The sun., 1917-09-21
CAMP RUBS CRIME
! OFF HELL'S KITCHEN
Gangs Shiver Under Upton
Shower Baths, but oh,
How They Sleep!
PHYSICAL TESTS RUSHED
Fund Raised for Building
"Hostess House" fer Enlisted
Mems Families.
PHYSICAL TESTS RUSHED
Special DespdseA 10 THp suN

-re Special DespdseA TO THs sus.
CAMP UPTON, Sept 20.-Battling Bob
Toolan and Battling Shea and Battling
Tim Mcdonald and some forty-one other
battling gents who once domiciied
around Helrs Kitchen. Manhattan. but
since ;07 this afternoon members In
Ueod standing Of tho National Army Of
Freedom, took a cool. cleaning and in
spring shower bath this afternoon To-
night they lie peacefully sleeping be-
tween their army blankets, all sweet
and clean. dreaming of more Of them
beans and now and then suffering
bit OF nightmare when they get nash
about that cold. cold bath.
That isn't much OF an Item in way.
s0ut It means a lot in the young lives OF
Battling Bob and his pals. In the hrst
place this idea Of being made to take q
ever had any luck standing under
shower Of WOW! ice water" on
Thursday night in the dark OF the moon.
II one must be particular about this.
thsn what's tho matter with Saturday
onoe In . while as right day. But
orders Is orders and a. Battling Kid
Shea remarked after the young Platts-
! burg shave tail'' had endeavored to in
still his desire in tho minds OF his
Thirty eighth street and Tenth avenue
charges, Hey. do As dis guy says. or
yer liable to land UP in the hoosegow."
But the boys from Hell's Kitchen
need not feel that they were especially
singled out for this bath honor. for the
McManus gang from the Gas House
district and In fact all the rest OF the
1.725 landed In camp this afternoon
were invited to DO the customary thing.
Which they did.
Ready for Argument.
Tho three trains to-day varied little
from tho arrivals OF yesterday. except
ing possibly that the boys Of this Sec
,tion brought with them a bit more color
and noise. Even the chocolate dip boys
doing guard duty about camp recog-
nised that In the Hell's Kitchen and Gas
House eangs were men that they could
spool and in turn expect prompt and ef-
6cient ssass." So the march OF two
listed gents with battle titles and local
regulations from the train to their bar
racks was through a verbal bower OF
merry Quips. Their banners invited
this.
"ws're from Helrs Kitchen, and well
keep the Kaiser itchin'; yea bo"
That itching line did quite we'll with
the big dark boys on the side lines
Then there was another that never
failed to bring forth home made bits
Of humor. "Hell's Kitchen-whats the
use. we're going to cook the kaisers
goose"
With tho new arrivals to-day famous
old New York gangs have acquired SUI
hcient camp Importance to deserve the
statement that there are now four recog'
Missed gangs registered and in good stand
ing here-McManus gang. Gopher gang
Cherry Hill and Hudson Busters. Othel
National Army or guard cantonmen'
and fancy hghting will be presented
with a pair Of knitted knuckles and ar
embroidered blackjack.
Physical Exams speeded.
The physical examinations have been
booming along to-day at record break.
ing speed All the men who arrived
yesterday have been examined and in.
0culated, and tomorrow will see to.
days group passed through the firs'
hopper that eventually turns them out
finished soldiers.
Mastering in and assignments to or.
ganizations and the uniforming arr
keeping pace with the medical work. and
within two or three days after the last
batch OF this second quota arrives ir
camp. Saturday afternoon. the meY
should be in khaki and in their per
the ''rattling skeleton division" will have
attained fairly presentable appear
ance. Where at the present momen
Z the skeleton infantry regiment. for in
, stance. has but 800 men, with the as
signment OF this second quota complete
each Of the four regiments will hav'
approximately 1900 men. This will b.
Just about one-third the full wa
strength of 3.605.
4 Announcement has been made that tn
4 funds for building a large "hostesl
house" for tho wives and families o
the enlisted men in camp has beel
F.? raised and that work soon will star,
The task of securing tho necessar.
I money was in the hands Of a COMMITTEES
I Of which Mrs. Robert Bacon was chair
man. The other members were Mrs
/ Edward NJ. Townsend. Oyster Bay. sec
! Fetary; Mra Fred Almy. Lawrencs
! L. l.; Mrs. Cortland d. Barnes. Man
hasset; Mrs. John G. Baker. Grea
f, Neck; Mrs Oliver w. Bird. Hampstead
: Mrs. w. Butler Duncan. Port Washing
ton: Mrs. John T. Pratt. Glen Cove
Z Mrs. George e. Roosevelt. Oyster Bay
! Harbor Mrs. J. Herbert Johnson, Hunt
! ington Mrs. Charles C. Rumsey, Wheat
! ley Hills: Mrs, Ralph Peters, Garde
/, City; Mrs. Benjamin Stern. Roslyn
; Mrs. Charles A. Coffin. Locust Valley
: Mrs. G. Oliver Iselin, Southampton Mr..
Harold d. Weeks. Islip Mrs. A. G
WaRstan. Babylon. and Mrs. Stanfor
/! White. st. James.
AssiEnments for To-day.
The 1923 men who will arrive tc
morrow will be assigned to barrack
Z as follows:
, No Men Assigne
HeEistration From to
Districts Districts Barrack
40 ps'''''''. '.......'... ~ RI
80. ev... ''..'..'.'.'..,.. 81 RI
40. ss....'''''.. ........... ~ r
30. es.....'..... SO RI
80 s.....'............ SS r.