The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-08-10
BrattlebOrO Boys Receiving
Valuable Training
with Sd Inf. "
ARRIVAL OF WEEDEN
SURPRISED CAMP
Taylor Morse of 74th New York Tells of
Cloudburst and Tents Standing in Wa
ter - Private Kilderry Satisfied to
Hang His Hat in Texas.
Especial to The Reformer !
EAGLE PASS, Texas. Aupnst

EAGIE PASS, Texas, August 4
All IS quiet on the Potomac tonioht.
Inc boys are all in camp, all have taken
ther bath and are lounging around in
Lhelr paJamas waiting for bed time.
inns Is the way the Vermont bows pre-
pare for hike. Tomorrow a ninemile
hike is slated. Vermont forms the ad
vance guard for the brigade. The main
BODY is the two Kansas regiments. The
problem Is TO attack and capture or
destroy the enemy supposed to be at
ranch about 20 miles up the Rio Grande
where we have outposts. Our brigade
Us to be the tactical unit to carry ont
the plans. The formation is this: The
advance guard under Col. Reeves leaves
camp at clock followed at 1000
wards by the main body The point will
be from company designated by
Major Tinker of the ID battalion. The
tiankers, connecting files, support and
reserve are the remainder of the regi-
ment.
l will give an account of this hike
IN Sunday letter as it may be of in
terest to Brattleboro people. Every dav
schemes are being worked out for the
comfort Of the men. The latest is a
combination mess hall, cook tent. etc.
all in one The floor is cinders. sills are
laid to take in all room needed for
handling the entire mess for each COM
pany, the sides will be screened in and
roof put on. This is step toward
comfort and sanitation, as no flies viii
be around.
Next under consideration is regi-
mental canteen. This viii be a wooden
structure 20 by 40 1t is a sort of de-
partment store. The men can buy gov
ernment clothing toilet articles. ice
cream, sodas, smokes and endless num-
Der of articles. Artifcer PELLET is an.
pointed chief mechanic and has full
charge of things-a call for the eff
Gent may be that Is why the
Vermont outfit is called to build roads
at the post headquarters, furnish pa
| troll guards and guard the internation-
al bridge, as we have been called on
| to do. The company goes to the Sd
infantry, regular army, for drill and
instruction twice week. This is
very valuable training. l DO not know
what the officers say to the MARYLAND
and Kansas outfits but they tell Us
that we have got those outfits beat a
mile.
Among some of the officers | have
met al the III infantry are LIT. Van
! Fleet and Merrilatt, who were foot
ball stars at the Point two years ago,
as the sportsmen viii remember.
F.! 1t is no wonder the militia was called
Ito the border as the regular regiments
fare very much depleted. Some COM
lpanies have but 30 to 30 men.
! 1t is the opinion of many that we
| shall be here at least until November
| Ben Weeden came into camp tonight.
He came all the way from Vermont
! and has taken up quarters at the hotel.
| The boys are all healthy and the vac
cination run has been completed. Most
| of them take shower baths every day.
The shower baths are very much ap-
l1reciated feature of the camp.
/ will endeavor to keep the hoys in
close touch with home through The Re
/ former.
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