The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-08-15
PHOTOGRAPHY, LABOR AND NEW
VISITING RULES FEATURE
AT CAMP JACKSON.
COX IS CITED FOR BRAVERY
First School In the United States for
Army Nurses is Established
at Camp Wadsworth.
Camp jackson.

Ed Watson, official photographer
for the Army and Navy News of New
York and San Francisco, is here and
VIII make a number OF photographs
at Camp Jackson and vicinity for his
publication.
A regular, permanent labor battal-
ion Is now In process Of organization
at Camp Jackson, according to an an
nouncement made by Maj. II. A. Allen,
camp quartermaster.
The camp quartermaster has just re.
Gently received the authorization from
Washington to organize the labor bat
TALON but a number OF men have al.
ready been enrolled and arc now do
ing the work.
Among the new arrivals at the De.
pot Brigade is Roland a. Linstead,
who was the champion middleweight
OF Canada. Linstead defeated Billie
weeks, who for some time held the
championship belt Of Canada. in a hard
fought contest and won for himself
the title Of middleweight champion OF
Canada.
The new visiting hours at camp are
being strictly enforced by the military
police. All persons who do not have
passes are taken from the street cars
at the hrst stop in camp and detained
there until the first car going back to
Columbia when they are sent back to
town. On Saturdays the visiting hours
without passes are from IL noon to
9:3o p. M. on Sundays from a. NJ to
p. M. and on all other days from 4 80
p. m to $3.50 p. M.
Camp SEWER.
Maj. E. A. Brown. formerly camp
quartermaster here, has been relieved
from duty in the Quartermaster corps
and detailed to the adjutant generate
department and Is now on duty In
| Washington
Sergt. G. G. Hall. South Carolina bo,
who has been a member of the quar-
termaster corps. has been recon
mended for a commission and leave
Immediately for the officers traininJ
school at Jacksonville, Fla.
Maj. George Fetterolf OF the med
1cal reserve corps has been relieved
from duty at Camp Sewer and trans
ferred to Camp Hancock, Augusta, Ga
Capt. Samuel e. Brown of the medical
reserve corps has been transferred to
Memphis, Tenn, to report to the com
mandcr Of the aviation corps fold
park.
Lieut. G. c. Cox Of Raleigh, N. c..
who was for several months Nom
Der OF the radio company. 105th Sig
nal Battalion, Goth Division. at Camp
Sewer and who was detached and
sent to France about February /, has
been cited for bravery, according to
advices received here. He was cited
for "displaying courage In maintaining
telephone connections aid great eff
cheney III enabling the command to fol-
low the progress Of the fighting at all
times"
Camp Wadsworth.
The first school for army nurses to
be established in the United States
was opened at Camp Wadsworth with
80 students enrolled. They come from
various parts Of the Union. Miss Ma
rie Louis. head nurse Of the base hos
pital. will be the director Of the school
with Miss Harriet Gillette, principal
instructor, and an efficient corps OF
assistants.
| BY the first Of November, religious
work in army camps will be done en-
tirely by army chaplains and Y. M
| c. A. and X. Of C. building chaplains
with the result that the various reli
gious denominations work through
their camp pastors will have been dis
| continued. upon orders the war de.