Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-17

same time they will also put you
into the right frame of mind for a
vigorous days work.
In the mornings when the bugle
rings out the reveille. and you crawl
out OF your bunk reluctantly, pos
sioly tired and sore from the pre-
Vlous days work, you will find your
self wonderfully freshened and
cheered up by a few minutes vigor-
Gus setttng-up exercises. Watch their
erect on yourself and you will see
why they are so highly regarded by
the most experienced soldiers of the
army. 1t Will be only short time
until you look upon the early morn
ing settlng-up drill as one of the
pleasantest features of your day.
Then comes "washing> up and
breakfast. Usually breakfast is fol-
lowed by halt-hour for cleaning
me barracks and hunks and putting
clothing and bedding in order. Fre-
quently the company commander
VIII inspect the barracks Immediate
iy afterwards to make sure that eV-
cry man has attended to his part of
the work. There is then often some
time which the trained soldier uses
TOT attending to his personal needs,
tidying up his clothing. and the
The remaining two or three hours
or the morning are likely to be spent
In driil-at first in CLOSE order" and
later In extended order" also. These
terms VIII be explained in another
part or this course. AS you advance
the drills will become more and
more interesting. During the drill
rest.
In most camps guard mounting
COIueS ABOUT noon This 90
renewing the men who have been
suardlng the camp and turning over
TINS duty to new men. Each soldier
mounts guard not oftener than once
week. After guard mounting the
men go to dinner, which comes at
CLOCK. AT least one hour is al
ways aIIoWed for dinner and rest.
-, During the afternoons the work is
likely to be varied and TO incIude
auultlonai setting-up exercises and
otner drills, target practice, bayonet
exercises, and later more advanced
orllllng. About O'clock comes the
evening parade and retreat" when
lne nag is lowered or furled for the
Hlsht. The band plays THE Star
SpahsIed banner" while all officers
ana soldiers stand at attention. The
ceremony is designed to deepen each
man respect and love for the flag
Whlch he serves; it is always imnres.
slNe. AFTER the flag is lowered, it is
eareIully folded and escorted by the
guard to headquarters, where IT is
kept until the next morning, when
1t is again raised.
supper comes between and
O'Clock. and is usually followed nv
a period of rest. In the traininS
camps there will be many opportuni-
tles Tor variety of healthfuI amuse-
ments-for sports, music, the thea
Ter, ana so on. as later described.
Iaps are sounded by 10 O'Clock. This
is the signal to put out all lights. re-
tlre and keep quiet. TT closes the
DAY Tor the soldier and sends him to
his blankets a tired and sleepy
man." ePS
This is only a sample of a dav in
camp. On some days your company
VIII go on on hikes" After a time
there may be longer marches. when
you VIII carry your shelter tents with
you and will make your own camn |
each evening. These are days that |
VIII be especially interesting. You
Will learn the soldiers art of adapt- |
ing yourself to new situations and !
making yourself comfortable.
Your officers will ask you to do |
nothing that they have not MANY
umes done themselves. They will |
ask nothing of you which any nor
mai, healthy man cannot do. After
month or two of this training Won
Will find that you have begun to take
on some of the skill and the self-re-
lance or real soldier.