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? IE l*Sr- r Pabiubed Upder Apipicti ( National Wm Work Council ; fx Y.M.C.A. W Ik Uiited Suto If- 1 Vol.1 SHAM Iff ' STARTS AT CAMP I: '%f. i*; French Officers Begin Instruc4.; tion in Specialized Fighting. ?? Many Events of General Interest Soldiers Occurred During Week, None Very Important |?ks " I For the first time at Camp Greene, ' ? ioidiers went "over the top" today in Block warfare, beginning a new phase I fft intensive training. For the Ume. V effort will be directed to developing j-* the men in specialty work, it was announced, including bombing, field for1 tiflcations, gas attack and defense and (. Ilason ( connecting or linking de. fensesl. and henceforth training will I be of such a nature as to prepare the < soldiers for participating in highly ;l ppeciallzed warfare. J".' In this training, the commissioned non-commissioned French offljfeMrs will take an increasingly lmpor1 .. tant part. The 10 Frenchmen here in-were selected for the particular spec|Lf-Wty ih which they are to train the ^soldiers here. ' Also, the regulars will soon acquire i~-;their first experience with deadly - gasses, one of the new destructive I agencies developed during this war. I This experience will be acquired in a I ropm hermetically sealed to < prevent the escape and spread of the gases Over the camp. The purpose is to ' convince the men of the efficacy of I ehe gas mask as a means of protec, tlon. Two so-called gas houses have ^nnntnicted nnd are located near ( one end of the sector of trenches now . In an advanced stage of completion, jag/-The general opinion among officers Is that they will be permitted to continue this training from three to four . xhonths longer, though they have no ,..offlclal information that it is the war ^department's intention to permit these regiments to remain here that ;Jength of time. ^During the past week, the 163rd 4h?antry (formerly the Second Mon.?tana) arrlyed at an unannounced destination, having departed from Camp . jSreene toward the close of the previous week. The 164th infantry (formerly the First North Dakota), which ^departed late last week, has also ar1 rived at its destination. With the departure of this regiment, Camp Greene "for the first time since it became populated with troops has no guardsmen rduartered there. At the camp are about 16,000 infantrymen in 11 regular army regiments. ? -Commanders of these regiments have not yet received advices informing them from Whence will come the mousands of men needed to fill these Xphlcs to the newly established war 'fattngth of about 3,000 men to the nghuent Some officers expect regular army recruits for this purpose. surprised at the arrival of national Army, men to expand the regular army refitments. One of the most important events Of the past week at the camp occurred last Monday when CoL E. B. Jones, formerly commander of the Seventh Infantry, assumed command At the camp, succeeding Brigadier General Wed^vood, commander jof the Eighty-second Infantry brigade of the Forty-first division, who. had deBtjfte work of preparing for the bejfhming of actual construction of an (artillery range and adjunct camp at p?i Mountain, near Gastonia, for Ute use of units quartered at -Camp (Greene, was abruptly resumed last fjftefc. with the arrival of an assistant buartermaster of the southeastern department. He came to complete legal patters relating to leases of lands included within the area of the proposed \T5^ first battalion of the Thirtieth h . ' ' ' Printed Weeidy for the ' tEfje (Static F/lifinn for r A MP f. N0VEMBE1 COMEDIES OF x-') "Aw, you piker, qultiln' new when trench, Just because I'm two feet bigg . infantry went to the rifle range, 10 , mileB from the camp, early last week : and during the week completed the , course of firing. These companies ] were the first regular army units to take the firing course here. I By a score of 45 to 0, the 164th infantry (formerly First North Dakota) j overwhelmed the football team of the Fifty-eighth Infantry In a game played 1 Wednesday at Wearn field, Charlotte, j The team of Company B, Fortyseventh infantry, will play the Chari lotte high school football team l Thanksgiving Day at Wearn field, said (Lieutenant Hanlin, coach of Company B's team. Negotiations for a football game here Saturday after Thanksgiving Day j between picked mixed teams representing Camp Greene and Camp Wadsworth, at Spartanburg, where the New York national guard is in training, have been completed. The five French officers at Camp Greene, together with Colonel Jones, commander of the camp, and Captain Purdon, camp adjutant, were guests of honor at a dinner given at the Charlotte chamber of commerce Friday evening. ] Announcement was made that an j eight-team basketball league has been organized among the regiments at | accomplishment of the work of orI ganizlng all athletic activities of the soldiers. The identities of the eight basketball teams was not announced. The Fifty-ninth infantry won over the Fourth infantry, IS to 0, in a football game Saturday afternoon. Lieutenant Russell's drop kick gave the Sixty-first infantry a 3 to 0 victory Saturday over the Seventh's eleven in a hard fought contest. Russell formerly was an All-American quarterback, playing with Chicago. BROUGHT COLONEL'S MOUNT Private J. w. sneppera, wnu was 'orderly tor Colonel Butts In the i Twelfth Infantry, stationed at San I Francisco, arrived the other day after ! a 16-day trip with the commanding I] officer's horse. He will probably transfer to the headquarters company Thirtieth Infantry and continue as the colonel's orderly. aNdGAI if. M. C. A. by Courtesy of rfie (Dbsrrtoe JREENE Charlotte, N. C. * 20, 1917 CAMP GREENE j p . '" i we've got to bnllil a man-tfoep trench, cr*n you!" OFFICERS AID MEN TO STUDY ENGLISH ? ? i We arc- indeed happy that the ofll- : I cers of the Fourth and Seventh regi-; merits are interested in the welfare of their men in a social and athletic | way, but especially because of their, interest in their education. Before. | coming to Camp Greene, they helped} many of their men to gain a more i complete knowledge of reading and | writing English. A number of the! we hope every fellow will try to grow educationally as well as in military tactics. We have a number of very good boxers and wrestlers in the Fourth and Seventh regiments. We would like to arrange matches with any other men in camp. See one of the Y. M. C. A. secretaries in your nearest building and have him arrange a match for you. One of the men of the Fourth regiment, Company B, said: "I have never saw such a fine bunch of people before. They surely do make you feel at home. Many regulars who have been in the service for years ^-.1 1...... i- I. In CP thev have ever struck. Fellows If you want to set In well with the people, go to the social functions when It Is possible. ^ "G" COMPANY, S9TH INFANTRY. Acting Sergeant L. O. Fischer (late D. S., San Antonio, Texas, officers' training camp, now with this company). has plenty of opportunities to demonstrate his knowtodgs Of order drill acquirea fourth. He is at pr<*eptluj3harge of the awkward squad. Good luck to you, old top. Play safe and don"fcjjjK into it yourself. Aa a "tpo-klcker," "Sand Urnm* Thornton is hard to beat However, he would remind one sometimes when he is on-the football field that he had gotten the football "stuff" and bricklaying cnofused. Former Supply Sergeant Foy (formerly of the 16th China) is making good as duty sergeant. They are all snapping out the dope. Private Campbell is no longer acting mees sergeant Shine 'em op for I inspection, ol' boy. i, ^ ^ ARMY NEWS ^ ^ y . FOR ARMY MEN THEIR HOME FOLKS WvllW N?. 7 m SOLDIERS FROM M MAINE ARRIVE 1 First Heavy Artillery Regiment Quartered at Camp Greene. j-|^ Is Part of Depot Brigade of HJf'ILl*1 Twenty-sixth Division, Which Is Ordered Here. f It ^ The First Maine Field artillery. y / commanded by Colonel Ballentyne. A 7A with a strength of about 1.200 oltt- xXxll cers and men, arrived at Camp Greene late yesterday and Immediately after ifll |)TS unloading pitched their small shelter TTYWTTTT tents in a reservation near the Dowd UllUf At the quarters of this regiment, it IV was stated that this , unit comprises J HiJll part of the dc|>ot brigade of the f|| m Upfllfl Twenty-sixth division, having a total U H strength of about 2.500 oftloers and men. The entire brigade will soon J j|4i be mobilized at Camp Greene for the MJ training activities will be continued. H M M ffll This unit is the first heavy artiller\ SJj B lu regiment to occupy quarters at this The troops traveled in two passen- uTkIjI get- trains, with a freight train bring- I I I vl ing their baggage and equipment. JH Of [U Their permanent tents will be pitch- I B B ed this morning. Owing to the re- "V cent departure of the Thirtieth reg- fW Wytt ular infantry from this reservation tg fjLwf in to the one recently vacated by the |1JJ(111 164th Infantry (formerly First North In U HI V9 Dakota), the boys from Maine will ftljH have a minimum amount of work to do in preparing their camp. pMpMB Information obtained frotn the MjMfl Maine guardsmen was to the effect that probably 110 oflleer at this time , TO jM would come south with this brigade VTMSHj who will outrank Colonel Jones, camp |j commander. This means there will VoUQ be no change, for the present at . ^jdfiSn least, in the person of the commandThe two sections wyre unloaded for vigorous setting up exercises to get the kinks out of their muscles. Fa- v?v they Carey, chaplain of this regiment. I says the thought occurred to him ^lMkr? that time might be available tor brief S^aWMA religious services, and Colonel Ballen VNT/Jt tyne consented. Then the hundreds ? " H x of people of Salisbury who were at J? M the station to see the soldiers witnessed the unusual spectacle of a ? 0 .-IL regiment standing with uncovered J jl Ul^" heads in a vacant lot while their A Jf chaplain said mass. The men were in good health and spirits, and said they were deeply TfJT y Interested in visiting Charlotte, of ill I which they declared they had heard 11 much during recent months. The I I Ik trip was without unpleasant event. I | n STIRRING ADDRESS BY \\ I I REV. WM. H. ADAMS y On Sunday evening, November 11. MK> a crowd of about 400 men at Build lng 108 listened to a\strong address by the Rev. Wm. Hooper Adams, of of Charlotte. Mr. Adams is a man of SSgsptSpil pleasing personality, and made a deep impression on his audience, for he used no tricks of oratory, but con- |)f IIIII jAMd, himself to a straightforward JttMi?age that would be or help to any |j J||| Irian. "Rev. Mr. Adams is the type " H 11111 of man who appeals to the soldier, for he puts his message in under- II |l|| standable language, which always assures a ready response from the men. In conjunction with the religious IIH I) I] II meeting, a very pleasing musical pro- ||U 1} Oil gram was rendered by Miss Nell Dixon, assisted by Miss Parks at the piano. Miss Dixon possesses a very pleasing voice and whenever she is heard at the "Y" is aSsured of an attentive and aODreciatve audience. i ^
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