Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-06-30

SER" while another depicted horseshoe
with a large G in the middle.
The members Of the third section were
Major Mayo, commanding; Lieut.. En-
right, train quartermaster; Capt. Good
rich: 16 men of the hospital corps. Com
panies Of Livermore Falls, D of Nor
way. E Of Skowhegan. F of Dover. OF
Bangor, H of Waterville. and the machine
gun company from Bangor.
In addition to those already men
toned. a permanent detail which re
ported to Lieut.. Kinds this morning en-
trained in the first section after the
baggage and equipage had been loaded.
Companies A, B, c, D. and F fur
nished four men each while Companies
G, H, l, K, and NJ furnished five men
apiece.
At the Muster Ground
On the hill at the mobilization camp
are a few scattered tents, the skele-
ton frameworks Of the once busy mess
halls; a checkered field OF brown
squares where tents reared their can
vas domes, and q few hundred recruits
training with the anticipation Of the
day when they will be sent to the
front, along with a number OF disap-
pointed men who failed to pass the
rigid physical examination required by
Uncle Sam.
Every hour was a hustle hour" at
Camp Keyes Thursday. From early
morning until the men left, 1t was
hurry" hurry" hurry" to clean up
the odds and ends that had to be fin-
ished before the troops should leave.
All routine drills and orders were sus-
pended and the day was one OF prep
aration entirely. There was steady
string Of heavy wagons and motor
trucks rambling up the hill all day
long, and an interested crowd Of spec
tators gathered to watch the breaking
Of camp.
Before noon the tents were collaps-
ing right and left, baggage was piled
mountain high, men and officers were
hurrying to and fro in a manner that
seemed to the uninitiated wild confu-
sion, but to those who knew 1t was
merely the necessary hustle caused in
breaking camp. and the fact that every
man was ready for departure hours
before the troops left the fleld shows
had a meaning all its own.
Many Of the fathers and mothers.
sisters and brothers. sweethearts and
friends were at camp in the morning
to pass every minute possible with
those soon to leave them. One motherly
little woman sat comfortably on a
blanket during the noon hour dividing
her attention between lucious look
ing home-packed lunch and the torn
shirt she was mending for her boy.
Co. Ms Goat Left
The time in waiting was one Of ten
sion among the troops. Every one was
ready and anxious to leave the field
and start on their way to the front.
The pain of departure was before
many and their wait was an impatient
one During the time that the men
stood in arms on the field, courteous
cheers were exchanged with a will be-
tween the companies, and the boys Of
to the goat-which. by the way, they
were unable to take with them as mas
cot.
From one Of the company streets
came the chanted query: Are we down
hearted?" and thousand young
voices all over the field thundered a
NO" in answer will we get Car
ranza?" they continued. You bet we
WILL came the answer
Il would like to know whether or not
I am going,' said one recruit. anx-
iously. I've chased up and down this
field fo'ty-'leven times today, and
don't know any more about it now
than did then"
A big automobile almost grazed one
pretty young lady as she unsteadily
left the field. DO look out" said an
anxious friend. catching her by the
arm. Il dd-don't care" she choked,
they can run over me al they want
to now"