Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-12-28
llc56Tt Back on Time,
Practically No InfraCtion of
Rules During the Christmas
Season

ATLANTA JOURNAL Z BUREAU
CAMP GORDON, Ga, Dec. 36.-One
particularly gratifying feature to be
noted at Camp Gordon during Christ
mas week is the fact that there has been
practically no infraction of rules at the
cantonment, and that the finest discip-
line has been maintained throughout.
The military police at this reserva-
ton, which is truly an efficient organiza-
ton, reported Wednesday that all Of
lenses Christmas day had been of a
minor nature. and that splendid order
had been maintained both. at the camp
and in the city.
According to- the reports, the soldiers
of the cantonment, after spending a
day on Atlanta's gayest thoroughfares.
are camp commuters again, and were
on the job on time when the bugle sent
a shrill note at dawn Wednesday from
Peachtree road to Gambler road and
back again.
The camp takes pleasurable pride in
the fact that the men of the command
did not take any advantage of the priv
ilegeS given them, and that there has
been no breach of military discipline.
Santa Claus who has been star boarder
at Uncle Sans military hostelry for
days past, checked out Wednesday ana
went back to his icy quarters in the far
north and the soldiers of this canton
ment went back to the old grind.
The military program of training was
resumed as if nothing had caused an in
terruption, and the brazen bray of bugles
again made the uniformed men awake 10
the fact that they are soldiers, and nave
work ahead of them.
Brigadier General James B. Erwin was
preparing Wednesday to leave for Chick
amauga park, as he is scheduled to turn
over the command of the camp to Brig
adler General w. p Burnham on Fri
day.
1t was chilly weather at the camp
Wednesday and the roads were wet and
slushy. but this did not affect the days
schedule to any great extent. Things
were ahum on the drill field, in the
myriad company streets and in the bar
racks buildings, to say nothing of the
ever-increasing activity of the Y. Nj. G.
A. and it's workers
The Y. NJ. c. a. men have spent a
strenuous time during the past few
days and of course all the buildings
have been packed. In spite of the fact
that the Christmas season is back
number the "Y'' will still lure the. Sc
lectmen, and entertainments will be CIV
en- nightly.
Patients in the cantonment hospital
at Camp Gordon were not forgotten.
The Red Cross gave to each of these
men a big sack filled with candy and
fruit and tobacco, and some of the lone
ly soldiers forgot that they were long
way from home. Everything was done
to make the day an enjoyable one Tor
the men confined to their beds.
Interest at this camp is now centered
on the opening of the officers training
school on January 5. The board which
cants is now picking the men who seem
to be best fitteed, and the work of this
board will be completed in few days.
Applicants for the camp will come from
all the different organizations. Lieu
tenant Colonel John r. Thomas, Jr, will
be in command of the school.
Artillerymen and infantrymen are
still busy at the ranges, the artillery
men being encamped at the Blackjack
range while the rifles of the doughboyS
are cracking sharply at the small arms
range near Norcross.
A battalion from the Three Hundred
and Twenty-sixth infantry will be busy
at the small arms range during the re-
mainder of the week, while a battalion
from the Three Hundred and Twenty
first field artillery is firing on the shell
range on the Cobb county front.