The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-09-06
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mander, told officers at the first gen
eral officers meeting since the camps
establishment. General Lewis said he
will hold regimental commanders ~
sponsible for the efficiency of their
respective officers and if the comman.
ders fail to eliminate the inefficient,
steps would be taken to eliminate the
commanders.
To Take Up Probiems.
He said some of tho regiments in
have not done satisfactory work. He
enjoined the officers to remedy this
situation also.
General Lewis asked all officers t.
take up Immediately small combat
problems for the men, stating that If
the troops are ordered into Mexico
the battles will be with small units.
He announced target practice in
this camp will begin at pnce. Foul
hundred men can fire at once on tho
range and about four regiments can
be cared for daily.
Must Keep Up Appearance.
General Lewis urged the officers to
take steps to keep the men clean and
we'll appearing, and ordered them I'd
make acquisitions at once for such
clothing as necessary.
He said the general appearance Of
the men had improved before the re.
cent tropical storm, but the men hava
been "backsliding'' since, due he
thought to the dirty manual labor nee:
sary to drain the camp.
The general ordered the officers to
see that every man in camp is pro.
vided with mosquito bars to prevent
an epidemic of dengue fever, which.
he said, has reached Mercedes from
Brownsville.
The general also asked the officers
to stop promiscuous firing by soldierd
in the brush surrounding the camE
and to bring all offenders to trial.
''Only good luck has prevented some
one from being killed." he said
4 X X
Men Build Mess HalIs..-
The camp of the First Minnesota re.
sembaes a city addition just after
big real estate boom. Skeletons Of
frame buildings break the monotony
OF lines and lines of drab tents, SOL
diers and mule teams and motor trucks
are hurrying lumber along Minnesota
avenue for other buildings and the
sound of the hammer is heard in tho
land.
No, the militiamen are not build,
ing houses to replace their tents. They.
that is those who have had some ex.
perience as carpenters and many who
have not, are constructing mess hous.
es. These buildings will serve at
kitchen and dining room and will be
fly proof. Each company will have it's
own "cafe" and there is spirited con-
test on to be the first to complete it's
bhilding. Company E Of St. Paul has
a slight advantage which the other
organizations are working hard to
overcome.
Captain Frank E. Reed, regimenta]
adjutant, has so far recovered from
the burns received Sunday night as to
be able to operate his typewriter
again. Captain Reed maintains that
he was attempting to adjust gasoline
lantern when the explosion occurred,
Colonel Luce says that the adjutant
doubted the explosive qualities of the
brand of gasoline supplied and was
testing it with lighted match.
X X X
Second Minnesota Sergeant Dies.
H. E. Johnson, sergeant in Company
ding E. johnson, sergeant in Company
K, st. Peter, of the Second Minnesota,
died at the field hospital following an
operation for appendicitis week ago.
For week previous to the operation
Johnson had been under treatment at
the regimental infirmary because of
an abrasion on his leg, but not until
the day of the operation did he com.
plain of the other trouble. he was
taken to the hospital Immediately.
but it was found that galgrene had
set in. The soldier is survived by
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The Third regiment spent part OF
the day on the target range 1T rifle
inspection and the First will take uu
this work at once.
Dana Schmahl, son of Secretary Of
State Schmahl, has been elected sect
ond lieutenant in Battery D.
X X X
Mules Rescue Trucks.
Twelve government motor truckS
carrying A and C companies of thu
First Minnesota infantry to the Mer4
cedes pumping station at Progreso
stuck in the mud four miles south Of
Mercedes. Wagons with mules were
sent to the relief of the trucks and
extricated them after several hours'
work. Major Matt Higbee, after look
ing at the roads, wanted permission to
haul the outfit by mule teams, but the
Brownsville headquarters said the trip
must be made by motor and IL MOI
tors started. 1t took three days for
the 10-mile trip.
All the Minnesota regiments maroh1