The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1916-08-17
CO. G BOYS DRENCHED
By Gulf Storm While Walking Sentry
and Relieving the Guards
Every Two Hours.
The Company Has Been Generously
Drawn on for Outside Details
Numerous Promotions.

Camp Llano Grande, August TO-
Just one month ago today we entrained
at Fort Smelling for some unknown
point on the border. 1t has been
month that no member of the COM
pany will soon forget-the fve-day
trip through strange country to most
of US, the camp making and the SUBJ
sequent soldiers training that is be-
ginning to have it's effect on the men
and if continued long enough will
make real soldiers out of US amateurs.
That question of chow long are we
going to stay here?" is still the main
topic Of conversation and there is no
disputing the fact that there are a
lot of homesick young men in this
camp. We refer to the camp as a
whole, but will admit we have our
share of afflicted ones in Company G..
A natural condition if you stop to
ponder on the situation and circum-
stances.
The monotony Of camp life was
somewhat broken for the company
last week, for it was their turn to do
regimental guard duty. And here's
where the weather man slipped in a
little joker on the G. outfit. The tour
of duty extended from p. m. Satur-
day to p. m. Sunday, and about 8
o'clock Saturday night word was re-
ceived at the guard house that tor
nado was reported from Brownsville
headed this way And it was no false
alarm, for about thirty minutes after
the report came in the forerunner of
the storm was on the job and in an
other hour it was blowing gale and
the rain came down in torrents. In
fact, it was a regular gulf storm and
it took all night for it to blow itself
out. 1t was the hardest and worst
storm that we have mad since we hit
this neck of the woods, and G was out
in the whole performance, walking
sentry and relieving the guards when
their two-hour shift of sentry. duty
=
during the first hour of the storm and
there wasn't dry spot left big enough
to throw a blanket on. The two re-
liefs not on duty were ordered back
to their company tents and got some
little sleep there, but before the night
was over every member of the guard
was completely drenched and. when
Company H marched up to relieve
them Sunday evening we were all glad
to get out.
The storm did considerable damage
were blown down, others and the con-
tents and occupants thereof were
thoroughly drenched and it took prac-
tically all of Sunday to get the camp
back in shipshape again. Companies
A and B suffered the worst from the
storm, as they are down in the lower
part of the regimental street and the
water naturally drifted down their
way. Some of the other companies
took unholy glee in watching A, the
Duluth millionaire company, out
wallowing around in the mud and wa
ter next morning. Sergeant Umbe-
hooker saved one cooks life early Sum-
day morning when he rescued the poor
dough boy from a hay mattress
which was floating around in foot
or so of water.
Lieut.. Morton was officer of the day
and Lieut.. Kalkman commander of
the guard. Both performed their
arduous duties with promptness and
dispatch and thereby reflected credit
on themselves and their organization.
Lieut.. Morton has also been appointed
as one of the instructors for the nom
making good in this important ap-
pointment. Mort" is one of the most
conscientious and best posted ieuten-
ants in the regiment.
The company has been quite heavily
drawn on for outside details, some of
which are as follows: Sergt. H. H..
Nelson, in charge of regimental can
teen; Antinson and Fink, postal clerks
in the camp postofice; Umbehocker
and Fink in regimental band, and
Sergt. Carmody, according to recent
report, on recruiting detail.
Umbehocker's transfer to the band
left sergeantcy vacant and Jack Car
mody was appointed to fill the place.
Jack has been in the service long
time and will make good in his new
position. A. I. Nelson and Lee San
ford have also been awarded corporal's
stripes for efficient services and
soldierly conduct.
Last Sunday the Third regiment
ball team defeated team represent
ing the First regiment, by the score