The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-11-29
SAUK CENTREBOYS
Leave CAMP DODGE
WILL EAT THANKSGIVING TUR-
KEY ENROUTE FOR LITTLE
ROCK, ARK.
TO FRANCE SOON PROBABLY

CIVIL AND ARMY OFFICERS RE-
VIEW MINNESOTA BOYS ON
PARADE.
Camp Dodge, Nov. rs.
w. A. Moore,
Sank Centre, MINI.
Dear Bill-You may talk about
spectacles that send thrills up and
down your spine, but we're willing to
wager all we've got that big review
of marching troops will eclipse any
thing you know of. We have had
numerous such events, but none so
large and none before more and
higher-up officials than was staged
at Camp Dodge Wednesday before
Gov. ]. A. A. Burnquist, of Mime
sofa; Gov Harding of Iowa; Senator
Cummins; Brig. Gen. R. N. Getty and
Major Gen. Plummer and his staff.
Here they come! Watch! More than
5000 Minnesota and Iowa troops
showing to their respective governors
what two months training has done
for them. Headed by their respective
bands the long column of marching
troops are swinging toward the re-
viewing party in machine like pre-
cision, heads up, shoulders back,
guns glittering in the sunlight and
the step, that's what gets you; the
unison, the hands and feet moving
off at the same time and as they pass
the higher ups, the command "eyes
right is given and when the leader
comes to attention to the right and
back at the command "front." Major
General Plummer then ordered re-
view in double time in which the in
fantry alone took part. They're COM
ing again! Only twice as fast, these
long lines of olive dreh xaoa. anG
when this was done they all looked
good for miles more. Training had &C
complished something here. When it
was all over, the General was Statistic
the governors were stunned and if
you were there the panorama of
marching troops would have claimed
permanent niche in your memory. Ever
a frequency of these events takes but
little from ones admiration.
Since we have been back, a great
number of men have entrained for the
south and my company is booked to
leave. the first of this week. Sunday
we had farewell dinner in the bar
rack building. 1t also happened to be
one of our ieutenant's birthdays, so,
taking in both occasions, we had
everything we could eat, drink and
smoke from-we1l not narrate on this
subject, it might stop the flow of
"eats" from home. We did that stunt
once! Numerous toasts were given
and much parting brotherly affection
was in evidence. Well leave it to
men who have seen service that there
is an Incompatible fraternal feeling
in the army and you, yourself have
often heard old soldiers tell of their
comrades in the service. They say the
spirit is instilled in the men, that it
lives forever. We don't know about
that, only having been here couple
of months, but we know it has snrunr
into existance in that remarkably
short time.
It's long way to Arkansas, but we
are looking forward to warmer wealth
er, as good system of training, as
competent officers, and aside from be-
ing many more miles from home, con-
ditions will be about the same as here.
AS far as distance is concerned, we
expect to be very much farther away
from home in few months, anyway,
as it is generally predicted that the
Camp Pike division will be on the
road to France long before the Camp
Dodge increment. All who go to
Arkansas have finished their pre-
liminary training and are making
room for the selective CONSUMPTION
men due to arrive here in short time
and commence to do their bit at
::about facing" fright stepping" left
facing" squads right abouting" and
many more and advanced commands
as they are put in the pot to "melt"
and come out as soldiers.
It is queer to see the French blue
uniforms sprinkled in with the brown
down here. They are at the training
camps now giving the men and Of
ficers the Every latest" from the scene
of action. One thing strikes you quite
forcibly about them, aside from their
ysery correct military bearing, and
that is the fact that they are always
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