Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-15
With State SOLDIERS
IN BORDER CAMP
Militiamen Take to
Trenches" When Sand
Storm Blows Over Deming
MANY INCIDENTS
OF ARMY LIFE
sneeial b THE EVENING JoURNAL.


tent side walls were up in order TO sun
out q" and no further warning was need
ed. for all hands had felt the increased
breeze and knew what was coming Be
fore the men could get the last tent wan
pegged down II was upon them filling
ewes. ears, nose and mouth with fine
slksi dust.
There was rush for sand glasses,
handkerchiefs. blankets and whatever
else could be used as a protection, and
in a few minutes time not a soldier
was 10 be seen outside his tent
sand storms are common occurrence
| in this section Of the country, but the
Eastern boys will never become entirely
accustomed 10 them. Sand goes every
where IN large clouds and finds it's way
! into tent no matter how tightly closed
II is. and everything within is soon
coated with thick layer of the fine
dust and must be shaken ont after the
storm subsidies.
Yesterday was a scorcher. The Their
mometer At the Canteen registered 0s
degrees at o'clock in the afternoon
| Today II lie l06 But the boys say II Is
not hot. claiming IL is more comfortable
| here at as than in Wilmington at go
| II is a drv heat and there is hardly
ever = time when there is not a breeze
blowing.
The order of the day in camp hers
is not much different from that at New
| Castle. First CALI is at 5.45 o'clock
and ten minutes are allowed the boys &c
dress before reveille sounds. "Assem
bly, is at & o'clock, when the roll Il
called and orders for the day are issued
At Clio o'clock all must be ready foi
physical drill. and for ten minutes Z
brisk exercise of calisthenics Is gonl
through with Then comes wash up,
and at $50 "mess CALI
At police CALI at 40. everybod,
falls in 10 police or clean up the com
psnv streets and remove all rubbish AM
paper which has accumulated during tn
preceding twenty four hours. The ten
walls are rolled up. sick ealr' sound
at 10 also. and any who may be il
need of medical treatment are marche
TO the field hospitals. where Lieutenan
Tomlinson gives them the "once over.
II she cases are serious enough the pa
5 tients are sent to the base hospite
b, some distance away. This Is a I'm
p |
veniencc for the care and comfort of u
sick. including iron beds. Army doctor
are in charge here. Four additional ba'
/, hospitals are being built
- At ESQ FIRST call for drill" is sound
o ed. and ten minutes after all hand
N must fall in for three hours har
Is work. The welcome recall is blow
i. at about II o'clock. AT "hrst ser
q geants' call" at 11.45, orders are is
d sued TO the first sergeant Of each com
pany. The welcome call, mess,
p. sounds at u o'clock. Following is
!. sample dinner menu:
h "Soupee, soupee, soupee. without
a single bean.
3 Porkee. porkee. porkee, without
~ strip OF lean.
Coffee, coffee, coffee, the worst you'v
. ever scent"
After mess, which is eaten in IN
Ia company mess halls. the men are Al
/, lowed to rest until o'clock, whe
9 drill call is sounded again. Frol
- 2.1O until o'clock the boys tram
=, about on the sand going through III
m various evolutions OF the drill.
4 o'clock the days work is PRACTICAL
>, all done. and the men are free to tab
u shower baths. fix up their tents. was
their clothes, etc. except the cOmpan
doing guard duty. Guard mount is
=. S o'clock and very vigilant guard
s maintained Outposts are statione
and a close Gordon stretched a
) around the camp. "
Again mess call sounds at the sixi
; hour and the chuck line" is forme
: for the third time in the day.
81 Retreat and parade are usually he
az o'clock and then the boys al
) excused TO go into town until Gas.
The cowboys. and "old timers" e
pecially. have many stories to tell
s how this country once looked ar
many a hair-raising experience
- once again told.
Taps At 1890 O'Clock is most tim
very welcome after the long day
work.
- This morning. while eating mes
y the boys we're startled by hearir
a deafening buzzins sound over hea
Somebody cried that an aeroplal
e. was encircling the camp. and eve
man piled out Of the mess hall TO s
the strange aerial visitor. Short
another made its appearance. q,
= !
~ the camp, few southwark They we
90 from Columbus, where there are arm
~ machines
$50 The camp has an up-to-da
is laundry. Clothes are called for abo
"A O'Clock one DAY and returned 4
"a next The laundress is sto
81 Mexican woman, dressed in a gauC
is7 wide-howing dress, a shawl aroui
her shoulders, earrings dangling frc
her brown ears and her shining bla
hair tied IN an artistic Mexican KIN
She can't "savvy' English, but s
brings her small son, who goes
school in Deming and can speak En-
lish very we'll.
hearts could see the Delaware DO
now! Faces and arms are chan
ing 10 a regular olive drab und
the blazing heat of old Sol.
The boys have all been given arr
sweaters. II is cool at night. but I
in the daytime.
William Chamberlain had his z
wrapped in a red handkerchief v,
&C terday 20 keep the dust out OF I
s7ol chamber What's that for?r ask
ssI the drill master.
80 "Sir. 70 keep the sun from expl,
.oe ing the shells
30 You had better go into the kitct
20, 20 and get some ice" came the reply
~ Sergeant Horace n. Wilkinson h
500 his first trial al eating Chilli can car
az night before last Il had often hel
Of IT," said Ike. but never me