The Washington times., 1917-10-16
3DAYS OFFERED
VISITORS BEFORE
SHIFT At MEADE

CAMP MEADE. ADMIRAL. Nd, Oct
16.-The folks back home who have
neglected a visit to Camp Meade will
be admitted tomorrow, Saturday aft
ernoon and all day Sunday.
One OF these three days may give
them their last chance to see their
soldier boys before some Of the Dis
trict pen are ordered away.
Justthow many. II any, of the Dis
trict men will be included in the 5000
sent to Camp Gordon, Atlanta, to Join
the new national army division has
not been made known There was
one report today that 100 would be
taken from the District contingent in
the a12th Machine Gun Battalion.
ID. C. Men May Go.
But whether they 20 to Atlanta or
remain at Camp Meade for the pres
ent, there is certain TO be a shifting
that will affect the District men.
This will mark a great shifting back
and forth OF individuals. Some OF the
drafted men have already been sent
to hospital corps. others have al
ready been assigned to the quarter
master corps, and still others are
listed for q course OF training in the
engineer detachments to be sent to
MI up regular army regiments.
where possible. leave will be
granted men before they are sent
from Camp Meade, but this is not al
ways possible. Relatives and friends
AA
wish to visit men In camp and come
soon because no one knows when
orders to move will come
General Kuhn's off-hand estimate
Is that the force at Camp Meade may
fall as low as $4,000. This indicates
that as many as 5000 men may be
moved in addition to the 5000 going
to Augusta and Atlanta to all up
other organizations.
More Men to Arrive.
The only new units ordered to the
camp are the District, Maryland.
Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Ten
nessee negro drafted men, numbering
6,100. When the Tennessee contin-
gent, representing more than half this
total. will come Is not known. The
District contingent. 400 men, Is
oNASdAACN " IN In6 uNG-QA1
period beginning October 27.
An artilleryman from Washington
who enlisted to keep from being draft
ed met q Camp Meade man and said
II sure do wish was down there with
you. I was afraid Uncle Sam would
draw my number and now am sorry
he did not draw IT,"
Philip has been drafted again, or
rather he has been selected once more.
He was a cook at the Shoreham when |
Uncle Sam Guessed his number. So he |
was brought along to the District of !
machine gun unit. There
he had a run-in with the officers and |
made things hum for q while. When |
the headquarters troop heard what a
hard time OF It Philip was having
call was extended to him to preside
at the headquarters kitchen. Thus
Philip has been in the best
Of humor and Is producing each day
greater wonders for the enjoyment
Of those who eat with the troop. Philip
Is happy now.
whats the c on your arm for?"
reporters are asked many times a day.
Its for curiosity" one OF them re-
Piled "and, say, you ought to have
0ne on"
The Quartermaster here Is a bit
frugal. He saw that a great many
sweet potatoes were being trampled
under foot and so he had q detail Of
men 20 out into the fields and bring
n the harvest, several hundred bush
lis. The question OF gathering crops
'n the reservation came up several
lines before, but II was decided not
10 be a good business proposition with
abor $3.50 a day and scarce at that
price. With plenty OF soldiers around,
however. II was another matter. Dig
sing for potatoes was enjoyed by the
men. The first digging was done by
nvidual companies, but later the
took charge. II was
ust so much money in the pocket OF
Uncle Sam, just so much food saved.