Evening star., 1916-07-12
NATIONAL GUARD CAMP NOTES.

Practical demonstration of the ad-
vantages of motor truck transportation
for an army in the field was given yes
terday by Maj. John c. Whitaker. camp
quartermaster. In issuing the five-day
ration allowance he sent from the post
storehouse at Fort Myer to the camp
truck with seven tons of food. The
material was carried on the truck and
trailer and went right along the
muddy slippery roads without a stop.
There's a new title for an army off,
Ger at Camp Ordway. Capt. Herbert
Bryson, sanitary inspector. went over
into the camp occupied by the 1st Sepa-
rate Battalion, and, spotting one OF the
rockies there. asked where Capt. Nc
| CONCEAL. their commanding officer. was
The colored doughboy turned around
and called: Hey, LomaN. Where's d
chief?"
| Mai Wallach McCathran. who COM
| mands the I'd Battalion. Sd Infantry. is
looking for a dog that spent the last
! rainy night in his tent. The animal lett
in a hurry without naming the organl-
zation of which he was the mascot
The major went out visiting. and
| when he returned he looked into his
| bed and there found one very muddy
dog curled up on his bed. Apparently
the animal also had walked all over the
pillow on which the major had prevl-
ously rested his tired head. But the
animal left the odor of wet dog behind
for the night and a day. 1t was neces-
sary today to tear down thu tent.
Battery r. Field Artillery. is in need
of twenty-five recruits to fill it up to
minimum peace strength. in order that
| it may be reported ready to start Tor
the border. This organization lost thir-
ty men on account of physical diSab bill
ity. principally for underweight. and
they were discharged last night. AS
soon as twenty-five more acceptable
men report Capt. George c. Wilson
commanding the battery, says he will
be ready to leave. and will consider the
battery as being on waiting orders.
The commanding officer of this battery
wants 'men'' who can stand the heavy
work in connection with held artillery
fighting. He does not want boys.
! Battery A lost twenty-five men on
| physical examination. and this organl-
zation, too. requires number of en-
Iistments before it can be reported
ready for the front.
| The foresight of members of Battery
A in digging an irrigation ditch down
| the center of the battery street was
demonstrated during the recent heavy
| rains When other organizations were
| out in the torrents, digging trenches,
| the water was draining away from
! the tents which house the battery
| members. The ditch was dug at the
| suggestion of Lieu Noyes.
/ Impressed with ,.r Importance as
| guards about the two wagons loaded
| with about $4,000 worth of equipmen INT
| for Battery A. the men of the special
| detail walked around the vehicles so
| often that they squeezed all of the
water out of the mud When the Of
| ficers awoke this morning there was
| ample evidence that the men had not
| slept on post the night before.
| Sergt Lawrence Trumbu who for
| merly commanded the first section of
| 4 Battery. warranted to succeed
! Top Sergt c. f. Veitenthall, who was
| discharged by order of Secretary of
| War Baker to return to his duty at
| the Washington navy yard. Trumbull
| is a first-class gunner and has been in
| the outfit since 1913.
| Stable Sergt Cleveland Todd was a
| busy man today, ''rustling up many
| cans of his harness soap, which ma
| terial the men have discovered is ex-
| cellent dressing for wet and muddy
| puttees and shoes.
! Lieut.. Noyes after 12 o'clock last