Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-07
NEWS and views OF SEWER.
Observations Concerning Work and
Living In Big Training Camp.
SEWER Being RAPIDLY FILLED AGAIN.
Soldiers Have Now Discarded Their o
D. Woolens for khaki-Everybody
Resianed to a Hard Summers Train
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(By James D. Grist.)

part of the Thirtieth or "Old HicKor!
Division" as it was unofficially known
and which has been in training NJ
Camp Sewer since last September Is
now away from there and safely across
the Atlantic. Training camps are To-
Gated in France and England and oth-
or allied countries just like those III
South Carolina, and there is little PROB
ability that the boys who have recent
Is crossed the ocean for overseas duty
will be placed in the great battle lines
for several months yet: but In the
meantime will continue training over
there more or less along the same lines
i'm which they have been drilled mere
for the past several months. Since inc
dcparture Of the last organizations "-
longing to the Thirticth left Grrenriii'
some several weeks ago. infantry rcsi-
mcnts and machine gun battaiions
which have been in training at Camp
| Jackson in Columbia, have been moFcd
to Camp Sewer and from the nucleus
of another division, the Slst, that Is
now being recruited to war strength
with drafted men being sent there
from different sections Of the country.
Several thousand drafted men from
New York state recently arrive nj Sc
yicr and at the same time hundreds
from the state of Alabama came INTO
service. The coming Of these men
mark the first "rookics" to Greenrilic.
Isy "rookics" is meant that these re-
cent arrivals are the first who have
been sent by their respective local
boards direct to Camp Sewer. Hereto
fore all new men from this and ad-
Joining states have been first directed
to report to Camp Jackson and other
regular cantonment sites.
That il is contrary 10 the govern
mcnt's policy to have regiments oi
troops organized by sections Is also
surmised by the coming OF these new
men from different sections OF the
country. Thus with New York and
Alabama in the same company. togeth-
or with North and South Carolinians
and Tcnncssccans. scctionalism and all
lines regarding sectionalism are q
thing of the past and Is abandoned in
favor of nationalism. The harsh. rasp-
ing tone of the New Yorker is blended
with the soft drawl of the man from
Alabama and the silvery note OF the
coaster" of North or South Carolina.
rs the men lie side by side in the fir
-pArle0tton. IN ths aa5tae >att RsesSaS
Seldom If ever does n South Caro-
linian or other lad from southern
state in training at Camp Sewer refer
to his comrade from New York or ONO
or Pennsylvania as n Yankee. That
name doesn't sound right even to them
any more, and Is entirely out OF place.
Fine fellows, the New Workers are
good comrades. good mixers and all OF
that and. with 1t all. as sharp and
smart as can he. The southern boys
can and are learning much from these
men and the lads from the eastern
state can learn many point OF want
age from their southern brothers.
which they arc quick to do. 1t Is
happy idea and plan, the matter OF
hrigading these draftccs to South Car
olina for training and 1t meets with the
favor of enlisted men and officers, ci-
william population and everybody.
The great majority of these New
Workers with whom | have talked, and
naturally | have interviewed scores OF
them, are we'll pleased with the plan
for training in southern camps. They
like the climate here and like the peo-
pie. or course they are always talking
more or less about things back In
"Nu Yo'k." and they miss the familiar
scenes of their great city. Many OF
them had probably never before been
further south than Philadelphia until
they came to Greenville. For n time
they will miss their beer. their many
forms of entertainment back home and
I'll of that Squads right" and left
ing will very soon prove more than
entertaining and there are many other
forms Of military amusement which
they will soon come to regard as
highly and which will prove much
r,ore valuable than that. which they
left back east.