The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-12-20
The EXODUS BEGINS
FROM CAMP TAYLOR
Mastering Out 1000 Per
Day IL The Aim Of
Officers
louisville Herald)


Escorting the happy ones to out
going trains without congestion at
railroad depots, Maj. George 7. Will
helms demobilizing force of Camp
Zachary Taylor under its rapidly per-
fecting system, discharged 1919 en-
listed men and officers from the 159th
Depot Brigade, End Development Bat
talon and Field Artillery Replace
ment Depot yesterday. OF this num-
Der 700 were from the first named
organization, 800 from the develop
ment battalion and 800 from the re-
placement section. This week 5000
or 10000 from local organizations
and several thousand ,casuals which
are coming in from other camps will
get out Of the military service. The
hope is to get men out at the rate of
1000 a day. beginning Monday. Mai.
Wilhelm said.
The casuals from other camps will
arrive at the rate of $500 day. the
first thirty-eight men of whom from
Camp Meade, Admiral. Md, including
enlistments from Indiana, Illinois,
Missouri and several scattered states,
got in last night and were assigned
to quarters in the 159th Depot Bri-
gade. Others will follow in punches
of 100 or more from Camp Kearney.
Cal; Fort Sill, Okla; Garden City.
Long Island. Chicago; Camp Devens.
Mass; Camp Johnston. Jacksonville.
Fla; Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg.
Miss; Camp Jackson. S. c.: Camp
Humphrey. Va; Camp Grant. ILL.,.
and other training centers. The S14
Pioneer Infantry, with SO white Off
GERS and 1.119 negro enlisted men
arrived at Hoboken, N. J. wired for
orders yesterday and will reach
Louisville Wednesday or Thursday. of
this week.
Good Record Made.
Up to o'clock last night. Major
Wilhelm said, Camp Taylor had mus
tered out of the military service 49,
770 enlisted men and 1891 officers,
or 1 s per cent of the men from all the
camps in the country since the armis-
tice was signed I'VE believe this is
good record for the local canton
ment." said he. by next Wednes-
day we hope to finish up with the
main organizations scheduled. all but
the casuals. All OF the latter that
get i'm by next Sunday will surely get
home for Christmas. BY midnight
of the 2lst the Camp will be pretty
well cleaned out and by the 23rd all
who are scheduled to get home by
Christmas will be we'll on their way. "
Major Wilhelm, himself will leave
Monday. December % for Cedar
Rapids. Ia. his home. to spend the
holidays. As announced those of the
permanent camp forces not to get
leave or Burroughs for Christmas will
get to go in time to arrive at desti-
nation by New Years Day.
Moro Wounded Men Coming.
Fifteen more wounded soldiers are
expected today at the base hospital
from Des Moines. la. They have been
| in speciality hospital there
Watch Your Step" Sergeant Irv-
ing Beriin's "syncopated musical sue
cess" with happy chorus of good
looking girlies was the bill at the Lib
erty Theater last night with final
performance tonight, the theater be-
ing dark for the remainder of the
week.
Second Lieut.. Lewis II. McShann.
of the 10th Battalion. 159th Depot
Brigade, for the shooting and killing
of negro soldier, one Private John
Mitchell. OF the 442d Reserve Labor
Battalion, Camp Knox, Ky, in the
discharge of his duty, was aquitted
by general cOurt-martial at Camp
Taylor and the findings have been APP
proved. The shooting took place at
Tenth and Walnut streets in Louis
vile. on November IA, while Lieut..
McShann was in military police ser
vice.
Private Harker II. Miller, of Bat
terry u. 4th Regiment, Field Artillery
Replacement Depot, Cardington. o.,
died at the base hospital yesterday of
pneumonia following an attack of
influenza.