The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-23

np a tent is the work Of but few
moments for two men.
After the tent is erected, the two
cots are placed in position along the
! wall. one upon each side. The blank
ct Is unrolled and placed upon the cot.
and the job Is complete, except for
such articles as the soldier may take
from his kit and place within easy
reach for HIS daily needs---a comb.
toothbrush. shaving apparatus. &c.
/ The regulations forbid the men
sleeping In their uniforms. but the
weather was so cool Sunday and Mon
day nights that many OF the men were
compelled TO do this to get any sleep.
How the Soldiers Dress.
For field work the First and Fourth
Regiment have uniforms Of light-coI-
ored khaki, with soft hats TO match,
while the Fifth Regiment has q uni
form OF dark or olive khaki, with cnp
/ OF same color. The latter uniform Is
much neater In appearance, although
neither OF them is 30 striking az the
old uniform Of blue The shiny brass
/ buttons have disappeared, and these
are now made OF gun metal OF
darker shade than the cloth, and are
unpublished. Gold lace, too has gone
, with the brass buttons Letters deslg-
mating the company and regiment.
scabbarda. sword. belts. bayoneta. and
all the accontrements OF both the pri-
yate and the officer are today made OF
dark, unpublished metal All the
shiny trappings that formerly caught
and reflected the suns rays. and thus
/ furnished target for the enemy's
/ sharpshootsrs. have been done away
/ with. and the work Of soldering has
been placed upon n purely business
/ footing. The man In the uniform Of
today may not be so attractive aa
formerly. from the view point Of sweet
sixteen. but he is better equipped for
the work be may some day be called
upon 20 perform, In protecting him
from the bullets Of the enemy, our
military chieftains may accomplish
the double purpose OF rendering him
Immune to Cupid's darts.
What They Eat.
The troops are living on regular
army rations. which include fresh
meat, bacon, potatoes. rice, baked
beans, Hour, tomatoes. onions, coffee
sugar, condensed milk and jam. Con
densed milk and jam were never Is
sued TO the Maryland National Guard
before. Major Walter v. Shipley,
chief eommissary officer, got them for
the troops. Butter is not included IN
the ration. The companies must pro-
vide II out OF their own funds or 20
without H. Butter is on the bill OF
fare at the officers mess which IS ser
we'd by special caterers employed by
the officers. The Firth Regiment mess
is In better condition than that OF the
other commands because Colonel Clot-
worthy had board tables and mess
sheds erected out OF the regiments
private fund. No allowance for mess
tables was made by the state, nor was
any allowance made for civilian cooke
Each company is. therefore, Obliged
to have an enlisted man do the cook
ing.
There was some trouble with the
commissary department on Sunday,
and the boys did not get their rations
promptly As a result, the eating
houses and provision dealers did
rushing business on that day until
late In the evening supplying the SOL
diers with food Since then, however,
there has been plenty OF II. and Il is
said to be OF the best quality and well
I prepared. A soldier was overheard
throwing the hook into n fellow sol
der whom we will call johnson be-
cause the latter was criticising the
rations furnished Said he II know
Johnson well, have taken meals at his
house In Baltimore, aud / know that
he does not get as good food at home
nor as much OF II as ne gets ia camp.
but to hear him kick you would think
he boarded az the Belvedere. That's
the way with most OF these Knockers. +"
Which goes TO show that there IL
nothing the matter with the grub
and SO far as we have heard that Is
the general opinion.
What Each Soldier Carries.
Each regiment takes It's own equip
ment into the field Each enlieted
man carries about sal worth OF equip
ment on his back The following ar
ticles were Issued to each man:
Khaki blouse. khaki trousers, khaki
breeches, service hat, hat cord, leg
gings, shelter halves, shoes (russet) !,
shirts, belts and fasteners, suspend
ers, web canteen straps. eanteens,
mess pans, knives. forks, spoons. tin
cups, sight covers, hayersacks, oilers
q and thong cases, brushes and thongs.
4 In addition to the above the men
will carry shoyels, picks, wire cutters.
etc.
Daily Routine.
The order of daily duty In camp
gives an idea OF what the troops have
to do Here 1t is:
4 First call for reveille, SIS a. m. I:
reveille, $40; assembly,5.45; sick call.
600; mess call, $50; police call, 7.3O;
mess call, ~ noon; first sergeant's
call, 12.45 .. m; first call for guard
mount, b20; assembly, 5.25; adju-
tant's call. $50; mess call, SIS; first