The Springdale news., 1917-10-26

tReg. Supply Sergeant, 142nd. F. Al Especial Correspondent to The News.1
 Fort Roots, Sunday, October 21- Lscal people should be proud of the record the Springdale company is now making in camp. A thrill ofpride should be felt by every citizen of Springdale in the performance of the boys from the apple belt of Arkan- .as"
 Every desire that IS in the power of the "home folks" should be full filled for the boys here in camp. The weather for the past two weeks has Been everything but pleasant, but not tery "A" Almost every day the wind drives clouds of dust through the camp, covering bedding, clothing and equipment with coating from an inch thick down. Then everything must be cleaned and gone over for the next inspection. This would have a tendency to make any one but a good soldier hate army life. It does that to the weak ones, and they begin to wish for home But such is not the case with the boys from Springdale and surrounding sections-not too much credit must be given the boys from Springdale proper as Battery A has some mighty good soldiers from Elm Springs, TontitoWn, Lowell, Huntsville and Huntsville they grin through the coat of dust that covers their faces and clean up with will and vim that is making them the pride of the entire 142nd Field Artillery.
 The nights have been cold, entire ly too cold for anything like comfort when sleeping under canvass, but the men of Battery A are not whining They seem to have made up their minds that they are here for service, Degardelss of weather conditions, and they take their medicine as a true soldier should.
 Parents at home should not worry about their sons. The "sons" are rap Idly hardening and getting in shape for the work that IS to come, and al- though the present weather is rather hard to stand, 1t should be remem- Aered that by this time next year, should the war last, the boys will probably be in harder service, ser vice that will make the present lit tie unpleasantness seem like a beau tifu dream.
 Thursday afternoon the camp was visited by driving rain, proceeded by a dust storm. The rain was the first of any consequence since the ar rival in camp. Several small drizzles have visited the camp, but the rain Thursday afternoon was accompanied by high wind that caused "unpeg ged" tents to flap and flutter, and eV- erything loose to be blown out of place.
 Battery "A" stood the ordeal in good condition, not single tent blow ing away, and none of the tents being wet on the inside. Every tent has it's quota of eight men, including the cor Poral in charge, and every corporal is on his job when a storm is approach ing. This is one reason why Battery "A" stands at the head of the list in . the 142nd F. A. The corporals, upon whom depends the success or failure of the battery, are on their jobs from revielle to retreat-and some of them from retreat to revielle.
 We'll this ramble has been carried on about far enough, and we fear the "senior editor" will "blue pencil" some ef our musings, unless we hasten to the real "news" of the past few days.
 Friday, of last week, will always be a bright date in the hearts and minds of all members of Battery "A", from Captain Brogdon, down to the "kitch en detail" Twas on that date that Battery "A" demonstrated to the 142nd F. A. that the battery from "Shiloh" should be reckoned with in the com