New Ulm review., 1916-09-06

it has h ad the best health record 81 any
regiment in the division. Y Yesterday the
regimental infirmary did not have a single
patient, and only one man in the field
hospital at Llano Grande.
Naturally there is some measure of
satisfaction in having the camp desig-
mated as model for the division, but that
designation will not cause the medical
corps to relax its efforts. On the con-
trary it will stimulate them to maintain
the standard. Just now the fly problem
is receiving special attention. Three
large fly traps have been issued to every
company, and places which might be-
come breeding spots for the pests are
being cleaned up and kept clean. Con-
ditions are not ideal by any manner of
means, but they have been improved
vastly, since coming to Llano Grande,
and the writer, after serving in the volun-
teer army of 1898 and spending nearly
ten years in the national guard, is able
70 say that he has never been in better
camp.
Another record of which the regiment
has right to be proud is that made by
the men for good conduct. Up to date
there has been but one man placed in the
guard house. His offense was of minor
nature, and it did not become necessary
to lodge formal charges against him. In
the average regiment the summary court,
conducted by the second in command, is
reasonably busy institution, but the
Second Minnesota has yet to have it's
first summary court trial. Two months
in the field without the necessity arising
for inf1icting punishment speaks very
well, indeed, for the orderly demeanor
of the enlisted men.-St. Peter Herald.
Equipment which was sorely lacking
for the first three weeks after our ar
rival is rapidly being supplied The
first of this week complete new sets of
clothing were issued, giving each man at
least one change of uniform from hat to
shoes, SO that now man need not suffer ,,
a sunburn while he washes his outfit nor
60 to bed while someone else launders it.
Horses and mules are being shipped into
the camp in large numbers until now the
machine gun company has it's required
number of mules and the supply COM
pany is sufficiently stocked, while mounts
| will soon be here for all mounted officers
and orderlies.
In this tangible property appears
evidence that our stay here is not to be
cut short at the first of September. 1t
! does not seem reasonable that the govern
ment would provide so comfortably for
its soldiers here unless it had need for
those men for several months. Again,
the people along the border are anxious
that the troops remain. The main
tenance of large patrol.ng bodies here
means the continued protection of lives
| and property of these border land in
habitants, security they have not had
for months or at least until the arrival
of regular soldiers last fall.
According to orders issued this week
no man can leave camp without pass.
Furthermore, he must more carefully
than previous to this time observe the
details of dress, such as wearing the
regulation black tie, having clean hat
cord, pocket shirt, cuffs and collars
buttoned with shoes polished.
The boys of Company E received the
first pay Sunday evening. They were
paid for the twelve days served in the
month of June While the individual
amounts received were not large, the
money looked big to the soldiers, most
of whom had been dead broke for weeks.
Each regiment has what they call
an infrmary in charge of a body of
soldiers called the sanitary detachment.
! Every morning, right after breakfast,
there is a sick call when all men who
have or think they have anything the
matter with them report to the regimen
tai infirmary. If they only need dose
of physic it is given them and they are
sent back to their tents, to do regular
duty if the doctors think they are able
to perform it, or to remain in their tents
until next sick call, if they give evidence
of real illness. By far the largest part
OF the cases reporting to the infrmary
are trivial.
If at sick call a man appears to be