Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-10-24
INTERESTING ITEMS
FROM THE CAMPS
INFLUENZA SITUATION SHOWS
MUCH IMPROVEMENT IN
PAST FEW DAYS. .
REPAIRING RECORD BROKEN
New Division Inspector Has Been
Appointed for the Ninety-Sixth
at Camp Wadsworth.
CamD Jackson

Camp jackson.
There was improvement in the Span.
ish influenza situation at Camp Jack
son during the "a hours ending at >
O'Clock p. m. Friday. The situation ia
considered much better than il has
been at any time since the epidemic
commenced more than two weeks ago.
The men at Camp Jackson are show
ing their interest in the Liberty Loan
IN very substantial way.
For the week ending October Z. I'm.
elusive, the men Of the camp subscrib-
ed sl65,550. II is estimated that this
amount came from approximately 40
per cent or the camp.
The camoufiage school at Camp
Jackson under the charge OF Lieuten-
ant farrow has some OF the best art
lists and painters in the country.
Sergeant Reed. one of the artists OF,
this school has just nnishcd painting
some pictures of Y. NJ c. A. building
No. 1S5 and his paintings OF this
building which are done in oil on
canvas. are works OF art and highly
appreciated by the secretaries of this
building.
About the only amusement for the
soldiers At Camp Jackson now is base
ball Many games OF this popular
American sport are being played on
all the fields every afternoon
The football games will commence
within the next few weeks and it is.
expected that many lively contests in
this well known sport will be had
There afe many fine football players
in camp. many Of whom made more
than local records on some OF the big
college teams before entering army
life
The Nineteenth regiment has been
organized only a week but they have
already organized a band of is pieces.
which gives promise OF becoming one
of the best bands in the camp. This
organization for the past few days has
been having formal guard mount and
formal retreat with the aid OF the
only negro band in the F. a. r. d.
This regiment is training $50 pro-
fessional actors for one of the largest
minstrel shows ever .-en In the South.
Twelve OF these men have had over
ten years experience III the minstrel
show business and three OF them are
known all over the world as black
show business
Recent deaths at Camp among
South Carolina soldiers are: Walter
Mcmillan, Spartanburg: Forest T..
Dodgens, Pckens; King Burton. West
mrnster, g. c.. Donald Mercer, Pink
Hill. n. c.; Abort p Grant. Gafrney:i
Presley Doolittlc Modoc: Farrell B.
. Sanders, BlackviHe.
Camp SEWER.
All records for shoe repairing by
soldier sboemakcrs. were broken at
Camp SAVER when ESQ pairs OF shoes
were repaired by the 2S soldiers on
duty in the camp shoe repair shop.
Repairs were OF all descriptions. in
some instances shoes being almost
remade. The camp shoe repair shop
Is only one OF the many such shops
conducted at this camp and other
camps and cantonments throughout
the United States by the conserva-
ton and reclamation division OF the
quartermaster corps.
Besides the clothing shoe and print
ing shops conducted AT Camp Sewer.
the conservation and reclamation di-
vision is also operating seven other
branches OF repair work. blacksmith
ing. painting. wagon making, tin re-
pair, harness repair. tool repair and
cot repair
Camp Wadswo nth.
Lieut.. Col Eben Swift. inspector
generals department. has been reliev-
ed from his prescott assignment and
VIII proceed to Camp Wadsworth. re-
porting upon arrival 10 the command
ing general for assignment to duty as
division inspector, Nnety-sixth Divis-
ion.