New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-07-12
WEEKLY BUDGET FROM CAMP
BOBLETER.

tat last. The big tents went down,
Iblanket rolls were made, knapsacks
packed and the companies were lined
| up in heavy marching order. Contrary
to what might be expected, the 3rd did
not leave. After everything was ready
orders were given to unsling packs and
pitch tents. In few minutes hundreds
of shelter tents were up where the big
square tents had been, and in those the
3rd Regiment boys spent their last night
at Camp Bobleter.
l.. Monday morning at about 10 o'clock
the first battalion OF the third regiment
left. As they passed thru the streets
they were cheered again and again by the
different companies Of the LIST and End
Regiments. The End and 3rd battalions
followed at about As minute intervals.
Nobody seemed to know where the
Third was going and very few seemed
to care. They were going south at last
''to clip Carranza's hair, that was
enough. -. $3.50: e., =.
The first and second regiments will be
completely equipped before the end of
this week. Hundreds of hats, canteens,
haversacks and shoes have been dis
| tributed during the past week and are
still being exchanged for condemned
articles. The 1st regiment will be ready
by Wednesday and the End it is said
will leave about the 10th, which is about
ten days after scheduled time. ..s
Friday and Saturday the "Co. A"
boys went to the Fl: Smelling hospital
to take the physical examination, or to
submit to the ''acid test" The Co. A
boys and some of the other End Regiment
boys have gone thru the stiffest physical
examination imaginable Not more than
one company can be examined in one
day, so the examining will continue all
week.
We marched to the hospital at p. m.
Friday afternoon. Twenty of the boys
were taken in the first bunch. The rest
of the company were allowed to lie down /
under the trees on the spacious lawn in !
front of the hospital. After that they
were allowed to come in in groups Of ten !
at two hour intervals. Once within the
hospital things started in earnest. Every
applicant had to answer a number of !
personal questions and affirm under an .
oath that the answers were true. After ,
that we were marched to a large well |
lighted room where three physicians con-
Quoted the examination. Every one
who came out of that room with the
assurance that he had passed had reasons
to be proud of himself. Just how many
will be discharged on account Of physical |
is as yet not. known. There
are about in Co. A who are reasonably
sure Of being home during the latter part
OF this week. Two more will have few
days time in order to come up to the
required weight and one who was formerly .
rejected on account of defective eyes .
will be examined once more during the :
latter part of the week. The average
number OF men rejected so far has been
between s and 10 per cent. 49,. ~
= The Machine Gun Company being at
the end Of the line will be the last to be
examined. The band will also come in :
we'll towards the end on account of its |
recent reorganization. Recent changes
and promotions in the band are: George
Crone, Drum Major; Tony Weis, lst
Sergt.; Hayden Hofmeister,. quarter
master Sergt.; Elmer Schmidt, Sergt.
The entire lineup has not as yet been
arranged but the members are practising
faithfully each day and In short while
Capt. Hofmeister will have band to be
proud of. -. it,, .t.....>.
+ The boys are still anxiously awaiting
orders to move. Until such orders are
received Bloody" La Duke and Bar
Der" Schlick have taken It upon them
selves to keep the Co. A boys in good
spirits. Saturday night a bunch Of boys
were found rolling on their backs and
laughing hard enough to split their
sides. As usual Bloody was the cause.
He was perched up In a tree yelling at
the top of his voice In his Irish brogue,
.''Fresh fruit: for sale up here, 3 for q
nickel, cherries, bananas, ice cream
cones, onions, limberger cheese, Schell's
Deer Brand, cucumbers, cigars: sasa-
parilla and pop corn, Everybody come
up to Bloddy's tree and salute the flag
that sets you free"
Barber Schlick joined In the chorus,
and had not the guard subdued the pair
there Is no telling what might have
happened. Friendly boxing matches and
baseball games also help to pass the time.
I Then the boys have to do their own
washing and if there Is any time left over
Bloody" always knows. where to find
a six: inch snake with which to. chose
''Coxy''; Engel around the entire regi
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