The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-06-30

FIISt call LOT TeVellle is sounded
at $3.50, and reveille follows ten min
utes later. The recruits who has not
been in camp before is not lifted
bodily off his pallet by the sunrise
gun, however, as the gun has not
been brought to brigade headquart-
ers yet. Assembly follows that at
5:45, and for the next few minutes
the troops are either running over
the dew-wet grass, or are taking set
ting-up exercises. These exercises
are ideal for Strengthening rounded
shoulders and filling out thin chests.
The general police call sounds at
900, and the company streets are
cleaned up, everybody turning out.
Bits of paper, cigarette stubs, even
burned matches are gathered up and
deposited on the fire. Because of the
light, sandy nature of the soil, rakes
are not used, as it is desired to pre-
serve the good catch of grass as long
as possible.
Mess call sounds for breakfast at
500 and at GAS comes sick call.
First drill call is blown at 7:15, and
the men dom side arms and get their
rifles, with the exception of recruits,
who prepare for squad drill under
non-commissioned officers. At 1920
comes assembly, and within a very
short time thereafter the green, roll
ing fields, dotted here and there with
trees, are alive with companies cross
ing and recrossing, running, lying
down suddenly at command, and ad-
vancing to the mimic charge with
cheers.
Drill lasts two hours and ten min
utes with infrequent rests, because
the days are cool and there is much
to be taught. No one is tired when
recall is blown at $50. While drill
is going on, special details are polio
ing the camp outside the company
streets. Between $3.50 and noon,
there is time for play, and baseball
games, bathing and fishing are en-
joyed. 1t is at this period that the
luckless recruit who is sufficiently
gullible goes from tent to tent, and
sometimes from regiment to regi-
ment inquiring anXiously for "a
hundred yards of guard line" "the
key to the rife range" and similar
phenomena.
Mess is served at 12; the first SER
geants meet the regimental sergeant
major for instruction. under direc-
ton of the regimental adjutant, al
100 o'clock. Drill call sounds again
at 1:55, assembly following at 200
This trick of hiking is a two hour
one as recall sounds at 400.
The camp guard for the ensuing
twenty-four hours is next disposed
of. First call sounds at $50, fol-
! lowed at five-minute intervals by as
sembly and adjutant's call, the de-
tails actually taking the field at the
sound OF the latter. This ceremony
is interesting and pretty. Regiments
mount guard separately while the
band of each plays lively airs, and
the recruits as we'll as many old sol
diers, flock around the cleared space
| to witness it.
Evening mess-supper-is serve;
az $50, or as soon thereafter as may
be, depending on the. company cooks
Evening parade, when the flag comes
down for the night, is scheduled fol
$40. Not all the troops participate
different organizations, sometimes {
company and sometimes a regiment
| I, IL, =, 10
Assembly for parade is at GAO, ant
adjutants call ct GAS. After re
treat, everybody Is at liberty for thu
evening. Call to quarters sounds a
9:45 and eps,-lights out at 10.
Despite the fact that Grayling il
four miles from camp and there il
little to see after one gets there, al
occasional soldier from each com
pany asks for e pass and goes down
town. There are better facilities TO
than on foot than there were otheI
years. Jitneys run frequently, ant
the fare each way is quarter. Thu
roads are in good condition. Though
they may have hiked ten or twelve
miles at drill during the day, som'
of the young soldiers walk both way
to town in order to save the half dol
lar.
Mounted passes ere not issued TO
night journeys. Major Smith, adult
ant general. on orders of Genera
Kirk, insists that horses stay in tn
stables after dark. There is too mucl
danger of injuring the animals Of
the dark highway, which is jamme'
with vehicles of all descriptions.
Sends Fat Recruit" Home
Capt Hume is expecting moment
arily the arrival of two more OF hi
men. They are George Setback am
Dale Richards, who were handbook
ing in oregon and who have starte'
back. When they saw in the paper
that a fuss was brewing they wire
their commanding officer to asl
whether to report here or at Owoss
and he ordered them TO come here.
Theodore Spring has been promot
ed to private first class in the infirm
larry. This increases his pay one dol
lar per month. There are three 9th
er privates who are to be given tn
new grade, also, on Capt. Hume
next roll.