Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-09-12
INTERESTING ITEMS
FROM THE CAMPS
SOLDIERS AND VISITORS AT
CAMP JACKSON HAVING THE
TIME OF THEIR LIFE.
A GOOD RECORD IS SHOWN
Bulletin Telegraph Service Showing
Worlds Series Baseball Games
Interest SEWER Soldiers.
Camp jackson.

SdT'p JACKSON.
During the week ending August so.
31.256 men at Camp Jackson partici-
pated in athletic sports OF various
kinds. while S2.295 witnessed these
events.
At Camp Jackson at the base hos
pital. off OF the beaten paths OF traf.
fc may be found a canteen that is,
in the vefnacular OF the soldier, some
canteen.
One is first attracted to this busy
center OF commercial activity by the
well kept grounds and the rustic
fence, which improve the exterior ap.
pearance to a wonderful degree Look
ing at the building from the roadway
one cannot fail to see the by As
foot sign that fits in the exterior ar.
rangement in very pronounced way.
This is the only government building
in camp that is painted, and il is OF
beautiful green tint. blending perfect
ly with the greensward OF the board
lawn.
The provost guard made III arrests
during the month OF August and that
is highly creditable to the Camp Jack.
tied the city last month or the mum.
Der arrested "a were charged with
intoxication; eight altered passes; ten
forged passes; "a were caught with
out passes; seven were arrested for
talking to negro women, and three
were charged with immoral acts.
Recent arrests by the military po-
lice included the arrest OF Private
George Cain. who is charged with be.
ing drunk and disorderly to the dis.
credit OF the military service.
Private HON Benson is being held
charged with forging pass
Private Frank Harris is charged
with officially giving an assumed
name
Private Abe Taylor was arrested
and charged with being disrepectful
to fellow private.
Private Joe McKoy is charged with
officially giving an assumed name
Sergt. Ray Abercrombie was arrest.
ed on the charge OF being drunk and
disorderly to the discredit OF military
service
Private David Akens was arrested
on the charge OF being drunk in uni
form.
Camp Sewer.
With n record OF IS months service
at the front in France. although only
19 years of age, Charles F.. B.ngley
has entered the army for a second
time. and is now in the provisional de-
pot battalion at this camp. anxiously
awaiting the time when he will be
transferred to regular organization
and be sent back overseas. Bingley Is
a native OF Prince Edward Island,
Canada. and enlisted with a Canadian
regiment not long after the war be-
gan. He was with the Canadians in the
Vimy Ridge vicinity and took part in
some severe fighting there. He was
discharged last fall. however. by his
officers. when they found that he had
enlisted while only l6 years OF age.
After his discharge he worked for a
while at Taunton. Mass, and not long
ago enlisted in the United States army
there. and after being sent to various
points, has finally reached Camp Sc.
vier.
In order that the men at this camp
may enjoy the world series baseball
games. all organization commanders
were authorized by order OF Brigadier
General French. camp commander. to
discontinue drills at 3 o'clock Thurs
day and Friday. The army Y. NJ. c.
A. arranged for a large score board
to be erected at a central point and
bulletin telegraph service showing the
game by plays are received. The or
ganizat.ons are marched to the score
board and back to their camps again
after the conclusion of the games.