Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-08-29
INTERESTING ITEMS /
FROM THE CAMPS
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY IL.
LiTERARTEs TAUGHT TO
READ AN DWRITE.
COOK RECEIVES A FORTUNE
Ice Plant at Camp Wadsworth About
Completed-WiIIE End Famine
In Spartanburg.
Camp jackson.


Thirteen hundred and forty.seyen
men at Camp Jackson stood up, for
swore allegiance to the flags under
which they were born and swore to
uphold the Stars and Stripes and de-
fend the constitution OF the United
States.
The War Camp Community Service
gave another one of their delightful
entertainments at Y. NJ. c. A. 1856.
Corp. A. Borchew OF the Depot Bri-
gade is one OF the Camp Jackson ar
lists. and Is an artist OF considerable
note. He has Just finished painting
an OIL portrait OF General Pershing,
which is fine piece OF work and now
hangs in the Jewish headquarters at
Camp Jackson.
According to an order Just issued
by the war department. the 200 or
more Jewish soldiers in Camp Jack
son will be given holidays on the Jew
ish New Year from noon September 6
to the morning Of September g. and
that furloughs will be granted to them
for the Day OF Atonement from noon
September IA to the morning OF Sep
tember II.
Captain Horner and Captain Crorie
OF the Depot Brigade. have assigned
130 illiterates to Secretary L. r. Long
OF "Y" 1875. for instruction in the
English language. Mr.. Long teaches
these men in reading. writing and SIM
pie arithmetic every day.
Camp sevier.
Officers for the new Twentieth Di-
vision at Camp Sewer, continue to ar
rive daily. and the organization OF
the division Is proceeding apace, but
as yet there has been no hint of the
major general who is to command IL,
nor OF the territory from which the
troops are to be drawn.
The conservation farm at this camp.
upon which about 100 enlisted men
are daily employed. Ia beginning to
produce its harvest In the way OF
great quantity OF vegetables and SINH
lar truck
Capt. ]. G. Driver. athletic officer al
Camp Sewer. has recently been ad-
vised OF the shipment OF a large guam
tity OF athletic and sporting equipment
for the use OF the men OF the new
Twentieth Division now being organ
lied At this camp.
III. M. Miles. a cook at the patients
kitchen at the base hospital here was
surprised several days ago to receive
a notification that a distant relative
had died and bequeathed him $3.50. 900.
In spite OF this large smile from Dame
Fortune, Miles is pursuing the even
TO, h L.. n,.L l.
caused him to wish to change his ca
reer. even II he could.
Camp Wadsworth.
The new ice plant at Camp Wads-
worth which has been under construc.
tion for the past several weeks, is now
practically completed and will begin
operation at once. This will material.
ly relieve the ice famine which has
been staring Spartanbug In the face
for the past several days.
Private Elmer G. Hinchy. auxiliary
remount depot 307, was convicted by
court martial OF embezzlement OF two
postoffice money orders for $50 and
$lS, and given sentence OF ono
years imprisonment and the forfeit
uer of one-third of his pay for a like
period. Brig. Gen. Guy c. Carleton,
commanding the povisional depot for
corps and army troops. has reduced
the sentence TO six months
Wagner ID. Haas, supply company.
o3rd pioneer infantry. has been con-
victed by court martial at Camp
Wadsworth and given sentence OF
two years Imprisonment OH charge
OF forgery and attempting to pass two
fraudulent checks. Brig. Gen. Carle-
ton has reduced the sentence to six
months.