Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-08-11
BADGER BRIGADE
TAKES LONG HIKE
MOVE FROM CAMP WILSON TO
GOVERNMENT RANGE AT
LEON SPRINGS.
GIVEN PRAISE FOR SHOWING
Regular Army Officers Commend Wis
eonsin Men for Discipline on
March-Sick Men Are Only
Ones to Drop Out.

San Antonio, Texas-As though they
q were marching against an enemy,
nearly 5000 Wisconsin guardsmen, led
by Brig Gen. L. T. Richardson, broke
camp here aid moved away down
long stretch of macadam road toward
Leon Springs, the government shoot
81 ing range. The men carried full serv-
ice equipment. All were glad to get
away from Camp Wilson after the
weeks of monotonous army life. Am
munition and supply wagons were
hauled to Leon Springs by 300 mules.
Army officers who accompanied the
soldiers had only the highest praise
for them, declaring that march discip-
line was in evidence at every point
and that the march was very credit
able. Only three or four men dropped
out from each regiment, according to
the army officers who checked up, and
these dropped out only because they
had been ill and were absolutely un-
abl to continue after marching for
miles.
Sick Men Show Grit.
Real grit was evidenced by the ap-
pearance in the ranks of men who
were actually on the sick roll Many
had been vaccinated only the day be-
fore and of these not few had strong
reactions. In, some cases arms were
swollen to double their size. heads
ached and were dizzy, stomachs We're
upset and bodies were weak, but they
refused the offer of their officers to
ride or stay behind and gamely fell
into ranks and marched on with their
regiments. One man, for instance, was
in such bad condition that when with
In two miles of the end of the march
he found it impossible to carry his
rife and others took it from him. He
was staggering then, but refused to
drop out and finished the march. He.
was only one of the men in Ill health
who showed a spirit that brought
words of praise from observing off,
GERS.
At the start the troops were greatly
handicapped because of the mud. The
camp was regular lake and in places
the mud was nearly knee deep. One
army officer declared that he had
never seen anything worse for troops
to march through.
The Wisconsin men left camp at
$3.50 o'clock and arrived at Bluemels,
eleven and one-half miles away at
1875. This was about an hour and
q one-half better time than that made by
the Illinois troops. There was no
signs of disorder. The advance detail
q assigned certain sections of land to
each regiment, and when they came In,
First regiment first, then Third, then
Second, they marched into their
places, formed company streets and
pitched their pup tents as though they
had done the same on the same spot
dozen times.
Save on Ration Allowance.
If the Wisconsin soldiers are held
IN Camp Wilson, Tex. long enough,
officers and men in the ranks will re-
turn to Wisconsin with pockets full
Of money.
Under the federal system Of pro-
Vlsioning and feeding troops, certain
allowance is allotted each man per
Gay For instance, during the month
OF July each mans daily ration allow
Rnee was 27A cents. At the end of the
month If a company has kept below it's
mess allowance, the balance of the
money is turned over to the company
commander in the form of check
oraWn on the treasurer of the United
states. During the first twenty days
Ii camp, Battery A was s36171 under
iLs mess allowance and received a
theck Tor the amount During the first
zen days the field hospital corps saved
aOout S140. This money is put into
the company fund and at the end of
'ne encampment is divided among the
Meh' Nearly every company In the
"Sconsln brigade is below its ration
NHowance and has neat sum in the
soFernment bank Company and regi-
mental canteens also are netting neat
P'onts Tor the soldiers.
"hetner or nut a company has
SnecK coming from the government at
END OF each month out Of its mess
lo"anee depends on the mess SER
II he studies the system of
1eealng his men so that he does not
HeTran each mans ration, but instead
eps under the government allowance
company is almost certain to have
O@hk account from the start Near
every company is doing it without
camping the meals OF the men. The