The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1917-06-28
TELLS OF BOYS
AT THE CAMP

Al IdE CAMP
Harvey James, editor of the
Breckenridge Telegram, in another
letter last week, tells what the
boys are doing. His letter is as fol-
lows:
"Well, the eventful Saturday
marking the end of the first per-
iod has passed and we are still here
though slightly disfgured. The d.
vision of the men into the several
branches of the service was COM
pleted Sunday. Now we have to
get acquainted with our roommates
all over again.
The engineer company left Fri
day for Leavenworth, Kansas, and
practically another company of
men for the Coast Artillery, were
sent to Fortress Monroe, Va, Sat-
urday so that we now have nine
companies Of infantry, one troop
of cavalry and three batteries of
field artillery. Ch.s. Babe of Wah-
peton left with the engineers. w.
r.; Meis of Breckenridge is now
with the cavalry troop and is hap
py as that is the branch he learned
to be partial to when serving a.
four year enlistment period with
the regular army several years ago.
despite. constant rumors that
men who plainly were not able to
qualify for commissions would be
dropped at this time nothing of the
kind has so far happened and L is
still question in our minds wheth-
er or not we are considered as cap
able of learning in few months
to lead and look after the welfare
OF several scores of precious Ameri-
can young men who will shortly en-
ter upon their training for the bus
mess of war.
lin the change the lucky 18th
company loses its identity and will
hereafter be known as Company
No. 9. There are no superstitious
men in the company and those re.
naming would have preferred the
distinction of the IL number.
"The favorite song of the men is
still All we do is sign the pay roll.
All we do is sign the pay roll, All
we do is sign the pay roll, And we
never get doggone cent. The pa
pers tell us, however, that the ghosa
may walk this week.
"The second period of the camp
training will start Monday with an
all day stay at the target range for
Company 8. Our dinner will b.
brought to us and we are to hr
called at 4:30 to get an early start
for the place which is about two
miles from our barracks. Many
skinned noses and ITO sore arms
are predicted upon our return.
However, it will be the first op.
portunity we rockies have had to
demonstrate our lack of skill with
g high powered rife and will be
therefore approached with consid-
cradle trepidation, whatever that
is.
wallace Willard former men,
Der of Company I of Wahpeton,
was shown the honor of being Sc
lected to have charge of crew Of
men the past week who prepared
the range trenches, ETC., for the
practice. This is a very good indi-
cation of the fact that he is more
than making good.
Nothing of the war depart
ment's plans for the second train
ing camp is known bv the students
here but if they take men without
previous military training, and Ii
believe they will, it is my belief
that they seek men who are athletic
and yet of keen enough; mind to
fair degree in short time. Clo-
fair degree in as hort time Col
lege athletes and hunters would
seem to be the best qualified. other
things being equal. Applications
would do well to state any q,rnIif-
cations along this line.