South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-28
ING. OFFICERS
PLEASED WITH
CAMP SHELBY
Express Themselves AS De-
lighted With MiSSiSSippi'S
Soil, Climate and
Prohibition.
Ncvs-Times Special Service

News Times Special Service.
HATTIESBURG. Miss. Aug. IS
Il have been glad from the start
that we Hoosers were coming 10
Mississippi" said Capt John H..
Kiplinger. Of Company b. Fourth
Indiana infantry. who has the honor
of leading the first national guard
unit into Camp Shelby.
This is not "a new country to me.
J have been in Hattiesburg once be-
fore and other cities OF the state.
So I knew that a great deal OF the
prejudice against Mississippi on ac-
count of its mosquitoes and malaria
was false And ] knew that the
climate and soil make il practically
an ideal place for winter training.
] may add that much OF the dissat-
isfaction in Indiana at sending our
troops here is disappearing. said
capt Kipline g.
Another reason 1 am glad 10 he
here, continued Capt. Kiplinger.
els that il is "a dry state As soon
as my COMPANY was mustered into
the federal service we put the lid
clown tight on liquor. Although the
men are raw recruits and have not
been disciplined as well as the older
men. and although we have been I'm
camp right in our own town where
So would have been comparatively
easy matter for the men 10 get
drinks from their friends. only one
has had any. I don't think ne will
gake any more Red eye and train
ing for war don't mix am glad
that temptation will not be present"
Cavalry Omcer Like Camp.
I'VE have not had time To go
conditions very carefully. but I'm our
opinion and iu the opinion of the
men. Camp Shelby Is COINS 10 suit
us fire" said Capt Orion Norcross,
of Evansville. commander of Troop
a. First Indiana cavalry.
The high rolling pine land is new
To- most or our men and while the
days arc warm the night promise To
DE cool The boys from Evansville
are used 20 hot weather and will
have very little trouble getting ac-
CIimated The nature OF the soil
D. such that il viii bc possible To-
drill in q short time after heavy
rain and as soon as the coustruc-
tion work is completed 7 see no rea-
son why this camp cannot DE- made
one of the most beautiful as well
as one OF the best equipped i'm the
country"
While the Evansville men are
working under hardships now. owing
To the fact that they reported minus
tentage. mess equipment and the
majority OF the necessities OF sol
Iier's outfit. they are taking things
calmly and waiting ON Uncle sam
90 send supplies.
First Lieut. Robert L. Stillwell
and Second Lieut. a. T. Loer also
are we'll pleased with conditions
here. Lieut. Loer is assistant secre-
tarv Of the chamber of commerce
or Evansville.
Fire Departm Nnt Organized.
A record i'm the way Of organizing
n FIRE frhtinC force was huns mp a
feu davs ago. when Capt. Lewis +.
Moore ~ St Louis Quartermaster.
L 6. r.. got busy az Camp Shelby
nfter receiving orders from Maj. W.
J Howard I'm charge of camp con-
struction. 90 perfect FIRE depart
roent Within five hours after re-
celvine the instructions Capt Moore
reported a complete dre-fghung or
UanizatiOn.
can't Moore. who comes 90 Camp
Smelly from civilian life. got in
couch with the chief or the fire de-
,,,-+r,ont AT Hattiesburg and after
q short conference was given eight
trained ere lighters Others were
cr,p,oved and I'm few hours the
er.r,en were at the camp. .eadN 20
.,on anv blaze that might occur.
>t,.a chan 500 large barrels and oVV
-.---pefs were purchased and sta
.forea az different points about the
,.-.s+ camp. These rather crude de-
80 s,npiemented oy several chem
s.a1 appliances. VIII serve for the
,.-e-ent az least
\, snes<ing OF the site of the big
,s7,D capt Moore said thlnN
49, .ite a. one ~ the most Ideal
,t,,. he's been selected. Z have visit
"a overall others lately This camp
,,,5oubtedIv is one ~ the best I'D
49, oou,+~, There are no mos
,....-oas an camp and DO IS fact that
have had 30 sleep under blankets
svsrv nigh; since mV arrival