The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-07-13
STATES S0LD|ERY
WILL ENTRA|N FOR
SOUTHLAND AT ONCE
South Dakota Guaod
Packing For Duty
On Border
HURRY is SEE N
is SEE
On All Sides At Camp Hag-
man At Redfield-Expeet
To Leave By Friday
BY segt. Peter Brethorst

!; Camp Hagman, Redfeld, S. D.
Indications are increasing that the
lend of this wek will find every tent
in Camp Hagman struck and every
khaki clad soldier on his way to-
ward the south. There have been SO
many rumors about camp relative
to moving that very little credence
is now given by the boys to seeming
authentic reports that are issued
every day from unknown sources.
! But the last few days orders have
been issued in regard to striking and
packing tents, surplus kits have been
ordered packed, every post, pan, and
box has been ordered stenciled and
the hospital corps has been working
early and late in its efforts to vac
cinate every man i'll the regiment
against typhoid and small pox. II
these things mean anything at all to
the men they mean that an early
mavo is being contemplated by tho
officers in charge of the camp.
There is no feverish anxiety on
the part of the enlisted men. They
1 have practically all settled down to
the philosophical attitude of the reg
ular soldier, who has let others do
most of his thinking for him for so
long that he has learned not to live
too much in the future. The possibil-
ity of long and monotonous sojourn
in some concentration camp on the
/ border would tend to make INST OF
the bo*s wish themselves home again
We're il not for the probability that
once tie troops are on the border
they will not be withdrawn until they
lhave accomplished Americas task in
Mexico.
Less Drilling Now.
Comparatively little drilling has
been done thepast few days and it is
not probable that much more drilling
!, will be done in Camp Hagman. One
reason for this inactivity is the fact
practically all of the men are suffer-
ing the Inconvenience of recent vac
cination. Monday night all Company
1 F. men We're given their second in
oculation of typhoid prophylaxis,
with the result that most of them
have very sore left shoulders. The
small poX vaccination also was admin
istered to them.
Cold Weather Clothes.
\ Yesterday the eighteen tons of new
army goods arrived on the grounds
and the post quartermaster has
been busy with his force of assistants
in getting it checked up and ready
for issue today and tomorrow. The
regiment when it leaves is obviously
going to a warmer climate than
South Dakota's but no one would
ever suspect it from the kind of
equipment which the government has
sent.
Heavy woolen cavalry breeches and
coats hardly seem fitting garments
for soldiers to wear in a section OF
the country where the sun is beating
down and scorching the earth, but
Uncle Sam evidently was not as pre-
pared for war as some of his friends
have imagined, SO he had to send
what he had. Shoes that are better
fitted for mining and lumber camps
than for marching troopers and shod-
dy blankets that resemble third-class
horse blankets more than they dc
bedding for Americas soldiers are
also part of this new issue.
There has been considerable diff
lfculty the last few days in checking
up state and federal accounts, bu
the kinks have all been Strengthened
out now and most of the companies
: in the regiment are now straight will
' tho government. The amount o
I baggage which company may carr,
1 with it to the border has been greatl,
: cut down and all individual equip
l ment must be carried in what arc
7 known as surplus kits.
One of these kits is isSl1ed to oa ri
squad of eight men and the extr;
clothing, shoes, toilet articles etc.
of these eight men are packed in one
kit, the maximum weight of whicl
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