The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-27
CAMPS
HUSTLING IN
WAR TRAINING
Vermonters at Camp Devens
in Light Artillery
THE 103D HAS MOVED
Depot Brigade at WestfieId is Moving
Onto Grounds Recently Occupied
BY Departing Regiments.

Camp Devens Aver, Sept 26.--
Dentists, men OF wealth, professors,
laborers and men from the various
walks in life are all brushing elbows
in this great camp. These men are
mingling in spirit of comradeship
never equaled. All are pulling to-
gether in the training course, which
will eventually fit them as soldiers
equpeed to drive the Hun from the
trenches.
1t is this same spirit which is driv-
ing that lonesome feeling from the
hearts of any wherein 1t may seek
to rest. Only yesterday fellow just
| past u and haling from Springfield
sat down on the steps Of his barracks
downcast. He had held a response
| BILE position and had always lived at
home. He began to think of mother
and the downy beds and the city, and
tears came to his eyes. A big husky
fellow, who had "roughed it, through
| life, came along at this time. 1t took
him only a minute TO discover the
| situation OF his brother soldier. In
| fatherly fashion this fellow went over
TO the "tenderfoot' and spoke words
| of encouragement, words which
meant the world TO that boy. He
Strengthened up. wiped away the tears
and said: "Well, army life isn't so
bad" II is such a spirit which will
make Camp Devens' army one Of the
| finest in the country.
Two thousand regular army soldi-
| ers have arrived and been lost in the
great gathering These men are here
tonight camped in barracks prepared
to assist in training rockies in the
arts of warfare. These men came and
settled without the least commotion,
few II any in the vicinity knowing OF
| their arrival In any ordinary city
such an event would be signal for the
outpouring of its citizens, but not so
with this village.
Ii will be interesting to those back
home to know what the boys have TO
do and when. Reveille, first call. is
sounded at 5.45 Ten minutes later
comes march and reveille Assembly
is scheduled for O'Clock with break
fast at els. Then at Gas policing
and sanitation is the rule with inspec
tion and general policing at LIS. The
captain gives a general talk at 7.30.
This is followed by an hour of calls.
thenios, after which the men are
drilled. Forty minutes before mess
the men are ordered to clean their
clothing and shoes.
Physical inspection is the first duty
in the afternoon The captain at the
conclusion continues his morning
talk. Then the men are drilled again
Supper comes at $50, after which
the men are given three hours OF
recreation for letter writing. At
o'clock the call for quarters Is sound
ed, followed an hour later by the
blowing of taps and the extinguish
ing of the. lights.
To feed the 21.000 men daily the
following is necessary; 16,6SS pounds
of beef, 1870 pounds Of bacon, 21,37y
pounds of -four, 95 pounds of bakins
powder, 1925 pounds Of beans, 145l
pounds of rice, 1850 pounds of pota
toes, 1850 pounds of fresh onions
e 1884 pounds of tomatoes, 5000 pounds
of prunes, 1000 pounds of jam, l5O
pounds of coffee. ZOO quarts of milk
l. S64O loaves of bread, quantities o
L fruits, spices, etc.
Lieut.Col d. NJ. Dalton, division
quartermaster, has on hand on
months rations for $4,000 men an
has one months on the move. II
plaps to have at all times one month
supply in camp This will insur
against any food shortage in cam
h and should comfort any skeptica
ones at home that their loved one
!. not being fed properly. This provide
v for giving the soldier a second hell
). ins.