Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-07-18
ON A HIKE FOR
PARTS UNKNOWN
Soldiers at Camp Divided
Into Two Squads and
Nay Battle
Bows and Officers Both
Working Hard by Daily
Drilling WV
Bv w. A. Stickney.

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Camp Hanna, July l7.-Asldc from
Sunday this Is the first nice day
which the boys il, camp have had
since camp opened, ana the day Is
,rerfcct. The boys are improving the
time and there Is mnch instruction
being given this year.
The officers are taking their part
Of the work this year and have or
ncers' school Just after dinner every
day. This is an important feature
Of the camp this year =
Yesterday Captain Welch was given
command. of 4 battalion for drill ana
took them out on the parade ground
where he put them through "a
course of sprouts" in extended order.
In this the battalion is formed in Il
line and given instructions in field
work which they cannot receive In
company drill. Cap. Welch mad been
through it when the bullets were sing.
ing and knew what a good for the
boys. Mr.. Welch and his two lieu.
tenants, Wing and Graham are max.
ing q good record this year, and in
consideration of the fact that this Is
the fist year for them in leather
leggings they are doing remarkably
well. ,...,
Col. Tharalson left yesterday for
Fargo, where he Is attending the
grand lodge Of the Knights of Pythias
for a day or two. besides looking after
some official business. ~
There is an ex-Bismarcker in camp
with the First Infantry Band. It is
l.. J. Bleecker, formerly deputy pub.
lie examiner. who recently left Bis.
marck and went to Lisbon where'he
is holding a lucrative position with
the Citizens. bank Mr. Bleecker who
used to play the cornet for past-time
when in Bismarck is now one Of the
bis tuba players in the Regimenta!
band and is enjoying the outing with
his friends for a few days.
This afternoon about 4 o'clock the
entire regiment will leave on a hike
to parts unknown. Part of them vii!
be the enemy while the balance will
be the other fellow. They will sep
arate and the enemy will be hunted
down, or will return and capture
| something If the other fellows do not
! catch them at it. Both sections will
bivouac somewhere tonight and return
some time tomorrow. Yesterday com
pany A was among the pursuers who
were successful in capturing the
enemy. These m%aneuvcrs are very in.
teresting and are umpired by the pro,
mincnt military men.
Sergeant Rock, U. S. A.. Of BIS,
arck. is busy these days drilling a
/ company made up Of the non.commis
stoned officers Of the regiment. lie
is giving them a run for their money
which is appreciated by them for the
sergeant is one Of the best drill mast
ers in the regiment.
Captain Hanley is much interested
in the workings Of the camp and is
enthusiastic in the pro seedlings. TO
day as he was about to discourse or
what he thought Of it in the presence
Of some of his friends, when some
one gave him a wink and he followed
off, hence there was no opinion secur
ed from the captain.
The lake affords a great source O.
sport for the boys and girls. and eacl
afternoon cor go to the Chautau
qua where all join in a water festival
Devils Lake affords the only saltwat
er in the middle northwest and man;
come here for the summer whethal
the chautauqua is here or not. Tn,
fact that the military grounds arr
alongside the c%hautauqua affords al
excellent acquisition for the soldiel
Boys.