New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
Northern and Southern Camps Ready Receive New Yoks War;
Spartanburg Business Men Rally to
Prevent Visiting Guardsmen from
Being Victimized by Conces.
sion Seekers
By II. w. FRANCIS

the Sabbath defenders have I'm.
far as to intimate that they wepiS W
oppose Sunday motion picture sbn...u Ss
town, providing suitable SABBATH
grammes" were arranged and ori, Py-
diers were admitted. ''''
Had Opposed Camp Their.
Most of the "anti-reaetioniu,s
posed the establishment Of ~ 9-
in SpartanburS, but althougS mp
number included some of the v.sI.,
lest and most influential citizens ,nt
were overruled, and the proer.,,;~.
are confident they will have tbsi,
in the matter OF smusements. Ss,
already have arranged for the fra. ~.
of hotel writing rooms, washroon. ~
lounges for the troops, for the builSi..
OF a swimming pool-somethlpy n.
known in the town before-foy -.
basketball court, the use Of the ,ov
course for officers, volley ball eoSr,,
for the men, branch Libraries AZ -.
camp. dry saloons' at vantage poin,,
rest and recreation rooms in ebry.I
and lodge, band concerts, singing FEST.
walls and a dozen other harmless, A..
fractions.
Concession seekers are POURING I'M,
town on every train TO obtain site. d,
shooting galleries, "Swat the Ksis,rs
stands, bowling alleys, SKI halls
ranges, cold drink pavilions and seors,
Of like attractions. But the ranks Al
the "town defenders close about tL,,,
-u..il - aionatras A.
they step off the train and a wall ~
opposition is placed before them.
Some concessions, however, k,y.
been won at Unfortunately high pnc,,
Stores hitherto rented at $50 a nosA
are now finding tenants al SiN /,
month. Anything fronting on MAI,
Street is regarded as treasure trou
Farm land along the road to camp h
being cut into twenty-hye-foot ioa
which are quoted at S25 a month. No.
tel rates have risen and bosrdi,,
house proprietors refuse 70 quote pri,,,
until they have had an opportunity Is
"see what the demand is going 70 be-
Store Prices "Going Up"
The inevitable tendency to high priu
has begun to demonstrate itself in q,
stores. Major General Leonard Wood
! Chief of the Department Of the Soui.
east, pleaded in a recent speech len
that Spartanburg merchants show their
patriotism by exacting only fair and
normal profit from the soldiers, and not
follow the example Of storekeepen il
! some other camp cities who grssped
the opportunity TO take advantage o.
the soldiers need.
Local business organizations are 10.
termined to prevent extortiou. III.
morning Spsrtanburg Swoke 10 find he
town placarded with the following
! anonymously posted notice:
HAITI
ATTENTION, S0LDIERsl
You will confer a favor by reporting
to Postoffce Box 554. SpsrtSnbaFg, s.
c.. any case of over charging on he
part OF any merchant or esabishmer,
in SpartRnburg or vicinity. A commit
tee designated to deal with such essa
wants the information, and viii act uroE
II without involving the penor mskns
the report.
The people of Spsrtanburg want as
soldiers in camp here TO be treated Justly
and honestly. and Il is expected TIA,
such will be the case without exception.
II there are exceptions. however, please
send a report 20 Postoffee Box 5J
Anxious to Protect Soldiers
The better element and all tina. b
really representative Of modern spar
tanburg is anxious to protect the Nr
York Guardsmen from the injustice
| unfair tradesmen and the dresriness
leisure hours spent in the repressN
atmosphere Of a strange town. II o.
position prevents the establishment q
special public amusements there viii
coordinated attempt TO solaee .,
Guardsmen by the dispensstlon o.
Southern hospitality in the city's w
900 homes.
The Playground and Recreation ~
ISOLATION has asked that each fanny
entertain a soldier at dinner once .
week. "Have you had little Guirds
man in your home" is a pertinssi
question which will be asked OF even
| householder.
The members of Company D, I'D Nr
/ York Engineers, who have been hs'
| for two weeks aiding in the camp coz
struction work, already have been e.
tertained in this manner. Last Ipss
day sixty Of the city's prettlest g'n
were hostesses TO the company o. !
reception in the Young Womens Chn'
tian Association.
The Guardsmen passed resolutions
the effect that Northern repor. "
Southern charm were true in every par
ticular, and they in turn were lna.,
rectly COMMUNICATED by the aetion :.
the women members Of the cornlls'l'jI
on training camp activities, VINO I u. y,
a committee TO "organize the glS y.
patriotic work to keep them from wv
ing their heads"