Evening star., 1916-08-07

ton. Realizing that this would be the
last day the horses would be in camp.
number of the men took farewell
ride" yesterday evening. Some of them
did not return to camp until about 10
o'clock at night.
While the 81 c." horses were in camp
every member of the company had at
least one trip out into the field for prac-
tice work. For more than a week the
reel carts had been out every day and the
men were trained in laying field telegraph
lines. On several occasions the men were
given instruction in the proper way to
saddle and ride horse. Capt. Terry
found the veteran mounts exactly suited
for this purpose.
About the only riding which the men
will have until the allotment of mounts
arrives will be on burro back. There are
lots of burros in this locality and every
day some of them stroll into the camp.
They make a bee line for the incin-
orators adjoining the kitchens, for they
have learned that Immediately following
meal times large quantities Of "eats" are
placed on them to be destroyed.
The burros will eat almost anything.
The other day Cook Bill Bright dumped
on the Signal Corps 1ncinerator about
bushel of potatoes which had been cooked
''in their jackets" for meal time. but
which later were found to be slightly ''off
color" One Of the burros started to work
on them and finished the whole lot. The
fact that there was hot fire under the
piece Of sheet iron on which the potatoes
had been dumped did not appear to feaze
him.
Expect Pay on Scheduled Time.
The Signal Corps men are confident
time this month. Capt Terry carried the
pay rolls down to Douglas yesterday and
was assured the check for the payment
of the men would be forwarded to him in
a few days. Monday morning the men
were mustered and answered present"
when their names were read from the pay
roll
Private W. e. Boughton of the Signal
Corps company Is to leave this afternoon
for Washington, having obtained his dis
charge on the ground that his family Is
dependent upon him for support. He Is
National Guard units encamped here to
obtain discharge on this ground
Notes Of the Camp.
The Telephone Trio" went on a sight
seeing trip Sunday to the top of the
mountain behind camp. In the party
on and Bentley. all employees of the
Chesapeake and: Potomac Telephone
Company prior to being modified.
They carried along pair OF high
powered field glasses. such as are
| issued to signal corps units.
Bentley was looking over the fats to-
ward Naco when Sergt Crandall asked
| II he could discern a white object that
appeared to be moving.
That's not moving" replied Bentley.
That's pile Of tin cans"
Then Dixon took the glasses. He was
| Of the belief the white object was sta
| tionary. and that it was pile of bot
ties.
You are both wrong" said Crandall.
That's a bunch of sheep. I'll bet you"
| Both Dixon and Bentley declared he
was wrong; that the object was not
moving. Crandall said nothing, but
waited. Presently the white object
:, grew larger, and before long 1t divided
into a number of smaller white spots.
There was no doubt then that 1t was
sheep colony"
whats the use in you chaps bring
ing glasses along with you when can
see better with my naked eyes,. SAID
Crandall. Bentley came back at him
with a hot one"
II guess you received 30 much ex-
| perience at Cleveland looking for trou-
BILE on the lines that you can SEQ any
thing"
The Cleveland" he mentioned is the