Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-02-28
Notes of Our Soldiers.

Kenneth Ware, who is with the am
bulance corps OF the Army at Allentown,
Pa, writes TO his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
J. w. Ware, OF Shepherdstown, and
refutes the reports that there is reckless
waste in the Army camps. He says
1.-THE mess hall is now working to
conserve food. The entire camp is in
three divisions and each one has its
separate waste cans. There is compe-
tition to see which division has the
smallest amount OF waste. Bread which
formerly was placed lavishly on the
table IS now doled out-tWo slices when
you are first served and men 90 around
with baskets on their arms and give If
out slice by slice. They look like flower
girls, and you hear men call out Tor
Daisy or FloSsie when they want bread.
There has been marked saving. The
fare continues good and plentiful and |
am eating more than ! ever did before.
Also have fewer colds than any time
since have been in camp."
Jefferson county boys who will be in
the next draft are being given opportunity
TO volunteer in the Spruce Production
Service, and those who are enlistlng are
being sent 10 Oregon and the Tar North
west to get out spruce lumber, which IS
used in the manufacture OF aeroplanes.
number have accepted service in this
branch in preference 10 going into the
National Army, among them being Lewis
L. Wood, James H. Rouzee, Garland h
Hooe, Frank Ellis Webster, John h
Edmonds, Charles Roland Whipp, Utah
F Sager and Allen Thurman Sager. This
is part OF the service that needs men in
many branches, and the local board states
that il can enlist as mary OF class one
men as come forward until further orders.
II you care 10 volunteer in this branch OF
the service see Capt. H. c. Getzendanner,
secretary of the local draft board, at once.
The men in this division will have
their headquarters at Vancouver Barracks
in the State OF Washington.
RAYMOND w. Miller, one OF the first OF
the Shepherdstown men TO be called IN
the 1ratt for Army service, and who lett
here September 18th with a number OF
other men from Jefferson county Tor
Camp Lee, Virginia, is home again. He
was granted an honorable discharge at
Camp Greene. Charlotte, N. c., on Feb
ruary 22d, and arrived home last Sunday
night, surprising his family and friends.
He was discharged because OF physical
disability. He rendered faithful service
while he was in the Army, and in giving
him an honorable discharge his COM
manding officer wrote uponit. "Characler,
very good" Raymond is glad to be
home again, though Army life agreed
with him very well.
On the first page of the Register
will be found another letter from Ser
geant Vim. B. Snyder, son of the editor
of this paper. A personal letter from
him day or two ago brings the news
that he has gotten his official appoint
ment as top sergeant. 1t is likely that
in a very short time now he will start
across the sea for France with his
regiment-at least all signs point that
way.
We are indebted to Joseph G. K.
Miller, of the United States Marine
Corps, now stationed at Fort Crock
EFT, Galveston, Texas, for an interest
ing magazine published in the inter-
est of his branch of the service. Joe
thinks that the Marine Corps is just
the best thing that the government
has for the defense of our country
and the assertion of our rights.
Eight men each from the 3l3,h. 3l4th
and 3l5th iIeld artillery at Camp Lee, Va,
have been transferred TO the headquarters
battalion American Expt dictionary Forces.
and will proceed 10 France at once The
regiments named above are composed OF
West Virginia men, most OF our Jefferson
county drafted men being in the 3l3lh.
The names OF those who are 10 go are
not given.
Jerry Phillips, son OF Jack Phillips, OF
this place, who was one OF the first OF
Our ShepherdStoWn boys TO enlist in the
army, has been MADE corporal, we are
informed. He is at present with his
company at Camp Mcclellan, Admission,
Alabama. We learn that Jerry is making
fine soldier, even if he is very young.
and is doing his duty in manly way.
Clayton Myers, who enlisted in the
hospital corps of the navy, writes from
Philadelphia that he is feeling fine af-
ter the winter, and is able to shave a
man without drawing blood and put in
lew STITCHES WITHOUT causing pail
He has lately been promoted from H.
A. to Phi. M.
Robert L. Bates, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
w. q Bates, of Middeway, this county,
has been commissioned first lieutenant
He is stationed at Fort Oglethorpe, Geor-
gia. His brother, Harry H. Bates, who
has been in the army for some time,
stationed in Washington, is also first
lieutenant.
One of our boys "in the service" writes
home, asking that no more candies, etc,
be sent to him, being luxury. The
money thus saved will be devoted to the
relief of the starving Armeniars. Who
will follow this lead?
Raymond Virts, OF Shenandoah Juno
ton, who had been qualified for special
service as draft man, has been finally
rejected by the full medical board because
OF physical disabilities.
Charles Jackson. one OF the oolored
soldiers from ShepherdStown who has
been at Camp Lee, in Virginia, since last
fall, was here the past week, looking very
we'll in his Uniform.
q A