Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-25
NEED 1000 MEN
AT CAMP HANCOCK
Reorganizing of 18th Army
Division Will Require Ad-
ditional Forces
DRAWN FRo.I CAMP MEADE
Deoot Brigade Will Likely Be
With Pennsylvania Conscripts,
Forming Battalions
Bv a stag Correspondent

, CAMP HANCOCK. Augusta, Ca. Sept. 25.
Preliminary worl, for the physical trans
fer of troops and property from dismem-
bered regiments TO the fighting uni's OF
Pennsylvania's raenty-e yhth Army Divi-
sion and to the depot brigade. as provided
for i'm the plan of reorganization Is well
under way and preparations are being made
for the reception Of 1000 men from the Ma
tional : f9Tly. whe will be sent to Camp Han
cock ~ ~ company ranks.
It is g4tetaly understood that these Ma
tiCnal 43no men win be sttt here from
Camp MesiA II is said officially that the
War Der H"i ,ent would scarcely assign any
but PenrsyiS ania men TO the Pennsylvania
L-yisi1n. However. that lies within the
dherstioH 81 the authorities at washing
NoS.
hen the conscrpted men reach here, II
h Understood a majority Of them will be
assigned to the depot brigade the training
nchool Of the division, which is to be COM
manded by Brigadier General Christopher
O'Neit, Of Allentown Under the reorganl-
zEtion this brigade consists OF ten training
cnits, or what the French cal cadres II
formerly was composed Of tntee infantry
regiments No regiments are included In
the brigade. The units assigned TO 1t are
battalions These training units VIII be the
foundation of reser,e forces TO be supplied
20 the fighting units of the division when
they become short of men through active
service in France.
t The formation tf such a training school
explains, in the opinion OF officers IN the
ne;d. the reason why the Govern nent is
erecting such costly and expensive base
hospital here. The hospital Is three
fourths completed and is a remarkable struc-
ture. II is said 1t viii be maintained here
as a permanent base for the treatment of
wounded men sent home from France, Color
is added to this rumor when II is remem-
bered that the field here is comparatively
near the ports of Savannah and Charles
ton.
The same opinion Is expressed in ref
crence to the great remount station now in
course of construction. More than 5000
horses will be received at this station within
the next few weeks. Carloads of horses and
mules are being received daily. il Is said
this station vii! be constantly stocked with
horses for shipment abroad. in addition to
the horses which will be necessary for the
use of the division while it is here and for
the depot brigade
Incidentally, members of the First City
Troop of Philadelphia are performing serv-
fee at the remount station. Sergeant John
g. Groome, Jr., is in charge OF the unload
ing of supplies, harness halters. saddles and
other accessories In the last few days
the troopers have uulOaded 2400 bushels of
oats and sixteen carloads of hay There
are 500 horses and mules now at the sta
ton. Sergeant Groome and his men this
morning started to unload a large shipment
of horses and mules which came in during
the night.
The daily routine work Of the troopers.
4 IN addition to required drill and guard
duty, consists Of breaking, branding, feed
ing and watering the animals. The men
have their hands full, for, in addition to
their daylight duties, fully one-third the
personnel of the troop is required to mount
guard at night. This number is required
because of the vast acreage surrounding
the station, which is an isolated section
of the country, five miles from camp
The fact that no change was made in
the cavalry regiment by the reorganization
plan, with the exception that it's machine
gun troop was transferred. is highly pleas
ing to Captain Thayer and his men. They
expressed themselves as perfectly salts
fied yesterday, but added that they would
like to have mounts assigned to them in
the near future.
Although far away from even such hum
bic amusements as Augusta can offer the
men of the troop are finding plenty of ex-
citement at the remount station Water
for shower baths has not yet been pumped
Into the station and. therefore, it has been
necessary for the troopers to go to But
lers Creek to battle. This was fine sport
until gigantic rattler was discovered on
the bank of the creek by Sergeant Wister
Randolph. He seized a heavy stick and
Killed the reptile, which had eleven rattles
When officers and men had thoroughly
digested the reorganization plan yesterday,
they were gratihed to find that most of the
enlisted men and prvates of the dismem- !
hered regiments, the Fourth, Sixth. Eighth. /
Thirteenth and Eighteenth, will be part of |
the divisions fighting units. Only twenty !
hve privates from each company of the (
dismembered regiments are to be trans |
ferred TO the Depot Brigade's training |
force.