The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-29

| Battalion; Corporal J. A. Bronson,
1O6th Engineers to 10th Field Artil,
lery; Private Joe H. Floyd, 124th In
fantry to Field Hospital No. 1913; Pri-
vate E. L. Blocker, 124th Infantry to
62nd Brigade; Private Wallace Mills,
124th Infantry to 1O6th Signal Corps.
Third Liberty Drive
Plans are being made for the third
Liberty Loan drive at Camp Wheeler
Captain Harry p Stickley, division in
surance officer, will handle the cam
paign with the aid of another officer
and about a score on-commissioned
officers. Officers and enlisted men
will be called upon to make another
subscription.
AS means of boosting the cam
paign in Macon, Major General Fran
els H. French, commander of the di-
vision, has arranged to parade the
entire division through Macon. The
division will take weeks hike, it is
said, and will pass through the city
on the first day of the maneuver
Thousands of relatives and friends Of
the men from Georgia, Florida and
Alabama, are expected to come here
to witness the parade. While no date
has been set for the parade, it is ex-
pected that Monday, April 5, will be
selected.
With the entire division on a hike
it will cover assistance of more
than twenty miles. Approximately
four hours will be required for the
parade to pass given point. While
the head of the long column is pass
ing through the city, the rear will
still be at camp waiting to move.
Every officer and enlisted man will
be asked to write a letter to some
relative or friend and have them buy
q bond. This will be one of the du-
ties imposed during the campaigned.
The men have already been informed
ties imposed during the campaign.
would be launched in camp and that
they would be expected to subscribe.
Issued Flour Sacks
Dixie Division soldiers are being
issued -four sacks each month to be
used as dish rags and dish towels.
The supply officers in each regiment
are making the distribution. These
sacks are also to be used for other
! purposes.
Inventory of Sweaters
An inventory of all sweaters deliv-
cred to soldiers at Camp Wheeler by
the Red Cross is being made. Supply
officers are checking sweaters as
though they were government proper
ty. Articles of wearing apparel will
be distributed through the camp quar-
termaster in the future where dona-
tons are made by the Red Cross or
any other patriotic organizations
These sweaters are being collected
and held for distribution when need
ed again.
Given rs Years.
Private Ronald G. Downie, 122nd
Infantry, Georgia soldier, was con-
victed before the general court mar
shall for escaping three different times
and for desertion, and sentenced to
twenty-five years at hard labor. Cen
eral French, commander of the divis-
ion, reduced his sentence to three
years.
Private David c. Brown, also of
122nd Infantry, was given five years
for the same charges. Both will
forget all pay while confined. Pri-
vate D. D. Wiley, 10TH Infantry,
must serve five years for desertion
and for breaking out the guard house.
Private Ralph E. Heisler, Machine
Gun Company, of 124th Infantry, a
Florida soldier, must serve six
months for misrepresenting facts to
the recruiting officer at Gainesville,
Fla, where he enlisted He claimed
he had never been confined in Jail
and at that time he knew he had
aerved sentenced imposed by civil
court.-Jacksonville Metropolis.
DON'T WORRY