Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-09-19
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
TRAINING IN ENGLAND

AMEklCAN ENGlNEERS TRAIN
ING CAMP IN ENGLAND, Sept. 10
a large delegation of the American
railway engineers spent day recent
ly as guests of the British troops
encamped at Aldershot, where the
king and queen with other members
of the royal family were present AT
the largest program of field sports |
that has ever been held on Salisbury |
Plain.
The Americans brought with them
a tug.of.war team which provided one
OF the features of the afternoon in a
long drawn contest with the char.
pionship team of the British Engi
neers. the result being finally dc
clared draw.
The big fcte was arranged by the
British garrison at Aldershot as n |
celebration OF the bringing in of it,
harvest. For months past men of all
ranks and regiments in the garrison
have been practicing, in addition to-
their military duties. the patriotism
| that seeks to defeat the enemy by pro
| vidng the nations with home grown
| food. Turf that had never before
known the ploughshare was plougheG
and sown. and men who had never
! learned the first rudiments of farm
! ing tOiled strenuOusly in their spare
hours under the guidance OF their
more skilful comrades. The result eX-
Ceeded all efforts. The AldeTshOt
harvest was so bountiful that men ana
/ officers simultaneously agreed that
q great harvest festival was eminent
ly the thing. and that nothing would
satisfy them short OF the attendance
Of the king and queen.
The king. who knows thing OF
two about farming himself, accepted
the invitation. and committee Of ar,
rangements representing every unit in
the district began work forthwith on
suitable program. The center OF
the days festivities was huge tent
! Aldershot harvest. There were fruits
vegetables, grain, shrubs, and roots
Of various kinds. The royal part!
motored down from Windsor. arriving
carly in the afternoon and remaining
for three hours.
\ The arena in front of the haryes
! InI hta ri
- lar grand stand" composed of dol
" bic line of ancient and modern tran'
port wagons which afforded seats fu
' the soldiers and their friends. For sis
" pence. the gate money all going 4
local war charities. the America
- visitors found they could have thCi
- choice of number of desirable pos
lions. either in the drivers seats &
big army 1Orrics. or on benches alOi.l
- side friendly delegations OF Brit!s
u Tommies and Non. Commissioned off
GERS.
II was like many-ringod cirCu,
While the field sports were in pre-
grcss on the ground. there was n cor
tiruous performance Of high diVin5
S gomcrsaulting. lrapczing, and ali VA
lctics OF aerobatics by squadron q
o British rirplanc men up aloft. Rcid
m races aud tugs.of.war were tho mos
~ spectacular types Of field sports. sue
d AZ a mounted wrestling competittor
n. I'm which both horses and men too
10 part in an exciting struggle the tcai
o from the Royal Engineers finally do
I. fcating the Army Service Corps o
=. points. ..
TO There was also Victoria Cross
r. race. illustrating the methods b!
ld which mounted men rescue comrade
pr in the actual lighting Of today. TIL
was followed by mimic exhibition q
'd bayonet fighting. and blindfold dri
n competition. in which blindfoldcd nor
r. commissioned officers OF various unit
In We'd with each other in putting thei
III blindfolded detachments through tn
IN complex movements OF open field drii
"a Meanwhile the women Of the sarr
ts son had baby show. in which Mr.
10 Corporal Tootle's twin boys secure
an easy victory. The first prize I'M