The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-11-08

Wheeler to the Reporter-Star, con-
tains so much Of interest that we
herewith reproduce it:
Camp Wheeler, Nov. 5.-Quiet
reigns again after three of the most
strenuous days we have had since ar
irving in Camp. All of Monday was
spent in shifting quarters, and unless,
one has gone through the experience
of moving at ali, it would be hard to
appreciate Just how much property
one company can accumulate. Com.
pany c only moved up the line two
mess-halls, but everything had to be
carried over and in short order, for
another company was moving into
the mess hall and tents we were va
eating. By noon practically every
thing had been shifted from one
street to the other It SO happened
that we moved into a vacant street,
and therefore we had none Of the
wooden frames which 60 under the
tents, so these had to be hauled from
considerable distance. About noon
it began to rain and continued at in
tervals through the night. During
the afternoon, between showers and
in the showers we began hauling the
thirty odd necessary tent frames. It
took about forty men to carry one Of
these frames, which are ceiled floors
and sides over which the tents are
put, and even then it was hand work.
The entire regiment was changed
around, and Monday presented a
busy scene as tents and supplies and
even wooden buildings, walked over
The ground on human wheels, to
their different locations. The mov-
ing was necessitated through the or
ders for our regiment to occupy one
block instead Of one and a half as
heretofore. Also the companies are
arranged consecutively now, begin
ming with the Headquarters Co.. fol.
lowed by the supply and Machine
Gun Companies. and then IL regular
companies beginning with A.
Monday night was an uncomfort.
able one for most of US for our tents
had been hastily pitched and were
hardly habitable even ON fair night
AS it was, the rain beat in on US hall
the night, and the wind blew during
the other half to such an extent az
Ito prevent sleep. Tuesday morning
dawned with an exceedingly fierce
cold wind blowing, upon bunch OF
shivering soldiers who complained ol
laying awake for several hours listen
ing to the tapping of the tent sides
and expecting every minute to have
the tent taken from over their heads
Several tents were torn down and
others were more or less discon
Injected.
Tuesday is trench digging day fol
the 124th Regiment, according t
4 ischedule. so we sailed forth again t
do some more excavating This TIM
we started some new trenches, ant
while on the trench reserve we nc
ticed the blue uniforms of severa
French officers who are here as in
structors.
Tuesday afternoon we continues
moving houses" as we termed tn
tent woodwork. Some one hit upo
a novel and labor saving stunt in re
gard to the moving process, whic
we were glad to take advantage Of
A railroad ran through our block, s
we picked up a frame several hur
dred yards down the line, placed
on the rails. got behind and pushe
1t to our company street, and the
carried 1t down to where 1t belonged
While pushing the houses" on tn
track two men went ahead wit
cakes Of soap and creased the rail-
thus making the running easier. w
4 were lucky because this railroad wa
torn up today. Today we have bee
busy going through our periodics
mastering program, which alway
precedes pay day. grading our con
\ pany street, and generally cleanin
up and getting settled after tn
scramble of the last day or two. T,
night we are comfortable again an
we hope there will be no more mo,
ing for a while at least.
The Y. M. c. A. buildings are ea
lily the most popular places in CAM
At night they are crowded with mel
busy writing. studying, reading q
playing. To quote from a recer
number of Trench and Camp:
II IF some rookie who was maxim