The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-20
TOO MANY SORE
ARMS IN CAMP;
NO PARADE TODAY
Everything Will be Lovely
by Sunday, the Officers
Think.

Business of nursing sore arms at
Mobilization camp will be the pro.
gram for today and tomorrow and un.
til these arms are cured there will be
/ no drill and no parade.
Adjutant, Captain Claude Layman
figures all bad arms should be in con-
dition by Sunday. At any rate he is
to frame an extended program for
Sunday at the camp in which all sol.
diers will partake. This is for the
benefit of the thousands of visitors
| who flock Fair Groundward as soon
as Sunday dinner dishes are washed.
Your paper said it was funny hand.
ling the mules out her yesterday" said
one OF the men In charge of the ami,
mails. 1T may be funny for you guys
watching us but believe me when
that old buck mule over there lifts
her hind legs there aint no German
gun in this here world that can stand
behind her."
Four of the mules got away this
morning and no circus ever presented
so many laughs in so short time as
did those rockies chasing the animals.
The horses and mules which were
| shipped to Fairmont are OF Troop C
Third cavalry which made. the punt.
tive expedition with General Pershing
into Mexico last year. They are all
branded thus and the men who came
with them state they are the animals
that pushed Pershing through the cacti
! and hot sands and singing insects of
the southern border They must not
have been very we'll fed on the way
or else they have bad habits. The
sides of the cars we're knawed away
in several places when the cars were
placed for unloading yesterday.
Next to the horses and mules, the
most interesting animals at camp are
the dogs. There is one dog in camp
located in the tent next headquarters
who never pricks his ears to bugle
calls except when mess and officers
calls are sounded. The men in camp
are begging for mascots in the shape
of dogs or something they can have
a little fun within their spare mo,
ments. Magazines from one month to
go years old have been piling into camp
for use at the Y. NJ. c. A. The boys
have read most Of the old issues OF
the magazines and want new ones.
They feel the old magazines are good
enough to read through II they have
never seen them but they want new
ones. One Of the soldiers speaking
Of the magazines for Y. NJ. C. A. use
this morning said, ut takes lot OF
patriotism for a fellow to bring out
| seven-year- old MAGAZINES"
In this he summed up the argument
OF the entire organization at the Fair
Ground. The Y. NJ. c. A. is doing
work for the members of the First
regiment which will never be publish.
ed but which to the men is certainly a
lift. Lots Of the boys who work for
their daily bread In times OF peace
have no money and the Y. NJ. C. A..
has given them stamps to write to
their mothers and sweethearts along
with pens, pencils, ink and PAPER. The
Association Of course gets the few
pennies back from time to time as
the men get hold Of some change.
Even /. o. U. checks which the men
make out and which are o. KID by
the Company commanders are cashed
by the Y. M. G. A. Loans may be
, made to members Of the companies
who get slips from their company COM
manders. This Is the sort Of work that
the men want done for them. They Of
course appreciate applause when they
are on parade. They feel better when
told their company is the best drilled
in the regiment. They enjoy this but
when each man has his own little trag.
edy and must fight 1t out personally
without the assistance Of the govern.
ment's ammunition they come to the
Y. NJ. c. A. and there ]. W. Hight or
Buckley are always ready to do for
them.
The 2 viii soon start showing NOV.
ing pictures for the boys in camp. They
fwill perhaps at first be shown but
thrice q week free to the men but
at considerable expense to the Y.