Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-17

IIvIIEN the time comes for YOU to enter
w the army YOU will be instructed to re.
port at some convenient place in your own
ncighborhood The exact instructions will
be given later As quickly thereafter as
proper arrangement can be made, you ana
the other men who are assigned I" report
to the same officer will lac transported to the
training camp (or rantOnmcu', as II IS
sometimes called
There will be nearly forty thousand men
IN each cantonmcnt The task Of preparing
for your arrival Is enormous. Each cam
tonmeut will require 20 100000 f"et of lum-
ber 1900 doors. 81 .OOO window sashcs, 1865
casks Of Portland cement and 5000 yards OF
broken stone The water supply OF u can
toninent will be > 500. 600 gallons day. II
will have ita own sewerage system, fire de-
rartmcnt bakeries, ice plants and hospitals
II will even require a gigantic steamboat
if,,, ulaut Sixteen cities, each with popu-
latiou Of 10. 900 wen cared fnr--that is the
task.
DON'T GRuMBLE
Ia spite Of the best efforts, it Is possible
that some Of the details may remain untin-
ished at the beginning of your camp ne
There will be q certain amount OF hustle
and apparent confusion ON the surface,
Bear in mind that underneath II all lies
well-thOught- -out plan. I'm working out this
pIan everything possible has been done for
the comfort and convenience OF individual
soldiers Don't grumbIc II you run into
some temporary delays or inconvenlences al
the beginning one of the tests OF good
soldier is his cheerful Willingness to take
things as they are and make the best of
them,
You are naturally Interested in forming
some idea Of the camp life of a soldier.
The description which follows viii help
YOU in forming this idea, However there
will be many changes as you go along III
your training.
4. tho men in the National Army must
u.t ready i'm record breaking time, their
training will be more strenuous than that
of soldiers in peacctime. You will find there
is plenty of hard work ahead of you. The
average energetic young American VIII be
glad Of II.
BEGINNING THE DAY
The soldier arises for the day usually At
about & o'clock. a little earlier IN the sum
mer and a little later in the winter. The
buglers sound the call known as fcNelhe'
The men dress and fall i'm.
your first experience Of military drill
will probably consist of "settng-up eNer-
cises" which ordinarily occupy the hrst
few minutes of the day. They consist OF
certain movements of the head, arms, trunk
and legs which are carefully designed not
merely to develop your muscles, but also
tn increase your skill. grace. self-control and
self-reliance At the same time they VIII
also put you into the right frame of mlnd
for a vigorous days work,
In the mornings when the bugle rings
ont the reveille and you crawl out of your
hunk reluctantly, possibly tired and sore
from the previous days work. you will find
yoursclf wonderfully freshened and cheered
nm by a few minutes vigorous setting-up
exercises. Watch their effect on yourself
and you will see why they are so highly
regarded by the most experienced soldiers
of the army It will be only a short time
until YOU look upon the early morning
setting-up drill as one of the pleasantest
features Of your day.
Then comes washing up and breakfast.
Usually breakfast Is followed by n half
hour for cleaning the barracks and hunks
and putting clothing and bedding in order.
Frequently the company commander will
inspect the barracks Immediately after
ward to make sure that every man has at
tended TO his part of the work. There IL
then often some time which the trained
soldier uses for attending to his personal
needs. tidy!ng up his clothing, and the
like
MORNING DRILL
The remaining two or three hours of the
morning are likely to be spent in drill
at first i'm ''Close order" and later in "eX-
tended order" also These terms will be
explained in another part of this course
| AS you advance the drills will become more
| and more interesting, During the drill there
| are numerous short periods of rest.
In most camps guard mounting comes
| about noon. This consists of relieving the
men who have been guarding the camp and
| turning over this duty to new men. Each
| soldier mounts guard not oftener than once
| a week. After guard mounting the men go
| to dinner. which comes at II o'clock. At
| least one hour il always allowed for dinner
| and rest
| During the afternoons the work is likely
| 10 be varied and to include additional set
| ting-up exercises and other lrills, target