The Springdale news., 1917-10-05
FROM COMPANY A
 2ND ARKANSAS
Regiment Has Been Changed to 142nd Field Artiilery-Co 4, in Fine
 Condition

Fort Logan Ii. Roots, October = Affairs with Company A, outside of the regular routine, are nothing unusual Practically all the talk among members of the company now is the new ehanes from infantry to artillery The Second Arkansas h. fantry no longer exists, but it is now the 142nd Field Artillery, 39th Bivi- sion, 1. & N C. Just when the change from infantry drill work to artillery has not been announced but it is anticipated that the change will be made at Camp Reaureguard, Alex andria, La, where the regiment will move in the near future
 There VII De < general shalse-ur in the regiment after the new orga- nizatlon. as thre are only 1900 men in an artillery regiment, while the old Second Arkansas at the present time has nearly =1s69 men. It has not been announced as to the size of guns the 142nd "A =H.ill use,= but it is presumed the men, and not of the i. type. Formation for drill with artillery is much the same as infantry except that a1l are mounted. Artillery at the present time Is wear ing "leather. .legeins' and the local boys are anticipating the change with interest. It has been reported that leather =Iegeins are not allowed =in= Franc. a.1d= perhaps the pleasure of wearing leather leeeaas will not fora =vefg.laae time with the spriHgdaie= boys.
 Practically every member Of the SpriHedale company is in good physical condition. ArtieI ffeer Gle nents who has been Id ID part of the tlme with bad foot. is now able to get around with out much trouble He k excused from all drill by virtue ef his office, and con- sequentIy his foot has had ample time to heal
 Pay day was Thursday of last week, but most eff the money that went to members Of Company A had to be used in paying back indebtness owing to the long space betweene pay days. The pay day of last Thurs day included the time from August 9th, date of mobilization at Spring dale up to and including August 30th. The pay rolls for the month of Sept ember are already in, and muster for pay was held Sunday morning at s o'clock. This means that the pay day for September IS not far away, prehaps this week.
 Some idea of the splendid condi- tion of the Springdaie company may be gained from knowng that Com pany A was the only company in the entire Second Regiment that had no additions or deductions from the ra tion return of the company for the period from October 1st to 10th. 129 men, and all on duty.
 Supply Sergeant Beeley and Mess Sergeant Kelso have had plenty of work to do since the company has been in camp. Sergeant Beeley looks after the equipment, clothing, etc, of all the men, while Sergeant Kelso looks after the "prunes, beans, beef, bread and rice"
 Town going' privileges have been greatly reduced since last week, and only limited number of men are al- lowed passes each night. Some of the boys are not asking for passes; 1t being confidentially reported that some made too many passes down in the woods just after pay day, leaving some of the members high and dry for want of funds until next pay day. There has ben no list of names made public, so none can be mentioned. Pay day saw many of the old boxes belonging to the boys, and doing duty as trunks, dis carded, or sold to other members Of the regiment, and new trunks were purchased. The trunks are the regulation trunk and can be purchased from s6 to $40. There are no $40 trunks however in Company A.
 When do we move t1 AleXardia That's the question that is bother ing most of the boys at the present