The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-24
TRADING THEIR RATIONS
CAMP RAMSEY SOLDIERS ARE
LEARNING ARMY WAYS


After This the Men Of the Fifteenth
VIII Have a Varied Bill and VIII
Not Watch Their Supplies Mould
on Their Hands as Have Some
Earlier Observation-Disclosures of the
Camp.
There will be all kinds of dickering
going on Monday at Camp Ramsey.
Each company had a credit of 600
pounds of -four, forty pounds of bacon,
three or four pounds of pepper. and
other things in proportion. The gov
ernmeLt does not care to store the
surplus, so the boys took it away to
their quartermaster Sergeants tent
yesterday. and will trade it for any
thing they care for. Lots of extras
VIII be added to the bill of fare next
week IT goes to show that the boys
have prohted by the mistakes of the
Older regiments when they accumulate
such an array of surplus rations. 1t
also shows that the quartermaster
sergeants of the regiment have kept
close check on the daily issues.
The companies were all issued under
wear yesterday, that is to say, those
who had not all ready received theirs
were fitted out Every company had
guns. There has been a lot of work
done on the Fifteenth regiment the
past week. The officers of the regi-
ment are certainly entitled to great
credit for the change that has been
brought about. Four more weeks of
such Improvement as the men have
made. and they would be ready for
action and would be prepared to give
a good account of themselves. In less
than a week they will be one of the
best equipped regiments in the serv-
ice. Nothing has been heard from the
war department that would in any
way give an mixing of what was to
be the destination of the regiment. Nor
does any enc know when to expect Or
ders. They are ready now to move at
an hours notice. The report that
Lieut.. Col. Leonhauser was to throw
up his commission in the Fifteenth
was pronounced nonsense by that gen.
tleman yesterday. 1t was probably in
suSated by some ambitious young man
who courts the leaves of a majors
straps. He will have to wait awhile.
The boys were busy drilling in the
manual yesterday. All of them work
ed hard. Those who had just received
their guns seemed to want to catch
up to the more fortunate ones and the
other fellows seemed TO want to put
as great distance as possible between
themselves and the tailanders.
The hospital was pretty we'll desert
ed yesterday, only about thirty-five an
swered sick call and none of them be-
came charges Of the hospital corps. A
box of clothing, ding matter, jelly,
etc, was received at the hospital from
the Westminster Church Red Cross So
ciety of Minneapolis. and a basket OF
jelly. jam and canned goods was pre-
scented by Miss Lillian Metz in the
name Of the Childrens' Red Cross So
ciety of st. Anthony hill.
DR.. Mcdonald president of the State
Red Cross society, called and expressed
his appreciation of the result of the
work being done at Camp Ramsey.
Lieuts. Donaldson and Howard ara
about through with their work with
the Fifteenth. AS soon as they receive
notice that their reports are acceptable
to the government they will rejoin their
commands. Every man connected with
the Fifteenth regiment who has met
these gentlemen have nothing but
pI aise and kind words to say Of them.
Quartermaster COe took pity on the
guard yesterday When it began TO rain
and leaned them enough ponchos to
keep them dry.
The band made it's first public ap-
pearance yesterday afternoon. They
pay ECU three pieces 10 al apprGClatlVe
audience at the Gun Cilfb building The.
boys did remarkably well. The guard
yesterday was:
Officer of the day, Capt. Spicer Company D;
senior officer of the guard, Lieut.. Mcmahon.
H, junior officer of the guard. Sergeant Camp
bell K; Corporals Kingston. G. Anger c.
and Norman. K. Privates: Company A. Bu-
game. Burk; Company D, Nyman. Nysteit:
COMPANY +, Bailey, Moen;, Young WhaIsn:
pany K. Johnson. Hanson, Hansen; Company
!. Baker, Bates, Knauf; Company L. Wilson;
Company M. Ascher. Saunders, Collins:
Aojt Gen. Muehlberg called en- Col Shan
crew yesterday. His call was preceded by ore
from Capt. Severance.
Chaplain Turner will hold services today at
1850 a. m, in front of Col Shandrew's tent.
This will be the first regular service fer tn.
Fifteenth at Camp Ramsey.
The tailoTs are making a great change in
running through the companies fast.
Guard last night Tor Company b: Sergeant
Eilek. English and Formela.
Sergeant Morgan. Company B. gave a
watermelon party to some friends yesterday
TIE guests from town were the Misses Bar
fuss, Miss Mcdonald ard Miss CampbelI
Corporal Brooks, of Company B, Is organiz-
ing a Guartette.
in a regiment. The two McDermotts, father
and son, both privates in the company The
boy says it keeps him pretty busy hold ng
the old man down. Mac does look as if be
was coed for two or three hard campaigns
yet.
Guard fer Company K last night: johnson.
Kissacke, Knutson. Supernumary larsen
The two Girard boys Were assisting the cook
yesterday.
GuaIu for Comapny last night: CORPORAL
Hauk. Privates Davis, Dougherty and Dun
lazy.
Adolph Anderson, once member Of Company
H, of Ltchfeld. was giving Company point
ers yesterday.
Company E guard detail last night: Corp