Trench and camp. (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, October 10, 1917, Image 1

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. •■■ -r-T/ys== ' ‘ For •r -' '•, Address Vol. 1. Sketch of General Price Brigadier General Wm. G. Price, who is in command of the 7th Di vision, in the absence of Major- General Clement, rose from the ranks to his present post. His first command was in the Sixth In fantry. 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 " DRESS UP. onsiderable comment has been oc casioned by the recent order with ref erent' 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 es uniform regulation No. 10, March L 24, 1917). Coats will be habitually ■ worn unless on fatigue duty. The pre | scribed salute will be punctiliously I given and acknowledged .(Pipes, cig | arettes and .cigars must be removed ( 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 ously 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. THE AUGUSTA HERALD Edition for CAMP HANCOCK Augusta, Ga. 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 nitions 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. 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 tions 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 wit: (a) All mounted men; canvas with leather reinforcement, as issued, (b) All foot troops not mounted: can vas as issued changed. (Changes uni form specifications No. 12, April” 14, 1917). OCTOBER 10 1917 HEADQUARTERS ROSTER 28TH DIVISION, CAMP HANCOCK. (Now the 7th Division.) MAJOR-GENERAL CHARLES M. CLEMENT, Commanding General. PERSONAL STAFF. Captain Benjamin C. Tilghman, Aide de Camp. Captain Theodore D. Boal, Aide de Camp. Captain William B. Churchman, Jr., Aide de Camp. DIVISION STAFF. Lieutenant-Colonel Edward L. King, Chief of Staff. Lieutenant-Colonel David J. Davis, Division Adjutant. Lieutenant-Colonel Matthew H. Taggart, Division Inspector. 'Lieutenant-Colonel Fred Taylor Pusey, Division Quartermaster. Lieutenant-Colonel William J. Crookston, Division Surgeon. Lieutenant-Colonel William E. Keller, Division Sanitary Inspector. Major Cleon N. Berntheizel, Judge Advocate. Major Walter C. Sterling, Division Ordnance Officer. Major Sidney A. Hagerling, Division Signal Officer. ADDITIONAL STAFF. Major Samuel W. Rhoads, Assistant Chief of Staff. Major George H. Smith, Assistant Division Quartermaster. Major Marshall Henderson, Assistant Division Quartermaster. Major Richard W. Watson, Assistant Division Adjutant. Major Gregg A. Dillinger, Assistant Division Surgeon. Captain Augustine S. Janeway, Assistant Chief of Staff. Captain Edwin A. Nichodemus, Assistant Division Quartermaster. Captain Walter E. Drumheller, Assistant Division Quartermaster. First Lieutenant Clark J. Hollister, Dental Surgeon, Division H’q’rs. Second Lieutenant Desmond E. Neidig, Pay Clerk. Second Lieutenant Thermon B. Clement, Pay Clerk. Second Lieutenant Timothy O. Van Alen, Pay Clerk. ATTACHES. First Lieutenant Spencer McKeon, Statistical Officer. Second Lieutenant Max Livingston, Jr., Statistical Officer. Second Lieutenant Charles E. Sohl, Statistical Officer. BRIGADIER-GENERAL WM. G. PRICE, 53D FIELD ARTILLERY BRIG ADE, IS TEMPORARILY COMMANDING THE DIVISION. ARMY NEWS FOR ARMY MEN I [ I K3XB PLACE I CENT STAMP HERE No. 1