JHVB&IKG- LBDGBBr-PHllADBLPHIA, MONDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 1917
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WLL LIST OF TRANSFERS
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, ' 'iCAJIP HAXCOCK, Aususta, Ga., Sept.
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?&; Announcement tni.i morning, ucnriiiB
StJV"SPrt ' further details of tho organization
F '1'. n l....t..t n....j...i..lnl,llt Ami' 111.
-r w viiiisi vniilit a inviifcj-nibiHii ....i,., ..'
,,k Ulon,. which became effective yesterday,
Involvlhjr tweeplngr changes throughout tho
command and the dismemberment of five
relrnent. Including the Sixth Infantry,
ef rhlladelphla. was to the effect that the
108th Field Artillery, formerly Uio Second
yield Artillery, of Philadelphia, would bo
equipped with six-Inch howitzers instead
ot th 4.7 sun. "With the exception of tho
addition of o trench mortar batter-, this
is the most decided change so far as the
fcrtlllery brigade Is concerned.
The 107th and 109th artillery units,
formerly the First nnd Third, are equipped
with three-Inch field pieces. This means
that Philadelphia's artillery unit will be
come heavy artillery, nnd that the other
two units of the brigade will be light
nrtlllery Tho change nlso will mean an
increase In officers and men for the 108th
Artillery. Tho other two units constitute
the light artillery contingents of the divi
sion. The Sixth Infantry, tho Philadelphia
-,onimand which Is dismembered, Is made
UD of Company 11. Chester: Company t
Chester; Company !, jnocnlxvllle ; Com
pany 11, Philadelphia; Company F. Xorrls
town ; Company a, fioylestown : Company
II, Media : Company I, West Chester j Com
Jiiny K, Philadelphia j Company I.. Phila
velphla; Company M, Philadelphia.
. FIVE ItECIIMENTS GONE
Tho elimination of five regiments nnd
other sweeping changes amazed old Xa
' tlonal Guardsmen. Officers had expected
radical changes, but no one had dreamed
thai five units wouM bo swept away. These
' units, all of which have long and glorious
histories. In addition to tho Sixth, are the
Eighteenth, of Pittsburgh; the Klghth. of
Harrisburg; the Fourth, of Columbia, and
the Thirteenth, of Scranton. The person
nel of these regiments will bo transferred
to the four Infantry regiments, which will
make up thekmaln body of the division.
These ardhc First, of Philadelphia, now
kpavn ns the 100th; the (Third, of Phila
delphia now known as tho 110th ; the
("Fighting Tenth," of Pittsburgh, now known
as the 111th. and tho Sixteenth, now known
as the 112th. With theso four units the
strength ot the division will be made up
of tho ar'lllery brigade, commanded by
Brigadier General Price, and the division
trains, field hospital companies, ambulance
companies and other military troops.
Company M and Headquarters Company
ef the Sixth Infantry are. transferred to tho
trench mortar battery of trio .artillery bri
gade. The First Pennsylvania . Engineers
"Will also be attached to General Price's
, ' command and will be. known as tho 103d
Engineer ThoFIrst Field Signal Battalion
, lso is transferred to the, artillery, with the
designation 103d Field Signal Battalion.
General O'Nelll'a command Is now known
as the Fifty-third Depot Brigade and it will
be made up of the following battalions from
the dismembered regiments: First Battalion,
Fourth Infantry; First Battalion, Eight
eenth Infantry; Second Battalion, Eight
eenth Infantry ; Third Battalion, Eighteenth
Infantry; First Battalion, Thirteenth In
fantry; Second Battalion, Thirteenth In
fantry; Third Battalion, Thirteenth In
fantry; First Battalion. Eighth InfaXry:
Second Battalion Eighth Infantry, and
Third Battalion, Eighth Infantry. These
battalions will be known as the First Train
ing Battalion or cadre, Second Training
v Battalion .or cadre, and so on in the order
named. These cadres will consist of three
fflcers and twenty-five' enlisted men, to be
elected from each company of each bat
talion in the order named.
Under the new order a machine-gun bat
tallbn is attached to each brigade; no
t changes are made in the commanding offi
cers of brigades. General Frederick W.
JBtillwellr will command .the Fifty-fifth Bri
gade, to' which will bo added the 108th
Machine-Gun Battalion. This will be made
up of the machine-gun troop of the First
Cavalry the machine-gun company of the
Eighth Regiment and tho Second Battalion
of the Sixth Infantry. The 109th and 110th
Infantry Regiments will remain under Gen
eral Stlllwell.
. General Logan will command the Flfty
sixth Brigade, having- the 109th Machine-
Gun Battalion attached. This will be
formed of the machine-gun companies from
the Sixth Infantry and the Third Battalion
of the Sixth. The old Tenth and Sixteenth
Keglnjents, now the 111th and 11th Regl
Bients, will be Tinder General Logan's com
mand. OFFICERS SHIFTED
The following transfers of officers were
summoned in the order setting forth the
- reorganization changes: ,
.T.Lb8T1i'T JIf,hl? Onn Battalion from tho
II. Barnhart. Flnt Lieutenant. Otan o ANN
on. Iran D. Loy. Wur (i, Kelaer. Frank k.
mitn. iiarry B. wootton. Edaar T. H.,.V
iona ututanants Howard I Strohl. pit.r
V. Stanfter. Parer Show. -willll il"ir
man. Otorre A. Zimmarman. Henry A. Blllman.
nillman.
.JTS,1' fcf P.",'?'". 'nrSK' h.o
Haeona Lieutenants Daniel W. Broolta, John w
jSucbanan.
;," V.""i -m.ou,. iueri y
Millar,
...To.U)? J081!1 Maehlne-Oun Dattallgn from
tha Firat Cavalry Captain Wilbur P. XcltMll.
i-Jrat Ueuunant JophC. Butterworth. Heel
nnd Lieutenant John F. Harvey, Phillip c.
yrom tha Elahth Infantry Captath Ralph C.
Crow. Flrat Lieutenant Kuaaell A. Klnter. Seci
en4 Lftutenanta Oeorsa A. Dale. Conrid 1,
Zlmmemjan.
'?rPnV. tn . BMh .'nfantry Maior Loula I
Tafel Captain Kranklln P. Jlaller. Flr.t Lieu
tenanta LouU H. l.ldine. Joaeph C. Henden-
y,lrSLtiA' 8mUh,V.Mcond. Lteutenanta Wlfllara
jr. Schall, Jr., William J. Kulp, Edward A.
&Iorfls.
. To the 109th Maehlns-Qun Battalion from
,.. !.,. "4"":r'aniain iiarry a.
Leater, Second
Llautanant David JI. Arthur.
cm. -,iv ..isu.riiaiii vittuao X.,
From the Sixth Infantry M.1
he Htith Infantry Ifalor -William B,
Balrd. Captalna Harry A. Brutache,
lrtR, Flrat Lleutenanta Albert J. Uetua. W1U
Jkourston, Kdmund O, Mahon. Second Lieutenant!
i"fi'L-rt llM,V .v".",m T- ' Tbomaa
Bailey. Carroll Mlaalnvr.
t,To tha lOSd Trench-Mortar Battery from the
bttn Infantry Captain ltalph W. Knowlea.
jrit Lieutenant itobert Woodcock. Second
leutenant Jamea A. OroiT.
-rg tha 103d Sanitary Train from tha Plata
TsfantrjwMalor William Nlchola, M. C! Cap.
twlfl Clifford II, Arnold. Flrat Lleutenanta Wil.
2P Afc ToUl2- .Mn c I William A. Oullfoyle.
M.C.i Robert D, Miller. It. C.
"To the Fifty-third Infantry Depot Brliad.
tjem tha Fourth Infantry Captalna Lewis A.
r- Harry '.V. fjchyalm.
.Trom h Sixth lnfntry Captalna joaeph W.
'TC.-s- Sfeain WUlUm T. Earl, Oeorae
".)r JT7 Ajuiinon. William ir. MeCnn
fBbert. Leland Ut llaller, fharlei
re hom. iiarry
une. Paul II
harlea F. O ruber.
iesa ju. ti-uonneu. veas K
wb m. u-uanneu. veai k uiain. tdmunt
Lynch, First Lleutenanta William K. Dal
Blaln. Edmund
111am W- TVavl.
arlea K. RXttiy
WaltAr K V.ttinwmr SvnJ
tenania Louis B ltexner. William J. Scott,
A lOSd KnKliiMe Train tmwn fti RtTth
JaUotry- Flrat Lieutenant Harry a. Hweenty,
asMvd Lieutenant William K. lUlitwelL
Ommandlruj omctra are advised that they
; mptn nil. in vacancies for nonoommis-
?, minsuktt ftfflMM tiv linnMmmlkilnii.A Affl..H
r raneferred and that all surplus noncoramis.
aioned offloers should be transferred ns
(irtvat& If they do not consent to this
ttey wlU not be traneferred. at al(. Thooe
- vrh waHHtt t b transferred as privates
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GENERAL KENNEDY MAKES YOU
FEEL AT HOME AT CAMP DIX
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All Uneasiness Disappears When You Meet the
Mayor of Busy Army
Town
WiwWim ' GrJNKUAL
TO EXPEItin.N'CK Just how binall and
lonely one human being can feel, take a
trip down to Camp DIx at Wrlghtstown,.
K. J., nnd get lost In that mazo of wooden
shacks which Is destined to houfo some
forty-odd thousand citizen-soldiers from
New York, Northern Pennsylvania and JCew
Jersey.
Tho camp itself seems to havo no bound".
The top of each' hill opens up only another
vista of Khacks. The nolselot hundreds of
carpenters hainmerlns sounds llko the duel
of many machine guns, nnd. a riot of trucks
and jitneys raises a cloud of yellow dust
from the new roads which plays havoo with
skin, clothes nnd"good nature. There Is
not n tree in sight and tho sun beats down
mercilessly,
lu case your mission is to Interview the
camp commander you havo first to go to
tho adjutants to arrange tho meeting with
tho man who Is to bo tho mayor ot this
wooden city nnd "daddy" to the future sol
diers who will be there. Ho Is Major Gen
eral Chase W. Kennedy.
By tho time you finally reach the head
quarters you nro feeling all In. You are
hot tired and very much bewildered by the
frenzy ot the rush and work you have
passed through. The adWtant's ofllce, being
the nerve center of tho whole camp. Is nil
hustlo and bustle. After you havo waited
In this oMlco for a long tlmo developing n
bit of funk over the prospect of meeting a
major general, you feel horribly unnecessary
and -would give anything to bo baclt home.
Stepping Into General Kennedy's office
after- that long wait In his adjutant's ofllce,
which bristles with hurrying clerks and con-
Bested with tho inllux of scores of more or
less oewiiaereii reserve oincers. is line com
ing out of a storm into a pleasant living
room. The grinning, colored "doughboy"
who acts as orderly to the generals, ushers
you into a bare room, the air of which Is
still heavy with odor of Its plncboard walls,
J w- quietness shocks you fpr tho Instant,
and then you begin to relax ; the hammer
and roar of tlio carpenters and trucks and
the clatter of typewriters sound very far
away In the seclusion of this room.
YOU MEET GENErtAk KENNEDY
But it is the pleasant-faced man In
khaki who sits at the flat, pine desk th,at
makes jou feel entirely at ease. His greet
ing Is a quick, searching glance. Yet ns
you explain your business you find that
you are doing so In a natural way and not
according to the form you had memorized.
This man with scarcely a word has made
you forget that he Is major general. You
feel that ycu havo dropped In to chat with
a friend.
Stout with n stoutness of a man well past
fifty-five, his whlto h nnd white mus
tache suggest the typo ot -niccessful Ameri
can big business man. But few men ot
his ago in civil life radiate the atmosphere
of physical vigor of this man. Ills ruddy
complexion, powerful build and quick move
ments all stamp him an a man of the out
doors. The brevity of his talk, the simplicity of
Ills uniform ho has n, sodler's dislike for
the coat and wears the familiar olive drab
shirt tho bareness of his desk and his
ofllce are typical of the soldier and brand
him tho regular army man. This total ab
sence of the unessential emphasise? his
readiness for action.
Aa he talks there is no disguising of his
enthusiasm for the tremendous Job Uncle
Sam has assigned him, his cigar is burning
and his whole expression registers enthu
siasm. Asked if ho had any advice to
offer the men who are coming to camp as
to how to prepare themselves to stand the
"raff," the general only said: "We are
going to make soldiers of them when we
get them here."
That Is the way he summarizes his Job.
All the undertakings ot the building of this
city, entailing huge responsibilities and cre
ating big problems, are to him the meie
incidental difficulties which must be sur
mounted before he' gets to his real duty
the thing he has been doing for thirty-eight
years making soldiers.
VAIUED MILITARY CAREER
Not onl' has General Kennedy the sol
dier temperment, but he brings to this big
duty a varied military career enjoyed by
few men In our service. Comparatively un
known to the general public before his pro
motion to the rank of Major General re
cently, his promotion comes as the reward
of a lifetime of consistent service aa a sol
dier in the field, a student of higher mili
tary subjects and ns an organizer and an
executive in the administrative branches of
the army and on the general staff.
Ills career lacks the spectacular elements
of careers of General Wood and Genera
Pershing, but It Is typical of th army
career and the process by which the regu
lar army trains its men In the grueling
service in out-of-the-way places, of Uncle
Sam's domain where trouble. brewB.
As a young lieutenant out of West Point
he received his baptism ot fire, in the strenu
ous campaigns against the Indians In the
Northwest during the SOs, He was with
Shatter In the campaign which took San
tiago in US' as a captain ot a company,
and later was In the army of occupation ot
Cuba and took part In the taking and re
organizing of the city of Havana. From
Cuba he went to tha Philippines for three
years' service at a time when It was the
steady job ot the army to quell insurrec
tions and then civilize the lnsurrectos.
Iiater as a Lieutenant Colonel he served
two years in Alaska, where the. task was
to maintain law and order.
ORADUATE OF WAR COLLEGE
But to be commander of a cantonment
require more than mere military knowledge
tA,Htf3.i To mobilize all the men, rfcw
KENNEDY
material?, food nnd equipment to build and
populate a city of 42,000 men requires the
most unusual organizing nnd executivo abil
ities. General Kennedy brings to this task
a very special tinliilng. for he has spent a
number of cars In the purely executive
branches of tho service. Ho la a graduate
of tho War College, n, postgraduate school
maintained for tho intensivo instruction In
the higher military sciences and arms of
war. To enter this school Is an opportunity
that comes only as a i cw ard for conscientious
service of many cars. Then, too1, ho lias
sened on tho General Staff, which Is ono
of the most responsible positions in tho
army, for the General Staff in the conti oi
ling mind of the army and Is charged with
tho function of marshaling the military
and natural resources of tho country to meet
the emergency of war.
This, in brier. Is a summary of llfo that
has been full of adventure, romance and
hard work. From now on he will be ono of
the big figures in our war program nnii the
next few chapters ot his lifo will read In
the fortunes of war.
LETTER FROM A SELECTED MAN
AT CAMP MEADE TO HIS MOTHER
CAMP MEADE. Admiral, Md , Sept. 24.
Dear Mother It may be dimcult for me
to prove to your satisfaction that I en
Joyed my first Sunday in "Little Penn," but
after reading my account concerning the
day's happenings you will at least agree
that a military camp Is not a place to find
an indigo bluo atmosphere on the Sab
bath. '
To bo sure, It was quiet, but that is to l.e
evpected in any place where the ordinary
I X""?"9 ,?.' sc'cl "c, "cognized. To
begin with we had a perfect day, one of
those balmy 'autumn days that make Dlxle-
lanu a dcllglit, nnd besides that we hnd
virtually nothing to do, for military drills
were suspended.
Being free, or to be more exact,, -given
amplo tlmo for pleasure, for wo could nqt
leave the reservation, the boys were some
what apprehenslvo during tho early hours
as to the way in which the day could bo
spent.
But we were not long In determining that
Sunday, after all, is a short and profitable
day in camp. Undo Sam has provided for
that, nnd if tho National Army recruit
takes advantage of the Sunday offerings
he will find much to his advantage. The
chaplains reign supreme on Sunday, and
after my experience today I am willing to
extend that privilege to them.
SENDS ABSTRACT .OF SERMON
By doing so I am certain that I thall
be a better patriot and soldier and develop
an even greater love for you. In tho army
a man Is taught many things, but two
things in particular, namely, love ot country
and love of mother.
I learned that much today arf& was so
impressed that I am sending you an ab
stract of a sermon delivered In tho Y. M. C.
A. building by, the Rev. Francis A. Kelley,
chaplain of the New York Regiment, and
director of Catholic activities. Father Kel
ley conducted three masses for his own boys
nnd then conducted a nondenomlnatlonal
service in the X. M. C. A. barracks.
I shall quote from his Bermon, which was
based upon Klpllng poem, "Mother of
Mine," and let you decide whether It is
necessary for mothers to worry about their
soldier sons,
"The Boy "What Ho Owes to His Moth
er," was the theme of Father Kelley. He
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JERSEY ARTILLERY
OFF TO SOUTH
First Regiment, With Signal
Corps and Hospital Unit,
Leaves Camp Edge
CAMDENITES IN RANKS
CAMP KDOB. Bea Girt, N. J.. Sept. 24.
New Jersey's First Regiment of h leld Ar
tillery, which contains n large enlistment
from Camden and other south J"fe
points, at last got started today on what
will be tho biggest adventure of their lives.
With them went the State signal corps
and the New Jersey field hospital unit, in
all about 1800 men. They are duo In Camp
McClellan, Annlston, Ala., somo time
Wednesday; will sail from a southe.-n port
or France, and therefore hae new seen
the last of their native State, nnd in most
cases also of their families, until fter tho
war
Perhaps It was this fact that lr.ado the
playing by the regimental bands .f "Aula
Lnng Syne" and "God Bo With You Till
Wo Meet Again," ns tho troops entrained
today so solemn. Much the sa;no spirit
was noticed yesterday in tho fVinl review
of the departing regiment nnd tho Third
Infantry, which remains here, when the
marching was to tho stirring music of "On
ward, .Christian Soldiers." Colonel H. M
Reading, provisional commander, said nfter
It was over that If he had thought In time
ho would have had them play also "Brighten
the Corner Where You Arc," as he th-"iht
at such a time tho two sentiments should
go hand In hnnJ
The first tf get away today was tha New
Jerrcy signal corps In command of Captain
Heldt. It was said on good authority that
soon after they reach their destination
another slgnil corps, probably that of the
District of Columbia, will be assigned with
them to create a battalion and that Captain
Heldt will be promoted to its command with
the rank of major.
The field hospital. Its ntnbulances nnd
supplies, tilled nn cntlie train that got off
about three hours after the signal corps, and
the batteries took three more sections that
left at Intervals of an hour throughout the
remainder of the nfternoon. They were
heavy trains of fourteen cars each, four
Pullman td.-ep-rs. flat Cars with cannon,
horse cms and oidlnnrv freight cars that
held the surplus kits and the quartermas
ter's supplies. They looked mighty business
like ns they rolled slowly out of the station
with khakl-c-iad figures cheering from every
aperture.
Battery 11 In command of Captain l)It
tu, of Camden, on account of seniority of
Its commanding officer, was the first of the
Field Artillery to leae. Tho supply com
pany nnd the headquarters company of tho
regiment went with It. The fouith section
to pull out contained Batteries A and D
and the fifth section C and K. Battery F,
which completes tho regiment, is already in
Annlston. having 'gone down somo three
weeks ago.
spent but few vvoids in leaching the pithy
part of Ills sermon, for In a ringing voice
ho said: "What does the boy owo to his
mother? Ho owes first his life: secondly,
Ii.h care, and to a Krcat extent hia forma
tive habits which- give him his character
These he takes from his mother becamo of
her guarding, guiding splr.lt throughout his
life from -early infancy until his last days.
His woes aro her worries; his Joys her
Pleasure. Though Dt the eyes df all men
ono may develop Into manhood and begin to
do for 'himself) yet In the eyes of a mother
ho la always her chlld needing- protection,
guidance and assistance!
SACRIFICE FOR MOTHER
"To one such what does pot a man owe?
Is his life, his fortune or his friends, his
comforts and his pleasures too much to sac
rifice, If by that sacrifice such a friend may
piosper? This is the way in the domestic
relations of men, and comparatively it Is
the same In his relations to tho nation
which guards, guides and alwajs protects
him.
"Can wo estimate what a man owes to
a land from which he obtains and through
which ho enjoys rights and privileges such
as America gives to tho?e which she chooses
to call her citizens?
"She is solicitous for llfelr health. Sho
Is solicitous for their homes and she seeks
to give them by every proper means those
things which tend to Innplre In their hearts
the sentiments uhlLh make llfo worth living.
"Whether at home or abroad, she Is ever
with us and. with a maternal care, she also
guards, guides and protects from our birth
to our dismissal .from life.
"Our battles are hers, as aio also our
cares. As In tho former case, can mortal
man qount any sacrifice too great for such a
friend? Wo owe our all to her. She, with
a right, expects our love and devotion In
return, and, by Justice, we must render It to
her. Therefore, I pray you mako your life
to be of such acts as will provo your love,
your loyalty, your devotion and, above all,
your gratitude.
"When you have done this may you well
feel that you have done your bit, that you
have assisted materially in. prolonging her
existence to your own glory and : to the
saving happiness of future generations."
I havo spent so much time commenting
upon this advice with my comrades that
I find it near bedtime. Must close, with
love, your dutiful soldier son, BOB.
limitless, source of
;
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(MAT CAMPS FOR STRUGGLE TO COM
COLD BREEZES SET
CAMP DIX A-SHIVER
Overcoatiess Rookies Set
Chattering Teeth as
Reveille Sounds
GETTING INTO KHAKI
Bu a Staff Correspondent
CAMP DIX, WIHQHTSTOWN, ., J Sept.
24.
Gray skies nnd marrow-chill Ing winds
greeted tho 10,000 "rookies" this morning
and vanished tho pleasant memories of n
Sunday which brought thousands of visitors
to see the now nationals. The bugler who
bugled "revelllo" omitted tho scarcasm of
adding tho "ovorcoat" call, whlcji would
have ordered tho men to fall out clad In
overcoats. But no ovoreoats have been Is
sued yet. So It was a shivering outfit that
lined up for rollcall.
Tho Quartermaster's Department, as n
result of burning tho wires In tho last few
Weeks, lias received a largo supply of over
coats, which will bo issued with the rest
of, tho clothing Issuo this week, The rookies
who arrived last week have been measured
and properly sized for their clothing, nnd
tho gradual transit from "cits" to khaki
Is taking place nil tho tlmo.
Tho 311th Infantry, composed of men
from Southern New Jersey, nnd tho 312th
Infantry, made up of men from Northern
Jersey counties, nro fully enrolled to war
strength and have tho distinction of being
tho first full regiments of tho new National
Army.
There will bo a number ot changes made,
however, in tho personnel of these regiments
by tho personnel board. Regular army
ofllcers aro so enthusiastic about the special
ized talent nnd nblllty that they aro find
ing among their own or other outfits that
they have besieged tho personnel ofllco with
requests for theso specialties.
The requc'sts have developed to such an
extent that tho personnel board has had to
create a new procedure. 'Ml such request
now must go first through tho adjutant's
ofllce.
Tho staff Is co-opernllng with tho general
staff in Washington. OtTlcers who have
been abroad and who hive mndo specialized
studies of various training of modern war
fare aro expected to arrlvo In thu near
future. These men will confer with Gen
eral Kennedy's btaff nnd will havo charge
oi tno training ot in? men In their special-
tle3.
Among.tnepe oincers will bo a number
of A! led officers. It was nnnouncpil todiv
that tho first rifles that (tie men vlll drill
with will be old Krag. of Spanish Wai
fame. These guis will bo used until the Un
fields the Ililtlsh rifle arrives. The En
flclds aro being made in huge quantities in
American factories and will bo,rebored, so
as to uso tho, American service cartiidge.
The first case of desertion aroso yes'er
day. One of tho new nntloiials who arrived
list week, but whose name Is withheld,
craped from tho hotpltal, where ho was
In confinement. Several hours later he
was traced to Mount Holly, where he was
caught and brought back to camp. He Is
being held. fpr summary couit-inartlnl. In
view of his lijnor.mce of military dlsclpful;,
he will piobably lecclv; a light penalty
and will h.ivo to do voino or the ,"lh'i
woik" about barracks. Desertion In time
of war ,1s death, and technically thin man
Is llable-to-the' penalty. '
Ulsclpllno In this matter will bo yciy
rlgld, and once tha men ically get into
the game, tho man who deserts will find
himself in the worst mes he has ever bar
gained. If necessary, to enforqo discipline,
a court-martial would not hMltm.- to Im
pose Its maximum penalty on a deseiter.
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Here is that "neat, small, bundle"
nil the articles roiled into tf Khaki
case. (A cardboard box is supplied
to make mailing easy.) TJ)e O. D.
waterproo" case contains tljese Col
gate Comforts found so practical by
U. S, Troops at the Border
It Colgate's Ribbon-Dental Cream
handier" than -tooth powder.
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Colgate's Shaving Stickfor q
quick, clean shave..
Colgate's Talc Powdsr-for use
after shaving. Also the P'atta
burg Manual directs the daily
use of Talc to relieve tired feet.
Co'eo Soap (6 camp cakes and
rubber envelope) lathers in hard
or cold water.
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Colgate's
SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY
FOR BOYS AT ANNIST0N
All Women's Organizations Join
in Entertainment and Wel
fare Work
CA3J1' JIcCU:MAN. Annlston, Ala.,
Sept. 34. ,
When tho gigantic responsibility of tho
city of Annlston for the welfare of the
thousands of, soldiers who have arrived at
their doors for training was nrst Impressed
upon the citizens of the city, It was tho
women probably who first Joined hands In
Uio formulation of a tangible schemo where
by to do for the boys In the ranks. Weeks
of preparatlbn and organization ire begin
ning to show, nnd tho combined member
ship of virtually all the women's clubs
nnd organizations nre Joining with tho un
affiliated women ln the task of providing
entertainment, readlnar matter nnd other
things that will help nnd cheer tho soldier.
As n part of the Annlston Chamber of
Commerce, there has been established what
Is known as tho Welfare Service Bureau,
and It Is through this bureau that tho
womanhood' of this thriving Alabama city
la working.
Interested In this woik here, frtim the
viewpoint of organization, nro the I'nlted
Daugh'crs of tho Confederacy, tho Nationa
League for Women's Service, tHo Annlston
Branch of the lied Cros, the Wednesday
Study Club, the Choral Club, tho Matrons'
club and tho' Daughters of the American
Involution. Tho welfare bureau Is In no
tlvo charge of Joseph S. Keating, who di
rectly represents tho Kosdick Commission,
which has the support nnd recognition1 ol
the flovernmcnt as n foremost welfare or'
ganlzatioii.
One of the first good resultw of tho move
ment wilcli ban bepn launched for the. good
of tho troops was brought home to the boys
a few dnvs ago. when great quantises o.
books and magazines began to arrlvo In
camp. They had been taken to the head
quaitern by women In all walks of llfo ir
tho city, und their distribution throucli the
camp to men was done by tho Itcd Cros.'
branch. Flowers, too, In great quantities,
hnvv been taken to tho field hospital. for
tho theer of the sick.
it Is n uilntio nnd u veiy Import vut duty
that the Women's Leaguo for Scrvica has
assumed that of providing rhaperones for
tho dances and other umuemepts und en
teila'nments attended by tho soldiers. It
Is arranging n series of dances and parties
of "various kinds In honor of tho various
Stuto organizations, and each night's affair
will bo held In honor of tho officers or the
men from some Slate.
Lawn fetes will be the medium through
which tho women of the lied Cross hope
to nld the soldlorn. They held one recently
and It was n huge success. It has st'mu
lated Interest In those to come. Qoodlcs
of all kind aro qii sale at these fetes, and
men -In uniform are prlvlelged to purchase
what thev choose at about one-third the
urleo chanted oidlnarllv.
To the end that tho soldier Ijovk mav hear
rood music and plenty of It. the WdnH
dav Stndv Club and the Clinial Club have
l-'iKd resources in bringing; about en'er
tiilnmciitH for tho men In camp. Alrendv
tho women have nr ranged for three con
crt each week and tulont Is coming t
theli aid voluntarily. The Choral Club
originated the scheme for community sing
eic to sing to ho boys and. In ord,er tc
make this ios-lb'e. the Chamber of Com
ineice has already anpropi luted $300 foi
tho construction of n band stand and sing,
ers' "tn"d
Tho Dauahteis of tho Confederacy nre
ceitalnly endearing themselves tt tho hoy
through their work of Inviting tho boy. to
Sundav dinner. This custom has spread
through thn city to such mi extent' that
vesterdav there wero COO men who were
entertained at the homes of Annlpton'e
civilian population.
.ccording
to Regulations
"The "War Departmeht prefers that each
man bring only necessary toilet articles
done up in a neat, small bundle."
New York Evening Sun, 'Aug. 21, 1917.
COMFORT KIT
far
Comfort Kit purchased by Government Camps
COLGATE & CO., NEW YORK ,
A bUBintMM home which hat teen every war
of the United JStatet einee the. Revolution
MEADE TO REMAIN
campduringwarI
Will Continue as Regula
Performance Until the
Kaiser Takes Count '
MISSING MEN SHOW U?j
Contractor's Employes Tak.n 1
Over to the Sheriff
Hln Staff Corrcir-onrt,,,,
CAMP MEADK, Admiral. Md 8,, h
This Is to be a permanen u
tomnent fn.. ir i .. "imnr a.
w' "" '" as the war Ism..
was made certain todav n,....J.'
of d,v.,oa, otncersT hea
soon as an nrmy division i, T, ?"
bo to France It will bo sentl,'
other draftees ,, i... . abroa "K,
A depot brigade of tralnTnrh,,r4ln"3
bo left to receive the nown T l
""!"'" "o. Pot quart" ZLW
viuiiance, signal and mnii-Ti r "'
depots. Thus "Little M JWfM
Un lously going concern a, ion. aco"-l
world. "" "'c "c,a -man 31
.-ununir to the statement
?.tlllery officer who vlstted si '
vnsiiingtonr th's first continw-i .J!
ready to leave the caim, for l WU M SI
of four months an.l Z 'or..ln Nti U
fn0:'' eir.s"a'bI!" ! the 'Si' !)
v"hiii4.iiiuiis wn c i manvRTn.i . V
named In the first Increment in i tot,S!
A number of Phlladeh! hla Mt 'E i 4
Clime Keimrnt,l '', "'. ",en WW U.A,
the railroad statloi n l'h Udelph'I. H,f
day and Saturday made tMrwta2l3l
todnv. filling . .'""' to MbuM.
uthor men. who w.r "..., , "
home when
tho
n .- "jr iron
one from as far nvvny nvLwmi.
came have
.Major General Joseph 11 Kuhn ,, -l
hers of his staff stood at iSiK!!
of headquarters last evening i". Tt
band of the 314th infantry P ayed ,h,4
Spangled Banner." ti.i. i- LVi:u..,,,".W.i
who arrived hero last idn "P 5"Vi
J- ": ""a. the regimental commaSfil
had instruments i,iv .i .... . "a"otr.B
could p,ay them were nmcWySJ
unci put to practicing. Tho .-or,..,. i.J.-:
evenng came as a complete surntlM t.T'f
division nendnuarlers. thn nh. ;.. ... . M
Ing been aware that u band had bcen"ttmf
lzcd
A company of the Tenth W-rt b.hi
mint rtt II. a ..... v. .. . .? "-
A, 1, v "" .tw iorK Nitlotul
Guard conducted a rnld lnt ii,. YT
., !.... .I.- , . - . . " " OT-
i ,UJ.-a vi mo tumraciors who Here rimbi
mig in tno cantonment A it-. .
awn.l..l ,..1 .. , . .. -" "!
""l ",,u lurneu over to the shtrUf M
tho county for prosecution.
Civilian doctors, manv from nsu..un. I
nre being sent here to look Into the co.tl
dltlon of a number of mm -nn st. ....(ill
r1nucnr1 u .1....I. tit I I.. it. .,.. 3-a
... r, uuuunui in mt, mimical evi'iini. i
tlons mndo hero Thev are m.n. t.J
tubeiculosls, cyo and car, heart nnd RKntiiisS
uisoruers kj
ine "moody Fifth" Want rf(.1rH H
uhlch arrived ye-tcrdav. still 1 tha mitl
oi iiueresi lor mo other flrartnn. 'V.nVS
from up-Stnte counties hunted the hah-irki i
tt Ilia T.'lft1. 11-n..lr..... n.1 ... .- ,. .. '4
. ...u . .. uiuu, wmy iu sea ii incj :
,w, v a luiiiuiu uh wieir vara n CKmnn
Indicated, The Fifth Warders had i num. :
bcr of blood curdling slens chisel on Hi'"
siacs oi tneir cars among which i?i out's
reading: "Mavor Smith, tho Butcher." i
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Found Dead With Gas Turned On',
Basquale Vltale, forty years old, iMl-,
South Hecse street, was found dead "Jifl
today In tho kitchen of his home by mem3M
bers ot tlio family Tho windows vfjrj
closed unu tno raa tumed on.
every soldier
Containing articles called
for on the Government
"Red Cards" which sum
mon the National Army
necessary personal com
forts permitted in camp.
Packed soldier-like to
take up the least room
in-'a waterproof O. D.
Khaki case quickly ob
tainable today at a store
nearby at a thrifty price.
If your dealer is out of tho
Kits-r-hq is sure to have the
separate articles and they are
easy to mail you can send
the Kit lateh
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