Martial Tramp Ofkhaki the Top on $50,000 Pledge to by Cable from France, August 21, 1918
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Civilized World Backs War Work Drive Wl TRENCHTand£CAMP ||B4w THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF CAMP THE MACHINE GUN TRAINING CENTER OF THE U. S."ARMY tw j|n t Co-operation Auguste VOL. 2. With the of the Herald, Augusta, Ga. NOVEMBER 13, 1918 Under* the Auspices of the Army Y. M. C. A. No. 6. Hancock Soldiers Going Over Pershing Commends “Y” Martial Tramp ofKhaki The Top on $50,000 Pledge To By Cable From France, August 21, 1918. Clad Thrills Civilians The United War Work Fund In Victory Parade o o Great Enthusiasm Is Being Displayed From All Quarters and Brig. Gen. | ESSAY CONTEST CLOSES ' Oliver Edwards Many Sums Are Already Handed in. Spirit Shown Leaves FRITZISGHEFF NOV. 15. | Leads Great Parade at Head Little Doubt That Pledge Will Be Easily Met of 3,500 Soldiers in Augusta. on going CAME, j All essays the subject, ] Five Military Bands Play’ The soldiers’ War Fund drive in Camp Hancock is SANG ANO “What the United States Means | over strong. I to Me,” must be in the hands of | Stirring Music J than one-third organiza- the Contest Editor of Trench J For the first day with less of the | and Camp on or before Friday, ] tions heard from more than 4,000 were raised. All the organ- i November 15. The J. W. 8., K. j Various Organizations With izations are responding to the appeal enthusiastically and re- CAPTIVATED of C. and Y. M. C. A. have each ] appointed judge ! Appropriate sults promise job one to decide Floats in Line of to show that the camp is on the and will i who shall have the prizes of sls, | oversubscribe the $50,000 limit set as the quota for the Ma- Takes Hancock By Storm. Goes $lO and $5. Hand in your article I Parade. All War Work Or- chine Gun Center. at once. Put name and address j Over the Top at Zero Hour on on separate piece of paper. Es- | ganizations Represented -i; Most of the camp has not yet been heard from but judg- : say limit*d to 500 words. Cor.- j . ing by the encouraging reports of the few units that have given Wednesday and Sweeps test open to Hancock soldiers. | i -I Led by Brig. Gen. Oliver Edwards, I I an account of their collections, all the organizations are hust- Everything Before Her. 3,500 soldiere from Camp Hancock ling and the campaign has started with a rush that promises Thousands Hear the Gifted marched in tlie great victory parade big things. down Broad Street, Augusta, Monday : Everywhere there is ready response to help the victorious Artist night. boys “over there” who have made America’s triumph possi- MR RISK BUREAU Thousands of civilians were in line i ble. There will be no slacking up of providing entertainment Famous Broadway Prima but it was tiie martial tramp of the and cheer for the soldiers over seas, if Camp Hancock can soldiers as they swung down the main : Donna Adds to Her Long List thoroughfare with the snap and pre- help it. Allover camp there is a feeling that everyone simply I of Accomplishments WRITE THIRTY-SIX cision of the machine gun click which show for the courage must appreciation and bravery of our mhL: ¦ will linger long in the memory of the ' troops. persons who witnessed the historic ! Opera procession. When the final results of the drive are tabulated it is ex- Light Star of First Mag- In a colmn of platoons the soldiers pected that Camp Hancock will outdo itself generosity TO past in and nitude the First BILLION OHL swung through a gauntlet Woman to of willprove one of the most liberal donors to the great cause of cheering thousands. Proud of the vic- making Fire on Largest Machine Gun tory gained by their brothers in arms the lives of the heroes over seas full of cheer in the Incomparably the Largest Life over seas, the soldiers swept through days which must now' elapse before the signing of peace. Range in the World. Qualifies the city in a long stream of khaki Insurance Company in the bringing to Augustans the spirit and As Says. strength A high class, big time vaudeville Expert, General of the American forces which 1 Camp's Own Pawerewski. World. Growing had routed the enemy. f! ow and a monster field day are two Joseph, Greater Leonard our own Paderew- Edwards Long of the big events to be staged this week ski. will tickle the ivories and what he will Augustans cherish a pic- Daily ture of that marching for tie Camp Hancock War Fund can’t do to a piano a About on host, parading is shame. Also dusk last Wednesday eve- in honor of drive to raise $50,000 by the soldiers. there is Abe Sandow. the well-known ning Fritzi Scherc, long-heralded America's triumph. As and th- :l. i) soldiers swung steadily- B >:h of these affairs will be gala wrestler, who will perform wondrous eagerly awaited opera FOUR MILLION APPLICA- . past star, floated the r< viewing stand, the events. The vaudeville show at which ! acrobatic stunts. majestically into Camp and 4 crowd were Hancock, ffiHj-ljSfc-X. • >¦ ¦. ssK» , by t}'- • i Broadway headliners will appear will Rut that isn’t all. The bill con- began 0.. W TIONS RECEIVED hv fou' my g ? sou, b<- . t ’eat that Augustins and soldiers tains a whole lot of others. We know tories by captivating the hearts long of Unitert "Rates had of th?. camp will remember. The you won’t miss it. Group No. 3 through the wealth of her , vice, and of which thes>j talent uncovered at Camp Hancock It was intended at first to present voice and personality. It was New Men Almost Without Ex- men were actors her in- only a small pars. numbers professional who were the show at the Liberty Theater in itial conquest and the concert that she will a hilled as stars. The show be camp, hut owing to the numerous re- afforded to the enlisted men here won ception Are Taking Full Al- Forty soldier« wearing service great hit and will rival any vaudeville quests stripes of from prominent citizens and her the whole-hearted admiration and telling their recent stay performance ever produced in Au- friends of the soldiers in Augusat, it gratitude of her lowance of SID,OCO. Average I overseas, formed part of the mounted gusta. soldier audience. To guard was derided to present the great per- many it was the first appearance wheih headed the long parade. The title of the show itself promises of GENERAL PERSHING. Brig. formance in Augusta. The date has Miss SchefT, to others who saw her Over SB,OOO Gen. Edwards bearing a weather big things. It is called The Machine not worn Old been 'decided upon but will be an- several years ago in “Modiste” It wa» "A sense of obligation for the varied opportunity to observe its operations, Glory. The flag was the Gun Click Revue. The famous Emma nounced soon. Because of the quaran- a delightful renaissance of olden days,! and useful service rendered to the measure the quality of its person- ..Washington, D. C.—ln the month of one presented by Admiral G. U. Mel- pep snap will to Gee click and and be antine, which may be lifted, the com- a memory of gay New York nel and mark its October, the Bureau of War Risk In- ville B. C. Johns of Augusta, and there. There will be plenty of spice brought army Ih France by the Y. M. C. A. beneficial influence Treasury Department was one mittee has not been able to make defi- back troops, surance of the the which fluttered in the for performers once more. To those who had upon our and 1 WISH UNRE- checks, 934,157 and dash the are nut nite arrangements. heard the prima prompts me to join In the appeal for mailed 957,240 of which breeze all during the‘Sapnish-Ameri- great donna before it was 1 SERVEDLY TO COMMEND ITS to “do their bit" for the war It is expected that the ban will be evident that her were for allotments and allowances, can war. drive campaign. gunners voice had lost none' Its further financial support. I have WORK FOR THE 6,074 17,0009 Machine taken off so that all the soldiers in of its early charm; ARMY."—Pershing. for compensation, and for Accompanying Brig. Gen. Edwards have the punch, and a show by these it still held its was camp will get a chance to see the clear notes, its richness government insurance. his staff, and following came the wizards of speed is sure to be as the and sweet- show. of Indeed, To date the bureau has sent out 7,- men of the Machine Gun Center. Five circus people say: The Graetest Show ness old. there came flashes 486,434 checks, military A half holiday and big doings are in at times of a new tenderness representing a total dis- bands playing stirring martial on Earth at day and bursement $230,000,000. tunes led the store camp when the field is strength, qualities that only of various detachments. held. a the war 15,600 claims, rep- The staff Straight from Broadway. It will be monster affair as years More than death consisted of the following the entire will participate and and the wealth of the last four The Great “Servant of the Army” resenting $118,000,000 of insurance officers: Lieut.