The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-07-21

the smallpox vaccination. The treat.
ment worked on approximately sew
enty-fve per cent of the members.
h Robert Harris has been promoted
to sanitary sergeant. This is a new
position created by Regimental Sur
kgeon Major F. II. Randall. Major
Randall has instituted several limo
vations in the camp in the interests
of sanitation with the result thai
Lieut.-Col. Chas. Wilcox, head of the
medical corps here, stated that the
33rd infantry has one of the cleanest
camps he has ever seen.
| The duties of sanitary sergean,
are to investigate all cases of filth
and disease in his company and re.
port to health officer. The result II
that practically all the filth and dis.
ease have been discovered and rene
died.
Monday night, Leslie Austin and
Ralph Altenberg were guards for the
company. The night before, Clifton
Rudd and Bert Russell were on
watch.
Battalion drills comprised the
morning activities, Monday. The
Owosso boys are becoming unusually
proficient in the handling of arms as
well as in the march formations
Every day sees vast improvement al.
so in their physical condition. The
Owosso delegation is one of the
healthiest in the entire brigade. II
is more than a week now since case
Of illness has been reported in this
company.
Camp Ferris, Grayling, July 19-
No more married men will be dis
charged from Co. H, Thirty-Third OF
Owosso, according to Captain Parker
Since the men have been assured
that their families will be taken care
Of" he said, there are only a few
who want to leave. Some of the men
are making more money right now
than they were before the mobiliza-
tion call, as their employers are still
paying them their former salaries
while they get their food, clothes and
medical treatment besides a salary
in the army. There are probably
three deserving cases where the men
will be released under the new or
der and that is all. l shall not ap-
prove any more applications.
There have been several promo
tions in the Owosso company. Byron
Thompson has been promoted to
mess sergeant, position which
Lieutenant-Colonel Heckel stated is
one of the most important in the
company. The mess sergeant is re-
quired to draw all rations and it is
up to his judgment as to the amount
of food necessary for each mess so
that there will be no waste and the
company can live on the rations al
lowed.
Privates Henry Schmidt and Jack
Collman have been promoted to
corporals
The Owosso company helped eX-
tineuish the fire which threatened to
sweep over the game preserve Mon
day. More than 80 Owosso young
men fought the flames with picks,
axes, shovels, water and gunny sacks
Monday night guarding the ware
house were Corporal Jack Wright,
Privates Frank Tejki, George Speig-
ell and Alfred Belvet.
There was no drill Tuesday morn
ing. For the first time in several
days there was number reported
Ill. The cause was the last injection
of typhoid prophylaxis which was
given the day before and which re-
suited in a general feeling of lassi-
tude among members. Among those
who felt the effect of the typhoid
treatment more than the rest were
Leo Houghteling, George Halicheck,
Harry Ross, Glen Gassman, Roy
Smith, Alfred Weatherwax and Will
ton Filinger.
Among the visitors in camp Mon
day were: Mrs. Lighthill, mother OF
Sergeant Ralph Lighthill and Mrs. T.
j. Tub5s, mother of Private Harry
Tubbs Miss Stebbins of OWosso ac-
companied Mrs. Tubbs to the camp
here.
On guard Tuesday night were Otto
Bronson and George Broom.
Quartermaster Sergeant August
Schneider left Tuesday for two
days furlough. He will visit at Owos.
so.