Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-02-07
NEWS OF THE week
FROM CAMP SEVER
THiRTiETH DIVISION ACCOM-
PLisHEs MUCH IN FOOD CON.
SERvATioN.
TO REPAIR OWN FOOTWEAR

More Than 10000 Pairs Of Shoes Ship
! ped Away from Sewer to Private
Concerns for Repair-Great Saving
to Government.
Camp Sevier.-The Thirtieth Divi.
son is going in for conservation with
vim that threatens to put the civilian
population to shame. A division con-
servation officer has been appointed
and one officer in every company ap-
pointed conservation officer for his out
mt. Sources OF waste are inspected
daily and frequent reports made to the
division officer In connection with
their work is that OF Capt. Paul
Schacffele, director Of the cooks and
bakers school. In which every cook
and mess sergeant in the entire divi-
sion is enrolled Officers are also des.
ignated to take the course and these
listen to Captain Schauffele's lectures
and then return to disseminate the
information among the several cooks
in their battalion. In some messes
the waste OF food has been reduced to
three pounds per meal through empha.
sizing care in not taking more on the
plate than is wanted. This is practi-
cally the only source OF waste in an
army mess, as unserved food is utiliz-
ed in another form. The purpose of
the course OF instruction in the cooks
school is not only to prevent waste In
the boarding OF food, but even more
especially to teach the proper method
or preparing 1t. The army ration Is
designated to give approximately the
amount OF nourishment which is need
ed to keep the body in the best Of
health. and II any OF this Is rendered
unavailable by improper cooking the
troops are likely to suffer Ii Is be-
cause of this that proper preparation
CT the ration Is so important.
The greatest attention is paid to the
amount OF fuel consumed. as the mill.
tary authorities have been informed
that civilians have made complaint OF
alleged waste OF fuel in army camps
To help in saving wood. the sugges-
ton has been made that the conical
army stove be equipped with damper.
The shoe repair shop to be opened In
day or so will result in a tremendous
saving to the government. as may be
, realized when II is learned that recent
ly more than 10000 pairs Of shoes
were shipped away from here to a pri.
vate company for repair. The cloth.
ing repair shop will also be a great
money saver for Uncle Sam
Mud has now succeeded snow as the
favorite footing here, a steady al
though at times light rainfall having
converted drilling grounds, company
streets. and camp highways alike into
viscid rivers OF mud. through which
the soldiers plough slowly to only the
most necessary duties. The promised
cold wave does not brighten the pros
pect. and there is no chance that the
ground will be thoroughly dry until
after several days OF no rainfall
The postmaster of Greenville has
been requested by the military au.
thories to have all the mail trains
stop at the camp as the one road lead
ing out from town is practically impas
sable. All travel to and from Green
vile has been diverted over this road
which is OF dirt. while the main coun
ty highway, which passes directly
through the reservation, is being laid
with concrete. This work has been
greatly delayed by weather conditions
but permanent transportation relief
will not come until 1t is completed
Until the dirt road improves. all ex.
cept the most necessary military traf.
fic has been ordered off It,
Eighty out Of every hundred men
at Camp Sewer has taken out war in.
surance in some amount, the total
number OF policies being then 22,594,
and their aggregate amount $157,36Bt
600 Although the per capita average
OF the division is not unusually high,
as is to be expected when the average
wealth OF its soldiers is taken into
account. the proportion insured Is re.
markably high and is exceeded by few.
IL any, OF the other camps.
An agreement instituting a uniform
charge of 25 cents to any one Of three
points in the camp and which must
be signed by all public service drivers
before obtaining license allowing
them to enter the military reserva.
'tion and to transport soldiers has been
drawn up by the military authoritiel
here. This action will probably mark
the end OF great amount OF trouble
with public drivers. some OF WHOM
have undoubtedly practiced extortiou
when the ycould and others OF whom
have been forced out of business by
cut-throat competition.
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