Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-07-25
INTERESTING ITEMS
FROM THE CAMPS
ADDITIONS AT CAMP JACKSON TO
JEWISH WELFARE BOARD TRI-
Piles FIELD personnel. D.
RAYCRoFT TO VISIT CAMPS
Head Of Athletic Division Of Fosdick
Commission Soon to Visit South
Carolina Camps.
Camp Jackson.

DR.. Joseph E. Raycroft, head Of the
athletics division OF the Fosdick COM
mission on training camp activities,
has left Washington on tour OF tho
camps, cantonments and aviation sta
tions OF the South and Southeast.
Camp Jackson is to be included in his
itinerary. The commission OF which
DR.. Raycroft Is a member has charge
Of the non military activities OF the
American camps.
A special review OF the entire One
Hundred and Fifty-sixth Field Artil-
lery brigade has been planned. The
review will bo led by Brig Ben. An
drew Moses, commanding general OF
the One Hundred and Fifty-siIth Field
artillery brigade.
Capt o. C. Lloyd has reported at
Camp Jackson and is now the camp
personnel officer Captain Lloyd comes
10 Jackson from Camp Upton. New
York where he has had charge OF
government investigation Of the en-
barkation problems for troops prepar-
ing to go abroad.
The newly arrived artillerymen
have manifested a lively interest in
the facilities for intellectual develop
ment placed at their disposal by the
Camp Jackson library. Books which
are designed to make better soldiers
OF the men are more in demand than
popular fictions or stories and the cir
cuiatfon records show that two books
OF study go out for every book OF en-
tertainment. The greatest demand 10
still for mathematical texts. which
help the men to qualify for officers
positions.
The Jewish Welfare Board at Camp
Jackson has had It's field personnel
practically tripled with the arrival OF
DR.. Jacob Risin, former Jewish chap
lain at Camp Greene, and Bernard Hell
ler OF Philadelphia. DR.. Raisin be-
comes resident rabbi at Camp Jack
son while Mr. Heller will be detailed
as assistant general secretary and
will cooperate with the present gen.
eral secretary.
Camp Sevler.
Virtually every man OF the Eighty
first division is well protected in the
matter OF government insurance. II
was learned from official sources. New
men coming in have been Immediately
approached by insurance officers, and
there are very few. II any who have
not taken insurance in substantial
amounts.
A number OF American army Off
GERS who have been with the allied
forces overseas. have been detailed to
the Seventeenth Unitd States infan-
try here to act as special instructors
for that organization in various
phases OF modern warfare, such as
bomb throwing, grenade work, bayo-
net fighting, etc.
Private Fred Sands, Of the veteri-
nary corps. this camp. has been found
guilty by courtmartial on the charge
OF desertion, and sentenced to i'm
prisonment at hard labor for five
years. and to forfeit all pay and al
lowances during that time.
Twenty-four members OF the Eighty-
first division. born in foreign lands,
were naturalzed with simple but in
teresting ceremonies In one Of the Y.
NJ C. A buildings at <he camp.
Camp Wadsworth.
Special trains are arriving at Camp
Pherson, Georgia
Wadsworth bringing 10000 drafted
men from the state OF Minnesota and
1000 from South Carolina.
One hundred German prisoners ar
rived at Camp Wadsworth, coming
from Fort Mcpherson, Georgia. The
new arrivals are to be employed as
laborers at the camp.