13 Sep 1917
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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1917
Page
1
Editorial urges readers to consider the mothers of soldiers as boys join the trenches of France. A letter from Omaha mother Jennie Lewis reflects on sacrifice, fear, and lasting longing, reminding boys to honor those at home as they sail toward duty and danger.
The WEW artillery plan states the force will reach Camp McClellan early next week as remount depots inch toward completion. Horse numbers rise while the valry declines, with up to twenty thousand saddle and draft animals expected at the camp. No new troops arrived today and railway racks show a pause for more material and supply movement. Construction on the Jacksonville pike will begin immediately with quick progress once under way.
Clark Howell led a discussion on an immediate shuttle train service to the camp. The resolution authorized committee chairman Mell R. Wilkinson to notify H. W. Miller, vice president of the Southern Railway, that the service is of utmost importance and should be inaugurated.
The Richmond Light Infantry Blues nickname is changing to a First Virginia Cavalry squadron designation while preserving its identity. The unit, 365 enlisted and 16 officers, is praised as loyal, disciplined soldiers ready for any role. Commanders include Captains Puller James Hewett and Cutchins with Major Bowles in command.
The Southern plans a limited shuttle to Camp Gordon after October 15. A L Belle Isle proposes a bus line from Atlanta with twelve seats, regular schedule, 50 cents each way. The railroad commissioners will hear citizens on adequate service and may have military authorities set transport prices.
A tear along the arc makes operating bus service to the camp impractical and forces a smaller fare. Affected travelers face adjustments as routes and schedules are reevaluated.
The Battery D First Virginia Field Artillery mas cot donkey, called a Rocky Mountain canary, brags loud each morning as buglers start reveille. The battalion bought the burro in San Antonio last year, and once kept a four month old colt that leaped from a train. The mascot reportedly knows calls from reveille to taps.
Construction offices at Camp McClellan reorganized with Maj Dulin in a new rear office and chief clerk Mark Antony moving to the former Major’s office. An extra office building is being erected behind the current string of offices to ease congestion from increased forces.
Mark Antony chief clerk to the construction quartermaster finds a suitable cottage in Jacksonville and brings his family. He leaves at 5:30 a.m. and returns at 11:30 p.m., but plans to spend more time at his desk now that he has a new office.
Major Dulin welcomed a surprise visit Tuesday from his father P. A. Dulin of Aberdeen Mississippi his sister Mrs Eugene Franklin and his brother Ramsay. They stayed only a few hours but the gathering was cordial.
Lieut. Murray A. Cobb of Troop C Washington and his wife arrived in town last night and are settled at The Pines, described as one of Anniston's most attractive homes.
Major Reginald C. Stevenson surveys cotton and corn on reservation fields this week as a committee member assessing crop values on lands bought from farmers by the government.
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