The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-05
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Grounds. The camp grounds last
night were lighted only, by camp fires
and by shafts of light penetrating the
darkness from the officers quarters.
Bugle calls brought the troops to &C.
ton on each occasion, Taps at last
sending them to Sunderland. Some
of the boys who left sweethearts be-
hind them are already sick OF camp
while others are Just beginning to live
the real life. The cooks have terrible
times keeping the youngsters fed and
find it difficult to ever cook enough to
satisfy.
The meals are the best obtainable.
The supplies purchased for the army
are always the best or they are not &C.
cepted. The meats, vegetables, bread,
butter, lard, canned goods, ETC., all
must be OF the highest grade All sup.
plies are let out for bid by Captain
Leonard H. Jones and Lieutenant Char.
mock the party having his price lowest
OF course always getting the awards.
Nine units slept at the camp last
night and all report invlgorating breez.
IS having blown all night. The nine
thus honored or rather thus tested
were. the Supply company. Sanitary
Detachment, Company F. Company G.,
Company d, Company L, Gregory band
Company and Headquarters company
officers. Others will be here from day
to day and will be thoroughly examined
by the army surgeon and will be mus
tered into Federal service. By Sun
day when hundreds of visitors are ex-
pected at camp everything will have
been completed and running in regu-
lar order.
The grounds are ideal for all sorts
Of drills and practice. The hill sides
and the levels can be used to great ad.
vantage by the officers putting the men
through the drills. This will be done
daily and may be watched by those
who care to make the trips out to the
Fair Grounds.
The soldiers work hard, eat we'll and
sleep in the open, and when they have
few spare moments they like to come
to town to see the fights. This they
do in the evening but they must return
to their cots by 1890 o'clock at night.
In coming to and going from town the
boys use the street. cars and some of
then are kicking because the street
car line charges fares. Some men may
be seen leaving camp with blue over
coats and some without any uniforms.
This Is only an indication that all of
the equipment has not arrived. The
blue coat is no longer regulation, all
dress being olive drab. Equipment on
the road now will be furnished those
without uniforms.
The men in camp are greatly inter
ested in what is transpiring at Wash.
ington. The men feel they are too
good to stay in camp and want what
they call workout" They do not
know where they go next. they do not
know how long they will be in camp
and naturally they are more than anxi-
Gus for news.
The boys in the line hate LaFollette.
They do not understand why citizen
should have any say concerning the
work of the army and navy. But they
worry little over LaFollette and the
paclfists and want only to get Il chance
to get to the front where they can try
their skill with the guns.
Telephones have been put in the Of
ficels' headquarters at camp but aside
from this the men are cut off partially
from the news world. They are located
where rumors are scarce and where
truth is stranger than fiction. They
are company for one another and but
few Of them get lonesome.
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