Judge — September 7, 1918 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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Establishing a Dead Line Ry Conronat Joax EB. Martnews, 113th Siz, Ba, Camp Shelby, y _AAN old negro sergeant was drilling a company of rookies. After commanding “right dress” several times with no good results, he pulled out a revolver and shouted, “‘Niggahs, when I gives right dress, I’se gwine to shoot down this here line and you niggahs dress on the smoke.” An Ebony Instrument of War by F. Fonasar, U.S. 8, A “Black Jack.” Startling Statistics By Lr. Rowent BE. Partexson, Tolieferro Field, Ft, Worth, Tezas. A pilot, while flying with an observer at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, passed over the small city of Lawton. Ata height of five thousand feet over the center of the city he shut off his motor until it just idled and put the plane into a “tight spiral,”’ coming down to about eight hundred feet directly over the buildings in the city. The streets, of course, were filled with uplooking spec- tators. Suddenly leveling out the plane he put on the power again and flew on his way. Yelling to the observer he said: “Did you see the people in that town looking tp at us? Ninety per cent. of them thought we were going to crash.” “Yes,” said the observer, and “fifty per cent. of us thought so too.” mplete Identification Cracne Ricuwoxn, Hdgre. € sth FA, Camp Dodge, Shortly after some new recruits had J camp, the guard on post No. 10 saw some one in uniform approaching and | challenged: “Halt, who is there?” He “Olie Olson, from Minn'ap'lis.” Juvce pays $1 each for original jokes sent by soldiers and sailors and accepted for publication, and each week $5 is awarded for the best original joke received was surprised to hear a shaky voice reply, Drawn eezes Military and Naval No Bird-Fancier A Blow in the Dark Ry Pavvare Haney Gans, m0 iA Ba, Co. B, Tank Corps, Comp HE Company Bugler had just blown Taps when he was challenged by the Guard: “Halt, who goes there?” “ompany Bugler.” Advance and be recognized.” He did. Then from the Guard: “Don’t you know any better than to be out after Taps?” So Long! y meARLY D OT OMA ERE Rvs Drawn oy Cu Seasick Rookie—I don't think much of the bloomin’ crow that built this nest away up here! This Week's $5 Prize Winner. Caste W. Woans p Shelby 7 officers” t By Linetesant Jame Cam NUMBER of C0. ASE Inf, NG. ves take an ex- ed attitude over the soldiers leaner i Ss wpaer— Major's sa @ Hattiesburg home, Why He Joined enlisted the house. One privat The Mrs. Majo Trafalgar Square Zoology Py FOAL McCatses, New Hamburg, Ont., Can. ist Sammie (mailing a letter)—I told them at home that the stone lions at Nelson’s monu ment were twenty-five feet long. 2d Sammie—I1 wrote before you did and told them they were a hundred feet long, so when it comes to “lion” you're not in it. | ¢ door of the Mrs, Major the downstairs apart Buck Private.” rd appeared over the bell Grant, Immaterial By Cuanres L. Daves, eare of Band, Bal ‘ailor (as he gazes resignedly at plate of corned ¢)—I1 wonder if this meat used to ve milk—or whinny and pull a wagon! @ Park, San Diego, Cal. Double-Dealing By Mason Daxtea. H. Tonner, 808th Inf, Camp Meade, Maryland A colored soldier asked his company com mander for a twenty-four hour pass and was told that he might have this leave if he found a substitute for his duty. A few minutes later he returned and reported: “Sir, Lieutenant, mayd go now? Ise found my duplicate.” bawl and gi ‘In the ‘Drench’ " Questions Every Sailor Know By J.D. MeMasten, U.S. Neral Air Station, Miami, Fla Were you ever seasick? Why do they make sailors wear those funny pants? What part of the ship is the boatswain? Do you like the navy better than the army? Is the ocean very rough? Why aren’t you an offi Can you climb a mast? by Pvr. Jim Hexoemsox, U.S. Arey Re eruiting Sta., Richmond, Va. “I say, Bill—got a match in yer pocket? ” li That th We wou Watch « Re a les We hav Just to And we Each or For his That th So we'd We're tt You wil By NPE Bysta wish ye Rook pecked comicbooks.com