The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-11-23
THE PALATKA NEWS, PALATkA, FLA,

Now in ACCOMPLISHING that ddesired task there are ways
ways and lead the establishment Oh 0a
course, favored Hence it is that the cold orange ua
mornings is pattered with little figures DONG
mic movements the command of anoher small hgue ~
above head paae" comes the high ntOnaon READY eNe
cse" and little swing and back up anu p"N ~ ~
once all at once Boche beat the Boche-and Ous
can't very many of them at once, the-the toge'e
motions summed up in squads aoons and then spaoS o
through nineteen thousand odd men totals up 10 qui'e "
unified desire to squash the Disgusting Ones ,.:
Next on the mornings program, that blood rcuans
vigorously there "Fa in" for minutes osngng! Now
the arv does not turn kindergarten nothing and it takes only
little listening the uneu yelling of he any tennessee ~
taneers-seveny-fve per cent of my own artillery regiment
of spirit arises from the DAILY pac
The themselves and the range runs all ' way
from the immortal "Tpperary" Kaiser Wilhelm to Sour
Apple Tree and the later popular patriotic song PACK " "
Black joe and all the old minor plants of the Southland
Drill sure trial but the encouraged by knowing
artillery drill much as the dough-ooys
and realizing o the purpose of drill have thrown them
the heartily So far there has been on the average
only awkward squad of eight men to company
There gawky powhand who sove with commenaaoe
but awkward earnesness to learn 10 the rear march, ,
he taken out of his squad and drilled sous by special oe
lieutenant Back and forth went the recruit cumsier and
maddr himself each time and each time came the officers %
Grated rbook cat the command march given as the
right strikes ground advance and plant the left foot turn
the balls of both feet the right and step off with the lett loot
in the direction" No
The officer pesped and he recruits evaporation with himself
increased At this point the major stopped in stroll of inspection
looked and then pointed to the recruit
This and the embarrassed youth
burst out You away from here You amt got damn bit of
business with That's my boss there
The size Of the camp lends it the dignity of small city, and
takes time for learn his about But there
is building which he find the first night he strikes the
red clay roads to Camp Gordon and that the everhospabe Y
NJ c. A. The stained buildings show plainly the
yellow Georgia pine barracks and the bright lights and cherry fire
at night benecent whose
resist
Everywhere during first heard the remark
"We can't that had much for the Y home but here
it's the best thing there is All in all think that in the work of
the Association realizing its ideal fellowship
here than anywhere else
Arllerymen they don't have to march much. Howev
er our officers are toughenng by letting ride an
frequently Besides drill there good long hike every Friday
and the Georgia does conne its
cotton either As hardened more
more enjoyable There is HEALTHY feeling swinging along
through fields and woods of body of who all with
for the same purpose The true enough
and misty TIE muadne vines trail down the
smell of the sorghum mills is the nothing more hostile than
buzard sails the sky We along automacay laugh
wish for water devise slow
ser and his and wonder how till the next ennute
rest Oh we are far from blood Slaughter yet near
enough even now for comfort But come to them our
bridges will be crossed hooughpspecay Kaiser Bill is on
the other side