Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-09-26
WHAT OUR BOYS ARE
DOING At CAMP FUN
STON TO KEEP BUSY
Interesting Letter Is Received
Which Tells In Detail of the
Routine. Cochise Bunch
Best Looking.

The following letter was received in
Bisbee few days ago from one OF the
Cochise county boys that went with
the first contingent to Camp Funston
and gives a good idea of what the boys
are doing. II was written to his
brother in Bisbee, but at his request
no names are mentioned:
Camp Funston, Sept. II.
Dear Brother:
We arrived here Saturday a. m. at
$50. We were hiked over the camp
and then told to disrobe; cold show
er awaiting us after which We were
I given the 90" then uniforms, hats
shoes and leggins were issued us.
| Then we drilled a little and then de-
tailed on police duty. Police duty is
nothing more than performing the
duties of street sweeper, and a
scavenger wagon combined.
At II noon we had mulligan, after
which we filled cotton sacks with hay
and made up our hunks. About 300
D. nj. we went to the hospital and re-
ceived two shots. one in the arm and
one in the fleshy portion under the
arm. Several have stated what these
shots contained but | have found no
one who knows positively what they
were They are intended to prevent
diseases and | guess will, if soreness
has any significance of their doing so.
At $50 D. m. we had retreat and then
some more chow. We spent the eve
ming getting into quarters.
Starting Sunday a. m. we started
daily routine of arising at 5:45, revel-
Grille at 500, mess at 6:15; assembly
at 700, and drill and lectures until
4:30 p. m. retreat at 500; mess at
$50 and then we are off until 500
D. m. From this time on we have to
be in barracks the rest of the night.
Lights go out at p. m.
Today we we're assigned to batter
les. | am in &C" battery of the 340th
field artillery. All of the Arizona
draft will belong to this regiment. Tom
Cowen is in ID" battery. Rudolph
Weiner is in "E' battery. Two of the
boys from Bisbee are in the same
battery as |. Weiner has had two days
of kitchen police. He makes a HI
of a waiter; all he is good for is to
carry water.
The captain in charge of battery
&C" told us today that we were assign
ed permanently until the war was
over. There is a rumor afloat that we
are to be the first of the draft army
to go to France.
If this is true we will have no OPP
portunity to go to training school.
One of the captains of our regiment
said the Arizona boys and especially
the Cochise bunch were the best look
ing fellows that had come into camp.
He said three months training would
make them some of Uncle Sans best
soldiers and he comes from the regu-
lars. AS soon as the horses arrive,
which will be within a week or 10
days, then our real work begins. Ev,
cry man has TO take care of his horse
and saddle. Drivers will have to pol
ish the harness and gunners will shine
the guns.
When each state quota arrives this
camp will contain $4,000 men. 1t is
about four miles long and two miles
wide. All barracks are two-story and
officers quarters one. A fire depart
ment of two Ford trucks compose the
camps protection.
II is almost o'clock so will have
to close. Remember me to all the
boys and relatives.
(There follows the address and
signature).
The second contingent arrived there
on last Friday morning and went
/ through about the same program Tel
legrams received from different ones
state that they have been assigned to
the different batteries. A number
were assigned to battery &C." the
same one that the letter above was
member of.