The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-21
COMPANY L, TWELFTH.
A Minneapolis Newspaper Makes a
Comparison That Hurts.

A Minneapolis Newspaper Makes a
Comparison That Hurts.~
Special Correspondence The St. Paul Globe.
CAMP THOMAS Ga, July 1S.-At present
Company L is practcing outpost and picket
duty. I'll bet hat we go to Porto Rico
yet before we go home.
The members of both regiments here are
greatly surprised at the Minneapolis Journal
in it's account of the Fifteenth Minnesota
volunteers. While we entertain great re-
spect for the members of the Fifteenth and
wish them all possible success we can not
help but smile when the Journal goes on
to say that the Fifteenth presents a better
military appearance than the gallant Twelfth
or Fourteenth did when they were at Camp
Ramsey, adding that the Fifteenths chances
for getting to the front are better than either
the Twelfth Fourteenth claiming that
they (the fifteenth are better equipped than
to inform the Journal on behalf of the
Twelfth, that perhaps the Fifteenth does
present better appearance than the Twelfth
did while at Camp Ramsey. One reason is:
arrived there and the company streets were
plainly marked, so that they had no trouble
at all, simply to take possession and begin
their regular routine duties.
In speaking of the Fifteenth being so we'll
equipped and telling US of their fine mill
tary appearance, it goes on to state that
the guard was armed with clubs and sticks,
II that is fine military appearance we
wonder why the government spent so much
in buying US guns and ammunition. In speak
ing of the equipments, they tell us that
the men drew the great sum of 300 blue
shirts A large number for 1,276 men. We
wonder where that fellow who wrote that
in boys brigade,
We take exception to the Journals remarks
for the reason that we feel as though we
should be allowed some consideration for our
two months steady work and also feel as
though it was slight to the capabilities of
our never-tiring officers.
WI urofo
f1fteen-page letter. He has been two DAYS
writing an answer and has not finished yet
Private Bailey seems to have a mania for
buttons, Wonder what he does with them?
Pat Steffens has awful time some times.
exclaim: "of you don't vos like my tent tent
und move my tent the shtreet down.
Wonder why 1t is that Corporal LOTUS
never can get to the bottom of his knapsack?
Won't somebody. kindly furnish him with a
search warrant?
Private Schlecta has the most chngeable
face of any man in Company L. Two days
Coswell says their condensed milk turned
Schlechta.
The weather is getting very hot for the
past few days here and the boys all saw
that Cuba can not possibly be any hotter
All kinds of rumors are afloat today as
within three days; others want to bet two to
one That we will move to Minnesota the
next move. STILL every one feels as though
two or three days.
Why don't the first sergeant detail squad
to give Private Bawman a bath? Art HofT
man says he will cheerfully furnish the soap.
Wonder what makes Jack Clarke look So
blue for the past few days? Cheer up, Jack,
maybe she will write again soon.
Private Wells says he hopes we will 20
to Porto Rico soon, he wants chance
to exercise that major generals voice of his
The non commissioned officers of Company
l. received their warrants today and feel
justly proud. W
The recruits are making good progress at
present studying general orders couple
incentive. eooo
TT The e., Fifth PENNSYLVANIA nine beat the
70 rw ea Minnesota nine today by score Of
ers were on the sick list, and they woula
have done better to postpone the game than
to go on the field with such an AGGREGATION
Of glass arms ice wagons and wind Founders.
1t looked more like a free-for-all election
racket lhan ahythihg we can compare 1t to-
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