The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-01
After Drill Will BE Sent to
Plattsburg to BE
Assigned
COMPANY | RECRUITS
GETTING IMPATIENT
Beginning TO Doubt Whether They Will
Get Chance to Sec Mexican Border
Expect Pay This Week and Think
They Can Use 1t.
Especial to The Rcformcr.)
CAMP GOV. GATES, Aug.

Nmctv-two rockies of the regular
army arrived Wednesday afternoon at
the post, coming from Fort Slocum,
where they had been stationed 3& days.
They will stay here 10 days for drill
aud instructions, then they expect to go
10 the fort at Plattsburg to be trans
furrcd 20 different companies.
Thirty-thrce Of the unassigned caval-
nv were transferred to the infantry
Thursday This about completes the
transferring Of the cavalry To the in
fautry, except that they are not
equipped as yet. The machine gun
troop. with top Sergeant Marshall in
charge, is ont drilling about every day.
Next week they expect to have target
practice ON the range.
Major Batchcldcr was a visitor in
camp Thursday for a few minutes, wear
iug citizen clothes. 4 week or SO ago,
when they first were talking about
transferring the cavalry, the major
made Il speech to the Norwich boys, in
which hc stated that he would bc only
too glad to serve as a private under Col.
Reeves. The band is praeticing in the
y. NJ. G. \. and the noise drives all
thoughts from my brain.
We had line weather up to Sunday
night, when we had a severe electrical
storm, lasting over an hour. Yesterday
was very hot and muggv, although a
slight wind was blowing.
The excursion brought us a few Wis.
itors, among them being Mr.. and Mrs
John /. Lane of IL Northern avenue,
who have three sons in camp. Charles
| Aher and Thomas Austin visited the
boys. Mr. Thompson stopped to see his
SON, George.
The LIST Infantry band gave Il concert
on the grounds Sunday afternoon, which
| drew a good number OF visitors from
/ Burlington and Winooski.
summer clothes are to be- issued O.
the rookie, at the post before they
/ leave for Hlattsburg as they are still
wearing winter uniforms of wool olive
/ drah cloth.
4 The infantry boys are getting enough
hiking. Friday and Saturday they hkcd
about To- miles each day with sham
I battle and skirmish drill before re
/ turning. Yesterday they went on q
I l5-milc hike and had a sham battle
using blank cartridges. They certainly
are a tired bunch when they return tC
camp for the noon mess.
I We are being fed with the best OF
. food and there is no complaining from
/ anybody.
! Their" is much discussion as to when
we leave, and a few of the boys ar,
I getting discouraged, as it does begin
/ 90 look as though we were going to stay
( here. All we want is the chance to Sc,
/ the border, or have them move us t.
some other place, anything except stay
ing in this camp.
Privates Frank Lynch and Henry
Moore, walters at the officers mess
were ON a 3G-hour furlough which they
spent in Brattleboro. They reported fot
duty yesterday.
We expect to get our July pay thi,
week, which doesn' t scare us bit, a,
we are all pretty nearly busted.
Thomas Manning Of Springfield
Mass, formerly of BrattIeboro, VIII,
passed the examination o. X. and b,
mistake was given his discharge, hat
been called back.
The boys in the band were somewhat
pccvcd when they saw the paper com
pairing them with a circus band, bu
there S nothing like telling the truth.
Best regards to everyone, and through
The RcfOmcr remember us Company
boys to the fellows on the border an,
tell them we are hoping against hop
90 bc with them in a few weeks.