South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-20
Associated Press Service:

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CAMP ZACHARY TAYLOR.
LOUIIVILLE. Ky. oct. 19.-First
( Lieut.. r. y. Anderson. assistant Of
capt Girls A Edwardsen. camp
personnel adjutant. has been pro
noted 20 captain. He is from Lafay-
cite, Ind. and was graduated from
the first officers training school at
Fort Harrison. II was his second
advancement since his assignment
\ 10 this station at the opening Of the
cantonment
Ground has been broken on the
/ camp farm schools land where a
/ 700 acre garden will be cultivated
next spring with a view Of prOduC-
/ ing food for the soldiers and con-
serving man power for the nation.
+ The farm will be operated under the
direct supervision OF Lieut.. Frank
! Dyer Of the local reclamation and
/ conservation department OF which
I Capt. James II. Brady is the COM
mander
Tractors loaned the military au-
thorities by Louisville firms were
used TO draw the ploUs turning
the first burrows. The main purpose
OF the project is TO reclaim for gen
eral military service men who are
now in the domestic service class.
I The system has been put into ef-
feet at IA ctner cantonments where
successful results have been obtain
ed. The open-air work was so bene-
tcial TO many of the soldiers that
| their physical defects and health
! troubles were corrected.
This plan Of retaining man pow
| er has been profitable TO the gov
ernment from another viewpoint. IL
has taught many useful occupations
and produced fresh vegetables for
messes. Local officials have received
no intimation that German prison.
ers or soldiers disabled overseas
will be worked on the local farm.
The camp farm takes in a portion
Of the Old maneuVer field, west Of
the Preston-street road. The purpose
OF the blowing at this time is 20 get
the soil in good condition for spring.
Manure from the camp stables will
be used for fertilizer. Lieut.. Dyer
| expects to raise a big crop. His ten
tative plans call for planting $50
.
corn. 80 acres of cabbage, IS s"res
Of tomatoes, 100 acres of sweet po-
tatoes, Is acres of carrots, 10 acres
Of onion sets, 10 acres of beets. 10
acres Of lettuce, so acres of beans
and 10 acres of cucumbers.
The neld artillery replacement de-
pot is TO undergo a reorganization
At Camp Zachary Taylor 70 conform
with the new tables Of organization
which have just been received from
! Washington. Lieut.. Col. Harvey D.
Higley. senior instructor Of the out
ft, is busy working out the details
of the Feadjustment which will be
put into effect in a few days.
Under the new system a regiment
will be the administrative unit in
I stead Of a battalion as has been the
custom These regiments will con-
tain the same number OF units. six
batteries a supply company and a
headquarters company. the same as
Z a regular artillery regiment, except
that their strength Will be greater.
Each regiment will have 2.045 men
and each of the six batteries OF
regiment will have 800 men.
I As presently formed each battalion
OF the +. a r. D. has three bat
teries and a headquarters company.
/ The new tables of organization do
not provide for an ordnance officer
I for the z. A r. d. and capt. James
/ T. ClaiOck, who had held this posi-
ton. has been assigned as camp
/ ordnance officer.
Nf9F Charles GRIFFIN Of otrfc-
Vile. who was arrested at the Doug
las Park race track several weeks
ago while in an intoxicated condi-
ton and later delivered by the civil
authorities 10 the military officials.
was tried before a general court
martial at Camp Zachary Taylor
yesterday, charged with conduct un-
becoming an officer. He was former
~ a captain i'm the depot brigade at
this station but was promoted to
major after being assigned by war
department order to another can
torment and was in the city on
leave from Camp Gordon when he
was taken into custody.
The specific charge against Mai.
/. Griffin was that he violated the
I fHLll al tlN4F Va ~ A. VII NAAN " ANAA0s'S
! stand he admitted having taken sew
eral drinks. after which his mind
became blank ard he could not re-
call his movements. He was defend
ed by Mai. James O. Wheeler,
camp intelligence officer. who enter
ed a plea Of guilty for the accused
and asked the court 70 recommend
clemency for the defendant The
findings Of the court will not be re-
vealed until they are acted upon by
the reviewing authority and pub
lished in general orders Mai. Grif-