The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1917-07-21
INTERESTING LETTER
FROM CAMP LOGAN h.
R00TSATL L|TT[ERO

The Echo takes the liberty of pub
fishing excerpts from a private lette
received a few days since by its edito
from our esteemed young townsman
Mr.. Clarence w. Osoinach, who is a
Camp Logan Fl. Roots, Little Rock
k.rk., a member of the officers train.
ing camp, who, we are glad to note, i;
making good.'
"Some people, think, have thu
idea that the training camp is sum.
mer trolIc or vacation, but this is GER
tainly very mistaken idea. A few Of
the men came up here with that idea
but they are long since gone. We haye
now only the fellows who are willing
and physically able to stand the grind
"The following schedule will give
some idea of our work. Reyeille $50 A
M. (for the past week and this week {
A. M; breakfast at 6, police $50; in
spection 7, calesthenics 1880, drill s. we
then have drill of the company aud the
| battalion in close order; the company in
extended order or in attack and defense
until about 10:3d. At 10:45 until II we
have conferences. Dinner at 1915.
"The evening work starts at 1:30,
with patrolling, sketching or some 9th
er subject until 3 o'clock. From 3:15
until 5 we again have conferences. AT
$3.50 is retreat; then supper at 6. After
supper we are free until 1880. when
| study period starts. 1t only lasts two
! hours. At ten O'Clock taps and the
lights go out. We don't have much
trouble getting to Greenland.
"Most people visiting here ask how
we are fed. Our allowance is 75c day.
You can see that we have no reason to
complain, We get as much as We can
eat, AMI it is very we'll cooked The
| meals are varied and we do not get a
| chance to get tired of any particular
| thing.
| "Regarding our regular close
| order drill, there is nothing to say. |
| think everyone knows what it amounts
to. The extended order consists of the
formations used in entering combat SO
as toaninimize casualties. I think Uu9
most novel experience to date was camp
ing out for the night. We left about
| | 80 in the afternoon and marched about
| eight miles to the site OF the new can
| tenement. Just as we arrived slow
| rain started and continued until We go
| our dog tents pitched when it stopped.
There were three companies on the
camp. The first went on guard at six
| tae second at eight and We had our
| turn at ten. While we waited for our
turn to go out we were entertained by
our negro walters. They sang and
danced and made fun generally.
''Tne situation was that we were re-
treating before a superior force snd
While on guard each company was
placed in the positions which would have
been taken up to guard the encamp-
ment
"We got in at 1 o'clock. Our bed
was a poncho on the ground with
blanket to wrap in. For pillow we
| used knapsack which contained our
| pans, meat cans, knives forks and
spoons. Lacking better one this did
very well.
"For the past week we bave been hav-
ing aninstruction course in target prac-
tice. We were expecting our rifles to
kick our shoulders off. That is what
the ''bear" stories said they would do.
However, they did not kick any Of US
Part of the company is in the pits work
ing the targets while the other part
fires. The "steel jackets" crack like a
raw-hide whip as they pass overhead.
am not sure that we will get to fire 8
record course.
"Friday night we were all hard a
work on our "Manual of Courts martial
when our first sergeant came in anc
yelled to dress as quickly as we could
Fifteen men were ordered into the or
tderly room and the rest of us back tx
our hunks. A minute later the whole
company was ordered to form. We
formed double quick and learned that i
was fire alarm. In a short time We
were dismissed The cause was that
there was fire near the officeS's quar-.
tars. It was exciting for a time,
'Another novel experience was wheT
our company accidentally ran into tht
hrst tatallion one day when we were
tout for manelvers. TIE officers got to
gether and arranged for the Battalion
(four companiesl TO attack rs. W.
took up a position and they attacked.
Outnumbering US / 10 / they drove us
out of our position, but we held on long,
er than the time allotted US.
It's needless to comment on the per-
sonnel OF the camp. We have the fines
officers and men that could possibly b,
gotten together.
81 trust that everyone at home is en-
ioying fine summer. My regards tt
all my friends.
ssRespectfully yours,
i "CLARENCE w. OSOINACH.
nr /. r. SPENCE. Dentist. .nuauncex L;