The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-07-14
LETTERS FROM CAMP

Tuesday and Wednesday night might
have caused hardship among the
members of the brigade, now in camp
here. But by the means of hard
drills, long walks, open air living and
substantial food they have been
brought into such shape that wealth
er conditions have little effect.
This is to their advantage as the
more they become accustomed to heat
here, the less they will mind the ex-
treme heat of the border. Men who
have returned recently from the Rio
Grsnde state that they feel the heat
here more than they did that of the
south. This is attributed to the high
altitude and extreme aridity of the
southwest. Although the sun there
may blister and actually be hotter
than here, it does not become sultry
and one can exercise and breathe
with comfort.
According to Captain Hume of the
Infirmary of the Thirty-second infan-
try, more than rs per cent of the vac
cinations which were administered by
the Owosso organization to members
Of the infantry, have taken. This is
an unusually high per cent, he said,
especially when it is considered that
a large number of them had under
gone the small pox treatment before.
Aviator w. Fl. Blakley of New
York, who will have charge of the
aviation corps here, visited the in
firmary Wednesday. He expressed
admiration for the efficient man
ner in which the Owosso unit han
died the sickness and instituted sani-
tary regulations in the regiment.
Captain Hume said that ten men were
treated Wednesday. The infirmary
dispatched five cases to the field hos
pital. The infirmary is now referred
to as the sanitary troops. 1t had
charge of a sanitary campaign re-
Gently completed in the regiment.
John Detwiler has present mem
bers of the infirmary with box of
oranges, for which they are very
thankful. Members of the infirmary
and Co. III received several boxes of
fruit from the Kings Daughters and
| Sons of Owosso. A letter from Mrs.
l.. l.. Conn, secretary of the organiza-
ton, containing greetings and best
wishes of members oil the organiza-
ton accompanied the gift. e
Frank Price, Joe Verhoff and Cor
poral Claud Herrick were on guard
Wednesday night for Co. H. The en-
| tire company was lined up Wednes-
day afternoon in the company street,
where federal officers checked over
the property. Members will be given
their new equipment the latter part
of the week.
Whitehead and Carr came together
in a boxing match Tuesday night.
Whitehead won handily and is now a
hero in the Owosso street. Rue.
Captain Parker of Company II, de-
clared that there are more than the
20 smen, recommended by the relief
committee of the Owosso Improve
ment association, for releases, under
the recent order authorizing the dis
charge of all enlisted men having one
or more relatives dependent upon
them, who could take advantage of
the order, if they wished.
He said a married man in his
company told him that If his family
| were cared for he would just as soon
remain with the guardsmen. He
showed O. letter from his wife in
which she said all the many had been
spent for paying rent, and she had
none left to buy milk for the baby.
This woman, Captain Parker said,
had been overlooked by the Owosso
relief committee. MANY of the men"
he said, don't want to go home, but
may have to, unless their families are
cared for. If they go, it will disrupt
the organization"
Following is a list of the members
of Co. II who have been disqualified:
Ernest A. Hill, Clair j. Douglas,
George II Graft, Clare w. Dunlap, AL
fred II. Kimmell, Frank Price, JOS
eph w. Verhof, Clinton II. White
herse, Girth o. Noyes, Forest Green
wood, Louis Berger, Elmer Calhoon,
Gustas Drebenstedt, Fred G. Herbert,
Herman Newman, Roy w. Skinner,
Harry A. Wesner, Ernest G.. Will
loughby, Geddes Simeon, Corporal
Claude A. Herrick.
Camp Ferris, Grayling, July 12.-
Provisions to pay all men who Joined
the militia after the mobilization Or
der was issued. but who have
been rejected for physical disability,
for the time they passed here, were
made at the meeting of the state mill
itary board Tuesday.
On guard Tuesday night in Co. II
were Robert Killian and Art Let's.
Monday night James Frederick and
Harry Ross worked in this capacity.
The health OF this company is un-
usually good. Not a single person
was reported on the sick list Tuesday
morning despite the fact that the en-
tire company was given the second
dose of the typhoid prophylaxis the
day before.
Members of this company and the
Tnfirmary In the Thirty-second regi-
ment, also an Owosso organization,
are thankful for oranges and candy