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TRENCH AND CAMP THREE

AVIATORS CAPTURE UNIT 82

One of the best concerts, or blow-
outs, if it can be called by that name,
was pulled off by Construction Com-
pany No. 10, A. S. S. C. at Y. M. C. A.
No. 82 on Saturday evening, March
16th. Many a theatrical manager
would be tickled to death to have
had the attendance these actors
drew.

Captain Christia was good enough
to arrange with Colonel Kennedy for
the use of the Y building for the oc-
casion ,and in addition the Colonel
added four reels of movies to the bill.
Nearly all the officers and men of
Companies 10, 11 and 12 were pres-
ent, in addition to several visitors.
Sergeaent W. O. Kerry was in charge
of the program, and handled it in
masterly style. The following named
officers were in attendance:

Maj. Merchant, C. O.
Capt. Leary, R. M. C.
Capt. Deeming, C. O., Co. 12.
Capt. Christia, C. O. Co. 10.
First Lieut. Longenecker.
First Lieut. O'Hara.
First Lieut. Dixon.
First Lieut. Reth, C. O Co. 11.
First Lieut. Piggins.
First Lieut. Higgins.
Lieut. Cole and Lieut Conner and
many others.

The program was given by the of-
ficers and men of the three compan-
ies and was as follows:

Piano and violin duet--Corporal
Lyons, Private Frank.
Solo--By Private Lyons.
Sleight of hand performance--By
Private Adams.
Mandolin and guitar duet--By Pri-
vate Frederickson and Private Mase-
don.
Yodelling--By Private Deitrick.
Quartet from No. 10--Sergt. Mc-
Moon, Pvt. Alberts and Cattalier.
Violin solo--By Private Frank.
Cornet solo--By Private Walsh.
Italian trio composed of Pvt. Mase-
don and the two "Shorties."
Clog dance--By Sergt. Murphy.
Song--Sergt. Connelly.
Imitation of Victrola--By Private
Graham.
Song--By Pvt. Lowe.
Private Germa and his "Trained
Lions."
Laughing qartette, composed of
Pvt. Murphy, Sergt. Kerry, Coroporal
Lyons and Pvt. Lyons.
Funny stories--By Pvt. Frank.

In conclusion Captain Christia told
a few stories and gave a little talk,
after which everyone stood and sang
America. It was a happy bunch of
men that filed out of that building
back to their respective quarters,
hoping for a reptition of the same
in the near future.

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can be heard being "carried on" in
most every tent in the regiment.

General Faison ordered this con-
test in order to determine just how
each regiment in the division was
progressing in bayonet training, and
he said, "I am agreeably surprised at
the progress than is being made:"
This contest resembled, somewhat, a
field day, being attended by a large
number of officers and men, also
quite a number of ladies from the
city of Greenville were in attendance.

The judges for the contest were:
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Dangerous Illness.

An old negro, riding on the train,
fell asleep with his mouth wide open.
A mischievous drummer came along
and, having a convenient capsule of
quinine in his pocket, uncorked it
and sifted the bitter dose well into
the old negro's mouth at the root of
his tongue. Soon the darky awoke
and became much disturbed. He call-
ed for the conductor and asked:

"Boss, is dere a doctor on dis here
train?"

"I don't know," said the conductor
"Are you sick?"

"Yas, suh, I sho' is sick."

"What is the matter with you?"

"I dunno, such, but it it tastes like
I busted my gall."

No More Use for Him.

An Irishman came into the office
of the president of the Illinois Cen-
tral Railroad and said:

"Me name's Casey. Oi worruk out
in th' yar-r-ds. Oi'd loik a pass to St.
Louis."

"That is no way to ask for a pass,"
said the president. "You should in-
troduce yourself politely. Come back
in an hour and try it again."

At the end of the day back came
the Irishman. Doffing his hat, he in-
quired: "Are yez the men I saw be-
fore?"

"I am."

"Me name is Patrick Casey. Oi've
been workin' out in th' ya-r-ds."

"Glad to know you, Mr. Casey.
What can I do for you?"

"Oi've got a job an' a pass to St.
Louis on th' Wabash. Yez can go
to -----."

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Captain Bachelor and Sergt. Major
Richards, bayonet instructors of the
British army.

The order in which the regiments
finished in the contest were as fol-
lows:

118th Infantry.
117th Infantry.
120th Infantry.
119th Infantry.

The band of the 118th Infantry
was turned out in honor of the win-
ning platoon and we had music and
speeches galore. Major Mahon of
the 118th Infantry, in quite an ap-
propriate manner, presented a purse
of $125, which had been raised by
the officers of the regiment for the
winning platoon.

The platoon which finished first in
the Division Bayonet contest was as
follows: Instructor, C. W. Jordan
and the following men: Sam Sowell,
Hobson Hilton M. R. Reasouorer,
Charles O. Bateman, Harold Butler,
Henry Norris, Gilliam Debruhl, W. C.
Crimminger, P. J. Morris, Ira E.
Morgan, W. T. Rinehart, J. R. Shir-
ley, Doc Hudson, B. N. Wright, B. F.
Lucas, F. H. Kelly, A. L. Kinnard,
from Co. M, 118th Infantry.

The platoon which finished second
was composed of men from Co. H,
118th Infantry and was as follows:
Instructor Frank Roach, and the fol-
lowing men: Fred Dobbins, James
Collier, James T. Land, Ted K. Kelly,
Leslie S. Ritch, Amon Heckham, M.
L. Stallings, John Steele, Morris Den-
nis, Edward Kimball, Luther Phil-
lips, Henry Merrill, Lester Dale,
Harry Austin, T. W. Green, Oldham
Branham, Richard Bailey, Lexie
Poole.

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[A man (presumably a soldier) is asleep in bed with a dog on top of him, licking his face. The man is dreaming of kissing a woman. Pants are hanging on the wall, and boots are on the floor.]
THE HAPPY
DREAM OF
THE FURLOUGH
FIEND

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DARING ESCAPE FROM
GERAMN PRISON CAMP
MADE BY BELGIAN BOY

--A night escape from the German
prison camp at Darmstadt being shot
at repeatedly as he ran, a dangerous
trip through a hostile country until
he reached the banks of the Rhine,
an icy swim for an hour against
strong tide, finally reaching the Swiss
shore near Schaffhausen, were some
of the experiences that Maurice Mul-
ler had to undergo before he finally
arrived in Paris yesterday and applied
to the American Red Cross for as-
sistance.

Emile Desroches, a friend who was
with him when he slipped out of the
prison camp and dived into the Rhine,
began singing the "Marseillaise" in
defiance, as with powerful strokes he
made for Switzerland and liberty. A
German patrol fired in the direction
whence the sound was coming.
Whether struck by the German bul-
lets or carried away by the treacher-
ous tide, Desroches has not been seen
since.
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FACTS ABOUT THE ATHLETIC OFFICERS.

(For the benefit of the readers of
the sport page we are giving each
week a sketch of the life of the ath-
letic officers of each regiment. We
dare say that their records are as in-
teresting as any that you have ever
read. Others are coming, so be on
the lookout.)

Lieut. John W. Leach, Athletic Offi-
cer of 117th Inf.

Lieut. Leach of Co. D, 117th Infan-
try, his home being in Knoxville,
Tenn., and he is a graduate of the
University of Tennessee. While at the
University of Tennessee he made a
record in athletics that very few stu-
dents of this famous school ever
come near. While there he made
the football team, the baseball team,
basketball team, and won several
honors on the track. In the years of
1906 and 1907 he made all Southern
end in football, and in 1907 and 1908
he was all-Southern half back.

After leaving the University of
Tennessee, he went to the University
of Pennsylvania, where he made the
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In November, 1914, Maurice, who
was then fifteen years of age, and his
brother, Georges, aged twelve, were
bundled into a train that was leaving
Ostend for Germany and taken to
Darmstadt just up the river across
from Schaffhausen where they were
put to work at hard labor. Insufficient
nourishment soon made the younger
boy physically unfit and last October
he was in such an emaciated condition
that it aroused the pity of even the
Germans and he was sent on to
France.

Last evening as Muller sat in front
of a substantial meal supplied by the
Red Cross smoking American cigar-
ettes from American Red Cross
stores, he said to his younger brother
who has been in Paris for some time:
"This beats the dog-meat, potatoes
and rutabaga they used to serve us at
Darmstadt."

A Red Cross representative is help-
ing to find work for them.

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freshman baseball and football team,
would have made varsity teams but
he was ineligible on account of hav-
ing played four years of basketball
and crew in the South. After leav-
ing college, he was in the real estate
business in Knoxville. But at the
time the war broke out, he had been
in South America gold mining for
two years. He gave up this and re-
turned to America to join the colors,
receiving his first training at Fort
Sill, Okla. He is 28 years of age and
single.

iLeut. Leach is now preparing the
best athletic fields in the division on
the east side of the drill field of the
infantry.

One of the boys sent a copy of our
Trench and Camp to Louisville. After
enjoying it herself, the young lady
sent it out to the hospital at Camp
Taylor and now sends back word to
us that the boys liked it better than
their own edition. Let's all help to
make it even better.