The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-26
CampShermanSidelights
gv F. II, WARD, IntelIIsencer Staff Correspondence

CAMP SHERMAN, O., Jan. 20 ~
1900 officers in the cantonment were al
compelled to stand reville this morning
following receipt Of orders from WASH
ington. It meant lining up AT iu'
strength at 6:Sn Il. M, q friGid hour ever
on the days that are less arctic Inah III
worst tho winter has produced.
From now on there is 10 he no rHc'r
ttcn 70 this rule. no matter how r"I'
or how late tho work Of the night hci T.
uav continue. At tho call Of the huSl'
rho officers wero on tho joh-maJ"fs
,olonels. CAPTAINS and l!cutenants anC
others.
The officers. those who have hcen here
from, The first. and those who arrived re
Gently are now having n fun course II
riding. Good horscmanshin Is beinS IN
sisted upon. even though 1t Is reaNheC
that there may be less chance fo'
mounted service than in any previous
war. y,
The fncs, horsomanship IS shown by
members Of tho old Toledo. tIeFcleno
Cincinnati and Columbus national euarc
troops and regular army men VINO pTac
ticalIy lived in the saddle "h'Ie ot
duty at western front and IN lsIano
possessions Of Uncle sam.
Although no hcatless Mondays hre or
dernA division headquarters today stop
nc6 into limo with National Fuel ADMIN
is,ro,or GarHcld's coal saving efforts
I}riradIer General Perkins ordered con
scryntion scheme put into effect IN nj
barracke.
rrirodicr General ELI a. Helmick, Sent
bcre from Inspector General thanher'
I,iu,s department to check up tho luck
ryc division as to its preparedness fo'
oyerscns service. todny crlticlSeu th'
barracks and appearance or the mon
General IIclmicks remarks were made
puhlic following his departure fof
Washington.
THE appearance OF the command wa
said General Feimlck.
riryorcnt kinds Of head dress. hrecches
shoes and leggIngs were s""n through
,,r,c,irally MI units. OvorcoatS wore not
hno,ed nj the collar. Collars were Ut
IN som. instances and down In others
shirt collars frequently appeared ahofo
uvcrcoa, collars The winter zap, Wher
worn. was not uniformly or properly al
,usted The lack ct uniformity III
clothing and general untidinesS detrac'-
cd greatly from the otherwise mln'ar!
uppearanco Of the command.
"A number Of mon throughout thc
command we're found wearing paris "t
civilian clothing In every case organ
ization commanders stated that the!
rrre unable to draw sizes necessary Il
III the mon. Investigation in every case
showed that the clothing was on hand
In the depot Of the Camp QuartcrHhStor
Either tho company commander wns al
roult or the rcGimcntal supply officer
had failed 10 inform himself rs /" the
l<>I ,,P
ing.
an some cases men wero wearing
n,ris Of civilian clothing who had beer
in ramp for az long as two months. IL
was also noticed that two or three en-
listed men in the 232nd infantry mad cut
their orercuatS of. The commanding OF
fccr If the regiment WAS present "nen
the defect was noted
".rhroughout the division squad rooms
wore found to be clean and IN orderly
condition. and In most cases we'll ven
,,Ialcd The most ElarEnG defect In the
b,rrorI;s rs a whole WAC tho dirty con
diiion of tho bcdSa ckS. To ohElhte thlS
!, has been recommended To tho war dc
part,nrut that a number OF pcaSachs
ruual Ia ten per cent or III" '"lhin'ilu
hr furnished to afford better emporium
i,v for the laundering or h"dSaGRS' ~
hIC been n0ltu Ill llliHs ''''"'''-'' ''''H
the upper part IF the outer Jacket aho
IN su,uc instances the entire Jacket, OF
,he hcnting stove had hecn removed
This has resulted in obtaining more neat
and II reduction IN fuel.
"1r this is Ia hr permitted ample pre-
,.,r.,inrs should tr taken To protect n"ar
by woodwork from catching fire. II Is
believed tina, great deal Of fuel Is
wasted because stoves and furnaces are
not provided with damncrs. Fire prntcc,
,Inu is believed To be Inadequate.
Lack Of proper methods In scruhoine
Kitchen and dining room floors ana ain
ing room tables was noticed. II is he'
licyrd that an unnecessary amount Of
water Is being used In cleaning both
tables and floors. Many floors were
found ut all hours nf the day entirely
too wet. which will probably result IN
these fuurs sooner or later becoming