The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-10-27
TASTE OF REAL SOLDIER LIFE
Jupiter PIuvius Helps Mars Initiate
the Boys at Guthrie.

Guthrie, 0. T., Oct. 2f.-At the Okla
homa militia encamDment company and
battalion drills attract lots of visitors.
Guard mount, the critical feature for the
soldier, excellent commissary service,
plenty Of quiuine and no kick on the quar-
termaster's department. Camp Barnes.
with its neatly lined-up white tents, sur
rounded and flooded by water loked last
night like gigantic fleet of yachts or
naf-a-dozen white squadrons aligned
for parade. Everything and everybody
was literally soaked and whole compan-
les were dismissed and sent up town TO
find beds. The officers quarters were the
worst of all, and it was enough to dis
pirit the Oldest campaigner to wade
around in the water knee-deeD in search
of his bed and his blankets Outside, the
rain simply poured down, and many a
raw recruit and lately promoted soldier
looked dolefully al the ruin Of their new
clothes and swore softly at the reckless
elements. Colonies Stone and Hoffman
and the company officers exerted them
selves to relieve the discomfort of the
men. and Major Baker increased his hos
pital room and prepared for an increase
of his sick list. This morning the wealth
held off until guard mount, at II o'clock
y provost guard secured the city and
rounded up a few rockies" who had
failed to report for duty at roll call and
n summary court-martial gave the delin-
quents taste Of discipline. All the COM
panies were out for company drill. show
ing marked Improvement over previous
efforts, and the guard mount at Il o'clock
was pronounced by the S2anish-Ameri- !
can veterans present as pretty nearly the /
correct thing. This afternoon the whole |
regiment under command of Lieutenant
Colonel Hoffman, participated in battal- /
Ion drill. There will be no parades until /
the weather improves.
ENCAMPMENT NOTES.
Everybody likes Jim Warren and Dan /
Norton
The kodak fends are among the visi-
tors.
The Medford company Is the biggest
and, many say, the best in camp.
The rain left two feet of water around |
the comissary and imDrovised hospital.
The raw men are finding out that It IS
science to know how to take care of
yourself in camp.
Company II. after cleaning up camp.
giving the college yell and tackling
Uncle Sans so-calIed beefsteak and find
Ing it equal to an algebra problem in
toughness, like true schoolboys. have be
gun to devise some way of getting the
better of it without too much exertion
unon their part
The motto of company H IS in Front"
and the boys have been true to it. at the
cooks tent, at least.
Company Il boys are well pleased with
the regimental officers.
Captain Jayne was officer Of the dav
TUESDAY leaving Lieutenant Greeneld in
command Of the company.
Company II boys are always IN camp
before taps.
Our boys have heard that there is
hlardhouse. but have never seen it.
Chaplain Ingram. as captain Of com
pany 1. maintains the high standard he
established in that capacity while among
the volunteers.
1t is no unusual thing to see Major
Boynton On the company streets explain
ing to officers and men their duties.
OF the twenty-six reported sick to the
surgeon when it began to rain. all but
two showed I'd at the mess tent for
breakfast
Sergeant McGil an old newspaper man
Of Shawnee. has been Of great assistance
in collecting the camp news.
This is all the consolation a young re-
cruit received who told the colonel he
wanted to go home: Go back to YOUR
tent and cult crying. This rain Is lust
giving you a little touch OF the real
thinS.''
The first sergeants are beginning IN
have hours Of extra duty Up their sleeves
for delincuents.
The parade ground was in excellent con-
alton this morning and there were two
hours o. comnaBy drill
The captain who gave his company
''foor right about face" 60, me horse
laugh.
The Shawnee hand IS a warm article.
The boys are good fellows and they have
taken the vicissitudes Of camp life n
good humor and without a murmur. IL
VIII give Guthrie chase for First regi-
ment band"
The Shawnee company would be
credit 10 a regiment OF regulars.
Company of Chandler. has its street
decorated with banners. It Is model o.
neatness and soldierly decorum and dis
cpline
Captain West sent man to ,he guard