New Britain herald., 1916-07-18

soldiers is the rife they carry. They look to be fully fifteen feet long, al- though that Is hyperbole. They are young cannon, compared to Uncle San's rifles, however.
 Beautiful Scenery in Nogales.
 Although it is hot, dry and sandy here, the country nevertheless is re- markable for it's scenery so different from the wooded hills of dear old New England. We are completely surrounded by hills and beyond the higher projections of the Rocky mountains appear against low hang ing clouds. Sunrise and sunset here have color effects that it would take an artist to depict. They are incom- parable.
 New Britain Men Visit
 Lieutenant Curtis Sheldon of the Signal Corps who at home counts the greenbacks as they pour into the New Britain National bank and Mor- ris Pease of Troop B, paid their re- spects to the boys yesterday. Their respective companies are encamped fully two miles to the west of our rendezvous.
 Nogales, Arizona, July 12.-Most of the boys are all feeling in first class condition again today. The dreaded period following the typhoid inocula- tion has passed and the boys are themselves again All of the boys showed their old time pep" and in celebration thereof were given a full day of drilling and calisthentics. The daily program consists of three forty five minute periods of calisthe enics, hikes, drills and practises. Led by Lieutenant Griffin we had a good lit tie hike through the hills again this morning. The entire battalion as- sembled at 3 o'clock this afternoon for another half hour hike and when out from camp a mile or so, another one of these tropical storms broke. They got the double quick order and had to come racing back into camp the entire distance, facing the driving rain. They all looked like the pro- verbal drowned rats when they blew in.
 Musician Anderson of Company 1 has been appointed acting chief musi- elan for the First Connecticut Regt- ment and Bugler Bigge, also of this company, has been appointed instruc tor of the first regiment b1lglers.
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 Supply Sergeant Powers has beer a pretty busy man of late getting the new supplies in order and Mess Ser geant Ed Prior has been just as in dustrious in renovating the mess tent. When Prior gets through with his de- partment the Company I cuisine will be second to none. And while speak ing of eating. We had pie today. Lest fo11 Rrt tai ont the full significance I repeat-PIE. Nice apple pie, such as we used to steal from our mothers pantries years ago when we came home from school hunsry And for this wonderful Creatio we have none other than Max SpiIler to thank. A baker by trade, Max las lost none of his skill since turning soldier. He spent most of the night baking them and the twenty pies he made only tasted like more.
 Company I, in common with the other companies and as per army regulati tions, is now constructing a Canteen, where few sup plies will be sold. Private Henry Brierc will be stationed here With his trusty clippers and his ever ready Next
 Enjoy Band Concert.
 The Cal1t tOrnta regiment mas a SOOO band with them and this evening are treating the boys to a good band con- cert If the Connecticut organization had been onto itsalf it would have had Z, farG here to. A little music of the l kind we were wont to listen t. n tue l ;,al k on warm summers evening Is | r ot amiss. Neither is there q Miss | here Gas there was ofttimes in said | parkl but the music is good Just the | ta1ne. l
 The boys just eat the news from the Herald so keep them coming. | Here at camp the question each day | Is: "Who gets rapped today"