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GUMP GREENE'S FUTURE
j NOW SglK SETTLED
War Department'^ Plans Have
) Been Given for Publication to
Washington Correspondent.
Tpr - Speculation as to camp Greene's
W v future has been given a number of
turns since the first publication of the
C Intention of the war department to
abandon this camp. Some of it-has
been set at rest by a recent Washfi
ington dispatch to The Charlotte Oba
server, which carries the information
that Camp Greene Is to be converted
K- .-Into a great signal corps camp.
It now seems certain that it is the
8K ' Intention of the war department to
'He*! make this camp one of the largest
jjV and most important in the country.
. Improvements which are now under
\f'', ? why, together with assurances which
?gg. | have been made by high officials,
*4 ' make it altogether Impossible that
- vA. , Camp Greene.wlll.be abandoned or
eyapstdctracked. W/>rk^ o^Jhe sewntadn
Incident to the establishment
of the kignal corps school 'will make
? ,.v . the camp-one of the best In the coun(l
- ' try.
Ircafilv The, news dispatch relative to tjie
-intention of the war department Is as
ilg^j^follows: '
. [fc. ; Camp Greene is to be converted
?-jffit/' ; into a signal corps camps. All ar"?{?
.' rangements to put it in shape foc_a
?V new lot of fighters have been comOH&V*
pie ted by the war department and
some of the vanguard is now in
I Charlotte or dn. the way there,
j These facts were given to The Ob.
' server correspondent at the war dc1
5sj&cv partment today,
s?- The number of men to be sent to
r Charlotte will vary from 25,000 to
Kb' 40,000. J
Some motor repair men are said to
S&-J have arrived at Camp Greene, and
' fo,l?wed by moro from time
fcj. to time. In addition to the signal
tf&A corps forces to be organized and
yacjffi trained at Charlotte, other fighters
fc'-i may be quartered there. The final
.?^program, that is as to what will be
|P'. . j done about the utilization of any exIMBE?
tra space after the signal corps has
/Hbeen proviaeo ior, nus noi ueen cumtf
*. pleted.
ftJ 5 - "We are going to make Camp
fttLv ; Greene a signal corps camp immecliately
a{ter the present forceB there
t?':"' leave," said a war department official
; today. "We will send from 25,000 to
'fit-/-''.40,000 men there. I think some of
? -r' ' the men are on the way there now.
r.-: ! We may also setid some soldiers from
- * . other branches of the'servlce."
&t* This much can be said, Camp
' '"(.-Greene is to be utilized to its full
Dij'v-capacity. That has been determined
l?#/.i-?ipon and all preparations necessary
to that end are completed or under
? K^;-".Vay.
fof. * V Later in the year?during the
HwK spmmer months?flying will be taught
?j[ffimt'.Camp Greene. 7
SRif;> ' At present enlisted men will be orrK^-gantzed
there.
,|aQfci-,Camp Greene is not to be an offlwS^'cors*
training camp. The purpose
Ibfcjr/seems to be to make Camp Greene a
* "eignal corps concentration camp."
w^i'Mcn will be assembled there from
sections of the country and put
K^-.thMlligth" preliminary training.
Phi*:;'; "ThC officer to command Camp
l'-_! _Greehe for the signal corps service
?><r: l>as not yet been selected. He will
&?&W'7ntm?id after the camp has been
Sg^fbrmaljy turned over to that division.
Mr?y/-- TO THE GIRL AT HOME.
&&>~Dear little girl, I know you're waiting
{*' . >_Pdr thg lad that's far from you,
left you all alone, dear,
To follow the Red, White and Blue.
.' ; P??r little girl, I -know you're walti
Si jfdO know that he'll be trim?..
To th?- g4r^ tor left behind him.
And to "Old Glory?the Bed, White;
and JBlue.
By P.E STARKE,
Casual Co. 11, Motor hfech^fl&iBKtjJ
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This Is Indeed a vital question. I d
Mr. Freemafi, of the motor mechanics,
who drew the cartoon, has^ne-j^li
sacrifices? Well, that question has t
already been answered. For Instance, t
Battery I), ISth F. A., subscribed to
several thousand dollars worth of the v
bonds within a few hours the other c
OFFICER CANDIDATES C
RETURN FROM SCHOOL
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Camp Greene's Increment of C
Men Returns From Training
Camp at Fort Oglethorpe.
Those men who wore sent from ti
Camp Greene to the officers' training c
school at Fort Oglethorpe and who C
finished their course the past week-. C
have returned to camp. Out of a q
total number of some 300 there will n
be 80 who will get commissions. The c
80 fortunate men are now receiving s
the congratulation of their friends o
and commanders. Upon arrival in 8
camp they were assigned to their for- b
mer units. vi
The-pren who have been designated g,
for commissions are now known as w
officer candidates. They wear a small j,
white strip on the sleeve, indicating
that they are soon to be commission- a
ed. Their commissions will be issued g
to them as fast as there is need for ^
officers. A number of the candidates n
have been given furloughs and are n
now on a leave of absence. The h
training period Is a very strenuous Ci
oiie, so that the men are deserving of
the furloughs which have bern granted
them.
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SOLDIERS PRACTICE ' ic
SINGING WHILE HIKING J
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The fact that soldiers are fond of ai
singing was strikingly Illustrated on c<
Tuesday of the past week while the c<
Forty-seventh Infantry was on a long
hike. On the invitation of the col- C
onel commanding the regiment and
In co-operation with Major McLoughlln,
D. Ward Milam, music director of F
the acmp, led the officers and men in w
uie Singing <" pan anu |ju|>uiai m
songs. The men were grouped on ai
thd drill field and given instruction sc
in singing by Mr. Milara. An un- ol
usual amount of interest was taken ai
by everybody and the singing was ai
lusty and inspiring. al
The practice of teaching the soldiers
to sing will be continued by a e<
number of regiments in Camp Greene, ni
as it is felt that the "singing soldier" rt
is the one who will "take the day" ej
when the trenches of France are pj
reached and the hardships will be sc
many. The soldiers as a whole are sc
"Very fond of singing. This is seen pi
when any group of men get together, hi
41s very soon somebody will start ei
"There's a Long Trail A-winding*,' or pi
something of the sort in which every H
?GAI*
M. C. A. by Courtesy of
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EENE Charlotte, N. C.
9, 1918
H^Beast
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ay.
That certainly ought to serve aa an
napiratlon to the civilians who are
lportlmt for the Unltd
States to go over the top In this
hird Liberty loan drive as it is for
hoso. tired but heroic soldiers to hold
he front In France.
Yes, there is a beast loose in the
forld, killing innocent women and
hildren! Help us cage him.
;lubs for soldiers
soon to be opened
Iharlotte War Camp Community
Service Planning for Comfort
C^MIo.c Vici+SnW ritv
A need which has exisled for some
ime was a better provision for the
onvenlence and entertainment of
lamp Greene soldiers in the city of
:harlotte. This , is going to be adeuately
met according to announcement
by the officials of the war camp
ommunity service. Two clubs for
oldiers will very soon be ready for
peration. The building on Trade
treet formerly occupied by the Presyterian
hospital has been leased and
rill be operated for the benefit of
oldiers' wives, mothers nad sisters,
rho come here to be with them durlg
their stay at Camp Greene.
Work on an open air pavilion to he
dded to the new soldier's club at 516
outh Tryon street has already begun.
. number of soldiers from the motor
lechanics regiments, under the comtand
of Lieut. Col. Roy C. Klrtland.
ave been detailed to assist in the
onstruction of this pavilion. This
avillon will be used for entertalnien?
of various kinds. There will be
stage at one hai^d, with dressing
Donis on each side,^? that plays by
>cal and soldier talent>nay be staged. (
nd concerts and dances given. The
lub rooms when finished will no
oubt be largely used by the soldiers.
3 at present there is not sufficient ac>mmodation
for their pleasure nad
jmfort in the city.
HAP LAIN D. F. STAMPS.
A MAN ON THE JOB.
Chaplain D. F. Stamps, of the
ourth regiment of motor mechanics,
ho has been with his men only two
nd enthusiastic chaplains we have
en. Besides the confidence and love
C his men he has, by his cordiality
id hearty co-operation, won the love
id confidence of all the secretaries
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Chaplain Stamps is especially glft1
in organizing. He has organized a
umber of Bible classes and has enilled
a large number of men. He
cpects to get a class in every commy
In the Fourth regiment Just as
ion as the desired text books can be
(cured. Until he gets all the commies
lined up, the- Y. M. C- A. is
ilding a class at 9 p. m. ion Sunday
renlng for the men who haven't a
asm in their company. - Mr. Paul
ubbel.^ our^ educational secretary, is
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ARMY NEWS If || |
? FOR ARMY MEN
THEIR HOME FOLKS . '
N?. 30 |MJ
emc. n. bibbitt is On -v
NOW CAMP COMMANDEI) gljg
Recently Returned From Artillery
Range at Gastonia?Is Fourth WWM?
Artillery Brigade's Leader.
field artillery brigade, In now in com- [1)11 'ft 1
mand at Camp Greene. General Bab- BTTnTlTM
bitt, who la the senior officer at Camp
Greene at present, la regarde<l as one
of the moat efficient officers in the
army. He Is very popular, and his )r , P J
cers and men stationed here. |) I 111
army officer. Is n graduate of West o T j^H
number of branches of the army, and ||
was at one time an instructor at West
Point. He has several grnoraj ions of
forbear^ who have preceded him as
j officers In the VoiV|d States array, jfl
| equipped soldier nad en" American *
i citizen who is imbued with the fdeils ffWnHl
I and aimd of our people, he is the type
of superior officer that will lead our VjB fltt llfj
; armies to victory when they get on the
j turned to Camp Greene from Camp B I jK
Chronicle, where the artillery range Ir^TW
is located. During the time that the On
they established a high record. The lyBjlljl
people of Gastonia, near which place MlfljMII
the range is located, have been enthu- |9uKLm Ijl _ y
elastic in their admiration of the per- IjTilrC
his effort to give his men every pos- 1 I ml JR
| sible advantage General Itabhitt has lfm,5rli
co-operated with every organization
' torment of the soldier. The " M <*. R
A. men who went with the air.*Pj
j men to the range and set up quarters IjfgjjffV
'ative of the kindly efforts of the gen1
oral to assist them in every possible WwjHL/f' /J
J PRIVATE BROWN HAD "
cpccpLj IM uic CYQTFM 1
Member of Veterinary Corps \
Makes Fine Impression in a r\p,L^bk
Speech at "Y" 105.
In an impromptu program on Wed- IfL
nesday night of the past wee):. Pit- NHiPi#
vate 1**. A. Brown, of the veterinary Npl 1 <
corps. Sixteenth field artillery, delight- K i
ed a large crowd in "T" 105 with a 11 V
witty narrative of his experiences and \ \ ti
observations as a stoker on shipboard. \
and later as a soldier of the British \ f
army in France for almost a year. Y f <
His talk abounded in good sense, prac- - L ^
tical suggestions to the men going . ^/ l I
over, and humorous anecdotes. After AMA j |
the meeting many questions were sak- 11
ed him by the men and his answers 11 ,
were informing and clever JI
Brown was born and reared in New 11
I England, has traveled widely for a
| man still under 40, and knows a great gi iff
deal about the world of today. He
served in one of the Lincolnshire regiments,
and speaks In high praise of KjpwB
the British army and its leaders. He
is now ready to go back with 1'neli- tHHq|
Sam's foroes when called.
nAC ATT Art Kg AT !Ofl. \ \
One of the interesting features of \ \ B W|J I
all of our evening's programs at build- 11 Bfl I i
ing 106 is what is called our "Gas At- 11 Ml I tt 'V tacka."
Just before the evening pro- 11 01 i ' '
gram begins our building secretary. 11 II |
Mr. C. H. Ellinwood reads items of | II H " _:daily
news with the three-fold purpose 11 l| I
to enlighten, enhearten und Inspire. | H fl
The soldiers have come to }<xok for- I |U D _
ward to these "attacks" as one of the I || f| /
pleasing parts of our evening's pro- j II < I
, grains. Mr. Ellinwood never fails to !M_pV'||| v I
| draw lessons from the items die reads FNji ifcg is
which are always selected with dill- - Ltt4hl