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VOL. 1.
GEM. O'NEIL BACK
AT CAMP HANCOCK
He Has Been Named Com
mander of Fifty-Fifth
Infantry.
Brig.-Gen. Christopher T. O’Neil has
been named commander of the Fifty-
Fifth Infantry Brigade at Camp Hancock,
according to announcements made yes
terday. At present at Camp Wadsworth,
Spartanburg, S. C., the new commander
■will arrive here at once to take command.
General O’Neil is well-known in Au
gusta and Camp Hancock, having been
stationed here up until January, when he
was transferred. His many friends, es
pecially the members of his former staff,
are delighted at the news that he is be
ing returned h£re.
Coming to Camp Hancock, with his
command the old Third Brigade, General
O’Neil, under the re-organization which
demolished the unit, was placed in com
mand of the Fifty-Third Depot Brigade,
That, too. was soon demolished and the
general found himself without a com
mand.
During the period in which Brig-Gen.
William G. Price, Jr., was In command
of the Twenty-Eighth Division. General
O'Neil was attached to the division staff.
Shortly after the removal of Maj-. Gen.
Charles M. Clement from the command
of the division and the succession of
Maj.-Gen. Charles H. Muir, he was or
dered to Spartanburg, where he has been
since then.
General O’Neil is a very popular man,
a true soldier and military statistician.
He succeeds Brig.-Gen. Frederick W.
Stillwell in the command of the Fifty-
Fifth Brigade. His home is in Alien
town, Pa, _______
COMBAT FIRING
TRAINING BEGINS
A new type of training is to be begun
in the Twenty-eighth Division immediate
ly upon the completion of the firing
range which is well under way. Combat
firing, as it is called, will be taught to
every platoon with a view to developing
quickness and exactness in firing by
groups. Instruction in the rifle is, it
seems, divided into two parts. First,
education and Individual firing at vary
ing distances at one hundred, two hun
dred and three hundred yards. Also in
slow and rapid firing. Tills should de
-velop the individual soldier as far as his
.physical limitations will allow. Some men
may become expert shots and yet not be
able to fire in unison with others at the
• unexpected command of an officer.
To develop this team work the second
type of rifle instruction is given. This is
known as combat firing. When the train
ed riflemen are expected to develop team
work by firing at targets of an officer
known as the umpire who presents the
targets at different distances in different
combinations and allowed to remain for
varying periods, unknown to the officer
in command of the firing squads.
This would develop quickness.
threebWhers in
UNCLE SAM’S SERVICE
Lawrence S. Ftoro of Co. M., 111th In
fantry. Camp Hancock, has been pro
moted to corporal. He is one of three
brothers in the service of the United
States, the others being Private Russel
Floro and Corporal Thomas Floro*-in Co.
D, 24th Engineers at Camp Dix.
The Floro boys are from Van Meter,
Penna., where their father has a state
bank and merchandise store. The father
was a captain in the Italian army and
served in the war between Italy and the
North African states.
trenclTraldsby --
SCOUT SECTION
Trench raids on Thursday night last
furnished a novel experience for the men
of the south section. Led by Lieut. Owfen
and Lieut. Cook the men of the 109th
Scout Section entered heartily into the
game. Eighteen prisoners were taken in
the night attack and the participants
learned many things about trench war
, fare. Os course, the scouts must be
careful not to injure each other in the
darkness. It is the intention of the of
ficers in charge to continue and extend
this training.
TEXAS WILL BE
‘DRY’ IN JUNE
Austin, Texas. —Texas will practically
become a dry state April 15th as a re
sult of the bill passed by the legislature
in special session yesterday creating dry
zones.
The law will close saloons in practical
ly all principal cities and in smaller places
. w’ re minor detachments of troops are
stationed.
A state-wide prohibition bill is prac
tically sure of passage at this special ses
sion and will become effective about
June 27th.
REVERIES
CEMENTING THE KEYSTONE.
That eaqh man showed PEP in his
walk as he .rent by was noticed in last
Saturday’s Review. The rich mixture
of preparation and Penn. PEP is
the cement that keps the Keystone Di
vision in its place at the top.
A DANGEROUS FLAVOR.
Ground glass in delicacies and pieces
of wire and metal shaving mixed with
the friendly baked beans at our messes
has been heard of. Should you run
across any of these “boche” souvenirs
turn the same over to your command
ing officer, and have two of your
friends afbng as witnesses.
SEE OURSELVES AS OTHERS SEE
US.
Brace up—read G. O. 22 i*nd keep up
the good work. The Keystone Division
is in its rightful place—(the front and
center).
CURRENT EVENTS
By Frederick B. Heitkamp
NO CHANGE in the attitude of the
U. S. with regard to Japan entering
Russia to seize supplies in Siberia, and
along the Siberian railroad has taken
place during the past week. It is gn
eraiiy believed, however, that if it is
probable that these stores are in im
minent danger and that German in
fluence is working harmfully. in Si
beria, Japan will be justified in step
ping in and attempting to save them.
DELEGATES of the Russian nation
left the recent “peace conference’’
with bitter enmity toward the German
people. Such a peace can not last for
long. Reports are coming in even now
of uprising and of war p-eparation to
again attack the Hun. Active fighting
has taken place, but at best it has been
highly disorganized. We may lock to
Russia for a more violent expression of
dissatisfaction.
CONGRESS has passed a bill this
past week providing for the granting
of furloughs to farmers that they may
return home to aid in the production
and harvesting of crops.
CONCENTRATION OF POWER in
the War Department has been pro
vided in a recent bill passed by con
gress. By it there will be- two new
Secretaries of War in addition to the
Assistant Secretary, authorized last
year.
THE WAR INDUSTRIES BOARD
has again been reorganized. The du
ties of the Board consist in controll
ing the output of American Industry
during the war. Through the Board it
is intended to eliminate all competition
for supplies between the various gov
ernment departments and the allies.
An important feature is the great pow
er given to the chairman of the Board,
whose decisions are in many cases
final.
WAR DEPARTMENT plans do not
call for the creation of any new army
divisions during the year 1918. There
will be a gradual summoning of new
men from time to time, but it is not
probable that the number” called will
go much over 800,000. These men will
complete and fill the existing organi
zations and will be those of the sec
ond draft. It is indicated that the call
will not come much before June Ist.
THE NATIONAL PARTY met re
cently at Chicago. It declared that
2,500,000 THEN IN
THE U. S. ARMY
Washington—When the “second
draft” call has been answered,
800,000 strong, the United States
army—regulars, national guard
troops, enlisted men and reserves
—will number approximately 2,-
500,00 men.
During tl.e war with Spain the
United States army at is maxi
mum strength aggregated 272,000
officers and men.
MARCH 13, 1918.
THE RULES OF THE GAME.
Uniform means one form; uniformi
ty marks a trained organization—lack
of it rabble. A variation from uni
formity may attract attention to your
self but it also detracts in the uni
formity of the organization in the
same way that a man out of step hurts
the appearance of a passing column.
The open shirt collar, the tennis rolled
sleeves and the unbuttoned coat are
anything but military. Play the game!
Take pride in raising the standard of
the Keystone Division! There is noth
ing picturesque or floating about the
lines of the Keystone.
MORE RULES OF THE GAME.
The object of Uic raids at the Di
vision Trenches is to learn how to
pull them off and how to stop them, —
not to furnish subjects for the Ambu
lance companies. A clubbed rife in the
dark is decidedly against the Rules of
The Game.
equal suffrage, prohibition, and radi
cal legislation favoring farmers to be
the main planks in its platform. This
is the first definite policy set forth by
this new party.
BIG GUNS for the American army
is the cry of Acting Chief-of-Staff,
Gen. Felton C. March. He is urging a
speeding up of the ship-building pro
gram so that we can get our supplies
more quickly to our men. Coming from
the front, as he does. Gen. March is
able to speak with first hand informa
tion and he Is emphasizing the great
need of supplies—and most important
of ail, big guns.
SECRETARY OF WAR BAKER has
landed at a IjTench port. He is Presi
dent Wilson’s personal. representative
and has gone to see for himself the
actual conditions on the firing line. He
is the first of the Cabinet officials to
make the trip.
CASUALTY LISTS will not be given
out for publication. Heretofore the
names and the addresses of those kill
ed and wounded have been given to
the papers for publication. The French
and allied governments have urged
against this practice as it furnishes the
enemy with valuable information.
From now on the relatives only will be
notified and that by telegraph. In this
manner it will be well nigh impossible
for any spy sj'stem no matter how
perfect, to ascertain the number of
wounded and the location from which
the men have come.
DURING THE MONTH OF DE
CEMBER the allies with the aid Sos
the American navy sunk more sub
marines than Germany was able to
launch. It is believed that the anti
submarine warfare is becoming so ef
fective that by August we shall have
the upper hand of the entire U-boat
situation.
REPORTS of active fighting by
Americans come in from day to day,
but no really important encounter has
as yet taken place, or at least none has
been made public. It is with satisfac
tion that we read of the praise bestow
ed upon our troops by the French Of
ficers. The American are a determin
ed set of men—and with their deter
mination goes the power to think in
action. ,
38 MILLION, JOHN
D.’S INCOME TAX
New York.—John D. Rockefel
ler will pay $38,400,000 as his per
sonal income tax to the United
States government.
Rockefeller’s trifle would just
about cover the combined national
debt of Persia and Peru, accord
ing to local sharks today, and is
j far above that of any other per
son.
LIEUT.-COL. KING AND
MAJ. FUQUA PROMOTED
Chief of Staff is Advanced to
Rank of Colonel, While Train
ing Officer Is Made Lieu
tenant-Colonel.
Lieut.-Col. Edward L. King, chief of
staff of the 28th division, has been pro
moted to the rank of colonel, it was
learned today. Major Stephen O. Fuqua,
training officer of the division, has been
made a lieutenant-colonel The promo
tion of Major Fuqua dates from August
sth and that of Colonel King from No
vember sth, 1917.
There are no officers at. Hancock more
generally admired by officers and men
alike than these men. Their promotions
are the result of untiring endeavor a'ong
military lines, and they are being warmly
congratulated.
FIGHTING SPIRIT OF
THE PENNSYLVANIANS
ADMIRED BY
Four hundred of Pennsylvania’s select
infantrymen yesterday afternoon gave
Secretary of State ; Robert Lansing a
demonstration of bayonet lunges they are
prepared to make ag; in it the Hun when
thev get on the other tide.
The sham battle was staged in a dry
reservoir at the edge of the camp. The
distinguished visitors included the offi
cers of highest rank hi the 28th Division,
in addition to the secretary of state’s
party. Several thousand people witness
ed the demonstration
The men from Pennsylvania have the
“pep” that counts, according to Captain
Ryan, head of th« British mission at
Camp Hancock, who 13 bayonet instruc
tor of the division. Ha says they will
give a good account of themselves when
they go against the enemy.
Secretary Lansing appeared to thor
oughly enjoy the exhibition. As on
Wednesday afternoon,' when ho witnessed
the efficiency of the Pennsylvania gun
ners in laying down a barrage fire, he
was again prompted to express his admi
ration of the skill so strikingly evidenced.
Bayonets glistened brightly in the little
amphitheatre where a demonstration of
modern warfare was being viewed by
hundreds of spectators, grouped on every
side. The weather was Ideal and the
men according to the officers, made a
most creditable showing.
After the bayonet’ exhibition music was
furnished by seven regimental bands
nonular and patriotic airs being rer
ered. Songs wers sung by Several hun
dered men from the division singing
school, who, under the direction of Sec
retary Tebbs of the Vi ar. Y. M. C. A.,
are being taught to sing when on the line
of march. ■ ,
VICE LEGISLATION OF AUGUSTA
COUNCIL.
Immorality in Augusta received another
solar plexus blow Mo> day night when
city council passed a s:i.ringent anti-vice
law calculated to do away with the
transporting of women for Immoral pur
noses, to ban one person from giving in
formation to another person regarding
immoral women or places of immorality,
or for one person to entice another per
son to entice him or her for immoral pur
poses, or to rent room within the city for
such purposes. •
The ordinance, which was passed after
considerable discussion but without a dis
senting vote, was drawn up as presented
at the request of the Camp Hancock au
thorities. The ordinance provides a se
vere penalty—sloo or 90 days or both—
for its violation.
THE NEXT DRAFT.
The call will be issued for 800,000 __
men to be drawn gradually to camp
as need arises and transportation
facilities permit. The date of draft
depends upon legislation now pend
ing in Congress.
At least 150.000 skilled artisans
will be called this summer.
For military service Class One
will be exhausted before deferred
classes are drawn upon.
Foe industrial and skilled workers
other classes besides Class One
will be tapped if need arises.
Special training schools will be
created in many parts of the coun
try to develop those whose early
training has given them special
technical qualifications.
Men will be drawn tin relatively
small groups throughout thq year in .
such away as to create th eleast
possible interference with industry
and agriculture.
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