Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1916-09-29
Men Now Assembled In Fl Pa.
so District Number SO, 900.
Ohio Troops Get Modern
Observation Balloon.

cup race In Paris in 1918 and Il an ex.
pert in affairs Of the air.
Private C. F. Walker. also Of Bat
ter B. IL his assistant The big bal
loon is valued at $4,000. The basket
will carry four passengers. and the
balloon Is similar to those In use In the
European war zone
Every Day Is Wash Day.
Many soldiers Of the Pennsylvania
regiments have become real wash
women" since they left home and ad
NIT that they never will tell their
mothers. wives and sweethearts how
adept they are in manipulating the
washboard and how proficient In hang
ing out clothes on the line.
The pay Of the enlisted men does not
warrant them sending washable
clothes to steam laundries in Ell Paso.
These are taken advantage Of only by
the officers. but the college boys. the
sons Of the wealthy and In fact every
man has found it absolutely necessary
to work out his own salvation. Fire.
Quent inspection Of clothing makes 1t
necessary for every soldier to show
two clean suits Of underclothing, three
pairs Of stockings. an extra flannel
shirt and breaches. which make every
day a wash day for some soldiers.
Until the company laundry system
became SO conspicuous II was one of
the most laughable sights to see men
from oil walks Of life at the washtub.
They would rip and tear the clothes
and put articles In the tub containing
fountain pens and indelibIe pencils.
with the result that but few minutes
would elapse before white garments
would either receive q col0ring or be
spoiled in some way.
Illinois Troops taste" War.
Private Cecil Thresher Of Battery d.
First Illinois field artillery. was the
hero in a stampede of more than 100
horses at the Leon Springs camp.
While attempting to get the frenzied
animals under control Thresher was
knocked down and trampled upon and
suffered severe injuries about the head
The horses stampeded while being led
to watering troughs. ~,~
A taste Of real war was experienced
by Chicago artillerymen at Leon
Springs when shells fred on the range
struck treetops and exploded within
100 feet Of gunners. The trees struck
were demolished as by hurricane.
The gunners were protected by steel
shields on the deldpieces.
Soldiers of the Seventh Illinois infan-
try who know how to tame q wild
motorcycle are eager to be attached to
the new company to be organized
by Brigadier General Henry A. Green
for the Austin divisional hike. The
motorcycle company. OF type which
Is expected to supplant cavalry for
advance work and motor truck escort
ing, will consist Of thirty motorcycles
with sixty riders. each q skilled mo-
torcycle driver as we'll as infantryman.
First and Second Kansas There.
1ue FlTSt uuu ScCOuu AuuSuS iCSi-
ments are installed near Fort Sam
Houston. They came on motor trucks
from Eagle Pass. $50 miles distant.
The regiments Immediately pitched
camp on the site formerly occupied by
the First and Second Illinois. They
were cheercd into camp by their bri-
.ade comrades of the Seventh Illinois
A worlds record was accomplished
by 1870 motor trucks. which carried the
two regiments. The trip from San
Antonio to Eagle Pas. aid the com
plete loading Of the trucks were az
complished in forty eight hours. Tn"
return trip also WIS made In forty
eight hours Infantry on foot wOulf
have required Twelve da.ss
The Seventy-tirst infnltr> he f1rs'
regiment of the New York division t"
arrive from the tn,r,,pi H st cam
Whitman. Beeknan y =. ~'ns he
In camp under II Stri gard De ausr
Of three caRrK III illness ehi''h the
regimental surgeons fear n'ay aevrio"
into paratyplloid. the ~ ease which
first broke out IN TIE camp at Mis-
sion. Tex. about SIN mi es from Nc
Allen. where The Srventy-tirst was sta
toned.