Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-08-09
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Boys at Camp Stewart
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Belated reports from Camp Stewart
bring good news from Harrisburg SOL
dlers. They are still busy with camp
duty. putting down water pipes, build
ing sheds and preparing for long stay.
changes have been announced in the
local companies. Tho transfer of some
! of the Harrisburg soldiers to head
quarters brought about the advance
ment OF number of privates.
Daily drills have brought about a
big Improvement in the work of the
| soldiers and tho United States Army
omccrs are now giving close attention
to Harisburgers with view of giving
them chance to get better positions
and more money. Letters from Camp
Stewart follow:
From Sergeant II. j. Bretz
Camp Stewart, FL Paso, Texas,
Tuesday.-The men of Company d are
very busy on various details, some
digging trenches, others unloading
cars and doing various fatigue duty.
The regular drill was dispensed with
owing to the fact that the company
had done guard duty the day previous.
This was also the opening day at the
Y. M. c. A. building, which was built
near brigade headquarters. The men
all take great interest in this build
Ing and have kept it filled from the
opening. Here the men get some of
the benefits and comforts of home life.
hundred and fifty men can be seated
and writing at one time. The Y. NJ.
z. A furnishes stationery free of
charge and there is no excuse now for
man to say writing paper and en-
velopeS are scarce. There are also dis
tributed throughout the building
magazines of all kinds. checkerboards
and other games.
This morning the new corporals
were assigned to their different squads
and the company then took up the
drill in extended order. The drill was
very creditable.
After drill was moving day, the men
changing their quarters to the various
places to which they were assigned a
few days ago.
Private Arthur Hall has been de-
tailed permanently to regimental head
quarters as clerk. Sergeant Gardner
was made mess sergeant and is making
a very good impression with the men.
Private Charles Ellinger has been ap-
pointed mail orderly, or postmaster,
for the Eighth Regiment.
Boys Attend Sunday School
Sunday morning a great many of
the men went to Sunday school in
front of Chaplain Bassler's tent 1t
was some consolation to know that We
were studying the same Sunday school
lesson at almost the same time as the
folks back in Pennsylvania. Many
services at Ell Paso and Fort Bliss.
Early Sunday afternoon Company D
received qSaers to prepare for thor
ough insL4Aaion Monday morning un-
der heavy marching order. and from
then until mess time men could be
razors with which to shave, brushing
clothes and cleaning shoes. taking
baths and getting tho camp into a
clean and neat appearance.
Before the company was dismissed
this evening after coming from guard
Captain Bretz made the following an
nouncement of appointments: From
Corporal to sergeant, dating from July
corporal to sergeant, dating from July
]. BretZ and Robert L. Gardner; from
private to corporal. Alexander D. Bell,
Harry j. Harris, Joseph T. McEvoy,
Daniel E. Carmichael. Glenn E.
Mountz, William H. Adams. Guy E.
Shepley and John 3. limerick; cooks,
Martin r. Dieter and William F. Ney;
musicians. Harry F. Scott and Russell
L. Matchett; mechanic or artifcer,
Leroy w. Goudy; from private to first
class private, Leroy B. Albright,
George H. Border, Robert A. Brauch,
Charles n. Burns, Joseph N. Cohick,
Ralph w. Colburn, John w. Diener,
Charles F. Ellinger, Ira H. Ensinger,
George S. Fairall. Charles A. Harbold
Frank B. Harder George F. Hickman,
william A. Miller, Leroy E. MountZ
Ernest 2. Van Lear. Leonard G.. Wal
den: John L. Wolf and George w
Zeiders.
The company now has its full quota
of officers and noncommissioned Of
fcers and is ready to move anywhere
it is ordered.
Sergeant Charles Thomas
Our third Sunday here was spent in
quiet way This morning several
hundreds went to the Rev. Mr.. Bass
ler's Sunday school class and later a
number went sightseeing to El Paso
and other points.
Sergeants Thomas and Kinter and
Private Zimmerman went to the
smelter, beyond the Franklin noun
tains. This is one of the largest
smelters in this section. At this point
is also located cement plant where
LOO barrels OF cement are made a
day for seven DAYS a week. We were
taken through the plant and shown
the processes 1t passes through from
the time it is dug from the mountain
eide until II is nut in the barrels. We