Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1918 — 500 Special Troops Leave Hattiesburg [ARTICLE]

500 Special Troops Leave Hattiesburg

The first' troop moverment of any magnitude from Camp Shelby was Tuesday evening when a special train carrying about 500 enlisted men left for other camps. ' These men are specialists who have been asked for by Major-General Pershing. They represent all trades and professions from stenographer to boilermaker, While the order issued by MajorGeneral W. H. Sage, camp commander, transfers these men to camps in the United States, it will be only a short time until they go overseas, to prepare for the arrival of this division. On the arrival of this division in France, these specialists will rejoin their command.