The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-06-07
DICKSON GouGIY 1uvs
At CAMP PIkE, lRx.
Bsgia Army Life u q Sirena,-
ous Way, bat Undaunted.
itsnis Of Interest.


The special train earyins about
Gus tloasand Tennessee s~iertmsn
In which party anbi- sons of Dick.
ron eeanty we're Included. arrived
ut Camp Pike on The afternoon oI
tbs 18th, being several hours he-
hind regular schedule time. The
Dickson County contingent were
twenty fuaf hours on the journey
and we're . wsarisoms looking tribe
when W delfainad. Tor no one found
II pos abls To asnoaxe" On route,
for aitbo each ones heart was heavy
with tha thought oi thu sad part.
ing with loved ones. nsysr.she. leas
ali we're 10 dne spirits THAT II,
each tried ~ appear su, regardless
how bard). for each one realised
that b. had unnumbssed friends
back IL home wbo wsre stand.
Inv behind hita and were especially
interested in his erownina SUCCESS.
and a safe return 10 loved 0nes.
The many kind expressions Of
syrnpathy and encouragement Oh.
tended we're indeed an inspiration
to each 10 60 forward with seai and
hgh! until tbs victory IL won. and
all seemed to realize the TACT.
The large thfong that bade us lads
Gods speed was . splendid credit
10 the grand old patriotic county oi
Diekson. Many III tho Davidson
County sslectmen were loud in thar
REMARKS of The patriotism mani.
tested At Dickson, which TO their
estimation was the biggest demon.
stration given anywhere between
Nashville md Little Rock. This
was also a noticeable fact with Us,
but Was more especially appse-
ciatei when tho acknowledgment
came irom an outside :. source
Three cheers ior Dickson County
the "dimpls OF the uniysrsel ;
Just a wom about the Dick son
County Rod Cross Chapter. The
boys wers loaa in their praise In
reference 10 lhis organization. Tor
but the kindly act of the noble
women who constitute this organi.
cation. many would have gone
hungry. Cheers after cheers Tor
tho Red Cross. mingled with songs
oi religious and patriotic fsrvor,
made the hreess swe-t as the loco,
motive winded it's way through tho
western end Of the State into
Arkansas.
The Dickson County boys were
ready Tor the hay" when they
reached camp. hut due to the
mighty horde af scleotneu coming
Ia pn that aats. u was> ahna. ihses
hours after reaching camp before
We were registered aud assigned to
quarters, and after We had invaded
the bath house and mees ball. W.
were hiksd about hslf.a'n nile Tor bed
straw. and II was after ten o'clock
before IL was posslhle for us to in
habit "slumherland and believe
me, there Was no ons who had to
be asked 10 sleep never the.less.
each had to acknowledge that he
wished he was near enough to itrl
the soft touch and hear the tender
voice vi "A mother or some other
loved one All os the ten thousand
srl-ctmen coming TO Camp Pike
hela Eelnssse@. Lo,aasiana, lAfkams
sas and Misx,s~.pei during the
period OF May ~ ~. were put un
der quarantine tor ten 10 fourteen
dsys This makes the recruits SEES
camp life from The dark side, Of
course. ba, after the men have been
given the liberty VI regular soldier
and have undergone the effects
tra,a vaccination susf inoecafstiou,-
army lih will no doue, appear
much brighter, At any rate. all are
determined 10 stand true and never
give up until tho Kaiser ls crushed
and rrussianism IL forever ohli.er.
s,ed.
Camp Pike presents a nice sp
pearance, that is what little We
new recruits have been able to zee
oi it. II 10 estimated that there are
from fifty 10 sixty thousand men
nov in camp. Men are continually
leaving tor parts unknown--OvAr.
sea. tnorc likely, II is estimated
that the Nav drattmen will be In
training here about tive tnoaths,
but q cauTse there is nothing DEF.
mite to this e,fes,
There will be about II 600 more
men cent to Camp Pike ,his month.
Camp PIKE 10 familiarity known nes
q . replacement camp-,hs dil-