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THE AUGUSTA HERALD H© NATIONAL WAR WORK COUNCIL
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HANCOCK IS TO BECOME
TWO IMPORTANT CAMPS
In Addition to Ordnance Camp, Augusta is to be Location For
“Machine Gun Training Center” —Colonel Edwards, Post
Commander Maj. Gaugler, Chief of Ordnance Men—Camp
Will Be Filled to Capacity if it Proves Adapted to Present
Weeds —Very Few Negro Soldiers to be Brought to Hancock
BY W. M. OWENS
Staff Correspondent of The Augusta
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Hancock is to become two distinc
tive camps, with both under one gen
eral commander. In addition to the
ordnance camp now established there,
Hancock is to become officially known
as the “machine gun training center.’’
This statement is authorized by Col.
Oliver Edwards, a regular arms’ '’tl&a
eer. who is now the camp ...
and who will direct the training' of
machine gun men at this point.
Major R. D. Gaugler is commander
of the ordnance camp and is to con
tinue as such. While- .Colonel Ed
wards is to have general supervision
over all the camp. Major Gaugler is
the ordnance commander and will di
rect the training of such troops.
As to how many machine gun men
will be brought to Hancock, Colonel
Edwards is not informed, or at least
will not make public at this time. He
told The Herald correspondent today
that upon the adaptability of the camp
for a machine gun training center de
pended on the number of men to be
concentrated at this point. It is the
opinion of the new commander, though
that the camp will be filled to capac
ity. This would mean that 40,000 sol
diers, including the ordnance troops,
would be brougb* here.
Now National Army Camp.
Camp Hancock is no longer a na
tional guard training camp, but is a
training center for national army men,
that is. drafted men. While Hancock
Is to be known as a replacement camp,
according to Colonel Edwards, it will
be even bigger than that, since it is to
be known as the country's machine
gun training center.
The three regiments of ordnance
men at Camp Hancock were first
quartered in the section formerly oc
cupied by the motor mechanics, be
ing that part of the camp lying be
yond the engineers’ quarters just to
the south of the Wrightsboro Road.
Later the ordnance regiments, as stat
ed several days ago in The Herald,
moved into the quarters formerly oc
cupied by the four infantry regiments
A of the Keystone Division. As a re
sult of the decision of the war de
partment to make Hancock a machine
gun training center, the ordnance regi
ments have been moved back into the
quarters south of the Wrightsboro
Road.
There are now between 7,000 and
8,000 ordnance men at Camp Hancock,
and it is thought that this number will
be doubled. The ordnance troops are
to be stationed exclusively south of the
Wrightsboro Road and w’ill at a later
date likely make use of the old engi
neers’ quarters.
This arrangement will leave the en
tire quarters formerly occupied by the
Infantry open to the machine gunners.
Just what use will be made of the
quarters vacated by the artillery is not
known at this time.
Will Be Important Camp.
There is every indication that Han
cock is tw become one of the most im
portant training tenters in the entire
country. Definite information js not
available at this time, and -certain
changes in the camp map be found ne
cessary to bring the camp up to its
anticipated strength.
As to bringing negro soldiers here,
it is the opinion of Colonel Edwards
that but few such troops will be con
centrated at this point. There are
now 50 negro soldiers at the camp
here, these composing a sanitary
squid. It is probable that a service
battalion of negroes will be brought
here later.
Colonel Edwards stated today that
he had not had sufficient time to in
spect. the entire camp. Just at this
time he does not know whether or not
S? artillery range is of sufficient size
■7 ileet the needs of a machine gun
camp. He expects to visit the range
during the week.
Characteristic of regular army offi
cers, Colonel Edwards is broad and
liberal in his views, and although he
has been in camp but a few days has
already won the regard of both offi
cers and men. The colonel has taken
up the work of organizing the office
force at division headquarters. At a
later date he expects to have as many
as thirty officers attached to the head
quarters force.
MISS WILSON WILL
SING AT HANCOCK
Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of the
president will sing in Camp Hancock on
May 25th. Miss Wilson has been mak
ing a tour of the southern camps and has
met with an enthusiastic reception
wherever she has been. The news that
Miss Wilson is soon to come to Hancock
has brought forth many expressions of
delight.
CITIZENSHIP FOR
ALIENS IN ARMY
Washington.—ln co-operation with
the army general staff the naturaliza
tion bureau of the department of labor
set in motion carefully prepared plans
to secure the speedy enforcement of
the act approved by President Wilson
Saturday night, which almost imme
diately will confer American citizen
ship upon 123,277 aliens now in the
national army, in addition to many
thousands in civil life.
Through neglect or ignorance of the
terms of the old naturalization law
many aliens now classed as enemies
failed to complete application before |
the United States courts closed the I
doors to further proceedings under
that law. Now those who meet the
tests of the government will be per
mitted to acquire their citizenship
papers.
Provost Marshal General Crowder’s
figures show that in the first draft
457,703 aliens were called and of these
76,545 were certified for service. There
were 180,461 persons among the total
called who had declared thief intention
to bcome American citizens and 46.- I
732 of these -were certified for service.
Notice of the signing of the new
law have been sent to the commanding
officers of all army camps and can
tonments requesting their assistance
in locating the men made eligible for
citizenship and affording them the op
portunity to complete their naturaliza
tion.
Citizens eligible for citizenship un
der the new' terms are expected to
make applications to the clerks of the
courts to complete their citizenship.
MAY 15, 1918.
SPECIAL CHAUTAUQUA
PRICE TO SOLDIERS
Remarkable Program Offered
to Camp Hancock Men By
Redpath Bureau
Augusta will have a seven-day Chau
tauqua next week, beginning Thursday
afternoon.
It is presented here, as it lias been for
the past four years, by the Augusta Y. M.
<’. A. Whatever profit accrues, goes to
the Augusta Y. M. C. A.
Camp Hancock soldiers who have been
benefltted by the free baths, swimming
pool and other facilities afforded bv the
Augusta Y. M. C. A. will be glad of this
opportunity to enjoy the world's greatest
entertainers and at the same time assist
a worthy institution.
Not only that—the Redpath manage
ment has made a special price of $1.50
for soldiers for a season ticket. The
regular price is $3.00. Here are some of
the attractions, given in the order in
which they appear, and tickets may be
bad at the Augusta ”Y” or the build
ings in camp:
The Croatian orchestra, in native cos
tume.
I.ou J. Beauchamp, in “The Sunnv
Side of Life.”
Frank Mulholland, in “Business and
the War.”
Dr. Geo. H. Bradford, In. . Ming
the World. -
Miss Margery Maxwell, soprano of the
Chicago Grand Opera Co., with assisting
artists.
Knight .MacGregor, baritone recital.
Sir John Foster Fraser, F. 11. G. S.. of
London, in “The Checkerboard of Eu
rope.”
“The Chocolate Soldier,” light opera
by thirty professionals.
Chicago Orchestral Band of seven peo
ple.
Sergeant Arthur K. Herman, hero of
Vimy Ridge, a Baptist preacher who has
made a reputation as a speaker.
These are not ail. In addition there
will be a showing of war posters of the
allied nations, Raernaker’s cartoons,
quartette concert, programs for children,
violinists, pianists and lecturers. The
Chautauqua will begin Maj' 23d and end
Maj' 30th. ,
MAJOR LYLEASSIGNED
DUTY AT BASE HOSPITAL
Major W. C. Lyle, director of medical
examining boards in Georgia has been
assigned to active duty at Camp Han
cock and is scheduled to report at once
as head of the opthahnological service at
the Base Hospital.
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The cross shows where the Austrians are massing troops and supplies
in the Trentino for a new drive again st Italy. This concentration would in
dicate that a blow directly south is contemplated. The present battle line
(soolid black line), extends through a mountainous countrj.' in this district.
If the Huns could drive the Italians out of teh mountains into the plains be
low, the whole Italian line would have to fall back, probably to the line of
the Adlage River (dotted line) whic h would mean the loss of Venice.
CAPT. L A. STONE
TOURING CAMPS
Lectures on Social Hygiene by
Orders from Surgeon General
Under Auspices Commission
on Training Camp Activities.
Former Gas Instructor of the
28th Division.
Captain Lee Alexander Stone, who
for six months or more was the Gas
Instructor of the 28th Division, has
been chosen by the Washington au
thorities to spread the gospel of clean
living among the soldiers of all Amer
ican camps.. During his stay at Camp
Hancock and in the midst of irksome
details, he still found time to tak<3 a
part in sex morality campaigns. His
addresses on “Potential Fatherhood”
and “The Body—God’s Temple,” were
heard with profit by thousands of men.
Captan,! Stone has a thorough knowl
edge of medicine, has made a compre
hensive and careful study of social
morals and the evolution of standards
of chastity and this fund of infohna-
Hon is made effective by a high ideal
ism combined with a dear method of
expression.
Captain Stone has been set aside by
the Surgeon-General’s Department to
tour the camps of the American army
under the auspices of the Commission
on Training Camp Activities, generally
known as the Fisdick Commission.
Dr. F. A. Seerly, of the Y. M. C. A.
Training- school at Springfield, Mass.,
has been selected for similar service.
During Captain Stone’s last week
in camp, he used a four-reel motion
picture dealing with the social tempta
tions of the soldiers and the ravages of
veneral disease. The pictures also
showed in detail the method of using
prophylaxis as employed in the army.
These pictures added to the interest
in the presentation of a delicate sub
ject and the attitude of the soldiers at
Camp Hancock towards Captain Stone
preesages for him great success In this
field.
Following is a copy of the orders re
ceiged by Captain Stone:
(Continued on page two).
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