* EARLE L. KITTRELL ■
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Graduate Veterinarian
(Deputy State Veterinarian)
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GW/A11W
Augusta, Arkansas
Office Phone 16 :: Home Phone 40
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CAMP PIKE NOTES
“Gas!” calls the officer in
charge of the squad. The men
knock off their hats, and dig
in a hurry for their gas masks
which are carried in a canvas
bag on their chests. The mask
fastens with a couple of web
bed straps and the soldier in
serts his chin in the mask, pulls
the harness over his head
with a snap and takes one step
forward. Trial after trial we
timed them and there were al
ways a i\umber who could
make it in less than five sec
onds. Most of the masks
were on in ten seconds but
there would always be some
luckless fellow whose fingers
were all thumbs to bring down
the average. No gas was be
ing used, of course, but the of
ficers are seeing that there will
be no delay in getting into the
masks when that part of the
work comes. It would take
too long to describe one of the
masks as to construction but
they are said to be the most
successful used by any army.
A colored soldier who had
viewed the men in the goggle
eyed gas masks with evident
bewilderment, said: “Boss, am
dat de motor cycilin’ bunch?”
When the use of the gas masks
was explained to him he got
the main idea in a hurry.
What do the boys themsel
ves think of the work the red
triangle is doing for them at
Camp Pike? Here is what
private V. C. Rice, Co. C., 345
Infantry wrote about it: “Last
but not least, there is the Y.
M. C. A. which the boys find
to be the next best place to
home. Here a soldier may
come and sit by the fire to read
or write; all stationery being
furnished free. You may see
a good movie or hear a splen
did lecture or concert. On
Sunday you may attend a Bible
class and hear excellent ser
mons by some of our leading
preachers. You may also
have a chance to study French
a severy building has a good
French teacher among the sec
retaries. You may buy your
stamps and mail your letters at
these buildings. This service
is furnished free to the men
and is certainly appreciated.”
One of the hardest problems
at the opening of the army
camps was to get all of the
men to participate in the gen
eral athletic activities. Many
of the men had never had time
or opportunity to do so and it
looked childish to them and a
waste of time. But they are
fast learning to enjoy it and
one of the sights of the camp
is an entire company out on
the field playing volley-ball,
leap frog, an enlarged sort of
dare base, follow the leader,
and he takes them over ditches
and log hurdles, etc. What
they do is not so important as
how they do it, for the object
is to harden the muscles to all
kinds of exercise or a fast
game of ball, coming on top
of the days drill, it is no won
der they have enormous ap
petites at supper and are wil
ling to stay in camp rather
than trying for a passto town.
It is announced that Miss
Margaret Wilson, daughter of
President Wilson, will sing at
the Y. M. C .A. auditorium at
Camp Pike on Monday, April
8. Miss Wilson is touring the
army camps of the South un
der the auspices of the Y. M.
C. A.
A few days ago two fullj
regiments of infantry were
called out into the woods for a j
practice manueyer. They !
marched for several hours and
then stopped for their noon
day meal, each man having to
prepare his own. Each had a j
slice or two of bacon, a potato 1
an onion, some bread and while j
they insisted that it was an !
improvement on the camp
cooks no one remained away
from supper to try the experi
ment again. When asked of
the hardships of the march
there was one big kick from
all of them. Cooking in the
aluminum mess pans had
smoked them up in bad shape
and it was no little job to get
them ready for Sunday inspec
tion next day.
One local from the Red' Tri
angle activity is for the sec
retaries to meet the troop
trains that pass through the
union depot at Little Rock.
Two or more of them are there
a large part of the time and
board the trains, selling the
boys stamps, mailing letters
for them, giving them paper
and envelopes answering ques
tions when possible and ren
dering every possible assist
ance. It is seldom that the
soldiers are not under the
watchful eye of the Y. M. C. A.
whether at home or abroad.
Often there comes a query
as to whether a pass is neces
sary for a visitor to enter Camp
Pike. No pass is needed un
til after dark and one can get
in then if with an officer des
pite the lack of an official per
mit. Visitors are barred only
from the quarrentined bar
racks, and may inspect prac
tically all parts of the camp
and watch the men at drill.
Don’t stay away from Camp
for fear of red tape.*
i Clad in blue overalls, the
machine gun squad was prac
ticing formation and handling
the guns. They laid flat on
the ground, dragging the guns
from one position to another.
Squirming along, the main idea
was to expose just as little of
your anatomy to the enemy as
possible. It looked like a
mighty poor job for a warm
day, but it was all in a day’s
work and the men seemed to
take the dirt and the discom
fort as a matter ofN course.
In ye olden times one used
to hear often of “snow white
chargers” but there is nothing
doing in that line these days.
The white horse is a drug on
the market so far as the army
is concerned as he makes too
conspicuous a target for the
enemy. An effort has been
made to dye the white horses
l at it was impossible to get
a color that would not fade
quickly and as a class they are
now on the black list.
Some splendid results are
being achieved by the Y. M.
C. A. through the six women
it is keeping at the Missouri
Pacific and Rock Island depots
in Little Rock. Three matrons
work at each depot in eight
hour shifts and look after the
women and girls who come to
visit the men at Camp Pike,
although they are there of
course to help all travelling
women. Much suffering and
real trouble is saved the visit
ors through their good work.
500 bushels corn for sale—
cash or credit—W. J. Mitchell
Wanted to buy, fat hogs—
W. J. Mitchell. 4-5-tf.
Don’t Let It Linger
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A cough that “hangs on”
wears down the sufferer, leav
ing him unable to ward off
sickness. Jos. Gillard, 148
Fillmore St., Nashville, Tenn ’
writes: “I was suffering with
a dry hacking cough and a
pain in my chest, but since
taking Foley’s Honey and Tar
Compound I have been re
lieved.” It soths, heals and
cures. Red Cross Drug Store
McCrory, Ark. adv.
i Mr. and' Mrs. Bob Drewry
and Mrs. W. W. Raney also J.
.Edward Sullivan of this city*
were pleasant visitors in the
city; of Augusta Sunday.
■ George Haralson, candidate
for Circuit Clerk and Ex-Of
ficio Recorder of Woodruff
County, was shaking hands
with the voters of McCrory
for a few days last week, and
; while in town the gentleman
called at the Home News of
fice and left a nice order for
! candidate cards for which he
has our thanks.
This Woman Found Relief
Backache, sore muscles, stiff
or swollen oints, rheumatic
pains, dizziness and like symp
toms are caused by disordered
kidneys and bladder. Mrs.
Thos. H. Davis, Montgomery,
R. F. D. 3, Ind;, writes: “I
doctored mnoths without re
lief. I commenced using Fol
ey Kidney Pills and got relief.
Eight bottles cured me.” Red
Cross Drug Store, McCrory,
Ark. adv.
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Wherever Ford Cars have pioneered,
?ord service has kept pace. It is the fac
,or which strengthens the personal relation
betweet Ford owners and the Company. To
get the best possible service from your
Ford car, bring it here when it needs at
tention and get the benefit of Ford Super
vision throughout. We use the genuine
Ford parts and give you the benefit of the
regular standard Ford prices.
Chassis, $400.00, Runabout, $435.00.
Touring Car, $450.00. Coupelet, $560.00.
Sedan, $695.00. Town Car, $645.00.
Truck, $600.00.
RIGGS BROTHERS
McCrory
Arkansas