The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-15

WOA us OI II1G SLOTY DOCK lInUDHS. Au- tomobilists who have been following the maneuvers are bringing into she city any number of reports of she intense sufferings to which the sol dlers, especially the militia boys, are put.
 A Farmer reporter, touring through the territory around Huntinetorl, Monroe and Long Hill yesterday afs ternoon, saw plenty of evidences of their stfferings The Massachusetts troop of the Red army, which cEasbed with the Blues. at Walnut Tree Hill yesterday, were ins a state of much concern late in the afternoon and last night their commissary wagon having failed to keep up with the march be- cause of the steep hills and bad roa 6a and having become lost and >deIayed. Without the commissary wagon the soldier boys had to go without their food supplies and there was a dfa- gruntled lot of Red soldiers in carT7p last night waiting for something to eat.
 From o'clock yesterday morning until late last night the soldiers had nothing to eat, except what they might have bought or secured on the march from the farm houses and from enterprising merchants who are Ioilow1ng< the armies with refresh menf teams
 
 camp of the Massachusetts troops about two miles south of Monroe cer,- ter, last night, and found conditfonn in intolerable state The officers of the companies however. fared even worse than the members of the milf tia, inasmuch as their tents and cam, outfits had not arrived and there wae every prospect of their having fo sleep without shelter. If the privatea themselves had been dependent moor, their wagons for their shelter as fhev were for their food they too would have had to sleep in the opening. Though their pup" tents and other while on the march, proved d burden as they made their hike, the outfits camp. To ada to the unpIeasantnsas of things there was a threatened wind and thunder storm and 1t looked as though there would be a healthy down over Tn anticipation of this the SOL diers he thrown their ponchos over their shoulders and were skand1v1e around, idly and impatient, waifinF for the arrival of their conn1fssafy and camp wagons.
 All along the roadway were found tired and wornout soldiers. weighed down with fatigue, ten pound guns and paraphernalia which totaIed luggage of 90 pounds, and ready to drop in their tracks but eager to get into camp before nightfall Many of them were two and three miles away from camp and there was every req sleep out of camp on the roadways last night. Automobilists who came along were begged for rides and near ly every machine had crowded on 10 it as many of the soldier boys as could get aboard
 The. cumbersome, hard. tight shoes which are the most hateful things tend, had made many aching and sore feet and any number of soldiers could be counted along the roads with thelr shoes off and nursing blistered toes. Several were found so completely tired and worn out that they had given up the struggle to reach camp, for a tenn porary sleep and rest along the road side. Some had suffered sunstrok8 and these were being cared for by companions Others appeared with bandages about their heads.
 Three youngsters were given a ride on the reporters machine Neither of the three weighed much more than the paraphernalia they carried. Gee, this isn't what it's cracked up 10 be- were lHSlTa5. unduA4HOuS ORAIhVAN1s CAAA- phasized with curse word here and there, The hike, of yesterday. vas especially hard for the Massachusetts troops and those soldiers who went Into camp around Monroe because Of the steep hills and bad, stony and dusty roads, While the three soid1er& were being carried into camp they gave themselves over to much specu~ Iation as to whether they would be called upon to do guard duty during the night well, I simply can't % 1t if they make me- said one of the youths who hailed from up Boston way
 Poison ivy is making the If of many soldiers miserable, and the hospitals In Bridgeport, New Haven and other places are being crowded with boys oE < he two armies who have either D@- come poisoned by the weed or who nave broken down under the haru strain of the work.
 Tt was noticed that those of tna .egular Unified States army suffered ess, being more hardened to tho work and life, and it was also noted !, hat their camp wagons were usuaiiy ! with them and that they did not go without food. One Of the Tenth cav llry men at the Ma ssn chusetts camp. {, who was nuncafng a Juicy car oR ,orn while InembeTs of the Tniliti4 4 tood enviouslylooking on. explained { hat the regulars shouldnt be eriti- ! ,ised because they were wise enough | o keep their wagons along with hem.
 'eYou fellows are in this game to {! earn" he was arguing. "One of the essons you ought to learn is to have our companies stay in sight of the wagons. When we are on the march f there is anything to delay the 2 wagons why we simply stay along with them. We sometimes don't get in- o camp as early as we would other wise but when we do arrive we have ,ur food and tents with us.''
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