Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1917-12-27
NEWS Y OF I'|HE!'{!|
FROM CAMP SEVlIa
PLENTY OF AMusgmENTs on.
EVERY HAND FOR soLoleRss &
AT CAMP sEylER
TROUBLE WITH WATER PIPES
Freeze Causes ineonyenience--App
cation for Chemical Fire Engine.
Teach Hand to Hand Fighting. \


Teach Hand to Hand Fighting.
Camp Sewer, Greenville.- There's !
anousement and sport for the sol
dier boys here during II, ir on NOM
ents and when they haven't time OF
don't care to go to Greentille. Beside
i the daily athletic program insisted on
by the ,Smilitary, authorities, and
which is to large extent OF a recre-
ational nature. there are several mo-
vie shows and two vaudeville houses
operated. by private interests within
the camp limits. and In addition to
these each Y. NJ. O. A. building shows
two reels of standard motion pictures
weekly, while the Liberty programs,
which are lyceum chautauqua attrac-
tions booked Jointly by the Y. NJ. G.
A. and the war department. commits
sion on training camp activities. last
week began showing nightly In the
| camp, and soon will have two tents
! showing these programs nightly.
There are seven army association
/ buildings IL the camp, and six of these
! devote two nights weekly to pictures.
while the seventh is to be fitted with
electric lights so that they may be
shown there also, In addition to tho
two regulsr enfertalnm entss tho I'M
structive alma 1irspar 81 s a
department on &af <Szt
I dfer's duty, are 8sf1 Fs
week, 1t will trske sdl}i< p
finish showing them 10 a. 81 ()l(ll
I in the division. as instfuct Go fequire,,l
! as there are six reelss :Aiid not more|
than three may be shown .on singlel
/ night to any set of men. while theH
can not we'll be shown. to mora than
/ rs at time. 4yf't f
! chemical fire engine has been re-
I quested from Washington for tho camp
! by Major Buck, the camp quartermas-
ter, because the water supply system
| is so frequently out of order and the
pressure, so low much OF the time.
! During the recent cold weather sew
<eral OF the mains supplying different
! uni.s. pulled apart because no allow
Ance had been made for contraction
! due TO decreased temperature and for
I several days on and some organiza-
I tons were without any water except
that which they laboriously brought
! from the, nearest tap In working ORDER,
Many Of the hot water heaters, just
Installed in the company bath houses
I were 1eft with water in them and were
much damaged when this froze. Last
week all organizations had water for
/ the first time in more than a week.
/ Edward B. Peck OF Shelby, N. C.,
! and Thomas B. Dilts OF Greensboro,
! Pa, have been added to'the stan OF the
Army Y. M. @. A. here Mr.. Peck has
been. made educational secretary at
! Unit'No. 81 at the Sixtieth brigade,
while Mr. IiIts is temporarily attach
's!ed ITO Unit No sc, at the Fifty-ffth
( Field Artillery Brigade.
! In respQpse to an offer from Doris
! Blake of the Chicago Tribune. to find
:. girls to write to lonely boys at Car D
/ Sewer, dozens Of letters addressed to
her have come pouring in to army as
eociatfon.' headquarters at camp,
4 whence they will be forwarded.
Hand to hand fighting Is being
taught the artillerymen at Camp Se-
vier by the physical director of the
1
wearers OF the crimson hat cords
are said to take to this gentle sport
with more avidity than to any other.
The Importance of instruction In fight
ing without weapons is being daily
! more recognized In military circles
Thirty-ive men were accepted by
the recruiting officer here the last day
on which registered men might enlist
North Carolina led with 20 men Is OF
whom were assigned to the 18th Field
Artillery. formerly the First North
Carolina Field Artillery. South Caro-
lima sent six and Tennessee three.
while six came from other States.
Army Y M. c. A. Unit No. 80, sup
plying the ammunition train, division
al train headquarters, the bakers com.
pany, and the tow companies of mill
tary police, has been awarded the
prize at the first monthly inspection az
the neatest. best arranged and most
attractive OF the army association
buildings at camp. A banner is being
made which will be,awarded monthly
and which will be retained by build
Ing as long only as 1t stays In first
place. All OF the buildings were much
liked up for the inspection, adding
greatly to their home-like appearance
anad attractiyeness to the boys
There are plenty of religious serv.
Ices for the boys at camp to attend.
On Sunday there were Sunday schools
In each of the seven Army Y. M. c. A.,
buildings and at each two other serv.
ices during the day. one OF these in
unost cases being a.rcs,nental service.
Besides these, mass was celebrated
twice in the knights OF Columbus hall.
These services were conducted In some.
cases by;army chap!aths, some by as.
sociation religious secretaries, and in