The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-07-11
INTERESTING ITEMS
FROM THE CAMPS
THE ICE MAKING AND REFRGER.
ATlNG PLANT At SEWER Is
NEARLY COMPLETED.
BOXING 4 POPULAR SPORT
Boxing at Camp jackson Has Become
One Of the Most Popular Sports
With tho Boys.

Camp Sewer, Greenville.-Desert-
Sis from the Thirtieth Division who
left camp just before the division de-
parted for overseas service, and who
are reputed to have deserted in order
to escape overseas service, are being
rounded up rapidly and brought into
camp. Instead OF being given prison
sentences here by the courtmartial be-
fore whom they are being tried. the
men are being sent on Immediately to
Join the division overseas.
The ice making and r~efrigerating
plant at Camp Se"ier Is expected to
be in operation by August l.. The
building is now virtually complete,
but the equipment has been somewhat
delayed in transportation. When in
operation the plant is expected to
manufacture sufficient ice to take
care Of the needs OF the entire camp
and to provide refrigeration for great
stores Of meat and other foods. The
plant is to have a capacity Of 40 tons
OF ice every "a hours.
Private Richard j. Murphy Of the
veterinary department., One Hundred
and Sixty-irst Brigade, E%ighty-first d.
vision, was tried by a court martial
on the charge Of absenting himself
from camp without permission and go
ing to Irmo on May 16, during the
transfer Of the division from Camp
to Sewer, and was sentenced
to Imprisonment for one year, but nine
months Of the term has been RENTED.
The Camp Jackson military surgeon
department has provided an attendant
physicina stationed in Columbia for
the families of officers and enlisted
meu stationed at the camp. First
Lieut.. A. r. Mueller. Of the medical
corps, has been assigned to this duty
and has located his offices in the Red
Cross building, corner of Lady and
Sumter streets. His services, both
as consulting and attending physi-
clan, are to be given free to the fami-
lies of the officers and enlisted men.
Camp Jackson. Columbia.-The med
ical corps at Camp Jackson has com
pleted the examination Of the 5000
negro selectmen who reported last
week and are now ready to begin
work on the $4,000 white re%gistrants
due to report. Over $500 of these
have already reported at the muster
ing office and as many more are due
to arrive soon.
The new boxing rules recently
adopted by the war department com
mission on training camp activities
will soon be put in force at Camp
Jackson. Boxing has become one Of
the most popular sports at the camp
and has in many cases even supplant-
ed the supposed eternal base ball.
Four drug stores. one ice cream
parlor and one lunch stand. all on
Main street, can not sell any drinks
or eatables to soldiers. according to
orders issued by Provost Marshal, Ma
jor Arthur B.. Conard. The step was
taken because the stores failed to
comply with the health regulations
prescribed by the camp authorities.
Camp Wadsworth. Spartanburg.-
The most extensive conservative pro-
ject ever undertaken by the United
States army is being started mere un.
der the direction Of Lieutenant Colo.
mel r. Il. Grinsted, camp quartermas-
ter. The plan Is to supply Camp
Wadsworth, Camp Sevier Camp
Greene and perhaps Camp Jackson,
with firewood from Mount Plsgah for
est reserve, a tract Of SO, 900 acres in
the mountains OF western North Caro-.
lima.
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