Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-06-01

anu Incn Is directed towards maneuVerS
which the troops will need IN actual serv-
ice. To this end, when there are regi-
mental or battalion drills, the commands
are given by bugle to accuStOm officers
and men to the notes. Considerable ex-
tended order or skirmish work is being
done, especially in the woods, and this
too is by bugle. Gradually the troops
are getting into the condition required
for active service. The sham battle last
week showed where they needed instruc-
ton, and Col. Moore is seeing that they
get it. The men are taken to the woods,
unfamiliar ground, and taught the use
| Of cover to advance on the enemy and
many other tricks" essential to the sol
| der When q few more weeks in camp
shall have passed WiscOnsins troops will
! be as well disciplined for the rough work
| of war as they have heretofore shown
themselves in ordinary field maneuvers.
acquisitions for rations for the ten
days commencing June 1 have already
| been turned in by the Third Wisconsin.
and there will be no delay this time in
getting the allowance at least of beans,
bacon, coffee and bareback, which alter
mates with bareback, coffee, bacon and
| beans for meals
The occasional purchase of fresh meat
by the government is a god-send to the
men, who are not accustomed to sud-
| den change TO the aforementioned di 4.
All of the companies are making heavy
| lnrOadS on their private funds, such as
nave any, and those that have not are
compelled TO live on the meager govern
ment rations, costing 10 cents per day
per soldier. Commissioned officers feed
themselves. Many Wisconsin cities made
| liberal donations to their soldiers and
| these men now more than ever before
can appreciate the gift, for they are en-
abled to get fair stock of provisions
| thus Keeping the men in better health
and spirits.
AS time passes the volunteer compan-
les will be able to utilize the regular
army scheme. This is to save daily a
small portion Of rations. In time this
accumulates to quite an item; it is then
left with the regimental quartermaster
and may be drawn in lieu thereof
! With this money green vegetables are
| bought. Also when outside stuff is
! bought more government ratiOns can be
saved. 1t is only necessary to get a
start and this will soon be done. Many
companies of the Third are now a few
days ahead of their rations owing to the
fact that they fed themselves during an
interval when the United States ratiOns
| ceased.
The station of Lyle, Ga, is an exceed
ingly busy place just now. Big govern
ment stOrehouses are going up. A large
corral is filled with mules and more are
|
in many directions and the scene is an
| animated one.
The writing of letters is becoming a Sc
riOus problem to tue soldier This is es-
! pecially if he has answered the many
| addressed notes that We're thrust through
the car windows at Evansville Ind. and
! other places en- route. Some of the men
are using carbon paper i'll order to write
! duplicate letters at the same time with
! less effort.
The United States postal authorities
! have at last undertaken to relieve the
| local postoftice at Lyle, Ga. of some of
! the work Of distributing mail for 30, 600
troops. Two railway mail pOstoffices are
sidetracked here and fifteen additional
clerks under Chief Clerk WEIGH and In
spector Baird of this division are at
work. With this hello mail is arriving
and departing more regularly.
jacksonville, Fla, May 30 Special
! The field and staff officers Of the First
| Wisconsin this afternoon attended Memo
rial day exercises held at the Jackson
| vile cemetery, where the graves of the
Union and Confederate soldiers were
alike decorated by local G. A r. posts
! Some of the regiments marched a bat
talon of infantry to the cemetery, but
| Col. Schadel decided not to do so on ac-
count of the heat. The Catholic mem
! bers of the First regiment have made al
engagements for attending Catholic Sun
day services in the future at the Church
of the Immaculate Conception. Special
soldier services will be held every Sunday
hereafter.
The boys of the First We're at liberty
to spend Sunday as they pleased. Many
of them attended the morning services
| in camp and some went to the city
! churches. In the afternoon there were
union services in the big tent, which We're
we'll attended. Hundreds of the boys
went to Pablo beach, seventeen miles dis
| tant. and saw the Atlantic ocean perhaps
| for the first time. The thermometer on
the streets registered 100 in the shade,
but they cooled off in the surf and enjoyed
the trip. Col Schadel is contemplating
practice march for his men to the sea in
| the near future.
! Col. Schade! is getting even with Col
Moore and Col. Born for the chatting
he had to take at Camp Harvey. When
the Second and Third were ordered out
| and it looked as though the First was
| to be left in Milwaukee all summer, the
| two colonies rubbed it into Col. Schadel
| hard. They guyed him about forming a
| part of the reserve, about losing his
equipment and about his inability to fight
The other day, having a little leisure,
| Col. Schadel wrote a lettsr to the two
colonies in which he turned the tables
very nicely. He told them that the First,
| bound for Cuba, was glad that it was
| to be backed up by such strong reserve
as the Second and Third that he hoped
that they would make as good use of the
old equipment he let them have as his
regiment would make of its brand new
equipment; that he had no doubt they
were enjoying the overcoats they took
from him, and that when he got to Cuba
he would write them letters which would
! tell them what actual war was like. He
informed them that Gen. Fitzhugh Lee,
to whose corps his regiment had been
attached, had expressed great satisfac
ton at having so good a regiment as the
| First in his command and Schadel said
| a number of other things calculated to
make the two colonies wish that they had
waited till the war was over before doing
! their guying.
GAVE TIP THE CHASE