The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-11-29
news Of THE WEEK
FROM CAMP SEWER.
PLENTY OF CLOTHING ON HAND
TO KEEP ALL SOLDIERS
WARM.
UNDER STRICT QUARANTINE
rev Soldiers Are Seen on the Streets
OF ~GreenviIIe Now-MeasIea
Cases on Decrease.

40 W the manner I'm which tho ao1-
o,ers VIII fare during the cold dava
ahead may now be laid at rest for
eood ana all, as overcoats have ,rr,v.
ou anu nave been distributed for evarv
man IN the division, each man hos
peen provided with one suit of winter
underwear, and $4,000 more SHIFTS
enough to give every soldier two, are
ne thelr way by express from Utica.
~ I. Thfs equipment is ample to
Keep even the thinnest blooded 'indi.
v!oual warm in the coolest weather
iiKely TO occur here, and no one can
longer imagine with reason that anv
soldlers at Camp Sewer are %suffar;rr
hardships from insufficient or i'm.
proper clothing. In addition. there
are now on hand for issue soma
2o,ooo pairs Of marching shoes and
"hen these are issued the number Of
pairs per man will be almost three for
the entire division.
with the provisions Of the auaran.
tile strictly enforced, the streets of
are practically deserted
or soldiers. At Camp Sewer little o,t
OF n ordinary could be noticed 40
the order does not interfere with drt1I
or instruction. Medical authorities
emphasize the fact that the uuarau-
tlHe was ordered solely as a precau-
tiohary measure and as the quicIkest
way or dealing with the situation. The
number Of cases Of measles deveIon.
ing daily has fallen Off consfderahIv
IN the last few days. having heen
.wice as large as at present, while
tnere Is less pneumonia than was to-
De expected in view of the prevalence
or measles, and very few deaths from,
th1s cause: Sporadic cases OF menin-
gltls nave occurred. but nothing Ia
reared from this source. At several
other camps both the hospital admis.
sion and the non-effective rates are
higher. Venereal affection at Camp
SEWER is practically non-existing.
The quarantine order:
II Owing to all epidemic of mea.
sizes, numerous cases Of pneumonia
and several cases Of spinal meningi.
us, all members of the command, in
cludlng all camp organizations which
DO not properly belong to the Thrift.
eth Division. will be ]quarantined
within the limits of the reservation
n prohibited from visiting any cit.
1esi towns, villages, or civilian commu.
mites of any description. Concessions
granted for amusements
within the camp are suspended. and
their places will be closed durine, the
OF the quarantine, and
members Of the command or camu
will not be permitted to assemble in
any building. tent or Enclosure operat.
ed by a division. camp. regimental or
other exchange, Young Mems Chris.
t1an Association knights OF Colum.
bus, Hostess House or other similar
place.
q. The present orders with refer.
ence to segregation Of contact cases
OF measles or other diseases within
the command will be continued as
heretofore.
3. That instruction. supply and ad
ministratfon of the division and nil
other matters pertaining therto will
continue in the usual way.
-. The commanding officers OF brf.
gades, regiments and separate indie.
pendent organizations. Including camp
''-N' "iS vi iSSN ~ SldHl written
permission to such individuals as NAV
be necessary to transact business for
authorized messcs and exchanges,
Government trucks will haul work.
men. All other requests for permits.
sion to 10 beyond the quarantine lin.
its will be referI ed to brigade com.
manders, and in case OF organizations
not belonging to ~brigales. to those
headquarters.
70. Violations OF the order will be
punished by courtmartial.
&c. All exchanges will be required
to construct suitable openings in their
buildings where supplies can be sold
to men o. the outside, as men not
regularly employed therein will not
be permitted to enter these places.
Y. M. G. A.. and Knights OF Columbus
buildings may operate in same way.
%. The cooperation O fthc entire
command is expected, and it is essen
tial that this be given, in order that
the causes which necessitated the es.
Enlistment Of the quarantine may BIO
promptly removed and the quarantine
discontinued"
In the way of. ordnance equipment,
the division has easily enough to prac-
tice with, and as there is not enough
to provide full equipment FOR each
camp the policy Of the war department
is to give full equipment to an organ
iZation only at the time 1t embarks
and to apportion out tho remainder
among the troops In training, with a
view to giving each enough to train
with. The Thirtieith Division Is short
only some $500 rifles and as II still