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Last Official Request Was fo 2,000-Acre Drill Ground. iff r*.? I In His Absence Major Genera Y Cameron Assumes Command of Carrlp Greene. Major General Joseph T. Dlckmar ff' eommander of Camp Greene, accom panted by Mrs. Dickman and thel daughter, Mrs. C. W. Foster, wife c j?r ?&' Captain Foster, aide-de-camp to Gen J eral Dickman, left Charlotte last nigh %n: for an unannounced destination. Gen y eral Dickman continues in comman V. of the Third regular army division. I; In the absence of General Dickmar v-' Major General Cameron will be com v mander of Camp Greene. . . While in Charlotte, General Dick JJV; man and the members of his famil lived at the New Central. |2j"- One of the last official acts of Majc aSf'.'*' General Dlckman while commandin Camp Greene was to formally ask an ~ thority for the camp commander t g extend the limits of Camp Greene t include 2,000 asres of land in th '.'Steele creek loop" as a drill groun* pfei* - Announcement was made yesterda that'this request had been fbrwarde to the war department. - Rsfr Also, it was announced that th work of enlarging the railroad yard It-: serving the quartermaster depot a .Ijr.r:. Camp Greene has been commence* 1^1; Sites for 20 additional quartermastc . warehoses have been surveye* l:*' and the report of the ir apectors forwarded, to- Washing nplton. Authority to begin constructio MgJs of these warehouses is expected wit little delay, it was stated. WS&fh: Major Clarence H. Greene, unde whose direction Camp Greene wa built and. enlarged from time to timt returned yesterday from Washlngtoi where he went to confer - with wa . department officers. Aa constructs |j>'in |11'",' Major Qreenawill hav \ 1 charge of any construction worK" whlc 'v*/ \ may be ordered. For about tw ?rionths. Major Kaempfer, camp quai ' - term aster, has had charge of construt JSe?.- tinr. work at the c mD. according t f information obtained there. Camp headquarters had no ar 'nouncement tp make yesterday rt gardlng the sending away Sunda ^Wrbt 0f 157 soldiers, members c uqits at the camp, as enemy alien: JQfr, These men were sent to Fort Mc wg-ri . Pherson, near Atlanta, Ca.. probabl jEgfjV v- for internment for the duration of th " war. according to information obtain ed in the city. S|' FAMOUS ACTOR TAKES x . CHARGE OF AMUSEMENT! Sgfi'. - Washington, D. C.?February 25.Anxious to render a patriotic wa P&.v- Bervice James K. . Hackett famuu American actor-manager, has volur teercd his services to the Knights, c Columbus committee on war activitie jig., and has been appoint general directo 4g?,.': of amusemerrt by that organizatiqi sjgS..: Mr. Hackett will immediately b^Jfi JSf" the organization of high class theatr: cal companies in the army encamp ipents and the naval stations, thes B&: companies to be composed of profes sional actors and talented amateur K; Who are now in military service. Br; HacKett will receive no |-emunera.tio fk lor his work, and has signified hi intention of devoting his entire tlrt f: to it for the duration of the war. The plays which Mr. Hackett Pit" ? to produce will bo presented, in th ' buildings which the Knights of Co it -lubu*. representing the Catholic peo pie of this country, are operating a 3 social, recreational and religious cen ters In the camps. He will he as ' sisted by several executive and pro P ducing experts from his own stall , and will begin operations at Cam Devens. Ayer. Massachusetts. As soo ?? the oruanization of the talent li the American camps has been com gtg,; pleted, Mr. Hackett will go lo Franc to continue his work in the Knight of Columbus buildings located in th camps of the American expeditionar rjt forces. jp', "There are probably more actors i: Mar-' the service than men of any othe -ek class when the numerical strength o A'-. the profession is taken into considera gk". .tlon," says Mr. Hackett. "I am sur XT.' . there will be no difficulty in organiz |ng companies which will compare ii K*V"' 'every way with those usually seen .ii h' the best theaters, and after examini fife*1-' the Knights of Columbus buildings yf V find them admirably suited to produc tlons of the kind I have in mind. Th Knights u{ Columbus are renderini splendid patriotic service by th 3^?>;maintenance of these recreatioi buildings, and I am glad of the oppor RKwX to contribute n1y experience ti the work they are doing." Hjii aMnii i "X?' * |^i ii l n h ,r After the larfcet registered No HI s "Take a chance, Elmer, snowball i( tin hie of sin 1 ? PEIGE WITH GERMMOf' o --? Army Headquarters Debaters ; Debaters Argue Over Effect " ? of Break in Allied Ranks. [ * Tha debate between Company C |i . and Company F, of First Army Head- u | quarters regiment (formerly First | I New Hampshire infantry) was held | I last night at Y. M C. A. hut No. 104 j <j amid scenes of greatest enthusiasm 'and excitement, the question being. 11-Resolved.?That in the future Rus S|sla would bo more detrimental to the ' I central powers than to., the allies." _ Company F, upholding the negative. ( was declared the winner. t( | Representing Company F were Cor- c 8j porals Reich and Behrman and Pri'I! vate Hooker. The representatives of _ Company C were Corporals Ileffernan. n ' Rugger! and Wetmore. j. j The affirmative maintained that the a ' idealism and propaganda of Trotzky I and Lenine would force the German c people into a state of rebellion and in- p 1 ternal unrest, as was instanced by the . recent iabor uprising in German cities, s, ^ and thus sooner end the war by fore- p r Ing the German government to make p J peace*ns a result of internal discord. i8 Internal troubles, the affirmative a e speakers declared, would much more s quickly and effectively breakdown the ? German military macnine than the tc e Russian armies could have, had they fji remained intact and active. tl The speakers for the negative side s expressed the opinion that the Ukrain- t; ian peace and the demtfralizatlon and demobilization of the Russian armies c. . would tend to open the unlimited ref, sources of Russia to Germany, and p thus relieve the serious food shortage jj n which In Germany has followed the 11 n j tightening of the English blockade e . and the American export restrictions, c Wfth Germany provided with, food, a these speakers declared, the possi- p e bility of the dissemination of bolshey vikl doctrines making much impression upon the German laboring classn es would be largely overcome. This u r condition, they declared, would tend a f to largely decrease the likelihood of ^ - open rebellion against the militaristic e class. p i- ^i^? It I IA77 DAMh Money ?: ?! muu unnu Makers j? " I We could send you a complete Jazx Band c | for camp use. You can iive coocerta and make P 5 l the instrument* pay for tbcmselrcs. Fun for alii | e | Write today for JUZ Band List. 11c "t LYON & HEALV - J: 0 60-63 Uctaoo Boulevard CHICAGO i ^ SmpgreSH jjjgSJB * ^r> i I *AND OF 77TH GIVES X\ STUNT NIGHT CONCERT; nstrumental and Vocal Numbers and Boxing Bouts Enter tain aoiaiers. ?i ? The Seventy-seventh Field' Ar-'l illery band was the Tuesday evening . J eature of the "Stunt" night program1' t Building 10G. Bandmaster Haw-1 | ey. conducted the concert in his! sual capable manner, and the ffeuent outbursts of applause were in- ; icative of Just how much the auience appreciated the program. ; In-'addition to tjie concert, there [ re re a number of other features on , he bill, starting with group singing, jd by the physical director. The men ; ituated about 106 certainly know how o sing in a manner that would bring ' ears of envy to the eyes of many a , horai club. Sapier, the old reliable, was-out of1 uarantine. and put on a few song i lumbers, in his own inimitable style. ; lis songs went big with the crowd ! nd he was encored to the echo. Where the Black Eyed Susans I Irow" was particularly well received y the audience. Corp. Buckley of the Seventy- ' eventh band, next rendered a few ; opular vocal selections in a very | leasing manner. \ Boxing was next on the program, j number' of excellent bouts being tjiged. Bout 1. Lamatta. Bat. 1. Thir- ! aenth, and Moore. Bat. E. Seventyeventh, put up a corking good bat!e, with the odds favoring Lamatta. Bout 2. Witworth. Batt. B. Sevens-seventh. staged a clever and fast et-too, with "Red" Just a bit too lever for his game opponent. Bout 3. Diehi. Bat. B. Seventy-sevnth. and Depollo mixed It up in a ishion that had on their toes, during He entire bout. Honors were about ven. Bout 4. Sergeants Pharr and abana, of Bat. B. Seventy-seventh. Ut on an irtcresling bout. They re heavyweights, arid mixed it up in ood shape. Itn.1t T. Ptnlttrn nnd K'ctlnv hnth f Bat. E. Seventy-seventh, mixed it j 1 p in great style. They weighed bout 120 and are clever and shifty. ' [onors were even. Entries are being received by* ' hysical Director Taylor, for the box- j ig tournament to be held In the i 1 ear future. Any man in the Sev- j r nty-seventh, Thirteenth. Sixteenth " nd Fourth trench mortar, or Ammu- la ition train is eligible to compete. \ rlzes will be furnished for the chain-11 ion in each weight. The bouts are to be held in the fol- 11 wing classes," 135 pounds or under , 45 pounds or under. lOO* or under. 1 1 75 or under, and above 175 if a suf- ! \ clent number of entries are received I c i this weight. Get busy and enter! : 1 '' '1' i' "1? . ' ?* A ZEPPELIN NIGHT RAID. We are indebted'to Private Charles VUm ^andcK, of the Fourth Divisional leadquarters, for the following: ae ount of a raid by German Zeppelins P hat he actually saw in his home II llfl II | own, Leeds, England, two years ago: R| III III "I was at a theater that night and I Mil Hj I vas enjoying a good show when sud- ll nII Rj I lenly during the last act the lights I Mil 1 I * f> vent out and a voice announced that fi jBJ|J nj I arge crowd Immediately left the the vljl Sffj Rr iter and rushed to their respective tomes through the dark streets, for ??=a ill the lights in town had been tu^.d sounded. Usually the British Rattle- Jr&J l^Ow ships are the first ttf detect the ap- flVJ |W troach of Zeppelins and they tele- Hf \ H ^ traph at once the nearest town that I I KB tostile aircraft is approaching. This Hp . ill |T own in turn notifies the surrounding HI country so that, by the time the Zep- ||j If] IJM HI lelins arrive there is not a light to H JQUfl ? seen. When I arrived home I 'ound all the lights and my people Iffi-arflll n the bomb-proof cellar, built espe- Or W .dally for this purpose. A great I TO lldlfl uken the precaution of building these jdLffl ||| ja "The first evidence that we hail H BM ?'ur city. Gradually the sound grew round us and men >.>f a sudden a an |l \fl| rcmendous crash as one of the bombs . - 1 in n 'ell directly on our home. l-'ortunate- ) | I I 1111 y none of us was injured: we were ill more or less stunned by the ter ific explosion, but in a f- w ni.notes were were able to crawl out after is.su ring ourselves that the- murderous f >y Huns had been driven off by the Incessant flre of our guns. I II "An awful sight of wreckage greet- I y d my eyes as I crawl -d out <.f the > V. "Everything was smashed about the XXyjl boils-.' and the roof was entirely gone ind the windows were broken to bits rhe people of the, town were running CLLlliJ* [he extent of the damage and the Unj| number injured. A bomb bail landed I HI in one of the ntain streets and had I m burated the water main several feel I B HLJU ? ? underneath the ground, and water I I fiji# wj was gushing forth from the ground Ian 1 V) and flooding the streets. Several ? Ej honara and bulMlnf" were wracked B L3I & hut fortunately there waa no less of glfl B life. Most of the bombs were drop- tf'W M-ff! ped on the residential section of the city?and this Is what the Hun calls Sr*5_B / legitimate warfare. I have always bH*M| felt grateful to my father for having tlpjlB W bad that cellar built for had it not I afternoon telling you this story." [wo operations for appendicitis. II*' H W W |1 <ave this' account to a Y. M. ('. A. II IjFTl] U secretary who was visiting him a few H'jjj HH |H| was killed in the Hritisb armv during he l>ard.-iiielles expedition. He has S*WT HSU mother brother in ^the "Suicide y wounded during I he ll?ic:* lighting irencnes. . ww Mr. I.jtndos is anxiously cpuntiiiK ihe days until he can In* discliarRed v 'XAR , rroni the hospital and receive orders \ to "ro over." as he thinks th.-i' he W Has a Mr score to Nettle with Ihe kaiser and his followers. (OMI'AXV A. 5HTII IMWHtV. Well, the ammunition train rumr \ Vflj has left us. and we are sorry to see i? M v them ko. especially Whitehead, who |? n Holds the title at Camp Creeiio for do , w I* nolishinR "dhow." J fl Ul*Corporal O'Hanlon is now attending K Jl he Ras school and the hoys all hope _>43tke<' that he makes Rood. JH9p5L, ? Private Dakoski and HartonR have TfijT 1' lust Riaduated from the trench ciiri III* I leers' school and are eaRerly waiting I I I 'or. their diplomas. I I It Private "Buck" Sherrian believes in II IB ireparedness?he has already bouRht Ml -|fl lis corporal chevrons. B Private Macenko has been worried B tbout RettinR a furtouRh. because lie III ^Hl vants to ro back and see that under- 9LJH aker's daughter. Watch your step. ] [ LJ i Our friend Barnhardt is a Rreat lover ?f work when it comes his way. He n s always In the hath house waitinR or drill, or either iiuunic tent where OK mffl here is a Rood fire. QBififelDlS Private Cannizzo was certainly feelnR bad over a R.lme ??f "seven-nn-alalf" in which he lost a nickel?and ? taj not njeot ?Inoe. Ml U MM corporal t'cieni says u iukpi a man ti n o raise a mustache. He might > - l!f| Ij J 1 ight as far as that goes. Itut. whit |)j| I || ibout Private Hartnian. who *1 i?l not jjli j I have for 12 weeks? kjj- I 1 All the hoys were glad to see F.leu j.'ti I enant Hudson back from his fur- III) I I ough. We hope that he had a goo-' ||ll ' ' ' line while he was gone. Mess Sergeant Williams ceriaini-. [[I [ & las a wonderful pose as a hoxer. Ilut I.II It Hill vhen It comes to putting the "mil-." >n with "Fat" Parke he gets till yd
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