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TRENCH AND CAMP

PUBLISHED BY THE
ARMY Y.M.C.A
WITH THE COOPERATION OF
THE GREENVILLE DAILY NEWS
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE
NATIONAL WAR WORK COUNCIL
Y.M.C.A of THE UNITED STATES

Vol. 1. GREENVILLE, S. C., MARCH 23, 1918. No. 24

Sevier Soldiers
Now in Training
Soon to Return

By Leo. J. Rasche.

Camp Stanley, Leon Springs, Texas
March 18, 1918.--The thoughts of
Camp Sevier's quota at the Reserve
Officers' Training Camp here are
waflting Carolinaward now, as the
training period enters its final
stages. It has been a fast, furious,
fatiguring course, and one requiring
real red blood to meet and withstand
the grueling tests of manhood im-
posed. The labor has been of the
severest type and the study intensive
and continuous.

The trench work and field work
has strained every nerve and muscle,
and on the rifle range the deadly ac-
curacy of the fire, so characteristical-
ly American, gave proof positive that
these tanned soldiers of the South-
land carving out their way to adv-
ancement, on the plains of Texas,
will make a good showing Over
There.

"As fine a body of troops as I have
ever seen" was the comment of
General Allen last week after the
long, straight lines had passed in
review before him in company with
Governor Williams, of Oklahoma,
who has visited practically all of the
training camps. And it was. All the
infantry, cavalry and artillery of the
camp passed in that review, and
Capt. Bertrand, the French army of-
ficial in charge of trench work was
enthusiastic.

"You are as good, as snappy, a
bunch of soldiers and as full of
powerful punch as any I ever saw,"
said Major Koehler, one of the
world's premier physical directors, of
West Point, who has helped gradu-
ate many classes from the famous
military academy, in his fond fare-
well address. Major Koehler spent
about three weeks at camp anw en-
deared himself to all the boys while
exacting from them every ounce of
energy they had. He left with them
pep, power, punch, and a resolution

At the end of the course, the boys
will have traversed on foot since
Jan. 7 over a thousand miles of ter-
ritory in their hikes and drills. They
are all as hard as adobe blocks and
as tanned as the Mexicans. It has
been a long, hard, up-hill pull, but
the rainbow now rises in the East
and across the distance the Sevier
soldiers of the Carolinas and Ten-
nessee, can imagine it as arching
the hills of Dixie in the vicinity of
Greenville. They are eager to turn
from the cactus to greet the magn-
olia. They have accomplished much
and they will return better soldiers.
They have cast their fates in the
urn of Frtunate and are now eager-
ly hopeful that their chevrons will be
returned therefrom transformed in-
to bars. But the days of toil will only
begin with success because success
comes from service and, in turn, ex-
acts service.

As the end of camp draws near
the boys find within themselves a
feeling of fondness for their home
organizations that grows warmer
with the approach of spring. Crowd-
ed moments have necessarily limited
their letters, but barracks discussions
have frequently grown warm as they
contented for the superiority of their
units over others. One could easily
be convinced here that every com-
pany Camp Sevier is the finest on
earth and every soldier here can
furnish unquestionable proof that
his company or regiment made the
best record of any in the nation dur-
ing the memorable Mexican border
mobilization of 1916-1917.

But as to that the test is ahead.
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"THE AMERICAN SHOWS NO ENTHUSIAM"
(German Report)

[Illustration spanning columns 2 and 3, showing a soldier charging a trench with bayonet fixed. The soldiers that had been in the trench are shown running away.]
THE BOCHES DON'T WAIT TO SEE
-N. Y. Herald

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"Y" - Unit 85 Formally Dedicated

Thursday night, March 14th, is one
that will be long remembered by all
of those who have been interested in
the development of the work at Unit
Eighty-Five.

This delightful event grew out of
the interest that the ladies of the
missionary Society of the Buncombe
St Methodist Church, have taken in
the growth and work of this unit.
Miss McDavid, the chairman and the
other ladies appointed on this com-
mittee to beautify our building, have
for the past month given unstinting-
ly of their time and effort, in the
direction of the work of renovation
and decoration. They have painted,
kalsomined, and decorated the whole
interior of the main room. Beautiful
pictures line the walls the windows
are gracefully draped and window
boxed, filled with blooming daffodils
brighten the outlook Thursday af-
ternoon the building was closed to
the public so thath things could be
put in ship-shape order and the la-
dies could arrange the floral and
other decorations.

When the hour for the program
arrived, the house was packed. The
platform was graced and dignified
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History now is before us, not be-
hind us. And in the crucial hour of
mankind it is safe to say that all the
units of the nation will acquit them-
selves as Americans have ever and
always done--foemen worthy of foe-
mens' steel, and worthy of the
magnificent world cause they go
forth into the furnace to represent,
to uphold, to fight for and to con-
quer for, and they shall go there
from the furnace, white-hot with
savagery and lust, a rehabiliated
world and crown it with the glorious
prize of a tranquil, a complete, and
a lasting civilization.

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by leading men of the military, the
church, the Y. M. C. A., and profes-
ionaly civilian life. A great national
flag was the center piece in the
imposing back-ground. Connected
with this and draped across the
corners of the rostrum were the re-
gimental flags of the 117th and
118th. The front seats of the center
section of the auditorium, were oc-
cupied by the ladies who, in the
name of Christ their church and
society had rendered the service that
made this occasion posible. To the
right of the stage was grouped the
117th regimental orchestra.

Mr. E. D. Langley, our beloved
Camp Secretary acted as presiding
officer of the evening. The program
was opened up by a splendid selec-
tion of the orchestra followed by a
most fitting prayer offered by Dr.
Kilgo, the pastor of the Buncombe
St. Methodist Church of Greenville.

Chaplain Foster then clearly de-
fined the important place that Unit
85 had filled in the life of the camp.
He paid special tribute to the way in
which our staff and Headquarters
staff had cooperated with him in his
work. And as he spoke we all
thought how large and far-reaching
his wrk has been, and how efficiently
he has cooperated with us. Every
word he said could be distinctly
heard in the extreme rear of the
room.

Our Camp Secretary, Mr. Langley,
in his quiet unassuming way, briefly
reviewed the history of Unit 85 from
the cutting down of the trees, thru
the early weeks of foundation work
to the present consummation, and
pointed out on to greater acbhieve-
ments ahead. Rightful and delicate
tribute was paid to all who had a
part in bringing things to pass, ex-
cepting himself. We realized then
how much our own Building Dire-
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Evangelists Will
Hold Sway in Camp
All Next Week.

The last week in this month pro-
mises to be a memorable one in the
history of the Y. M. C. A. at Camp
Sevier. Our Atlanta Headquaters re-
cently sent out directions to the ef-
fect that religious services be held
in all of our buildings during that
week. The staff in each building is
at work preparing for the services.
These meetings will begin in some
of the Units on Sunday 24th and
continue through Friday evening. In
other Units they will begin on Mon-
day night of the 25th and continue
through Sunday the 31st.

The following ministers of promi-
nence and outstanding ability have
consented to come and preach during
the week:

Dr. E. K. McLarty, of Winston-
Salem, N. C.

Rev. Loy D. Thompson, of States-
ville, N. C.

Rev. George Douglass, of Flush-
ing, New York.

Dr. Pendleton Jones, of Edgefield,
S. C.

Three other ministers have been
asked to come but have not yet re-
plied. Chaplain Robeson has ar-
ranged to conduct special services
in Unit 84. In connection with the
work of preparation for these ser-
vices it will be well for all who are
interested in the welfare of these
splendid fellos who are in our Army
Camps preparing for the great con-
flict overseas to heed the timely sug-
gestion appearing in one of our
great religious papers:

Never in the history of the Church
of God has there been a time hen all
the leadings of God's providence
pointed more insistently to the need
of earnest, prevailing prayer and
intercession. The Church cannot lay
too large emphasis upon the fact
that prayer is the most tremendous
power that God has put into the
hands of His people for the accom-
plishment of His purposes. "Prayer
changes things." We must remember,
however, that before it can change
things for us it must change things
in us. There are many encourage-
ments to prayer in the Word of God
and many promises to those who
persevere in prayer.

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ctor, and certain members of his
early staff had given of themselves.
Mr. Langley made special mention of
the encouragement and assistance
rendered by Gen. Tyson and other
members of the military staff. He al-
so paid due tribute to the coopera-
tion of the people and churches of
Greenville, and in closing, to the
special church (Buncombe St Metho-
dist) whose ladies have done so
much for us.

Colonel Berkley, as the representa-
tive of Gen. Tyson, recently called to
Washington, D. C., in a few well-
chosen, forceful words, expressed the
Military Staff's appreciation of the
contribution being made by Unit 85.
As he spoke, we thought of that day
in a Massachusetts town, when Mar-
shall Field, had come half way
across the continent to speak at the
dedication of a beautiful library he
had built for his native town. It was
also, his FIRST speech, occupied
just ten minutes, and left us hunger-
ing for more men of DEEDS and
ew words make us feel that way. We
wanted to hear from Major Howell,
but he is another man of Deeds.

The main address of the evening
was delivered by President Henry N.
Snyder, Wofford College, Spartan-
burg. In happy and humorous vein,
he at once tied up his deeper
thought with the patriotic past, and
the characteristic present in the lives
of the brave sturdy kaki-clad sons
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