Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-05


ture who como into this camp make
mistakes. big and little. hut not one
Of them has ever got anything worse
than an amused Of an astonlshed grin
from the camp quartermaster. ut IL
easier and quicker 20 give a man what
sou know he wants." the major says.
"than to waste your time. his. and the
governments. by quarrelins with him
because he has not put his needs In
proper shape"
Makes n Easy for Them.
Army regulations require particular
printed formulas for acquisitions, pre-
pared with scrupulous attention 10
small details. Major Fawcett has
taught his men to accept any scribbled
memorandum on the back OF an envel-
cpe or BIT Of wrapping paper, tell the
applicant for supplies 70 eqhe back
In half an hour. and. thG, when M re-
turns. hand TO him perfectly arranged
form Of reauisition. stating all his
needs with military exactness. and 1t
the same time directing him 70 a store
house where his supply In already
waiting
The interior trsfic Of the camp has
increased until 100 big motortrucks
are tearing through the streets from
dawn until dark. and half Of them
work far Into the night. The more the
camp speeds M the more troops Major
Fswcett invites the war department TO
send through the camp. The ideal OF
seeing 10 II that no man crosses the
seas for service with clothing and
equipment which IL not new. or rs good
as new. has Just about been reached.
Troops arc detrained S6m The intefI6t
In dusty. faded clothing. patched ada
pulled out Of shape. and % onto their
ships In an incredibly short time dress
ed M like q show window display.
His lleutenants In charge Of money
disbursements. subsistencA construS
tion. transportation. and reclamation
are AZ his door With bynndnew COM
plications every few minutes. Bewil-
dered supply officers. who have come
to the camp without the slightest idea
OF what r. expected Of them (and who
would have resigied before coming had
they known) appear al his Door look
Ing scared; they listen FOR 4 fe~ min
utes to the general run OF his tele-
phone conversation. forget their scare,
answer his questions With a prompt.
ness and a dehniteuesa which seem 10
surprise the men thdiissites, and "a
ont with their heads up. smiling eonlN
IDENTIFY. and accomplish chahtss and
reftdnss and -susstlmtioils tdM a.
they had never dreamed Of.
wssk We'll olvidsd.
The work under Major Faweett sub
divided itself NATURALLY % ut 20 dis
proportionate burden faIIb On aky one
department. with one exception. For
accounting purposes II IL absolutely
necessary that one man should have
charge Of what. In quartsrnaster lam
guase. Is called property" He must
sign every iavoice and assume respon-
sibility for Il financially. This Job
under Major Meet 10 that OF Capt.
@. n. Thrsll, o. NJ n. O. Captain
Thrall has counted Il q big night when
he has had p0pg thAn four hours sleep
since the va slated.
Captain Thrall has mover been
caught ratified. He s8ears now and
then. bat laughs at himself when he
swears and he never ifh khSbody else
get ratified. Captain fhrail IL much
more tired looking man than he was a
year ago--but like HIS chief he has
found that the best way TO keep men
moving Ia 10 meet ignorance and stu
pidity alike with a friendly grin and
strnighten them out as they 20 along.
Major Fawcett left the regular army
II years ago and was for many years
purchasing agent for the Philippine
eonstabuiary. Captain Thrall came
from the ranks Of the regular army.