The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-02-22
CO. SOLDIERS

The latest news from Wallace Nc
Cleish, who is very ill at Camp Beau
regard, is that he is fast regaining his
strength and his appetite is craving
some of mothers muffin cakes" and
we well know his request was granted
One Of last summers volunteers is
Edwin Herring, who is at Camp Sc
yier, Battery d., 114th F. A., where
mumps has been the latest nuisance.
During their quarantine Edwin. act
20 as orderly to the captain. He saws
ne y ready u TO over Whenever he Il I
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rsd q some seaport
Just year ago this month one Of
the high school boys volunteered for
service on the Mexican border and
from a private he was raised to Cor
poral Leonard Davis, Co. B, 41st Inf,
and is at Fort Crook, Neb. Corporal
Davis has been transferred number
of times and has been in training in
abut half dozen different states. He
is one of Uncle Sans valuable soldiers
and is pleased with, army life.
Lieut.. Robert Owen, who is at
Camp Logan, Houston, Tex, is con-
nected With the fifth ammunition
train. He was recently selected by
his captain as exchange officer, the
duties of which are to be responsible
for cash managements. He has ser
geant and seven privates to assist him
in the work, which is to attend to the
life insurance, making for them the
family allotments that they desire
Lieut.. Owen was also selected judge
advocate for special court martial, the
duties of which are to try cases. The
court consists of from three to five
members, who are major, two captains
two lieutenants, sitting. These to bring
/ out facts of the case through witnesses
as in the civil court, the verdict in the
case to be decided by the facts thu:
disclosed. The judge advocate de-
cides the punishment. Lieut. Owen was
in the fall training camp at Fort Ogle'
thorpe, where he received his com
mission. He does not expect to come
home before going with his company
help fight the Germans.
Henry White, a graduate of Hay
wood High, 1916, and a West Poin
cadet, has recently enlisted in the
aviation and has been sworn in, so h
> is expecting to begin flying at an ear
ly date.
Will Stehlin has recently been trans
ferred from Camp Jackson, Columbia
S. c., to Fort 0glethorpe. He speaks
in the highest terms of thea rmy anC
said in his last letter home that HI
had just taken a fourteen mile hike
The men have their quarters in bar
racks, long one-story buildings, anc
the food is excellent. Fort 0glethorp'
is receiving soldiers every day from
other camps. Stehlin was employed
at Camp Jackson as teacher in tn
night schools. There are many mel
who do not know how to read andwrit'
and they have established schools il
each cantonment for the education o
such men.
| DIR. Jesse White volunteered in No
vember on the medical reserve corp
and has recently received his commits
sion as first lieutenant, and is at pres
ent in Missouri.
4 The anxiety Of many hearts ha
been relieved by letters from the min
Haywood county boys who sailed wit
DIR. Battle Malene's unit during Janu
airy. They landed Somewhere in Eng
land instead Of France, and letter
dated January 20, "a, and % we're re
eeivsd the last of last week. On land
ling the boys all sent cables, $
these letters were the first news 0