The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-08
SPIRAL lECGNCS
UNDER The BAN
At CAMP SHELBY
Soldiers Must Overhaul Ward
robes-Richmond Boys Sta
toned There.

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. Feb. s.--En-
listed men of Indiana outfits who have
teen affecting the spiral leggings of
the British army, silk hat cords, and
other unnilitary decorations received
severe blow few days ago when
an order issued from camp headQuar-
tiers prohibiting the wearing OF hats,
iesgings and other equipment not Is
sued by the quartermaster corps. Mil
itary police were directed to arrest all
offenders and as a result wool puttees
were put away, silk hat cords went in
TO the fire and soldiers hit by the or
oer wondered how they were going to
lengthen overcoats which they had
shortened and in other ways prepare
themselves to appear In public garb-
co in the uniform as prescribed. The
order also affects the overcoats worn
by officers, it being required that they
shall wear the long ankle length coat
very much like that provided for en-
listed men instead Of the short mack
NAV with which many have equipped
themselves.
The final drive Of the big army in
surance campaign is now under full
sway among men of the Thirty-eighth
National Guard Division A steady eff
fort Is being made to make the fight
ing force at Camp Shelby 100 percent
insured" before Feb. r. The auto
matte insurance granted by the gov
eminent expires on that date, but Of
ficers of the Thirty-eighth Division
hope that by that time every man in
the division will have taken advantage
Of the opportunity now presented.
Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday
morning were declared holidays in or
der that company commanders might
bend every effort in getting the men
OF their organizations insured. Nearly
every organization in the division is
averaging more than $1,000,000 worth
OF policies written to date and it is ex-
pected that this amount will be doub
led in many outfits before the big
campaign comes to close.
Every reasonable pressure is being
brought to bear upon men who have
taken no insurance whatever. and men
who have taken less than $4,000 are
being advised and persuaded to in
crease the amount to the maximum.
Library Opens Soon.
The branch unit of the American Ii
brary Association, which has been I'M
der construction here for the past sew
eral weeks. will be opened to the sol
diers of the division in a very few
days, according to an announcement
made today by G. f. Griffin, chief IL
brarian and director of the associa-
ton. The building erected here is not
far from the camp in the One Hun
dred and Flfty-first Infantry and only
a short distance from the camp thea
ter.
Just as soon as the main library is
opened, twelve branch stations where
soldiers can obtain books will be avail
able throughout the camp. Each of
tho five Y. M c. A. buildings will have
Il branch, while others are to be locat-
ed at the X. C. hut, the quartermaster
corps club, remount depot, rifle range
and at the hostess house, the latter be-
ing under the supervision and direc-
ton of the Y. M. c. A. at Hatties-
burg.
That the service of machine guns
has come to be in fact, if not in name,
separate arm of the service, is the
text of an order issued Monday from
division headquarters. THE machine
gun service" the order reads, has be-
come so highly specialized and is so
eXacting in the special training, which
il demands, that success in this work
requires officers to devote their entire