The Glasgow courier., 1916-07-28

time the men SlepI TlXHI CAOoo W
nature, awakening with stiff joints
and sweet (?) dispositions.
Our company was given its third
shot in the arm Tuesday morning and
Wednesday almost the entire COM
pany was laid up with sore wings.
The men are all now highly "cultured"
with about 5 million typhus germs in
their system.
K. R. Peterson and A. R. Doris
are publishing the regimental paper,
the Montana Bugle. Both are old
heads in the game, "Scoop" being
formerly with the Courier and Doris
was editor and manager of the Saco
Independent before leaving for the
border. The smell of ink and the hum
of the press-room was too much for
them when arrived here, and they
embarked on their new venture which
is proving decided success.
Bill Halbig approached the sentry
one morning and asked: "Can pass
through here?" The sentry sized
him up and answered: "You might
be able to make it as load of hay
got through this morning" And for
the benefit of those interested, we
might add that Bill is not getting
any thinner. However, he is now
compelled to drill with the rest of
the boys and you can hear him puff
for four blocks after executing double
quick time.
Cook Smith, who joined the COM
pany in Glasgow, evidently did not
like his job, for he turned up missing
one morning last week. He was
caught at Ell Paso and is being held
there as desrter.
The improvement the company has
made within the last few days drill
is wonderful. Both men and officers
are jumping into the work with vim
to make the Glasgow company the
"crack" unit of the regiment.
l The way the boys answer mess call
would lead one to believe there was
riot. This is one bugle call that
every man in camp knows, and they
are now memorizing the tune of''Pay-
Day" so they will not be laggard
when it blows.
The grub is even better since the
cook left. "Doc" Mason now wears
the white apron in the kitchen with
"Swifty" Kelly as assistant. Oh
course the menu remains the same
of bacon and beans, and beans and
bacon but it is cooked better.
| Cecil Harrison is thinking of ap.
plying for a job on the section when
he gets back to Glasgow. Cecil has
become very familiar with the pick
| ard shovel the last week, diggina
bitches and grading the streets. He
certainly agrees with what Sherman
said about war
Larry Belzer is still doing the bar.
b,r work Cor the company. He has :
new chair fixed up and any new bale
dome that bobs up show the track:
of Larry's clippers. Bill Belzer i:
J row first duty sergeant, and while
we can't say that he does not l'k'
army life, wed gamble jitney tina
he would lik. to be back on the OLE
Stajebaker, husslirg express for T
H. NJ.
Gus Bertsch has been appointed
Musician. AS Gus is little biggel
than Dutch Darst, he will probabl!
toot the horn little louder. Dutcl
is the hardest working man in camp
Every morning he washes his face
eats breakfast, is right there whel
noon mess sounds and when suppe
is served he is one of the first in line
One morning he washed his shirt, bu
the hard work didn't agree with him
and it is doubtful if he will take sucl
chances again.
IL Louis Bretzke and Henry Hahn
Eassisted Lieut. Joe Sternhagen in max
ing out the payrools the other after
noon. The sight of so much none
on paper evidently made them light
headed, as the rolls had to be mad
anew before they could be sent ir
II At officers school Tuesday afte,
noon, the non-coms were given tes
in delivering and receiving message:
The message was given by the car
= tain, sent down the line to each squa
= leader and then brought back to tn
= captain. 1t was, "Send three me
= from the first squad, two men fror
= the second squad to relieve outpos
= No. at Z o'clock in the morning
Some of the privates thought the mes
sage was real dope and in the secon
= squad Bill Bailey and Limond volur
teered to do the relieving. The
- were sent to the captain who explain