Middletown transcript., 1916-08-05
MARYLAND BOYS
START DAILY HIKE
Another Step in the Seasoning
Process Begins.
CAREY BURDEN OF SIS POUNDS
AZ They Become Hardened, the Length
OF the March Is To Increase Until
Days Jaunt VIII Cover
Twenty Miles.

Twenty Miles.
Eagle Pass, Texas.-Tha real work
of changing the Maryland troops In
camp here from a brigade of partly
trained, unseasOned soldiers to com
pletely welded, hardened and efficient
fighting unit, capable of sustained
marches and equal to the Drivations of
hard campaign, has commenced. The
entire brigade is practicing under full
marching order. Because the troops
have done but very little real march
ing since their arrival here and are
therefore not tough enough yet to start
on all-day tramps, it was decided to
make the first hike only six miles.
Even this short distance in this
climate, with every man carrying
about 55 pounds, will probably take
the starch out Of the boys. From now
on these marches will be he'd at regu-
lar intervals, the distance of the hike
le1gthening as the men become Injured
to the strenuous work until by the time
they are ready to return home an all
day 20mile march will look less for
midable to them than does the six
mile jaunt.
There is no denying that the sol
diers have been restless, owing to the
monotony of doing nothing but rout-
ing camp work, but the prospects OF
actual soldering, with the many diff
ferent kinds of interesting work, added
to the fact that part have been paid
off and have money in their pockets,
and that for those who have not, pay
day has almost arrived, has put them
all in high spirits.
Instructions in trench digging goes
on each day, and every morning a
company or more, carrying entrench
ing tools, disappear over the hills at
the back of brigade headquarters an6
spend the morning grubbing in tie
fint-like desert earth.
Other squads are at work on the
subcaliber range, under Capt Carroll
Edfar, brieade ordnance officer, and it
is hoped that the men will be abe
to go on the regular ranges in a short
time.
Clean Bill OF Health.
Col. Edward L. Munson, Of the
Medical Department of the United
States Army, arrived here to examine
thoroughly the sanitary arrangements
of the camp. Accompanied by Major
Mitchell, Captains Madar and Urken
braok, of the First Hospital Corps, he
inspected that regiment- He was
greatly pleased with the heath ar
rangement, and told Major Mitchell
that the sanitary side of the work
could not be improved upon.
Find Time For Athletics.
Since the various regiments that
make up Camp Ord have become set
tied the boys have an opportunity to
pay some attention to athletics. In
the Fourth much tin e is given to box
ing, and several of the companies
boast of some skilled mitt artists.
Bouts between representatives of the
different companies are he'd daily.
Baseball and Quoits are favo-ite
sports in all the regiments. Steps are
being taken to form leagues in these
sports in the Maryland regiments and
the Thirt:eth Infantry. The leagues
will probably open on Saturday. After
these leagues get well under way,
other sport swill be undertaken.
The Medical Corps of the Fourth
Maryland Infantry has formed an as
sociation for the purpose of bringing
the men closer together. The associa
ton will further the study of Spanish
and of the history, geography and Gus
toms of Mexico, and will devote itself
to Cleral athletics.
Gather, the year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin Lumm, Of Smithburg, was
drowned in the cellar at his home. A
heavy downpour of rain on the day
previous had flooded the cellar to a
depth of FIVE feet. The little fellow
had Wandered into the cellar from an
outside entrance while his mothers
head was turned.
Captain Edgar Must Resign.
Orders from the War Department
to the effect that no regiment can
have more than Is captains and hold
ing that the Office of inspector of
small arms has no place in National
Guard will mean that Captain Carroll
Edgar, Of the First Maryland, who has
been filling that position since the call
to arms was issued, will have to sever
his connection with the militia and |
will be given an honorable discharge,
on the receipt Of which he will leave
Eagle Pass for Baltimore.
When the troops were called out the |
old National Guard law was in effect, |
and this provided for a regimental in
spector of small arms practice. When |
the troops were mustered in after the |
new law went into effect Captain Ed |
gar, through some mistake on the part |
Of the mustering-in officer, was taken |
into the service under the old office. !
Although he was somewhat skeptica |
as to his status even after his arriva' |
here, telegram from the War Depart |
ment received on July stated that |
A census Of Manitoba's livestock
gives total of 665.6S6 cattle, 341,