The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-11-16
REPORT FROM BOYS
AN CAMP TRAVIS
scuRRy COUNTY BOYS ARE MAX,
ING GOOD IN TnE ARMY
SERVICE


The signal Is pleased to receive
from Mai. Gen. Alicp OF Camp Tray
In. a budget Of paragraphs relative
to our boys now In training there
and hopes to get In touch with other
camps whero we hayc soldier boys
In nondmg these Items the publicity
officer says.
rolho Snyder signal
To the end that parents relatives
and irlonds of0.c soldiers now COM
posing the Goth Division, National
Army. station at Camp Travis. San.
Antonio. Tczai, may be kopt Inform
cd as to me- health, prosfeaa and
general welfare or the mon compol
Ink this army division Gen. Henry
4. Allen. commanding, has eslah
nshod a Publicity Bureau. This Pub
licliy nurau will each week send
to the oorntry newspapers OF Texas
and Oklahoma items OF interest con
eeruing the soldiers at Camp Travis
Every effort Will be made to 80 local
lzo these Items that each newspaper
will be supplied with news that re-
lates 10 mon from the county In
which the particular newspaper IL
published.
General Allen Is well pleased with
,bo progress the soldiers now al
Camp Travis are making. u the IN
,enslyetrainlng schedule that mas
boon followed up to this period con-
nnues to produce such splendid re-
suits. It is the belief oithose hlsh IN
command here that the 9Oth dlVls-
lon will betrained to nergeilcaiiy
UNFOLD tho liberties Of the world al
date much earlier than has peen
MANNED. The arst French oiileer
who reached Camp Travis to assist
in tralnia this division in the hneer
polnis Of the war-gamo oppressed
iinseif as being agroeably surprised
ot the results Of the training 70 II"
given. 10,
TO tho end that ihore De no lrh-
,ono periods OF training Gen A'''n
bas given especial attention to pro
yldlng ample and hoalthiul reeI'a-
ron for the soldiers OF his Division.
AM clean athletics arc given Official
md energetic encouragement and al
lo,,ed hours each week are dego'ea
10 sporis that make supple the nu''
clos. make keen the eyes and nave 'n
Them the zest Of contest
Tho general health Of the Camp
receives the constant attention OF al'
onleers. under direction Of the Medi-
cal Corps skilled attention is given
ivory case even Of slight indispoH-
flo, The saAltary regulations are
formulated with the sole idea that
Inc soldiers now at Camp Travis re-
main healthy in body.
Nor is the moral and spiritual slde
of the soldiers overlooked. The camp
Ia fairly dotted with y NJ O. 49,
knights Of Columbus and Young
Mems Hebrew Association buildings
In these buildings. every EFFORT Is
made to provide entertainment IN
structlon and recreation for the sol
dlers. The moral atmosphere sur
rounding the camp Is more pure than
ia to be found In any city Of SO'OOO
populallon in the United States In
stances where soldiers In uniform are
seen in the slightest degree under the
Influence Of intoxlcants are so rare
that literally thousands Of soldiers
at Camp Travis have not once seen
either under the slightest Influence
Of intoxIcants. or with the smell OF
Intoxicating liquor on his breath.
The protecting laws OF the Nation
arc Keeping the soldiers clean In
body. Each soldier has had Impress
cd upon bis mind. the extreme I'M
portance Of being clean In MS
thoughts and leading a eleanly life
The social features are gradually be-
ing developed and sooa will be OF
suiflclent variety to provide enter
talnment for all spare hours. Many
homes in San Antonio make It a prae-
lice to invite soldiers to Sunday
dinners and at some churches In San
Antonio Invitation are extended to all
soldiers who attend service to ae-
company members OF the eongrega-
ton to their respective homes and
break bread under family influences
General Allen wishes a message
Of encouragement and cheer sent to'