The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-24
BUSINESS
MEN Have
HARD TIME
Revillc Gets EN- Up at $50
Exercise IS Minutes
Before Breakfast
TREAT LOOKS HUNGRY
Seattle Millionaire Capitals,
Has Stew for Meals, Just
Like the Rest

-f.-Nhen ! came away from tn
drill field n few minutes ago ief
81 business men rockies trottinl
stiffly and painfully In the doubl
quick. The creak OF their Joint
was audible. swear H. You coul'
hear the fat men painting a quartz
OF q mile away. Enough porsplra
ton rolled from their faces TO cs
tinxuish forest fire. IL Is tn,
hardest work most Of them hav,
done in years.
They numbered 81 this morning
Last night when sinmber settles
over the camp therc were ninety
and none that safely lay In IN.
shelter OF the army tents. But a
about midnight. the sist cam,
limping into camp. dragging hi
suitcase after him.
He explained thai he had los'
the way.
The late afternoon yesterday AND
last night were spent In doling oul
uniforms and army rifles. Ths
business men soldiers celebrated
their frat night In camp by sitting
down to . supper OF stew. bread
butter and coffee. And then they
ell washed their own dishcsi
This morning for breakfast they
had stew. cantaloupc. breakfast
food. bread. butter. and coffee.
The first bugis call came q,
s:f5 a. m. II was not welcomed
by the business men. Tho mos'
enthusiastic and optimistic OF
them denied they had spent q
pleasant night.
Sleeping at homo In your own
bed. and sleeping In an army tent
with SIX Strangers. are two entire
~ different matters. and one can
not adjust himself to the change
In one sleeping.
Revetl;s was sounded a. $40,
and the straggicrs tumbled into
their unfamiliar army clothes. with
vague visions OF q court martial
lurking 10 their brains a. punish,
ment for being late.
Without exception. the business
men we're hungry. and they were
making hurried preparations for a
fast run TO the mess tsnt. when
they we're snapped up short with
the intelligence that there would.
before breakfast. be THREE
QUARTERS or AN HOUR or
SETTING UP" EXERCISES.
But the rockies went at II cheer.
fully and did remarkably we'll. II
Is surprising how nimble fellow
Is when his stomach has utterly
collapsed
Immediately after breakfast they
began drilling. They will drili
each day from 7 to IL In the fore
noon. with Is minutes OF rest dur
ing each hour. From to D. m.
they will drill some more-WfTH
NO REST.
Notable among those pres
snt 10 our Seattle millionaire,
Private Harry Whitney Treat.
who has gone Into the business
Of learning 70 be . soldier with
I'll the energy at HE COM
mand.
When word comes 70 "faIi
In" and TO come TO attention.
Private Treat stands 90
straight he nearly falls over
backwards.
He has HE automobile down
here, but u 10 parked way
back In the woods. where the
other rockies can't see Il.
Private Mccullough. alias
Rev. Robt. w. Mccullough, Of
the Seattle Tabernacle Baptist
church, 10 also showing en-
thusIasm.
Eleven regular army officers are
instructing the business men. They
are under the command OF Col. II.
II. Wilson. Of the 14th infantry, a,
Fort LAYTON. Capt. Jeus Bugge
OF the 21st infantry. is chief in.
structor.
This morning they are receiving
instruction In squad drill without
rifles. They are being grounded
In the rudiments OF soldiery. They
are being taught how to stand
how 10 hold their heads. and how
to form a straight line--how %
left face. right face. about face
and--oh. insult added to the in
Jury inflicted with those before
breakfast calisthenics--how tc
double quick.
During the three weeks OF In
struction they will be taught squad
and company battalion drill. car.
and use OF rifles. with preliminary
instruction for rifle practice: cam
sanitation. military hygiene. frs
aid, company administration ant
use OF the ration. map reading
methods OF enforcing discipline
legal procedure OF the court mar
tlal. military history. practic.
march with individual cooking. AM
signaling.
All the men are enthusiastic
and great success is predicted fol
the venture.
That practice march and In
dlvIduaI cooking mean that
Private Treat and Private Mac
CuIIoueh will have TO shoulder
/ their outfits and take Iona
hikes over hill and dale, paus-
Ing at meal time to unsIIno
their beans, bacon, frying pan
and coffee pot, and cook their
Individual meals.
One observes here that II
you dress man In khaki, you
can't tell a minister from q
piekpocket. a millionaire from
a pirate, . saint from a stew.