Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-07-25

eye' Color of eyes) It wish to say.
here that there is no such color as
black or grey in the armys' descrip-
ton of eyes. 1t is always blue or
brown with numbers to denote the
shades. Negroes are usually brown
No. y. "Step on the scales.
(Weight). "Step under this rule.
(Height). Turn around docking
for Identification scars). Room III.
Read those letters over there.
(Testing the eyes. First one eye then
the other). Repeat the numbers you
hear" (In this test of hearing some
numbers are given by a person some
distance away in whisper, such as
Is and II make SO, while one ear is
held shut and then the other). Room
w. Jump up and touch both heels
against BODY. Lock your thumbs to-
gether and bend over and touch the
floor without bending the kness''.
Stand on tiptoe, squat and touch the
floor with both kness at the same
time" Work your wrist up and
ankles back and forth and up and
down" "Work your arms and legs.
Hop around on one foot and then the
other''. Room V. In this room we
found the heart and lung specialist
who gave us thorough examination.
Room vi. In this room there is a
specialist who give the ears and nose
very close attention. He also admin
istered the oath and when we came
out of there we were full fedged
soldiers of the United States of Amer
lea. Room VII. This is the room
which is much dreaded by nearly all
| the soldiers, althO I found it much
better than expected. Here they
paint one with iodine, first one arm
and then the other. Then while one
fellow holds your attention on one
side by scratching your arm and vac
cinating you another fellow on the
other side rams a. needle up your arm
a mile, and innoculates you. If un-
successful the first time, one is vaccin-
ated second time, and is innoculated
three times with an interval of seven
days. After this we were told to get
out which we cheerfully did. The in
incubation gives one slight headache
and fever about seven hours after
taking.
Each soldiers name is called many
times during the first few days at JEFF
ferson Barracks. They have to call
them off when they are forming the
squads of fifty. Again when they are
examined. And then again when they
are measured for suits and when they
are called out for drill and in fact
every time they line squad up they
have to call their names. Imagine the
officers troubles when he goes to call
the following names, all of which have
been enlisted during the last few days
Ciesielski, Cashier Hololowicy, Uysy-
ski, Czyz, Toncyski, Wojciechowski,
Sziniaka, Szczpan, Depezynski, Safer
apoulos, Kryzyzanowski, etc. Is it
any wonder that the non-coms are in
clined to get out Of patience easily and
| bawl one out at a moments notice.
! Just heard a story that I. must tell.
1t is said that one of the officers got a
letter from a riverman. One Of the
soldiers Of the barracks in moment
of dependency had jumped into the
Mississippi and was drowned. The
riverman had found the body. He
wrote the officer a letter and wanted
to know If they were paying a bounty
on dead soldiers.
| Another tale is going around that a
rich man wrote in and was very
wrathy because his son could not br-
ing his valet with him when he Joined
the army.
Another is that captain was cross
ing the parade ground. A rookie was
sitting on the grass. Now in army
life one is supposed to stand attention
and salute a commissioned officer.
This rookie just sat still. It is said
that the captain asked him how long
he had been in. I suppose he intended
to give the rookie a lecture. Il have
been In about two weeks" says the
rookie. How long have you been IMP