New-York tribune., 1916-07-03
THIN ROCKIES FAT
FAT ROCKIES SLIM
Four Weeks of Soldering
Makes Plattsburgers Look
Like Somebody Else.
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fFrcn star Correspondsn, ot ms Tribune
Piattsburg, n Y, July q. Tho
rockies clothes do not flt them. They
finished their army life to-day. climbed
out OF their regimentals and put on
their "cits" for the first time in four
weeks with astonishing results. Nine
out of ten Of them look, as they wander
about Plattsburg's streets waiting for
trains TO take them home, as though
they had got into somebody else's By
mistake. In the four weeks Of soldier
ing most OF them have either lost
weight or put it on, and all OF them
have learned . new way TO hold their
shoulders.
During those four weeks, also, their
civilian clothes have lain folded up in
their bags and trunks. The general re-
suit is that, either from lack Of fitting
their owners new figures or because OF
the wrinkles they have accumulated, the
civilian clothes hang in folds between
the shoulders, pinch across the back or
do any one OF hundred other things
city clothes are not supposed TO do.
The only rockies who look right in
their clothes are the few who brought
no citizen clothes with them and there
fore will have TO travel back home in
their war clothes. II was generally
noted, also, that for the most part those
who won appointments as officers went
home wearing their chevron-bedecked ID
rookie garb.
Presents All Around.
The regiment csmc marching into
town this morning from its camp, two
miles outside the city. with a band
playing them back 20 their quarters.
Then a day Of ceremonies began. the
chief things 70 be attended 70 being 10
turn in government equipment, get 50
rebate money back if there was any
coming. shake hands all around. and
give presents TO the regular army off
GERS who have served as company COM
manders and instructors.
Every company remembered its Off
GERS, some OF them having three 70 get
things for. while others also had gifts
for the army sergeants and corporals
who lived with them and helped them
master the finer points OF military
life.
Company A gave Captain G. F. Balt-
zell, 9TH Infantry. French army sad
die and bride, and Lieutenant G. +.
Everett silver cigarette case.
Company 3 gave Captain ". II.
Waldron. 29th Infantry. who edits THE
Camp News" the authorized camp pub
lication, newspaper camera.
Company c gave Lieutenant E. +.
Ellis a wrist watch and Lieutenant X.
S. Bradford q pair of riding boots.
Company d gave Lieutenant J. A.
Atkins field glasses, Lieutenant s. j.
Sutherland a wrist watch and Lieu
tenant p c. Kalloch wrist compass.
Company f gave Captain II. c. VI.
Supplee q travelling bag and Lieu
tenant J. W. Stlwell an army clock.
Company gave 70 Lieutenant J. B.
Barnes field glasses. Lieutenant A. c.
Leasure wrist watch and Lieutenant
NJ. c. Wise a wrist watch. There were
cash presents for the regular army
non-coms attached 10 the company.
Company & gave a loving cup TO
Lieutenant d. A. Nolan.
Fixed for Travel
Company II gave a suitcase 70 Lieu
tenant J. F. Ware.
Company gave its commander.
Captain J. II. Kelly, known as the
hardest drillmaster in the regiment, a
sleeping bag.
Company K gave a gold watch and
chain 10 Lieutenant f. Gunter; Com
pany L, field glasses 70 Lieutenant p.
A. Larned, a wrist watch 20 Lieutenant
Loebach, and silver cigarette case
70 Lieutenant T. X. Hayes, and Com
pany VI gave Captain G. II. White and
Lieutenant Z. A. Hill wrist watches.
When Company VI came into camp
to-day il claimed the distinction OF
being the only one to make the finish
Of the ffteen-mile hike of Saturday
with every man in the ranks.
About sixty men of the present
regiment have enrolled for work in the
July camp, and were assigned to tenn
porary quarters tonight. pending the
organization OF the new commands.
There was cons iderable disappoint-
ment among the rockies when il came
10 turning in their government equip
ment. Many of them wanted 70 keep
their government rifles and oliye-drab
sweaters by reporting them lost and
paying the government their cost. as
was done last year This year, how
ever, word was received from Wash
ington that every article must be
turned in. unless satisfactory proof
could be furnished OF actual loss, as
all equipment is needed for the big
camps of this and next month. and
after that for the regular army. There
fore, when rockies reported losses to-
day. they were sent TO Major Murray,
camp commandant. 70 make explana
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