The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-15
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 FROM WATERTOWH
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 those who had the experience of Ma nassas as we'll as Watertown that of the two this encampment was by far the less severe although 1t was a great military experience which they were all glad to have been through. Only one IT, camp, that being last Sunday The other days were spent in real business of war with the long marches which many found hard at first plentifully sprinkled in wiht the shorter maneuv- CTS It was work all the time but the men felt that they were getting some thing that would be of value to them selves as we'll as to the government and they were really glad that 1t was So especially when they arrived here this morning and it was all over.
 One peculiar feature of the encamp- ment, according to the men who were there, was the coldness of the weather despite the extreme heat the world about here was experiencing at the time. The men said that lt was very difficult to keep warm during the night even when wrapped up In blapkets and with overcoats on. The days, of course were very pleasant. The air was one of the finest things about the camp it being the clearest and finest imagin- able.
 The camp was located only eighteen miles from the boundary line of Cana da and some of the men wanted to get away for little tramp across the bor- der, but were unable to get permission to do SO A great storm was expert enced at camp Monday night, the breaklngup night,
 After his return last night Col Geddes gave the following interview to the press:
 we return In better condition than on the day we left for the maneuvers The Connecticut troops acquitted them. selves credltably and return feeling we'll repaid for the time spent with the regular army. The food supply was the regular army rations and notwith standing reports to the contrary, was good and wholesome. At times 1t nigh have tasted better perhaps if cooked z but the food itself was all right Tht sanitary conveniences were marvellous ly arranged and did not permit of { trace of disease. An all around expert ence was gained that will prove O value to the whole regiment
 Tnn of ba hau ap ba I lrb told of how a party of six becoming tired of camp-fare evaded the sentrie and vert to Watertown three mile from the camp in quest of just one gooC meal. The boys reached Watertowi and had their fill, but when they trie, to evade the provost guards they wer caught and brought before the cour martial by whom they were severel reprimanded In the party were Chic Eugler Boos, Quartermaster- Sergean Doolittle, Corporal Mitchell, Cler Kaiser, Quartermaster Hollis and Pri vate Zacks all of the City Guards.
 The Second Regiment band was ac corded high honors by General F. I Grant. The band was selected b General Grant to play at a concert i Watertown.
 Every day the boys made two hikes to steringvlle which is 23 miles fror Pine Camp On these hikes the boy were rot provided with anything to ca until they reached Sterlngvile, whe they had to cook their small piece c bacon over the hastily made camp1r and cook their coffee also. There wasn man at the camp who didn't kick { comrade everytime they were order ed to take the high to Sterlingville,