The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-04
co. H SOLDIERS
Enjoying CAMP
ALL BOYS REPORTED WELL AND
EVERYBODY BUSY.
IOWA TROOPS STAND HIGH
Honors To 16sth Reaiment-East Il
Alive To War-story Of Daily
Life In camp-Sam 8orum
5 Is Promoted.

Camp Mills, New York, Oct. /.
-TSam Borum of Company H of
Oskaloosa has been promoted TO
(. Sergeant. Everybody well.
Boys Have Plenty To Do.
Camp Mills, N. Y, Sept. 29.-Ow.
ing to the lack of time since our ar.
rival in camp | have been unable to
give you much news. But will try
and make up for lost time now and
give you a detailed account of our
activities here at Camp Mills.
We have here in the Rainbow Di
vision" about $1,000 men from many
different states. All branches of the
service hre represented, from the in
fantry to the aviation corps. The
aviation corps is particularly inter
esting branch of the service and from
six to dozen machines can be seer
over camp at all hours of the day
There Is one aviator here, a French
nan. who thrills the men with daring
eats, such as looping the loop anG
lying upside down.
The Grand Parade.
Sunday was an eventful day as We
paraded for Secretary of War Baker
ind from reports of New York papers
he 168th Regiment took the honors
One paper states that we are all about
six feet tall and were working OF
arms a couple OF months ago. Thai
ceminds me that here in New Yorl
The average person thinks that We
i've in that fictional part of the coun
try, the wild west. One woman asked
us If we weren't lonesome without
our horses. Her idea and that OF
many other people here is that W.
spend our time seated on a bronchc
adorned with fur chaps and sombrero
and chase cattle all day. am ap'
to believe that her dream of the ives
will be badly shattered if she chance!
to make a visit to it.
Alive TO Situation.
But there is one very evident fac,
n the east: The people here are more
Tive to, the real situation today thar
ire the. people. aGf. the middle west
Possibly it is because the vast prepar
atoms for an extended war are NOR,
in evidence here than in the west
But the casual observer cannot hell
tut see the intensity of the patriotism
of the people in the east. But l an
getting away from my original sub
iect.
Our work here covers a multitude
Of things so will just mention then
Is | go.
The Days Program.
Reveille is at $3.50 in the morning
Next is breakfast at 600, followed b.!
company fatigue. The next thing OF
the program is drill. We leav,
camp at 7:15 and march to our regi
mental drill ground, a distance o
lbout two miles. Upon reaching
here we are divided into platoons an(
are drilled by our platoon command
ers. The drills consist of close or
Ter work, squad drill, calisthenics
oayonet work and company drill. Tho
5ayonet work is perhaps the most in
teresting Of all as it is given us in Tho
French way which is altogether diff
'erent than that which we have beer
lsed to. Trench work and other diff
terent things are to be taken up il
the near future. We leave the drill,
ground at 11:00 o'clock and march tt
camp. Then one of the most i'm
portant events of the day happens
dinner. The men may be slow t.
get out for drill or fatigue. but there
seems to be no tagging when mess
,all blows.
Holiday Afternoons.
"Wednesday and Saturday after
Moons are holidays and we are allow
ed to go to town. Most of the mer
have been to New York already an6
they have all enjoyed the sights.
Well, must close this as we are
going on parade for Governor Hard
ing this morning and have only about
fifteen minutes to get ready.
The Company is all we'll and in good
spirits. 49,.
EDWIN EVANS,
Herald Corresnondent