Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-09-06
RETURN TO old QUARTERS
SOLDIERS EXPERIENCE A VERY
ROUGH STORM
Band Reorganized-Boys Stand Hard
Marches Well-Sam High Shot
Berlie Gets a Free Ride

FRIEND MuNsoN: Our brigade is
back in our old quarters at Camp VIII
son, near San Antonio. The last night
at Leon Springs was one to be RENE M
| bered on account of the storm which
swept this part of the state. Rain and
wind oegan soon after supper and con.
tinued until about three in the morn
Ing Some of the companies had their
entire tentage blown down. Most of
the officers were driven from tueir
quarters and many of the men slept
10 the bath houses and wagons. In
our row only two tents went down and
most of us enjoyed a fair night rest.
Our morning program was carried out
as planned, the only thing being we
started about one hour and half late.
1t is wonderful the way the little shell
ter tents, properly set up will weather
hard storm. About one-half of the
tents It Camp Wilson were blown down
and EpanY of the new kitchens were
: wrecked.
| Sam Lillis was high man for the
5rd Regiment at pistol practice last
week. Larry shower got hold of some
vans" the other day, which are a
vegetable cross between a sweet po-
! tato and squash and as dish to suit
a bunch of hungry fellows, Larrvs of
tering was q great success. Quarter
master Neil Nelson has contracted
for two tons with a view of giving
tie boys all they can devour.
Our regiment base ball team PLAYED
the champion regular army team last
Monday. It was fine game, 5 to 6
in favor of the regulars. Kjose made
two hits and played a fine game at
second.
I. 5. P. 0. expert NJ. a. Bum from
Washington, d. c. has been in the vi
entity looking up the mail service for
the army. Not that he was needed
for any reason, but to see if conditions
could be improved. He reports the
service nearly perfect. For instance,
our mail at Leon Springs, % miles in
the country, was received by the men
at the same time as when here in camp
three miles from the postotfice at San
Antonio. Good roads, automobiles
and hustling postmasterS make this
possible. Leon Springs has only one
store and is town in name only, but
the postmaster came over three or
four times each day to get our p.ail
CENSoRS found us at noon Saturday
nine miles out in the country At
Llano Grande the mail receipts have
been increased from four pieces per
day TO l4,000. but with the assistance
OF soldier clerks the work is carried
on with the speed of city Office.
Some of the jitney drivers have been
getting rather strong on short chang
ing and over charging the soldiers.
Their sign will read cents when YOU
get in and service" when you get out,
so they can charge anything they want
to if you stand for it. The other day
Berlie Moore happened to be the only
passenger in a litney going down town
When ne got out the driver kept all
of the bits The driver seemed to
think that was about right, so Berlie
stepped in front of the car and taking
out an otfieious looking book proceed
ed to take down the number of car,
description of man, etc. He turned
and walked away, but had not gone
far before the driverovertook him and
insisted on his taking back the money.
Berlie now waits for several cars to
pass, trying to find the man who is
very pleased to have the honor of Civ
ing him a free ride.
We AdNC- Cndu&Ed bIlC OluC1dtS u
our organization to conform to the
new army regulations. The following
are the new titles and appointments:
G.Gulicson dru-1 major, O.G. Brown
band leader, d w. Nichols assistant
band leader, Beriie Moore and Sam
Lillis band sergeants, Ole Emilson
mess sergeant, Melvil Tuhus supply
sergeant Neil Nelson and Melvin Sew
erson musicians first class, Fred Rhodes,
Selmer Kjose, Nile Twining, Carl Beck
told corporals, John Hogan sergeant
buglar. The rest of the band divided
into musicians End class and Bird class
The Headquarters Company is the
highest paid company in the regiment
and there are a nun Der of boys anx-
ious TO be transferred Whitney Mich
OILS and Joel Hendrickson are recent
arrivals from the recruit camp. Bu-
glar Sherman has been transferred
| from one of the companies to play bass
drum. He also is an artist on bells
and xylophone.
Our band will soon be up to the fun
strength allowed by the new rulings.
We ore reaping the benefit of steady
| training as all men are in the best of
health. On practice hike this morn
ing. with full marching equipment,
all the boys made the ten miles with