Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-11-29
Notes of The War.

M. w. Fulton, and Charles Woman, son
of Rev. and Mrs. |. D. Woman, expect
to enter the government service as MEM
bers of the notifying branch OF the avia-
ton corps. They went to Hagerstown
last Friday and took the preliminary
examination, both Of them passing, and
Saturday of this week they will 60 to
Baltimore for the final examination. If
they are successful in this they will enlist
without further delay. Both OF these
young men are fine fellows, popular
students at SHEPHERD College, and though
their families and friends shall regret to
see them 90 into the service because they
are so young. at the same time their
patriotic spirit must be admired and
honored.
Among the hundreds OF young men
who the first OF the week received COM
missions at Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Indiana, are four from Jefferson county:
John P. Bishop is commissioned ilrst
lieutenant, and George M. Beltzhoover,
Jr., Francis w. Daniel and Frank Yates
are made second lieutenants. The
Berkeley county men VINO were COM
missioned at the same time are John N.
Parks, who gets captaincy in the in
fantry; Herbert E. HanniS, who is COM
missioned as a lieutenant in the artillery;
and c. Ralph Beall, who is made
second lieutenant in the infantry.
A press dispatch from Camp Lee at
Petersburg, Va, where the selected men
OF Jefferson and Berkeley counties are
training, states that there will be holi-
day leave for every man in that camp.
AS yet, definite plans for permitting the
troops furough for trip home have not
been made, but the general idea is to
have e-third leave the camp at time,
the passes to be extended over periods
of several days at Thanksgiving day,
Christmas and New Year. Its expected
that each man will geta furlough OF about
five days.
r. D. and Elkins Shipley, who some
months ago enlisted in the United States
Army and went to the government works
at Watervleet, New York, are now on the
way 10 France. Their mother, Mrs. Fon-
rose Shipley, received letter from them
yesterday, in which they said that they
would sail from an Atlantic port on Mon
day, November Goth, so they are now
doubtless far out at sea. We hope that
the boys may land safely and give good
account OF themselves when they go after
the Kaiser'S bloody rascals.
Mrs. H. b. Maddox yesterday received
a letter from her son, Grover Maddox,
announcing his safe arrival in France.
He said that he was getting along all
right-which was about all the news he
was allowed TO send. The date OF his
letter and the time and place OF his de-
parture had been obiterated by the
censor.
Allen r. Emmert, one OF Martinsburg's
most popular and prominent young bust
ness men, and junior member OF the firm
OF Frank S. Emmert & Son, has offered
his services to his country and will enlist
in the Navy.
Lieutenant Marshall Mcdonald, OF this
county, has arrived safely in France, his
mother having received message TO thi
effect He is a member of the Second
Regiment OF Engineers.
Mr.. Edwin Miller, of Berkeley county,
who graduated from Shepherd College a
couple OF years ago, is among the young
soldiers who is now in France with the
American Expeditionary Forces.
Homer Hamrick. who is in the ordnance
department of the army, at Washington,
spent Sunday with his parents in Shep-
herdStoWn.
Willard Osburn, OF this county, has
been commissioned as first lieutenant.
In letter to the editor OF the Register
Sergeant Raleigh A. Donley, OF this vi
cinity, writes interesting concerning life
in the great military camp at Chickamauga
Park, Georgia. Among other things he
writes:
81 was sent down here about five weeks
ago, and am now getting ready TO 90
across TO France. There are about 5000
OF us going over TO make up train for
ammunition and repair shop. am in the
mobile repair shop and work on machine
guns. This lsHute large camp-about
80 900 enlisted men are here The work
is easy so far, but guess il will become
harder when we 60 across. Since came
here have been made sergeant, and that
requires quite lot more work; but
don't mind it, as it occupies the day more.
The Y. M. c. A. work is great down here,
ard affords all the boys great deal OF
pleasure. II is the chief loaflng place
when we are not on duty am sure if
all the people could see what great and
good work this organization is doing
there would be no trouble in raising money
10 keep it up. We are about prepared
now 10 90 across, and are just waiting
for orders 10 sail, which are expected at
any time. Will write you when | get to
France and let you know how things ere
over there"
Even The Canal Is Dangerous.
These here German spies seem TO be
everywhere, and travel by water is I'M
safe, no matter in which direction you
may go. It's dangerous even on the