The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-06-13
Il P1oKENs SENTINEL, p1oKENs, SOUTH cARo1:1NA

iHiilIlS SNilip IL ~ SpUll
ny pans Of the commission on train
ing camp activities have been carried
OUT to provide athletic facilities fol
the men. Baseball heads the list IL
popularity. and full equipment has
Deen placed In the camps. M,trc than
10000 bnscballs and 5000 bats have
been sent. AT Camp Lewis, Washing.
i ton. there are 10 baseball fields in use
Practically every company in each
camp division throughout the country
has its team and there are company,
battalion. %regimental and interregi-
mental leagues.
Every form of trnck athletics occu-
pies the attention of men training at
the mi AS many as 500 men have
taken part in divisional contests, and
track meets have been witnessed by
more than 10000 spectators.
where facilities permit, instruction
In swimming is given. Men are first
given land instruction and then sent
INTO the water. Tennis courts have
been built in every camp, one having
~ courts, and the sport is rapidly gain.
ing III popularity. Through the gene
roSltS OF golf clubs located near the
camps, the demand for golf courses is
partly being met. Polo matches are
frequently held, and competition for
places on the teams is keen.
he is Il list of 1877 occupations
where the demand for men in the war
department constantly exceeds the sup.
ply.
~ pressing need exists in the army
Tor men experienced in handling mules,
n before all future needs are met n
recruiting campaign may become neccs-
sary. No difficulty has been cxpcri-
enced III getting men who can buy and
iandle horses, but blacksmiths are
scarce.
There Is n constant demand for
butchers, and cooks are greatly need.
ed. In several technical branches,
particularly the engineers, men for the
higher positions are plentiful, but the
workers for the ranks arc scarce. Ex-
perlenced mechanics, especially those
FAMILIAR with automobiles, are always
in demand.
more interpreters han can be used
nave applied for positions with the
war department, and applications for
commissions as army chaplains are
also In excess Of the need. The excess
totals thousands in each case. Clerks
for general work are plentiful, but
there Is dcmnnd for specialists. At
present there Is n surplus Of dentists
and pharmacists.
Deliveries Of the 5000 motortrucks
recently ordered by the motor trans.
port service of the war department are
70 De made between August l and
December /. These trucks, known as
Glass b ~Standnrds,' will have q ca
paclty OF from three to five tons, and
VIII be distributed as needed through
me various branches of the army. Ten
Thousand OF these class Is Standard
ized trucks have previously been or
drred and are now in process Of man
ufncture and delivery.
Under Il new agreement the army
VIII handle all mail for the expedition
airy forces after 1t caves United States
ports. The post Office department will
deliver the mail to military authorities
AT the port of eInDurkatiOn In this
country and receive 1t from them at a
port In France for dispatch to the
United States. The domestic money
order service to the troops will for the
present at least, continue under the
direction Of the post office department
In France.
The first Porto E4ican laborers TO
reach the United States under govern
ment auspices will he az work uDon
soVeriiIlient contracts within a month.
me employment service OF the de-
pnrtmrnt OF labor HIS already found
employment for ut least 1901 OF
'hcSe men as cOmmOn luborers ON con
Struction work ut Norfolk, Newport
News. Baltimore and vicinity. Ar
rhngr1ncnts are now being made by
the department Of labor to provide
proper housing for these men.
omen between the ages Of twenty
one and lhirty-five who have had n
hi:sh school education or It's equivalent
Will h" eligible for admission to the
army school of nursing. ARRANGEMENTS
Tor which We're recently made by the
var department. 1t Is intended TO
start several schools in selected mill.
tarS hospitals. Unless otherwise spe-
ciiicd. applications should be sent iii.
rectly to the army school of nursing.
ONCE OF the surgeon general OF the
army. Washington. y. c..
Excepting Our Fighters Fit-For
war ana After" is the title Of an
ofllcinl book issued by the commission
on training camp activities. describing
the athletics. mass singing, social life
and other recreations Of men In army