Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-10-09
Departure of Georgia CaVaI-
rymen and Troops OF
Eleventh Cavalry and Re-
ceiving of Baseball Returns
Camp Events
BY WARD MoREHoUsE.

ATLANTA JOURNAL B UR EA L,
CAMP GORDON, Ga, Oct. Camp
Gordon is thirteen miles from Atlanta
and thousands of miles from Berlin, but
every day it is creeping nearer and near
er the worlds war district. and judging
from the progress that is being made
by the Gordonites. the Eighty-second di-
vision will soon be able to take it's stand
in the field and under the banner of
freedom.
Last week the military populace saw
the arrival of the first colored troops,
and saw these troops spread out upon
the drill field; it saw the coming of
more white troops, and the departure of
many hundred selectmen found to be
physically unfit; it took part in the first
concentration hike, and heard the de-
tails of the first game of the 1917 world
series brought to the camp hot from
Chicago.
This week the camp will see the de-
parture of the Georgia cavalry and one
troop of the Eleventh cavalary; it will
see the coming of many more soldiers
of the selective service; it will trail Ma
jor General Eben Swift on another hike,
feed again on baseball meat, and con-
tinue the gruelling drill program which
is making the selectmen fit and fine.
IN IHlS city, 6HClIClGu DN lOI6SI
which runs to the sky in limitless waves,
there runs now approximately $4,000 SOL
diers, including the officers
COLORED SELECTMEN.
The negroes who have been received
are in good shape, and the officers who
will have them in charge say the colored
selectmen are taking real pride in their
work. and will endeavor to excel. Sat
urday both negroes and white soldiers
were sprinkled out over the rolling drill
field of the cantonment, emany of the
white selectmen drilling with their crude
wooden guns
The members of the division head
quarters troops have their new and oily
Enfield rifles, and it is expected that
many more rifles will be issued in a
short time, as a great number of the
soldiers have become familiar with the
nomenclature of small arms through the
use of wooden substitutes. The rifles
will be issued under the supervision of
Major Worcester, division ordnance off,
Ger.
1t will be with real regret that Camp
Gordon will witness the departure of
Major j. o. Seaman's gallant cavalry
men who have occupied a generous slice
of the government territory since Camp
Gordon was a tiny village, and inhabited
only by foremen and carpenters who
were using checks and who had COM
pletely lost their identity.
Major Seaman's squadron of cavalry
will set out from the cantonment at
$3.50 o'clock Monday morning. and ex-
poets to reach Camp Wheeler by Sunday
night. After cutting straight through
the heart of Atlanta and marching to
Fort Mcpherson, where the cavalrymen
will be epcamped Monday night, they
TN tn Ia1yatfaui1In arriUin O
there Tuesday at 1 o'clock in the after
noon. They will be in Griffin Wednes-
day afternoon, GAINESVILLE Thursday
afternoon, Forsyth Friday afternoon,
and reach Camp Harris at l o'clock Sat
urday, and from there will march to
Macon's army arena, Camp Wheeler.
MADE MANY FRIENDS.
The cavalrymen made many friends
at Camp Gordon and Major Seamans is
now one of the most popular officers on
the reservation. The cleanliness of his
camp was the cause of comment on
many occasions.
One of the two troops of Eleventh
United States cavalry at the camp will
also leave the cantonment in few days
It Is expected that this troop will be
sent to Jacksonville, Fla.
AS fast as the new men come in they
are being uniformed and innoculated
and examined by the doctors at the
base hospital, and are being rushed to
the drill field without delay. There
will be hike Monday and to those who
have come in since the last hike was
held it will be something novel, at least.
Major General Eben Swift did a great
thing for his division when he introduce
ed singing as war necessity, and the
officers and men have given this feature
their hearty approval, and those who
sing are singing and those who don't
sing are listening. over $4,000 copies
of THE Battle Hymn Of the Republic"
the divisions official war song, will be
distributed among the men, while TO-
900 copies of over There" George Co
hans contribution to martial music, and
10000 copies of Long Boy" will be
scattered over the immense reservation
by Warren Kimsey, the peppery worker
sent to Camp Gordon by the war depart
ment.
Authorized representatives of the
committee for relief in Belgium Will
visit the cantonment soon for the pur-
pose of obtaining clothing discarded by
selectmen. The cast off garments of 49,
900 soldiers will fill a great need in
this war-ridden couptry.
Wednesday, October "a, has been des-
ignated as Liberty Loan day at the camp,
and at will be a day of patriotism, day
of music and melody and stirring
speeches. Lieutenant Colonel Joseph K.
Particle has been detailed as the officer
in charge of the Liberty Loan campaign
at the camp, with Captain Trammel
mite of three officers will be formed
in each company for the purpose of
Scott as assistant.
WILL PUSH CAMPAIGN.
The Liberty Loan campaign will be
pushed at the reservation and a COM
successfully carrying on the work. Be-