Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-17

vision after inspecting the Second bat
TALON OF the First regiment. Major
huffman, accompanied by Colonel
Luce, and Major Il. J. Andrews inspect
ed the equipment, tents and kitchens
of Companies f, +, G. and Fl, and then
took the men out on the regimental
| parade for a brief drill, the companies
, were put through extended order for
| nations and company movements and
executed the commands with precision
Assemble In Four Minutes.
AS n measure Of preparedness and
discipline the First regiment was treat
ed to a surprise shortly after noon
mess, when ITO arms" was sounded
Four minutes after the bugles sound
| cd the call the regiment was arrayed
| and battalions were In the positions
| assigned to them In case Of might
attack. Each man carried his rife
| and bundle containing 60 rounds OF
ammunition.
Major Higbee's battalion took up a
position along the road west of camp,
which commanded all approaches from
the brush In that direction. while
Major c. r. Smiths battalion deploy.
ed south towards the corral. Major
Andrews battalion was held In re,
serve. The band reported at the hos.
pital tent to act as stretcher bearers
Clothes Don't Count.
Taken by surprise, the men reported
In all stages of undress. one man wear.
ing only cartridge belt. Soldiers ran
from the shower baths. dropped crap
games, and left their blankets to re-.
port In their company street.
One man, who was caught in the act
| of shaving. and reported with his face
covered with lather. was the butt OF
many jokes before the men were dis,
| missed. In case ITO arms" Is sound.
ed the men are required to report with
their rifles and ammunition without
regard to the clothing worn.
4 4 4
johnson Ordered to Border.
After an absence from regular ser.
vice for four years, Lieutenant Colonel
Arthur Johnson, u. s. A., chief muster.
Ing officer at Fort Smelling, has gone
to Brownsville. Texas, to Join the
Thirty.sixth infantry, one of the new
regular army regiments provided for
by an act OF congress on June 3. 1916.
Captain George II. Green, u. s. A., will
succeed Colonel Johnson as comman.
der at the fort and will superintend
the equipment and departure OF the
First battalion First field artillery.
Colonel Johnson received the order
ito move from tho war department
Mt Washington. He wired Major Gen
erai Thomas II. Barry departmental
commander at Chicago. that he was
to leave and that he would leave Cap.
tain Green In command.
Eligible for Commissions.
Colonel Johnson has served with the
Twentysecond the Nineteenth, the
Seventeenth. the Thirteenth and the
Eleventh regiments.
telegram from General Barry said
that all university students who had
at one time attended cadet camp
were eligible for examination for com.
missions In the regular army. Appli.
cations can be made to the adiutant
generals office OF the war department
the examinations for Twin City and
Minnesota applicants will probably be
held at Fort Smelling,
Invoices on part Of the equipment
reauisltioned from st. Louis were re.
ceived This means that at least some
OF the supplies are on their way. IA
soon as they are all here and the men
are fully equipped, the departmental
headquarters at Chicago will be mott.
fed that the unit Is ready TO leave for
border service.
Two Officers Dismissed.
Two militia officers who were In
spectors OF small arms at Llane
Grande with the Minnesota National
guard, have just reached st. Paul with
| the statement that they were peremp
torily discharged because the govern
ment had made no provision for such
! inspection, The men are Capt i. Il
kremhs. st. Paul. and Mai c. Il. lie,
OF saltwater. The men were appoint
ed TO the inspection after having work
ed their way up from the ranks. "A.
understand the conditions" sal,
Captain krembs. lit will be necessar,
for me TO enlist as private in orde
again to become identified with tn
guard. had difficulty In returning {
st, Paul because OF the suddenness O
ray dismissal. was without fund
for berth accommodations"
4 Il 4
Town Hard on Nerves.
Mercedes Ia no place for q nervou
person. The oldest inhakitant Is az
to brighten the timid visitor by his r,
cital Of raids. and later when the timi
visitor discovers the electric light din
. ming and hears shots he Is justified |
hiding, The next morning he learn
that there was Are in town and this
the shots were fred to alarm the vi
: layers,
p 4 4
Step Shooting In Brush.
, General II. III. Lewis, camp commal
: der. has issued orders TO all regimen
= tai eomrs"" fers to take steps to sto
4 promise shooting in the vieinit
. Of the eamp. There has been cor