Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1916-09-08
TRAINING CAMP
NOT 50 SOFT"
Judge Ginger Writes lnssrsstsnsly
H5ogt Salt Lake Training
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Perhaps few u yolr raalars WC1ld
Be Interested 10 showing v-fa- is TAX
ing place ia the Citizens Military
Ira niuy camp At Sait Lake. TITAN.
THIS training camp IS locste5 at Forl
Douglas and the men. afuuz 500 ig
number. are loc Ted "a the aaErie-s
Lnon being erro-.ed, each sran r.
asiEued ~ a COMPANY Tness cQmaz
ie= were formed according a. me ages
II rhe men AS soon as man nresen--
ed hIs card to bis company commander
re was sent 10 the company ruarre-
master a. receive his equfp1le1t iehirl
consisted II the following rrtlciss>
EiEa fagonet. helz. one-hs ~
shelter tent I've pins or stakes. havsr
sack eanten- t.l cup. mess pan. s-1lf.
+ forE- spoon. one pair iaggins tw4
blankets. two sheets, two p4ir cgttss
trousers one pair shoes one hat. two
shirts. two pillow slips AMI oue ma--
lress cover.
Each man was required u make
deposit " $500 for The safe keeping
II the above listed property aHd when
the same s. checked back 10 the gov
eminent the $500 VIII be refunded.
The object Of this training camp
IS 10 prepare and train men for off,
GERS for a reserve army u the Cnitsl
States The government is paying
all expenses including transDortazjo-l
10 and from the camp All OF the
western states are represented
number coming from Denver AMI one
man from North Dakota and one from
Kansas. while Utah furnished a large
number Of Men Idaho comes II
good second The officers and non
commissioned ofIces are all from
the regular army Company T, OF
which / am a member. 1 think IS the
most fortunate OF any company ~
that IL has the best Officers of anr
here
Captain L : Ryan. c A. has been
in the service continually for over IS
years. having spent nearly three yeas
in the PHILIPPINES and the last few
years IN the coast artillery IT san
Francisco and IS the ranking captain
here. Lieutenant Street has serFesi
over Il years IN the service also laF-
ing served on the Islands and AZ The
present time IS retired The non
commissioned officers are men who
have served from u 10 % years z 1he
regular army
The first few days were spent u
individual and squad drills az-,--
which the company fo-mal-a1 7Tas
taken I'D. The course ef Instructions
WIS prepared nj san Franclse1 and 50
much time was allotted for each sub
iect and when THAI time IS I'D W
have 10 minutes resl and ta1e uQ
rev- subject The most iztaTesriI-.-
work vrhich witnessed. 5u- did uo.
take part il. was that Of bridge builf-
Ing. which IS under the civil engineers
Fsuar-ui=rr- An army movius iu TIE
vi=fniry Of the enemy must be- Pr.
ul-af IL cross al streams or r1usn
country. While the men raag b ae=
10 get across many places with dr.
ncuIs,-. il is absolutely necessary t-l1l
reads and bridges Be built % carry
the supplies across The first deul-
ousrrati0n n this kind was the build
ing of uau-oon bridge aerqss 3
sman lake. -he bridge beiug g fee-
in length. The first time taaz tbs
bridge was built il required four hosirs-
the second time tw0 hours. Ihe thir7t
lime go minutes. The fourth le MIS-
-r-es and 81 seconds Tie fourth E--s
4, be a Test for time upon She CONF
Dlation OF the bridge ny company
crossed and recrossed upon the pticse
.-7 5- VS. then dismzEtlel and every
rsr- placed upon the gr1ul-l r. piles
me whole time required fut d l1-
ltes-
rns uontooa boats are carried II
he skeleton form and can b. p91 To-
zsrher IL rhree minutes alcn
asss boats have earryirs capaeiSf
4 six tons. and are capable ~ c-r-
rE th-. ordinary supply train EneF
ave nsre con pcntoous which IS us
r -r-rsnorring the heavy tr---es
-fs feuowing d4y we l4d eNpr
= ire various kinds Of treach lli
~ rninine ard harhwire e,r--lIi1.
,srrs As an explosive the army rsss
oraneralfou that is szlcNu rs l-lo
--,..l ana Il VIII maks the Cgn1z-iir
seemed ~ i1salf whal i- ames -
.-v-s~ il Is also 3 great deal sa1sr %
snsle. one demonstration vas VS.
b, section of railro15 tracS- the e's-
.rosi,e heinz tied TO the rtl and
-hsr EXPLODED IL cut a piece out p
he rsu about six inches ia1S ana
ever inolestsd the rest " tae G12F
We have bsea given rs-r1ellolis
+, military map nakirs. assro- ou-t
ns target practice. The people who
ss,k ne are having q pleasure riE
tight hook az L IN a di1Ier1-~ A%
they were 60 follow Is Tor 2 feN
avs. Everyone works as i he wsre
section Of q piece Of machinery We
3, uo when the bugie blows - &C
rs,,Sfass VIXEN the husls SOUNDS
, s~in when the busis sounds, anu
7v at il untH the blgie sounds aSalii-
-e also go u bed ey the ouSls- ne
,u~se 81 instruction IS so eonsinue
nth the sixteenth ot Se2ts-lla-7 are
. Sre expecting many hard days
ork before 1t closes. We are e 1sAe
forced march next wees ar- camp
al over night. cerryirS a.. ssAii
ent weighing about - ps'1e'cS- 4
nov time sor the busls 10 Senii~
.sgats OUT Good niSils-
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