The Brunswick news., 1917-04-10
.CHATHAMs ARE
/. EXEMPLARY OF
GEORGNH0N0R
It's History Dates From Great
Revolutionary pays Down
to the Present.
THEY LIKE BRUNSWICK
Bring Along Curious Mascots
and a RecoA for Showing
Loving Care III Their Horses
An Arab Might Envy.
THEY LIKE BRUNSWICK

army circles as Battery A, Of the
First Battalion on Georgia Field Artil-
lery, has arriSedFin Brunswick to
serve any purpose the government
seems fit to assign TO it until this
country is ayain restored to its peace
iul standing,
The Chathamssas the people i'll Sa-
yannah Gull the ba&ery and probably
|. the citizens ar hMnswick may be
a ware of the fact Us an organization
with i histors taekbd on it from the
| days d tns rsysinfIon up to the pres
Eent tiMe,
4 On lfaS il s S. 2&he battery was or
seailizea IT has s&sn service in the
I Nfexi Ia Il war. this Val of 1872, the war
between the states and the Spanish
A Amricau csrnag. vi served eight long
months In the middle of the country
that God forgot" along the Mexican
border, and is again ION the job to
meet all emergencies.
Tho battery is commanded by Cap
tain Edward g. Thomson. There are
four heutenants. 1A3e1auder r. Mac,
Doaeli, NJ. J. Ray Joseph Conner anu
Joseph Buckner. OF senior and junior
GRADES. The personnel OF the battery
numbers here is where the censor
begins its work and strictly prohibits
giving out such information.
Brunswick, like any other city
would like to k.iow-how many men,
horses, guns, ca :ssons and other para
phernalia. the battery takes along
purely for the sake of satisfying, It's
curiosity. But each man has beer, in
structed as to the harm this rinform7'
ton will do if 1t gets into the hands
of some "uninterested" party or par
ties. So this city will have to remain
contented on knowing the unit is for
the time being stationed here.
"How do you like our city," Is a
question asked the members OF the
battery by the many visitors at the
ca mp yesterday. Fine was always
tho reply, and really and truly the
Savannahians, after serving time
en- a surl-scorched border are delight
ed over the fact they have been sent
to Brunswick.
Along with the battery came good
soidier-one who's name was the talk
OF the world and fortune for his
head d-Pancho villa. But Villa with
the Chathams is not that kind OF q
soldier. In fact, he is not soldier,
but the battery's goat mascot and the
most privileged character in camp.
Z villa knows nothing but artillery.
having been presented to the battery
before he was able to say ''mah' at
the time the organization left Savan.
nah in June, 1916 He has covered
more territory than any goat in
brunswick. and is somewhat proud Of
the fact Whenever the OF sanization
was. out on, nnapeuvers in Texas, villa
was; always bringing up the rear.
While in camp he spent most OF his
time trying his best to eat up the oat
pile or hutting at the men and horses.
He has been stolen by several other
artillery batteries, but the Chathams,
after fight, always returned to camp
with their net
Another pet Of the battery is the
red guideon or guide flag. Despite
the fact the unit has on hand several
silk banners, II will not discard the
battered and wind-torn flag which
saw the boys through safe and sound
on the many dangerous marches on
the Mexican border No bullet has
, touched II and II is hoped this op-
nortunity will never come, but just
the same it has stood the 'gaff" and
the sentiment is too great TO take It
of its staf.
Unti1 the horses arrive. the artil.
iery will have 1t easy. 1t will be a
diffsrsnt tuae. after the first stable
esli In sotpdad for. the army regtila-