Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-04
HERE AND THERE

York county people generally will be
| Interested to learn that the 11Sth in
| fantry, stationed at Camp Sewer since
| last summer, and which left Green
Vile not quite a month ago, along
| with other organizations Of the 30th
division, for overseas service, has ar
| rived safely. The 11Sth infantry in
cluded more than 200 York county
boys, most Of whom were from the
| vicinity of Fort Mill and Rock Hill.
though every section of the county Is
we'll represented in the regiment. Rel
atives Of many Of these York county
soldiers have received cards during the
past week announcing their safe ar
rival.
Writing to n friend in Yorkvillc, one
OF the Yorkvillc boys who was includ-
ed in the special draft to Clemson COL
lefe not long ago, mentioned an Incl
delt illustrating the eternal sense
OF the ridiculous and of humor
that Is ever bubbling forth in the
American boy. II Is understood, oil
course. that the draft referred to
went 10 Clemson principally to work,
to learn mechanical tasks. etc. Our
blir overalls were issued to us today"
wites the young fellow. "Some fit
petty well and some don't: but that
does not seem to matter. They pro-
te,t our clothes. AS we formed in line
fer drill the first time. dressed in these
oyeralls, the Clemson boys began call
ing us the Blue DEVILS"
Jas. ID. Grist, Q. NJ. c., y. A., Camp
SEWER, Greenville. and formerly Of the
,taff OF The Yorkville Enquirer, Is at
his home H. Yorkville on a ten days
turlough. York county friends Of Mr..
Irist will be interested to learn that
he has been placed In charge Of the
publicity bureau Of the Conservation
division OF tie Quartermaster Corps at
Camp Sewer, and will in the future be
engaged in pomoting work of conser-
vation and reneral economy among
soldiers at Camp Sewer. "You might
say am In TIC newsp.p per game again
instead Of stldiering" said Mr.. Grist,
in speaking IF his new work, yester-
day. 1T is my job to drive home to
the soldiers,in training the fact that
il Is just as important and as vital to
the success Of their country's arms
that they prsctice careful conservation
Of food and quipage as it is that they
attain perfection in military science
and tactics. ind that they doubly serve
their countr by cutting out the waste
Of food by tie garbage con route and
waste Of clGhing and other equipment
through caelessness and extrava-
gance. The Conservation and Recla-
nation Divt.on at Camp Sevler now
includes n sersonnel of eighty-three
enlisted men, md the understanding is
that II Is to fe increased to about 500,
TO include taors. shoemakers laundry
experts and s.her skilled workers who
shall be emeoyed in the work Of rem
ovating eqpoment for Reissue TO
troops. Tht Reclamation Department.
at the camp has already saved thou
sands OF dklars to the government, |
and with af increa led personnel will |
continue io work on a much larger |
scale. Thohands Of pairs Of shoes
have been tpaired by the Camp Re-
clamation eivision and reissued, as |
well as hydreds and hundreds Of |
shirts. unifems and other articles Of |
soldier equ ument. Through articles
in Trench ai Camp. the Sewer news
paper the GreeEville newspapers,
placards. p9ers and pamphlets. mo-
ton picturS iides and in many other
ways, the T'licity department Of the
ConserSatio Division proposes to
make everI soldier realize that con-
servalon kaiserism. that the SOL
der VINO afs more on his plate than
he can eays pro.German whether
unw1ttingtYr not, and that bread is
as valuable % bullets in this world
war. oo4 know why they saw At
to place m2n charge Of this bureau
unless It % keeping with the army
policy OF pu ng a man In that branch '