Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-21
ONE THOUSAND MORE
REACH CAMP GORDON
FROM THREE STATES
More Than 1000 Arrive on
Wednesday and Are Now
Veterans - Physical Exami-
nations Begin on Saturday
BY WARD MoREEoUsE,

CAMP GORDON, Ga, Sept. 20.-The
destiny division of Major General Eben
Swift was strengthened Thursday by
the arrival of approximately 1000 more
selectment, and it was expecteted that
this number would be greatly increased
before nightfall. More than 1000 reach
ed the red hills of the cantonment
Wednesday. and Thursday these men
were upon the drill field.
II was announced Thursday that the
cost of rations for the men of the ma
tional army would be 1922 cents per
day for each man.
The physical examination Of the men
who are being received in this second
increment will begin Saturday under
general supervision OF Lieutenant Col
onel Conrad Z. Koerper, and examina-
tions will then be in progress until
October 10. The new see1ctmen will be
vaccinnated and innoculated Immediate
ly.
On Saturday 500 men of the Three
Hundred and Twenty-fifth infantry will
pass before the doctors, with the same
number from other organizations on
each succeeding day.
During the winter there will be ice
a-plenty at the camp, and the ice sup
plies will be drawn from the quarter
master by me different organizations
Colonel Koerper announced Thursday
of the men received at the cantonment
in the first five per cent, of 1920 men
examined 90 were rejected, and the ma
jority of those who were turned down
by the medical men are still in camp.
They will be held until further instruc-
lions are received in regard to the dis
charge of the seiectmen found to be
physically unfit.
Four new Officers reached the camp
Thursday They are Lieutenant Colon
ell Joseph X Particle, Major Rodman
Butler and Lieutenant Colonel Paul h
McCook all of whom will be assigned
to the depot brigade, and First Lieuten-
and McLaren, who Will be assistant 10
the division ordnance officer.
Arrivals at the camp were running
far behind the schedule. While $3.50
were due to have arrived by I o'clock
Thursday morning, but 2,241 had put
in their appearance. If the arrivals are
to catch up with the previously ar
ranged schedule, 1899 men must come
in during the day That will leave APP
nroximately 1900 men to reach camp
Friday and Saturday. Those men from
the city of Atlanta and from Fulton aud
DeKalb counties are due to move sat
urday. -
The new men were coming from Ala |
hama and Tennessee and from the Geor-
gia counties of Appling, Barlow, Bib
Bleckley, Butts, Catoosa, Clinch, Copp, |
Dodge, Forsyth, Glasgow, Gordon, Hab-
ersham, jeff Davis. Pulaski, Rabun, Tel
fair. WAYNE and the city of Macon.
They were coming coatless or collar
less or wearing old straw hats; they
were carrying suitcases or they were
coming without luggage. some came |
alone and some brought their mothers
or their sweethearts to kiss them good
bye. There were merry men and solemn
and there were moist eyes among the |
dry.
MAN AND DOG ARRIVE.
That man who attracted most atten- |
ton Thursday morning was one Law
renee Dunn, Of Tennessee, who brought |
a dog and a banjo.
Il and this dog have been keepin |
company for some time" said Dunn |
we have fought together considerable |
and 1 don't feel like fightin' the kaiser |
without him along."
Dunn, the dog and the banjo were |
assigned to the Three Hundred and |
Seventh engineers.
Those men who reached the great |
There was an almost continuous line |
of selectmen from the Camp Gordon sid |
ing of the Southern railway, where most |
Of the men alighted from their trains, |
to the huge auditorium Of the Camp |
Gordon Y. NJ. G. A. which has been |
requisitioned for the gigantic task of
receiving the $1,000 men who will have
reached camp In the second contingent
of 40 per cent by Sunday morning. The |
auditorium is divided into three sec
lions. In the first section the men wait |
until their names are called; in the sec |
ond they are registered; from the third |
they are escorted to quarters.
The entire work Of receiving is under |
the supervision of Lieutenant Colonel |
Frederick S. L. Price, who is assisted |
by eighty officers and men who work |
in two shifts. Trains are arriving |
throughot the day and night and the
men must be received as soon as pos
sible after they alight at the camp.
THURSDAYS ARRIVALS.
Men who were due TO arrive before Z
a. m. Thursday were from Barrow,
Clarke, Crawford, Douglas, Fayette,
Floyd, Gwinnett, Henry, Madison,
Paulding, Pike, Polk, Spalding, Whit
field, Savannah (city), Bacon, Baker,
Baldwin Ben Hill, Brooks, Bryan. Bull
loch, Burke, Calhoun, Campbell, Cand-
Ter. Charlton, Chatham, Clay, Coffee,
Colquitt, Coweta, Crisp. Dade, Dawson,
Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Eff
fngham, Emanuel, Franklin, Glynn,
Grady. Hart. Heard Houston. Jackson,
Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Laurens,
Lee, Liberty, Lowndes, Lumpkin, Ma
con, Milton, Mitchell, Pierce, Putnam,
Quitman, Randolph, Screven. Sumter,
Talbot, Taylor, Terrell, Thomas, Towns,
Troup Turner. Twiggs, Ware, Wash
ington. White. Wilkinson and Worth.
FRIDAYS LIST
Due Friday are the men from the city
Augusta. Banks county, Cherokee, Co
lumbia, Fannin, Gilmer, Greene. Hail.
Hancock. Lincoln. McDufie, Morgan,
Murray, Newton, Oglethorpe. Pickens,
Richmond, Rockdale Taliaferro, TAFT
nall, Walton, Warren and Wilkes
To be sent Saturday are the contin-
gents of the city of Atlanta, Berrien
county. Camden, Carroll, Chattahoochee,
Chattooga, Clayton, Decatur, Dekalb,
Ebert Evans, Fulton, Haralson, Harris
Irwin, Jasper, Jones, Marion, Mcintosh,
Meriwether, Miller, Monroe, Montgom-
cry, Muscogee. Oconee, Schley. Stephens.
Stewart, Toombs, Epson, Walker, Web
ster, Wheeler and Wilcox.
The only Georgia troops of this incre-