New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-26
Camp at Creenve c. Southern Guardsmen Not Fortunate
Enough Be Included in the Rainbow Division Which Will
Lead the Way to France After Brief Training at
Camp MIls-Heath Conditions Excellent
By n. w. FRANCIS

comparisons of its centre square and
the Place de Ia Concorde.
All it had in common with the French
metropolis then was the sun blistered
name on its miniature depot But
now Paris. s. c., has come into its
own: il has become factor in the
world war It's transquil tracts OF
blooming cotton and waving corn have
Il disappeared. and from it's trampled
fields have risen hundreds Of military
buildings.
It's gently rolling slopes have been
transformed into drill grounds, its
wooded hills have been given over to
msnpuvres, its very back yards have
become bvouacs. Literally every
square foot within the village confines
has been surrendered 10 the task OF
training $4,000 National Guardsmen to
do their bit" on the battlefclds of
France. Paris, s. c., in short, has
gone and in its place has risen Camp
Sewer, the training place for the Both
Division, L. s Army, which comprises
the National Guard Of North and South
Carolina and Tennessee.
The transformation began on July is,
when Major Alexander c. Doyle,
n. c. n. G.. the construction quarter
master, and his assistants arrived.
Four thousand men were put 10 work
Since that time 200 buildings have
been erected end to-day it was an
nounced that the troops, now garri-
soned in their home cities, would be-
gin to move csmpward on Monday.
Major General J. F. Morrison, U. S. A.,
will then assume command Of the
camp. He has been mere week over
looking the construction.
1000 Already in Camp
Upward of 5000 troops already are
CHARTERED at the camp. They include
The ID North Carolina Infantry, one
company Of the 1st Infantry, one of
the Sd Infantry, one Of the I'd South
Carolina Infantry, three companies of
the LIST Battalion, South Carolina Engi.
neers. which has been ordered TO Min
cola. Long Island 10 join the 22d Divis-
! ion and will leave here next Wednes-
day; two companies Of the North Caro-
I lima Engineers. one troop Of the LIST
North Carolina Cavalry, one troop Of
the 1st Tennessee Cavalry, one com
pany Of the list and one or the Sd
+. Tennessee Infantry, South Carolina
. Field Hospital Corps No. I, Truck Com
panies No So and No. lo1. Illinois
/ Ouartermastor's Reserve Corps in
North Carolina Truck Company, the
North and South Carolina Quartermss-
tcr's CORPS. and 700 Medical Corps re
cruits from Madison Barracks, New
| York.
These last we're ordered to Camp
| Nadsworth. AZ Spsrtsnhurg. 5. C.,
where the New York Gusrdsmen will
| train. but they we're diverted here,
Camp Wadsvor'h being unready 10 re
ceiye them While Camp Sewer is
rega rded by the local "Psrisisns' az
] their own. IT, was established as q re
| suit Of the efforts of Greenville's civic
organizations. and although three and
| half miles northeast from this city's
limits. it is generally known as the
"Greenvlle Camp
II covers A tract Of 2.l00 acres and
enjoys an elevation of from $50 10
| LILO feet. Two miles 70 the north
east rises Paris Mountain. named in
| honor Of Richard Paris, an Indian
! trader who founded the city OF Green
J Vile IS we'll as the village which takes
/ his name. Twenty-Five miles to the
| northeast Of the camp is the main
range Of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
| Sixty per cent of the camp site was
wooded. the remainder being under cul-
! ovation,
Kept Trees for Shade
! As much of the timber as was posi-
] Bile was preserved by the camp CON
I structors, and as q result the troops
will enjoy excellent shade. Camp
! Sewer is 9 "semi-wooden" camp, tents
! being used 10 quarter the troops The
mess halls and other buildings re-
/ quired for the nine infantry and three
/ artillery regiments extend in a circle
around the tract. provided for spa
cous close order drill ground within
! the circumference. with division head
| quarters IN centre. A base hospital
( covering fifty acres occupies the high
/ est ground on the site.
| The lines of the Southern and Pied
mont & Northern railroads pass
/ through the camp tract and are con-
nected BY spurs with a series Of great
/ storehouses. The construction has
proceeded without labor hindrance, and
/ the builders are assured the camp will
/ ne the first in the country to be for
! mally accepted by the government.
/ The work was accomplished entirely
! by local contractors, J. F. Gallivan
and Joseph +. Shrine. Assisting Major
( Doyle were Captain +. R. Blanton,
/ y. c. y. e.; Captain Hiram Stanley,
/ }. G. n. g.; Captain VI. G.. Mcdonald,
/ S. c. y. e.; Captain A. s. Ancrum, s. c.
, II. c.. and Captain Daniel B. Kimball,
I L. s. R.
Trouble threatened when the water
company supplying Greenville at
7 tempted to exact a higher water rate
than was considered equitable. Fed
erd pressure was brought to bear,
and the government is now getting the
l,250,000 gallons required daily at S
cents per 1000 gallons. The city, how