The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-07-24
.PERSHINC'S men
HEAR SERMONS,
SEE BALL CAME
Chaplains with the American
Forces Praise Soldiers-Y.
M. C. A. on Job.

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCE, July 24.-The chaplains
with the American troops began their
Sabbath duties early Sunday, and by
o'clock most of them we're In auto
mobiles which carried them from one
encampment to another. They spoke
briefly to the men. preaching no ser
mon in the customary sense OF the
word, but talking to and with the
soldiers. The substance of their talks
was an admonitlon to the men to re-
member they are engaged in a mans
game, not a child's, and to act ac-
cordingly.
chapIains Praise Men
More than one chaplain paid high
compliments to the soldiers for their
manly bearing and urged continuance
of the attitude which has permitted
the men to settle down in the COM
munity without the slightest friction
and without any of the evils which
sometimes arise in such circum-
stances.
The services today. the first since
tie troops arrived, were undenom1na-
tional in the main. Soldiers OF the
Catholic faith not only attended the
chaplains' talks. but In many In
stances went to the small Catholic
churches that dot this section OF
France.
It was a day of rest for the men,
who were relieved of drill and long
hikes. Thousands took the opportun-
ity to write home, and the officers
who act as censors had anything but
relaxation.
The first real baseball game in the
camp was played this afternoon,
thanks largely to the efforts Of the
Young Mems Christian Association,
which has organized regular COM
pany league of six teams and plans
to extend its work considerably as
soon as the equipment arrives. The
first troops had hardly reached here
when the Y. M. c. A. representatives
were on hand. and their "hut" was
one OF the first buildings In operation.
Y. M. c. A. Doing Good Work.
Despite the small amount of ma
terial 1t has to work with. the organ
ization has already established small
circulating library. which is in great
demand, and is supplying the men
with most of the paper on which they
write home 1t has been able to open
a small canteen, with English tobacco
in lieu of American cigarettes. which
have not yet arrived in sufficient
abundance.
The camp Y. NJ. C. A. is in touch
with headquarters In Paris, from
which it expects soon to draw ma
terials for an extensive canteen and a
large library Of books and magazines.
Eventually there will be hut at each
encampment, where at stated periods
the men may see moving pictures.
The Y M. C. A. men already here
and those who will come as fast as
the huts are erected are experienced
in association work. Many have been
with the armies in the field. Their
efforts are greatly appreciated by the
troops, who utilize the advantages Of
the hut to the full.
The General in command of the
camp refused to relax on Sunday from
his strenuous daily program and went
off for another inspection trip.
A large number of American officers
left today for French and British mill
tary schools for long course of train
ing in modern warfare. When they
have finished, other officers will take
their places, and later non-commission-
ed officers will have the same oppor.
tunity.
The main body of newspaper cor
respondents is expected to arrive to-
morrow and join the representatives
of the press associations already in
stalled here. Their first duty will be
to undergo vaccination for typhoid.
When all these correspondents, of
whom there are twelve, have recover.
ed. they will be quartered in chateau
near headquarters.