Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-08-22
Notes IF Our Soldiers,

The editor has, received an interest
ing letter from Will Cookus, one Of the
Shepherdstown boys who went to Camp
Lee some weeks ago as one of Uncle
Sans soldiers. He saws:
"Shepherdstown folks write it was
hot there few or two ago. Well, it
was worse than hot at Camp Lee for
several days. saw thermometer that
had bursted, so you can have an idea
how warm it was here. | didn't have
to be in the sun very much, am thank
full to say, for am working in one of
the officers headquarters buildings, and
the only time | am in the sun is when
| go TO the mess hall | go TO work at
3 o'clock in the afternoon and work
until 10 at night. | am certainly getting
along fine We have plenty to eat
every day, and have icecream twice a
week, on Thursdays and Sundays. Last
Sunday for dinner We had roast pork,
vegetables, sgewed peaches, icecream
and cake. Don't you think that this is
a pretty fine dinner? The Register
comes along o. X, and it is read with
much pleasure, especially Cousin Bills
letters. | don't know how | could do
without the paper, for getting the news
from home makes me feel good always
The mail service is very good here, con-
sidering what great crowd is here
Give my regards to all my friends in cid
Shepherdstown and tell them am
getting along fine"
In accordance with the proclamation
of the President and of the Governor of
West Virginia, all young men who have
reached the age of Il since June 5,
1918, are required to report themselves
to their various county boards for reg
istration on Saturday of this week,
August oath. Those from Jefferson
county must report at Charles Town to
the local registration board. 1t is not
believed that. there will be more than a
dozen or two men from this county.
The purpose of this registration is to
add quickly number OF new men to
Glass I, which is now about exhausted.
Ii is believed that about 10000 Will
register throughout the United States
on Saturday.
Seventeen West Virginians who recent
" completed their mechanical training
at the Richmond training schools OF the
Army have been sent to officers training
camps. Fourteen of them were sent TO
the infantry school at Camp Lee, two 10
the machine gun school at lamp nan
cock, Georgia, and Samuel G. William
son, of Shepherdstown, was assigned 10
the field artillery officers school at Camp
TAYLOR, near Louisville, Ky. The men
"a PINhyr1nnd SCnO0l
before they left by Governor john J.
Cornwell, OF West Virginia.
Elkins and r. D. Shipley, who are
with the American forces France, have
sent to their parents here number of
interesting relics from the battletields,
including a stout leather belt that was
taken from a dead German soldier,
German soldiers cap. bullets, parts of
shells, etc. They also sent some pretty
souvenirs from France. The collec-
ton has been on exhibition in the
window of Owens drug store.
At the request of the war depart
ment, 800 additional drafted men will
be trained this fall in radio-e electricity
at West Virginia University. This
number is in addition to the 500 that
will be sent there for mechanical train
ing October Is 1t is planned TO keep
800 in training all the time and to
graduate 100 each month.
The government will do away with
camp pastors of various denominations
who have been looking after the spiritual
welfare Of the men in the great army
camps of the country. A great number
of additional chaplainS will be appoint
ed, and it is claimed that the camp
pastors will not be needed. The order
goes into effect October LIST.
Paul H. Teal, agricultural agent for
Berkeley county, has gotten an ap-
pointment to the officers training camp
at Camp Zachary Taylor, near Louis
vile, KY, and is instructed TO report
for duty on August 10Th. He will be
succeeded as county agent by Mr.. Bis
bee, who has been his assistant.
Mr.. and Mrs. 10 L. Walper have re-
ceived a photograph of their son,
Harry H. Walper, who is now with the
American forces in France. He re-
ports that he has been on the firing
line, but was fortunate enough to es-
cape without harm, so far.
Camp Lee, near Petersburg, Va, where
so many West Virginia soldiers are be-
ing trained is to be enlarged at cost
of five or six million dollars. There are
now $4,000 men at Camp Lee, and
of the soldiers are being &C
comodated in tents.
A call for five men of limited military
service for induction into the military
aeronauticS division of the army has
been made. If any one desires TO VOL
unteer for this service apply to Captain
Getzendanner on or before August 23d.
In the list of casualties reported last
Friday appears the name of Dayton L.
Dawson, of Berkeley Springs, who died
from wounds received in battle. He
was a son of County Commissioner B.
E. Dawson.
Oscar Lee Luttrell, who went from
Morgan county to Camp Meade, died
last week in the Kings Daughters
Hospital in Martinsburg from typhoid
fever He was taken sick after having
been sent home from camp. he was IS
years old.
General Crowder has issued call for
1900 white draft registrants qualified
for limited military service TO entrain
August 80 and 81. West Virginia will
furnish $50 of these men, who will be
sent to Camp Greene, North Carolina.
John M. Skinner, who enlisted some
time ago, is stationed at Camp MeigS,
Washington, D. c., in the quartermas-
ter'S camp there.
Tomato Canning Day.
The women'S committee of the Coun-
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