The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-22
AMMUNITION
TRAIN UNDER
QUARANTINE
Because There Are Several
Gases of Measles
KEEPS BOYS IN CAMP
Rules at Westfleld More Strict and
Not so Many Will Get Leaves of
Absence.

Camp Bartlett, Hampton Plains,
Sept 21.-Eyery soldier in Camp Bart
lett qualified this afternoon as an ex-
pert washerwoman. Throughout the
camp there was general cleaning
and scrubplng OF uniforms and equip
ment in preparation for the general
camp inspection which takes place to
morrow morning in every unit on the
Westfeld grounds. Everything must
be clean and spotless, and the compa
nies show much rivalry in attempting
to get and keep the regimental rec
ord.
There were more transfers of Off
GERS today Mai Hart, who succeed
ed Mai. Gates as chef medical Off
Ger OF the 104 tn Infantry, has been
returned to his regiment, the Sixth
Massachusetts,, and has been succeed
ed by Maj. William Blanchard from
FIT. Warren in Boston. Maj. Blan-
ohard is from the Coast Artillery.
Visiting hours for Saturday and
Sunday have been changed by order
of Brig. Gen. Charles IL. Cole, camp
commander The camp will be clos
ed to visitors before $3.50 o'clock in
the afternoon. After that hour on
both days they will be admitted,
| Passes have been reduced, and In.
stead of 80 per cent. of the organiza.
tion strength being allowed leave ov-
er Sunday, only 10 per cent of the
men will be given sc hours off.
This rule does not affect the Depot
| Brigade. Here the customary 80 per
cent will be given liberty and 3 per
| cent of the total strength OF each out
| fit will be given four days leave
| The so per cent rule was also extend
ed to the troops comprising the AM
| munition Train, but as their camp is
| under a measles quarantine, estab.
]ished today, none of the 1000 men of
the command win be given liberty,
| The measles outbreak is not serious,
but the quarantine has been establish
ed to prevent any epidemic or TO pre-
vent exposing the men OF the infantry
and machine gun battalion to the dis
ease. There are less than a dozen
| cases in camp. Measles has been eX
terminated practically and the medi-
cal officers are taking no chances on
additional cases.
Men of the One Hundred and Third
and One Hundred and Fourth lnfan'
try Regiments have been relieved
from military police duty. This work
has been taken over by the Head
quarters and Military Police Train OF
the 26th Division. Soldiers forming
this outfit were drawn from the
Sixth Massachusetts. Not a man Is
under feet inches in hight and
they are a splendid equipped body
of troops They are wearing the new
military police arm bands. and theiI
work has been extended to cover O
greater area than that of the guard:
who have heretofore been on similar
/ duty. ....... ...a.. .,sr
A good-siXed detail was sent into
Springfield tonight and the militar!
, police were stationed at junction ant
, terminal points of the trolly roads
All men not having passes were cor
. rallied and shipped back to camp. TIT
D roads are being watched, the trollie
/ | are being searched and an especial.
/ large detail has been placed on dut.
[ at the railroad station In Westfeld
The men must remain in camp, an
acting under the orders OF Gen. Cole
Mai. Dolan, acting commander of tn
d military police, will see that they sta
J. there.
l. There were no drills for the On
d Hundred and Third Infantry toda!
It The men were busy preparing for II
J. spection tomorrow and clearing ava
h the debris which collected around tn
@ tents Of the supply officers Will
d clothing was being issued.
e There was guard mount in the Firi
r Vermont, First New Hampshir
Eighth Massachusetts and l04th Il
20 fantry tonight and battalion parat
10 in the 104th. All ceremonies in y
le 103d Infantry we're informal. Re-
S, FIR. Connor, who is attached to bi
m gade headquarters, was the recipiei
n. OF a gift today from Home City Cou
ie Gil, knights OF Columbus OF Sprin
as field. They gave him his entire pc
w sonal equipment.
to The major portion of the absente
are now back in camp and the SUI
)n mary court list Is growing thereh
o. Many charges were disposed of toda
lie The baseball league of the Fiji
tn Maine Heavy Artillery Is arousi
to more interestin that camp than {
pc worlds series and some of the teal
cd are neck and neck in the race, viii
We has developed since the regime
he landed on Hampton Plains. WI
vi football coming In, however, Il is ,
pected the horsehIde league will