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Oct. 24, 1917.
Sidelights on the Big Bunch of Pennsylvania Boys
112TH PARADES
WITH 3,700 MEN
Probably First War Strength
Regiment in Army to Parada.
Soldiers Clear New Drill
Field in Short Time. Fine
Practice March:
What is believed to have been the
first parade of a war strength infantry
regiment in the country since the new
organization plan went into effect .took
place on the drill grounds of the 112th
Regiment on Monday evening. Oct.
15th. More than 3,700 men were in
line. The troops were reviewed by
Colonel George C. Rickards and his
staff, of the 112th, and by Colonel
Maurice E. Finney, commanding officer
of the old Eighth Regiment, whose
command joined the 112th on Wednes
day.
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TRENCH AND CAMP
More tyoops were on the field in
otje regiment than were in the entire
old Second Brigade during the border
service.
While there was plenty of excite
ment, no real confusion attended the
arrival of the Eighth Regiment boys in
the 112th camp on Wednesday. Tents
had been moved to the new alignment
several days before, and nine new ones
were added to each company street to
accommodate the newcomers.
Everything was so well, in hand
Wednesday afternoon that many boys
got off for a visit to Augusta, while
on Thursday the boys of the 112th
turned out in force and with the 111th
Regiment soldiers cleared the new drill
field south of the Wrightsboro road,
collecting stumps and eliminating all
growth and underbrush. Colonel Rick
ards was especially proud of the man
ner in which the boys handled the
big task and the rapidity with which
it was accomplished.
On Friday afternoon the 112th Regi
ment soldiers headed the great column
of troops that marched through Au
gusta’s strets on a ten-mile practice
hike. Eighty-two hundred men, belong
ing to the 56th Brigade, participated
in the biggest military spectacle Au
gusta has seen.
Brigadier General William G. Price
reviewed the soldiers on the 112th
Regiment’s drill field. The men, march
ing in line of companies, with combat
wagons and supply trains taking part
as well, presented a splendid sight. No
more than a half* dozen men dropped
out along the whole line of march, and
this is considered a remarkable record.
Wholesome Environment
of Men at Gamp Hancock
Every Effort Made to Keep
Men Morally Clean. The Gen
eral Speaks.
A telegram was laid before Brigadier
General Price, commanding the 28th Di
vision at Camp Hancock yesterday to the
effect that some preacher in a public ut
terance had decried the immoral atmos
phere of this camp, stating that the con
ditions were bad. implying that they were
unusually degrading.
Without any hesitation whatever, in a
formal statement, General Price replied:
“I would say that such a statement is a
willful lie and shows lack of knowledge
of conditions existing in the camp of the
Twenty-eighth Division. Say to the
mothers and the wives of the men here,
for’me, that their sons and husbands are
in an environment in which I would have
my own sons live and that every precau
tion is being successfully taken to safe
guard the moral, physical and mental con
dition of the men at all times.
"In all my 31 years of Army and Na
tional Guard experience I have never
seen men in such wholesome environment
in camp or even in any city where 1 have
lived or visited.
“Any preacher or public man who states
that the conditions of the Twenty-eighth
Division are immoral has little regard
for the truth of bis statement and seeks
notoriety at the expense of patriots as
clean in body and mind as he ever dared
be. Let these seekers of notoriety com
municate with the civilians here repre
senting religious orders and the Young
Men’s Christian Association before they
horrify the mothers and wives of these
soldiers by their rotten insinuations.”
This ought to be sufficient. Our weak
words would hardly emphasize the truth
expressed. Temptation is farther re
moved from men here than in Pittsburgh
or Philadelphia. The Provost Guard is
more strict in dealing with soldiers than
are the police of those cities in dealing
with transgressors. Men looking for hell
can fall into it, but surely no army has
had so many incentives to a right life as
has this. And the men are responding to
the upward pull. s
SAND~SHOfSFROM
THE 112TH
Greatest interest is now being taken
in football among the boys of the 112th
since official word has gone out from
Headquarters that it is to be a war
game ” Its value for training men for
combat has been recognized, and the
appointment of officers to supervise a
schedule of games follows in due
course. First Liutenant John F. Graff
heads the list of officers, with First
Lieutenants Philip Webster, Joseph
Connell and Second Lieutenant Frede
rick Blankenship as assistant athletic
directors. A non-commissioned officer
of each company represents his unit
at the athletic meetings. First games
on the schedule were played Satur
day.
It costs about $3,400 a month now
to feed a company of 250 men in the
112th, according to one mess sergeant’s
estimate. He finds it necessary to use
100 loaves of bread. He has estab
lished a record of serving his men in
eight to ten minutes.
“Augusta is like heaven compared to
El Paso.” said one of the officers of
the 112th the other day, commenting
on the splendid conditions prevailing
about the camp. Only two prisoners
have been in the guardhouse to date.
Colonel Rickards, in a recent published
interview, commenting on the excel
lent conditions, said he had not seen
a single soldier in an intoxicated con
dition — a. condition far ahead of that
of border days.
Ten large corral sheds were erected
behind bath-house row for the new
112th mules this week. Only 25 of the
animals have arrived so far.
The new regimental infirmary was
completed during the week, and has
been open for several days. It is well
suited to take care of the needs of
those who are sick. The past week
also saw the Supply Company in its
new offices, near the foot of its com
pany street, the two large warehouses
having been completed ten days ago.
The 112th Regimental canteen was
doing such a thriving business on
Wednesday, moving day for the Eighth
Regiment, that the doors had to be
closed for half an hour.
JUST
j|L RECEIVED
A Shipment Broad Brim
Jy J 1 QBjfik Army Stetson Hats.
A new shipment of Over
-7/ *‘ coats.
V; Sheep-lined Coats.
® eav y Weight Uniforms.
» Army Regulation Sweat
" ~ ers.
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ARTILLERY BAND
ASSISTS SINGING
Every Sunday afternoon the Soldiers’
Welfare committee of Augusta arranges
community singing at the Grand theatre
and the 107th Artillery band gave a pro
gram during Sunday afternoon's session,
winning favorable comments. Several
numbers were applauded vociferously and
encores were demanded.
Lieut. John Croly, baritone, and Pri
vate Luther White, tenor, were the solo
ists. These two, with Mrs. S. H. Myers,
Mrs. G. W. Andrews, Mrs. Dixon and
Messrs. J. L. and J. P. Mulherin, sang
the serenade from “Robin Hood.” A. L.
Tebbs of the Army Y. M. C. A. conducted
the singing and sang the solo parts of
several selections.
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