Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-08-02
FIND FAVOR AT THE FRONT
OUR BOYS TOUGHEN UP BY
DAILY HIKES
SpelIum Promoted Rapidly Base Bali
Stars Personal Mention and
Notes of Interest
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS. july %

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FRIEND MUNSON: Our boys haze
been all equipped With aeg cotton
uniforms, extra shirts, shoes and stock
ings. Feet are the most important
/ feature of our daily care at this time.
/ We must bath them at least once each
day and use a foot powder provided
I by the government
! We have been making hikes for the
| past week. The usual program is to
| start at 20 and march for three hours
with two ten minute rests We make
| from eight to ten miles over all kinds
of roads and one trip included fording
two rivers. We certainly get to see
! the surrounding country and all the
| boys who are taking care of them
selves have no trouble in making the
route. So far no man has dropped
out OF our organization. Officers of
companies march with the men and
carry packs.
| A Third Regiment ball team has
been organized, uniforms purchased
and they won the first important game
| with city team, to 2. Gene Hell
gesoh and Selmer Kiose are star at
| fractions.
We have the following additions to
the band, transferred from the differ
ent companies Otto Hougen coruet,
f. Fl. Dryer drums, from Neilsville.
w. @. Needles saxaphone, Mauston;A.
w. Lee clarinet, Hudson: Harold Nor
ris horn, Carol Robb trombone, La
Crosse; Harry Baltz cornet, Sparta;E.
X. Wall horn, Portage. The band is
improving by daily practice and have
several engagements to play in the
city and Breckenridge Park.
Each regiment is being furnished
by the Y. M. G. A. with a large pavil-
ion. These are furnished with cleo
trio lights, correspondence tables, read
ing matter, piano and ice water. Over
one million sheets of writing paper
and 5000 envelopes have been ship
ped for the San Antonio camp alune
and there are established rooms in all
the military camps. The buildings
are large, airy, secured against pests
ard always have some one in charge
to help with the entertainment. At
the opening of the second Regiment
Y. M. G. A. over 700 soldiers were
seated in the building and about 300
more stood or were seated on benches
placed at the four large doors.
Raymond Spellum has fallen into a
nice position and was promoted in
rapid fire order, first as driver for a
regular army officer, expert in the
auto repair department and now leaves
for the border today ia charge of
big Cadalac just received eight this
morning to be used by some Of the reg
ular army officers of high rank II is
understood the salary runs into fancy
figures, owing to his passing a severe
examination in all departments of
automobile work.
The boys are all on the duty list,
which means they have no trouble of
any kind. Most of the sickness comes
fram eating fruit or drinking too
much ice water when er-heated.
There are large refreshment stands
run by each regiment and the amount
of milk consumed is enormous. II is
of excellent quality, but we cam find
anything in the country that looks
like a good pasture. The cattle are
of about the type seen in the home
country, Jerseys in the me jority.
Ii our inspection meets with the ap-
prevail of the officers we win be off
duty for two days and have the priv
ilege of wearing black neckties with
our uniforms.
For the past few ? rs we have been
favored by cloudy is5 and much cool
er weather. Night .ne perfect and
some of the boys care so little for the
delightful climate that they 90 to bed
at O'Clock. 0. g. b.