Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-07-27
STRENUOUS WORK
IN TEXAS CAMP
MINNESOTA GUARDS ARE BEING
PREPARED FOR ACTIVE
FIELD SERVICE.
PLAN TO CONDITION TROOPS
T'aetiee Marches at LIano Grands t.
Be Increased Until Men Can Az.
erage Four Miles An Hour
Shower Baths Popular.


Shower Baths Popular.
A daily program for the federalized
militia encamped at Llano Grande,
lex which provides for drills. prac-
tice marches, schools for officers and
ENLISTED men and which accounts for
practically the entire time of the men,
was issued by Brigadier General e.
u. RUNNER. 1t gave the officers some
loea OF the strenuous work which has
oeen planned to condition the troops
Tor active field service. The new or
der Is identical with that followed by
the regulars in this region for some
years and Is designed to meet climatic
and physical conditions which obtain
In the section.
Heavy Marching for Practice.
PROVISION Is made for four hours
drilling, two In the morning, one late
IN the afternoon and the fourth after
retreat. During the heat of the day,
schools for officers, non-commissioned
omcers and privates are to be held,
varied with lectures by army officers.
Practice marches with the men carry
ing only their rifles and canteens are
to be gradually increased until the
men can average four miles an hour
In heavy marching order. Each FRI
day a hike of 10 to IL miles is to be
made by the entire regiment.
Aldermanic waistlines are rapidly re-
ducing with guard work In the high
temperature of this region and surplus
weight Is becoming rare thing. The
change in climate and water has had
no i'll effect on Minnesota men, the
only hospital cases being traceable to
over-indulgence in pop and Ice water.
Shower Baths Popular.
Pipe lines for supplying water to
the First are practically completed.
Shower baths are under construction,
and II the enthusiasm evidenced thus
far can be any criterion, this will
prove the most popular feature of the
camp. All water used in the camp has
been brought in tanks and the supply
has not been adequate at times.
General T. II. Bliss, assistant chief
of staff, made an inspection Of the
troops encamped here. He visited
each regiment and questioned closely
each commander and his officers re-
garding the condition of the command,
fits health and equipment. General
Bliss will inspect all OF the militia en-
camped on the border on his present
tour
II was announced that BrigadierGen-
eral Plummer, recently appointed to
the command of this post, had been
transferred to Nogales, Ariz, and that
General Lewis would resume charge
OF the camp here.
X X X
Second infantry Arrives.
Second Minnesota infantry, under
command OF Colonel w. T. Mollison
of Faribault and Lieutenant Colonel
Charles H. Danforth Of St. Paul, reg
ular army officers, Is now under canvas
In Llano Grande.
The First battalion and regiment
and staff reached Mercedes at $3.50 q.
m, and the troops took breakfast there.
Two more trains arrived a few hours
later.
Trip Enjoyed by 6oys.
Colonel Mollison said the trip from
Fort Smelling was very enjoyable. and
that there were no accidents or sickness
an route. The men we're provided with
rood sleeping cars and had plenty of
food A number of stops were made
an route to enable the men to bathe.
Colonel Mollison said he is bearing
the commission of Colonel Frederick
Resche of Duluth, commander OF the
Third Minnesota, as brigadier general,
~ Colonel Resche accepts he Will be
commander of the First. Second and
Third Minnesota regiments.
OUTPOST Guard Strengthened.
Colonial Blocksom. Third United
States cavalry, has increased the
strength OF the outpost guarding the
nnm ming station near Progreso. GUARDS
also have been placed along the irriga'
zion canals, through WHICH "Hee'
reaches camp, to prevent contamina,
HON This was done after General
Iswi. discovered several Minnesotans
winning in a canal.
De,achments of the Third cavalry
,rs securing the valley In searcn OF
mysterious wireless station, which
!, interfering with army wireless com
munication-
Fund for Qua rdsmen $1,000.
The Minneapolis fund for the aid OF
rho hovs of the Minnesota National
a,ard At the border now totals more
than $4,000.
,..,,,. Chicken Refuge Asked.
creation of the first prairie chicken
SO in Minnesota is asked In tie
.o,,tjon Of so residents OF the district
s1,anding south from Crookston
-. f,ed with Carlos Avery, state
s.ma and fish commissioner. Ihe
n-onossd refuge will include about w.
rao acres, or nearly four townships
w. ever a country given peculiarly
- nrsirie chickens, the commissioner
80 An early hearing on the peu
90 e. manned because OF desire
~ interested parties to get aetion IL