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jjj^ I Published Under Abspices j m !' ' * ' | Utiokal Wah Work Council I T.HC.A. of At Uiitc4 Stile. I/OI. 1 tnNTIONCIIMPMSDEL | Of EM? HEBE very Effort Made to Pr.ovide Ideal Conditions for Care of Ip Men Interned There. * BY THE EDITOR. If anyone Imagines that the detenon camp is a place where the Camp soldier dislikes to go, let him iMMi his opinion. This statement is tade after due deliberation; after a f* tjtft Ao this Interesting part of the amp. Soldiers with a vision have m lade of the detention camp a place >tBUy unlike wljat one might expect com the associations of the name mlch^t bears. They have made it a dace where every precaution is taken ^protect the health of men; every |(Ort made to m^ke the interned men roflt by their stay. |?he detention camp is the clearing^OUBfl.for the soldiers who have been xfcosed to infectious diseases: $$asles,:. mtimps, scarlet fever, menWhen one or more memr<Pf% of a company are taken with one iso? they are a nt to the for a period su? ^^ ReTOetermine whether or not ^^^HH^aevetop any symptom.f of to which they have Iteen* ^^E&tho time that thr? nontacls jMBfcloned in this camp they are kept That, is, those who have . ^H^?jxjios9'1 'to measles eat, s'.ecp. in s. different place from jjjpfTh which the mumps contact1! d 5. if lli-j men show tlio nature nf.lC" and prevent- the tinin if rmfngling. Strict dislainleined in the cm.p. vet freedom allowed :iie nv.-n '083C1 itself in the cnlhusin which fhey enter into ty in the camp. The cu:.ip by the interned soldiers, nis. Floodlights on the i enable the guards to perduties with great efficiency, f having the floodliglits is ?n of Major General Camerin line with his thorough Hciency. As a testimonial :tiveness of the discpiline not a single man has flfort to escape since the nt of the camp, cleanliness is the order of he'eamp. The mess halls, ents, privies company fact the whole camp is a manliness and sanitary efflithhouses, clothes lines, and sta'nds are provided erent classes of contacts, trip the writer noted the of sanitary washstands. B;ement floors, the work being >y the men themselves. They lave any trouble with construc'-anv sort out there, as the men eer for It. Most of It Is done expert supervision of Lieut. J. dy, commanding officer of the Ion camp. The rocks and QfQKen stones are policed from the uUtjgltborin'g community. There are four roll calls at open lUtiMfour times a day. In the mornlhgand afternoon there is a thorough SSpection ot 3,1 thc men by the 8ur" feons for any manifestation that SSnld make it seem logical for them 'iicint to the base hospital. Sick dktik are continuous, however, by orthe Camp Greene surgeon, Cod^ 0^?t-*6<rtwell. V Gjjt*n interned in the camp are not if* fiSTinv cut o" from l.he re8ular ath" fttte activity to which 'they have been I BSgtomed. The army Y. M. C. A., wtfr the hearty co-operation of the f&EkandiDg officer, has made provi.s lofl xor tne piayms ? Baseball games arc played, " EEbMI courts have been laid off, t?*p*df-war pulled off; In fact almost l^ESpppHlar form of sport has its the camp Mr.-A. E. Berg^Smtlnaad on page three.) m Printed Weekly for the 1 ?f)t (Cljarlo Edition .'for CAMP G APKIL I (Drown for (Simp Trcnrh ant Four III K NOTED SOPRANO IRNGS \v IN CAMP THIS WEEft Madame Grace Hall Riheldaffer to Entertain Soldiers at Y Huts. Madame (Srace Hull Itiheldaffer, a noted soprano, will sing to the Camp Greene soldiers according to announcement given out at Oainp Y. M. C. A. headquarters. She begins her engagement .in the camp on Monday night, glvinfe a program at "Y" building 105. She will remain in the camp through the 12th. This noted singer and her accompanist arc,artists of national repute. Added to her vocal ability is her warm sympathy for the boys in khaki, as she has a son who is at present serving with the allied army on the western front. After her concerts each eveningoihe will meet the soldiers and talk to them personally in an informal way. The Columbia State, in speaking of the entertainments which were given at Camp Jackson, said in part: "The inspiration and uplift received by ail of the soldiers who heard Madame Riheldaffer sing this week will not soon pass out of their lives. Possessing a voice of rare quality, of great flexibility and. range enhanced by Inn ? .nlnndlf] fhriatlnn WO manhood and charming personality radiating cheerfulness and patriotism. Madame Riheldaffer delighted all of the soldiers who had the opportunity to hear her." VxTII COMPANY CASUAL OUT. YfclOTOK MECHANICS REGIMENT Private Lawrence Cris was made cook, Tuesday. April 3. Sergeant Clark, who was in charge of quarters, made Cook'Cris get out of his bunk and shake his feet for not giving his men enough to eat for supper. Sergeant G. F. Love was caught skipping drill on Apru j oy sergeant Clark, who was in charge of quarters. He told Clark he was a wise duck. ******** r. M. C. A. by Courtesy of Hie (Dbserta REENE Charlotte. N. C. 3, 1918 mIsmbhbLHH k Wf 'iMwffk I r.-tnip by IJttufrujtu lilUnri-, of Hi iisinocrx.) WISCONSIN MEN HAVE ^ SAY IN RECENT ELECTIOI ooiaiers vote nere lor oeiiatu [ in Election Held on Tussda J of Last Week. I The Wisconsin men anion* Ih i Camp (Sreene soldiery, numberin I 1,046. had the chance of Tuesday c the past week to exercise their pre rogative as citizens. Hack home the were having an election to Jill th facancy in the United States senat caused by the death of Senator Hust ing. Provision having been made fo registering the soldier vote, rcprc sentatives of the state governnien were in Camp Greene for the pur pose of directing the election here. Messrs. H. K. Kjorstad and Arnol C. Otto were the special* messenger sent to Camp Greene. On their ar rival here they appointed seven me at each polling place to hold the elcc tlon; the Y. M. C. A. huts being use for this purpose. These seven me comprised three inspectors, two clerk and two ballot clerks. The hours o the election were from 9 a. m. to p. m. A good deal of interest was mani fested in the election, though the vot was lighter than expected. Only 55 men played their favorites. As soo as the votes were cast they wer sealed, placed in a locked chest an carried to Milwaukee by the niesseng ers. The majority of the Wisconsin me belong to the Fifty-ninth. Thirty-pint and Forty-seventh infantries. - MBKARY NOTKS. Carnegie Library of Charlotte. 30 North Tryon street. Hours: Sundaj 2 to 6 p. m.: week days. 10 a. in. t 9 p. m. Soldiers' writing room. iww*, lti iBi1 army news | | *% for army men ""> r^n their home folks PARADE HERE SflTORDHY Iff ' WAS INSPIRING SIGHT ftfj -{ Camp Greene Soldiers Led by ffjlm Mgj General Cameron Make Fine RnLutg) ' , Showing in Charlotte. 1 th- apoearunce of the tr.m and well- Itl . i train's* soldiers urouscil in ideep pride in their country's defend- HI fn^3& ' pride man.feat ^HBy W Pha parade hrfted' for nlinnst -j were a number of IN>y Semi- ih?- MjBSgJF ' |J|| " * ' I "'Sudor (S,nci.il BWM' "fllllill m ^ "'TIm* Fourth' i'iiIi'mI S;;?ti*. cmjii.c - \f)(/i Tin Seventh I iif:. in "v '.ritf iu-. The KiKhlh Infai.ny i.: ir.-l- (fir/f: ) p I'rw'sioniil Field - > i. t K Siiritary train. | ^ - road' to^ho ViUeV-o" Hum of Kl.md and ffcirMh I this ctlicial starting point that tinpara&t moved at 10:10 oVlnck straight 1 j(z,mf towiutj,* Independence square. At I!t" > | squaif the line wheeled to Die left and P/ltSf^ | passod down Weft Trade street to VMgl j Mint, and thence on out Mint street X^i I 1 "I to the Dowd road, where they pu-s.-n \ J it back into-camp. ^ d oitriiKi's Font pm:.\m:. X that has the "goods." and puts Vm 1 n over to suit the boys who like slicing, vas in cant|> the past week and HR9' " gave Li-air performances to crowded BH I d houst*. The quartet is made tip -.t > I n Messrs. .S. B. Claase, J. T. Krasor. Ir b V. A. Campbell and II. M. Dudie-. t all oft Los Angeles. Cal. These gentle ? 4 men a*T) dedicating their talent to the enteKaJnment of the soldiers in tin - vario*** cantonments in the I'nited }T>J? e State#. They go to the camps under CKijtSffl 3 the augpices of the army Y. M. ^ n A.. Ml during their visit here Ming fXTl e In th% -Y" huts. They also sung > lUlfflalM d enter!*1 omenta arranged for then: fell' 11111 lit - -... I Kvery omeer a no man in m C,reene oujjht to hear the n.lli- ?II J 11 I that will l>e made durinjj this w?? I; g| II j; l?v Ji'an I'icard. a disabled l"re-,. li HI 11 officer. 1'roin all reports If lias a 9 I] I niessaice that will stir the hearts "' (Ml 8 his hearers. He is a gripping speaker HI ,*, that will tire the imaKiiiuiinu an.I Hi _l"" o strengthen the purpose of every sol- r y? ilier Vli . will hear him. K-MU.OuJ
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