Trench and Camp, 1917-12-19

GENERAL CLEMENT RETIRES FROM ARMY Rose From Private to Major General in Forty Years. Es Esteemed - teemed Esteemed by Pennsylvanians. After a period of forty years of faith faithful - ful faithful and efficient service in the Pennsyl Pennsylvania - vania Pennsylvania National Guard, Major-General Charles M. Clement, commander of the Twenty-eighth Division, retired to pri private - vate private life on Wednesday of last week, due to an order from the war depart department - ment department emphasizing that modern warfare was a game for younger men. General Clement left for his home in Sunbury last Wednesday afternoon, his three sons - Maj. John K. Clement, of the 111th Infantry; Maj. Charles F. Clement of the Military Police, and Lieut. Theron B. Clement, attached to division headquart headquarters, - ers, headquarters, bidding him farewell at the station. He was accompanied to his home by Capt. Theo. D. Boal, who was his aide during his trip to France, and a number of officers gathered at the train to say good-bye. General Clement is 62 years old and had returned from the French front but a few days ago. He had already begun to instill new spirit in the troops by spending several hours with them on the drill fields. The news of his retirement was a surprise to the division and was heard with keen regret, not only by of officers - ficers officers and men but also by the citizens of Augusta, who were warm admirers. He has always been held in the highest es esteem - teem esteem by the men of the Pennsylvania Na National - tional National Guard and his retirement closes one of the most interesting careers in the history of the state militia. Brigadier-General Frederick W. Still Stillwell, - well, Stillwell, commander of the Fifty-fifth In Infantry - fantry Infantry brigade, assumed command of the division until the arrival of Major-Gen Major-General - eral Major-General Charles H. Muir, on Saturday after afternoon. - noon. afternoon. Military Career. General Clement entered the National Guard on September 3. 1877, and was as assigned - signed assigned to Company E, Eigb*' "'ennsyl "'ennsylvania - vania "'ennsylvania Infantry, as a private. _e passed through all the non-commissioned grades and was elected a first lieutenant on May 6, 1878. He was afterwards trans transferred - ferred transferred to the Twelfth Infantry, in which organization he was elected a cap captain - tain captain on November 1. 1882. He was re reelected - elected reelected captain in 1887 and 1892, and May 18, 189 G, was made a major. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American war he was lieutenant-colonel of his regiment, elected to the rank on April 5, 1898. After the war, he was elected colonel on August 17, 1899, and re-elected in 1901 and 1909. He was created a briga brigadier-general - dier-general brigadier-general on March 29. 1910, command commanding - ing commanding the Third Infantry brigade, acceded to the rank of major-general on Decem December - ber December 22, 1915, succeeding Maj.-Gen. C. B. Dougherty. During the Spanish-America i war he served from May 13, 1898, to October 29th, of the same year. He was in fed federal - eral federal service on the der from July, 1916, to January, 1917. Bishop of Georgia Coming To Camp The boys of the 111th and 112th Infan Infantry - try Infantry had the privilege last Sunday ofere ofereceiving - ceiving ofereceiving Holy Communion which Volunteer Civilian Chaplain Groton has arranged for in different sections of the camp from week to week. Next Sunday Mr. Gro Groton's - ton's Groton's ministration gives place to a gene general - ral general service of the Holy Communion at Engineers' Y. M. C. A. Building No. 77, at 8 a. m., when the bishop of Georgia will celebrate. The bishop will preach at a combined regimental service in the Y, M. C. A. Building. 108th Field Artillery, at 9:30 a. m. In the evening at St. Paul's church, at 8 o'clock, the bishop will administer the rite of confirmation, of which a number of the men of the camp will avail themselves. CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS In order that the men of the 28th Division may thoroughly enjoy the Christmas season, headquarters staff announces that no duties will be de demanded - manded demanded on December 24th, 25th or 26th. These will be holidays in camp and the same is true of December 31st and January Ist. This pleasing news has been known for several days and has caused much rejoicing the officers and enlisted men. Copy for next week's Trench and Camp must be in by Sat Saturday - urday Saturday afternoon. Get busy!

DR. LATSHAW ADDRESSES "Y" MEN Field Secretary From New York Stimiilates Secretaries in Religious Efforts. Camp Hancock Army Y. M. C. A. w:vs visited last Thursday and Friday by Rev. Dr. David Latshaw, of New York City, fielO representative of the Bureau of Re Religious - ligious Religious Work of the War Work Council of the Army Y. M. C. A. Dr. Latshaw made an investigation into the religious work of the camp and ex expressed - pressed expressed himself most favorably concern concerning - ing concerning the activities being carried on. He is making a tour of all the camps in the South and will return to New York soon to prepare for a trip to the camps on the Pacific coast. In his conferences at the administra administration - tion administration building. Dr. Lathshaw revealed him himself - self himself a man of keen insight and deep earn earnestness. - estness. earnestness. He emphasized the importance of personal work among the soldiers and stimulated qll the secretaries to renewed zeal in presenting the religious phase of the work of the Y. M. C. A. "Every sec secretary - retary secretary should make the religious work the objective of all his efforts, no matter what department he may be serving,'' said he. He also stressed the thought that the association is subordinate to the chap chap-1 - -1 chap-1 lains in religious effort and pointed out that the Y. M. C. A. is ap arm of the church and all secretaries are expected to be loyal to all the ordinances and sacra sacraments - ments sacraments of the church. One of the prime purposes of the re religious - ligious religious workers is to hold the church members in the camp faithful to their communions. Dr. Latshaw's visit was an inspiration to the secretaries and his final talk at the Friday conference in which he urged the Army "Y" force not to lose their savour (comparing them to salt) was deeply impressive. LATE NEWS Washington. - Nation-wide prohibi prohibibition - bition prohibibition won in the house of congress on Monday, by a vote of 282 to 128. There were eight votes more than the neces necessary - sary necessary two-thirds vote. The states are given seven years instead of six years in which to ratify the amendment. Ottawa, Canada. - The Union gov government - ernment government has won a decisive victory at the polls and Premier Borden will ad administer - minister administer Canadian affairs for another five years. A sweeping victory for conscription is the result. Washington. - The Senate Military Committee on Monday unanimously approved the renomination by the president of Major General Crozier, chief of ordnance. London. - German naval forces sur surprised - prised surprised a convoy of merchant ships in the North Sea and sank a British de destroyer, - stroyer, destroyer, five neutral merchant ships, four mine sweepers and damaged a de destroyer. - stroyer. destroyer. The total tonnage lost amount amounted - ed amounted to 8,000. New York. - The period of virtual in inactivity - activity inactivity continues in France and Bel Belgium, - gium, Belgium, except for reciprocal bombard bombardments - ments bombardments in various sectors, and here and there small operations by reconnoiter reconnoitering - ing reconnoitering parties. Only on the northern Ital Italian - ian Italian front has there been sanguinary encounters between the opposing in infantry, - fantry, infantry, and in these Austro-German forces again have met with defeat in attempts to pierce the Italian front and advance toward the Venetian plains. British troops were engaged on the Italian line at Monte Fena Sec Secca. - ca. Secca. F ranklin-Marshall "Get Together" A Franklin and Marshall "Get Togeth Together" - er" Together" will be held at the Partridge Inn, Au Augusta, - gusta, Augusta, Ga., Thursday evening, December 20th, 1917, at eight o'clock. Price of plate, $2.00. Any man who has attended the college, the Academy or the seminary is expected to be present. Committee on arrangement: Major H. A. Renninger, Ammunition Supply Train, 'O6; Captain W. C. Truxal, 110th Regi Regiment - ment Regiment of Infantry, 'O4; Lieut. Charles P. Stahr, secretary, 111th Ambulance Com Company, - pany, Company, '97. If you expect to attend notify at once Lieut. Staker, Ambulance Company No. 111.

The second review at Camp Hancock within a few days occurred last week when Major General Charles M. Muir ar* rived in camp to assume command of the Twenty-eighth Division, succeeding Major-General Charles M. Clement, re retired. - tired. retired. Preceded by Headquarters Troop, Maj.- Gen. Muir drove slowly down the Wrights Wrightsboro - boro Wrightsboro road, passing between solid lines of infantry and artillery, all drawn up in perfect alignment. The regimental bands sounded forth a welcome to the new com commanding - manding commanding officer and a large number of civilians were present to extend a silent welcome. Upon arriving at headquarters General Muir was visited by the officers of the entire division, who called to pay their respects. In a statement to the news newspapers, - papers, newspapers, General Muir praised the division highly for its splendid appearance. He stated that he had never seen a finer body of soldiers and was delighted with the troops under his command. The new commander came here from Camp Jackson, where he served as brigadier-general in command of the 162 d Infantry Brigade. He reported to Camp Jackson from the Canal Zone, where he was in command of an infantry regiment. A veteran of the Spanish-American war and of the Philippine insurrection, with a record of service in the Panama Zone, with thirty-two years' service in the regular army of the United States, made a colonel in July. 1916. a brigadier-gen brigadier-general - eral brigadier-general in August, 1917, and a major-general on November 28th. last, and thirteen days later assigned to the command of the 28th Division to succeed Major-Gen Major-General - eral Major-General Charles M. Clement, 55 years of age and a native of Michigan, is the military status of Major-General Charles H. Muir. The new commander is reputed to be a soldier of much force and enthusiasm. Major Stephen O. Fuqua, now assistant to fbnel King, and during the latter's absence on his European observation tour, acting chief of staff, has served a number of years under the new commander. He was the new major-general's adjutant while he was a post commander at Fort Clark, Texas, in 1910, and served with him ia the Philippines from 1908 to 1910.

"He was always full of enthusiam," said Major Fuqua, speaking of General Muir yesterday. Major Fuqua was delighted at the an announcement - nouncement announcement of General Muir's new as assignment. - signment. assignment. He recalled his long service under the new division commander, in which he was his adjutant "on the train,'' on board ship, his mess officer and post adjutant. Has Held All the Commissions. General Muir has enjoyed successively all the commissioned ranks of the army from his present position' down. He graduated from West Point, the United States Military Academy, West Point, in 1885 and after being commissioned a sec second - ond second lieutenant, served in that rank until January, 1892, when he was made a first lieutenant. lie was assigned to the 14th Infantry, but was later transferred to the 2d Infantry. On March 2, 1899, he was appointed a captain in the same regiment. As a captain he served from 1899 to 1908. He was commissioned a major in the 23d Infantry on March 24, 1908. In this capacity he served until January 11, 1914, when he was elevated to the rank of lieutenant colonel, but was unas unassigned. - signed. unassigned. He was subsequently appointed to the 27th Infantry and later to the 26th Infantry. The following November found him serving in the sth Infantry over the transfer route. On the General Staff. As lieutenant-colonel he served until he was made a colonel in July, 1906. Among the honors of the new com commander - mander commander of the 28th Division are his be being - ing being called to serve on the general staff from August 15, 1903, to August 14, 1907, an honor graduate of the infantry and cavalry school in 1905 and at one time an editor of The Infantry Journal. , He-served with the 38th United States Infantry in the Spanish-American war from August 17, 1898 to June, 1901. Will Punish Grumblers. "If it comes to my notice that any boy is sending home and telling things that are untrue, if it is in my power,, he will suffer if his complaints are without justi justification," - fication," justification," was one of the first disciplinary announcements made by Major-General Muir.