The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-06-29

it in this state"
Private Clyde Hyssong. though he
took that parting awful hard, was the
! first to recover his comrosure and in
an effort to cheer up the rest he
sang that touching little ditty, I'D
rather be a Bed Bug than Flea"
That got a good laugh and soon the
atmosphere cleared.
| Privates Bert Thomas. Park Rags
dale, Gene Ragsdlle and Clyde Hys-
I song formed a quartette on the way
! up. And such music, Wow, 1t made
the war seem as a gentle thing in
comparison. They have about as
much harmony as a broken down saw
mill.
Captain Livingston is proud of his
boys. He was not ashamed of the fact
I that tears shown in his eyes as the
train pulled out. He i'd to the writ
er later. THE tears of these boys is
a compliment to them. They are real
men and will make ideal soldiers. If
man can leave his loved ones on
an occasion like this without showing
tears he is not human. Tears are not
the sign of weakness they are the
sign of a faithful hea t."
| Articifer c. n. Conrad who is to re-
pair the guns and various equipment
got busy as soon as the pen reached
camp. From the looks of the equip
ment he has some job ahead of him.
Corporal Leslie Stevenson studied
his manual of arms most of the way
1p. He says that now that he has
some actual service ahead of him he
going to climb as high as he can.
If study and devotion to duty will do
1t (and that is the only thing that
will do it, Leslie will come back
with worthy record behind him.
The men actually love Captain
Livingston and Lieutenant Norman.
They have every respect fer them
and will follow them wherever they
lead because they have complete con-
idence in them.
There isn't unit of the Colorado
National Guard that possesses more
harmony than Company F. 1t is all
one big family with every man look
/ ing out for the interests of the others.
That is why they are making such
rapid strides in discipline and drill.
Stiff Photographer Joseph LANCER
of The Denver Post. caught Sergeant
2ohn and Priyatss Vernon Williams
and Joe Williams in n ,tural pose
Saturday night just as the boys were
making camp.
Mike" the company mascot, an
Airdale pup belonging to Cook ]. ID.
Endicott. is living hieh now. He gets
Ill the bones from the stlff officers
mess, and the staff officers have been
living on T bone steaks thus far. On
the way up he was fed on fried chicken
The boys would like to have a
collection of the pictures taken of
them while at Canon City. 1t would
be good idea for those who took pic
lures to send prints of them to the
subjects.
A fat reporter in a Palm Beach
suit seems out of place among these
men in olive drab, but his only conso-
lation is that cheese cloth is cooler
than wool
| The regret of the men left behind
could be no greater than the regret OF
the men here because they were left
fehind, 1t is genuine feeling Of a
brother lcsing brother
Privates Joseph Bowler and Fred
/ Merriam met friends at Colorado
Springs Joe came near losing the
train and had to race a little dist.lce
for It,
Earl Pedley. Young McKinnon and
Jim O'Keefe ran a half mile and
chased the troop train all over the
Denver railroad yards when the boys
arrived Saturday afternoon to get to
speak TO them. Pedley and McKinnon
both work In the union depot. Mr. and