The courier-index., 1919-01-17
CAMP PIKE NEWS LETTER

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Three trains brought part of the
347th infantry to Camp Pike where
the men will be discharged. The
saith was part of the 87th division
which trained here and at Camp Dix.
where the units were filled to war
strength before being sent TO France
Four hundred and eighteen men OF
141st anti-aircraft machine gun bat
talon and the Hath ammunition
train arrived here Wednesday All
are from Arkansas. being part of
the Third Arkansas Regiment. Com
pany A is made up of men from
North Arkansas, Company NJ of men
from South Central Arkansas, Com
pany c, Ashdown and Southwest
Arkansas. They were met at Little
Rock by Mrs. Betty McMarila OF
Magnolia, who adopted the Third
Arkansas. She had gone TO Hobo
ken to meet the troops but missed
them there and at Camp Stuart. The
telephones in the Y building where
the men are quartered have been
busy practically all the time since
their arrival, the men phoning TO
relatives and friends. The troops
were accompanied from Camp Stu
art by Secretary White of the Y
forces, who made himself popular
by his attention to the Arkansas
boys.
SIX women experts in physical
therapy arrived at Camp Pike base
hospital to assist in making men
wounded and in danger of affliction
with stiff joints and muscles again
physically fit. Those whose WOUNDS
will prevent them from following
their former occupations will be
trained in new vocations. Fifteen
instructors have been requested and
equipment to instruct in mechanical
trades and commercial work is on
the way. The schools are part of
the governments plan to send men
from the army equipped to occupy
lucrative positions and thus avoid
becoming objects OF charity.
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Brian Frazier and H. N. Roe have
been asked by the Y. M. c. A. to go
to France as physical instructors.
Mr., Frazier. who made great rec
ord while serving as Y physical di-
rector at Camp Pike, has left the
service and is engaged in business
at Forrest City. Mr. Roe is now
camp physical director at Pike. He
is undecided whether to accept the
overseas offer, Gh'~~
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The first OF a series of weekly
sales of horses and mules by the
government was held last week at
the remount depot at Pike. Horses
brought an average of $S7 and the
mules $144 The animals are sold
singly or in lots. as bidders suggest
Six hundred will be auctioned each
week. the dates for the remaining
sales being Jan. IA, q and 2S.
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Only men who possess good con
duct" cards will be permitted TO
leave Camp Pike in future, under
new regulations. Passes will be
granted only to possessors OF these
cards for leave during instruction
period. Possessors of good conduct
cards however. are free to leave the
camp between the hours of retreat
and IL D. m. and from noon Saturday
until IL p. m Sunday.
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Edward G. HELEN, who has been
located at Clarksville, as mission
airy of the Presbyterian church, is
now serving as a Y secretary at the
base hospital building. Mr.. HELEN
is a veteran of the Philippine cam
paign, in which he was wounded. He
was with General Lawton's forces
when that commander was slain.
Mr.. HELEN says army life is far diff
ferent now from what it was when
he served 20 years ago, mainly due
to the comforts, care and attention
provided for the soldiers by the PEG
pie through the Y NJ. c. A. and other
agencies.
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Lieut. Col F. w Boschen. 353rd
fessor of military science and tactics
infantry. seth division, formerly pro