Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-05
GEN. CLEMENT IS READY
FOR STATES TROOPS

CAMP HANCOCK, Augusta, Ga, Sept g..
Major General Clement this morning
made public the following telegram which
he transmitted last night TO tho Eastern
Department. naming the order In which tho
troops can be received at Camp Hancock.
Commanding General Eastern Depart
ment:
"Adjutant general of army wires me that
| am to notify you as to the order which
desire troops sent to camp. The following
is the list of the organizations in order
desired
Remainder of division headquarters, in
cludlng headquarters troop stationed at
Sunbury; field hospital, No 2. three ambu-
lance companies /, and 3 field battalion
signal troops. field battery. remaining per-
sonnel Of all brigade headquarters. Sixteenth
Infantry Third Artillery Thirteenth In
fantry Tenth Infantry, Eighth Infantry,
First Infantry. Sixth Infantry. Fourth In
fantry. Eighteenth Infantry, headquarters
train and military police, ammunition train,
field hospital No. 4.
Clement Major General
General Clement appointed the follow
ing members of a board to investigate the
death last night Of Corporal Bernard j.
McGinness, of Company c, Engineers who
was crushed by motortruck Captain
John +. Reese, Company ID, Engineers :;
First Lieutenant Jesse r. Oakman, Company
+. ngineers; Second Lieutenant Edward
II. Butler. Company p. Engineers. This
board will endeavor TO determine whether
or not McGinness died in the line of duty.
According to reports received this morn
ing, McGinness attempted to board the
truck while it was running at fair speed.
The soldier mlstook side chain drive for
running board and jumped upon it. He
was thrown to the ground and the rear
wheels crushed his head.
Company &, Engineers. has been or
dered to entraln for Columbia. $. G.,
Nl,a il al t,ri1I
Camp Hancock early tomorrow morning. 1t
will aid in the construction of the Ma
tional Army cantonment there.
Before starting to load equipment to-
night the company will attend services for
Corporal McGinness, who was a member
of the company. His body will be shipped
TO his home in Pottsville tonight His
brother, a member Of the company, will
accompany the body as will detail of
men.
McGinness. his brother and several men,
bers of the company were on their way
to camp last night when truck bore
down upon them. The wheels passed over
cGinnes injuring him internally. He was
taken to a hospital and died without re-
gaining consciousness.
At a meeting of the City Council. it was
decided that two women should be added to
the police force Of Augusta in order that
the young women may be well protected in
the streets Augusta does not fear the
soldiers from Pennsylvania, now that 1t
has learned what manner of men they are
but the streets are SO crowded at night it
was decided the police force should be
increased. and IL was considered wise and
progressive to at this time inaugurate the
progressive to inaugurate at this time the
partment
As an evidence of the dignity with which
residents of the city regard the troops, a
correspondent was stopped in the streets by
one of Augustus leading citizens. This
man wanted to say that Georgia was proud
of Pennsylvania boys-that he had never
known a body of men to conduct them
selves more decorously.