South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-21
BOYS FROM ST. JOSEPH
COUNTY ARE WELL FED
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ger pointed out that with good
management an abundance of food
could be supplied on several days
at s22, with a reservation made for
some extra deIcacy on Sunday and
midweek dinner to surprise the
mess. Mai. Kruger laid particular
stress on the value Of variety, say
ing that when he was in command
of men he made it a point that no
dish should appear twice in a week
on the menu.
The folks at home" need not fear
that the boys Of the trench mortar
battery are not well fed. For exam
pie. glimpse the following menu of
their last Sundays dinner:
Chicken and dumplings. candied
sweet potatoes, creamed peas, ice
cream and cake, fruit salad, bread
ard butter, coffee. and when the
chef says bread and butter, he
of the camp and real country but
ter procured from the vicinity.
Frank Jackson, president Of the
st. Joseph Loan and Title Co. and
Mrs Jackson motored 10 Camp
Zachary Taylor last sunday and Wis
tied their son, Earl who. by the
way, is in line for a non-com's
chevrons, it is understood.
A number of the boys who came
with the first increment are due TO
be elevated To non-cOmmissiOned Of
ficers soon. OF course, the new
men will have an opportunity TO
win stripes. too, but those on the
ground first are better versed in
army tactics Among those who
seem certain to be promoted are
Privates Leland Whiteman, Z. z.
Charles. Livengood and Newman.
These boys are now acting chief of
section. There will be p corporals
and Il sergeants in the battery,
which will be some 200 strong. The
battery is divided into squads. sec
tons and platoons. Four squads, or
two sections, making a platoon.
The 3O9th T NJ. 3. is commanded
by Capt. Jesse Z. Grim and Lieut..
Keith X. Jones, known as "Deke"
Jones when he was a Notre Dame
football star, is first lieutenant.
Lieuts. Miller and Murphy have been
attached 10 the battery. but as they
are quartermaster department men,
I they have been transferred. Lieut..
Murphy. however. is acting as Sec
ond lieutenant until the arrival of
the permanently assigned officer.
The personnel office is taking a
careful canvass of the battery and
has the names Of a number OF men
who may be assigned 20 departments
or units where their peculiar abili-
ties may make them more valuable.
Privates Donahue. Madison and
Furrer are among them. Donahue
formerly was superintendent OF an
electrical company and Madison and
Furrer were with him. They prob
ably will be selected by the signal
corps.
Private Betz has reduced his
weight from 233 10 21O pounds.
Fat" used 10 drive brewery truck
in South Bend and because Of his
ability in this line may be trans
ferred to the artillery or sanitary
train.
Three thousand Kentucky and In
diana boys. members OF various pro-
visional training battalions forming
the 159th depot brigade. left Camp
Zachary Taylor the last three days
OF this week for Camp Shelby. Hat
tiesburg. Miss. where they Will help
fill the gaps in the Kentucky-Ind
ana national guard division. This IS
half OF the men who will go there.
Three thousand will leave later.
The men who left this week were
from six Indiana and one Kentucky
battalion. The order probably will
I be reversed when the next contin-
gent leaves. II is quite likely that
-. Joseph county men will 20 TO
Camp Shelby. i'm which event the
I MiShawaka. Walkerton, New Carlisle
and other county boys will go 20
France before the South Bend lads
here. IL has been announced by
/ the war department that national
guard divisions Will 20 over before
the national army divisions.