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OVER EIGHTY MILLIONS
INSURANCE WRITTEN
AT CAMP HANCOCK
Standing of Organizations in
28th Division.
The report of insurance written in the
28th Division, up to and including Janu
ary 19, 1918, sent to Washington shows
a decided increase over the last report
submitted.
A standing of the various organiza
tions follows:
Total for 28th Division,
Number insured 10,291
Amount of insurance $80,542,000
Infantry.
High Regiment, 110th.
Number. Amount.
Officers insured 76 $ 760,000
Enlisted men insured. .. .1366 9,026,000
Total 1442 $9,786,000
High Company of Regiment: Company
B, New Brighton, I’a.; William Fish, cap
tain.
Applications, 210; amount, $1,331,000.
Artillery.
High Regiment, 107th.
Number. Amount.
Officers insured 45 $ 445,000
Enlisted men insured ... 412 3.729,000
Totals ■ 457 $4,174,000
High Battery of Regiment, Battery A,
Bethlehem, Pa.; Samuel Laird, captain.
Applications, 122; amount, $1,198,000.
Engineers.
Number. Amount.
Officers insured 53 $ 530,000
Enlisted men insured ... 641 5,308,500
Totals 694 $5,838,500
High Company of Regiment, Company
B, Philadelphia, Pa.; James B. Bradford,
captain.
Applications, 165; amoun*. $4,522,000.
Companies or Batteries in Million Dollar
Class.
1— Company B, 103rd Engineers: Insured,
165; amount, $1,522,000;
2 -Company A, 103rd Engineers: Insured,
159; amount, $1,426,000.
3 Company B, 110th Infantry: Insured.
210; amount, $1,331,000.
4 Company M. 110th Infantry: Insured.
215; amount, $1,210,000.
5 Battery A, 107th Field Artillery: In
sured, 122; amount, $1,198,000.
6 Headquarters Company. 112th Infan
try: Insured, 112; amount, $1,073,000.
First Regiment Motor Mechanics: In
sured. 1,653; amount, $14,122,000.
Second Regiment Motor Mechanics: In
sured, 476; amount, $4,333,000.
OLD 4fOEGIMENTBAND
AT JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
The boys at Camp Johnston are now
happy. They have a band of their own
and music will be a part of each day's
program in the future. This will prove
one of the most, welcome additions to the
camp for there is nothing that cheers aaid
helps the soldier boys like music.
When the camp awoke Monday morning
they were greeted with the blasts of
horns and the beating of drums. Excite
ment was caused in all directions and
eagerly the men began to look for the
source. Soon it was discovered that
standing on the side track in front of
the postoffice was a car in which a band
was idly seated and from some members
of this organization the music was heard.
Upon investigation it was found that the
band consisted of twenty-nine pieces and
that it hailed from Camp Hancock, Au
gusta, Ga„ where it has been in service
for some time and that it was to become
a permanent fixture at Camp Johnston.
During the day Monday the band ren
dered several selections and Tuesday af
ternoon the first concert was given be
tween two rows of barracks. The band
was also ready and took part in retreat,
playing the “Star Spangled Banner” as
the' flag was lowered from its pole. This
will be the custom here in the future
and it would not be surprising to find the
band taking part i nmany of the drills
within a short time.
No better news could be heard at camp,
as all the men are just hungry for the
real military airs by a band composed
of regular army musicians such as this
one is. When the musicians rolled into
camp yesterday they still wore their blue
hat cords, signifying they had been as
signed to duty with the infantry at Camp
Hancock. These hat cords probably will
not be changed, as the band may remain
a separate organization.
Extensive Service.
This aggregation has seen extensive
military service, and almost all of them
were on the Mexican border expedition,
having medals from their home counties
which were given to all men who went
with the American expeditionary forces
into the deserts of Texas and across the
Rio Grande.
That they are accomplished musicians
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THE NEW YEAR’S SLOGAN OF
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DIVISION
DISCIPLINE THE KEYNOTE
OF SUCCESSFUL ARMY ORGANIZATION
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By Lieutenant-Colonel Edw. L. King, Chief of Staff.
When visiting the western front I
was first impressed witli the tremen
dous size of the whole operation; we
in this country are unable to realize
the conditions on the western front,
4ue to the fact that, we have had no
experience in war. The tremendous
amount of transportation used, the
tremendous amount, of material used,
the voluninous number of soldiers one
sees is overwhelming.
The next thing that impressed me is
the wonderful organization, which is
necessary on this undertaking. This
organization goes from the highest al],
the way down to the lowest, each man
doing his part, each individual being
a more or less important cog in the
great wheel. As soon as one appre
ciates that organization is the keynote
for the success attained, one at once
searches for the keynote—this is dis
cipline. Every man in the organiza
tion knows that in order to secure the
success of the operations it is neces
sary for him to do his part when he is
told, as he is told, and because he is
told. The reason for these particular
actions may not be apparent to the
person performing the act, but the dis
cipline of these wonderful organiza
tions is so great that each man goes
is assured by the chief musician, who
says that every man had to stand a mu
sical examination before beginning work
with his organization. He has been work
ing with the band for many months and
has got them in perfect working order.
With this state of efficiency Camp John
ston has one of the best military bands
at any of the camps in the country.
GOV’T WAREHOUSES FOR
AUGUSTA
The United States government closed
contracts with the McKenzie Building
Co., of Augusta, for the construction,
on the Georgia Railroad right of way,
near the city of a series of warehouses
—IOO,OOO square feet of warehouse
space in all —for storage purposes.
The warehouses will be put up west
of Fifteenth street. In addition to the
warehouses, the contract includes
wooden barracks, mess halls, etc. The
contract amounts to about $400,000.
The warehouses, it is understpod,
are to be used for the storage of blan
kets, tents, uniforms and like equip
ment, and it is from this point that all
camps in the Department 1 the South
east will be supplied.
The establishment of this immense
plant here speaks much to advance the
statement that Camp Hancock is a
permanent military institution.
ARMY MOVINGPICTURES
For several days during the last week
government moving pictures have been
taken of the various units of the Twenty
eighth Division in action. The infantry
regiments were paraded, put through
drills, given instruction as usual, and
some unusual exercises were added. The
artillery regiments, ambulance and hos
pital corps, with all of their parapher
nalia were also in evidence.
Tlie weather was very favorable for
the taking of pictures and it is hoped
that these movies may be shown through
out Camp Hancock at an early date. Os
course every man taking part is anxious
to see his face in the movies.
JANUARY 23, 1918.
at his task knowing full well that the
work of others is so arranged and so
ordered as to co-ordinate the efforts
of all, knowing well that discipline is
the keynote. That this was not al
ways the case is proven by the state
ment of all officers with whom I con
versed; it has been a hard fight to get
the necessary discipline but it has been
attained and is now prevalent through
out both organizations.
To secure discipline one must know
his duties, the highest commander and
the lowest private must each know
what his duties are and how to carry
them out. In the profession of arms
it usually happens that a man makes
but fine mistake -in life; this mistake
usually costs his own.
It is incumbent upon all of us to
learn through the mistakes of our Al
lies, and so far as possible to profit
by them. Each of us should so con
duct himself as to know all of his own
duties, all of the duties of those under
him, and th eduties of the man next
above him, so that in ease of casualty
to the higher man he may step into the
place of tlie higher man and carry out
the duties of the office without detri
ment to the operation. This means
hard work, conscientious work, faith
ful work.
‘GLORY TO UNITED STATES’
RENOVATION
Paris, France. —At the opening of
the session of the Chamber of Deputies
today Deputy Deschanel speaking, said
in tlie name of tlie deputies, pledged
that tlie chamber would support the
restitution of Alsace-Lorraine and
sustain the armies in the field to this
end.
Amid a storm of applause he paid
eloquent tribute to President Wilson’s
speech.
“Glory to all tha Allied nations.”
Deschanel declared. “Glory especial
ly to the United States, which from
Washington to Lincoln to Wilson, has
added new light in universal morale,
as she has added new stars to her flag.
“Victorious France will not have a
peace of vanquished people; she will
not recede; she will oppose her invad
ers with the one passion, that France
is to save the supreme good of our
fatherland by justice.”
EXACTING TRAINING
FOR SOME WEEKS MORE
Division headquarters has announced
eighteen weeks more of intensive train
ing for the Twenty-Eighth Division. This
training will be more advanced and more
specialized than heretofore. Enlisted
men, picked because of their previous
training and evident ability, will receive
instruction from the British and French
advisors and other experts. These schools
wjll be of the nature of normal schools as
those who are trained in them will go
out and instruct platoons and squads.
Every available instructor is pressed
into the service. Even Major General
Charier H. Muir, Division Commander,
is not exempt. He takes a class in field
work for the brigadier generals and reg
imental commanders. This class meets
twice weekly. Major Stephen O. Fuqua
assistant chief of staff, delivers lectures
to the class on special subjects.
28TH DIVISION NOW
UNDER WAR STRENGTH
Approximately Eight Hundred
Men Short, Caused'by Dis
charges, Appointment to
Commissions and Assignment
of “Non-Coms” to Officers’ !
Training Camps.
The division is still approximately
800 men short of its organization
strength due to the discharge for
physical disability of many hundreds
of men, the appointment to commis
sions of more than 150 men and the
assignment to the officers’ training
camp -of over 500 “non-coms." Up
until the time when these transfers
were made, the division was over war
strength. The work of the several
boards, such as tuberculosis, specific,
nervous and other special examining
bodies, resulted in finding men in the
division not up to the standard for
overseas service.
The division will be brought to war
strength by recruiting in Pennsylva
nia. *
CAMP HANCOCK I
In reply to a request from Major
General Wood, Mr. H. A. Wheeling,
seertary of Augusta Board of Com
merce, replied as follows:
Work commenced on Camp Hancock
July 28th. Camp ready for reception
of troops September Ist. Account cer
tain additions being made work was
not formally completed until Novem
ber Ist.
Acreage included in camp site, 1,560
acres, adjoining city limits; nominal
yearly rental 51. Camp Hancock last
site designeed, first camp completed;
health record 6.2 per thousand men.
Best record in the I'nited States.
In additon to camp proper there has
been established base hispital, occupy
ing 154 acres; rifle range, 650 acres;
machine gun range, 250 acres; remount
station. 135 acres; artillery range, 11,-
145
TOUCH OF WOMAN’S HAND
A Pennsylvania Woman's Club is
active in philanthropic work at tlie
Base Hospital. Every veek magazines
and games are distributed to the boys
in the wards. The expenses have been
met by weekly dues. They have also
provided a hundred glasses of jelly.
The club erected a Christmas Tree
with trimmings in each waid, in the
nurses’ quarters, mess halls and guard
tent. They also provided a tree for
the sick soldiers in University “Hospi
pital. The club women helped to dis- •
tribute in the Base Hospital on Christ
mas morning the Red Cross packages
which had been donated.
The Pennsylvania Club is formed of
wives of officers at Camp Hancock.
Mrs. E. A. Nicodemus is president and
Mrs. H. A. Bretsche is treasurer.
BARS CLOSE MONDAYS
The nineteen thousand bars in Penn
sylvania saloons, hotels, restaurants and
clubs will be closed on ten heatless Mon
days. This action, if strictly adhered to,
will make Pennsylvania dry two-sevenths
of the week at least.
Soldiers No Government Wants
The Perpetual Blunderer who makes
the same big mistake three times in suc
cession.
The Chronic Grumbler who knows that
everything is going wrong and every man
is “down on him.”
The Grown Up Infant who needs an
other man every minute to tell him what
to do next.
The Contented Jellyfish who has no de
sire to improve or advance.
The Short-sighted individual who will
waste the government’s material because
“they can afford it and it costs me noth
ing.”
The Born Rebel who never learns that
those must first learn to obey who would
learn to command.
—(Apologies to Frank R. Walton. >
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