New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-26
NEWS FROM THE BOYS
{Received too late for last week.
Enroute to the Border,
inv 18th 1914

Special to the Review:
The Second Regiment is speeding
south to join the LIST and 3rd Regiments
somewhere in Texas, probably at
Brownsville.
At 1920 Friday morning orders were
given to "strike tents" At last the
boys knew that they were going to move.
The rest of that day everybody was
busy. The heavy things were packed
and taken to the freight cars. The
men were also fitted out with new stuff
from head to foot. The boys spent
their last night at Camp Bobleter in
their shelter tents. Saturday morning
reveille was sounded at 4:45 and in
a few hours everything was packed
ready to be loaded on the supply wagons
or strapped to the boys backs. r.
Camp Bobleter looked deserted. The
big tents, which had been the boys
home for over three weeks were down.
Even the shelter tents and the hay on
which the boys had slept were gone.
All that remained were the two long
rows of kitchens and the ash heaps.
At $3.50 the order to "fall in was
given and soon the first battalion headed
by the End Reg't Band marched to the
entraining station. Once in a while
the boys in the long column started
to sing and whistle but the sun was
hot and the packs were heavy so the
boys did not seem as cheerful as they
would have liked to. Most of the
boys had extra bundles to carry. They
were loaded with lunch and things
which they had neglected to put in
their surplus kits.
Once in the cars, however, with packs,
coats and even shirts off, the boys felt
and looked happier. The cars were
not badly crowded and altho it was
hot the boys suffered no great discomfort.
The long special pulled out of the
entraining station at 1880. The large
crowd that had gathered cheered, waved
flags and hats and threw kisses until
the train was out of sight.
All along the line hundreds of people
cheered the boys as they sped past.
The first stop was made at Montgomery.
There a IL piece band played a few
selections and the town girls gave each
soldier boy buttonhole boquet and
a small flag. The next stop was at Wa
SEGA. Herman Kuehnel was at the de-
pot to bid the boys good bye.
The first long stop was made at Albert
Lea where the boys had a supper con-
sisting of bread, ham, baked beans,
tomatoes and coffee. The special with
the second battalion pulled into Albert
Lea before the first left.
The first battalion left Albert Lea at
7:20. At 1855 the Minnesota boundary
was crossed. The first stop in Iowa
was made at Mason City where the
Mason City girls marched along the
train in single file, shook hands with the
soldiers and collected the post cards
which the boys had written on their way
down.
At 10 o'clock the boys prepared their
hunks. The band boys and the Co. B
boys had sleepers, which they shared
with about half Of the Co. A. boys. The
rest made themselves as comfortable as
possible by making beds on the seats.
All night long as the train sped thru the
little Iowa villages the people were at
the station yelling at the tops Of their
voices and wishing the boys good luck.
At 1880 Sunday morning the special
pulled into Missouri. At $50 it stopped
at Kirksville and there the boys had
breakfast. At Moberly the first battal-
ions special stopped at 1920. Shortly
after the End pulled in. Both battalions
had dinner there and then marched thru
the street Of Moberly to a little park
where Chaplain Clements conducted
church service.
The fast special left Moberly at $50
and arrived at Pleasant Green at 7:O5
with everybody in good health and in
better spirits.
The following promotions were made
before the Second left Camp Bobleter:
Private Henry Grussendorf, Sergeant, to
fill vacancy caused by Victor Neumann's
resignation; Privates Anton Dewanz,
John Gerber and Arthur E. Femeyer,
advanced to Corporals. ..
Side Lights on the. Trip.
Capt. B. Groebner of Co. A was
officer OF the day Sunday.
The company cooks are not the LATEST
men on the train.
Ice cold water orr lemonade is always
on hand.
The Co. A. boys were transferred to
sleepers at Moberly, Mo. After crossing
into Missouri the boys saw hundreds of
the famous Missouri mules and colored
people. They amused themselves by
throwing pennies out of the windows