Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1917-11-29
AENs=.0F. 1.-THE WEEK
FROM. CAMP SEWER
CONSTRUCTION OF TRENCHES 10
NOW UNDER WAY-MucH
WORK FOR INFANTRY.
FOOD CONSERVED IN CAMP
Every Effort Made by Uncle Sans
Fighting Forces to Conserve Food
and Prevent Waste.

Camp Sewer, Greenville. - Actual
construction of trenches on q large
scale has begun at Camp Sewer un-
der the direction of Colonel Fergu-
son. commanding officer of the One
Hundred and Fifth Engineers, with
the advice of Cne. Rousseau. French
expert on field Notifications, the first
battalion Of the One Hundred and
Nineteenth Infantry taking part. The
next day the Second Battalion and
the next day the Third Battalion OF.
the same regiment participated, and
next day the First Battalion or the
One Hundred and Eighteenth !nfan-
try, one battalion a day being detail
ed to this work for instruction pur-
poses. Further details will be an
nounced from time to time.
The trenches are being laid out in
an area set apart for this purpose
secured recently along with that for
the rife range and large enough to
contain several miles of trenches. For
the present instruction will be limited
to rifle companies. but headquarters
companies. machine gun companies
and battalions, sanitary units. and the
field signal battalion will be specially
detailed from time to time as the work
progresses, and the location Of ma
chine guns. one FOUNDER gun. and
Stokes howitzer emplacements. OF
dressing stations, of ammunition and
supply dumps and of observation sta
tions, and the installation of the sig
nal system becomes desirable. The
trench digging machine, capable OF
ligging trench four feet wide and II
deep, will be used whenever it is not
desired to have the man do a particu-
lar bit OF work for instruction pur-
poses.
In the effort to conserve in every
way possible the nations food sup.
ply, the army camps perhaps lead all
other institution or organizations. Con-
slant inspections of the kitchens and
garbage cans are made by the medt
cal and sanitary authorities, and when
these indicate wastefulness in the
preparation or handling of food. the
fact is promptly called to the atten-
ton OF those concerned. AS an in
stance OF what is being done, a num-
ber OF principles OF economy which
have proved useful in cutting down
the cost of operating the school for
bakers and cooks. at Camp Custer,
Mich, have been tabulated and pub
lished throughout every division. The
keynote of the attitude of the army
toward food conservation Is struck In
the first line. The ration is not suffi-
Client to feed the men and waste at
the same time" and the whole liz q!
such general interest that a summary
of ii is worth while
More or less extensive changes In
the men, as well as regulations pre-
scribirS the proper insignia for or
ganizations which have been evolved
since the war began, are now in prep
aration in the war department, ac-
cording to advance information and
are soon to be announced supplant-
ing those now I'm use. Perhaps the
most notable change Is that for the
first time the medallion worn on the
right side of the collar will bear be-
side the letters U. s., the number Of
tHt man ulNlSlOH UT separate DTlga0e,
regiment, battalion, train or battery
Hot water heaters and reservoirs
have been distributed to all the com
panies and are being rapidly installed.
The heaters have a capacit OF 800
gallons each and the reservoirs hold
between 500 and 600 gallons apiece.
The bath houses of each company will
be equipped with a heater and reser-
yoir. Construction Of the company sta
bles and regimental infirmaries is be-
Ing pushed. these having been start.
ed in all outfits except the engineers
and the ammunition train.
Six small radio outfits, which may
be taken down and packed on the
backs of mules were received last
week by the radio company of the
Field Signal Battalion and were tested
out at short distances about the camp.
When firing begins on the artillery
range. about 20 miles distant, an ee
fort will be made to maintain com
municauon with the range by means
OF these small sets. Beside these the
radio company Is to be equipped with
larger apparatus mounted on a mo-
tor truck, used for sending current
generated by the trucks motor. Va
rious technical schools are In progress