Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-11-01
: From Camp at Waco

We have finally come to the cOncIu-
sion that Wisconsin is not the only
cold place in this world, for the last
few nights here came far from remind
ing one of the old heaters back home.
During the day the temperature is tine
for drilling although about o'clock 1t
cools and continues to do so until the
next morning. It is just as hard to
get out of bed as it is to be dragged
off to jail. | have never had the jail
experience, but / imagine it is bad,
and that is the reason | am using it
for a comparison. The camp is about
finished and most of us are kept busy
following the antics of the birdmen as
they fit about while we are at drill.
Captain Leo M. Darrenougue has
been furloughed to the unassigned list
and Captain Wildish is now in charge
of company A, 128th.
The divisional foot ball team goes
out for practice regularly, and it ap-
pears that the 32nd division will have
a team that will out-peint that of the
18th division last year at San Antonio,
AS we all know, that was no dead one,
so we look for big things this season.
| am required to omit all things per
tanning to our drills and divisional at
fairs. so | find it a rather hard prOpO-
sition to try and give you an idea OF
what is taking place here. All those
with cameras or kodaks have received
orders to take no pictures in or about
camp, and everything is done under
the most strick orders.
It appears that war even in train
ing camp is no picture puzzle, conse-
quently those who purchased such ar
ticles are the ones who are out
The city of Waco was voted dry last
night, so Baraboo is not the only place
that can boast of the kicking out of
old John Barleycorn.
There were a few troopers who were
sly enough to get an Over-supply OF the
amber fluid once in while, but now
the dream is over and they will have
to wait until they get into Germany.
The weather is either too cold or too
hot for Peg Meyer, which it is | don't
mind He has an idea that he is an
aviator and if one could run a mono
plane on hot air he would be capable
of going to northern Russia and back
without a stop. He certainly has a
fine line, but we suggest that he would
make a much better scarecrow on
some old lady's flower garden.
Charlie Curtis, Pete Mcdonald and
Ed Meyer are now doing laundry work
for Sergeant Ritzenthaler. It all hap
pened just because they got tired OF
trench life and went for a stroll to
rest themselves. They might have got
by if the captain hadn't happened
along Anyway, it just goes to prove
that a man has got to stick to the
trenches or suffer for it. This war is
young and they will undoubtedly have
lots of time to learn, so why pick on
them? Of late we have been enter
tanned by George Pierce, who has be-
come a very clever drummer-not for
Swift or Armour; no not that kind OF
a drummer-but a musician. His in
struments consist of soap box and
two tooth brushes George is good
natured and rather hard to pick quar-
rel with; otherwise some of the COM
pliments he receives upon his playing
would cause some severe fights.
guess we can stand it if the soap box
can. Merrill Moves, our new mess SER
geant, still sticks to the old adage,
"Starve the men and increase the mess
fund" Merrill isn't bad scout and
seems to have an honest face, but the
mystery is, where are all of our socks
going? You know coffee is way up.
You have three guesses coming.
Notice. Corporal Pierce has just
received a large supply of photos OF
himself which will be sent to any part
of the United States upon receipt OF
ten cents in stamps. No orders taken
for Canada on account of censors.
V. A. GIBBONS.