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Pa ge 4 m 2,000 REGULARS ARRIVE IT CAMP | gj? u Parts of Several Infantry RegiS| P ments Detrained Yesterday. Eleven Regiments, From Syra Bouse and Gettysburg, to Make j Greater Mlitary Post. Approximately 2.000 regulars, constituting parts of several Infantry, regiments, arrived at Camp Greene' Saturday coming from Syracuse. N. j V.. beginning the mobilization here, probably for expansion, of eleven ! regiments stationed at Syracuse and' at Gettysburg. Pa. These troops by' a member of the staff of Brigadier j General Coulter were assigned to regimental reservations where they j will be quartered during the winter. ! Major Mudgett. adjutant of the 81st; brigade, now acting as camo adjutant.! stated yesterday that within a few weeks Camp Greene would be a far! greater military institution, considered in numbers of soldiers encamped j IThe major did not say anything, how- | ever, regarding any plans the war de-: partment may have made for the) training here of these troops, and of any others that possibly may be sent At headquarters of Brigadier Genimpossible Saturday to obtain any definite information regarding the strength of the regular army infantry regiments which have been ordered here. Statements in this conthe reports that about 30.000 or 35,000 would be mobilized here probably before the middle^of next month. ft SERIOUS AND FUNNY ff EVENTS AT RANGE To begin at the beginning and tell! a story of tramping, pioneering and ! shivering?that is our purpose. Tha ' ning. in fact, for while the staff of J Building 10" was deliberating upon plans foi accompanying the North Da- | kota boys of the 164th to the new rifle range, the first battalion slipped away. hour behind, one of the secretaries! j nj later by the "Y" truck with a load of I ers anil best of all. two real mattresses, j fW Thanks to a passing auto, the half n^vjf it) hour handicap was cut down and the] MjUi U H troops were accompanied by the "Y" gTB | W en route as well as in camp, fl ? Tht hike was a slow one with hourly [ rests, the second of which was in a ; most unsuspicious location, namely I across the road from an old negro j burying ground, with graves marked ; citement the hike had nothing greater | <3 than picking cotton to send the home- ( fntM folks, or. as one rookie said, to stuff; \ vKPHm the ears during gun shot." The lirst battalion reached camp, j \ 1,1,1 not dinner at 2 P- m- Thc second I arrived late in the afternoon and the , third the next day. The camp grew : amazingly quick, all but the "Y" j iTjl tent, which had not arrived. Secre\ally? sleeping in the open or accepting one ! k of a half dozen invites out for the : \\nfil night, when thanks to C company's! \if barber, a temporary home was pro|V n The tent seemed three by four, or b J1 thereabouts, but allowed room for a ! J \ U? bunk and the supply box and busi- j ness began at once. In the evening, j luxuriant "Y" tent. On the morrow fl I I ly as soon as quarters were shifted to j fjl lb an old hospital tent. 12 by 14. WritIll |4 ing paper and magazines are always | HI snapped up. They sure were popular | jfl in the wilds by the Catawba. ! For several days the "Y" existed ! ] with a small wooden box. as counter. ' Hi with men squatting here and there i UfTurk fashion to write. But Wednes- | IXyQwJ da\" James arrived with a load of two ; tables and four benches and since ! then the boys have made themselves j at home writing to th<?ir friends in jW the "V" But with one table there's' BtAJHi apt to be a waiting row. On Monday Physical Director Tay- I CZZj Ior arr,ved ani1 started the vogue of j n,rindoor baseball and n.edlcine ball ex- ! 1111 Iflil erci.-e. Plenty of informal athletics but 110 forma! games are possible at the range. |l| U | As to pioneering there is plenty of ||| || I ? it. The pine forest over the tnuddy stream where we wash when it isn't too cold, has been trimmed close, for the beys used pine boughs under their HI H | ticks and the more ambitious built DM ill Hi assuredly Ji.e ground of cold clay la a I /Uil RIJI Ha bad companion at night, and all nights are chilly with a nist at sundown. fm WmflL T The Y. M. C. A. secretaries sleep in | ^ .... i ' \ ^P^fREN'CH A luxury. A ltytr of board*, then one of pine boughs, one of marsh hay and a mattress, all protected their occu- ] pants from the chilling earth. The boys In Company I are expert bunk builders. Many of the squad tents are equipped with pine bed steads, fresh from the forest yonder, and covered with the soft and sweet | smelling pine boughs. The top ser- , geant's tent reveals a masterpice of, rustic workmanship. Cold earth,! thou art defied! Pears abound, or rather did once. In | the farms beyond the woods and the | boys sure get to them although theyj are hard as rocks and green as a one-! , week rookv. Persimmons, hidden from the view of the city bred, but not to the woodsman, and nuts of various kinds, as well as yams, watermelons. corn and sugar cane, rejoice i the boys and help to keep their diges- j tive apparatuses in order, or out of order, as the case may be. The handicap of the size of the "Y" tent is no serious obstacle to work. | Every day, on an average, 1,000 letters are mailed there, and the sup- j ply of stamps has been sold out sev- j eral times in a few hours. For pawing over the mall, for efficient management of the tin stove with its trembling chimney, for keeping the whole outfit' in good spirits. Corporal Ben Lyon of D company, temporary postmaster of camp, is always on the job. He considers him- I self transferred to the "Y" staff and the staff is at a loss as to what It can do later without him. The corporal is also a good booster of the Informal 9 o'clock evening meetings on Taylor's bunk. These half hours of Bible reading, general discussion and prayer have been appreciated by the sele few. They serve each night to give Christian inspiration and fellowship to all those who will come. Perils to life and limb are not confined to overseas. Secretary Taylor came near to "cashing in" when he found himself in a tight fix on the Piedmont and Northern electric railroad trestle over the Catawba river. Thrilling indeed was the sensation produced on Taylor's cranium as he spied the interurban coming down the line full tilt. Taylor gazed into the muddy stream, rushing through the chasm one hundred feet below, and then looked at the rails. Presence of mind saved him. A run of fifteen feet and he reached an iron girder which he straddled as th? car whistled and shot by. Next time he will pay five cents at the toll bridge. Private A. Perry of E company is wounded. Impatient at the delay in getting into the trenches by the Catawba river, he charged and hurdled over third base in a game of indoor baseball with serious consequences to his ankle. Nevertheless, by aid of a stout pine club he was able to hobble into the "Y" tent the next morning to write home. "Shooting craps" and playing black jack are the program day and night during mess and during drill hours. Always some of the boys are at it But quite a bunch are dissatisfied with the needless waste of money. Quite a sentiment is expreased against gambling. Keep it up boys. One aid to thrift is found at the "Y" where although money orders are not sold, cash is received for them and sent in to the Mount Holly postoftice for the orders. There are good messes in camp, but Sergeant Pavey and his K. P.'s hold the record for good feeds. You can't beat E company mess. If you don't believe it, try it out once. Just taste those eggs, and yams, and jams, and the meat! The eighth squad held the record of Company D at target practice Friday, j Its average of 45 is exceedingly high, considering that no one but the corporal, George Marsh, had ever fired a rifle over the parapet before. Company E has broken a record by having two fathers with their sons enlisted together. Cook David Rogers is now, however, separated from his son, who has been transferred to H company. But William Fry and his son. Walter, are right there on the job in the same squad tent. These two families have surely offered the supreme sacrifice to serve their country. WATSON BIBLE CLASS ENTERTAINS SOLDIERS .Sunday afternoon. October 21. the i Watson Bible class of the Tryon Street Methodist church took charge of the Sunday afternoon home hour at building No. 108. The soldiers were delightfully entertained by recitations and music, after which the men gathered around the piano and sang~"theii favorite songs. A social time followed with refreshments during which the soldiers had an opportunity to get acquainted with some of their friends In Charlotte who have done so much to make their sojourn in Charlotte such a happy one. rxMcoAi rnniTCD tai^cc UL.lll_r\ni_ uuul. i urt i ni\uw COMMAND AT CAMP Brigadier General Coulter, com-. mander of the 81st infantry brigade. Saturday assumed command of the military reservation of Camp Greene, and moved his headquarters to the Alexander house, better known as headquarters of the 41st division. This was made known in a statement by Major Mudgett. brigade adjutant I ; - ' ' " ND CAM? m Equality of . lj Service W. To every patron of this company is our confident aim, purpose and desire. And to that end the transportation system which is to serve Camp Greene has been made a part and par- '$ eel of the street railway of the city of Charlotte and it will cost the same five cents fare to travel between city and camp as between the various sections of the town. We believe this policy tends jj to the best interests of the soldiery and the civilian citizenship of this community and their welfare is our welfare. *'U 1-' \ | Southern Public Utilities Co. ' 1 i i 4 I , K i | .
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