours no longer I aint even goin to menshun all the money —BILL. Ive spent on you for movies an sodas an (E. S.) the Lord knows what not. I aint the kind of a fello to throw that up to a fello or even The stamp window of the Spartanburg menshun it in no ways. I kept track of it post office is kept open until 9 o'clock every though in a little book. It comes to $28.27 night. But then, asks the Columbia Record, and some odd sense. who wants • to go to Spartanburg at night An I aint agoin to hold it up against you just to get a stamp ? that I been savin in the bank for most two Maybe somebody has discovered that lick• years sos to have a little something towards ing a postage stamp produces a mucilage that house with the green blinds. An that jag. I got something like $87.22 in the bank if you can believe what that eagle beak in Have you taken out a Liberty blonde? the cage writes in your book. All wasted you might say, when you think of the fun I "M'Myy mess tin is damp. Guess I :forgo t to might have had with it in the last two years. wipe it dry." Those things we'll just forget. You seem "Sh—h-h-h

The Squad Mail Man It is true that there is something exciting about getting the mail for the squad. But in rough or indelicate weather, as sometimes happens, the exhilaration has its drawbacks. We have here caught Algernon Spoffernagle, inmate of tent No, 26, in the act of "bringing home the bacon/' as one might say. The weather is not brilliant, as sometimes happens. There is a perceptible drizzle, and under foot the walking, in spots, is not all that could be desired, as sometimes hap• pens. One might even call the street somewhat muddy. The bystanders who joy in witnessing Algernon's progress, are full of comment, as sometimes happens, for Algernon has just discovered a depression in his path which is causing a disturbance among the packages and letters. Only fear of a censorious pencil keeps the artist from drawing a sequel— with words and ejaculations! GAS ATTACK 7

THE IDEAS OF ETHELBURT JELLYBACK, PRIVATE

XII. On a Night at Converse College With the Band Playing and Spring In the Air

Dickie Darling and I always play round together. It was he who suggested that we go to the concert of the division band at Converse College. Acquiescing in this proj• ect, I wrapped my spiral leggings about me, though fearful of their propensity for falling off, and together we set out for town, Dickie and I. It was a glorious evening as we sauntered •up Main street towards the college. At that time I had no idea that I would do the un• accountable thing that occurred later in the evening, for I come of a family of great -social distinction and formality. Mayhap it was the balminess of the air. There were hundreds of stars in the sky, winking no less happily than my own eyes, I dare say, as I drank in the intoxicating We Had Hot Words, breezes of the false and premature Spring. You recall those days. Then, dropping on a bench to rest, I drew .hundred of them, and all deftly plying their He Warns Against a Poem. forth my pencil and flashlight. knitting needles and curious, half-shy "I imagine, Dickie," I remarked, "that I "The poem is here," I announced. "Have glances. will probably feel a poem come upon us you a piece of paper I can write it on, Dick• The smart bandmaster rapped his baton to-night." ie, before it slips my mind ?" on the stand. The two hundred bandsmen "Damn!" said Dickie, not because of my Dickie felt through his pockets. I waited, burst into music. It was music with a swing prophecy, but because he had stubbed his anxiously. The only paper Dickie could find and a lilt, with power and yet exquisitely toe. was his pass to town, on the back of which harmonized. "You mustn't swear, Dickie. Didn't you I proposed that I write. Ethelburt*s Ectasy. read that editorial in The Gas Attack? The Dickie objected. writer said that men only use profanity be• "What if the M. P.'s ask to see my pass? "There is one refreshing feature about a cause they lack ideas and the vocabulary What will they think of it with your poem concert like this," I said. "You can sit here with which to express those few ideas. I, all over it?" and let the delightful music beat into your for one, shall never confess to a paucity of "Fear not, Dickie. They wouldn't under• soul without the necessity of fixing your Ideas. Accordingly I have drawn up a pro• stand it." gaze on the stage. You don't have to look gram of words to be used as a substitute "All the same, Ethelburt, it's a chance I at the actors." for swear words. These words are not only hate to risk." "I understand perfectly, Ethelburt. You as expressive as the old ones, but they are "Dickie, are you going to let my suddenly can look at the pippins in the balcony." more intimately connected with camp life." inspired poem go unimmortalized simply for "Lapfuls of loveliness! But how did you "What a wonderful idea, Ethelburt! Only the lack of a paltry piece of paper on which know I was thinking of them?" you could think of it. What are the new to indite it? How crude of you. You exas• "I can read your mind." swear words?" perate me." "Can you really, Dickie? Fancy that. "In place of hell, you say reveille. In How quaint!" Ethelburt and Dickie Quarrel. place of damn, you say slumgullion. In place The band played "Poor Butterfly," softly, of the next phrase in the progression of ex• We had hot words. I even went so far, plaintively, languorously. It stirred me to pletives, you say Sibley Stove. And in place in my anger, as to call him a slumgullion such depths that I felt the need of my new of a fourth and ultimate oath, you say little nuisance! code of profanity. kitchen police!" At that moment I realized I had forgotten "Reveille!" I muttered. '•Nothing could be . more expressive than the poem. Simultaneously, the concert be• Dickie felt even more strongly than I did. that, Ethelburt. Ill try to reniember." gan. We ran to the building. "The Sibley Stove!" he cried, reckless in When we reached our seats downstairs in his cussing. Gamboling on the Green. the big, brilliantly lighted auditorium, the The intermission arrived. Then it was At length reaching the college campus, hall was packed with smart looking officers that the strange unaccountable impulse Dickie and I skipped lightly off the sidewalk and well-gowned women. And upstairs, in gripped me. For some time I had been ob• to the greensward, shadowy and velvet un• the balcony at the left, sat the young women serving a bewitching creature in blue chif• der the trees. We frolicked. I exulted: students of the college, delicious in their fon and, needless to say, the left balcony. "I'm a little prairie flower, bright dresses and Southern charms. Ah, Now and then she lifted opera glasses to Growing wilder every hour. . ." lackaday! • How I sighed. Two or three (Continued on page 32) 8 GAS ATTACK

CONFESSIONS AND CONFIDENCES OF Gov. Whitman Wants Guard Relics Saved . AN ARTILLERYMAN. NO. II.

officers of that unit who have passed into the Top Sergeants. General Order to That Effect Has Been Federal service, so that they and the men of Issued by Adj.-General's Office. the Federalized unit may clearly understand Anybody can hate a Top Sergeant. That's that when they return to their homes a easy. How much harder and more original hearty welcome will always await them in it is to really like one! General Order No. 4, issued by the Adju• the old armory, and that there will always Our own Top Sergeant is characterized tant-General's office of the New York State be a place where, to the old records of the by an overwhelming sense of humor. He National Guard, shows Gov. Whitman's deep unit, there may constantly be added the new can see the joke in everything. He is al• interest in the old Guard. He wants all rec• laurels which the men of the New York Na• ways careful to point out the funny side of ords and trophies of the former organiza• tional Guard organizations will surely win incinerator tending to the man just sen• tions preserved. for this State and for their old commands tenced to a month of it. There is something The order follows: while fighting for our State and Nation irresistibly humorous to him in the sight I. On July 15, 1917, the President called abroad. of a man scrubbing the floors of the mess into the service of the United States all or• hall at 11 p. m. He fairly wabbles with III. Thus in the old armories there will ganizations of the New York National Guard suppressed mirth when a man is kicked out be preserved at home for the men fighting which were not then in Federal service and of a stall. It is all very delicious to him. abroad, the records of their old organiza• on August 5, 1917, by reason of draft under What a wonderful thing it must be to be tions, regardless of the regrettable loss of the Act of Congress of June 3, 1916, on that blessed with such a gift! their State designations. Even where vet• date, all officers and enlisted men of the New Apart from his sense of humor, my Top• eran association rooms have already been York National Guard in Federal service were per is noted for his ability to say cutting provided in armories, it would be well for discharged by the War Department from the things in a voice that rattles the pictures the officer in charge and control of such Militia of the State. This action by the in the Enlisted Men's Club of Spartanburg. armories to remind his colleagues in the Federal Government left the State of New He is also endowed with an endless flow of Federal service that those quarters exist, York without the force of ten thousand reminiscence, drawn from his many years and are always ready to receive men at armed men which Section 3, • Article XI of of service. home on leave or men who have returned the New York Constitution requires must al• from the service. At times, I must admit, this habit of his ways be maintained within this State. To jars on one a bit. It makes a man feel as meet this situation a new force, called the Relief Centres. though he was a pallid rookie with his leg- New York Guard, now numbering about fif• IV. These armory quarters for veterans gins on backward to hear him tell of what teen thousand men, has been organized, and. should be used as centers for relief work happened to a fellow he knew in the U. in it the traditions of all the old units of conducted by friends of the old organiza• S. Cavalry back in '98. The most awful the New York National Guard have been tions, who will thus help to add more ties be• things happened to fellows my Topper safeguarded by recruiting for the New York tween the old units and the new ones. It is knew in the old days when men really Guard a unit named after every unit of the hoped that there will develop many other soldiered. old National Guard, which new units are methods of creating and fostering as close One of the boys came back from stables commanded in nearly every case by men who relationship as possible between the men the other day to find his cot and equipment received their military training in that unit who are perpetuating the old organization a heap of smouldering ashes. He ran up of the old National Guard. numeral and record at home and those who to the Topper, all out of breath, and related II. The Federalized officers of the old are adding luster to its name abroad. the occurrence with a great wealth of de• tail. In return he was told how the Topper units have recently given a graceful and V. The commanding officer of each regi• practical recognition of their appreciation found a bunkie of his on his bunk one morn• ment, separate battalion or squadron of the of how well the officers of the new units are ing with his throat cut from ear to ear by New York Guard should take steps at this preserving the traditions of the old com• a Malay kris. This must have cheered our mand. Last month letters were sent from time looking towards the preservation of all poor private up. It shut him up, anyway. these headquarters to the Federal camps possible data, including photographs, souve• It is really marvelous how coolly my Topper where New York State troops are stationed, nirs, etc., which will form the basis later takes such accidents. requesting that the Federalized National on for a careful history of the services ren• But I love this big, sun-burned head- Guard officers transfer to the respective new dered in this war by the National Guard or• soldier of ours, in spite of all his little man• units the balance of headquarters allowance ganization having the same numeral as the nerisms. When we go over yonder, I kind remaining to their credit, and to this request new unit succeeding it in the New York of hope he visits our dugout once in a while, not a single adverse reply or comment has so we can hear that big reassuring voice of Guard. To this end some man, or group of been received. This generous transfer to the his, and soak up some of the confidence men, should be designated in each command new commands of the headquarters allow• that looks out of his kindly eyes. to collect all such material, to solicit copies ance of the old has very greatly facilitated Not all Top Sergeants can inspire a man of letters from men at the front sent home the work of the new officers, and it would with that sort of feeling. I'd like to be able seem that some recognition of this gener• to their families, etc. This home prepara• to show you how tightly my Topper fills ous and loyal act should be made. tion for a full history of New York's part in his blouse, how straight is his back, and Quarters for Veterans. the war will afford a very practical manner what an ideal man he'd make to pose for a It is therefore suggested that in every of demonstrating to our fellow New Yorkers recruiting poster. armory throughout the State there be set in the Federal fighting forces the genuine But it's a ticklish thing to write about apart quarters devoted to the veterans of interest felt by the New York Guard in all one's own Topper—one never knows just that unit, into which can be gathered for that is being done by the Federalized organi• how he'll take it. preservation the trophies won by the men But at any rate," I know he'll. see the zations of the New York National Guard. of that command, and that the officer in humorous side of it, and that's some con• By command of the Governor: charge and control of every armory, after solation. making such arrangements in his armory, CHARLES H. SHERPJLL, —S. S. communicate the fact direct to the former The Adjutant General. ' Bat. D, 104th F. A. GAS ATTACK 9

108TH OFFICERS OPEN CLUB.

Dinner Marks House Warming of Fine New Quarters.

One of the most pleasant gatherings of the winter at Camp Wadsworth was held Thursday evening, February 7th, by the offi• cers of the 108th Infantry. They dedicated the new club house. The officers and their guests, numbering over 100, assembled at the club house at 6:30 o'clock and were given a few moments before finding their. seats at the tables, to admire the work of the rebuilding and deco• rating committee of the club. The rough board interior of what was originally the officers' mess hall had been craftily camou• flaged under a layer of heavy beaver board, tinted a yellow tone to match the weathered oak effect of the coarse pine battenings, roof beams, floor and tables. Around the upper part of the side walls ran a stenciled frieze, the main figures of which were crossed rifles and the regimental numerals. The windows were prettily curtained; the elec• tric lights, in frosted globes, were supported from the ceiling by brass chains and a cheer• ful fire blazed in a large brick fireplace.

A Regular Meal. Captain Jaynes, regimental chaplain, in• voked the Divine blessing, and then, for a time, the company paid its attention chiefly to a splendid dinner, of which Jan Ridd, of CAMOUFLAGE Blackmore fame, would have said: "Made a hungry man thank God for the room there was inside of him.'' This dinner was pre• This picture visualizes in a startling1 degree the art of camouflage. It is pared by the cooks of the headquarters almost a perfect example of it. Hidden in the picture, to the left, is the mess. Twenty-seventh Division marching to billets in France. . To the right is a din• Lieutenant Colonel W. A. Taylor presided ner table under the trees, set with wines and all the delicacies of the season as toastmaster and spoke feelingly of the around which privates are taking seats to fall to mess. But so well has the friendship which has grown up among the men and officers of the old 3rd N. Y. Infan• artist concealed these important military maneuvers, to prevent the enemy dis• try and those who have come in from the covering the position of our forces; that the whole presents the appearance of 74th, 12th, the 47th and the 2nd New York nothing suspicious. Scrutinize the scene as he may, the foe can gain no in• to make up what is now the 108th U. S. formation of value from it. Infantry. The other speakers of the even• ing were Major General John F. O'Ryan and Brigadier General J. W. Lester. The entertainment was concluded by a NO BEVERAGES IN BULK, program of music and vaudeville arranged Among the other guests were, Col. Arthur Hereafter no beverages will be sold in by Bandmaster Carl Oltz. There were spir• Kemp, of the 55th Pioneers, formerly the the post exchanges in camp unless they are 74th N. Y. Infantry; Col. R. L. Foster, of ited and well rendered selections by the bottled, and bottled goods will be subjected the 54th Pioneers, formerly the 12th N. Y.; regimental band, songs by Wagoner Kohl, of to the strictest sort of censorship, as here• Lieut. Col. W, A. McAdam, of the 53rd the Supply Company, feats of magic by Ser• tofore. A camp bulletin states that "the Pioneers, formerly the 47th N. Y.; Lieut. geant Troan, of the Headquarters Company, use of bulk syrups, etc., requiring dilution, Col. J. B. Tuck, of the 106th Infantry, for• recitations by Private Gribble, of the Medi• and of cups or glasses will be discontinued." merly Lieutenant Colonel of the 3rd N. Y.; cal Department, and songs and monologues The object of this regulation is the protec• tion of the health of the men in camp. Major Barker, of General Lester's staff and by Corporal Morrissey, of Company M, and Lieutenant Franchot, aide on the staff of Private Wadsworth, of the Machine Gun General O'Ryan. Company. NOTICE TO ANYBODY. Telegram to Col. Jennings. The committee in charge of the entertain• Oh, yes, anybody can subscribe for The Gas Attack. No pull is required. Just one A telegram was dispatched to Col. E. S. ment consisted of Captain John S. Thomp• Jennings, commanding the 108th Infantry, and a half beans for three months. Civil• son, Co. F.; Captain H. D. Bagnall, Head• who is at present attending a course of in• ians and military dollars all look alike to quarters Co.; Captain O. F. Miller, Co. D, struction at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, con• us. Let the folks back in Schenectady, Bay veying the good wishes of the company and and Captain C J. Taggart, Co. M, 108th In• Ridge, Yonkers, Olean and Cohoes know announcing the opening of the new quarters. fantry. about it. IO GAS ATTACK

More About Finding Officers in the Ranks

his chew and I interpolated a few neat sug• GEN. BANDHOLTZ GOES TO THE Private Davenport Writes the Second gestions apropos soldier efficiency, and we of His Series of Articles on the went over to the Hostess House. TWENTY-NINTH. 0. T. S. On the way over we thought of several other things about the school and resolved to come back and incorporate them into this Personally, we have never smoked opium. Has Been Assigned to Camp McCiel- yarn. But Elliott, the advertising manager It has never been our experience to have lan at Anniston, Alabama, of The Gas Attack, suggested that we eat at indulged in hop nor hootch of any sort. All Tommy Harrison's. Between Harrison's and we know about those delicacies comes The Gas Attack office we forgot those sev• second-hand—from reading De Quincey's Brig. Gen. H. H. Bandholtz has been as• eral other things. stuff, looking at "Madame X" and "The Man signed to the command of the 28th Infantry Who Came Back" plays, and snooping around Therefore, you can readily appreciate just Brigade, in the 29th Division, Camp Mc- Ward 30 in Bellevue Hospital trying to pry why this story lacks a number of interest• Clellan, at Anniston, Ala. The 29th Divi• ing things about the school. human interest stories out of Dr. Minas sion is made up of volunteer troops from Gregory. We were for chucking the whole thing and New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia and the Dis• writing something about premature Spring- The latter activity, by the way, is not the trict of Columbia. Sundays in New York—you know about the least of our reasons for neglecting to cul• Gen. Bandholtz asked the War Department morning parade on Fifth Avenue and the tivate the dope habit. to havo Lieut. M. M, Munsill, of the ammuni• afternoon promenade on Riverside Drive; However, we are willing to go to the tion train, detailed as his aide, and has been the little squadrilla of motor boats on the theoretical mat with any enthusiastic addict notified that his request has been granted. Hudson and the long lines of motor cars who contends that drugs have anything on speeding out Long Island; the cozy teas The news that Gen. Bandholtz would be- the awakening of Spring in South Carolina. that were in progress in Washington Mews sent to another division was received with Understand us! and the samovar affairs over on Macdougal regret in Camp Wadsworth, where it was. Having been a resident of these parts street! hoped he could remain. for slightly more than five months we are jumping at no conclusions regarding the Inclinations. stability of the weather hereabout. We are We were rather strong for telling how, SEVIER TROOPS GETTING READY. quite prepared for snow at any moment. of just such a Sunday back home, we would The Thirtieth Division at Camp Sevier,. We are willing to bet that the water in saunter forth without our overcoat and drop Greenville, is getting ready to move, accord• our canteen will freeze at least four times in on one of those teas down near Washing- ing to recent news dispatches. Following* between this moment and the hour this is• ton Square and simulate an air of complete the receipt several days ago of a memo• sue of The Gas Attack appears on the coun• comprehension whilst some Class Z imitator randum list of articles with which each sol• ters of the post exchanges. of Padrac Cullum or Lord Dunsany or R. dier selected for overseas duty should be That Wonderful Sunday. Tagore or Amy Lowell held forth about the equipped at his camp before leaving for the But this was written on Sunday, Febru• new Renaissance or something. port of embarkation, a divisional order was ary 10. You may remember the day—full And we had excellent material for some issued here directing that such articles of Spring breezes and fever. Every man in sort of yarn about walks we used to take should be issued immediately to all troops Company B, Officers' Training School, carted along the Palisades with Marie, back in the of the division. Now another order has ap• his equipment down to the showers and days before President Wilson laid hold upon peared, directing that stock of heavy and scrubbed as though there was no hereafter the Kaiser's Adam's apple. light woolen underwear, called for in the- for the soiled soldiers. As a matter of fact we had half a dozen table, be kept in stock at all times. A story about the Officers' Training ideas for very good stories. They were all School had to be written. And it was writ• about Spring and its corollaries, but they Washington Square and F'orty-Second Street ten. This is it. There might be more of were timely and we were in excellent mood —always after a bit of refreshment in the the O. T. S. about it but here's the explana• for writing them. But they insisted that we Brevoort. tion. On one side of the writer sits Ethel• write something about the O. T. S. and here Then we hit upon something really clever. burt Jellyback writing a stern madrigal you have it. To our cynical associates we pointed out about the pink, pink passions of the Poilu. Chick Divine, who rather sided with me that the very subject—O. T. S.—gave us the The Spring Song of the Bayonet, he called about it, suggested that I write something it. Ethelburt is for substituting Bliss Car• about the Spring nights we used to walk literary latitude for which we longed. man for Major James A. Moss in the sol• down Fifth Avenue after midnight. Did you "See," we cried, "is it not odd that this dier library and is writing Secretary Baker ever do it? Do you remember the queer subject, O. T. S., may be taken to mean, 'Ode about it. people you used to meet—little, oldish per• To Spring?' Why can't—" On the other side sits Bill, writing his sons who seemed to be going nowhere at "Oh, hell!" they cried, "Cut out this non• weekly letter to Mabel. Bill was full of all, and who never did even that, until after sense and go ahead with that story about syrupy sentiment. He is assuring Mabel everybody else in New York had gone home. the Officers' Training School." that he is really quite fond of her but hoped Some Editors Object. So we promised to quit dreaming of those she'd understand that anything he might Inasmuch as the other editors wouldn't wholly inefficient days and buckle down to say that sounded as though he were more stand for that story and insisted that we work. You may notice that we merely gave than merely fond of her, was due entirely continue writing about the O. T. S., we made passing mention to several of the more im• to Spring-born sentiment. an agreement with Chick that the first Sun• portant phases of the work over in the The Story is Interrupted. day night we were together in New York, school. Space makes more complete expo• This story about the O. T. S. sped along we'd hire one of those wide-open baruches sition of those topics quite out of the ques• briskly until Ethelburt suggested that we and drive up and down the Avenue looking tion this week.

all romp over to the Hostess' House that for the queer little folks we used to encoun• But next week we shall6 hold forth in the Y. W. C. A. is conducting. Bill refreshed ter in our anthropological strolls between greater detail on just those questions. GAS ATTACK u

A Surprise Attack in No Man's Land.

TROOPS GOING TO RANGE. OUR BROADWAY. BACK IN THE TRENCHES. Last week companies left camp daily from There's a creaking sound o' harness, the 53d and 54th infantry brigades for the An' o' mufflers opened wide; Infantrymen Tackle Bigger Schedule of Duty infantry rifle range at Glassy Rock. A com• There's a hoarse command o' klaxons Here. pany went from one brigade each alternate As the wheels begin to guide; day. Each company will get seven days of The third battalion of the 107th infantry target practice, and then return to camp for There's a neighing o' the horses, went into the trenches on Tuesday of last •a rest while another company takes its place. An' a blinding cloud o' dust, week at 8 o'clock for a 72-hour period of The ammunition train and the supply train And a swift despatcher, riding, duty, the longest stretch that any battalion have a force of trucks and teams plying be• Just as tight as he can trust; has yet had. tween Campobello station, to which point There's a grumbling an' a rumbling, There was some mud in some of the supplies and ammunition are shipped by As old "17" goes by; trenches, but it was out rapidly. The drain rail, to the camps within the range. There trenches had been opened to let the water is more activity around Campobello than the You can hear the gears a-grinding drain out. town has ever known before. As a Dodge drops into high; Some new maneuvers are to be worked The 104th field artillery has gone to the There's a thund'ring and a lumb'ring- out, and each battalion going in now will be range. As a caison creaks along, given new problems. More rigid discipline The 105th field artillery was expected last Which is followed by the humming is to be insisted upon, and close scores will be kept. week to return to camp within a few days. O' some doughboys' jolly song. This regiment finished its target practice, There is keen rivalry among the different From all sides they rattle onward but remained on the range for several days organizations in camp as to which will make to do some map work. In the noisy, steady streams, the best record in the trenches, as well as The 104th regiment will not get down to From early dawn to sunset, in other things. real target practice perhaps before the first Just as far as sunlight gleams. of this week. 'Tis the highroad of Camp Wadsworth, P. & N. ON ITS NEW SPUR. An' you'll see it every day, The spur track of the Piedmont and Northern into Camp Wadsworth was com• You are standing on the corner— TWO PROMOTIONS. pleted last week by the contractors, Porter Forty-second and Broadway! and Boyd. Beginning last Wednesday at 1 Second Lieut. Frank G. Henderson, 106th —Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., o'clock the company hoped to be able to op• infantry, has been promoted to be first lieu• Division Headquarters Troop. erate a train every hour between the city tenant, and will remain with that regiment. and the camp. The last train for the camp First Class Private Henry H. Clyne, head• You don't have to be a soldier to subscribe will leave the station at midnight. quarters troop, provisional depot, has been to The Gas Attack. All you ?ve got to have The spur line to Camp Wadsworth has appointed battalion sergeant major, and as• is the desire and a dollar and a half for three been under construction since last Novem• signed to duty at depot headquarters. months' subscription. ber. I 2 GAS ATTACK

News From Division Units

HEADQUARTERS CO., 108TH INFANTRY. COMPANY B, 106TH INFANTRY. COMPANY "F." 105TH INFANTRY.

i Sergeant ' Louie' ' Edmonds returned to Henry He If rich is now acting as top Ser• Corporal Maxwell has applied for a job as our midst, after spending much time and geant in the absence of Al. Lyons. Lyons carrier pigeon tamer. Look out, "Mac," little money in Buffalo. is at the Officers' Training School and for taming pigeons is a tough job. About as bad The Non-Coins have formed a club, with the future comfort of the boys we hope he as taming lions. As a pigeon tamer lie would i Sergeant ' Com'' Eddie Troan as president, stays there. make a better lumber jack. And believe me Sergeant ' 'Bruiser'' Green secretary, and Second Lieutenant Petersen returned from we need them in this camp. Corporal '1 Speedy'' Weppner as treasurer. his furlough wearing a Billy Sunday smile Patsy La Vichi went to the captain the The club got away with a good start and a and a conspicuous waist line. Speaks good other day and said: 1 iSay, Boss, I wanta great deal is expected from it. for New York. quitta da job; I wanta da discharge.'' A familiar yell heard at intervals of rest Corporal Stevens, our camouflage wonder, "What for?" asked the captain. "Alia da and after falling out: '1 All up to 37th Squad is devoting most of his time in disguising his men call me ' Ginney' and 1 Wop' and a for the1 crap game.'' disappointment at not receiving his prom• sarge, he maka me work alia da time.'' Well, Since Cooks Tomlinson and Cullen left the ised furlough. Poor old Steve. "Patsy" is still a member of the kitchen kitchen, Mess Sergeant Teall wonders why he Cook Lutz took a fling at matrimony not force. don't have to order as much lemon and va• long ago, and accompanied by Mess Sergeant Private Tyler has just returned from his nilla extract as formerly. But then Teall's Eawley, Cook Marcus, Privates Fogarty and vacation in New York City and is now a new at the game. McKenna, journeyed to a little South Caro• member of the disciplinary school. Sergeant i' Abe" Reynolds reports that his linian town called Anderson. The adventures visit to the Northern climes was somewhat that befell them there are too numerous to Since returning from his furlough, Sergeant disappointing^ owing to the lightless nights. relate. Suffice it to say that the absent- Frank Hughes is using a gold safety razor. Can it be that the six months nights have minded "sky pilot" tied the knot twice, and First Sergeant "Pop" Gab el is getting worked a foothold in New York ? after the boys (who had borrowed an organ gray hair, making up the daily guard list. Lieutenant Page, of the Liaison Section, from a kindly neighbor several squares away) Every time Private "Willie" Adams sees had his "night marauders" out for prac• had started to play rag time and oriental his name on the guard list, he cries out that he tice on acetylene lamp signalling. It was songs, he remonstrated, pleading the Sunday wants his discharge. Why cry, "Willie," quite chilly, but well worth working overtime. law. The bride was the main attraction and it -s an honor to go on guard. If Lieutenant Page had brought his sax a- Cook Lutz is considered a lucky man. The company is in a daze. The "grub" phone along, the evening would have been Here is a copy of a "Keep Off" sign, is really good, and plenty of it. No wonder, perfect. found on one of our tents. Cooks "Jim" Sullivan and "Jack" Hannon Last Thursday 's entertainment, under di• TO THE PUBLIC. are away on their furlough. rection of Sergeants Green and Troan, was far more of a success than we anticipated. Whereas: We of the "Cootie Club" (in• Cook Ash challenges any man in the com• The sinkers and Java made by one W. K. cidentally unjustly named) after careful and pany in a bare-back horse race. As- a bare• cook locolino were of the "Made by Mother" due deliberation have unanimously agreed back rider, Ash would make a good barker in kind. that in order to become "cootifled" one must a side show. You don't have to prove to us that Chief necessarily associate and come in contact with Our Supply "Sergeant" Karker is having 01 tz and his band are the best in the Divi• persons already "cootifled." his troubles these days, trying to supply the sion. We admit it ourselves. That question being definitely decided upon company. "Gee whiz! " he said, "I'm try• A conversation heard between Corporals we assume that we are right in our conten• ing . to please everybody and working like Boechat and Hooper: tion that the rest of the company evidently H , and only getting the pay of a first- Bo: i 1 Gee, Hoop, I wish I had joined the are "loused up." class private." "Cheer up, Karker, some navy.'' day you'll be a regular sergeant with three However, possessing generous natures, we Hoop: *i What for? Am 't you having a stripes.'' take advantage of this opportunity and cheer• good time in the army?" fully extend an invitation to all our friends Corporal Ambrose Patnode is busy these Bo: "Yes—but in the navy when you get to become thoroughly "cootifled." days cutting and shaving the boys for inspec• to be a gunner, you get a mate. Oh! dear, tion. "Pat" soon expects to buy a regular Upon request, our local representative will why didn't I use judgment when I enlisted?" barber chair. be pleased to demonstrate the marvelous bit• H. V. ing powers of our assorted "cooties." Ex-Corporal and Insurance Agent Oliver To cover the cost of feeding, etc., we are McCauley has, like the lost sheep, just re• COMPANY I, 105TH U. S. INFANTRY. compelled to impose an entrance fee to our turned to the fold, after his vacation in New Co. I, Jazz band is on the blink, as Corp• show-room, said fee being: One dime, the York City. WILLIE. oral Chick Herbeck has left us to do oversea one tenth part of a dollar, a nickle, four pen• duty with the 19th Engineers. "Good luck, nies and a cent. SURGEONS AT HEADQUARTERS. old top." Come one, come all. The regimental surgeons of the 27th divi• At last Thomas J. Hassett has been made Respectfully, sion are being given weekly assignments to a 1st class private. If he serves two more THE COOTIE CLUB. duty in the office of the division surgeon, so enlistments he may be made a Corporal. H. A. The 13th Squad nearly won the honors as to better acquaint them with the work of for having the best tent for inspection on the health officers throughout camp, from DO US A FAVOR! Saturday last, but the 19th Squad was a the standpoint of headquarters. little better. Wait till next week, Corp. Lade- All men sending in company notes to The Major Homer H. Oaksford, of the 105th man n. Gas Attack are requested to write on one James Hind the Hawaiian trick boy, is side of the paper only, and in ink, providing Infantry and Major C. W. Lynn, of the 108th on the way to New York on a furlough. you can't get hold of a typewriter. Infantry, have been on recent duty. GAS ATTACK 13

COMPANY H, 107TH INFANTRY,

'•Squads—East and West'' reigns supreme once more, now that we are on our new schedule of training, and the old 1' Hip! Hip! " is certainly taking the kinks out of our legs, and making the Mess Sergeant hustle to sat• isfy our appetites. In fact, Private i' Jimmy Black" thinks there is something the matter with him, for he claims he can eat for an hour and his appetite won't come. Privates Halstead and Gosselin have been transferred to the 1st New Hampshire Regi• ment, and will soon be acting as interpreters for our boys in France. Halstead should prove an instant hit in the '' Gay Paree'' with that Charlie Chaplin moustache of his. Anyway we hope they make good in their new work. The company lias also lost eleven other boys, who in the capacity of mechanics, cooks, etc., are wanted in France. We wish them all the very best of luck, and although they International Film Service. are beating us '' over there,'' have promised PRETTY SOFT! faithfully to save a bit of the Kaiser to beat up. Americans and Canadians fraternizing in a cafe on one of the French boule•

Big i' Lew *' Frank, who used to make the vards in Paris. folks back up in Endicott sit up and take notice, with his ability at football, says all 4TH COMPANY, SUPPLY TRAIN. HEADQUARTERS CO., 104TH FIELD he wants is '1 one crack at the German line, Sol Weinberg, the boy hypnotist, who made and he will plough right through to Berlin for ARTILLERY. a hit at the show of the M. P.'s and 105th a touchdown.'' 1' Dizzy'' Bair wrote to his uncle for a Infantry at the Harris theater, is not allowed We miss our old friends who are over at• pair of boots and received a pair of officer's to put any more privates under his influence tending the Officers' Training School, namely leather boots. Wonder what he would get if on account of the new order issued from First Sergeant Leonard, Sergeant Phillips, he wrote for a rain coat? headquarters. Sol has been working in our Sergeant Vollbracht, and Corporals Purcell canteen and now he has his wife coming Corporal Norman Allis is signing all of the and Parker. We wish them success and ex• down, so you see the graft must be good. boys up for insurance. pect them all to be Majors, at least. Sergeant John Reilly got back from his Sergeant Daniel Williams is acting as first The company has a grudge against the furlough, but he says they searched him at Sergeant since our genial top-kick William Officers' Training School, however, as it has Charlotte, N. C. Spring was made a Second Lieutenant. taken away from us both Lieutenant Mc- Red Lyon was asked to put on a '' skit'' " Whaz-zat" Iiiggins is still making them Kenna and Lieutenant Baldwin. with our hypnotist at the Y. M. tent and he laugh in the ninth tent. Some boy, is Homer. Corporal Purcell's fine setting up drills are got cold feet. "Pink Face" Schoonover has been made also missed, and he certainly used to make Harry Pretz, the assistant clerk, just ar• Saddler and is living with the mules on the us hustle, with his '1 One—two—head erect, rived from Rock away and he says the town picket line. three—four—body straight,'' etc. has not changed. Has anybody noticed '1Bill'' Reborn's ex• Mrs. W. C. Lamb and Mrs. Clinton May SGT. J. S. pression when THAT letter doesn't arrive are down in Spartanburg visiting their '1 hub• on time! bies. '' "Clara" Mostyn is now a corporal. Up All the boys are busy limbering up in order COMPANY A, 53D PIONEER INFANTRY. the ladder of fame again, eh Montague? to be prepared for the running and jumping Did you hear that loud noise Saturday Some soup on Sunday evening, eh boys? tests. Captain Tompkins goes right at it afternoon? That was the privates of the Can't expect much when that bunch of K. with the boys, and leather puttees and all, 53rd Pioneer laughing at the non-coms of the P.'s, "Apple Knocker" Saxon and "Jew shows how east- it is to hop 14 feet. But Boy" Kiley are spending their annual vaca• why the 100 yard dash try outs? We don't same outfit who had to use a pick and shovel. tion in the kitchen. intend to run when we see the Dutchmen! All hands have voted Captain B. Killian From pictures we see of the trenches in the the best ever, and we are back of him to a Wonder if "Fish" Frayer will ever get Western front, it might be a good idea to man. that furlough? Good things come to those have practice in swimming! When asked why 1 c tattoo'' is sounded, who wait you know. Sergeant Edward Breuseh is our Gas N. C. Sergeant Ashenfeldt supposed it was to close Sergeant Mills, Corporals Rowan and Vree- 0.. and. the Sergeant promises us a few whiffs the camp canteens. land and Private Simpson are at the Officers' of gas in the near future. Since the exercises are discontinued while Training Camp and the boys have our well wishes. The company now has its bombing ex• Sergeant McArthur is on a furlough, we hope perts, automatic rifle specialists, etc., etc., he enjoys himself for a month. "Ed" Lively looks real scholarly these

1 days with those tortoise shell glasses. and there is much rivalry among the boys The author of 'Rough and Ready" is too busy drawing two to a flush to .compose any• Weir is still doling out pies in the canteen, over which "crew" is the best. Some of thing new. but has hopes of being a regular baker some the boys say after they get through hurling Private Adrain wore top Sergeant's stripes day. bombs, there will be nothing more to it, but on his last furlough. Jim, you should read "Galloping George" Anger is still putting they only get away with that statement when R. E. C. 's tip in The Gas Attack, away heavy eats every meal. What do you bombers only are around. T. B. K. A. C. do with it all, George? F. R. F. 14 GAS ATTACK

CAMOUFLAGE. In the first picture, to the left, you see a peaceful landscape; the lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, In the trench in the foreground three Germans walk their post in their military manner. The one in the middle is especially on the alert. In the sequel, to the right, you see that the lowing herd is not so innocent. You see the man behind the cow. Another victory for Sammee.

AMBULANCE COMPANY NO. 108. HEADQUARTERS CO., 107TH U. S. IN• HEADQUARTERS 2ND ANTI-AIRCRAFT* Lieutenant Jones, who has just finished a FANTRY. M. G-. BATTALION. special course of training in New York, is The pioneer platoon is fast becoming ex• It is nearly time we let the rest of the now on detached service at the Artillery pert at ditch digging. Every morning they camp know who, and what we are. The* Eange. sally forth with picks and shovels, and are Anti-Aircraft Battalion was formed the 5th Carrol Combs, our very efficient motorcycle lucky if they get back in time for retreat. of January, picked men being sent from the- • driver, has successfully taken his machine all If Sergeant O'Dyer ever sets a pace for various regiments. We immediately moved to* apart, cleaned it, and put it together again. us to march by again, we shall think se• our new camp site (that of the old 74th) He didn't have any screws, nuts or burrs left riously of handing in our resignation from and started to prepare for the arrival of over, either. the army. our men. At present we are anxiously wait• Mrs. Buell, Mrs. Meeker and Mrs. Hooks ing their arrival, as we expect this to be- Privates Conklin and Totman had a novel spent Tuesday with their husbands at camp. on e of the crack organizations in camp. match the other afternoon. They were at• Albert Harris has photos of the renowned tempting to standardize the metric system Many well known members of the old New- ''Sehermerhorn Sisters." All those wishing to the different parts of their anatomy. Tot• York Guard are with us. Captain W. Simon- to feast their eyes on these old favorites may man, with the aid of a box to stand on, was son, well known to the members of the old call at Tent No. 8 any time between reveille just able to reach a meter mark on a pole, 23rd has already earned the respect and af• and taps. while Conklin had trouble locating the same fection of his new command. "Possum" Louden is getting so preoccu• mark on account of having to bend his back We also have the genial and merry "Buck pied that of late he has taken to saluting so far. Taylor'' with us, as 1st Sgt. of A Co. and Wofford College Majors. He even shifts bun• he has already won the same popularity dles from one arm to the other so that he may Private McGovern travels around with an which was his with the men of the old 12th. execute the salute in the prescribed manner. insurance blank in one hand these days. He has certainly persuaded us that we are go• 71st, and the 105th. With his all-round' Last Monday at dinner we were shocked ing to die soon. athletic ability and coaching we expect to to find our potatoes already peeled for us. develop some teams which will hold their own We have since learned that the K. P. 's sat Has anyone any extra watts, volts, or with the larger organizations. up until eleven o 'clock the night before pre• meter loops? Privates White and Roy, of paring them. Corporal Doneley's squad would certainly The wagoners have their daily battle as to> who will go the privilege of driving our Private Bought on has been appointed '1 In• appreciate it if the party, or parties who cinerator Specialist.'' Congratulations. have them, would come out like men and thoroughbred mules. Keep it up, Finnegan.. Corporal Eobbins, who has been doing his say so. They have spent all their spare you are in the lead. Sgt. Paul, the canteen* steward, is having his troubles. Sgt. Rice "bit" at guard duty, complains of myste• time this week going from one sergeant's could not understand why he got peeved when rious figures sneaking about his post. These tent to another trying to locate a few. Let one of the regular patrons roused him from marauders, he asserts, threw pieces of coal at us hope that the reward of perseverance will his dreams of New York to purchase tobac• his defenseless back. The entire eighth sec• be theirs soon. co. tion turned out to help him but to no avail, The band is doing fine. They practice so for the offenders had fled. Sergeant Haucke much during the day that they are satisfied While the last outfit to be organized, we? is holding an investigation. to quit after tattoo now. We are satisfied, are not least. W. C. E. too. AN OBSERVER. I. A. F.. GAS ATTACK 15

MORE CAMOUFLAGE.

• See the three daring submariners who have glimpsed the sportive whale in the offing. We guess it's the offing. Note the pose of eager interest in the sailor who observes the whale through his binocles—or is it barnacles? In the sequel, to the right, the trickery is revealed. You get as intimate a view of the whale's interior decorations as Noah did. The luckless submarine! Another victory for Sammee.

COMPANY C, 102D SIGNAL CORPS. COMPANY C, 107TH INFANTRY. 106TH REGIMENT FIELD ARTILLERY.

Some one is still wondering why four pri• Last Thursday when our Company was on Good morning! Been over to the Hotel vates carried an empty incinerator pan down detail, McKinlay, Mali an and Washer were Mole yet? to the brook and made a bluff at emptying back to their old jobs on the picket line. First Sergeant Keever is guarding with it. One 011 our topper. ' < Nuff sed.'' great care a precious stone which he un• Our monthly mess sergeant has taken over While reconstructing the trenches last week, earthed in a hitherto unknown mine in his new duties. Keep up your courage, Ben. "Pewee" Merrick and "Buckie" Leonard Tucapau. One of our Lieutenants had a sweet tooth had a mud battle. "Buckie" came out vic• Soup Sergeant Joe Wiedemer has purchased bothering him. He went to see our company torious. Wash your face, "Pewee." When a half interest in the Hotel Mole. Joe says dentist, to see what could, be done. "Doc's" on our way to the trenches the top Sergeant motto being '' He who hesitates is lost,'' did become stranded in the mud and found to his that the same old standard of efficiency will not lose any time on said tooth. "Doc" is dismay he could not extricate himself. What be maintained under the new joint owner• also very military, so naturally he pulled the we wish to know is, who was the "poor fish" ship. For reservations see Captain Cur-tin. tooth out by the numbers, (ending at ten.) who gave him assistance. Must have been a The new musical comedy,—''From Mail Light duty, Lieut., good-day." non-com. Boy to Lieutenant," in one act, featuring B. Our "rumor kings'ky" claims, we are to Sergeant Green resembles a statute in his F. Shepson in the title role, was a howling leave here for Egypt shortly. As he sprung ''seven league" boots. it on a sick man he still lives. All we have "Handsome" Harry Herbert, our Supply success. to say is, we don't want him to hang on our Sergeant, speaks only the "Wop" language Sergeant-Major Besser has returned from gates. lately. his furlough and the regiment has again re• The boys of the company are holding a Private Boghosian very indignantly denied sumed activities. meeting to discuss what kind of flowers we to Charlie Stoll, that he had on four suits A penny-ante game has been scheduled for should buy for the fellows who have left for of underwear when questioned by the Major. the trenches over there—on the hill. "Honest, Charlie," he said. (As if Charlie this evening,—Boy, page Sergeant Keever. Arty Gore leaves us this week on a ten-day could be honest.) "I only had three suits Do you like to read? Visit the Lewis III furlough. He claims he is to be married. on.'' Library in the Adjutant's office. One war isn't enough for him. Tulip threatens Stoll with a painful death A fleet of automobiles has been ordered to E. L. R. if he persists in "roarin" at him. carry the orderlies and battery clerks to and ''Bill'' Lang and "Big Tom" O'Connor have been purchasing quite a few "Gas At• from the Adjutant's office, while Sergeant- TO ALL COMPANY REPORTERS. tacks' ' lately, the boys must have acquired Major Pagan is making up the morning re• Soldiers who are acting as correspondents a few new lady friends. ports. of The Gas Attack in various units in camp Wonder what happened to that box of "Oh, Harry, I am all yours." are asked to send in their full names and oranges, Maher got from Florida! Ask Wanted—A bookkeeper; apply at "Pierp" addresses to this office. We want them on Harry Herbert, he knows. Morgan's Loan Office. our books. Send in the information as soon "Wallace" the hot water boy. as possible, please, by postcard or letter. J. S. M., JR. Corp. L. B. GAS ATTACK

THE REVEILLE COT DUMPER. COMPANY D, 102D U. S. ENGINEERS. same treatment by the C. Q. Now all is ready for Reveille! Fowler declines 3rd week in kitchen. Company F, of the 102nd Engineers, What -\s the matter, George? Are your First Call. Makes Another Great clothes getting too small? When "Camouflage," the bugler plays the Invention, Corporal Oschinsky gets a hair cut. Now "Lost Chord," the C. Q. simply jerks each I know who found my quarter. It ;s all right, rope leading to the cots (from the outside) As far as history teaches us, everything Corporal^ you needed it. and your cot bender is out. If he should, is made for something—that's where we got Daly taken off wood detail. Did they get however, make poor connections with the off. wise to you, Clarence? pail, etc., he might take the count, but as The "Dumper" is a thing of the future ; he then can go on the Sick Book, he need A case for Sherlock. Why does Corporal it's needed as bad as Army Stew—without not worry about getting out on time! Hackel walk out of the mess hall with his the meat—ask the Mess Sergeant! hands in his- pockets? Special Notice. Taps. Schetterer expects to be a cook. Do us a What does the bugle say? "Lights out, Be sure to install one of our Patent Tack favor, Schet, and remember we have folks at meaning tents, also your headlights!" Pullers in each tent. Pull the ropes as often home. as possible during the day and we guaran• 3:78 A. M. Same Morning. Larry Rosenthal is still holding down first tee the cot to be clear at all times. Watch place on the mess line. What will you do The Sergeant in Charge of Quarters is your "Skipper" smile, also the "Top." when you get a furlough, Larry ? supplied with a wheelbarrow full of No. 3490 Material Needed. Pop Cahill is recruiting for the delinquency tacks with rubber heads; be sure the sun Tacks, more tacks, three hinges, screws, is in the East I He starts walking straight list. Is your arm getting sore, Pop? a wheel (from one of The Gas Attack nut's (the only way you can down here) down One of our fellows has a black ring around head or from some wrist watch), three me• the company street, and sprays the floor of tres (gas or electric will do) of rope, and his neck. I wonder what lodge he belongs each tent with aforesaid tacks. (Use a a full moon! to? fire extinguisher for this purpose, if there The "Dumper" can be installed for the is one handy in the mess shack.) He next Kelleher took a bath. Wonder who noti• proceeds to tilt all water pails in each tent, small price of—how much have you got? fied him? S. O. S. both sides of the Amazon. at an angle of 475 degrees with a log; a First sign of spring. Corporal Oschinsky NEXT WEEK: silver dollar would be much more sensitive did not put his socks around his neck last but rather scarce in the Army just now! "THE PRIVATE'S DELIGHT" night. The pail acts as a face washer when the or ( cot bender hits same. The tacks clear his "SATURDAY MORNING COT INSPEC• Top Sergeant— Attention to orders! " befogged brain and gets him out on line in TION." Private—"What do you think we are, a time for assembly. Each tent receives the Co. F, 102d Engineers. bunch of waiters? '' GAS ATTACK 17

MORE REGIMENTS COMING.

New England Troops at Camp Greene Are Expected To Join the Pioneers Here.

Several skeletonized regiments of New England national guard now stationed at Camp Greene, Charlotte, have been con• verted into regiments of infantry and placed under command of Brig. Gen. Guy Carleton. It is understood that they will be sent here and expanded as soon as suitable camp sites can be provided for them. It is said that there are a number of skele• tonized regiments of national guard troops at various camps throughout the country which are to be sent here, if satisfactory arrangements can be made for securing ad• ditional land for the expansion of Camp Wadsworth. The Fifth Massachusetts Infantry, now at Camp Greene, becomes the Third Pioneer Infantry; the Sixth Massachusetts Infantry becomes the Fourth Pioneer Infantry, and the Eighth Massachusetts becomes the Fifth Pioneer Infantry, all corps troops. The First Connecticut Infantry, at Camp Greene, will become the 58th Pioneer In• fantry ; the First Vermont Infantry is the 57th Pioneer Infantry, and the First Maine Heavy Artillery becomes the 56th Pioneer Infantry. The First New Hampshire Infan• try has been designated as the First Army Headquarters Regiment. All these regiments are now stationed at Camp Greene, Charlotte, and may come here.

HEADQUARTERS DETACHMENT, 102D ENGINEERS. All the boys are grumbling because Carey, MAN WITH SOCKS: "Ufa-hub!'' Newman, and Blunkall were appointed help• ers to Master Engineer Meade. 5TH SQUAD, 2ND PLATOON, CO. F, 102ND MACHINE GUN CO., 105TH INFANTRY. Jerry O 'Connor and Phil Barry, who share quarters together, agree like two cats. ENGINEERS. We had quite an entertainment here last The bucks in Headquarters are making a Corporal Pearce saw an advertisement stat• Friday night, and we enjoyed it very much. record for themselves. They will put their ing it was possible to learn shorthand in a Charlie Chaplin has nothing on Private record for the number of days in the kitchen week. He is on the third week now. Better Carrol. I can readily see that there is a up against any in the division. luck next week, Corporal. great resemblance. Our little bright eyes Me Hugh is now a Boys, did you hear the new order that McGinty is welcomed back in the ranks, Captain. Not a real one, just a basket-ball came through? Instead of double time here• just in time to do kitchen police. skipper. after, its going to be triple time. Can yon Chief Wagoner McGowan wishes to issue Hiene Rothmier received a box from home. imagine boys, Lieut. Bird giving the com• a challenge to Joe Flood, better known as Dutch was on guard, but he opened it, never• mand, triple time? Hoo. Father Flood, for a ten-round bout to be held theless. Not much of the chicken and apple Private Walker has been promoted to Ser• at the Y. M. C. A. building. starddle left when our hungry Corporal was geant. Congratulations, Sergeant. At a meeting of the privates held recently finished with it. J. A. H. the following was adopted: That laborers Ed. Sweden, our pretty ex-bugler from be hired to do kitchen police. That Sergeant Brooklyn, is still on the book. NAMES WANTED. Rosenberg forget soup and stew. That Mike Erics on thinks he has an act in put• All members of the Legal Fraternity, Delta bunkos fatiguess be held more often. ting the rail around the top Sergeant's tent. Chi, are requested to send their names at Headquarters has a new band which is Maybe he thinks he can stretch it until the once, to the following address: composed of a flute, a picalily, and a Jewish read job is over. WALTER R. KUHN, harp. The musicians Corderelli, McGinty, Peters thinks he has the dope. He says it 106th Machine Gun Bm ; and McGrath, entertain at Corporal Barry*'s is the 22nd of February, but won Jt say just Company A, . tent every night. J. W. what it is. J. E.. A. Camp Wadsworth. 18 GAS ATTACK News of the Y. M. C. A. EDITED BY RAY F. JENNEY.

"SHACK PARTY IN CAMP." DR. STRAYER LEAVING. GW&BIsMmS' MEET. Old "Ninety-seven" still.continues to make Rev. Paul Moore Strayer, D.D., of Rochester There has been no more interesting; history despite the fact that the chilling N. Y., who for the past three and a half gathering in Sb'art&nliirg than the meeting blasts of a Southern winter have apparently months has been Religious Camp Secretary of the chaplains- of Camp Wadsworth with ceased to blow and a few warm days have of Camp Wadsworth, has returned home to the ministers of' Spartanburg in the Episco• given us the promise of a hot time to come resume Ms duties- as pastor of one of the pal Church on Monday evening, Febrttary on Artillery Hill. most prominent churches in Rochester, N. 11th. Major General ©*Ryan was guest? of Y. On January 31st Religious Work Secretary honor for the occasion. Ford left in the general direction of the Dr. Strayer has' been a fine camp compan• A delightful supper was- served by the North Pole, expecting to get as far as his ion and has- done' a great piece of work here. Tri-Color Tea Room while Mrs. A. G. home town, Cortland, N. Y. His place has His sympathy and love for the men, his Blotcky and Miss Marie1 Mpton charmed the- been ably rilled by Dr. J. B. Thomas, of frank sincerity and' his agreeable fellowship clergy with their musical talent. have made' his sojourn her© worthy of Sewanee College, Sewanee, Tennessee. His After supper the following speeches were- cherished memory. presence has been an inspiration to all who made: Dr. Gilmour QTF- "The Churches of have come to know him. Spartanburg;" Major McCord on "The Chap• On Friday, February 8, Mr. Oakes, who Robert EV Clark, tike Y. M.. C. A. Camp lains of Camp Wa#tew®ri!i;" Cftap&Mm has been with the Unit for a considerable Music Director, is- back in camp now. He Fornes on "The Religious Life of the Sol• time, left to take up work at the Range. has been away for' six weeks for special dier," and Chaplain Edr©# on the "Nations The Range Unit No. 100 will profit by his work. He expects to''put over a bigger pro• at War." Major General O'Ryan concluded appearance on the scene. gram than ever. the meeting with a graphic picture of what On Saturday, the 9th, David T. Burgh he saw in France. For-an hour and'half the General related what he actually saw , {pronounced Burra), a native of Glasgow, Thirteen new Red Triangle- huts* ft© g each word. All present agreed' that;: titoe* good old State of Maine, arrived on the proved January 3rd. With record-breaking General gave the best • picture of actual war• scene. Mr. Burgh has been in camp for some cold weather sweeping the South, men on fare they had heard.1 little time before being assigned to "Ninety- distant rifle and artillery ranges, at remount seven" long enough to establish the fact stations and the' like are' suffering for the that he is of the right sort. warmth, shelter and good cheer that the CHAPEL* ANB ALTAR ROOM . OPENS AT The slogan "Hats off and no smokes" has Army Y. M. C. A. buildings offer to them. kept a fine clear atmosphere and full view These soldiers will be served lik® their com* UNIT 92. of the Monday and Thursday movies as well rades within-, the- camps.. A pleasant little altar or chapel room has ' as contributing to the comfort of speakers Of these new "Y" huts, 6 are at raagesy 4 been opened at the Y. M. C. A. Unit No* S?2; and hearers during religious services. At rifle and 2 artillery- Others include: 3 at and is now being used for services by all other times "My Lady Nicotine" holds full remount stations, 2 new type- officers elubs denominations. The room is at the south• sway and the Tobacco Trust would surely and 1 hut to serve a hospital. Cost ©f build• west corner of the building and is sufficient• be comforted to see the wreaths, garlands ings will approximate $15,000'. Camp. Wads• ly large to accommodate 100'men* It i& in• and clouds of smoke emanating from the worth, Spartanburg, S. C, is to have 1 artil• tended as a quiet eoamer for smalt groups to mouths of our Hun hunters. lery range hut. gather for classes or devotions. It was a pleasure to have the company of morning, several of trie party meiudiBg all The altar in this room has been- used by a goodly number of the nurses from the the Catholics-, Episcopalians and' Cosgrega- Base Hospital on Friday the eighth. Band• the secretaries enjoyed an informal round tionalists, but: is; ©pen to any audi all! etenom* master Southerland gave an interesting and of jokes--, mathematical probleaaa-s, French iaatlons. well rendered program with the help of the Conversations, parlor tricks-, ete. 'Battery A, The regular Monday night bearing and excellent musicians of the famous 104th 104th F. A., entertained the company at wrestling evenings are proving a great suc• Field Artillery Band. morning mess. Barring a rather sleepless cess. If the interest increases ony more, An unexpected "shack party" was held at night the experience will be pleasantly re• these evening events will have to move out the building over Monday night on account into tbe> ope®. A capacity ho«tse is on hand membered. of the accident on the P. & N. After wait• every evening and they are rewarded by ing for power for several hours, Professor The 104th F.. A.,, who are on their way to good bouts, both in boxing and wrestling. Libby, of Wofford College, acting as pilot, the Range as this is being written, will be The unit is conducting classes in French conducted a party of nine ladies, two chil• greatly missed both for themselves—for with the Machine Gun Companies and they dren, and two men to enjoy its well known they are a fine bunch of fellows—and for are being taken advantage of by a good hospitality. The sleeping quarters of the representation. In addition to these classes, their help in carrying on the work of the secretaries were turned over to the use of la ten-minute lessoa is given before the Unit. the ladies and children. A foraging party ; movies on Wednesday and Saturday night deployed at about two-thirty a. m., returning Since coming into the building the entire by one of the French officers. with coffee, sugar, milk, butter, bread, cold staff of "Ninety-seven" has been changed On Tuesday night, February 12th, the En• ham and puffed wheat. Coffee was made in with the exception of the building secretary. gineers held forth in the building with a a water pail by Secretary Allen on the big This is, of course, a bit confusing to the heater which was kept cherry red during big show. It proved to be a big success and the night. Secretary Fitz took charge of men of the various military units we are amazing discoveries were made of a number billeting the visitors. No regular program serving, even though it is in line; with ap• who have been hiding their lights under a being arranged for the small hours of the parent military tactics. bushel. GAS ATTACK

'COMMON SENSE WAS ONE OF THE EN-! BIG WRECK ON THE TEA AND

DOWMENTS THAT MADE LINCOLN, HEN*9 9 SAYS CHAPLAIN HANSCOM. During the past week a number of notable Dynamiters Foiled in Their Attempt. programs have taken place at Unit 95, which have been very widely attended by the men, the capacity of the Unit being taxed to its "Y" secretaries are called upon for a very limits. Monday night boxing bouts are great variety of activities in the course of the main drawing card. The bouts are clean, their work but Sunday night the limit was the boxers showing a degree of sportsman• reached in this regard when a telephone ship as well as a keen desire for victory call, with meagre news, was received at Y. which keeps the spectators on their toes and M. C. A. Unit 96, telling of a freight wreck creates considerable excitement and "pep." and asking for help and a supply of dyna• mite to blow up part of the train. Four Saturday nights are stunt nights, the secretaries rushed out of the building, got boys providing their own amusement. Last the Y. M. buss at Headquarters and kicked Saturday's entertainment was probably one up a detail of engineers who got the neces• of the best ever given here, the director be• sary dynamite through their commanding ing Frank H. Wells, of the 105th Infantry. officer. After a rough ride over the now A varied program of music, instrumental and famous ruts of the South Carolinian roads vocal, comic speeches was rendered which we arrived at the P. and N. station. From would have done credit to any platform. there it was merely a matter of a four mile It met with the hearty approval of the men walk down the beach to the wreck. Each and much credit is due Wells for picking man was weighted down on the little jaunt and assembling his talent. with about enough dynamite to blow up a February 12th was commemorable for the good sized town. But the sad finis to the birthday of Abraham Lincoln. A special story was in the fact that after the perilous program for this occasion was arranged. trip, there was no one at the wreck with Chaplain Hanscom, of the 106th. Infantry, necessary authority to "let fly" the explo• delivered an address on America's great sive and there was nothing to do but let President, confining his words to "Lincoln, the fire take its course. Finally, after view• the Man," from his boyhood to his untime• ing the wreck a couple of hours, we trudged ly end and not diverging into the ideals of homeward and arrived there about 2 a. m. the man, but treating the story of his life, One of the party remarked it was a great his accomplishments and his life's work. disappointment to him as he had a few old Chaplain Hanscom stated that in his opinion grudges against the "Pea and Hen," and the four greatest Americans were George it would have given him much delight to Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore have applied dynamite to it. Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Among the other helpful things Chaplain Hanscom said This week has been a regular Govern• were that "the natural endowments that ROBERT J. DRYSDALE. ment week in this Unit, so often have the military authorities taken over the build• Lincoln possessed that helped him to be the The Rev. Mr. Drysdale was educated and great man he was were, first, a splendid ing for classes, lectures, examinations and holds degrees from the Presbyterian College, physique; second, common sense, and third, educational movies. The week has proven McGill University, Knox College of Toronto, -• a keen moral discernment." what a close relationship there is between and Yale University. Dr. Strayer delivered his last address to the Army and the Y. M. C. A. He is a member of the Rotary Club of the boys, a heart to heart appeal to them to During the week we lost our popular re• Rochester, also of The Shrine, The Consis• live the clean and moral life. ligious work secretary, "Scotty" Drysdale, tory and The Knights Templar, The Grotto, who went back to his home at Rochester, N. The Scottish Clan, The I. O. O. F. and other BULLY FOR THE STOCKADE. Y. The old saying, "The King is dead; fraternal societies. At the request of the Judge Advocate and long live the King," is most apropos in He claims that his Scotch ancestral tree - the Major General, some physical training- regard to the religious workers—we no is the Royal Douglas Clan, but he admits has been put on in the stockade, to sooner lose one than another equally able that if some of his ancestors were not keep the men in condition to return to their appears on the scene. The Rev. E. B. Welsh, hanged for sheep-stealing, that they ought regiments. Major Sharpe, of the British of Oil City, Penn., is the successor of Drys• to have been. Army, has selected Corporal A. C. DeNike, dale, arriving here last week. The Rev. • of Company L, 107th Infantry, to train the The Rev. Mr. Douglas is familiarly known Mr. Welsh graduated from Wooster College, men. Corp. DeNike is one of the best pupils among his friends as "Scotty." He objects Wooster, ' Ohio, and from the Princeton in the British system of physical training. very strenuously to being called "Dr." by Theological Seminary, and later continued his studies abroad. For three years he had' Work is also being done by Camp Physical anyone. Director Jenney, of the Y. M. C. A., who charge of a church at Wilmington, Dela• "Scotty" came to Camp Wadsworth at the has supplied boxing gloves and equipment ware, and for the last seven years he has for baseball. The men in the stockade have first of last November and spent the major been pastor of the First Presbyterian selected as a committee to direct athletics, portion of his time while here in the Y. Church at Oil City, Pa. On January 1st 'Prvt. Wm, Kelly, Co. A, 107th Infantry, M. C. A. Unit 95 as religious work director. he resigned from his church to enter "Y. M." work for the duration of the war. Welsh chairman; Prvt. John Corbett, Co. B, 105th However, the last month of his stay was Infantry and Prvt. Jack Prichep, Co. G, 106th took a month's training at the Springfield spent at Unit 96. He won the favor of all Infantry. Judge Anderton, Educational Di• Y. M. C. A. College at Springfield, Mass.,

who met him here at Camp Wadsworth by 1 rector of Y. M. C. A. Unit No. 96, is going before coming to Camp Wadsworth. his genial good fellowship, his straight-from- to give special time, also, to the men in the Among the big events of the week were stockade, under the guidance of Chaplain the-shoulder "talks," and his extreme in• the band concert and boxing bouts on Sat• Keever and the Commanding Officer.. terest in the welfare of all. urday migiit 20 GAS ATTACK

WHY EDITORS GO WRONG And so, the associate editor tossed the "Dear editor"—a letter would start—"I The True Story of What Happened in contribution into the waste basket, while want you to print a poem I just wrote while the editor went on absent-mindedly mani• currying the mules," etc., and sure enough the Editorial Office of The Gas curing his nails with the paste-pot. He was it would be the old "Meatless-Wheatless" Attacks thinking of his furlough. (He's on it now.) "Dear editor"—on scented paper—"I am **** just a little girl, only nineteen years old, The editors of The Gas Attack sat in their A month passed. and I work in the Winter Garden (third two-by-four office doing what all great edi• The editors of The Gas Attack sat in their from the left), but last night, while having tors do: smoking cigarettes and gossiping office. Somebody said: "Mail!" breakfast at Churchill's, I wrote a little about Greenwich Village. Dick held out a manuscript to his com• poem—" and there would be old Meatless- A third man stuck his head in the pill• panion in vice and crime. Wheatless. box and said: "Mail!" "Say, Chick, here's a poem submitted. Cast Or, "deer editor, i have writ a pome what The editor and his associate in Shakes• a mean eye over it, will you? It sounds i want putten in this here new paper, the pearian research looked at the pile of let• good. It begins: gast mast, and oblige, hoping you are the ters in the outstretched hand. Then they "My Tuesdays are meatless, same"—and there we'd have old Meatless- loked at each other and the narrow walls of My Wednesdays are wheatless—" Wheatless. their editorial confines. So here we print it, dagnab you. For the "You get it, Dick," urged the associate. "Stop, Dick! For the love of the M. P.'s, love of Tennyson. Swinburne, Harry Kemp, "If we both get up together there'll be too stop! I suppose the author of that poem and Chic Divine, lay off us with that poem: much congestion." composed it while on guard duty at night watching the stars." Dick took the mail. My Tuesdays are meatless, "Say, Chick, here's a poem submitted. Dick looked surprised. My Wednesdays are wheatless, You're the poetry editor. Cast a mean eye "Why, yes. That's exactly what he says. I am getting more eatless each day. over it, will you? It's signed by Private How did you know?" Jeremiah Jenkins, Co. Z, 105th Infantry. It "Oh, I know these poet fellows and their devilish inspirations. Who wrote it this My home, it is heatless, sounds pretty good. It begins: • time ?" My bed, it is sheetless, My Tuesdays are meatless, They're all sent to the Y. M. C. A. My Wednesdays are wheatless, "Percival Proonjoose, Fifty-second Pio• neers." I am getting more eatless each day—" "That makes the hundred and fortieth The barrooms are treatiess, "Stop! For the love of slumgullion, stop!" poet who has been fired to write it. We My coffee is sweetless, "Why, what seems to be the strange agi• ought to keep tabs on that poem, it travels Each day I get poorer and wiser. tation that causes you to bid me desist?" extensively." asked Dick, who is always precise in his My stockings are feetless, English. "Ain't it a regular pome? Ain't Facts Are Facts. My trousers are seatless, it got the Parnassian cadence?" So it was discovered that we had seen the Oh boy! How I hate the Kaiser. "Oh, the meter's all right, but the poem's poem printed in the New York Call, the Wall not original. It was printed in a New York Street Journal, the Poughkeepsie Eagle- newspaper yesterday." News, the Spartanburg Herald, the Police FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR PRIVATE And so, the associate editor tossed the Gazette, the Christian Science Monitor, Town BEARD. stolen contribution into the waste basket. Topics, The Oyster Opener's Trade Journal, Snippy Stories, The Silent Partner, the 3fs »js *fc Private Henry K. Beard, Company A, 108tb Two weeks passed. Staats-Zeitung, Mooseheart Magazine, The Infantry, who was the ring-leader of the Star of Hope, the Syracuse Orange Peel, the The editors of The Gas Attack sat in their party of three prisoners who tried to escape Whitney Point Reporter, the Lisle Gleaner, inch-by-inch-and-a-quarter office doing what from the regimental guard house on the Figaro, the Bronx Home News, the Oyster all great editors do: smoking cigarettes and night of January 24, has been tried by a Bay Guardian, Jim Jam Jems, Blevitch's gossiping about Greenwich Village. Some• court martial and sentenced to five years Tips on the Races, The Mother's Friend, La body said: "Mail!" The editor held out in the federal prison at Atlanta, and the Vie Parisienne, Grit, The Journal of the So• a manuscript toward his associate in fren• sentence has been approved by Major Gen• ciety of Automotive Engineers, New Orleans zied insanity. eral O'Ryan. Picayune, The Lamb, The Pastry Cook's "Say, Chick, here's a poem submitted. Beard was confined on a minor charge, Year-Book, the Belman, the Ladies' Birth• You're the poetry editor. Cast a mean eye which would have meant only a few months day Almanac, John Martin's Book, and four• over it, will you? It's signed by Private imprisonment at most, when he took part teen magazines, papers, organs and period• Gerald Goofus, Co. R, 105th Machine Gun in the affair in which Prvt. Dickey, of the icals published in Danish, Yiddish, Spanish, Battalion. He says he composed it while same company, was shot by a sentry and Swedish, Flemish, Hindooish, Turkish and on guard duty the other night. It sounds fatally wounded. Brooklynish. pretty good. It begins: Girls sent it in. Aged men sent it in. My Tuesdays are meatless, Soldiers sent it in. It came by cable, by My Wednesdays are wheatless—" A CHESS DEFI. special delivery, by donkey-back, by carrier "Stop! For the love of guard duty on a Six devotees of the chess board are wanted pigeon, by orderly, by the P. and N., and it stormy night, stop!" for a tournament with the team of the Spar• was tossed in through the window tied "What has gone amiss?" questioned Dick, tanburg Chess Club. The city players have around a brick. who is always precise in his English. "Ain't just finished a little decision of their own Old Meatless-Wheatless. it a poem what you'd want in this here and now feel themselves able to tackle any• family magazine of ourn? Don't it walk We got to calling it old "Meatless-Wheat• thing in camp. They are willing to go to on two feet?" less" around the office. Huge sums were extremes to make the match interesting for "Oh, the rhythm's all right, but that only wagered on how many "Meatless-Wheatless" the soldiers. Mr. E. L. Dashwell, secretary makes the twenty-seventh time this highly the next mail would bring. of the club, can be reached by mail at the. original poem has been submitted to us." We'd open a letter and out it would pop. Clifton Manufacturing Co., Clifton, S. C.

I GAS ATTACK 2 I

CAMP SPORTS EDITED BY F. J. ASHLEY

FRANK MORAN A HUMANITARIAN. CAMP WADSWORTH FIVE DE• GENERAL O'RYAN KEEN FOR BOX• FEATED TWICE. ING. Gives Jones, of Camp Sevier, Four Min• utes Before He Trots Out Goes Down Fighting Before Augusta Wants Every Man In the Division Skilled Marie Anne. With the Mitts. and Atlanta Teams on Southern Frank Moran is a humanitarian. That's Trip. the only way to explain the fact that Sailor Major-General O'Ryan in a recent inter• Jones, the heavyweight pride of Camp Se• view with Frank Moran, the Camp Boxing vier, ever managed to stay in the ring five The Camp Wadsworth basket-ball team, Instructor, expressed the wish that every minutes. It was scheduled to be a ten- composed of the pick of the 105th Infantry man in the Fighting 27th Division be taught round fight, at Greenville last Friday night. and 51st Pioneers, met a pair of defeats on the use of his hands. In his trip to France Some of the Wadsworth fans, who were its trip to Georgia last week. Its first set• last Fall, General O'Ryan saw how handy a present, said Frank only waited to see how back was received at the hands of the Au• little ability in ring tactics proved to the good a dancer Jones was, in order to sign gusta Y. M. C. A. quintet, the victory only average soldier when he was in a tight him up for the circus he is going to steal going to the Red Triangle players in the spot and he wants all his men prepared for from Willard along with his championship. last few minutes of play. The score was 30 such emergencies. The boys at Sevier have an auditorium to 26. On Saturday, the New York soldiers Since coming to Spartanburg, Moran has capable of seating five thousand spectators. travelled over to Atlanta, coming out on tried his best to accomplish the big task of It was crowded to the rafters when Jones, the wrong side of a 37 to 24 tally. making every soldier a White Hope. Since a sergeant in the 105th Signal Corps, and Despite their lack of training the Camp it was impossible to give personal instruc• Moran, boxing instructor at Camp Wads• Wadsworth court men threw a big scare into tion to all, the more experienced boxers worth, entered the ring. Moran weighed in the strong Augusta Y. M. C. A. team. It were trained in his classes and sent back to at 198 while his rival, from the 30th Di• was a nip and tuck affair from start to their units as instructors. This method bore vision, was 13 pounds lighter. In addition, finish. When the half ended the Association the required results in some regiments, but Frank towered over the Southerner by at five led 13 to 10. others are still to realize the importance of least three inches. The last half proved even tighter. Rosen• the slugging game. In the first round Jones pranced about berg starred for the soldiers, while Miller For the past month, Frank has been like a dancer at the Winter Garden. He and Rhodes worked well for the victors. marching at least thirty miles every day, "peabodied" this way, and hesitated that The line-up: getting the men out for drills and matching way, all the while coyly concealing his Camp Wadsworth Y. M. C. A. them for exhibitions. Two companies a day dainty map. Morris, F...... Forward...... Hester appear before him for boxing lessons. Yet, After two minutes of the entertainment Rosenberg Forward Brodenberg he has met several disappointments that re• had progressed, Moran, in his somewhat Duvall ...... Center...... Claussen flect little credit on the men responsible. crude way, asked Jones whether he had Dooley ...... Guard Muller Time and again, boxers have promised to come for a dancing or a boxing lesson. Fail• Fritz ...... Guard...... Rhodes appear in exhibitions before those just learn• ing to receive a reply, he slapped the Sevier- The Saturday game proved a big surprise. ing the game, and at the last minute have ite on the wrist, but he failed to make him The Atlanta Athletic Association team, decided that the fact that they would be on fight. which rates as the fastest quintet in the Kitchen Police three or four days later was Moran grew rougher. He slapped him South, started a runaway in the first half sufficient excuse for them to back out of •on the nose with his right and tickled him and seemed to be on its road to a record their agreements. All this, despite the fact in the ribs with his left, but it was no use. score when the half time sounded. The that Moran has given every cent he has Jones refused to play. At a loss to know Camp Wadsworth players were trailing 20 made, in his bout with Soldier Jones at. what new move to make, Frank dropped to 3. In the second half, however, somebody Greenville, and his exhibitions here, to the his hands and stood still. This was a cue gave the double time signal and while the Camp Athletic Fund. for the signalman, and, rushing savagely up Georgians were getting 17 points, the Em• General O'Ryan has authorized the organ• to the big Pittsburger, he smote him on the pire Staters amassed 21 but were unable ization of a team of boxers that will repre• -chest and was daintily snuggled to his breast to cut down the big lead enough. sent the 27th Division in the ring against • as the bell sounded. all comers. The winners of the elimination Ortner, who captained the Cornell Univer• Between rounds, Frank was told that bouts now in progress will form the outfit. sity team a year ago, was easily the star of there were only twenty minutes left before A standard ring uniform will be issued and the game, accounting for 18 of the 24 New the train pulled out for Wadsworth. Bang! none but those who win it will be able to York points. Frank got rough. He rushed over to Jones wear the 27th Division emblem in boxing All the Atlantan superiority dwindled and cuffed his ear. He placed him in competition. The bouts will be continued after the first ten minutes. Prior to that position for another cuff, but the Camp Se• every Tuesday and Friday night. vier battler got mean and moved away. they had everything to themselves, scoring Moran posed him for a good-night kiss the points that gave them the game. Dodge again, but Jones grew bashful once more and Strapper were their stars. Substitutions for A. A. C, McMath, Fraser and backed out of range. Moran feared that The line-up: (2); Graves (1), Hamlet, Hartney, Brannen. the P. and N. would be on time so he jab• A. A. C.. (37) Wadsworth (24) For Wadsworth, Rosenberg for Dooley. Field bed Jones in the ribs, pasted him on the Dodge, (12) R. F . .Ortner, (18) goals, Ortner 7, Strapper 6, Dodge 6, Cocke wind, and introduced him to Marie Anne Strapper. (12). .. .L. F Morris (2) 3, Bryan 2, Duval 2, Morris 1, Hamlet 1. and two of her sisters in rapid succession. Cocke, (6). C. Duval, (4) Foul goals, called on A. A. C, 5; on Wads• It was too much for Jones, and his friends Dun woody, R. G...... Fritz, worth, 2. Fouls pitched, Ortner 4, Graves ithrew up the sponge. Bryan, (4)...... L. G...... Dooley 1. Referee, Captain George Harrison. .,, 22 GAS ATTACK

><*xexMx^>< CAMP SPORTS

HEIDE SCORES SECOND KNOCK• TWO MAJOR LEAGUE GAMES OUT. HERE. Heide, the heavyweight from Headquarters Company, 106th Field Artillery, who reached The Famous Boston Braves and New York the top of the local slugging ladder by put• Yankees and Athletics and Pirates ting a crimp in the ring history of Fred Will Play Here In April. McDermott, a few weeks ago, won another fight by the ether method last Saturday Spartanburg is to be the scene of two* night at the Knights of Columbus Hall. He baseball games between major league teams. accounted for Desmond of the 102nd Supply The Boston Braves, who established the rec• Question! How to signal Rogers Feet Company to Train in the second round. ord of winning four games in a world' send post-haste one of their Camp Toilet Cases. Mykins, of the 102nd Engineers, also made series, and the New York Yankees, who this Answer! Enclose S3.50 in a letter, or request ship• ment C. O. D. the referee's job easy by putting Tracy of year have obtained the services of the well- CONTAINS: Unbreakable mirror, unbreakable his own regiment into a ten-second trance known Miller Huggins to pilot their club, will comb, Kubberset shaving brush, shaving soap, aluminum soap box, military brush, wash cloth, tooth paste, tooth with a drive to the jaw. play on April 8th. On the following Wed• brush in sanitary cover. Has room for safety razor (either standard or vest pocket size), also provision for The other two bouts were draws. In the nesday, April 10th, the Philadelphia Ath• old fashioned razor if preferred. Ample pocket room for extras. Made of double faced mackintosh cloth. first one Johnnie Lore, Company C, 105th letics, under the leadership of the world- Compact, Convenient, Durable Infantry, and Kiddie Diamond, 52nd Pio• famous leader Connie Mack, will meet the Army Officers' Uniforms. All of our own neers, put in three furious rounds exchang• Pittsburg National league club. manufacture. Highest Type ing shot for shot. They were succeeded The two games are to be played under Tailoring by Cairns, Supply Company, 104th Field the auspices of the war training camp ac• Everything a Soldier Needs and Wears Artillery, and Hylan of the Engineers, who tivities and the athletic association of Camp Mail Orders Filled also failed to come to any decision. Wadsworth. In both games first string play• Rogers Peet Company ers will participate. Broadway Broadway NO SLOUCHERS AT 93. at 13th St. "The at 34th St. Four ANOTHER QUARANTINE THREATENED. Fifth Ave. Every bout was full of pep at Unit 93 Broadway Corners" Another section of the Division is now- at Warren at 41st St. last Wednesday night. The welterweights New Yoric City threatened with a quarantine from two se• provided the most interesting work in the rious contagious diseases. The part of the fourth act of the evening. It was a good camp in danger is around the Sanitary slamb-bang affair between Pierson and Train, Engineers and Machine Gunners. The SUPPLY TRAIN WINS AT BASE• Rauschkolb, both of Company D, 106th In• nature of the malady is that of socceritis* fantry. Pierson is one of the fastest men on BALL. and basket-ballitis. The way these diseases the reservation, but he had all he could are spreading it looks as though every com• Noses Out a 7 to 6 Victory Over 52nd handle to win a draw with the gent sporting pany will be affected unless something is Pioneers. the Kultured name. done at once to check the spread of these The baseball nine of the 102nd Supply McKeeffey, Company L, 106th Infantry, two maladies. Train made its first appearance last Sunday and Tomasso, Company C, same outfit, met At present, at least eight companies in in a hard fought victory over the 52nd in the opener. Referee Driscoll called the these units have organized basket-ball teams, Pioneers. Heavy hitting and fast fielding matter a draw after three rounds. Two more and five have adopted soccer. The Sanitary kept every one on the jump. Heerlien and of the lOOth's battlers then donned the mitts. Train now has a soccer league formed and Layman, the Train battery, worked like vet• They were Marron, Company B, and La- plans are under way to have a basket-ball erans. Devine, of the vanquished outfit, also vigne, Company I. Their work was pretty league in the Train. The other units are- did a good day's work on the mound. tame, Marron getting the decision. following suit by organizing leagues and Telesca, of the Supply team, uncorked a The third bout developed into a battle keen competition is expected before the sea• snappy double play in the fifth inning, stop• royal between McGill, Company B, and Col• son is much farther advanced. ping two sure runs. The first brace of tal• lins, Company C, 100th Infantry. Both men On Saturday the 105th Ambulance Com• lies came in the third, when with a man on were clever. It ended in a draw. pany met and captured Company A, 105th first Beattie of the Train tripled and scored The 106th also furnished one of the wrest• Machine Gun in a well-matched soccer bat• on Beattie's double. lers of the evening. Corporal Frank Berry, tle. When time was called the Ambulance- Company F, 2nd Pioneers, who has been in• Company marched off with the honors to LIGHTWEIGHTS ATTENTION! structing the rib crushers of the Unit, met the tune of 5 to 1. The next day Captain Sergeant Fred M. Short, of Company E, Poech, Company K, 106th. Berry had little Hutchinson tried to repeat the victory with 52nd Pioneers, is willing to sign up Johny trouble in getting his two falls in record the team from the 106th Infantry, but not Lore, of Company C, 105th Infantry, in a time. having time to rehabilitate his lines, the finish fight with any 135-pounder in camp. enemy captured his trenches by a score of Willie Ritchie, Joe Mandot, Young Shrugue, 8 to 0. John Dundee, Phil Brock, Milborn Saylor, 106TH BUSY ON THE DIAMOND. Knockout Brown and Young Otto have all The baseball season for the 106th Infan• BOXERS AND BOXES. tried conclusions with the soldier from the try opened last Sunday. The first team of West Side and have failed to stop or even Company D, scored an 8 to 2 victory over Frank Moran has received several mys• get a popular decision over him. Johnnie its second aggregation. An inter-company terious packages recently from some one- is just past 24 years of age. He is especial• league was formed by the regiment last in the North who seems vitally interested in ly anxious to arrange some short bouts at Thursday night at Unit 93. Mr. Davis of his physical welfare. In fact, he seems to the Knights of Columbus or Y. M. C. A. the Y. M. C. A. is in charge of all arrange• be doing most of his training on their con• programs. ments. tents. GAS ATTACK 23

_ MACHINE GUNNERS AT IT AGAIN.

The Machine Gun Company, 108th Infan• try, continued its fast work in boxing ring COMPLETE EQUIPMENT last Saturday night. Menditto and Rosseau went four rounds to a draw. Peckins and FOR Schraeder tried the same distance with the former getting a shade. In the welter class Overend and Ernisse both proved equally able. The main affair was a battle royal from which Quinn emerged the victor. Rooney, Carroll, McPhee, Olsen and Holla- han all gave a good account of themselves. The final was a whirlwind of six rounds be• tween Young Cuban and Leonard. Both (OPPOSITE THE CLEVELAND HOTEL) boys are game and improving rapidly.

ENGINEERS TRY WRESTLING. SEVEN BOUTS AT UNIT 96. HARVEY COHN PLAYS SANTA CLAUS. The final bout at Unit 96 was the feature Harvey Colin was busy all last week dis• Several interesting wrestling matches fea• of its list last Monday night. Seitz, Company tributing the sporting equipment sent here tured the stage of Company F, 102nd Engi• C, 107th Infantry, and Conboy, Company G, by the Committee on Training Camp Activi• neers last Saturday night. Corporal Walker 108th Infantry, two 140-pounders, walloped ties. The local athletes have already been used Corporal Mandish as a mop, while each other all over the ring for four rounds, given material worth $2,500, and Cohn as• Private Trach was put on the Sick Report and at the end no one could find the least sures us that plenty more of it is on the after a session with Reed. Two boxing ex• shade in favor of either one. In the other way. hibitions were staged. Wagoner Hyland and bouts, the following battlers occupied the his trainer, Dick Feehan, appeared in the limelight: Albers, Company L, 53rd Pion• BOXING AT 92. first, while Glynn and Von Sternberg tried eers ; Harris, Company I, 106th Infantry; to "strafe" each other in the second. Monday was another big night in the his• Rose, Company I, 106th Infantry; Schreiber, tory of boxing at "Y' Unit No. 92. Only Company C, 53rd Pioneers; McCord, Com• three battles were pulled off but they well OFFICERS' BASEBALL TEAMS. pany D, 53rd Pioneers; Bernhart, Company repaid the neutrals for their trouble in com• G, 108th Infantry; Brennan and Edington, ing. Baseball teams have already been formed both of Headquarters Company, 108th In• The first scrap was a short hard drive by among the doctors and dentists of the 102nd fantry; Martin, Company D; Cracco, Com• W. Ballanger, Company E, 102nd Engineers, Sanitary Train. The other units in camp pany B; Lazarus, Company A, and Sussman, who by his cross fire sent E. Post of the are beginning to mobilize their commis• Company A, all of the 53rd Pioneers. same company back for reinforcements at sioned staff for a drive on the baseball dia• the end of the first round. mond also. The bonesetters, under the HERE'S A CHANCE TO KICK. The second beat was the beat of the even• leadership of Captain G. E. Taylor, are due The soccer players of the 102nd Supply ing. Arthur Schultze, Company F, 102 En• to meet the forcep wielders this week and Train are so satisfied with their ability that gineers seemed to be about to capture the are planning a big autopsy. On the other they have issued a standing defi to the en• first line trenches of J. F. Macklin, Company hand the dentists are positive that they will tire camp. They are leading the Division A, 105 Machine Gun at the end of the first crown everything that comes their way. The league and have yet to taste defeat. Prac• round. Failing to consolidate his lines he 102nd Engineers are thinking seriously of tice or regular contests are just the same' not only lost the gain in the next two rounds putting out a shoulder strapped nine too, but Macklin in turn captured his entire for• and are positive that they are able to blast to them. Send in your challenges to First tifications. the hopes of any aggregation set against Sergeant James J. Powers, Company B, The third and final setto was between A. them. How about a ball team from among 102nd Supply Train. Ocelik, Company B, 105 Machine Gun and the officers of every unit in camp ? It doesn't make a bit of difference whether E. J. Daley, Company A, 105 Machine Gun. you're in the army or not so far as sub• After keeping up a steady fire for three KIDDIE DIAMOND AND CONROY DRAW. scribing to The Gas Attack goes. We're a- rounds both retired without loss of any ter• going concern. ritory. J. L. W. Stockins Conroy, Headquarters Company, 105th Infantry, and Kiddie Diamond, 52nd Pioneers, battled to a draw in the feature bout at Unit 95 last Monday night. In the EVERYTHING NEEDED last round of their setto they exchanged blow for blow, standing foot to foot in the center of the ring. FOR In the first match on the list, Darcher and Muligan, of the 55th Pioneers, were the op• ponents. They also left their decision in the balance. The roughest work developed in a friendly little argument between Green- wald and Simmons, both of Company B, 105 th Infantry. There were no idle moments, each battler going to it with a will. Four other fights were held but no (OPPOSITE THE CLEVELAND HOTEL) decisions were announced. 24 GAS ATTACK

World Brevities Edited by J. S. KINGSLEY

Tour U itirmoo plunged io death in our train- Secretary McAdoo has submitted to Con• A German general, in speaking contemp• ig camps last weik. gress a bill proposing a corporation by the tuously about the American army, said that A deserter from Camp Dix got 15 years at At• Government to buy and sell securities. The sewing shoulder straps upon men's shoulders lanta. corporation is to have $500,000,000 capital does not make them competent officers and Ukraine, the northeastern part of Russia, signed a peace agreement with Germany but Britain held which will be used to furnish money to banks leaders in modern warfare. The German it null, and Wilson infers that it will he abrogated. which have loaned money to firms engaged in general will find the American soldier will Daniels commended two lads for leading fire producing supplies connected with the war. have something more than . shoulder straps. fighters at Norfolk Navy Yard. The loans will be in form of interest bear• Baker Inspected Camp Meade Hospital. ing notes which may be discounted at the The War Lords of Germany have been be• Federal Reserve Banks. The chief objection Paris says that there are 2,100,000 Germans on coming very gracious lately. Three years Western front. There are more allies than that to this plan is the possibility of an inflation to meet them on a drive. ago protesting laborers were dispersed with in the money market. Germany already has sabres while now the laborers who were Bolo Pasha, who started a paper in France much inflation in her Loan Bureau notes. backed by German capital, has been sentenced to striking in Berlin were urged and implored die as a traitor. There would be an excuse for Germany to to go back to work. The democratic germ issue uncertain paper because of her terrific Report comes that Peace Congress between begins to work, although feebly now, yet it Trotzsky and Kaiser ends in row. expenses in the war. is coming. German papers fear that Alsace will be lost.

Vernon Castle was killed in an airplane in try• This country sowed a million acres more ing to save a companion. of winter wheat this year than the previous The United States is now using sixteen American National Association of Manufacturers year. Some of this wheat has been winter• big German liners to carry American troops decide not to boycott Germany after the war. killed and will be a failure. The Govern• to France. When our country entered the It was an American who bared traitor Bolo's ment asked the farmers to sow 45,000,000 war there was an implicit order for all Ger• scheme. acres of winter wheat. This amount was man liners to be so crippled that they would German raiding flotilla in Dover Straits sinks not reached. Now great stress is being be of no use for the rest of the war. ' But eight British craft which were hunting submarines. placed upon the importance of sowing spring American engineers took hold of the task, Switzerland reports that deep sea bombs are destroying submarines. Submarine crews hard to wheat, 20,000,000 acres are asked. The coun• and not only have repaired these ships, but get. try has asked conservation in meat because have improved them. These German liners One hundred and sixty of our boys lost on the there is a world-shortage of 115,000,000 head furnish us with 600,000 tons of shipping Tnscania were buried in Scotland. of cattle. which is worth more than all the ships we During January the allied forces made 31 raids lost thus far in the war. on Germany, raiding the industrial towns espe• cially. The leaven of democracy is working General Pershing has cabled for eight American throughout the world. All the surround• artists to go to the front to assist in camouflage ing nations now promise Poland her free• The U-boat still thrives, although there work, says Charles Dana Gibson. dom, Germany and Austria promise greater is no hope of its becoming a determining Abdul II am id. one time Sultan of Turkey, is suffrage privileges to the common people, factor in deciding the outcome of the war. dead. He was the butcher of thousands of Arme• nians. He was deposed in 1909. America and England are offering suffrage The Allies have foiled the submarine, but to women while England is solving the Irish they have not eliminated it yet. Allied If Germany makes peace with Ukraine, Russia question. .Russia has abrogated her regime would have access to the richest wheat fields and' shipping is being built a little faster than it over Persia by declaring the Anglo-Russian to the greatest wheat grainery of the world. is being sunk while methods of destroying agreement which took away Persian liberty or of thwarting the submarine are being General Pershing has requested that each regi• and independence henceforth as null and ment have three chaplains instead of one. He perfected and placed into use. With double feels that there is need of the increase since the void. regiments are enlarged. the number of submarines of two years ago Germany is destroying less tonnage now than Thomas Hitchcock and W. A. Wellman, two Russia went into the war to protect her American aviators, have won the war cross in two years ago, although the amount of ton• France for bringing down three German machines. Empire, to gain a port on the Mediterranean, One was a lad of 19 and the other had been re• to establish her interests in Asia. She has nage crossing the Atlantic is increased at jected twice when he tried to enlist before. now quit. She has lost nearly half of her least thirty per cent., and the number of At Estill Springs, Tenn., a negro was tortured European Empire, she not only did not gain submarines has at least doubled while the by hot irons by a mob of 1,000 persons till he con• in the Mediterranean port but lost every fessed to a murder. He was then burned at a Allies claim that submarines are sunk faster stake. This was done not in Prussia but in port she ever had, for Finland took Helsin- than they are being built. America. fors and will control Petrograd, the inde• There will be located at Asheville, N. C, a pendence of C'ourland will take away Riga hospital for soldiers who have tuberculosis. It is and an independent Ukraine will take away This country has been called upon to to cost $500,000. Odessa. The question what will Russia do meet a problem in transportation it has Mavor General Peyton C. March is now acting when the trance of individual independence chief of staff of U. S. A. General Bliss will re• never even dreamed of before. The rail• main in Europe as America's military representa• leaves her and reveals that she has not a roads can not even undertake to move the tive at the Supreme War Council. port and no organized capitalistic party to President Wilson in his speech implied that any develop her industry? freight which should be moved. The extra German settlement with Ukraine would not be recognized. coal alone would overtax the roads for it The corn crop of last year was the largest takes one-third of the total capacity of the A new ruling forbids any one leaving U. S. to carry money, or letters or any gift to any one in our history. This will lower the price in roads to carry coal alone. Then too, there abroad. corn and in other grains which change in is added all the extra supplies now being Ship carpenters working on the American price is necessary to bring about any con• Merchant Marine have struck, demanding wages siderable use of other grains instead of sent to the Allies and to our own army be• equal to those paid on Pacific. They demand a wage of S6.60 a day instead of $4.88. wheat. sides the sending of the army itself. GAS ATTACK

GERMANY'S FOREIGN POLICY UP • Austria and Russia to join the spoliation, taking the "lion's share" of Poland for him• TO THE TIME OF THE self. By this division he formed the three There's No Gas About the KAISER. nations in a triple alliance of crime and Germany has two epochs in her history, divided the hatred of Poland so she would Show at the one is the development of a people who not vent all her hatred caused by the crime became known throughout the world because on Germany alone. of their philosophers, poets, composers and Bismarck followed Frederick's same plans artists. Such men were Lessing, Beethoven, when in 1878 he enstranged Italy and France The New Goethe, Schiller, Hegel, Fichte, Mozart and whom he feared would unite against him. Haydn. Her people loved equality, justice, ; He gave Tunis to France, then estranged freedom; they possessed above most people I Russia and Austria Hungary by giving Bos- the love of law and order. They were : nia to Austria, thus arranging all his enemies generous as friends, warm companions and against one another while he alone was safe. Rex Theatre known for their high ideals. ! Austria and Italy had to seek Germany's The second epoch, which is not distinctly ! support and thus the Triple Alliance became separated from the first, is distinguished a necessity. from the former by a change of ideals and While Mr. Cobden, Mr. Bright and other You see the best in pictures of purposes. This second development was distinguished Englishmen advocated disarm• the development of Germany as a nation. ament and the German Liberals wished Ger• and you hear the best It was the development of a Germany in many to follow the same plan Bismarck in music. which a new and different people were to utterly refused to consider these ideals rule. The philosophy of the individual was and summed up Germany's policy by the abandoned for this philosophy of the State. two memorable words "Blood and Iron." The State had no heart, no conscience, no What Bismarck Did. moral responsibility and its only ideal was When Bismarck came into power he doubled "Where that Real success. This new type, or national type, the Prussian Army and induced Austria to produced a hard-headed, calculating, cun• enter an alliance against Denmark, which Orchestra is" ning, conscienceless but efficient and up-to- was deprived of Schleswig-Holstein with the date people. The whole national history of harber of kiel. Bismarck then bribed Na• Prussian Germany is well expressed by poleon the Third by offering him Belgium Xietzche: "The group owes no service to if he would only remain neutral while he anything beyond itself; or. as creator of attacked Austria and humbled her by re• good and evil it is subject to its own crea• ducing her to an inferior position in the C. L. HENRY, Manager tion—the members of one group may de• German confederacy. ceive, rob, kill those of another group with• Having won Russia's support against out self reproach." Thus the policy of force France, Bismarck now went against her. has always been Germany's policy of the Although France had been his friend and had "mailed fist" of iron and blood and has been withheld her support from Germany's ene• exceedingly successful in her history and mies when such support would have humbled success has justified the end. Germany, yet as soon as Bismarck had dis• HARRIS Frederick the Great. posed of Austria he set out to crush France. The main principal of Frederick the He altered the Ems telegram completely, KEITH'S VODVIL Great's foreign policy was to act with start• changing it so that he made its contents Newly decorated, repainted, and ling rapidity against an unprepared and entirely false, thus inciting both France and absolutely clean. unsuspecting opponent. In his exposition Germany into war. He thus crushed France of the principles of Prussian government and penalized her with the greatest war which he wrote in 1775 he thus advises his indemnity in history. successor: "Constant attention must be , Austria and France now crushed as a re• STRAND paid to hiding as far as possible one's plans ward for their friendship, Bismarck deter• and ambitions.'' mined to crush Russia, his latest friend. When Frederick ascended the throne he Russia has been an ally in the partitioning Home of Refined Musical Comedy and proclaimed that he meant to be a prince of of Poland, she had publicly announced that Triangle Photoplays. peace and yet within a year with the flimsi• she would aid Germany if any Power should Sanitary—Repainted—Renovated. est pretext and without a declaration of assist in the Franco-Prussian war but as For Your Benefit. Avar he invaded Silesia and wrested it from soon as France was crushed Bismarck needed Austria. In his own words he tells why he Russian support no longer and wished to so did in these words: "Because the act reduce her that he need never fear her pow• brought prestige and added strength to er again. RIALTO Prussia." Accordingly Bismarck pushed and incited In another paragraph of the same expo• Russia in every way possible until she made YOUR THEATRE sition he said: "If possible the Powers of war on Turkey in 1877. This war reduced New Seats, New Draperies, Thoroughly Europe should be made envious against one the power of Russia and by the manipula• Cleaned, Finest Photoplays. another in order to give occasion for a coup tion of the Congress of Berlin Russia was when opportunity offers." deprived of all the spoils she had been lead Frederick wrote to Voltaire: "The world to believe she would get for standing with is governed only by skill and trickery." Germany, even to her own disadvantages. BIJOU Following this plan he endeavored to involve Bismarck in 1876 started on a world policy Russia, and Austria in war with each other and conferred with the Baoers in hope of in order to reduce both; he determined upon acquiring a larger part of South Africa. The Cleanest, Coziest Theatre south of the division of Poland which he could have This scheme was not carried out owing to the North Pole. done himself but he desired to involve other Germany's financial straits at this time. FEATURE PLAYS • nations in the responsibility so he induced —J. S. K. I 26 GAS ATTACK

WILL YOU BE ONE? IN DIVISION SOCIETY Thousands of thoughtless people

neglect colds every winter. A MASSED BAND CONCERT GIVEN IN SOCIAL NOTES FROM BROOKLYN. cough follows; they get run down CONVERSE COLLEGE, A NOTABLE Monday evening, February 11th, 1918, the —then stubborn sickness sets in. 14th Reg. Women's Auxiliary gave a surprise MUSICAL EVENT. Sickness can be prevented easier party to their president, Mrs. M. Murray, at than it can be cured and if you The massed band concert given in Con• her home, No. 23 Howard Place, Brooklyn, will give your system the benefit verse College by the seven bands of the 27th N. Y. Among those present were the Misses Division under the direction of Francis W. F. Norris, Gertrude Gleason, Esther Gleason, of a few bottles of Sutherland, leader of the 106th Field Artil• Mae Muller, Anna'Hulse, Ruth Miller, Mar- lery Band, attracted the largest attendance garett Doody, Katherine Hertgens, Grace of the season. The band consisted of one Moore, Katherine Dillon, Mae Dillon, Mae hundred and fifty instruments and the music Mullan, Madelyn Golden, Iris Carroll, Murill rendered was received with great enthu• Carroll, Edna Michael, Agnes Eldredge, Ella siasm. The solos of Mr. Sutherland on the Curtis, Alice Hyland, Mary Hyland, Adeline cornet were especially worthy of the many Moran, Emily Moran, Mae Connor, Gussett OffluIsioiiO encores he received. Among the popular Young, Leida Shelly, Lydia Shelly, Mae You will find your whole system band numbers' were the National Emblem, O'Brien, A. E. Bloome, A. Gaarn, Anna Fitz- strengthened. It will fortify your Sounds From Scotland and the Hunting patrick, Alice Cocran, Josephine O'Donohoe, lungs and throat and enrich your Scene—a descriptive piece which seemed to Eileen O'Donohoe, Katherine O'Donohoe, blood against rheumatism. It is please the soldiers immensely. Wonderful powerful concentrated nourish• Mary Hook, Francis Hook, Mae Curtis, M. ment without alcohol or opiates. harmony and unison was displayed and Piazza, K. Gurraway, M. Patrone, Lillian Don't neglect taking Scott's. those who had heard some of the practice Murphey, and Mrs. Matthew J. A. Wilson, Commence Today. concerts in camp were greatly impressed Mrs. Jas. F. Curtis, Jr., Mrs. Wm. E. with the concert. Wheeler, Mrs. Chas. Hertgens, Mrs. J. Con• The Imported Norwegian Cod Liver nor, Mrs. Leonard, Mrs. Wm. Brough, Mrs. Oil always used in Scott's Emulsion J. Doyle, Mrs. W. Lane, Mrs. Wm. Urbrich, is now refined in our own American Laboratories which guarantees it ENGINEERS DANCE DELIGHTFUL Mrs. Chas. Duryee, Sr., Mrs. Chas. Duryee, free from impurities. Jr., Mrs. M. Earl, Mrs. Wm. McDowell, Mrs. SOCIAL AFFAIR. Montrose, Mrs. J. R. Hewlett, Mrs. A. Shelby, Mrs. J. McWilliams, Mrs. J. O'Brien, Mrs. SCOTT & BOWNE, Bloomfield, N. J. Company E of the 102 Engineers had a M. A. O'Brien, Mrs. F. W. Baldwin, Mrs. dance and reception at Rock Cliff. Many of LeRoy Bellows, Mrs. Westerfelt, Mrs. E. the dancing set and visiting ladies were A BOOK REVIEW. Wonderly, Mrs. A. Ball, Mrs. Wm. Davis, present. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mrs. "Songs the Soldiers and Sailors Sing," Mrs. Herman Metz. Collation was served at F. E. Humphries were honorary patronesses, published by Leo Feist, Inc., New York midnight. Mrs. Murray was presented with and Mrs. N. P. Stockwell and Mrs. F. A. City. a beautiful cut-glass punch bowl to show ap• Davis, Mrs. Huanth, Mrs. L. R. O'Dell, Mrs. The Gas Attack has received a copy preciation for her work in the Auxiliary. W. S. Montgomery, Mrs. W. K. Pendleton (free) of "Songs the Soldiers and Sailors were acting patronesses. MRS. J. F. CURTIS, JR., Sing," which, take it from the fly-leaf, is Sec. Women's Auxiliary. "A collection of favorite songs as sung by the soldiers and sailors 'over here' and 'over there/ including complete choruses, A complimentary luncheon was given at WRITING LETTERS FOR SOLDIERS. (words and music) of the most popular and the Cleveland Hotel to Mrs. Charles Phillips C. C. Thurber, of New York, representing most sung 'Newer' songs." The book in• and Mrs. Kilpatrick. The guests were Mes- the American Red Cross, has arrived here cludes "We'll knock the Heligo—into Heli- clames Starr, Scheffiin, Bandholtz, Schoel- and has taken up the work of sending a go Out of Heligoland" and "Give Me a Kiss koff, Starnes, Banchle, Dodgen and Miss De daily letter to the family of each soldier in by the Numbers." It sells for fifteen cents. Peyster. the base hospital, giving a statement as to We don't mention this to boost Mr. Feist, Lieutenant Robert Henley and Lieutenant his condition. Inc., but because we are interested in hav• Henry S. Pappenburg, who are stationed at This work was recently authorized by con• ing the soldiers sing. Singing soldiers are Camp Wadsworth spent several days in gress, and the war department has turned usually full of spirit, confidence and fight. Asheville. it over to the Red Cross. The plan is to notify a soldier's family the day that he is Mrs. Walter Schoelkopf entertained at a 102ND ENGINEERS. sent to the hospital, and to send a daily let• supper party at the Cleveland Hotel. Twenty- Mrs. Robert B. Fields, wife of Lieut. ter as long as he remains in the hospital, four guests were included in the party. Fields, and sons, former occupants of part stating his condition. of the Cantrell house on the National High• This, it is thought, will tend to allay anx• way, have left for their home in Albany, iety on the part of the relatives of the sol• LIEUTENANTS TRANSFERRED. N. Y. diers, and will be greatly appreciated by the Lieut. C< B. Bregenzer, of Company "C," First Lieut. Francis W. Moore, medical public at large. has been granted a leave of absence, and is corps, national guard, is transferred from the spending it in Florida, accompanied by Mrs. 53d pioneer infantry to the 1st anti-aircraft TWO PROMOTIONS. Bregenzer. machine gun battalion. Sergt. Charles C. Crossett, quartermaster PROMOTED. corps, on duty with Field Bakery Company First Lieut. Cornelius W. Hagan, medical Sergt. Oran S. Baldwin, Company A, 102d 101, is promoted to be quartermaster ser• corps, national guard, is transferred from Military Police, has been commissioned as geant, and Private Karl H. Pick, also of the second lieutenant, and will remain with that the 2d pioneer infantry to the 2d anti-air• quartermaster corps, and on duty with the company. craft machine gun battalion. bakery company, is promoted to be sergeant. GAS ATTACK 27

STAYING- PUT. HOSTESS HOUSE OPEN. Major General O'Ryan hit it off when he defined a soldier as, UA man who wants to Building at Entrance to Camp Is Now be where he isn't." And naturally! If a man is not full of energy and pep he doesn't Ready for Soldiers and Their M. ROTH (OF NEW YORK CITY) become a uniform. The other kind of a Friends. man ought to stick to his swivel chair. An \m% EAST MAIN STREET . engine with steam up doesn't belong on a siding. All of which is a mixture of similes, A soldier walked into Hostess House designer and JVLaker but so is a soldier. the other day. He looked about, awed, at of And yet to become a good soldier one the comfortable big room just inside the must learn to stay put. Minervas in full door, and the cushioned chairs. He went Army Officers' Uniforms armor do not any more leap from the head over and sat down in one. He sank back of Zeus. It takes time to change a rookie, into the softness of it. Then a radiant smile and Breeches however valorous, into the kind of fighting came over his face. INVITES man needed to-day. The present science That was the unofficial opening of Hostess the officers of Camft ^X^adsworth of warfare commandeers all the sciences. House, erected by the War Work Council to inspect a choice assortment It is no longer a simple proposition, de• of the Y. W. C. A. pending on the strength and courage of the The official opening took place a week ago, of fighting man. It is an organized, special• at which time this spacious structure, stand• Uniforms, ^Breeches and ized devilish business. ing at the entrance to the reservation and Overcoats Italy was a whole year getting into the near the 106th Field Artillery camp, was war after she declared war. And Italy had presented to Camp Wadsworth by Mrs. W. the same laws for military service as Ger• G. Lee, chairman of the local advisory board. Fit and Workmanship many and the rest of Europe, and she had Major General O'Ryan received the gift in recently waged war in Tripoli. Italy was behalf of the 27th Division. Absolutely Guaranteed ready for the Tripoli sort of warfare but And now the grey wicker rocking chairs not for this. The best she could do was and rose-colored cretonne cushions of the Alterations and Repairs Promptly and to dig in on her Austrian frontier and stay lounge, the biggest room in the house, may put for a year. This kind of warfare re• Skillfully Executed. be sat on informally by the soldiers in camp quires mountains of ammunition and forests and their friends and relatives who come to of guns. And these could not have been RC ROTH see them. The house makes an attractive gotten together until war was actually de• and convenient meeting place. 107% East Mali St. One Flight Up clared. So argues Ferrero, the Italian his• The staff officers, Miss Bertha M. Loheed, torian. The law-making body could not director; Mrs. Caroline Brooks, hostess; have voted the immense war credit until Miss Bessie R. Kingman, information and the nation was at war, and the people would emergency; Miss Mary I. Mulford, cafeteria not have stood for it. The same argument director, and Mrs. John Davidson, business applies to the United States. secretary, are constantly in attendance to "Ike The Italian army had to be patient a year. see that the mothers, sisters, and sweet• We are getting into the game more quick• hearts of the soldiers are made comfortable Largest Book Store ly, although three thousand miles away while awaiting the arrival of their men. and although we are a non-military people. in "The soldiers are always welcome, But we must be patient. Soldiering is for whether with relatives or not," said Miss the most part a matter of staying put. A Soutk Carolina Loheed, the director. battle may be over in a day or week at most, but it takes months to get ready for it Hostess House was opened before all the and months more to train an army. It is work on the building was completed, and a long process, slow, tedious, monotonous, last week the women in charge of it took 'Private Peat to make a soldier. up their quarters there, even before the lights had been installed and when they had Veterans of the Civil War say it took Over the Tofi to creep around at night with candles and more courage . to stand still under fire than flashlights. Within a short time, they said, to charge. Camp life is a test of courage, the cafeteria would be fitted up and meals (R]iymes of a Red Cross too. It requires patience and steadfastness served there. The cafeteria, which is to as well as courage. The man who lacks the left of the main hall going into the build• T^lan these must acquire them. Until he does, ing, seats about 120, and is brightly fur• he is a punk soldier. Ability to stay put is nished in grays and blues and yellows. an evidence of power. We are young and restless but we must play the game accord• More than a hundred porch chairs have ing to the necessary rules of the game. been ordered for the wide veranda, which So "pack up your troubles," unpack your will be screened in so that meals may be mind and settle down to it. Your behavior served there. A force of a dozen negro right here these days decides what you will servants has been engaged. do in the day of battle. A wise Proverb Following are the hours during which the in a wise old Book says, "The eyes of the building may be used: fool are in the end of the earth." Soldier• For visitors: From 10 a. m. to 8 p. m. The DuPre Book Store ing is mostly staying put, and doing with all For soldiers: From 10 a. m. to 9 p. m. Spartanburg, S. C. one's might what comes next. The hours for the cafeteria will be 12 m. —PAUL MOORE STRAYER. to 2 p. m., and 4 p. m. to 7:30 p. m. 28 GAS ATTACK

Pioneer Peet and His Gossip The Asheville that us guys hez bin in the game pritty L. B. W., of the First Corps Troops, near long enough now to take care of our• selves, while the new fellows need a little Introduces a Friend Full of watching yet for awhile. So, while we all Laundries News. wuz a little sore at furst when we heard we wuz to be filled up with draft men, after I was just about to go into the canteen we hed talked it over a little among our• one night last week when I collided with selves, we figured thet we gess the peple Pioneer Peet, on the act of emerging. back home wuz right an thet it was up to Offer Four Days Service and '"Hello, Peet!" us, insted of buckin' the game, to git in an "Howdy, Sarg!" make soljers of them as soon as possible. First Class Work Peet was one of the fellows who was Changes Galore. left over with the skeletonized First Infan• "Any changes there, Peet?" try when it was broken up and most of the "Changes! Glory alive, everything is members transferred to the 107th Infantry. all changed, even the spirit of the men. Rumors and rumors of rumor had been float• Wen we got the noos thet we wuz to be Leave Your Package at ing . over to us for some time now, about filled up, every one jest seemed to bubble the First being filled up again. I casually with energy. I guess some of it thets bin The Following Places inquired how things were going. Peet bottled up for the las three months is jest opened up on all six cylinders: sloppin over. Things is pritty much changed "Wal, Sarg, things sure is moving some around enyway. A lot of the sargeants hez Sanitary Train Canteen round the old First these days. You know, been transferred to form the skeleton of it ain't the first Noo York eny more. No, the First Ante-Air craft Machine Gun Ba- siree, it's the First U. S. Pioneerrs now. tallyun, an lots of others hez been promoted. 107th Inf. Post Exchange An' the way things hez been movin' for The Machine Gun Company hez been all the last couple of weeks shure does keep busted up, as there ain't none in a Pioneer 108th Inf. Post Exchange a buck private from worrin' about when Regiment, an Captain Mersellis has been the mess sergeant is goin' to spring the given I Company. First Sgt. Hunt has gone American Field Hospital Makcaronie on the gang agin'. It's kinder to A Company. Capt. Marshall is to have E. S. Reeves—Linen Room like what that gink, Dave Harem, sed about the Headquarters bunch and Captain Miller the dog thets got so many flees thet hes so is goin' back to A Company. Such a new busie skratchln* them thet he doesn't have 1 bunch of officers as we got, you never saw no time to remember thet hes a dog. in your life. From every state in the Union, He Longs for the Company. an every one of them with a flat stone as "Les' see, its bin pretty near three months soon as he gits here an sees this red mud now sinse we was busted up, ain't it Sarg? of ours. Sergeant Major Keefe hez been Hardware And while being skeletonized hez its good made Regimental Sergeant Major and Mess pints, such as being on kitchen detale everie Sergeant Cleveland, of the Headquarters other day, an runnin' in lots of extra square Company, has bin made Batallyun Sergent Mill Supplies meels, still it ain't bin jest as exactly like Major in his place. Hyde, of K Company, soljerin to see those long empty streets is now Sergeant Major of the First Ante- and with only three or four tents in them an Air Craft and Williams, the old top kicker the First Sargent countin' the men insted of M Company, is Sergeant Major at Bri• of callin' the roll for formashuns. There gade Headquarters on General Richards' Machinery wuz a time wen, I jest grew to hate the staff. It sure does keep some of those guys sound of thet first sergeants wistel, but busy sewin on new shevruns." let me tell you Sarg, its going to be a hap• Peet turned to go. "Just what are to be py day to me agin when I hear it blowing the duties of these Pioneers?" I asked. 5)0(00)0(0 5)0(0 down the street and see all the company "Digging trenches?" piling out of the tents agin." "Digging ditches, hell! Say, some sore• o)o

WE BREAK RECORDS. 4 <•> "LIGHTNING SERVICE" $ Camp Wadsworth Again in Front in <•> Soldiers' Insurance.

Major General O'Ryan received a tele• gram from Washington last week extending congratulations for the amount of insur• ance taken out in Camp Wadsworth. Lieut. William J. Grange was the officer in charge TYPEWRITER: 4> of the insurance here. His name was men• # tioned in the telegram, which said: <$> RENTED SOLD REPAIRED "Congratulations on insuring ninety-three per cent, of your command for a total of two hundred and forty-two million dollars, again placing Camp Wadsworth in the fore• front. Your progress in the last two weeks ALL MAKES <•> was record-breaking." There is still an opportunity for the seven per cent, of uninsured men in camp to ap• ply for government insurance, although the <•> date for automatic insurance closed on Feb• ruary 12th. OFFICE SUPPLIES & STATIONERY <$>

<•> BATTERY B, 105TH FIELD ARTILLERY.

B Battery is nearly through with target R. F. LEE (DEALER) practice at Hog Back Mountain, and officers <8> and men alike made a splendid showing, for they were instilled with the thought that every shell was aimed at the "Huns." L. C. SMITH BROS'. TYPEWRITERS Great country up here. Nice and muddy, <•> and some hills to climb. Go one step for• ward, and you slip back six. Stable Sergeant Churlo weakened and was sent back to Wadsworth to recuperate. Mess Sergeant Winterling went to Wads• I ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES worth also and we ate fine for five days, but he has returned and once again we eat Fielder & Brown beans or stew. Single-Foot Fleckles is still single-footing. First Sergeant Eli A. Tucker, took his an• nual bath in his shaving mug yesterday, and after removing his undershirt found the vest lie lost last summer. WHOLESALE GROCERS Edwin S. Ray expects to be made Sergeant Bugler shortly, and we hear him gaining FULL LINE OF GROCERIES wind day and night. The "Bloster," otherwise known as Bugler Richards, is leading a hard life these days. AND He's falling away to a ton. Our able Stable Orderly still raves about his wild days down at Coney Island. Corporal Pete Schroeder sprained his Candies and Cakes ELECTRICITY ankle about two months ago, and after en• joying a fifteen-clay leave of absence in the FOR ALL PURPOSES big city still limps, sometimes on one foot and then on the other. Guess Pete's looking A SPECIALTY for fifteen days more. Corporal Harry Lerch, the father of the Battery, just finished his twenty-sixth bottle of hair tonic since December and his hair is coming out fine. Invitations have been sent to certain mem• bers of the First Sergeant's tent, requesting Corner EZELL & CHOICE STS. | ^ South Carolina Light, Power & Railways Co. X their presence at the ceremony of reveille PHONE 161 which takes place every morning at 6:30 in SPARTANBURG, S. C. % the Battery street A. B. ><§><^><§x§><$><^^ 30 GAS ATTACK

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AMBULANCE COMPANY NO. 105. COMPANY C, 105TH INFANTRY. FIELD HOSPITAL COMPANY 107 As soon as Pvt. Filson learned that Pvt. Top Sergeant "Neewah" Fish, after a care• Mourns the Loss of Its Mascot Broderick had money, he volunteered to ful diagnosis of several cases of a recent "MIKE." teach him how to play the gentle game of disease, is firm in his belief that the trouble He "went West'' at 10:55 on the is nothing more serious than Spring fever stud. night of January 22d, 1918. Immedi• and his peculiar treatment—extra fatigue Private Jack Dennin is very busy polishing ately after his death, Taps sounded co- duty—invariably results in a complete recov• his shoes, but he always uses some one else's incidently throughout the camp. ery. The treatment has been such a success materials. Mike was born and reared in Osca- with the privates that we heartily recom• wanna, N. Y., and served at Peekskill, Since Sergt. Campbell graduated from his mend a trial on certain noncoms. N. Y., in 1916 with the First Armored bayonet school, he has the boys climbing Our soccer team has made good use of the Motor Battery of that state. trees. favorable weather and constant practice has He was presented to the Fourth New When Pvt. "Ninny" Hogan saw the size of developed a fast, clever team of which the York Field Hospital on November 1st, Corp. Phillips shoes, he thought our trans• company may well be proud. Captained by 1916, and went with this unit to the ports had arrived. Bede Hutchinson, the lads have won two out Mexican border. Corp. Robbins is taking lessons in auto• of their three games played in the division During the months of November, 1916, matic repairing. After taking one apart, Sir league. The 107th Ambulance Company was to and including March, 1917, Mike was William had too many parts left over. But vanquished to the tune of 5 to 0 on Febru• quite a favorite with the men of the he says the gun works, so why should he ary 7; the 105th Machine Gun Battalion Second Battalion of the I02d Engineers, worry? lost out on a 5 to 1 score on February 9; the First New York Cavalry, the Sixty- and the third game was taken away by the Because Sergt. Harris claims everything ninth Infantry and the 11 Spigs? ' at Mc- 106th Infantry on Sunday, the 10th, by an he sees, he is called Mr. Own-all-the-Army. Allen, Texas. S to 0 score. The line up of the team is as Sergt. Johnson has been out in the woods When the Company returned to its follows: Goal, H. J. Fish; Backs, Harring• so long that he is commencing to look like home station on March 17th, 1917, Mike ton and Smith; Halves, Scammell, Kresga them. went to Beacon, N. Y., where he stayed and Ellis; Forward, Hutchinson (Capt.) ; Pvt. Appetite Hand says it's better to die until the Unit was sent to Camp Whit• Left Wings, Collins and Moss; Right Wings, eating too fast, than to die waiting for it. man to be drafted into the Army of F. D. Henry and Stanton. the United States, on August 5th, 1917. Corp. Flynn has a new pair of radio light Because of his previous railroad experi• On September 6th, the Unit left Van chevrons, so he can see them in the dark. ence, Private 1st Class Albert O. Flint has Cortland Park, where it had been en• S. G. W. been transferred to the Engineers' Regiment camped tor two weeKs, and arrived in at Camp Merritt, N. J. Private Flint will Camp Wadsworth on September 8th, long be remembered as Professor Alberto 1917. Letters home are joshing fond mothers Urinosio Flint, whose peculiar talents before Mike served faithfully, responding to about being late in their spring house clean• the footlights have frequently entertained all bugle calls and was always with the ing. If said mothers could have visited the the members of this company. Company, while hiking, drilling, work• company street on Friday afternoon they First Lieutenant William E. Truex re• ing and attending lectures. would have received several interesting turned on Thursday, February 9, after hav• Place of interment deleted by censor. pointers in that fine art, for every tent floor ing spent a month at Bellevue Hospital, New MILLON, was being given its weekly bath and the re• York City, where he received special training F. H. Co. 107. sults would have made a dutch housekeeper in military surgery. sit up and take notice. Captain John W. McKemy and Sergeants Plant and Blint have spent most of the last Sergeant Mert Jennings, "Dutch" Guenth- week at the "gas house," receiving special ner, Bill Fey, Ray Lanning, "Limburger" Captain McWilliams, to Wood detail from instruction in the use of the gas mask. Schiller, Carroll Muller, and Roscoe Butler 105th Amb. Co.: yawningly told their tentmates on Monday First Lieutenant William Alexander, San• "Where are you lads from?' morning, February 11, that they had one itary Corps, formerly sergeant-instructor of Wood Detail: "Ambulance Co., No. 105, "grand and gloreeyous time" during their 10- the old 4th New York Ambulance Company, sir." day furloughs in Syracuse, and Mess Ser• has been detailed for duty at the Base Hos• geant Bob Hull, Corporal Bern Tucker, and Captain McWilliams, to assistant: pital, and was pleased to find so many of his Privates Richardson and "Czar" Zaremba "Quick, Joe! put a guard on the coal pile former comrades still in the company. left camp on Wednesday for 10 days. outside." GAS ATTACK 3i

ANY MAIL FOR YOU?

Insufficiently addressed mail for the fol• lowing men will be held at the Camp Wads• worth Post Office for one week. This may a thrift thought Tbe obtained by writing to the "Officer in charge of Post Office," giving complete ad• dress (Regiment and Company), or by call• ing for it in person: for shavers Albert, Bernard ; Arntsen, Leonard ; Arnt, James M. ; Alliers, Samuel; Ahern, Capt J. J. Baldwin, II.; Bardon, Lieut. J. B.; Bartlett, Robert; Barbour, Wm. ; Burnett, Frank; Beagle, Axforcl L. ; Benedetto, Frank F. ; Billings, James O ; Bird, Mr. ; Blair, Joe ; Boal, Frank K.; Bock- heimer, Col.; Bondsman, Louis ; Bradley, Oat her A. ; Brauer, A. C. ; Brooker, Mr. ; Brown, Lieut. W. A. ; Browne, Brewer C. ; Brush, Fred D. ; Bur• nett, Frank ; Busch, Lieut. Claus. Cager, Willis ; Cahey, Edward ; Callaghan, Tom ; Camp, Victor E. ; Cantrell, C. D.; Carpenter, Her• bert ; Carticello, Henry ; Chapman, Roy M. ; Chat• ting, Thomas W.; Cincunan, George. Early, Br. E. A. ; Eekholz, Raymond; Edwards, Floyd ; Engle, Frank ; Eoan, Eric ; Epling, Parkis ; Evans, Major C. R. ; Fairchild, Major John F. ; Fairshield, C. W; Fielder, Wilbur; Fitz, E. S. ; Flittner, F. W. ; Froyeffort, C. M. Gillezeau, Conrad F; Graydon, Louis A; Guck- enberger, Fred; Groves, George E. ; Grey, Robert C.; Gels, Lieut. Carl E. II a gar, John W. ; Ha in, Sgt. E. O. ; Haines, Sgt. ; 50 Shaves Haines, Carl; Ha nor, Frank ; Happel, Ralph ; II a r- light in the gesheimer, Thomas; Harr, C. J. ; Hasse, C. ; metalGrip Heeley, Wm. ; Heft, Capt. W. F. ; Henton, C. A. ; Hinds, Charlie, Jr. ; Hodge, Capt. George M. ; Holloran, Lieut. W. ; Holart, Lieut. L. J. ; Hoover, E. J. ; House, Judson ; Hovo, J. C. ; Hubbard, Sgt. F. E. ; Hurst, Fred. VERY penny saved, helps. Along Inman, Edward K. ; Ivin, Wm. E with a cool, comfortable shave Jackson, Wm. II. Major ; Jose, Edwin J. the "Handy Grip" gives you an econ• Kanubles, Lieut.; Kattell, F. W.; Kearney, omy all its own. You can unscrew Chester; Kelke, August; Kelly, P. A.; Kelty, the last half inch and stick it on a new Joseph; Keyser, Michael B. ; Kichen, Raymond; Kitrosser, Harry; Koerner, Hans; Kohmel, Ed• stick—no waste. True, it's a small ward ; Krueger, Herman ; Kuehlin, Sgt. H. M. saving —but a real one —THRIFT. Langelatto, Jos.; Lam son, Frank ; Lauck, George W. ; Laughlin, J. W., M. D. ; Lawrence, J. Harold ; Stick the last K inch Leg-are, A. E. ; Lesse, Joe Cook ; Libby, Mrs. A. S. ; on a new stick Lieb, Louis A. ; Linehart, Joseph; Little, Fred; Loca, Dick; Low, Dick. McArlin, B. S. ; McAllister, Capt. ; McCamie, BRIGADE HEADQUARTERS, 52D FIELD Chas., Capt. ; McDonald, Berton; Meade, Theo- HEADQUARTERS CO., 104TH FIELD •dore II. ; Munroe, Harry; Mellon, Chas. H. ; Mer- ARTILLERY. ARTILLERY. win, Mrs. S. ; Millison, Ralph ; Methoen, Harry; Mullarky, Lieut. Geo. A. ; Mullenky, Lieut. Geo. A. Tom Connors, our Stable Sergeant, is go• Who set fire to Serg. Ellengen's tent and Noel, Dr. R. H. ing home on a furlough and all the ice cream tried to burn up the supplies? Private Meyer Oshton, James. was the last one to draw any underwear. Paine, Henry ; Palm iter, Charles R. ; Perry, Capt. parlors are stocking up. George; Piontek, Fred; Poitsen, E.; Palito, C. ; Serg. Burk passed the collection plate at Pap Skinner is going on a furlough with Proctor, Lieut. David; Proctor, Lieut. Fred; Put- church service and collected $31.00 to help man, John. the Stable Sergeant, and Pop says he will pay for the fireplace in Y. M. C. A. No. 97. Raskia, Arthur: Reuhl, Sgt. Gustav; Rodgers, "spend most of his time at home." Raymond is now in New York to get his Ralph; Roth, Capt. F. R. Corporal Newman is always telling Bugler Savolent, Spike ; Schneider, Henry, Jr. ; Schil• teeth fixed. More power to you, Raymond. Pyne that he will get back at him. I won• ling, Lieut. George ; Seager, W. ; Seeberger, John ; Bring some sugar back with you, our coffee Schmidt, D. ; Schvemhly, Ted ; Shelly, Tom ; Shys- der why? Better ask the Corp. Cook John• tastes like ink but looks like hell. maw, George; Shehan, II. J. ; Skelly, Patrick; son says the bugler eats a man's meal every Smith, M. E. ; Sommersett, Lieut. Peter, Jr. ; day, and is still kicking and the poor "Wind• Private Simpson is now at the training Spare, V. H. ; Stebbin, Monroe; Stekle, Harold ; jammer" is falling away to a ton. Sergeant school for officers. We are sorry to lose you, Stiegler, E. L. ; Stickells, Pvt. ; Stone, Edward S. ; as you were much liked on K. P. by Mess Stolbas, John J. ; Store, Leon ; Seelby, Michael, A. ; Major Eichre has just returned from an ad• SuofTer. Clair E. venturous trip on Hog Back Mountain. Pvt. Sergt. Duffeld. Tucker, Evan; Taylor, Lieut. Geo. DeBree; Nixon, our "Ethelbert Jellyback," has been Chaplain Shipman said he got a letter from Tennent, E. S. ; Toolan, James; Toaspern, W. C. ; sent to the range. They are going to make New York saying that a cornet player de• Todd, Lieut. Cochran M. ; Texter, Bill. a soldier out of him. Our kitchen went out serted his wife. We have nine cornet play• Van Natten, Ward; Vamansler, Mack; Vander- bilt, Dick; Venturno, Frank. of business today, and we are invited to dine ers in Headquarters Co. Walter, Glen; Wright & Walters, H. S. ; War• with Bat. "E" 106 F. A. Very kind of the rick, E. L. ; Watkins, Lieut. Ralph ; Wicker, Carl 106th. F. ; Wells, Ernest; Westrope, Douglas; Williams, HIGHLY IMPORTANT. Geo. A. ; Williams, O. F.; Wilson, Harold B. ; Private Bush has been appointed official Wilson, Eugene B. ; Windhorgst, F. W. ; Winne, Horse Clipper, and he made a "Rep" the Subscriptions to The Gas Attack are not Dans.; Wiseley, Dr. A. N. ; Withers, Lieut. Leon- •first day. He is always worrying about his limited to soldiers. Anybody with a dollar idas B. ; Wolcott, Harold; Wright, Chas. C. ; girl, but there are others, ask the Bugler. and a half can get a three months7 subscrip• Wright, Warn. ; Wilkowski, John. tion. Yelks, Lieut. E. A. W. S. 32 GAS ATTACK

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KW XORK ETHELBURT JELLYBACK, PRIVATE. (Continued from page 7)

MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND FOOTWEAR her eyes, and it seemed as if they were directed at me. What a transport of delight ON DISPLAY AT it would be to sit near her, I thought, and noted eagerly a vacant seat not far from her. CLEVELAND HOTEL Ethelburt's Impulse. So, saying not a word to Dickie Darling, who sat looking elsewhere, I slipped out of my seat as the band resumed its • program. It wasn't fair to Dickie, of course, but it CAMP WADSWORTH—HEALTH RESORT. was impulse. We soldiers down here are often surprised when we go home on our fur• I made my way to that seat in the balcony. I sat near her. I even heard a friend call loughs, husky, erect, and full of the joy of life, to find the family doctor and a her Alice. . . Alice. . . What a sweet couple of trained nurses waiting for us. Our parents have given credence to name. The remainder of the evening passed the rumors that the hysterical spread that camp life down here would wreck as in a dream, until the band played the Star the constitution, of a piano mover. They expect us to be tottering. When they Spangled Banner and I leaped to my feet have seen us put away a few square yards of beef steak, and lift the and saluted. Then, seeing that a General was not saluting, I dropped my hand to my ice-box a few times for exercise, they chase the doctor and the nurses, with side and stood at attention. a sigh of relief. As the crowd began to make its way out, Of course, camp life is healthy. Men who won't take care of themselves I was wild with a desire to attract the at• get colds and sometimes pneumonia, it is true. But nearly all of us feel and tention of the beautiful blue-chiffoned are immeasurably better than when we were getting our exercise in the nymph. I stood up smartly and walked to Subway jams. the aisle, directly in front of her! The Congressman George L. Lunn of New York has sent the War Department time had come when we would pass, face to some concrete evidence of the fact that conditions down here are as excellent face. My heart bounded. as energy and experts can make them. He quotes the father of a soldier who And at that moment, alas, something dis• died of pneumonia as saying that his son was given the very best possible astrous occurred. One of my spiral leggings treatment. He quotes another letter from a soldier who says, "I enjoy my disintegrated. It came unwrapped. It work, have pleasant relations with my superior officers, eat fine, sleep better, trailed on the floor. The blue-chiffoned and have no colds or other ailments." hamadryad saw it and laughed—laughed at As Congressman Lunn points out these letters could be multiplied by the my plight. And I, well, I had not only lost thousand to offset an occasional case of ill-treatment, or what some chronic my puttee but my dignity. All was lost. I kicker regards as ill treatment. wanted to swear. I wanted to curse as I So don't worry about our health and appetites, you people up North. We never had.before. So I muuttered: are at one of the best little health resorts in the country, and we are taking "Reveille to kitchen police, inclusive!" the best health treatment any doctor could prescribe—good, plain food, regu• ETHELBURT JELLYBACK, Private. lar hours, and hard work outdoors. Bring on them Huns! R. E. C. (C. B.) GAS ATTACK 33

COMPANY A, 104TH MACHINE GUN

COMPANY.

Of all the laughs that have come to life A Dependable Guide in this outfit, the biggest one yet is accred• In Daylight or Darkness ited to One Eound MeCauley, the Scotch high jumper. While on guard the other day pa- troling his beat, the officer of the day ap•

i The proached, and Mac said *' Hello.'' instead of challenging him. The officer said: '' Why don't you turn out the guard?'' Mac, bright Ceebynite and snappily replies, i 1 Why don't you let me know when you are coming? It's a wise child that knows his own father.'' Compass Galloping One-lamp Spencer the little sun• The very last word in Compass beam of Co. A took a wild swing at the inside job on K. P. last Friday, and missed construction. it a mile. The first one up to the kitchen Thin model; white metal hunting case, in the A. M. misses the pots, pans and the strongly hinged; jewelled, floating aluminum cold. Galloping borrowed a big Ben some• dial; cap automatically lifted off point when where, and with a big broad smile ambled case is closed, eliminating unnecessary wear The north and south points peacefully up to the Dittmar, Trickier Bock, treated with luminous radium material enabling points to be read at and Dillon, department store at 5.30 A. M. night: does not have to be exposed to light to become phosphorescent as do other compounds. With the supreme confidence of his kind, he opened up the door to the mess shack, .50 AT DEALERS OR PREPAID and fell in a faint. Percy Van Holland, the $3 GOLD FILLED CASE $6.50 peer of bunny huggers. Ken Hoag, the shoe lace dispenser and Clark Barnum were in the Go to your local dealer first. If he cannot supply or will not order for you, don't be swerved, remit direct to us, the sole manufacturers. One will be promptly for• kitchen playing Casino. After Spence re• warded, safe delivery guaranteed. covered he went right at the pots. Dave Porter, the kid of the outfit, was passing Chester Manendez' tent this morning Jay/or Instrument Companies when someone threw a measle on him. Dave SOLE MANUFACTURERS is now missing Eeveille at the Base. Rochester, N. Y. No. 157 Dinny Moore, the William S. Hart of the outfit, threw a saddle on the young mustang i' Pedro'' this afternoon. Pedro was former• range. This is a bear of a mark, and the A mudless road. ly ridden by Garibaldi Mirra, the iron man platoon is to be congratulated upon their The horses. of the wind jammers. Pedro is a wild egg marksmanship. They also - grabbed off an A Hart, Schaffner and Marx uniform. when he is full of oats, and Dinny adjusted '1 excellent for conduct of fire'' and were t'ie Garters again. his spurs to take a short canter through the best Deadwood Dicks at the landscape tar• Steam heat. woods. Micky Moran. an hour later picked get. When the Kaiser he rs about this he The finish of the battle of Spartanburg. Dinny from the limb of the big poplar, ought to quit. E. B*. in the center of the woods. Doc Brickley hung up a high jump record The art treasure of the century may be on Sunday. Full of roast pork, corn and COMPANY F, 102D AMMUNITION TRAIN. viewed in Corporal Newman 's tent. apple sauce, Doc got a running start and Our hats off to Corporals Ohel, Law, Mani- Bill Hall, the prize oil can of Avon, drifted cleared the bar at 2 ft. 3 inches. Oh Boy, beck and a few others who are following in back from his furlough the other day. He what a mark. Sergeant Lander's footsteps. told me confidentially that he was just get• Mike Stegman, the three striped, half moon Top Sergeant Bonner, boys of Company F. ting used- to butter, a washrag, a bathroom mulligan buyer of the company is laid up In him you have the whitest Top Sergeant and a pillow when he had to come back. in his hut with a severe attack of lumbago. in the 27th Division. Micky Moran, the stable sergeant, wants He says he'll never get well until someone Sergeant Brusie is a bear in the regiment to say through these colums that he knows drops Sergeant De Witt's Hawaiian mouth giving gas mask drills. Every man he took where his canine 1' Major ' - is, and he is com• organ in their Sibley. over to the gas house on the hill went ing after him. He visited an outfit on Sun• Will we ever see: through with flying colors. day where the dog was cached, to try to Bill Spencer's eye open. Sergeant Landers must have a lady recover him. He entered a tent for con• Sid Marion syncopationless. friend. We see he had a number of pic• versational purposes only, and every one in France. tures taken of late. Land, we hope she will the tent pulled razors, and none of them Sirloin steak and onions again. like them. needed a shave. Micky is on the warpath. Charley Schoenberg stouter. Our Mess Sergeant Thresman has the K. Tommy Voelker had a tough time in X. Y. Charley Smith refuse oatmeal. P. washing the pots and pans by the num• He called on the desire of his heart upon Broadway. bers 1-2-3-4, while he sells pillow tops to his arrival to find the gas frozen. He couldn't My Kitty. buy sodas for his new lady friends. Pop, get a flicker going, and had to leave. Tom• George McCarroll working. you may be old, but you have young ideas. my is a George Washington for truth. Harry Voorhees off his bunk. Al Busch's squad is the Young Wild Wests The Valley. PUBLIC SCHOOL NUMBER TWENTY- of the Company. A perfect score greeted Lieutenant Andrews with Fatima (The FIVE. their efforts on the machine range to-day. cigarette.) Graduates from Public School Number Nice work, eggs. The sun when we get up. Twenty-five, New York City, are requested Under the guiding hand of Lieutenant Boots and Saddles again. to send their names and addresses to: Adsit, the first platoon of this company hung 3 Star Hennessy. PRIVATE A. PREISER, up a 300 scores, out of a possible 320 on the George Cosgrove's sweet sweet — Co.. I, 105th Infantry, Camp Wadsworth. GAS ATTACK 34

106TH MACHINE GUN BATTALION, CO. A. ABLER -ROCHESTER CLOTHES These A Resume and An Introduction from An Outfit in the Old First Cavalry* AN INVITATION Features It did not take long to learn squads right and left. Morse was a cinch for a crowd We are agents for the full of pep and enthusiasm. We will ar• range codes with any of our friends across Adler-Rochester Clothes. Are partly to blame for camp who wish to forward intimately secret You soldiers who read and late rumors relative to our next move to Texas, Jacksonville, Paris, Berlin or New their advertisement in making next weeks York. the Gas Attack are in• Gas Attack so important Sports are growing to be more of univer• vited to call upon us for sal interest in camp every week. We did not have a very long football season but it an inspection of our Uni• was a snappy one for the 106th Battalion,, forms. : : : : : though we entered late and quit early. Our Our Almanac only defeat was in the game against Lieu• for March. Compiled by tenant Andrews' team from the 104th Ma• Charles Divine. chine Gun Battalion—and you all know the fame with which the more popularly known You will be amazed On the Jump at the Train• "Ham" Andrews played with Princeton. The return game was never played, but we at the quality and ing School believe that we could beat them to-day. value of our stock. Walter A. Davenport de• Now it's basket-ball. I can make no scribes, this time more se• boasts there, except upon games played be• riously, the work at the di• tween the Company's platoons, but we've vision bchool for officers. got some great material and invite chal• lenges from any of you. : CANNON & FETZER J. S. Kingsley Our yellow hat cords are gone, our put• 118 E. Main St. tees are gone, almost all of us have enjoyed writes a timely editorial. furloughs—which are hard to forget—- and SPARTANBURG, S. C. are well settled for business, and are mak• Cartoons of Camp Life ing obvious progress, of which range scores by Elmer Lauten, Ray Van in machine gun practice stand, as a credit Buren, Lieut. E. C. Dreher, to the men and a compliment to thorough Bill Breck, and others. instruction on the part of our officers, who have completely grasped a work as new to Canteen Managers! BilPs Letter to Mable them as it is to any of the men whom it is. their duty to command. Yes, there's another letter, Give the Boys the Best We have been heartily enjoying The Gas- written by Lieut. Streeter. Their Money Attack in the past, and wish now to make The situation between Bill ourselves known and keep in touch with Will Buy and Mable wasn't as hope• our friends through its pages. We'd like to less as it first appeared. meet new friends and I believe it would be a pleasure mutual to both sides. Drop in OUR LINE 0 F Ethelburt Jellyback, the Mess Shack any night about 7 p. m. and hear "Jack" Mahoney at the piano trying to- Private make eight men sing a quartette—four Cigars by C. D. Ethelburt tries voices from eight, and as sore as the devil Cigarettes to teach French to Jim if they don't blend as one. Mugrums. Shake hands with Private Bassett. He Candies will engage you for hours upon his travels On Furloughs, and How abroad, both under and aboard—a great boy, AND to Get Them Bassett. Drug Sundries When Mahoney"s patience is exhausted—a by V. R. An illuminating half hour later than everyone else—see and humorous story. Jack Gallagher dance while "Bert" Hamilton manipulates the ivories. A great lot, all of Means quick sales and A Soldier's Diary by them, from the cook to the Top. the Numbers Enough for an introduction. I've been satisfied patrons by Daniel J. Mahoney. washing pots in the kitchen all day, and need some sleep. Rotten job, that! Funny- Echoes of Pay Day life, anyhow. Just as I was in the midst of supper pots, the last and greasiest lot of GEER DRUG CO. by Russell Brown. the clay, I was handed a letter from a Brook• lyn friend, reminiscing on some of the auto• Verses to a Mule mobile trips Ave took together last spring* Wholesalers of Quality Products Kitchen police—Bah—h-h! PRVT. ALBERT L. NELSON. GAS ATTACK

New Rules for Amateur Correspondents Hot Press Staff Reporters. Are You War Department Says Everything, In• None of the foregoing applies to press dispatches filed from national army or na• Sidestepping cluding' Letters, Must Be tional guard cantonments or camps by regu• Censored, larly paid newspaper correspondents not in Health and Service the military service. Their copy will not be A new order from the War Department censored by military authority, but the camp for describes the conditions under which cor• commander will instruct them that they respondents may write from camp: must rigidly adhere to the requests for se• a Copper Cent ? 1. All persons in the military service are crecy with respect to information of value forbidden to act as paid correspondents for to the enemy, as defined in the printed card or contributors to any newspaper, magazine sent out by the committee on public infor• or other publication, or to receive any pay• mation. On violation of these requests the ment or reward whatever from any such offending correspondent will be deprived of publication for any letter or item of news the privileges of the camp. 1. During the past few weeks written or furnished by them, whether the when the roads have been article in question is sent direct to the paper 421ST ENGINEER DEPOT DETACHMENT, or periodical, or consists of private corres• ENGINEER SUB-DEPOT. impassable, the Dixie Pie The Detachment is on the hunt for an. pondence which the writer permits to be Baking Co. was the only published. alarm-clock for the use of our Topper Lou. Fox. So far there have been no casualties concern to give you a daily- 2. Except as above prohibited, there is no resulting from the lack of one, but even that objection to the writing or letters or the fur• delivery of pies. Others doesn't dim our hopes. nishing of news items to newspapers, maga• fell down on the job, they Our lone buck, George Green, has been zines, etc., from time to time, or to the pub• relieved of his distinctive position by the never came anywhere near lication, with the consent of the writer, of arrival of a new member, Pvt. Edwin Buech- personal and private correspondence, pro• the camp. ner who comes to us from Company A, 106th vided such activities do not interfere with Infantry. So now we have twin bucks. the proper performance of military duty, and Corporal Pat Sise is very much missed by provided also that the following directions 2. We made these deliveries at his two former tent-mates, Greene and Byer. are faithfully complied with: and as a result they often visit him, much a financial loss to ourselves, To Censor Letters. to our Corporal's pleasure and peaceful frame but remember, we did it to of mind. 3. All letters containing matter for pub• uphold our word to you— lication, as above authorized, must be sent Corporal West has invented a Manual of to give you A DAILY through the officer, hereinafter provided for, Puses in six counts, as follows: 1. The fuse charged with the duty of censoring letters blows out; 2. You put in a new fuse; 3. The SERVICE. for publication. No letter designed in whole new fuse blows out; 4. You borrow one from or in part for publication will be mailed the next tent; 5. That blows out; 6. Not otherwise than through the above mentioned passed by the Censor. 3. Dixie Pie Baking Co. main• Joe Connors was unfortunate enough to be officer, and such letters will be always left tains this same conscien• unsealed. in on the rush a few nights ago with many others from the Q. M. Corps. If that cook tious integrity in the mak• 4. The commanding officer of every camp, would only forget that he's a newlywed and cantonment and training depot or detach• ing of pies and doughnuts, think more of the meals, Joe would be very ment in the United States will detail a suit• thankful, we are sure. able officer to perform the duties of censor Green and Hang have won all honors at 4. Is it honestly worth while of all matter intended for publication and landscape gardening'in the past week. They written by persons in the military service. listening to the man who have been decorating the Detachment street This officer will delete all references capable with their presences more than gracefully. talks "One Cent Cheaper" of furnishing important information to the We still marvel that Sergeant Harry Eis• when the health of your enemy. The commanding officer will also ner lives. He holds the long distance record call to the attention of all persons in mili• men and the standard of for heaving around boxes of TNT, XYZ and tary service writing for publication, or other• a few others. A few nights ago, he even tried your goods is at stake? wise, the fact that criticism of superiors and to take one particularly dubious box for a the spreading of false reports which would pillow, but the rest of us failed to see the tend, to injure the military service constitute idea. E. A. B. breaches of military discipline.

5. None of the foregoing applies to troops "GUNGA DIN!J 5 in Europe. The commanding general, Ameri- \ few nights ago some one sang in the can expeditionary forces, will establish such j Y. M. C. A. Hut Number 95. The song- regulations in this respect as the situation | which reached the hearts of the listeners may seem to him to require. | was a resurrected ballad called: "When The object of this order is to satisfy, as far I You And I Were Young, Maggie." On as is compatible with the protection of mili• another occasion he recited: ''Gunga Din." tary interests, the natural desire of the peo• A request has been made for the name of the < ple to keep in touch with their soldier rep• performer. If you sang that song, you had SPARTANBURG, S. C. resentatives, It is, therefore, expected that better write to the undersigned. He wants { all concerned will comply with both the let• your name. i ter and the spirit of its provisions. ARTHUR HOGAN. I V GAS ATTACK

BATTERY A, 104TH FIELD ARTILLERY. NEW MEDICAL OFFICERS FOR PIONEER

Battery A is now making its first contri• INFANTRY. "PRICE TALKS" bution to The Gas Attack. Not only in the First lieutenants of the medical reserve spirit of pride, being up state "apple knock• corps have reported to Brig. Gen. Carleton, ers, '; but also in the spirit of reciprocity. at the provisional depot for corps and army TO CLOSE OUT AT Gee, that was a hard one to handle. troops, and have been assigned to duty as Napoleon said that an army travels on follows: ABSOLUTE COST its stomach. Evidently Mess Sergeant Smil- lie has never heard of Napoleon. First Pioneer Infantry—First Lieuts. John O. Crist, Eugene S. Gilmer, Joseph M. Gor• " Jingoes/} says Bill Shay, as Little Cook Fritzie refuses him thirds on (Qanned Bill). ton and Lewie M. Griffith. The funniest thing seen here in a long time, Second Pioneer Infantry—First Lieuts. Seymour il. Rowland, Milfert W. Myers, was, Saddler '( Pop '' Stebbings hot footing it Funston Cloth Uniforms with a fire bucket to extinguish the flames Nathan Feld, Milton J. Stern and Phillip J. that were threatening destruction to the sec• Trentzsch. Regularly Sold For $32.50 ond section drivers domicile. After this ex• Fifty-first Pioneer Infantry—First Lieuts. hibition of '1 Mercurial ability,'' we have Eugene F. Thompson, Edgar P. Nor fleet and Patrick H. Fleming. NOW little doubt that '' Pop'' will have small trou• ble in. qualifying on the hundred yards. Fifty-second Pioneer Infantry — First We can not conceive why in this pleasant Lieuts. Alerick C. Whittington, William E'. weather the good Corporal Kenyon should McGha, Claude E. Godard and Patrick A. continue his subterfuge regarding W. P. in• Durkin. surance, the stove in the office isn't going. Fifty-third Pioneer Infantry—First Lieuts. What 's the answer, ' Agnes ? '' T. K. Jones, Sidney C. Cousins, Joseph L. Tailored by "Shot Gun" Schneider, our elderly and Wozniak and Henry T. Cor bet t. venerable acting supply Sergeant, apparently Sixty-fourth Pioneer Infantry — First The louse of Kuppenheimer believes in conservation of clothing, seeing Lieuts. Edmond E. O'Donnell, Joe P. Jewwell, that he has already supplied various members William L. Ervin and Johnston Peeples. of the Battery "via7' the Christian Science Fifty-fifth Pioneer Infantry—First Lieuts. theory. I told you I'd squeal on you, Jake. Hyland H. Woodson, Hiram A. Laws, Julius Since "Pop Sol j '' Gursny enrolled in the O. Belue, Luther H. Kelley and Herbert G. I 0. E. C. school, Steve Halton, our old war Garland. horse, has been appointed "official whistle 116 E. MAIN ST. blower,'1' and he sure is making good. That CLUB FOR CATHOLIC SOLDIERS. compliment ought to keep me from stable de• Progress is being made on the recreation tail for a week. hall which Is being erected by Saint Paul's We take this opportunity to express our Catholic Church for the benefit of the sol• sympathy with Private Flanagan, on account diers of the Twenty-Seventh Division, of his narrow escape from getting a furlough. The building will be completed within the One might say he just escaped by a "Fur- next few weeks and will then be handsomely lang.'' furnished and equipped to take care of the Clerk Hack when he first turned out could "Krispograms" Catholic soldiers at Camp Wadsworth. The use an umbrella case for a suit of clothes, building, when completed, will cost approxi• but since the great event of his joining the mately $3,000. The building is located just army, said Hack is beginning to look like one. No. 4 in the rear of the Catholic Church on North The cooks must like him. Gallagher (I mean Dean street. Corporal, not Captain) seems to have it in for A pleasant J oh is al• the special detail the way he sings at the top GOOD SICK REPORT. of his voice after taps each night. Say, ways a liaftfty Health conditions in Camp Wadsworth Danny, what did the (S. D.) do to you that continue to improve. The weekly sick re• anticipation you should take revenge in such a manner? port, compiled February 11th for the sur• LET THERE BE LIGHT—WHEN geon general's office at Washington, showed Ask for a rate of 28.93 non-effectives per thousand, NECESSARY. as compared with 29.08 per thousand. There is a large waste of electricity in There were no contagious diseases in camp because we often allow it to burn when camp, and there had been no deaths In ten PEANIT"MSP not needed. The favorite time seems to be days or more. while breakfasting. A light left burning in each of the thousands of tents, results in LT. COL. SESSIONS HERE. And smile as you work a waste of large proportion. Let us all do Lieut. Col. 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