Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-04-26
NEGRO SOLDIERS ARE
EAGER TO co TO FRANCE
Drill Sergeant Offers Service
lover There" as Reward
for Proficiency

ATLANTA JOURNAL BUREAU, Camp
Gordon, Ga, April 24.-The negr,
soldiers at this camp are eager for serv-
ice in France. AS SOON as a colored Sc
lectman fumbles with the strings on
his first pair of leggings he begins to
make inquiries concerning the climate
and conditions across the Atlantic.
During the past few days the negroes
have been given a generous portion of
the parade field for their maneuvers,
and the rat-tat-tat of the drum corps
composed entirely of negroes) has
kept things album and put plenty of
ginger into the work.
Negro non-coms are drilling squads
and are getting good results. One
newly appointed non-com had a particu-
larly awkward squad Wednesday
morning, and he found ii hard to make a
showing. Finally he sensed their weak
ness-France. He told them that if
they ever expected to "cut a figure"
down the Auburn avenue of Paris they'd
have to do some drilling.
An femme tell you niggers some
thin right now" said the drillmaster.
Every step you is a-takin' on dis here
parade ground, you is gittin' one step
nearer France"
His men drilled better after that
The following new officers reported
at Camp Gordon Wednesday, with or
ders assigning them to the replacement
camp, which seems assured for this cam
Torment: Lieutenant Colonel Albert
Dillingham;, Major James Paullin, Cap
tain Frank Harrington, First Lieuten-
ant Oscar ]. w. Hansen, First Lieuten-
ant Arthur Kurtz, First Lieutenant Doel
H. Bremicker, First Lieutenant William
p. Laseter, Second Lieutenant Ormond
T Barr, Second Lieutenant Thomas
Beatty. Second Lieutenant Don c. Bar
tholomew, Second Lieutenant George
w. Beeman, Second Lieutenant Harry
Baumgardner, Second Lieutenant Ray
rnond A Gerwig and Second Lieutenant
Harry A. Loye.
Three lieutenants from overseas
service also reported Wednesday. They
are Lieutenants Charles Bingham Ed
ward Morgan and S. r. Kudner.
Sergeant Major F. ]. Sellers, Of
Montgomery, Ala, has succeeded Harry
Hawkins at military police headquar-
tiers. An entirely new set of non-com-
missioned officers will be on duty under
Lieutenant Colonel Particle, now COM
mander of the camp police, and all of
them will be picked men. This post is
camp.
The new knights of Columbus hall
here will be opened for the first time
Wednesday night with a staff composed
Of Director Charles Sebaugh and Sec
retarie J. II. Moore and J. ]. Lantz.
Frank w. Large, OF Bristol, Conn, has
reported for duty with the X. Of c.
forces.
Religious services will be held Wed e
nesday night in several of the Y. M. {.
A. units, namely, One Hundred and FIJI
ty-first One Hundred and Fifty-second,
One Hundred and Fifty-third, One Hun
dred and Fifty-ffth and at the re-
mount station.
The headquarters men and the can
teen men of the Provisional Exchange
company. One Hundred and Fifty
seventh brigade, are practising daily
for their return game next Sunday.
Private April. pitched for the Head
quarters outfit. was evidently in season
last Sunday, for he blanked the Cam
teeners and held them to two safeties
while his own team was corralling
eight hits and two runs.