The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-10-12
WORK AT CAMP WHEELER

WORK AT CAMP WHEELER
One Of our Woodworking officers at
Camp Wheeler takes of his little
spare time enough to write the fol-
lowing letter, which will be of the
greatest interest to the friends of
Company a:
Camp Wheeler. Oct. 10.
We are to have attached to our
regimental headquarters an English
officer, and one English non-commis-
stoned officer. They are specialists
in the use of the bayonet, and are to
teach the work on the ground here,
the same as the instructors did pre-
viously at Fort Sill where Lieut..
Campbell went. Nearly all the schools
are now opened and we have instruc-
tors at work training other instruc-
tors in almost all lines.
Sergeant Effnger is taking bay
onet.
Sergeant Woods is taking machine
gun.
Lieut.. Marsh is taking use of rife
and pistol.
Capt Drake is taking military en-
gineering and field Notifications.
Lieut.. Campbell is teaching the
bayonet work to the non-commission-
ed officers, and in turn they will teach
the private and so the work goes
down the line.
Every officer in Company A is now
specializing on some particular line
to fit him for the work of an instruc-
tor.
The drill of the company generally
is now in the hands of the two lieu
tenants temporarily assigned to US,
but we must hand it to them for be.
ing two really good, energetic and ca
pable fellows, and as long as things
go like they are going, there is no
chance for anything but advancement
for the company.
BUYING LIBERTY BONDS
Company A has again distinguish
ed itself. The following report was
published today at retreat. 1t con-
Germs the opening of the Liberty Loan
sales of the 31st division, that is, the
entire forces at Camp Wheeler. These
sales are made among the men to en-
courage thrift, and to demonstrate in
a tangible, way the patriotism of the
individual. The men who wish to do
so, allot a part of their pay each
month to the purchase of one or
more Liberty Bonds, and by this
method they held to furnish to their
country the "sinews of war" as well
as the "bone and muscle"
The regiments which showed up
best on the opening day were:
124th Inf, end Florida), $4,000.
121st Inf, $4,000.
10th F. A., $3.50.
1O6th F. S. B., $1,000.
117th F. A, $2,250.
The companies in the 124th (ours)
which showed up best were:
Company A, $4,000.
Company Fl, $500.
Machine gun company, 800.
Company D, $500.
Judged from their strength the
standing per capita runs as follows:
Co. A, per capita, $19.58.
Machine gun company, per capita.
$3.50.
Company H. per capita, $4.73.
So you see Co. A came out very
creditably on that.
| About fifty or sixty of the boys
| have just mounted brigade guard
| Capt. Drake is not as usually would
! be the case in that event, officer OF
the day, as his studies in field forti-
| fication work would thereby be inter
rupted. So another captain takes
over those duties and a lieutenant
from another company likewise takes
over the duties of officer of the guard
for similar reasons in the case of the
| lieutenants.
The company is in good spirits anc
all the boys seem determined deter
mined TO establish a good record fol
it, as well as for themselves individ
ually.