Trench and Camp, 1917-10-10

( Letter From the Commander-in-Chief :THE WRITE HOUSE ..... L washingtom i 28 September, 1917 My dear Mr. Bryan: I am happy to have a chance to say this word of gratitude for the newspapers which you a.xd your associates are so gener generously - ously generously providii g to be issued in our great training camps. * - I understand that this is to be in a very special sense a soldiers' newspaper, and that it will no doubt be devoted in substantial part to matters of local and peculiar interest in tho camps in which they appear, but that they will also have a general influence in interpreting to the soldiers the hope and enthusiasm of the nation behind them, and interpreting to the nation the fine determination and spirit of our men in arms. ; It is important that there should be no loss of touch between the nation and its soldiers, and the series of papers so generously provided will be helpful in maintaining the spirit and understanding of both. Cordially yours, Mr. John Stewart Bryan, Richmond, Virginia.

from the mouth and hands removed from pockets before saluting). Each enlisted man, before receiving a pass, will be inspected, and no passes will be issued until the following regula regulations - tions regulations have been complied with: (a) The soldier will be neatly dressed, shaved, shoes polished and all parts of the uniform brushed and cleaned. (e) Leggings will be habitually worn by enlisted men only as prescribed, to towit: - wit: towit: (a) All mounted men; canvas with leather reinforcement, as issued, (b) All foot troops not mounted: can canvas - vas canvas as issued changed. (Changes uni uniform - form uniform specifications No. 12, April" 14, 1917).

DRESS UP. onsiderable comment has been oc occasioned - casioned occasioned by the recent order with ref referent' - erent' referent' to the personal appearance of soi liei and other details, and for the bent'it of the men who failed to read it carefully, we print the essential paragraphs: "The service hat will be habitually worn and at the proper angle. (Chang (Changes - es (Changes uniform regulation No. 10, March L 24, 1917). Coats will be habitually worn unless on fatigue duty. The pre pre| - | pre| scribed salute will be punctiliously I given and acknowledged .(Pipes, cig cig| - | cig| arettes and .cigars must be removed

Brigadier General Wm. G. Price, who is in command of the 7th Di Division, - vision, Division, in the absence of Major- General Clement, rose from the ranks to his present post. His first command was in the Sixth In Infantry. - fantry. Infantry. Later he became part of the Third Infantry and rose to Colonel, being elevated from that rank to Brigadier-General. Before being given command of the Artillery Brigade, General Price was in charge of the First Infantry Brigade, now the 55th. k In private life, General Price is

a building contractor. He is a resident of Chester, which has had phenomenal growth in the past two years. The Remington Arms Co., at Chester, manufactures 4,000 rifles daily and the Eddystone Mu Munitions - nitions Munitions Corporation ar.d Baldwin Locomotive Works have large plants on the outskirts of the city. As a result, thousands of homes have been built to accommodate the influx. General Price had a large part in the development of the new residential communities before being called to the border last year.