Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-12-19
INTERESTING ITEMS
FROM THE CAMPS
DlScHARGlkG OF SOLDIERS AT
CAMP JACKSON GOING FOR
WARD RAPIDLY.
COL. BOOKER new COMMANDER
Sewer Soon to be Abandoned az Camp,
But Base Hospital to be Main.
tained for Some Time.

Camp Jacksou.-A total OF 5,072 On.
listed men and 1,09S officers discharg.
recently. or total OF officers and men
discharged of 6.17O.
Yesterday 80 first and second lieu.
tenants left Camp Jackson for Fort
Sill, Okla. where they will take les-
sons in the school of fire there. These
lieutenants will remain in the regular
army.
1t is expected that the Forty-eighth
Infantry will arrive here the first OF
next week from Camp Sewer.
Brig. Gen. ID. ii. Currie, who was to
have succeeded Brig. Gen. r. NJ. Dan
ford as commanding officer at Camp
Jackson, has been transferred to Fort
Sill, Okla. where he will be comman-
dant of the artillery school OF fire.
Col. p. w. Booker, senior instructor
in the field artillery replacement de-
pot, will be the commanding officer OF
the camp, temporarily at least.
General Danford will leave ColuW-
bia this week to go to Washington, y
where he will be one OF the assistants
to the chief of field artillery.
A systematic stick to insurance"
campaign has been organized through
out the camp under the direction OF
Capt. Milton r. Little. the camp in.
surance officer. Each personnel ad-
jutant and one officer from each or
ganiZation throughout the camp have
been instructed by the insurance Off
Ger and these officers give each man
before he leaves the service memoir
andum of information relative to COM
pcnsation and continuance Of war risk
insurance.
The men are also given a talR, on
the advisabilfty OF holding to 1eir
government insurance policies sitter
separation from the service. There Is
no greater asset than war risk policies
and is a privilege and benefit that is
given only to the man that has served
in the military or naval forces of the
United States.
The First Regiment Band. which
made such an enviable reputation at
Camp Jackson. is soon to be disbanded
on account or a number OF it's mem
bers having received honorable dis
charges. This was one OF the best
bands in camp and those who remain
will be sorry to part with these band
boys and their music.
Prof. A. Beziat. head of the French
classes which have been taught in
camp under the auspices OF the Y. M
G. A, will commence class in Span
fsh for beginners. in his office in the
Y. M. c. A. auditorium He requests
all soldiers who are interested In Span
ish to be ON hand
Professor Beziat understands Span
ish as well as he understands French.
Camp Sewer
Demobilization is going on at rap
Id rate at Camp Sevier.
Men are being discharged from tho
service at the rate OF several hundred
per day, and arrangements are under
way for the transfer OF men who are
not discharged here, to other camps,
either for discharge or for further mil
itary duty.
Through recent discharges. the 156th
depot brigade has been reduced to
about 1000 men or less. exclusive of
the development battalions, which stiIl
number about 1000 men These arc
rapidly being sent home. however, un-
der recent instructions.
All Indications are that the camp
Is soon to be abandoned but the base
hospital will probably be continued
here for some time. number OF
incapacitated American soldiers are
expected to be sent here soon to spend
their period Of convalescence prior to
discharge. Only one has so far ar
rived. He Is Corporal Bert Mash, OF
Othelio. North Carolina. who lost bis
left leg at the second battle of the
Marne.