Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-20

York, Pa. Look your best, boys, and keep
| a stin upper lip was the gist Of his orders
as the York County boys detrained.
TWO CoNsC1ENT1oUs DIRECTORS
In the York County crowd were two con-
| sctentious objectors. but Il was apparent
| that they had caught the war spirit one
wore a white ribbon with the initials &C. o."
emblazoned in red. but took part in the
| cheering. and on the way to the barracks
talked about machine guns. rifles and the
| Kaiser with the others. They won't be
| objectors when they land in the barracks, -
| said Kopp.
All trains bearing troops from Pennsyl-
vania are late, and the last train scheduled
TO arrive with troops from Pike County
will not make its appearance before 10
o'clock tonight
Emphatic denial that the selected service
men are being herded into barracks that are
too small TO hold the quotas was made to-
day by Lieutenant Colonel Ross. Each
building" said Colonel Ross. has been
built to house 15O men. but for the present
Il will be necessary TO put goo men in some
OF the buildings. Despite this fact there
is no overcrowding and every man has am
pie space and abundance Of air. The bar
racks are constructed in such manner that
II would be impossible to oVercrovvd the
men to the extent that their health would
be endangered"
Colonel Ross escorted the newspaper men
to building 15 in Section l., where the boys
from Northampton County are living. They
arrived yesterday, and Captain John NJ
Bonbright, a Philadelphia newspaper man,
had not only succeeded in having a full
equipment of clothing issued to every man.
but had assigned certain men to serve as
camp police. The barracks were SpOtleSs
and Captain Bonbright hadi made much
headway in the work Of clearing the ground
Lbout the building.
o NEARLY goo IN ONE BUILDING
In this building nearly 200 men are quar-
tered, but Colonel Ross explained that after
the camps quotas arrive and the men are
classified not more than $50 will be in the
building
To relieve this congestion 1t is necessary
to increase the capacity of the camp by
nearly 90 pnr cent, and work on new build
ings will begin Immediately. When these
buildings are completed and the camp set
ties down for real business each man will
have 600 cubic feet Of space in the bar
racks.
Colonel Ross placed the blame for over
crowding on draft officials who disregarded
orders in regard to the sending Of the first
quotas. lie said that several boards have
sent more than - per cent Of their quotas
and that this resulted In congestion.
I'VE had made plans" said Colonel Ross,
"to receive a certain number OF men, and
could have handled them efficiently. When
we checked up on the new arrivals we dis
covered that several boards had disregarded
orders and had shipped far more than 40
per cent of their quotas"
Cooks are doing yeoman service today
for the men who poured into the camp yes
terday and early today have developed
ravenous appetites. Beetsteak and dump
ings. with coffee bread pudding and iced
tea. we're served in majority Of the mess
buildings this noon
To facilitate the work at the division
postodce, Colonel J. j, Mayes instructed
the rockies to make certain that relatives
learn how to address mail to the camp. For
instance if you wish TO send a letter to
John Dole. who is member of Company
u, Fifteenth infantry, be careful to desig-
nate Doles company and regiment.