The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-02-05
UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT MEMO
RANDUM FOR OFFICERS
GOING TO FRANCE.
PHYSICAL STAFF IS BUSY
Go After Boxing and Wrestling With
Vir-Health Condition of
Camp Is Good.

Camp Sewer, Greenville, S. ca
memorandum entitled conformation as
to Uniform and Equipment for Off.
GERS in France" issued from the head
quarters of the American expedition,
ary forces, has recently been received
at Camp Sewer and copies Of it dis
tributed. The memorandum, which is
dated November 16, 1917, states that
olive drab cotton and mosquito head
nets should be omitted, and that only
cavalry officers on duty with troops
armed with sabers will need such
weapons Cap, riding gloves and some
linen shirts, collars and cuffs, should
be added to the list of garrison arti.
cles and watches and compasses with
Illuminated dials are desirable.
The bedding should include four
blankets and one comfort, while in
the way of special articles there
should be camp chair, an oil or gaso-
line burning lamp or lantern, flash
light with extra batteries, a fountain
pen, paper and envelopes and a can
vas or rubber tub for sponge baths.
The stock of clothing carried should
include heavy and medium weight
olive drab wooden Uniforms, light and
heavy woolen underwear, wool lined
overcoat, a leather or flannel vest, a
knitted toque (helme0, one pair OF
rubber hip boots, with moccasins
reaching to the ankle; one pair OF
Arctic overshoes, two pairs Of shoes
for wear inside Arctics, and two pairs
of very heavy hobnailed marching
shoes, or trench boots large enough
to take heavy woolen socks. These
boots lace at the instep, and may be
worn by officers at all times, while
those lacing all the way up are au-
thorized, but in cities may be worn
only in inclement weather.
Under the spur of A. E. Marriott,
camp Y. NJ. C. A physical director, all
OF the associations physical staff are
going after boxing and wrestling with
a vim during this cold weather. To
show on how large a scale the asso-
citation is going in for these sports, a
large wrestling mat recently arrived
and 40 sets, or 80 pairs, Of boxing
gloves are now on the way here, while
25 more sets have just been requisi-
toned. These, with the gloves already
on hand, will en- 4 5ie as many as 100
matches to be staged at one time.
Recently a huge boxing bout, in
which in some two hours ITS or more
matches were staged, was held at the
field signal battalion. AS many as
ten bouts were going at once, with
separate officials for each, the rounds
being all stated and stopped at the
same time. Next week a wrestling
match will take place between teams
representing the Sixtieth Infantry
Brigade and Y. M. C. A. Unit No. 80,
which sol yes the base hospital, the en-
gineer regiment, the field hospitals
and the sanitary trains. An intra-unit
wrestling tournament was run off in
the Sixtieth Brigade.
Two three inch guns have just ar
rived at camp, increasing the num-
Der of these weapons to six, enough to
give each of the three field artillery
regiments two to practice with. AS
soon as complete harness and other
equipment arrives for one battery Of
four guns, firing on the artillery range
at Cleveland Mills, about 20 miles
north of Greenville, will commence. A
camp for one battalion is now being
erected there.
Twenty-six officers of the Signal Re-
serve Corps, II first lieutenants and 15
second neutenants reported for duty
at the aviation recruiting depot here
All of the officers came from Garden
City, Long Island. Their arrival brings
the number of officers at the depot
I'D to go, while the number OF enlisted
men has grown to more than 200.
Only six Of the 81 army camps in
this country show better health con-
ditions than this, according to the
surgeon generals report on conditions
for the week ending Saturday, De-
eember 29. On that day % camps had
higher non-effective rates than Sewer,
and only six lower, and since then
conditions here have steadily improv-
ed. The hospital admittance rate. the
percentage of men non-effect:ve for
duty on account of sickness and the
percentage affected with venereal dis
ease only are all below the average.
Six deaths occurred week before last,
and only two last.
The departure of the snow and slush
which covered the ground for almost
three weeks has permitted a return to
the routine of drill which prevailed
before bad weather set in. The long
daily hikes which served to keep the
men fit during the period are giving