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TRENCH AND CAMP

[A long, narrow series of illustrations runs the length of the left side of the page. At the top is perhaps an explosion in the sky, with a man holding a flag above his head and one below, in semifore style. Below that is what looks like an explosion above a dead tree. A soldier is carrying a rifle among other soldiers. Below that, a soldier is standing facing forward, holding a rifle.]

"THE BARRACKS WHEEZE"

By PRIVATE CHET SHAFER
(Aviation Corps, Somewhere in
Texas)

Rumor
Has
It
That
Inspection
Is a weekly
Ordeal
Which
Ranks
Favorably
For enjoyment
With
The discovery
Of a
Long, blonde
Hair
In a bowl
Of soup
At the
Corner
Restaurant.

THIRTY DAYS ON FATIGUE IN-
VARIABLY SPRAINS THE TECH-
NIQUE.

Captain Kidd, when he buried his
treasure, had nothing on the boys who
prepare for inspection.

IT'S WELL THEY DO NOT
INSPECT THE COIN OF THE
REALM. ONCE A MONTH
WOULD BE PLENTY, IF THEY
DID.

MILITARY ESSAYS
The Coal Pile

The coal pile is a revelation to
every soldier. It opens up a pan-
orama of army life that was never
even suspected before enlistment.
It points out the avenues to a com-
plete understanding of conditions
and makes a rookie wiser than a
coot on the home town mill pond.

Outfitted with a shovel, the sol-
dier goes at this duty over the side
of the car that contains the coal.
He heaves the coal and constructs
a large pile. As he does so his
mind harks back to the day that he
enlisted. He remembers that he
nearly sprained his shoulder get-
ting his hand up as he swore alle-
giance and fealty. He brings back
the day of his departure. Pennons
were flying. Throngs lined the
streets. There was cheering. His
blood tingled. His step was high
enough for string halt. And the
band played "The Victors."

Then, as he is rudely awakened
by the corporal in charge of the
squad, he wonders if a special ap-
peal to the Kaiser, routed by way
of Puyallup, Washington, and Arti-
choke, Finland, containing an offer
of free electric massage treatments
for withered arms given by the
proprietors at Sing Sing, wouldn't
have a powerful effect in bringing
a snappy peace.

"In Column of Platoons."

"And--

MAKE IT CRACKLE."

SOMETIMES ONE IS PRONE TO
WONDER IF THE GOVERNMENT
ISSUED A CALL FOR MEN OR
CURIOS.

Either way--it's a prize collection.

BUM BARRACKS BULLETINS.
1--Ferns and other plants should
be watered daily.
2--The use of seines in the soup is
prohibited.
3--Lace curtains must be washed
weekly.
4--When chicken is served don't
think you are a hawk.
5--If convenient, all soldiers should
remain in camp during quaran-
tine.

SUNDAY INSPECTION HAS
TAKEN ALL THE GILT OFF THAT
OLD FAMILIAR ONE, "FOR EVERY
DAY WILL BE SUNDAY BYE AND
RYE."

SO--

Q. I am a soldier of two months'
standing. I don't know as much
about army life as Mr. Moss, but I
am very good on halting commands.
I am anxious to know what course
to pursue to become a general. Just
now I am a private.

A. You have a long run ahead of
you. Chases such as you suggest can-
not be done without a second wind. I
would advise that you purchase some
good current literature and pray for
peace. I think that will be your best
dish.

THE TRENCH MIRROR RE-
FLECTS A LOT OF FINANCIAL
CREDIT ON THE INVENTOR, BUT
IT DON'T DO MUCH FOR THE BIRD
THAT USES IT.

[Cartoon spans columns 2 and 3]
ONLY A "HA[M"?] NOW
[The Kaiser, wearing ragged clothing, is standing at the corner of a building with a small dog labeled "TOUGH LUCK."]
ALAWS! T'IS COME TO THIS!
--KICKED ABOUT BY ALL--ATHING
OF JEST--A-AH ME!
......BUT A FEW SHORT YE-EARS
AGO I WUZ IDEALIZED BY
ALL--LOOK AT ME NOW!
[Across the street from the Kaiser is a crowd of people, labeled "PUBLIC SYMPATHY." The crowd is in front of a building marked "WORLD THEATRE, and on the marquee is written:]
STARRING--
LLOYD GEORGE
W. WILSON
KING GEORGE
GEN. HAIG
GEN. PERSHING
[Signs in front:]
U.S.
WITH
PRES.
WILSON
IN "A
THRILLER"

GT. BRITAIN
LLOYD
GEORGE
FEATURING
"A REAL
REEL"

FRANCE
GEN
JOFFRE
-IN-
"HERO OF
MARNE"

JOHN O'BRIEN,
M.G. CO. 308 INF., CAMP UPTON, L.T.

[headline spans columns 2 and 3]
Jewish Welfare Work Among Soldiers
Now Fully Organized Throughout U.S.

The work of the Jewish Board for
Welfare Work in the United States
Army and Navy is now in full swing,
having the hearty cooperation of the
military authorities, the Y. M. C. A.,
the Knights of Columbus and teh
Commission on Training Camp Activ-
ities, as well as the enthusiastic and
friendly support of the Jewish com-
munities.

The Board, of which Colonel Harry
Cutler is chairman, and Chester J.
Teller executive director, was organ-
ized to promote the welfare and com-
fort of the men of Jewish faith in the
United States Army and Navy. Un-
der the leadership of Jacob H. Schiff,
the sum of $1,000,000 was raised by
the American Jewish Relief Commit-
tee for the work during 1918.

For more efficient administration in
field work, as well as town work, the
country has been divided into five sec-
tions, to each of which is to be as-
signed a field secretary. The field
secretary's duty is to organize branch-
es in the various Jewish communities
and to supervise the work of these
branches. The field secretary assists
in every possible manner the field
worker at each cantonment and camp,
by advice, instructions and encour-
agement.

Much time has been spent in the
selection and training of these camp
representatives. A training school
has been established in New York
City for instruction in their precise
duties as field workers. The school
is in charge of a faculty, whose mem-
bers have made welfare work their
study. The course is a most practical
and intensive one, requiring from
three to four weeks. Four weeks are
then spent at Camp Upton in practical
training, putting into actual opera-
[continued in column 3]

HAPPINESS
(From a soldier's letter from France)

Well, I've found it over here, Bill.
I've given up a good job and my wife
and my kid, and maybe my life. And
I'm happy all the way through.

Funny, isn't it, that I should never
get any happiness when I was trying
my darnest to find it, and should find
it all in a heap when I thought I had
given it up?

The Chaplain preached today and
I went--first time in eight years. He
preached on "Greater love hath no
man than this, that man lay down
his life." It came over me all of
a sudden that that's the answer.
What a man seeks all the time, and
mostly don't know it, is something
big enough to give his life for. Lots
of us have found that over here,
Bill, and, believe me, it's going to
make us different fellows when we
get back--if we ever do.

[continued from column 2]
tion the theories acquired at the
school. Following this, the applicant,
if proven capable, is ready for assign-
ment to one of the camps.

It is estimated that there are now
approximately sixty thousand men of
Jewish ext[racti?]on in the Army and
Navy. The Jewish [Boar?]d of Welfare
Work has stationed, at the present
time, throughout the various camps
and cantonments, seventy field work-
ers. It is purposed to provide two
hundred such workers before the end
of the year.

The Board is anxious to receive
further applications from men of the
highest character, and who possess
the required qualifications to become
field workers. Applications should be
addressed to the Jewish Board for
Welfare Work, Suite 1003, 19 West
44th Street, New York City.

Small administrative buildings
have already been built at a few of
the camps and will later be provided
at several others.

Many letters have been received
from Jewish soldiers throughout the
country, telling of their appreciation
of the work performed by the repre-
sentatives of the Board.

The Welfare Board aims to supple-
ment the splendid work of other wel-
fare agencies operating in the Army
and Navy, and to provide facilities
whereby Jewish men in arms may
avail themselves of the same priv-
ileges for worship as is accorded to
those of other faiths. It is a cooper-
ating agency, working hand in hand
with the Y. M. C. A., Knights of Col-
umbus and the War Camp Commu-
nity Service, with the single objec-
tive of promoting the happiness com-
fort, and general well-being of the
men.

GIFTS FROM FRANCE

Andre Tardieu, the French High
Commissioner to the United States,
recently gave an idea of France's con-
tributions of war materials to her
allies.

"Without speaking of what we are
manufacturing for America," said M.
Tardieu, "and that is several hundred
guns a month, we have during the
past three years given to our Allies
in Europe 1,350,000 rifles, 15,000
automatic rifles, 10,000 machine
guns, 800,000,000 cartridges, 2,500
guns and 4,750 airplanes."

TODAY IS THE DAY

Mothers, wives and sweethearts of
soldiers say they get a lot of enjoy-
ment, as well as interesting news and
information from the columns of
Trench and Camp. Are you sending
your copies home? There is no time
like today to mail it.

MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING
MUST BE GOTTEN HERE

If the soldiers now in training in
this country do not learn to shoot
accurately on the ranges in or near
their camps and cantonments, they
may not learn at all. For this rea-
son every American officer returning
from France is urging that every pos-
sible moment be devoted to training
soldiers how to shoot quickly and ac-
curately.

Major General Richard M. Blatch-
ford, U. S. A., who spent several
months in France, urges that every
soldier be given all possible instruc-
tion in marksmanship. He says:

"I came very closely in contact with
what the needs of our army are, as
far as France is concerned, in rela-
tion to this subject of rifle firing. The
divisional areas cover a tract of land
about eighty miles long and sixty
miles wide, divided up into various
areas and apportioned by the French
government, and in these areas I was
required to arrange the billeting of
troops to occupy each area, as well as
to construct huts in which the men
were to live. In addition it was part
of my task to supply division com-
manders with what lumber and mate-
rial they would need for the construc-
tion of their rifle ranges. In no one
division was it possible to have a
range which could be used by the en-
tire division. The brigades were split
owing to the location of the town
where we had to build huts. It is
absolutely impossible to properly
train troops in rifle firing in France.

Inadequate Overseas Ranges

"The ranges we have built in
France are small, and the danger to
the inhabitants is great. Frequently
there are no backstops. In order to
get our troops properly trained for
service in France they must be trained
in rifle firing in the United States. I
see no other way out of it. In order
to train our men for efficiency as
against the German, he must be
trained in this country and he must
be trained by capable instructors.
And we have them in this country. In
order to get the work going as Gen-
eral Pershing wants it to go there
must be a uniform system of training.

"Two important things over in
Europe today, as far as the infantry-
man is concerned, are the rifle and
bayonet, and without being thor-
oughly expert in the use of these two
weapons the Boche is going to get
him. There is no getting away from
it. Those men are thoroughly trained
under the very highest experts. They
have been planning for this for many
years and in order for us to meet that
condition as it must be met our men
must be trained in this country.

"The proposition now is, as I un-
derstand it, to establish a central
training school of musketry. From
this school will be sent out the vari-
ous men qualified after having passed
through all the grades to the divisions
still remaining in the United States,
and through these people give these
divisions an intensive training in
musketry.

Muster "Whole Shooting Energy"

"The specialties, such as bomb
throwing, can be learned 'Over There.'
We are short of time. In my opinion
a man can be taught all that is neces-
sary in the use of the rifle in the pres-
ent war at short distances, on the
300-yard range. Any firing beyond
600 yards is largely dependent on cli-
matic conditions that do not exist
'Over There' at this time. The
trenches in most instances are only
150 yards, and sometimes much less,
apart. So we have the ranges here
at home, together with many National
Guardsmen and civilian shots, men
who can do this work, and I earnestly
hope that the whole shooting energy
of the United States can get behind
this movement and get these men of
ours properly instructed so that
when they go 'Over There' they will
be in much better condition to go into
the trenches than were many of those
who have gone over heretofore."

GOING TO EXTREMES

"I didn't much care about the way
Josh's clothes looked down to camp,"
commented Farmer Corntossel.

"Hasn't he his regular uniform?"

"Not yet. If they're going to keep
him dressed that wasy in hopes of de-
ceiving the enemy into thinking he's
just an obscure peasant or something,
what I say is that it's carrying this
new kermoofling too far!"

DAILY HOSPITAL INSPECTION

Daily inspections of hospitals con-
nected with all the camps and can-
tonments are now being made by offi-
cers on the staff of divisional com-
manders. This practice was inaugu-
rated by Secretary of War Baker, fol-
lowing the congressional investiga-
tion at which it was alleged that con-
ditions in some of the hospitals were
not what they should have been.