The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-08-02
LIFE OF CO. l. BOYS AT
CAMP LLANO GRANDE
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CAMP LLANO GRANDE
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daily papers had not already
aroused lot Of sympathy for
the "distressed men in khaki
suffering along the border" It's
good copy, even if it isn't true.
Probably some reporter is sent
to border camp as Llano Gran
de, who has seldom left 2 city
pavement, or at, least has never
enjoyed bit Of steak inpaled
on a forked stick and broiled
over a bed Of Goals out in the
woods. In word he has never
''roughed it in the open" To
see Uncle Sans soldiers forced
to sleep on the hard, hard ground
in uniform-not silken pajamas,
to discover only canvas homes
for those soldiers, without run
ming water and a private bath
for each tent, no rugs, carpets,
or machine manufactured fur
Iture and no pictures on the
wal, to Wat:1 men eat meal af-
ter meal of an UNMARRIED diet,
scour their dishes in the dirt,
drink water from old oil tanks,
is enough to fire that reporters
imagination with all sorts Of
horrors and suffering incident
to our present existence.
Much Of the articles, some of
which we have occasionally seen
as a paper drifts to us, is most
ly bosh, measured by the stan
dards we have at home we do
lack convenience, and do endure
hardships. But we are not on a
mere picnic. Men in the ranks
do not complain of the ordinary
discomforts of this camp life,
and suffer much less than the
reporters who tel about us. We
can't expect Uncle Sam to play
the part OF generous host, all
at once swooping down on him
as we did with only three weeks
notice. We are not particularly
isolated; mail from friends ar
rives once a day. There has
been little sickness, in our COM
pany, at least, and that has been
only in slight troubles. There
are numerous canteens or the
camp grounds, and our regiment
is to have one where the boys
can obtain cold drinks and any
other CONNECTIONS and general
supplies for reasonable prices.
A moving picture show has al
ready found us and is running
to full house every night. Then,
too, athletic sports as baseball
and track work are being organ
lied and will attract all the men.
The water to which we sc VIC
lently objected at first because
of it's swill-like properties hasn't
changed in the least, so that we
are quickly becoming used to it.
Again, l say, there are very few
fellows at Llano Grande who will
scrawny variety have been is
sued. Other regiments get ali
the ice needed; we have only
half as much as they get. Sure
ly such a situation, which can
be remedied in our commissary
department, is sufficient grounds
for the mutinous discomfort
among our men. Happily there
has been a "shake up" and with
in a few days we look for a bet
ter provisioning of the regiment.
Whatever other reasons for
discomfort exist will be included
in another letter home. Enough
to say that as men adjust them
selves more completely to the
routine of duties and recreation
object to ordinary camp treat
I ment.
The Second Regiment, how
ever, has one legitimate COM
plant. It is not being fed prop
erly or as we'll as other regi-
ments encamped here. Very lit
tie variety Of food supplies and
insufficient amounts of that