Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-09-11
MAN WITH THE NEEDLE
WILL HAVE BUSY TIME
W|THGORDONSOLD|ERS
SeIectmea Are to Be Vacci-
mated Against Smallpox and
Typhoid-PhySicaI Exanina-
tons Begin Wednesday

ATLANTA JOURNAL BUREAU
CAMP GORDON, Ga. Sept. 1o.-At 1880
o'clock Tuesday morning long lines OF
recruits will stretch away from the man
with the needle, ana before the end OF
the day every one OF the men of the
new national army will be vaccinated
against smallpox. typhoid and para ty-
phoid-
Two more doses OF vaccine will be
given at seven-day intervals. In addi-
ticu TO the young fighting men. all the
civilian cooks will be innoculated.
Wednesday will mark the beginning
OF the physical examination at the can
Torment. and on this day 200 Of the
seIectmen will face the fifty medical
officers assembled 10 do the work These
ofncers will be assisted by a large num-
hA If other medical men.
she examination of the recruits will
take about three days, with different
organizations reporting for examination
at different hours. When the 40 per
cent reaches the cantonment on Sep
TENDER 10. an average of 1900 men per
day will be examined The vaccination
and the physical examination Of the SOL
diers will be held under the general di-
rection of Lieutenant Colonel c. E.
Koerper. medical corps. and under d.
rect supervision Of Major s. L. Mari
eta, who will be in command of the
base hospital.
SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE.
The schedule for September work at
the camp was announced Monday BY
Lieutenant COIone; Preston Brown. chief
OF stan, as follows:
Physical drill. 70 1870 a m.
Rest 7:30 10 7:45 a m.
singing, 7:45 TO Sis a m.
sfchool OF the soldier. SIS TO a. m
semaphore signalling. TO s:I5.
Rest. Sis to $3.50 a. m.
School OF the squad. $50 to 1913 a. m.
Rest. 10:l5 TO 1880 a m.
School OF the squad. 1880 to II a. m.
School of the company and march.
las 20 5:45.
The singing classes at the camp con-
vened Monday morning. more men arriv-
ed. the first flash of the olive drab on
the figures OF recruits as seen on the
open field. a temporary division ex-
change was opened. and by nightfaH It
is expected that every man who is COM
ing TO the cantonment in the first PEI
cent will have arrived
. Instead OF $500 men. Lieutenant Col
onel Frederick 5 L Price. receiving Of
fcer. announced Monday that a little
more than 900 would report in the first
Increment, and that there was no reasot
why every man of this number should
not be bona fide resident Of Camp Cor
don. Ca by Monday evening.
The officers who have been assisting
Colonel Price in the receiving station are
preparing TO move into larger and more
commodious quarters. which will be
necessary TO handle the large numbers
that will stream into the cantonment on
September 20.
GOOD SINGERS, ANYHOW
At noon Monday 1850 men had ar
rived.
The men who have been short on
drilling proved Monday that they were
long on singing. In every organization
there were a number of songbirds. and
when the young officers called for vol
unLeers chaps who had been rather shy
before stepped forward. Such songs
as "Tipperary" and Hang Kaiser Bill
to a Sour Apple Tree were popular. The
Georzians. Alabamians and Tennes-
scans Joined in the singing, and the
classes will be held regularly every
morning.
The first Of the new men IN uniform
10 reach the drill field were the MEM
bers Of the division headquarters troop
who were drilled by Captain Joseph b.
Choate, First Lieutenant r. B. Fentress
and Second Lieutenant Fred e. Jordan,
all OF whom were in the same company
at the Fort Mcpherson training camp.
With the men in their uniforms of olive
drao. the lines did not seem so ragged
and each selectman seemed to have
great deal more confidence than he had
when wearing blue serge trousers and
a white shirt
Practically every one Of the select
men has been measured for clothing and
the majority Of them have received hats.
but il is the desire of most of the reg
iments TO wait until after the recruits
have been examined before issuing uni
forms. II is estimated that 10 per cent
Of those examined will be thrown out
by the army doctors.
On Tuesday Colonies williams and
Brady, Major Willis D. Peace. of the
Three Hundred and Nineteenth field ar
tiIlery, and CAPTAIN Wilson will leave
for Blackjack mountain 10 inspect the
site which will probably be used as an
artillery range by the Eightyssecond di-
vision
The first division exchange to throw
open its doors was loacted in block Y
building ., and did fine business. Sec
ond Lieutenant c. W. Sanderson. of the
ouartermaster department. was in charge
of this exchange Captain Weathers. di-
vision exchange officer. announced Mon
day that other exchanges would be
opened shortly.
LITTLE EXTRAS"
The Red Cross will soon establish
headquarters at Camp Gordon, and 1t
will be the purpose Of the Red Cross
to supply the men OF the national army
with little extras" not furnished by
the government. Two warehouses will
soon be opened. each OF which will con-
tain a large amount of supplies Henry
Francis West will be field director at
Camp Gordon
Cards have been distributed among
the carpenters at the cantonment which
ask the names OF all those who would
be willing TO Join q construction regi-
ment which may be organized and sent
TO France 1t is believed that a large
number Of the men employed at the
cantonment would be willing to join such
a regiment
General William p. Durham, the
ranking brigadier general i'm the United
States army to come from the ranks,
bestrode a horse-his own horse-Mon-
day and inspected the different regi-
ments composing the brigade of which
he is commander.
II is now planned to have a general
inspection of the men every Saturday
morning, with a division march, led by
General Eben Swift. every Friday after