Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-28
FOUR UNITSSOON
TO GO TO AUGUSTA
Department of East Certi-
fies Notice of Order to
Major General Clement
ONE DUE TO LEAVE TODAY
General S sanitary Inspector,
After Careful Review, Gives
Camp Clean Bill of Health
CAMP HANCOCK. Augusta. Ga.
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Aug rs.
Major General Clement, commanding the
twentN-eightn army division, formerly the
pennsylvania National Guard. received a
telegram last night from the Department of
The East informing him that four units
soon would entrain for Camp Hancock. one
unit that VIII move today. is the entire
regiment of the Second Field Artillery. in
Guiding the headquarters train and the
neid bakery. The Second Brigade of in
iahtry, 1t Is said. will follow shortly and
there Is speculation as TO the other units
to come next.
Colonel Henry g. Fisher general sanitary
inspector, representing Surgeon General
Gorgas, today gave Camp Hancock a clean
hill of health. The Colonel made a thor
ough inspection OF the camp and pro-
nounced II ideal.
1T is high, dry. well drained and thor
oughly sanitary he said
The Second Artillery is commanded by
Colonel Hamilton u. Turner
captain F. l.. Mueller is in command OF
the field bakery. and the headquarters train
which Is in camp at Mt Gretna pa 10
commanded by Major Clement son of
Major General Clement. ono company of
the train is from Philadelphia. commanded
by Captain Henry c. Crofut.
on their arrival the units will find their
reservations prepared for them The Sec
ond Artillery especially. will find little diff
advance detail, has performed wonderful
work during the last week preparing the
regimental area for the reception of the ex-
pected units.
Major General Clement today repeated his
assurance that Camp Hancock would be i'm
III condition to accommodate the division by
Thursday of this week Therefore IL may
be expected that when once the troops
start, the southwark movement will be CON
t1huous until the division is under canvas
here. The general said that all of the units
might not Immediately be accommodated
with electric lights and other comforts hut
mat such luNuries would be supplied soon
after their arrival.
PREVENT DISEASE AT ALL HAZARDS
1t is the intention of the War Department
10 go TO extreme means to prevent disea Sc
in camps throughout the country as a rene
ttion OF the terrifying experiences of 1898
must be avoided at all costs Colonel Fisher
is touring the South, inspecting all camps
From Camp Hancock he goes to Admission.
MA, TO inspect the camp where the New
Jersey Delaware and Maryland troops will
concentrate. Colonel Fisher toured tbe
camp with Lieutenant Colonel W. j. Crook.
ston, division surgeon, and Lieutenant Col
onel Keller
In giving Camp Hancock a clean bill of
health he re-echoed the opinion which has
! been expressed here by all officers and en-
listed men since the first unit arrived, and
II is not overstating the facts to say that n
more contented, better satisfied body of men
never was collected in an army station
| The food Is good, the climate is favorable
because there is no humidity: the nights
are cool and the sand does not bother the
boys who served at the border. with the
| exception of few scattered cases of ivy
| or oak poisoning. there has not been a case
| of illness reported
General Clement and his staff will "a ko
! up quarters In the field probably tomorrow
! as work is being rushed on division head
/ quarters. Yesterday thirty men were as
| signed from each unit to assist in construc-
| ton work and this program -,ill be followed
until the job of building Camp Hancock is
! completed.
The only feature which bothers the Of
| hcers is lack of amusement for the men.
| There are but IA few moton-picture houses
! in Augusta none OF which will be able to
accommodate the demands which the main
| body of the division will make upon them
when II arrives here. If there Is any
worker In the world who demands amuse-
ment during his leisure hours 1t is the SOL
, dier, especially a member of the State
/ troops, and 10 meet this demand not only
such organizations as the knights of Co.
lumbus and the Y. NJ. c. A, hut the men
of the various units as we'll as doing
schedules framed and in operation Thus.
the motor-supply train, a new organization,
has organized minstrel troupe, which is
rehearsng daily.
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