The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-08-22
INTERESTING ITEMS
FROM THE CAMPS
SEVERAL NEW BUILDINGS FOR
"Y" TO BE ERECTED AT
CAMP JACKSON.
1000 NEGROES REACH CAMP
Slavic Legion to Be Sent to Camp
Wadsworth for Training Into
Soldiers.

Work has just commenced on the
erection OF new Y NJ G. A. build.
Ing In the Qr rtcrmasters section OF
the camp. IN secuon B, on the east
side Of camp near the tennis court
This is an ideal aocation and a Y. NJ.
G.. A. building has been badly needed
there.
Four other new buildings Of the
e type Of architecture have been or.
dered built in camp by the Y. NJ. G.
A. headquarters. One Of these build
ings will be located In the casualty
camp, in the northern section, and
will be used to serve the colored sol
dierS
One thing that goes towards max.
ing Camp Jackson one OF the best
military camps in the United States
Is the fact that the drill fields never
get muddy.
AS an Illustration OF this there was
a heavy rain fall at camp Within 80
minutes after the rain stopped fall
ing drilling commenced on the drill
fields. And tho men did not have tc
drill In the mud either The drill
folds OF Camp jackson never get
muddy
Camp Sewer.
Nearly 1000 negro selectmen from
The District Of Columbia have arriv.
ed at Camp Sewer during the past
few days and are now going through
the preliminaries Of entering military
service.
One thousand negroes are also to
come from the State Of Maryland
are being assigned to the Depot Bri
gade for the present The movement
Of the 1000 negroes to the camp will
probably be completed this week.
The huge ice making and refriger.
ating plant at Camp Sewer has now
been completed and is in regular oper.
atino. The plant includes two ma
chimes for refrigeration daily, and
the whole Is capable Of turning out ten
tons Of ice daily, the other produces
20 tons daily, and the whole is regard.
ed as 40 ton plant, considered from
the standpoint Of refrigeration capa
ply the normal needs Of the camp for
ice and at the same time furnish re
frigeration for large beef coolers. but
ter and egg room and a provision
room.
The new camp bakery has also been
completed recently and is now in op
Grafton and the bakery company has
moved into it's new quarters. The
bakery plant has capacity sufficient
to supply $4,000 soldiers with bread
daily.
Arrangements have been virtually
completed for the trial before court.
martial at this camp within the near
future Of Private Stokley McCordel OF
Dothan. Houston County, Ala. on
charges Of assaulting a member Of the
exemption board in Houston county
and Of seditious actions. After reach
ing camp, McCordel was assigned to
the prov, 'onal casual battalion and is
now In ne stockade awaiting trial.
Camp Wadsworth.
The Slavic Legion of the United
States, authorized in the army appro.
priation of July 9, will be sent to
Camp Wadsworth for training prepar.
atory to service in Europe, according
to general order No. 70 Of Gen. Pey.
ton G. March. chief Of staff, which will
be made public in day or two. The
Legion will be composed Of Ju2o-Slavs,
CZecho-SlOvaks and Ruthenians, Uk.
rainians in the United States who are
not citizens OF the United States but
are desirious Of engaging in the war
against tEe central powers. For the
most part they are Of the races un.
der oppression in Austria Hungary.