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ZZX THE AUGUSTA HERALD ™
Y.M.C.A. of the United States Edition for CAMP HANCOCK Augusta, Ga. THEIR HOME FOLKS
Vol. 1.
1,000 DRAFT MEH
ARRIVE AT CAMP
Will Be Trained For Artillery,
Engineers and Machine Gun
Battalion. Assigned Tem
porarily to Third, Sixth,
Eighth and Thirteenth In
fantry Regiments.
At 11:15 yesterday morning, the first
section of the special trains bearing
the I,ooo,draft men from Camp Meade
pulled into the union station and during
the afternoon the remaining sections
arrived.
These men have been assigned to
the Third, Sixth, Eighth and Thir
teenth nfantry regiments, where they
will be given a thorough course of
traininig for some time.
Subsequently, the drafted men will
be transferred to the artillery, en
gineers and machine gun battalions, in
order to bring these units up to full
war strength. Only the men who are
fit in every respect will be transferred.
This is the first increment of drafted
men to arrive at Camp Hancock. No
definite announcement can be made as
to the arrival of additional increments.
$200,000 SUBSCRIBED
Camp Hancock Soldiers In
vesting Pay in 4 Per Cent.
Liberty Loan Bonds.
Under the direction of Captain
Churchman of the Division Headquar
ters staff, and Lieutenant Frank of the
Eighteenth Infantry, the Liberty Loan
Campaign in Camp Hancock is making
commendable progress and it is al
ready assured that Camp Hancock will
not be one whit behind the other cam pg
and cantonments in this patriotic in
vestment.
Liberty Loan bonds are an excellent
Investment for the soldiers and hun
dreds of them are just beginning to
realize it. One company alone has sub
scribed SIO,OOO and others are nearing
the mark. Few investment opportuni
ties are offered at 4 per cent on such
gilt-edged security as the United States
government presents.
At this writing, the total taken at
Camp Hancock is more than $200,000.
manOeOeserting
Brigadier-General Price is authority
for the statement that a number of
men have deserted. . A batch of nine
men who were absent without leave
was brought to the camp yesterday,
having been apprehended in a nearby
town. These men will face a general
courtmartial and will be deemed guilty
of deserting unless they can prove
their innocence. Many soldiers fail to
realize the severe penalty attached to
desertion in war time and it is certain
that those found guilty will be dealt
with in no uncertain measure.
SOLDIERS CLUBS AND
READING ROOMS
1— Augusta Herald Reading Room,
Lamar Building, Eighth and Broad
streets.
2 Knights of Columbus Club Rooms,
912 Broad street.
2 —First Presbyterian Church, corner
Seventh and Telfair streets.
4 First Baptist Church, 409 Eighth
street.
5 Jewish Lodge Rooms, over King’s
Drug Store, Thirteenth and Broad
streets.
C —Salvation Army. 1283 Broad street.
7Y. M. C. A. Building, corner Greene
and Ninth streets.
8— First Christian Church, Seventh
and Greene streets.
9 St. John’s Methodist Church,
Greene street, between Seventh
and Eighth streets.
io—Masonic Club Rooms, Broad street,
between Sixth and Seventh streets.
OCTOBER, 17, 1917
REORGANIZATION
Several Regiments Retain
Identity But Men Transferred
to Other Commands.
In the reorganization of the 28th Di
vision, several regiments have been
merged and the necessary transfers of
men and equipment began yesterday
and will be completed today, according
to a statement made by General Price.
Here is the rearrangement:
The old 10th Infantry will move to
the quarters formerly occupied by the
3d Infantry.
The Third Infantry will occupy the
site” formerly occupied by the Fourth
Infantry.
The Fourth Infantry will be divided
into three Machine Gun Battalions and
will be assigned to the quarters form
erly occupied by the 10th.
The 13th Infantry remains intact, but
most of the officers and men are trans
ferred to the First Infantry.
The Sth Infantry will retain its iden
tity but most of the men are trans
ferred to the 16th Infantry.
The 6th Infanthy also retains its
identity but most of the officers and
men are transferred to the 18th In
fantry.
a corporaTviews”
INTENSIVE DRILLING
Ever so often “the Powers That Be,”
in their infinite wisdom, decree some
thing that must be carried out. At camp
Hancock these same powers have de
creed r. program of so-called “inten
sive training.” To the civilian these two
words mean spending life in camp and
getting some pleasant exercise to make
one strong and fit for service; but if you
want to know what It means to the sol
dier, ask any one of the 30,000 in the camp
—but he’ll take a couple of hours to tell
it.
Work, as you probably have read, starts
in the early morn in the army. The men
go to it with a will and vim that is re
markable and a boastful manner is evi
dent when they tell of what they will
do when they set the pace in a drill or
short hike. The first hour usually puts
a damper on the ardor and vim of all.
The first “rest” is called when all men
think minutes are hours, but some of
the sturdier Sammies scorn to rest, pre
ferring to stand in the middle of the pa
rade ground and gossip. The drill is re
sumed, and the pace begins to fag. The
sun adds a number of calories, or candle
power. or whatever it is that makes the
sun bite through a flannel shirt and re
duce the wearer to a pulp.
Another short rest is given the men.
This time ninety-nine and a half per,
cent of them take advantage of it. This
halt is marked by the speed with which
everyone hastens to fling himself down
to rest the now weary limbs. The water
level in some of the men’s canteens (many
men take their canteens along to drill)
is also appreciably lowered, while sun
dry feet begin to spread until they threat
en to burst the shoes within which they
are encased.
At the command to “Fall In!” to re
sume the drill, backs and knees are found
to have stiffened, shoulders to have be
come sore and feet to have grown ten
der and sore, all during ten minutes. The
pace now is much slower. At the next
rest the officers are surrounded by be
seeching groups, who limp ostentatiously
orate wildly of shoe, galls and blisters and
demand leave to fall out of Ibje and be
excused from further drill that morning.
The few lucky ones so favored limp out
of ranks followed by the gibes of the
rest who envy them immensely. It now
grows harder to step forward. Every
step gives the marcher a feeling that
somebody is trying to hold his feet back
and the sun sends new battalions into
the charge; indeed, some fagged drillers
swear they can see two suns dancing in
the heavens. The noon halt affords a
brief respite, but the afternoon is a re
petition of the morning, intensified.
C. FRED RITTER.
Corporal, Supply Co. 4th Pa. Inf.
Parade of Pennsylvanians
Thrills Augusta Citizens
Splendid Welcome Accorded Officers and Men of 23th Division
—Great Demonstration at Flag Raising—Address by
Major-General Duvall—Reception and Dance for Officers.
Brigadier-General O’Neill Heads Parade.
COLONEL RICHARDS
INTEREST IN MEN
With the first trench work since the
soldier boys hit Southern sands on
September 10th, the stage was being
set Friday and Saturday for weeks of
work in assaults and bomb attacks. A
start was made on the trenches near
our Y. M. C. A. building shortly after 1
o’clock and by nightfall good progress
had been made. The fellows who are
getting hardened to the work are look
ing forward to this vigorous part of
the program with intense interest.
Band Leader Roy Miller today feels
just a little bit prouder than ever of
his splendid corps of musicians com
posing the One Hundred and Twelfth
Regiment Band, since the triumph of
Sunday -CUt-October 7. The pro
gram the band presented at the Grand
Theater, together with the selections
by John Surra, Chester Miller. Miss
Myrtis Tinsley and Miss Fannie Sewell
was one of surpassing excellence.
Originally planned to last a little more
than an hour, successive encores drew
it into An enjoyable entertainment that
lastd from 4 to 6 o'clock.
B and K companies both have well
organized football teams and either
one or the other had a game scheduled
on Wednesday or Sunday of each week.
K Company defeated K of the One
Hundrd and Tenth on Sunday-, 41 to 0,
and whipped B Company 7 to 0 on
Wednesday afternoon. Every com
pany in the outfit will soon have an
eleven in the field.
The boys of the One Hundred and
Twelfth Regiment have a warm spot
for their commanding officer, Colonel
Rickards* During the recent heavy
storm which flooded a number of tents
and did some slight damage to com
pany streets, he made a tour of the
camp with an old lantern to see that
every soldier lad was made comfort
able. Few officers would have been as
thoukhtful, but it only goes toward
proving what he told one unit before
leaving home: “I expect to safeguard
the interests of the boys in my regi
ment as carefully as if each were my
own son.”
MASONS ORGANIZE
LODGE AT SEA
With the members wearing life pre
servers and aprons at the same time,
a lodge of Master Masons were organ
ized on the steamship Sax'onia in the
danger zone of the Atlantic a few
weeks ago. The members came from
many states and some were from Eng
land and France. It was the most
unique lodge ever organized in that
respect. The ritual was conducted as
smoothly as if in a Masonic Temple at
home. The ceremony occurred August
19, and the lodge is known as Saxonla
Lodge No. 1, A. F. & A. M.
There has been some talk of erect
ing a Masonic building in all camps
and cantonments and the Masons at
Camp Hancock would be delighted to
have one erected. A goodly percentage
of officers and enlisted men belong to
the order and the members would be
glad to avail themselves of a meeting
place in the camp.
SAVE THE PAPER!
Soldiers at Camp Hancock are
requested by the Y. M. C. A. to
write on both sides of the station
ery and to return to the counter all
unused sheets. Waste not, want
not!
Last Friday afternoon, the citzens of
Augusta and surrounding communities
were given a military display such as
it probably never witnessed in its his
tory, when about 3,000 troops from
the 28th Division at Camp Hancock,
representing all arms of the service,
paraded in the business district and
passed in review before Major Gen
eral William P. Duvall, commanding
the Department of the Southeast, and
Brigadier Generals Price, Logan,
O’Neill and Stillwell, of Camp Han
cock.
Itwas part of the official welcome of
the citizens of Augusta to the troops
at Camp Hancock and also served as
an incident in the flag-raising at Bar
rett Plaza, where the review occurred.
It was a great day for Augustans and
the soldiers from Pennsylvania thrilled
the patriots of the south by their mil
itary bearing and martial display.
“Lawd a massy," said one Georgian,
near the writer, “if that am only 3,000
soldiers at Camp Hancock, whot would
the whole division look like? Ah de
clare it’s a wonderful sight.” As the
artillery passed, the same man ob
served: “Ma, dem fellahs could wipe
Augusta off the map in no time with
dem guns.”
Order of Parade.
Following was the order of the pa
which swung down the south side of
Broad street in platoon formation and
crossing at Fifth street, marched down
Telfair street to Barrett Plaza, where
the reviewing stand was located:
Company No. 1, Military Police,
Capt. J. Clyde Milleer, commanding.
Brig. Gen. C. T. O’Neill and staff.
Fourth Infantry Band.
Battalion of Engineers, Maj. James
H. M. Andrews, commanding, consist
ing of Companies A, B, and D, of the
First Pennsylvania Engineers.
Company B, Signal Corps, Capt.
Thomas C. Rose, commanding.
Thirteenth Infantry Band.
Battalion of Infantry, Maj. George B.
Corbin, commanding, consisting of
Companies A and F, of the Fourth;
Company Dr, of the Eighth and Com
pany D, of the Thirteenth.
Sanitary detachment, Maj. S. H.
Heller, commanding.
Machine gun battalion, consisting of
one company each, from the Fourth,
Eighth and Thirteenth regiments.
Col. H. L. Turner, senior regimental
commandeer of the artillery brigade,
and staff.
108th Artillery Band, mounted.
Battalion from 108th Field Artillery,
Maj. Ewin St. John Greble, command
ing, consisting of Batteries D, E, and
F.
War strength battery from 107th
Field Artillery, Capt. S. A. Whittaker,
commanding.
109th Artillery Band, mounted.
Battalion from 109th Field Artillery,
Maj. William J. Ravert, commanding,
consisting of Batteries A, B, and C.
Field kitchen.
Eighth Infantry Band.
Squadron of cavalry, Maj. J. F.
Moore, commanding consisting of
Troop H and Troop I, of the First
Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Profuse Decorations.
Marching under a continuous suc
cession of banners and bunting,
stretching clear across Broad street,
the troops presented an imposing and
picturesque appearance. Applause was
frequent along the line. The solid ranks
of infantry, with rifles aslant toward
the sky; the dashing cavalrymen, with
chin straps down and sabres drawn,
and the dare-devil artillerymen with
arms folded, mounted on gun carriages
and horses —all evcited the imagina
tion of the spectators and gave thrill
after thrill. One enthusiast exclaimed,
he saw the 4.7 guns passing: “Man, 1f
the kaiser only could see these Penn
sylvania boys, he'd quit right now.”
The Flag-Raising.
Immediately after the parade, the
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