The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-19

Many Are Taking Vacations
A. Their Railroad Tickets Are Good
UntII September I5-COmpRDy ID
Distinguishes ItseIf-NOteN.

Judging from the size of the company
Capt. Fliege brought ONE from the en-
campment at Island Lake last evening
many OF the boys intend to make the
most of their trip at the expense Of the
state and come home when they get
ready. Their transportation has been
made good for use a, late as September
18th and nearly all the boys are taking
vacations. Just nineteen members in
charge OF Capt. Fliege got home last
night. They were accompanied by Lieut..
John McNaughton adjutant OF the Fifth
Regiment and his brother major p. d.
McNaughton OF Iron Mountain who will
visit friends here for a short time. Some
OF the band men also returned last even
ing and among their number we're two
new players who joined the band at
camp and who will become regular mem
bers OF the organization. The boys
report an enjoyable trip but the weather
might have been better on the water.
There seems to be a general feeling
among the members OF the local CON-
pany that they were worked harder at
this encamOment than ever before hut
there is no fault found with this as the
members of Co. ID. made a good record
and we're far better able to stand the
hard work than most OF the Lowe PENN
sula co mpanies. The work was partic-
ularly hard on the Fourth Ra giment boys
all of whom live in Detroit and are not
used to out door labor. Capt. Gardner
the regular Army Off ,er mapped out the
work and made it rather severe.
Co. D., "a usual, made au excellent
showing at camp and were a credit to
the town. This encampment was the
first one the com pany attended 81 &c
Capt. Fliege has taken full charge and he
has good reason to feel proud OF tie
Light Guard. The forced march ia what
hit most OF the companies hardest and
where Co. d. and the Fifth Regiment
showed up to the best advantage. The
march was from camp to on out laying
camp about 81 miles away on a country
road. Each regiment made the trip
alone.
The Fifth, accompanied by the naval,
reserve set out Friday afternoon, reached
the location, made a camp and spent the
night there, returning to Camp Pingree IN
the morning. 1t had been rumored that
picked squad from Camp Pngree was
to make an attack on the Fifth and at
tempt to capture the naval reserves field
piece and every sentinel out was on pins
ends all night. Finally one guard saw,
or supposed he saw, some men in the
bush and Immediately discharged his
rifle. Several OF the sentinels did like
wise. The "fall 10" call was sounded and
the entire regiment was in line in no time.
The officer in charge OF the squad from
Camp Pingree saw il was useless to at
tempt TO force his way into the camp and
surrendered to Colonel Petermann. On
the return march in the morning is where
the local company distinguished itself.
Company DIS advance men made the
march in one hour and eight minutes
Just two minutes better than the time
made by the regulars. This il good
showing, as the men were loaded down
with camping outfits beside their regular
equipment.
An example Of how the boys were
"worked"-Friday morning they drilled
until nearly noon and then started: on
the forced march; that night many Of the
boys did guard duty and ali had their
slumbers broken by the attack on their
camp; the next morning they returned
to camp and drilled again.
Colonel Petermann showed himself one
OF the most efficient officers In the field
and be made for his regiment first-class