Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1917-12-20
GRANTLAND RICE, THE FAMOUS
SPORT WRITER. NOW FIELD
ARTILLERYMAN.
REPORT ON. CAMP HEALTH
Soldiers Well Prepared to Withstand
The Extreme Cold Of tho Past
Few Days.

Is now private in the One Hundred
and Fifteenth Field Artillery (Tennes-
see) at Camp Sewer. Mr.. Rice is a
native of Tennessee and 1t was in
Nashville that he first broke into the
newspaper game. Naturally" he
said to a newspaper representative. 'T
wanted to be with the boys Of my ma
tive state" Mr.. Rice underwent final
physical examination at the base hos
pital. He has not yet been assigned
to his particular battery in the One
Hundred and Fifteent hField Artillery.
Mr.. Rice did not say whether he
would continue his sports writing.
I'll be very busy training for the
trenches. he said. However. I just
can't tell yet what will be able to do.
Howbeit. as folks used to sing out to
me when I was marring their happi-
ness as a reporter, nothing for publi-
cation"
Replacement of the six mess shacks
ot the One Hundred and Nineteenth
IL fantry which were destroyed by fire
early Saturday morning has been COM
menced. The mess halls of Companies
ters and that OF the supply company,
were totally burned, together with all
utensils and provisions stored in that
of Company ID, where the fire original.
ed and the hall of the regimental in
firmary was partially destroyed De-
fective electrical wiring Is believed to
have been the cause of the fire. The
One Hundred and Nineteenth infantry
was formerly the Second North Caro-
lima and is commanded by Co. ]. Van
B. Metts.
The report Of disease conditions in
the army for the week ending Satur-
day. December l, issued one week la
ter. shows that at that time. ten days
ago. conditions here had improved to
such an extent that on many tables
the name OF the camp did not appear,
the rate here being less than the nor
NAL average. On the one table OF COM
parative rates in which the name of
Camp Sewer does appear. that of the
proportion temporarily incapacitated
by disease, 1t stood last In, eighth
place. The number OF cases Of measles
decreased more than so per cent. dur
ing the week ending December l, and
pnumonia also sowed a decided fall
ing off. The release OF the One Hun
dred and Seventeenth Infantry, still
quarantined because OF measles, is
daily expected
Five men from the field signal bat
talon have been recommended to at
tend the signal officers training camp
at Little Silver. N. ]. Those who sue
cessfully complete the course will be
placed on list from which men will
be commissioned as vacancies occur.
The signal officers training camps
are conducted along similar lines to
those for the infantry, cavalry and
field artillery. In past camp men es-
pecially qualified through technical
training and highly recommended were
admitted directly from civil life, but
to the camp about to start only recon-
mended enlisted men will be admit.
ted. as in the camp for infantry and
artillery officers which is to be opened
at Camp Sewer January 5.
The Liberty programs. given at the
army camps under the Joint auspices
OF the Y. NJ. C.. A. and the Fosdick
commission opened at Camp Sewer
with a company of singers. The tent
is located near the camp OF the Fifty.
Ninth Brigade This week a second
tent will be up. Attractions will be-
given every night in each, an attrac.
ton, remaining, however for the entire
week. Among others, II Is hoped that
Arthur Guy Empey. author OF over
the Top" may be secured to lecture
here.
More than half of the 27OOO men
composing the Thirtieth Division have
taken out war insurance. but the slo.
gan Of the authorities is "every man
insured" and II looks as IL the next
two weeks will see their goal close at
hand. Motor Truck Company No. 3. OF
the One Hundred and Fifth Supply
Train holds tre record to date with SO
policies from 81 men, two having two
each. while the One Hundred and Fifth
Trench Mortar Battery is 100 per cent
insured and Company b. One Hundred
and Nineteenth Infantry. reports 225
policies from 228 men.
The quarantine of the One Hun.
dred and Seventeenth Infantry, form
erly the Third Tennessee, National
Guard, was lifted with the exception
of five companies, which are still iso.
lated
The daily report showed no deaths
within the past "a hours for the first
time since the measles epidemic
broke out
During the past week only seven
deaths have occurred. Seven cases
OF measles have been in isolation.
but no deaths have been reported
The decrease in the rate OF sickness
Tor the past week was so per con,