Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-07-28
INTENSE HEAT IS
HARD ON BADGERS
WISCONSIN SOLDIERS IN TEXAS
LOSE FLESH UNDER FIERCE
GLARE OF SUN.
OFFICERS EASE UP ON WORK
Promise Relief From Heavy Drills
During Torrid Weather-FederaI
Inspector Finds Wisconsin
Camp in Good Condition.

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San Antonio, Texas. - The intense
heat is telling upon the Wisconsin
soldiers at Camp Wilson, all OF whom
are rapidly losing superfuous flesh I'M
der the blazing hot sun that beats
down upon the Texas plains. Many OF
the men unaccustomed to the scorch-
ing heat have collapsed on the drill
field, twenty being overcome in one
day There are no serious cases OF
prostration reported, however.
There was much complaint among
the men because of their being re-
Quired to drill for long periods in the
hottest part of the day, but fear OF an
open mutiny was removed when OIL
GERS announced that the men would be
given easier work while it remain SO
hot. The officers were forced to admit
that they had mapped out too strenu-
Gus a campaign in their efforts to
tougher the men for possible Mexican
service.
OrderIies Draw Bucking Mounts.
The Wisconsin infantry regiments
were highly entertained when the
mounted orderlies of each regiment
received horses from the government.
The horses were no sooner received
than mounted orderlies appeared in
the air, on the ground and every
where. They bounced up and down
like the piston on vertical engine;
they scared gracefully through the
air like birds on the wing; they took
up positions on the ground with great
suddenness and dull and sickening
thuds; they slid, scraped, coasted and
rolled, and kicked up showers of dried
gumbo from one end of the camp to
the other. But nobody was hurt, and
the horses finally behaved as army
horses should after they were so thor
oughly tired that there was not good
kick left in them. Many Of the mount
ed orderlies knew little or nothing
about horseback riding.
Four mules have been given to each
supply company in the Wisconsin
camp. These will be ridden by mem
bers Of the company, the only mule
riding soldiers in the outfit It is ex-
pected there will be a large and ex-
ceedingly active demonstration along
wisconsin street" when the supply
men introduce themselves to their fu-
ture companions.
The 1928 members Of the Second In
. fantry have been vaccinated to pro-
tect them against smallpox. The work
was done by Surgeons Maj. James r.
Scott and Lieuts. George H. Scheer,
William G.. Watkins and William N
Moore of the sanitary corps.
Promotions in First Regiment.
Sergt. Maj. Edward Caldwell Of Fort
Atkinson has been named second lieu
tenant of Company H, First infantry,
to take the place of Lieut.. George e.
Bennett, who resigned. Battalion Ser
geant Maj. T. P. COLDER of Beloit has
been promoted to regimental sergeant
major of the First infantry.
Lieut. Robert S. Wheaton of Com
pany E has been appointed signal OFF,
Ger of the First infantry. Dell q. Cot
fen of Co. G has been made sergeant
and assigned to charge of the mount
ed orderlies as chief of scouts. Lieut..
Henry w. Beimdeke of Company e
has been appointed commander Of the
mounted orderlies to succeed Capt
Myron G.. West, regimental adjutant,
who has been relieved of his work.
Sergt. Harry Noble of Company K,
Third infantry, has been made perma-
nent police detail sergeant. Corporal
J. w. Dake has been made company
clerk. Corporal Rexford H. Eberdt
has been promoted to sergeant.
Cook Made Lucky Mistake.
Herbert J. Hall of Company M,
instead of cook, but it seemed that he
was doomed to stand over the pots
and pans for the rest of his military
existence. Then luck came his way.
He accidentally put soap into the cot
fee. He was Immediately made pri-
Vate, and Musician Theodore G. Gar
de was made cook. Private Edward
MCGUIRE was appointed company mu-
stefan
Among the athletes in the Wiscon-
sin ranks is Hugo Endres, all state
tackle in 1915 of the La Crosse High
school team. He is now member Of
Company M, Third infantry.
1t has been announced that college
students who are members of the Wis
consin contingent will bss discharged
from service when schaol starts.
There are many students in the Madi-
son and Whitewater companies.
Because of the vacancy cr2ated by
the discharge of Second Lieut.. William
Normal Problems Discussed.
Oshkosh = All but Plattevi.9e and
Superior were represented here at a
meeting of the presidents of uormal
schools to discuss problems of school