Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-05
DISTRICT QUOTA
At MEADE GROWS
Is
Forty-TWo Arrive There Today
and Are Assigned to Com
panies B. and c.
''NON-COM" LIST AWAITED


6.-Forty-two more capital men came
into camp this morning and were as
signed to companies and {, Sl2th ma
chine Gun Battalion. Capts. Lombard
and Yocum The men reached disney
shortly before 1890 am. and were
marched to the adjutants Office of the
battalion for verification, after which
they were taken to barracks in block {
Local board No. 10 sent twenty-five
men, the largest number. other boards
sending from eight down to one man.
Policeman q. 5. Hunt or the seventh
precinct was one of two men sent down
by local board No. 3.
This afternoon was wash day and
cleaning day for the men from the Dis
trict. and they put in the afternoon
scrubbing underwear. socks, etc, ana
generally sprucing up for tomorrow
mornings battalion inspection.
1t was stated today that the men are
Not to b.. started trench digging,
etc. for some time yet. as II is the IN
tention to get them hardened up by
means of drills, hikes and military
calisthenics before they are given any
of the actual hard work.
Uniform equipment is being issued to
the men today, and Capts. Taylor, LON
bard and Yocum expect TO nave an inc
men in their companies completely
equipped before Sunday brings anotner
crowd of visitors to camp.
Ofncers and men of the S1Sth lnfan-
try. all Marylanders, already have sub
scribed to nearly $4,000 worth of lib
erty bonds. although the campaign for
subscriptions among the men in camp
started only yesterday.
Recommendations for appointments
rs sergeants and corporals In Com
panies A. B and c. the S12th Machine
Gun Brigade, have been made by Capts
Taylor, Lombard and Yocum, and II IS
expected the announcement of perma-
nent non-commissioned officers Will be
made within few days The District
selects have been waiting for these an
nouncements. and lot of interest is
felt by the men as to who are TO be the
lucky ones Not the slightest intima-
ton has been made in regard to the
names on the list. however. so the men
just keep on guessing.
Cooks are being detailed from among
the men of the companies, these being
mon who have had experience in civil
life. Three men of Company A were de-
tailed yesterday. They were Privates
Leroy Bradley. Eugene Watson and
Cleveland Rice. Details probably will
be made in Companies and c today.
welcome announcement made TO the
District men yesterday was that Jitney
drivers permitted to operate machines
in the camp are forbidden to charge
soldiers more than 10 cents for a ride
from any point in camp to any other
point. Heretofore the jitney men have
charged as much as the traffic would
bear, there being no fixed rates. and
the charge has frequently been as high
as $50 from Admiral to division head
quarters with the minimum charge 20
cents for any old kind of ride. The
new rule does not affect civilians as
Yet, however. and the jitney drivers
can charge them all they think they
can get away with.
= Not in Any Regiment.
The Official status of the 313th NJ. G.
B.. as defined yesterday at headquar-
tiers, is that Of a battalion not attached
to any regiment, but having it's own
organization within the brigade to
which it is attached. the l5sth Brigade
Of the National Army, Brig. Gen.
Hatch commanding. Ordinarily. ma
infantry regiments. but this is lot the
case as regards the National Capitals
Own battalion of machine gunners.
Private Arthur Williams has been de-
tailed as mechanic of Company A.
These details are in the nature of
plums. as they relieve the appointees
Of much Of the hiking, etc. which make
up much Of the daily program of sol
dter's life.
1t was stated last evening that COM
plete uniform equipment probably
would be issued to the District men
today. As yet only comparatively
few men have their clothing outfit. and
NO overcoats whatever have been is
sued to the men from the District. so
the companies are a rather nondescript
looking lot when they fall in for COM
pany or squad drill or for hike.
1t Is amusing to talk with the COM
pany officers of the 312th NJ. G. B.. hear
them brag on the men in their COM
panies. and then go into the squad
a md IA hra RING
their officers. Without exception. the
officers of the three District companies
speak in the highest terms of the men
In their commands. and the men have
: the same high opinion of their officers
& Food Shows Improvement.
3 As the new soldiers get settled in
their quarters and the kitchen details
from mess sergeants down become ac-
customed to their jobs the chow I'M
proves. 1t is all a matter of getting
stuff. as there is plenty of food of ali
kinds in the commissary depot. At di-
vision headquarters it was stated yes
terday that there is a thirty-day sup
ply on hand at present, except of
course. fresh bread and fresh meat Re
frtgerating facilities as yet are made
Quate to keep on hand any great sup
ply of meat but the bakery has mate
rial on hand for turning out all the
fresh. wholesome bread this division
could consume in a month
One OF the little tragedies of soldier
life: more than ordinarily pretty girl,
more than ordinarily well dressed-in
short. the kind of girl any soldier or
civilian would be justified in calling
Q "peach"-climbed down off the cleo
trio car at Admiral, turned up her nose
At the dust and walked over to one of
the 10th New York men on guard In
her arm she carried a square parcel
neatly wrapped and about the size and
shape of a shoe box. 1t looked as if il
might be full of Maryland fried chicken
homemade pie and cake and the kind of
good things to eat that the folks back
home send to their boys in camp
PacEcge Slps aEi Eal1s-
The nreftY girl asked tho nnar4l l. 60.