New Britain herald., 1916-07-29
CO. l GUARDS BOUNDARY LINE

Militia Selected to Do This Work of
 the Regulars-Ncws From Camp
 Holcomb.
 Especial Correspondence By J. F.
 Connors)
 Nogales, Arizona, Sunday, July 23- The sabbath! How the regimental commanders can expect us to remem- Der the teachings of our childhood days and keep it holy is hard to un- derstand when they rout Us out of our dreams Of home at the ungOdly hour or 5:15 a. m., to answer the call of reveille. The boys have asked that Harry Lauder's sentiments on "Beau- tiful Sunday Morning" be respected and their sleeping hours be extended on the day of rest and they be per mittcd, Lauder-lille, to have their breakfast in their bed"; all in vain, however. This morning almost all of the boys went to church. A Catholic priest said the masses for the Catho- lie soldiers and Chaplain Berg con- ducted services for the PrOteStantS. I have seen impressive services in vari- ous churches and cathedrals of every denomination, but the sight of hun dreds of men assembled on the hillside at regimental headquarters IS certainly a sight never to be forgotten. To even the most ungOdly, this sight is one to set them thinking of Him who watches over all. After this service the soldiers work ended for the day. But don't infer that by work l mean it was a labor for the boys to bend their knees in reverence to their Creator. Out here in the great south west with little but earth and sky and solitude one seems to be nearer to Him than in the great cities and be- lieve me, among the soldiers here He is not forgotten.
 Corporal Is Too Ambitious.
 Headquarters recently lodged a complaint against the company for raising disturbances early in the morning and the culprit has finally been caught. Corporal SOkoVich has | been insisting that his men have everything in readiness before first l call and as a consequence the men in l his tent have been leaving slumber- land as early as 4:3O a. m. Up in New Britain these same men thought it a l terrible hardship to get up in time |
 
 as 6:45 or 7:45. The energetic cor poral went so far as to get the biggest l alarm clock made in Water bury. The | major of the battalion has decreed | that this misery-maker shall have a 1 nuffler as a part of it's regulation | equipment. Inasmuch as this partic- 1 Ilar tent is across the street from the one occupied by the writer and his bunkies' they are now lifting up their voice in song, the strain being: Rejoice, rejoice give thanks and sing"
 Atmospherically, yesterday and to- day have been scOrChers At noon yes -erday the therm OmetOr jumped to 130 degrees. With this hot weather it is lOt at all difficult to understand why l all these GreaSers are so internally l azy.
 The men are now beginning to enjoy l he fruits of the canteen. Said fruits | consist of ham and eggs and sweet | corn. As a business venture the can teen is a grand success and will prob ably make business men of some of | the soldiers before they quit these | quarters.
 Herald Box Opened.
 The box that was sent down from | the Herald ana opened last night as | stated in yesterdays letter, has been | distributed. The contents has been | distributed equally to the members of | the company who were in need of the 1 articles sent. Those who were sup 1 piled from other sources willingly for feited their shares that all of us can enjoy the few necessities that this mode of living allows us. Here again I have the opportunity to express my personal thanks and the thanks of tho other members of the two companies, to the New Britain people for the kindly consideration they have shown us We appreciate the fact that the citizens of New Britain are backing their soldiers fully as well if not bet ter than any of the other Connecticut outfits on the border.
 New Britain Company HonOrcd.
 A. few minutes ago Captain H. F.
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