Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-02
What's a Soldier Worth
In Cold American Cash?
$4,000 One Mans Price

tailed from division headquarters every
day, and reports to the commander of
military police after guard mounting
every day. He is charged with the super
vision OF all guards within the canton
ment. and IS directly responsible for the
general guard.
4 lieutenant. detailed by the different
organizations, acts as officer of the
guard, and reports TO the field officer of
the day.
The commander of military police is
now charged with providing the neces-
sary number of officers and men for reg
ulatirg traffic, receiving and conducting
prisoners, and patrollinS outside the linn
its of the areas occupied by organiza-
tions.
Visitors are not allowed TO enter the
reservation except during the hours pre-
scribed for visitors unless they have a
pass. but persons desiring to visit divi-
sion headquarters are admitted at the
south entrance of the camp.
Officers who spent much time with fig
ures and excelled at clerical work be-
fore they donned the olive drab find that
their previous training comes in nicely
in the army There's paper work" to be
done in every building.
there is a clearing house" which is
always busy. In this building there are
stacks and stacks of records, which have
to be handled promptly-and accurately.
Lieutenant A. j. Manning is in charge
and his force consists of Lieutenants
A. d. Daniel. ]. o. Bradshaw, w. S.
Horton. F. d. Stapleton, A w. Ansley,
]. r. Roche and w. c. Conner.
the adjutant general OF the army is con-
tanned in memorandum recently issued:
. You are directed to adopt such meth
DDS as you deem proper to explain to
every man in your command the evil
results of thoughtless and unjust COM
plants contained in letters to relatives
and others. who misinterpret the COM
plants. however insignificant or harm
less they may seem to the writer's"
All the selectmen who have arrived
from Camp Devens have been assigned
to organizations, and are gradually be-
ing Gordonized.
Mayroom NJ Fakoury. of Lawrence.
Mass, who came down with the first
Devens contingent, was born in Egypt,
and is alone in this distinction.
Thomas ]. Trainor, who made a COM
Portable living as the proprietor of a
lunch cart at Haverhill. Mass. in the
artillery. and likes It, He has words
of praise for the food at this canton
ment.
James NJ. Normille, an embalmer from
North Adams, Mass. says the Atlanta
camp has the Aver cantonment beat in
many ways.
John p. Griffin had a good job in
Massachusetts,. He was foreman in the
skate department of the Spalding COM
pany in the town of Chicopee.
Charles A. O'Brien' was inspector for
the Metropolitan Life Insurance COM
pany, with offices at Torrington. Conn.
Arthur ]. Barton, now with the Three
Hundred and Twenty-frst machine gun
battalion. was golf ball salesman at
Chicopee.
Alexander Fredette, now in the in
fantry as well as the national army.
was an inspector in the cutting depart
ment of the Fisk Rubber company.
Ar o. Lundberg, born in Sweden, was
examined for service at Winsted, Conn.
Angelo Gaccoine, Italy, according to
his own statements, had a monopoly on
the peanut-roasting business through
out the New England states until he en-
tered the war at Camp Devens.
John Balduc, of Lowell. was a velvet
finisher whe nUncle Sam summoned him.
However. John is still velvet flnisher.