Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-09-14
Regiments Sent Home.

~ lidHo aENauc anu genuine soiuiHt
yells, mingled with old time cat calls,
The Minnesota, Indiana and Nebraska
men were saving goodbye to the New
York and Louisiana regiments sent
home. A small army OF men congrer
gated along the tracks shortly before
s p. m. when the first OF series OF
Pullman passed through. The cheer,
ing was continuous until III o'clock.
Enough money has been made from
the Third Minnesota regimental ex.
change to purchase ball suits for the
regimental team and this has been
done by Chaplain w. s. Emery.
Colonel I'll. v. Eva, commanding the
Third Minnesota infantry, has asked
that Lieutenants Rudolf L. Gaalaas OF
saltwater and Milton Gallup OF st.
Paul be reassigned to their regiment
for field service. Both officers were
| barred at Camp Bobleter after taking
the physical examination, Since their
have passed the examination and been
mustered into service.
On Recruiting Duty.
| The regiment is short two commas.
stoned officers, as Lieutenant Edward
| b. Cutter of Anoka and William Al.
Brown OF Duluth are at home stations
on recruiting duty.
| Colonel George K. Leach OF the First
Field artillery welcomes rain at Llano
Grande. He has no horse shoes for the
artillery horses and IL 1t weren't for
the rain and mud he would have diff
Guilty in using any of the horses for
| drill. ..-. 49,. "A.
! Captain Charles Pulls, u. S. A.. who
was last year stationed In Minnesota
as instructor to the militia artillery
! Is with Pershing In Mexico.
| Captain +. b. Cruise, who was desig
mated as inspector instructor for Min
nesota artillerymen. has been made a
lieutenant colonel of Pennsylvania ar
tillery and has left for Pennsylvania
Letter Starts Probe.
When Corporal Norman Thompson
II company. Second Minnesota. Man
kato, wrote home to father that con
ditions at Llano Grande were such
that he didn't expect to live until the
letter reached home, he started some
thing.
An investigation was begun hut II
ended soon. The records show that
on July 2. after he had written the
letter home, Corporal Thompson vol
unfairly and of his own free win re
enlisted In the national guard for six
years.
Builds Balloon In Camp.
Construction of a balloon, SO feet
high and 1,14o feet in circumference
with the limited facilities at hand In
military camp--that was the tasi
accomplished by Charles w. Hardin
Company |. First Minnesota. Hardin
who is a professional balloonist en-
listed In Fergus Falls with the hope
Of seeing service as an aviator. AfteI
waiting six weeks for balloon, hi
decided that immediate action wal
necessary IL he was to have his equip
ment. Building balloon in camp pre-
scented many difficulties. Thus far
Hardin has made but one fight owinl
to poor weather conditions, but h
has promised more. Men from othe
companies have been making contrI
buttons TO the fund and the balloon
has been practically paid for. Arm
officers expressed some surprise tina
Hardin had been able to accomplish
this task in camp. They have bee
watching his work and 1t Is probabl
that he may receive official recogn
ton as an aviator.
Raise Recruiting Costs.
Artillery officers In camp at For
Smelling awaiting orders to entrain TO
the border have been compelled t
. pass the hat" among themselves 4
order TO raise money with which +
pay recruiting expenses. With tn
three batteries of the First battalion
of the First Minnesota Field artiller
numbering approximately 1877 mel
each, and more men needed before tn
membership will reach the govern
ment requirement, the state adjntan
general says he has no money for re
cruiting expenses. The federal govern
ment declines to pay state camp bills
The officers are digging up" Ont
day recently, the sum of $3.50 wa
collected In the hat passing process
This and other money goes for print
ing of circulars and the expense o
recruiting parties
Luce Says Men Like South.
Col Erie ID. Luce Of the First Min
nesota regiment has reiterated his be
lief that the guardsmen at the borde
are satisfied. "As a general PROPOSE
ton think the boys of all the regi
ments down there are enjoying them
selves" he said, though Of cours,
I'm hardly qualified to speak for an.
but my own outfit | know they arr
satisfied. / do not care to enter Int,
controversy with the men Of tn
Second" Sharp issue was taken will
Colonel Luce's statement published
recently that no one on the horde
wants to come home" Fred II. Stop
pie and Norman w. Mackay, member