New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-10
Men Seek Blankets and
Fires to Obtain a Little
Comfort
Plan Big Loan Drive
Soldiers Assured That All Will
Have a Chance to
Get to France

CAMP WADSWORTH, S. C.. Oct. g
Knee deem mud and an atmosphere
more becoming TO Labrador than the
sunny South were the lot OF the Ne"
York troops to-day. During the fore-
noon steady rain kept the men WITHIN
-beir tents. In the afternoon an al
tempt was made at drilling. but IL was
soon abandoned, and the shivering
Youngsters made for the coohhouse
fires or huddled under blankets in their
tents. berating the mud and weather
The Liberty Loan campaign IN the
Twenty-ssventh Division is getting I'M
der way. and il present plans are car
ried out there will be genera "hoop
inc Nm Of things in Spartanburg next
Saturday. when several thousand OF inc
soldiers will parade. The parade VII.
consist OF a brigade OF infantry, the %
Field Artillery and the first squadron
~ the 1st Cavalry. The camp VIII Also
hold n Liberty Loan Day on October ~
wbon there will be all sorts of sports
and band concerts.
CAPTAIN Harry 0. Young. |. ;. ~ Wa'
to-day appointed assistant 20 MAJOR hu-
,rard Olmstead in handling the Liberty
I oan bonds in camp. II will be the en-
dcavor Of the division TO raise Sl'ooo'-
600 Headquarters is awaiting ORDERS
regarding the partial payment plhhs ior
Tho soldiers before starting the cam
naicn There is great enthusiasm over
tho loan among the soldiers ana no
cues,;on that the contemplated sum Will
be forthcoming.
Comfort for Old Regiments
Oficors OF second line regiments
sucb ae tho list. 18th and l4th, when
have been reduced 10 skeleton lorna .
ton that the first line commands
might be increased 70 the new war
strength. derived a bit OF comfort ou'
Of War Department memorandum
issued to-day. The memorandum points
ont the necessity Of drawing men from
one organization to fiji another ou'
states that all I'm camp will have an op
uorturity Of getting 10 France III
nat the memorandum states:
at is regretted that il has been nee
eetsry to break up any Of the National
Guard regiments. but there was no
otber way = the officers and men be
longing to them were TO become part
of tho new division. And II these dlVi-
lions which have been designated to go
70 France at an early date are to be
comnosed Of trained officers and men,
tho necessity for breaking up some OF
Tho regiments to obtain them becomes
apparent. x..d,,,,
says: -, ,n.,
those regiments which are virtually
comnletc I'm officers and have skele-
ION of enlisted men. send recruits 10
them and fit them for corps and army
troops. While regiments that are
utilized for this purpose do not form
a mart Of the divisional organizations
they will be assigned. when used as
corps troops. to the corps OF which
their old division Is part. Regi-
ments assigned 10 army troops natu-
rail- must be independent Of other
organizations. but they will have the
advantage OF keeping intact and main
tanning ana lIhU5mib"iHb ''''' '"'''' ~
and traditions.
The memorandum then goes on TO
explain that units in the field must
have their casualties replaced by
trocps IN training. and that there is
necessity for the leaving behind Of
a certain number OF officers as drill
masters.
All To Have Chance for France
ut is desirable. and may be found
practicable" goes on the memorandum,
"to send some Of the officers who are
TO 20 TO the depot brigsdes in the he
ginning 10 the front for a few weeks
observation and experience, in order
that they may be able TO more eff
GENTLY supervise the training at the
depots All military men appreciate
the necessity for having training units
for replacing losses. As matter Of
course. the National Guard divisions
must furnish officers and men for this
purpose. but details to this duty will
not be permanent. All will have an
,noorturitv for service in France"