The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-07-26
MANY ARE 10 TAKE PART
TWENTY I wo Hundred Pstulsts
Will Participate
IN MILITARY MANfUVtPS.


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'ht biz tournament TO 30, hold n 'af
las Aug o29a lu,m#.t Noth.r. r
nros biue p tournament ~ ft.- t.rd
has ever been held N Nor'h Tfas
md il is not unnatural that the novel
~ ard Jniuueness of The affair as eos
Is its magnitude and 'Na .dIcs'Iuu
which 10 offers In fh.n.s military. cor
stitute a strong appeal ~ tho rrtN,
THE Problems Presented
The Transportation Of this numerous
tody Of soldiers the feeding shelter
ing and mauruyeriue Of this militant
host are matters Of momeutous detail
To the iavmau each jtsm would te aa
almost insolublc problem but fO the
Army Officers. whose livr- have hron
devoted TO iu-t such WORK IT I~ aH
only mater OF application ENrr
fence and fixed rules govern. and so
guided the movement and sustauauc'
Of even this large detachment is hard
~ more than a matter OF routiue-t1
the officers not 20 the public. we're Il
in direct command
A Mode Camp
Attendants upon the tournament vii
see al first hand how a model camp is
arranged. The regulations ~ the
United States Army provide that on
m occasion such a. the Dallas tourna-
ment will be where natural conditions
are such that the establishment or a
model camp is possible, and whore
such establishment is calculated TO
present to the average citizen last
ing impression as to what perfection
I'm arrangement is attained by army
CORPS the endeavor shall be to estab
hsh such camp.
Contracts are being made for vast
quantities OF rations, to be consumed
by the soldiers during their cncamp
meut at Dallas This does not mean
that the soldiers devour more than tn"
ordinary, healthy man. but there Ar"
so many of them that no small qnanu-
ty of food will suffice.
Ao'" Food is Served
The serving of food is always a mat
ter of great interest at any Camp. II Is
matter that interests not only the
public. but the soldier. II has been
fittinRly said that an army is like A
snake: il has 70 crawl on its stomach.
In other words. when the commissary
department fails 10 perform its func-
tons and when rations are inadequate
or of poor quality. the soldier, solely
dependent Is Immediately affected.
Therefore, he dispensing Of food, or
rations. as he army term goes, is "A
matter Of vital interest
Privilege at Visitors.
At the Dallas tournament visitors
will be allowed to go through the
camp The they can see the whole.
sale preparation of food by the cooks
and the di~'ribution OF it to the com
pany messee II is an interesting
sight TO see the soldiers draw nigh
their food with hungry anticipatons,
especially after morning spent N
drilling When the mess call sounds
and the lines have been formed there
is great deal of clacking Of TIN
tin plates. knives and forks and tin
cups The soldiers eating utensils are
simple. hut exceedingly effective.
Visitors to the camp may also oh
serve how the arms are stacked. TheF
viii observe that each piece S brlSht
and shining with careful rubbing Ter
the soldier boy. whether or not ne has
any personal desire TO be Of smart an
pearance. is forced by the regulations
to keep his equipment IN iIrst class
condition. re it said to his credit, the
average soldier takes the same de'lght
in the care OF his equipment that q
skilled artisan takes in the care OF his
tools
Sanitary Arrangements.
Il NAV be of interest to the thought
ful visitor observe how carefully
and scientifically the sanitary ar
ranrcments OF the camp are made II
Is a well known fact that in wars OF
the DAYS gone by more men died by
disease than by the sword Modern
science is accomplishing wonders IN
guarding the soldiers against disease
and the same care which is taken IA
the preparation of the soldiers rationS
in taken in seeing that his camp has
rroper sanitation. The laxity thar may
have prevailed long ago is gone. EVERY
thing is orderliness. exactness, pre-
cision.
The inspection OF the camp-Visitor'
will be permitted to inspect the camT
IN SUNDAYS, as we'll as on week DAYS
eycept during the hours in which the
tournament contests are In progress
will afford opportunity which none O
those in attendance will probably over